Overcoming Gambling: A Guide for Problem and Compulsive Gamblers

by Philip Mawer

Problem gambling is on the rise. It affects a wide range of people, from teenagers and students to housewives and the retired. Problem gamblers are at greater risk not only of financial disaster, but of relationship breakdown, poor physical health, mental-health problems such as anxiety and depression, and suicide. This book looks at how to stop gambling once and for all. Drawing on his own experience of problem gambling, Philip Mawer shares his practical system designed for the gambling mentality and shows that it is possible to break free and to move on to a new, happy life.

Genres: Biography

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 20, 2014

Reviews

[Chris Merola]

I really appreciate how vulnerable, holistic, and focused this was. the author wrote this from a place of truth and need, and some of the thoughts expressed in here I hadn't considered before.

I especially like the redirection of anger towards the institution of gambling, the thought exercise of wondering how much better the world would be if the money that went to casinos was instead directed to those in need

[Paul Clossick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great tips from lots of angles

It's hard for an addiction book to Get 5 stars exavtly because beating addiction is so hard by definition.

There's no silver bullet but this book offers some excellent strategies and ways of thinking. If you're ready to stop, you need strategies and this book is as good as I've seen