12 December 2007
Gamblers Anonymous
We opened the show with a guy that would like to be known just as Philip. He is a reformed gambler that now works for Gamblers Anonymous helping those who are addicted to gamblers.
Gamblers Anonymous helps people who are addicted to gambling. Especially this time of the year where people are prone to gambling because of salary increases.
‘Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.’
TWENTY QUESTIONS
1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions
If you think you have a gambling programme call 086 123 3578
‘The main focus of the COG Project is to bring children and youth powerful examples of peaceful action at work and show that it is possible to dissent, demand and drive change without using violence.’
The COG project has created engaging, youth-centric programmes, a website, and materials in the form of posters, illustrated comic books, collectible card games, animated films, audio stories, interactive classroom modules, and documentaries that will attract and involve young people on the issue of peace.
For more information contact 021 419 8110/1
Children and Violence Prevention Programme
We ended the show with Roné Gerber, a psychologist from The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture and she is involved with the children and violence prevention programme at the Centre.
‘The trauma centre aims to break the cycle of violence that occurs in many families and communities. Many perpetrators themselves have themselves been subjective to violence from childhood, and early in life learn the lesson that violence is power’
The Children and Violence Programme is based in Lavender Hill.
For more information contact 021 456 7373
We opened the show with a guy that would like to be known just as Philip. He is a reformed gambler that now works for Gamblers Anonymous helping those who are addicted to gamblers.
Gamblers Anonymous helps people who are addicted to gambling. Especially this time of the year where people are prone to gambling because of salary increases.
‘Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.’
TWENTY QUESTIONS
1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions
If you think you have a gambling programme call 086 123 3578
Children of Gandhi Project
‘The main focus of the COG Project is to bring children and youth powerful examples of peaceful action at work and show that it is possible to dissent, demand and drive change without using violence.’
The COG project has created engaging, youth-centric programmes, a website, and materials in the form of posters, illustrated comic books, collectible card games, animated films, audio stories, interactive classroom modules, and documentaries that will attract and involve young people on the issue of peace.
For more information contact 021 419 8110/1
Children and Violence Prevention Programme
We ended the show with Roné Gerber, a psychologist from The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture and she is involved with the children and violence prevention programme at the Centre.
‘The trauma centre aims to break the cycle of violence that occurs in many families and communities. Many perpetrators themselves have themselves been subjective to violence from childhood, and early in life learn the lesson that violence is power’
The Children and Violence Programme is based in Lavender Hill.
For more information contact 021 456 7373
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