Author: Anders Bergman
Anders Bergman, MSc, MA
Anders is the editor-in-chief of all content on QuitGamble.com. He is also the author of many articles and the platform\’s founder. His interest in psychology and problem-solving has only deepened with hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours helping gambling addicts for the past five years.
Anders is determined to provide the best possible support for problem gamblers worldwide. It includes staying on top of the latest addiction research, using old models in new ways, and he\’s not afraid of thinking outside the box.
His writing style is characterized by \”writing for the reader\”. He doesn\’t use fancy words to show off; instead, he tries to use a language the reader is familiar with and uses themselves. It means that the texts are not written to please authorities or trained counselors. The text is written for gambling addicts and people trying to help them.
If you want to know more about Anders or wish to criticize, we recommend the “I’m not” section on the About Us page.
Education
MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management, 2012
The main parts of the education supporting this project are critical thinking, logical problem solving, and taking in large amounts of information and interpreting it.
Master of Arts in Economics, 2012
Focus on the bigger picture and see connections between different areas. The degree helped Anders understand society\’s financial side and handle the project\’s finances.
Informal Education
Anders has read hundreds of books on personal development, psychology, goal setting, time management, motivational speaking, and health. He reads around 60 books annually.
He has also gained experience from talking with gambling addicts daily and testing methods to help people with gambling problems.
When you think the other person is an idiot
Great example of how to use Nonviolent Communication in daily life – Here is an example from my own life…
Hidden Opinions in Nonviolent Communication
Our language often hides opinions. If you want to improve your communication, learning how to avoid these mistakes is vital. In the list below, you find opinions rather than feelings.
List of feelings – Nonviolent Communication
As part of our Nonviolent Communciation course, we help you improve your feelings vocabulary
List of Needs – Nonviolent Communication
If you want to improve your vocabulary of feelings, we have prepared a set of flashcards and other fun tools to help you practice feelings. We’re using an external tool […]
Nonviolent Communication – Example of how to handle anger:
This article is part of our video course in Nonviolent Communication. Here is an example of how to handle anger differently using Nonviolent Communication from a conversation with a friend.
NonViolent Communication in my life – Listen with empathy
When listening with empathy – How do you know when the person has had enough empathy? Here is an example from my life.
21 ways to protect yourself from a gambling spouse
This article focuses on how you can protect yourself from a gambling spouse. If you want to read about support for spouses of gambling addicts, we can recommend our extensive guide how to help a gambling addict, or read an interview with a gambler’s daughter, use these links.
husband with gambling addiction?
We recently received an email from a woman with a gambling addicted husband. Perhaps you can relate to her story and have similar questions. Then the post about how to help a husband with gambling addiction can help you too.
What is Gambling Counseling?
What happens in gambling counseling? What help can you expect? What questions can you ask, and what questions will the counselor ask you? Let’s find out if counseling for gambling […]
How to help an addict who doesn’t understand his problem.
We want to create the ultimate guide for relatives of someone with gambling problems. An ultimate guide would:
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