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.
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Affected others – interview with a daughter of a gambling addict
It’s easy to despair, feel lonely and helpless when someone close to you suffers a gambling addiction. But, you’re not alone; millions live close to someone with a gambling problem. Kelly is one of them. Her father is a compulsive gambler. Here is a summary of her interview in The Addicted Gambler’s Podcast.
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Can you become addicted to gambling in a day?
For most people, it takes time to develop a gambling problem. But some may feel a strong urge to gamble the very next day. Yes, you can become addicted to gambling in 24h. Let’s explore this phenomenon further and try to explain why.
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Why 1600 people Gamble
Looking for data about gambling behaviours, gambling problems and gambling addiction is difficult. Who can you trust when everyone reports different numbers? Below you’ll find a translation of a report on gambling behaviour in Sweden done for The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) by SKOP in November 2021. In total 1578 people answered the questionnaire.
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How to apply self-empathy to padel
Self-empathy is useful in many areas of life. Here is an example of how I applied it to my mistakes while playing padel.
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NVC in my life – Listen with Empathy
I’ve reached a point in my NVC development where I understand the basic structure of NVC, but I still find it hard to apply.When can I use NVC?
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Research behind QuitGamble
QuitGamble.com is based on the assumption that pain is the cause of addiction. It’s the escape from the pain we get addicted to. Alcohol, drugs, and gambling are just ways to escape the pain.
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Comparison of QG and Facebook
I’ve been a proud member of Facebook for the past 14 years. Okay, a proud member might be an overstatement, but as vain as I sometimes am, I see myself as an “early adopter” joining in 2006…
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Schedule Zoom Meetings
We’re dedicated to providing you with the best possible tools to quit gambling. At this stage, we can’t provide meetings like Gamblers Anonymous.
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Gamification – Upcoming function
We have designed QuitGamble.com to offer our members a chance to help themselves, by helping others. We believe this is one of the keys to kick gambling addiction’s ass! We want to maximize the opportunities for acts of kindness, collaboration, and create meaning and purpose.
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Join something bigger
QuitGamble.com is designed to encourage people to regain control over their lives. To add some extra spices, we decided to add a point system. For each task, video, and forum post you make, you’ll get some points.
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