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This is an important page for us. Here we share the latest news about QG, in-depth articles and support material for our guides. You’ll also find research data about gambling addiction. Let us know, if you want anything special covered here
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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…
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.
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.
About Anders
Excellent high-fiver, passionate listener, and problem solver. Founder of QuitGamble.com. I’d like to make the world a better place, one way to do that is to help people with gambling problems.