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Questions
and Answers:
ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLING
AND THE BETTORS ANONYMOUS RECOVERY PROGRAM
Why can't a compulsive gambler simply use will power to
stop gambling?
We believe that most people, if they are honest, will recognize their lack
of power to solve certain problems. When it comes to gambling, we have
known many problem gamblers who could abstain for long stretches, but
caught off guard and under the right set of circumstances, they started
gambling without thought of the consequences. The defenses they relied
upon, through will power alone, gave way before some trivial reason for
placing a bet. We have found that will power and self-knowledge will not
help in those mental blank spots, but adherence to spiritual principles
seems to solve our problems. Most of us feel that a belief in a Power
greater than ourselves is necessary in order for us to sustain a desire to
refrain from gambling.
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