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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Chasing losses: The person frequently engages in “chasing losses,” attempting to recoup previous gambling losses by continuing to gamble. Individuals with these disorders may engage in impulsive behaviors, including but not limited to excessive gambling.

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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

To manage these concerns you er ect a set of defences and develop a pseudo-adult carapace or persona through which you now engage with the world. But whilst these defences help manage your anxiety they also create what we call 'symptoms' and thwart your development. Certain others you do 'let in'. Why is this?

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

Anxiety so strong it tightened my chest to a choking point and made me feel like cutting myself to bleed the anxious feelings out of my system. Yes, one for depression and one for anxiety. I’d had the same passive suicidal thoughts, ramped-up anxiety and cutting fantasies. Once he arrived, I got the standard set of questions.