Ask yourself the following questions honestly:
- Do you spend more time or money gambling than you originally intended?
- Have you tried to win back money you previously lost?
- Has gambling caused arguments with family or friends?
- Have you borrowed money or sold possessions to fund gambling?
- Do you feel restless or irritable when trying to reduce your gambling?
- Do you gamble to escape problems or relieve feelings of anxiety or depression?
If you answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, it may be time to seek support. Recognising the issue is the first and most important step.
These questions mirror the screening tools used by professional support organisations. There is no score to pass or fail — they exist to prompt an honest conversation with yourself, and answering them takes two minutes. If anything in your answers makes you uncomfortable, that discomfort is information worth acting on before the pattern deepens.