Hi everyone, I have recently tried hypnotherapy for gambling addiction to see if this has any positive effect on me. The hypnotherapist was very professional and I walked out of there feeling relaxed and clear headed as I had actually invested my money in something beneficial rather than feeding it into a Blackjack machine. It was only my first session and I havent had the same urge to gamble as before, although it was only a few days ago. Im sure at some point within the next few weeks/month the urge will come back and hopefully I can deal with it. Im just wondering if anyone else has tried Hypnotherapy and if they have found it successful or not?
Hello Nodeye and welcome to the GamCare forum.
A few forum users have mentioned their experiences with hypnotherapy. Here's another thread where it was discussed, along with other advice for stopping:
http://www.gamcare.org.uk/forum/hypnotherapy
You could also try searching in the 'overcoming compulsive gambling' section.
You might also be interested to know that GamCare offers free counselling in most local areas as well as online via webcam.
http://www.gamcare.org.uk/support-and-counselling/free-counselling
You can also find details of other services who can help such as Gamblers Anonymous:
http://www.gamcare.org.uk/about-us/links-other-support-agencies
Best wishes
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