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Coping skill · 20 min

Block, bar, tell

You keep chasing losses and hiding it.

Do this

  1. Self-exclude from the apps and sites you use. Most have a setting for it.
  2. Install blocking software on your phone.
  3. Hand someone you trust a view of your accounts.
  4. Tell one person the real number.
  5. Call the National Problem Gambling Helpline: 1-800-522-4700.

Why it works

Strong feelings and urges rise, peak and fall, usually within minutes. A skill gives your body something to do while the wave passes, and each time you ride one out, the next one gets a little easier.