Finances
- recent or ongoing money problems, such as unpaid bills and mounting debt
- white collar crime (bad cheques, embezzlement)
Relationships
- secrecy, distance
- less time for family and friends
- signs of stress, confusion, anger at home
- friends, relatives, teachers, and co-workers express concern
- missed commitments at work, home, school
Mental health
- depression
- extreme mood swings
- nervousness, anxiety, restlessness
- emotional outburst (rage, jealousy, despair)
- suicidal thoughts
Physical health
- loss of appetite and sleep
- digestive problems, irritable bowel syndrome
- cardiac problems
- high blood pressure
- back and neck pain
- hypertension
Gambling behavior
- preoccupation with gambling
- increasing amounts of time and money spent gambling
- failed attempts to quit or cut back
- gambling with borrowed money
- not keeping to a spending limit
- gambling to win back losses (“chasing”)
- confessions of guilt
- loss of control