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How I Became a Gambling Addiction Specialist_Shin Young-chul
Capturing every scene of treatment in its entirety_Choi Sam-wook
Many addicts are on the path to healing and recovery. _Ha Joo-won

Part 1 - Gambling addiction is a disease
You've worked hard for gambling ｜ Are you a 'bad guy'? ｜ Show up on time ｜ Stop lying ｜ Go to GA ｜ The first commandment of GA ｜ Are you a gambling addict? ｜ Treatment is 0 or 100 ｜ Is controlled gambling possible? ｜ Is gambling addiction a brain disease? ｜ Gambling addiction is a 90-day disease ｜ Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms ｜ Your brain is the problem ｜ Don't say you won't do it ｜ Tendency to gamble ｜ Thrill-seeking gamblers ｜ Escapist gamblers ｜ Does medication help? ｜ What is the best treatment? ｜ Women and gambling ｜ Where have all the female addicts gone? ｜ Do female addicts show different clinical characteristics from men? ｜ How should female addicts be treated? ｜ A group to help ourselves and each other ｜ Lucky people

Second Hour - Change Your Thoughts and Actions
Why do we act irrationally? ｜ Is laziness a characteristic of gambling addicts? ｜ The most fun thing in the world ｜ Why don't you admit that you are a gambling addict? ｜ You can't stop gambling? ｜ It's still your responsibility ｜ Why gambling is scary ｜ Cognitive distortion, wrong thoughts ｜ Is gambling a matter of money? ｜ Immediate rewards are the core of addiction ｜ Why can't I win money? ｜ Gambling is a fight against time ｜ Is it entertainment or gambling? ｜ Classification by type of gambling ｜ Dice have no memory ｜ Do you bet on a game that is over? ｜ Gambling that requires a little skill ｜ Gambling that requires a little analysis ｜ Wrong thoughts and actions ｜ People who are crazy about sports betting ｜ Are stocks gambling? ｜ Characteristics of stock addicts ｜ Bitcoin, ladders, Powerball, and private FX margin trading ｜ Even teenagers are at risk ｜ Downhill is like a highway ｜ Pathological optimism ｜ Hope arises only when depressed ｜ Selective information selection ｜ Which gambling is highly addictive? ｜ Why 'Baccarat'? ｜ The emperor of the house, Baduk ｜ I know I'm losing money ｜ Superstitious thoughts ｜ Remembering only good things, big wins ｜ Memories of when I almost won

Part 3 - Why You Should Quit Gambling
Reasons for Gambling Therapy | The Benefits of Quitting Gambling | Can You Draw Your Wife's Face? | Trust, What You Lose to Gambling | Debt Discussion | Taking Responsibility for Your Results | Living with Debt | Don't Leave a Tail Behind | Prioritizing | Bad Jobs | Paying Off Your Emotional Debt

Fourth Hour - The Ultimate Acute Strategy: The 36 Strategies
Avoiding High-Risk Situations | Situations That Induce the Urge to Gamble | What's in Your Wallet? | 36 Strategies: The Best Acute Strategy

Fifth Hour - Relapse is Hope
If you relapse, applaud ｜ Recognizing the signs of relapse ｜ The problems of relapse ｜ Such a day will come in life ｜ The power to protect yourself

Lesson Six - Surviving Gambling Addiction
Focus on the time you don't do ｜ The story of a doctor who cured bond addiction ｜ Reduce the time you do, increase the time you don't do ｜ What you didn't do and couldn't do ｜ Just for today ｜ The place makes the person ｜ Who will survive?

Seventh Hour - A Healing Time for the Family
Do you want to do that? ｜ It's not your fault, but... ｜ Only those who stand alone can help others ｜ My change comes first ｜ Don't tell me not to do something ｜ My wife's tears and the motivation for treatment ｜ Will a father's discipline be effective? ｜ Why don't you divorce? ｜ Break free from codependency ｜ Change the focus of your attention ｜ Children of gambling addicts ｜ Is gambling addiction hereditary?

Eighth Hour - For a Happy Life Without Gambling
A ruthless father who paid off his gambling debts with his daughter ｜ What was his biggest mistake? ｜ An eight-week journey ｜ Don't trust yourself ｜ Stress isn't the cause of gambling addiction? ｜ If only I had known this 10 years ago! ｜ Addiction destroys human nature ｜ The path to healing and recovery ｜ What's the difference between you and me? ｜ For a happy life without gambling!

Appendix Gambling Addiction Treatment Manual

Three of the country's top gambling addiction treatment specialists
Shin Young-cheol, Choi Sam-wook, and Ha Joo-won's key treatment methods all in one!
Overcoming gambling addiction with holistic treatment for addicts and their families.

Behind the violent crimes that occur every day is gambling addiction.
Gambling, which is highly addictive, is becoming a serious social problem as it causes secondary damage such as loan fraud and violence.
Recently, behavioral addictions such as gambling, online games, smartphones, pornography, and drinking have been on the rise, and it is important to note that these addictions are complexly interconnected.
Among behavioral addictions, gambling addiction is a concern because its severity is not yet sufficiently recognized socially.
The reality is that anyone, regardless of age or gender, can access gambling sites at any time using their smartphone.
That is how deeply gambling has penetrated into our lives.


The domestic gambling market is worth 100 trillion won, of which illegal gambling accounts for 80 trillion won.
Among illegal gambling, illegal sports gambling accounts for the largest portion at 25% (KRW 20 trillion).
As smartphone usage frequency increases, it has become even more prevalent recently.
Illegal sports betting has no limits on the amount of money you can participate in, and many are open 24 hours a day, targeting sports from all over the world.
Not only adults but also teenagers are easily exposed to gambling, and the damage suffered by gamblers and their families has reached a serious level.


Most people who gamble, whether legally or illegally, end up falling into the swamp at the moment of 'accidental gambling'.
At first, you may do it once or twice just for fun, or you may move on from games or pornography.
Gambling is hard to get out of once you get into it.
Because it involves not only psychological temptation but also financial issues.
The seriousness of the problem lies in the fact that gambling, which started 'by chance', leads to a disease called 'addiction'.
Addiction is a 'brain disease' that changes the brain's response.
As research continues to show that addiction is also a brain abnormality, treatment techniques are also becoming more sophisticated.


The three authors of this book are Korea's leading gambling addiction treatment specialists who have been researching and treating gambling addiction for a long time.
The number of gambling addicts in Korea is estimated at several hundred thousand, and it usually takes over ten years for them to receive treatment.
It is because it is a disease but is not recognized as a disease.
Seven types of gambling, including casinos, horse racing, bicycle racing, motorboat racing, sports betting, lottery, and bullfighting, are legally operated, and stocks have long since been transformed from investment to speculation and turned into gambling.
This is an important point that the authors are concerned about.


What's more, in the world's leading information and communications technology powerhouse, anyone can easily access gambling with just a few clicks of the internet or smartphone.
From adults caught in the trap of stocks and Bitcoin to teenagers turning to gambling in games, everyone, regardless of age or gender, is targeted.
Despite the severity of the situation, enough to warrant the stigma of being called a "gambling republic," there has been no book that offers a treatment method suited to the country's circumstances and culture.
That's why I'm glad to have this book.
Three specialists who have been focusing on gambling addiction since long before gambling became popular in Korea have presented a treatment method that is perfectly suited to Korean culture, encompassing various effective treatment techniques.


The three authors have run a gambling addiction clinic and have met numerous gambling addicts for over 15 years.
This book is a record of eight weeks of counseling and treatment with addicts and their families, who, although each had different stories and struggles, were struggling to escape the clutches of gambling, and who cried and laughed together.
The appendix includes a 'Gambling Addiction Treatment Manual' and 'Institutions Where You Can Get Help' that encapsulate the authors' treatment process, increasing practical accessibility for readers in need of immediate treatment.


Gambling has invaded even the realm of life
Koreans even gamble with stocks.

"The state is actively promoting gambling." "Koreans gamble everything." These are the issues the authors are concerned about and concerned about.
It is worth paying attention to the words of the authors who have been studying and treating gambling addiction since before the establishment of Kangwon Land and have been with the history of gambling in Korea.


“In a culture that values ​​results over process, people become anxious and uneasy if their goals are not achieved quickly.
“This is why addictive short-term trading is so prevalent.” (From the article “Are Stocks Gambling?”)

Who do therapists find most challenging in clinical practice? According to the authors, it's stock addicts.
It's not just about stocks anymore.
From Bitcoin, ladders, Powerball, and even private FX margin trading, there seems to be no limit to the gambling possibilities.
In this domestic reality, it is difficult to dismiss gambling as merely a problem for addicts.
Gambling addiction treatment in Korea must take this social atmosphere into account.


The authors examine the increasingly serious social phenomenon of gambling in Korea, as well as the evolution of new forms of gambling that are becoming more immediate and provocative.
In addition, we diagnose and prescribe by comprehensively considering the unique relationships of Koreans, including acquaintances and family.
It also clearly reveals the dark side of gambling addiction among women and youth, which has recently become a major social problem.


The group therapy presented in this book has been observed by many experts, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, and has been introduced to expert groups through lectures, workshops, and symposiums.
It is consistently evaluated as not being a simple cognitive behavioral therapy, but rather a cocktail therapy, that is, a technique that encompasses all techniques.
"How to Gamble" is a very practical and useful book that brings together Korean and effective treatments.


An eight-week healing journey for addicts and their families
Moving beyond treatment to healing and recovery

『Somehow Gambling』 contains the entire 8-week treatment course, once a week.
Readers will find themselves participating in this eight-week therapeutic journey with the therapist, the addict, and their family.
The descriptions, which seem to be straight from the treatment scene, center around simple, clear, and interesting cases, help with understanding and application.


In particular, we examine the addict's tendencies and relapse patterns and seek the causes and solutions for the symptoms accordingly.
Furthermore, it seeks to bring about practical changes in the addict's own daily life.
It's not just about quitting gambling, it's about guiding you to change for the better for yourself and your family during your non-gambling time.
The authors say that only after reaching this stage can the treatment be truly effective.

We also offer addiction and family therapy to help families, including spouses and children, heal from their wounds.
In short, it is a treatment method for the holistic healing of addicts and their families.
Through this book, not only the addict but also their family members will be able to draw a clear picture of what to do for themselves as well as for the addict.


To help gambling addicts more effectively, the authors borrowed from treatment processes at gambling addiction prevention groups, incorporated treatment techniques from alcoholism and other addiction treatment methods, and applied insights gleaned from overseas cases.
The stories behind the treatment of various patients, presented with consent and as case studies, will be very helpful to readers as they feel very real.


The beauty of this book is that it allows you to recall each scene of the treatment.
It captured the treatment scene very well.
Embark on an eight-week healing journey that is sometimes deeply practical, sometimes extremely paradoxical, and sometimes deeply moving.
A tearful story of those who escaped the clutches of gambling with the help of therapists.
Through them, you too will find hope!