Gambling addiction recovery facilities are filled with many addicts who don't understand or have a clue what they are doing there. There are many of them that still think they are in the wrong place and that gambling is not an addiction, but a chance to have fun and be entertained. It will take this person some convincing to realize that this is a disease. One of the ways that you can enlighten the addict as to the dangers of their actions is to let them listen to stories from other addicts in a group therapy session.

In this group therapy session, the addict is probably shocked to hear how gambling has damaged and destroyed so many lives of the people who are standing or sitting there. They listen open-mouthed to the telltale signs that gambling is an addiction. They have to sit there and hear how the person had intentionally hurt their family member. They have to hear their story over and over again. They identify with the stories that tell of how they lied and stole from their loved ones to get money to gamble. They have to sit through the agonizing reality that there was so much anger inside of them that they did not know how to stop. They were seeking attention and wanted to be somebody. They were tired of their lives and wanted to self destruct. Some of them knew about gambling from their childhood growing up. They adapted these principles because that is all they knew. They had come to a breaking point and did not know where to turn. They should have been dead, but here they were in gambling addiction treatment centers trying to understand and get their life back on track.

It is a heart wrenching situation as the addicts try to vent and get their anger out in the open. Soon, as they continue to tell their stories, they begin to realize that they do have something in common and that they can help each other to overcome this dreaded disease. The stories are therapeutic; not only for the person telling them, but also for the person listening to them. It is a process that helps the addict to identify the reality and face it. It gives them a reality check and they cannot turn away from it. It is people helping each other to come to terms with their reality and dealing with it.

Their addiction starts to overtake their life and they cannot exist without it. They become so vulnerable and susceptible to anything that happens to them. Some of them will reach the stage where they will borrow money to feed their habit and when they cannot pay back the money borrowed, they will have to start hiding from the loaners and this creates a whole other issue. The anxiety sets in and they have to live their life in despair.

Gambling addiction rehab programs are in a position to help the addict to get a grip on their life and have confidence to face the future and what lies ahead.