SSEAP

Private self-check

How is gambling affecting you?

Two short surveys, about 3 minutes each. Completely anonymous — your answers never leave your device. Some questions are direct because we'd rather spot serious harm early than miss it.

Thinking about the last 12 months…

Have you gambled more than you could really afford to lose, and kept going anyway?

1.Have you gambled more than you could really afford to lose, and kept going anyway?

Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts to get the same feeling of excitement?

2.Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts to get the same feeling of excitement?

Have you gone back another day to win back money you had already lost?

3.Have you gone back another day to win back money you had already lost?

Have you tried to cut down or stop gambling and found you couldn't?

4.Have you tried to cut down or stop gambling and found you couldn't?

Have you borrowed money, used savings, or sold things to get money to gamble?

5.Have you borrowed money, used savings, or sold things to get money to gamble?

Have you taken money you couldn't openly account for — from a household account, an employer, or someone else?

6.Have you taken money you couldn't openly account for — from a household account, an employer, or someone else?

Have you lied about how much you gamble or how much you have lost?

7.Have you lied about how much you gamble or how much you have lost?

Has gambling caused you physical health problems — headaches, stomach trouble, or exhaustion?

8.Has gambling caused you physical health problems — headaches, stomach trouble, or exhaustion?

Have people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem?

9.Have people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem?

Has your gambling meant bills, rent, or essentials went unpaid?

10.Has your gambling meant bills, rent, or essentials went unpaid?

When you couldn't gamble, have you felt restless, irritable or physically on edge?

11.When you couldn't gamble, have you felt restless, irritable or physically on edge?

Have you used gambling to escape problems, or to feel numb?

12.Have you used gambling to escape problems, or to feel numb?

After you'd blocked or excluded yourself, have you opened a new account or found a way around it?

13.After you'd blocked or excluded yourself, have you opened a new account or found a way around it?

Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

14.Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

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