Pathological gambling is a progressive disease that not only affects compulsive gamblers but all those they come in contact with them on a regular basis.

A pathological gambler has a disorder that directly relates to impulse control. Those that are pathological gamblers continue to be negatively affected until they lose everything they worked so hard for. Once their resources are gone they will stop gambling because either they found a stop gambling recovery program, are in jail and or committed suicide. The end result is usually devastating. These individuals have it the toughest when it comes to beating their addiction. The good news is these individuals can beat their addiction and lead healthy productive lives.

A pathological gambler knows that they have a problem but have the most difficult time when it comes to their conscious mind verses their subconscious mind. The following is examples of what two pathological gamblers remember while they were in recovery. They couldn