More Than Dreidle
Rabbi AbrahamTwerski, M.D.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
VARIETIES OF GAMBLING 8
ADDICTIVE THINKING 14
THE PORTRAIT OF A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER 21
IS RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE A DETERRENT TO GAMBLING? 26
THEORIES ABOUT COMPULSIVE GAMBLING 27
THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLING 34
TEENAGE GAMBLING 41
THE POKER CRAZE 44
STORIES 48
GETTING PERSONAL: ARNIE’S STORY 53
GETTING PERSONAL: MY TURNING POINT 59
GETTING PERSONAL: I’M 40 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL I’VE LIVED A LIFE OF 150 64
GETTING PERSONAL: MY MARRIAGE WITH MENDY 69
GETTING PERSONAL: I’VE GOT MY SELF-RESPECT BACK AGAIN 74
GETTING PERSONAL: WHY CAN’T YOU BE LIKE JEROME? 77
GETTING PERSONAL: I AM THE WIFE OF A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER 80
TREATMENT OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLING 86
THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLER’S FAMILY 92
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 96
CONFRONTATION AND INTERVENTION 111
CAN THE RABBI HELP? 114
CAN THE MARRIAGE RECOVER? 116
SPIRITUALITY 123
CAN ADDICTION BE PREVENTED? 127
A REAL RECOVERY STORY 129
APPENDIX 131
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