Anyone at any age can have a drinking problem.
Great Uncle George may have always liked his liquor, so his family may not see that his drinking behavior is getting worse as he gets older. Grandma Betty was a teetotaler all her life - she started having a drink each night to help her get [...]

Compulsive gambling is the obvious symptom of an emotional disorder.
The emotional factors involved are:

inability or unwillingness to accept reality,
emotional insecurity,
basic immaturity, and
lack of self-esteem.

The gambler finds that he or she is most comfortable when gambling.
Compulsive gambling brings despair and humiliation into the lives of countless thousands of men, women and children.
The compulsive gambler is [...]

Many members of 12-Step fellowships practice this based on the principles of the 10th Step. Examples are Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Al-anon, Alateen, ACOA.
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LIABILITIES (watch for) - ASSETS (strive for)
Self Pity                               Self ForgetfulnessSelf Justification                    HumilitySelf Importance                    ModestySelf Condemnation               Self ValuationDishonesty                           HonestyImpatience                           PatienceHate                                    LOVEResentment                          ForgivenessFalse Pride                           SimplicityJealousy                               TrustEnvy                                    GenerosityLaziness                               ActivityProcrastination                     PromptnessInsincerity                            StraightforwardnessNegative [...]

Alcohol side effects
The Food and Drug Administration is considering additional warnings on beer and alcohol bottles, such as:

WARNING: consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an a-hole.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same [...]

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"My friend suggested that we contact a man she knew who was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I agreed to call him. ’Perhaps he could call you,’ she said helpfully, which was the key, because by that night I was just fine and didn’t need any outside help aside from a drink or two. [...]

On his desk Dr Bob, a cofounder of AA, had a plaque defining humility
“‘As Dr. Bob said…:’”
Humility is …
‘Perpetual quietness of heart. 
It is to have no trouble. 
It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. 
It is to [...]

Test Yourself

Have you ever thought you needed help for your sexual thinking or behavior?
That you’d be better off if you didn’t keep “giving in”?
That sex or stimuli are controlling you?
Have you ever tried to stop or limit doing what you felt was wrong in your sexual behavior?
Do you resort to [...]

I always felt that my loved one’s drinking was a terrible reflection on me, and I worried about what people thought. One day he told me he wanted to get sober. I was elated for a day, until his next binge. Then I was devastated.
Some months later, my loved one finally did go to [...]

If there is a gambling problem in your home, the Gam-Anon family group may be able to help you cope with it. If you are living with a compulsive gambler, you will answer “YES” to at least six of the following questions.

Do you find yourself constantly bothered by bill collectors?
Is the person in question often [...]