GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS SINGAPORE
We are here to listen
If you’re reading this, then there’s a good chance that you or someone you know is suffering from the disease that is addiction. We’re here to help you overcome that affliction and we guarantee complete discretion. You don’t need to suffer in silence. Join us today and take the first steps towards a brighter future.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS SINGAPORE
Addiction can have a crippling effect on you and those around you, and can lead to health problems and behavioral disorders. But there’s always hope and there is always light, even in the darkest of hours. Gamblers Anonymous Singapore can help you overcome your challenges. Get your life back on the right path - and, with our ongoing support, stay on that path for good.
WHO WE ARE
No one decides to become an addict. There are normally very complex and deeply personal reasons for falling prey to such a debilitating disorder. At Gamblers Anonymous Singapore, we see addiction as a symptom of a larger illness, almost as an attempt to self medicate and keep that illness at bay. Here, our philosophy is different. We believe that treating an addiction is only part of the healing process. We look to rehabilitate the whole, or at least identify where the greater problem lies.
At our group sessions, we use our own unique program and practice in a safe and warm environment of mutual understanding. We aim to give you control of your life back, help you reconcile with your past and empower you to embrace the future.
Self-assessment
The following are Yes or No questions, please answer truthfully to your best knowledge.
Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
Did gambling affect your reputation?
Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
Did you often gamble until all your money was gone?
Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom, loneliness, grief or loss?
Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
"Fellow gambler, take my hand,
I'm your friend, I understand.
I know your guilt, your shame, remorse,
I'll borne the burden of your cross.
I've found a friend who offered ease.
He suffered, too, with this disease.
Although he had no magic cure,
He showed me how he could endure.
We walked together side by side;
We spoke of things we had to hide.
We told of sleepless nights and debts,
Of broken homes and lies and threats.
And so my weary gambler friend,
Please take this hand that I extend.
Take one more chance at something new,
Another gambler helping you."
- Anonymous
WECARE CENTER
Mondays from 7.30 pm.
Capped at 5 pax. Please contact us for physical attendance.
11 Jln Ubi, #01-41 Block 5, Singapore 409074
9271 8984
How to get here
MRT: 5 minutes walk from Eunos Station
Walk along Sims Ave towards Kampong Ubi Community Centre.
Nearest Bus Interchange: Eunos Bus Interchange. From the interchange, WECARE is just 1 stop away on Service 76 and 154.
Bus: 2, 7, 13, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 30e, 51, 60, 61, 63, 63M, 67, 93, 94, 150, 155, NR7 (drop along Sims Avenue or Changi Rd)
NAMS CLINIC
Thursdays from 7.30 pm.
No Physical Meetings until further notice.
Block 9 Basement 1, 10 Buangkok View, Institute of Mental Health, 539747.
9271 8984
How to get here
MRT: 20 minutes walk from Buangkok Station
Walk along Buangkok Green.
Bus: 43, 43M, 109, 156, 159, 161, 325.