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These videos and audio clips are offered as educational resources for individuals and loved ones affected by problem gambling. You are welcome to explore them on your own, share them with others, or discuss them with your counselor as part of your healing and recovery.

Signs and Symptoms of Gambling Disorder:

This video reviews the signs and symptoms of gambling disorder with various clinical examples offered by Dr. Reid.

Reorganizing Relationships with Gambling Cravings:

This video reviews several strategies to cope with cravings to gamble. This video helps offer different perspectives about cravings so gamblers don't give urges special status.

Self-Compassion as an Antidote to Shame:

Dr. Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses how self-compassion can be a remedy for self-critical shame that is often associated with addiction.

Defining Three Components of Self-Compassion:

Dr. Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses what self-compassion is and how we can recruit self-compassionate thoughts.

Inside the Brain of a Gambling Addict:

What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet - and can the secret to their addiction be found within the brain itself? BBC Panorama filmed a unique experiment designed to find out.

The Continuum of Gambling Behavior:

Dr. Reid explains the Continuum of Gambling Behavior and the point where gambling becomes a problem, specifically when in results in harm that causes suffering or negative consequences that interfere with a gamblers life.

Problem Gamblers Share their Experiences:

This video highlights experiences encountered by individuals who have struggled with gambling addiction. The individuals in this video are real people who offered the gift of sharing their personal stories to help others have hope and perspective.

Problem Gambling and Gratitude:

Dr. Reid summarizes some of the research on gratitude and discusses possible applications to problem gambling.

Mindfulness Approaches to Problem Gambling:

This video is a presentation by Dr. Reid who shares five different ways in which mindfulness meditation can be helpful in problem gambling recovery.

What Slot Machines Can Tell Us About Our Brains:

Hank Green discusses how the rise of lootboxes in video games has led to numerous investigations seeking to establish just how close to gambling they are. While the science behind lootboxes is only just beginning to come in, we do know a lot about how other forms of gambling take advantage of your brain and your pocket book.

The Neuroscience of Problem Gambling:

In this video, Dr. Reid discusses some of the findings from neuroscience research and how it relates to problem gamblers and their risk-taking behaviors.

The Relationship between Shame and Problem Gambling:

Shame is a harsh self-critical voice that leaves people feeling despair, worthless, and unloved. This video highlights the relationship between shame and problem gambling discussed by Dr. Reid.

Medications and Gambling Addiction Part 1:

Dr. Jon Grant, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago comments on medications for problem gambling and what the research has found.

Medications and Gambling Addiction Part 2:

Dr. Timothy Fong, Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA comments on medications for problem gambling and what the research has found.