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Depending on the gambler's situation, there are different coping methods. Families often struggle to decide on the best course of action. How can we help families consider viable responses, and how do we weigh the pros and cons of each response to make a decision?
Research shows family members primarily use three coping styles: Detachment, Tolerance, and Confrontation/Participation.
Research has found there is no one-size-fits-all coping method globally. Each family is unique, so each coping method has its own advantages and disadvantages. Different reactions can be chosen for different situations.
Boundaries are a line of defense to protect family members. They can help the gambler understand your limits, prevent them from continuously engaging in boundary-crossing behavior, and make them value your needs and feelings.
Boundaries without consequences are useless: When the other person disrespects your boundary, you must immediately enforce the consequence you established. Only then can the other person understand that this boundary is real and that behavior corresponds to a result.
Have you said similar things? If so, you may need to pay attention to whether you are in a codependent situation.
Codependency is more common among family members of individuals with gambling disorders or other addiction problems. They view the gambler's problem as more important than their own, even placing it first, to the extent that it affects their own daily life—such as household finances, relationships with other family members, work performance, emotions, etc.—and they fantasize that the other person will one day be reformed by their influence.
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