Managing relationships

Gambling has the potential to affect our relationships with our family, friends, co-workers and others in either positive or negative ways. To manage our relationships and make gambling a more positive experience, it is important to monitor its effect on our relationships. Consider the following and check those that apply to you.

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If any of the above is true for you, consider improving your relationships by thinking about the following and writing your ideas in the spaces provided.

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The first step in managing relationships is to understand how and why they change. If any of your relationships with family or friends have negatively changed, take a few moments to think about what they were like in the past, what they are like now and what has led to the change.
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