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Ukugembula okunqanyuliweyo kuyisimo sengqondo lapho uzizwa ungakwazi ukulawula isifiso sakho sokugembula, ngisho noma kubangela izinkinga ezinkulu ekuphileni kwakho. Kuyaziwa nangokuthi i-gambling disorder noma ukugembula okungokomzimba, futhi kuqondwa njengesimo sezempilo sangempela esithinta indlela ubuchopho bakho obuphendula ngayo engozini nakuvuzo.
Lokhu akusona ukuthenga ithikithi lelotho ngezikhathi ezithile noma ukujabulela ubusuku e-casino. Ukugembula okunqanyuliweyo kusho ukuthi uyaqhubeka ugembula naphezu kokulahlekelwa okukhulu, ubuhlobo obulimale, noma ubhubhane lwezezimali. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo kukhona, futhi ukuphulukiswa kungenzeka ngokuphelele ngokusekelwa okufanele.
Ukugembula okunqanyuliweyo kuyisidakamizwa sokuziphatha lapho ukugembula kuyahlala kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwakho. Ubuchopho bakho buthuthukisa ukuxhomeka ekuthokoziseni nasekuqhudelaneni okuvela ekubekeni izibhejo, kufana nendlela izidakamizwa ezisebenza ngayo.
Abantu abanesimo esinjalo bavame ukuzizwa sengathi balandela ukulahlekelwa kwabo, bekholelwa ukuthi isibhejo esilandelayo sizoxazulula izinkinga zabo. Bangase begembule ngemali abangakwazi ukuyihlupha, bambe amanga ngezindlela zabo zokugembula, noma bazizwe bexakekile futhi bethukuthele uma bezama ukuyeka.
Lesi simo sithinta abantu bazo zonke izigaba zokuphila futhi singathuthuka kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Okwakuyinto yokuzijabulisa ngezikhathi ezithile kungaguquka kancane kancane kube yinto engalawuleki nhlobo.
Ukuqaphela izimpawu zokugembula okunqanyuliweyo kungakusiza wena noma umuntu omkhulu kuwe ukuthi uthole usizo ngokushesha. Izimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane futhi zingase zingabonakali ekuqaleni.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile zokuziphatha nezingqondo okumele uzibheke:
Abanye abantu nabo baye baba nezimpawu zokomzimba phakathi nezikhathi zokubheja, njengomoya ophephezela, ukukhishwa ukwehluleka, noma ukuzizwa beqengqelekile. Ngemva kwemihlangano yokubheja enkulu, ungase uzizwe ukhathele, unecala, noma uzisola kakhulu.
Kwezinye izikhathi, abantu bathuthukisa okuthiwa "ukuphazamiseka kokubheja ngezici ezihlangene," lapho behlukahlukana phakathi kwezikhathi zokubheja okukhulu nokuqeda ukugwema. Leli phethini lingenza isimo sibe nzima ukuqaphela nokuphatha.
Ukubheja okuphoqelekile kuvela ekuhlanganiseni okuyinkimbinkimbi kwezinto eziphilayo, ezingokwengqondo, nezimo ezingqongile. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kungasiza ukunciphisa noma iyiphi ihlazo ongalizwa futhi kukukhokhele ekwelapheni elifanele.
Izici eziningana ezihlobene nobuchopho zinikezela kuleli simo:
Izici zengqondo nomphakathi nazo zidlalela indima ebalulekile:
Izici zokuzungezile zingase futhi zinikeze umthamo ekukhuleni kokugembula okuphoqelekile. Lezi zihlanganisa ukufinyeleleka okulula ezindaweni zokugembula, ukumaketha okuqhubekayo okuvela ezikhungweni zokugembula noma ezipulatifomu eziku-inthanethi, kanye nezimiso zokwendawo ezivumela ukugembula njengento yokuzilibazisa.
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, imithi ethile esetshenziswa ekwelapheni isifo se-Parkinson noma i-restless leg syndrome ingase ikhulise ukulangazelela ukugembula njengomphumela ohlangothini. Uma uqaphele ukuziphatha okwandayo kokugembula ngemuva kokuqala imithi emisha, kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho.
Kufanele ucabangele ukufuna usizo lochwepheshe uma ukugembula kubangela ukucindezeleka ekuphileni kwakho noma kuchaphazela ubuhlobo bakho, umsebenzi, noma izimali. Abantu abaningi balinda isikhathi eside kakhulu ukuthola usizo ngoba bazizwa behlulekile noma bakholelwa ukuthi kufanele bakwazi ukuyeka bodwa.
Nazi izibonakaliso ezicacile zokuthi sekufanele ucele usizo:
Ungalindi ukuthi ulahle konke ngaphambi kokufuna usizo. Ukungenela kwasekuqaleni kungavimbela imiphumela emibi kakhulu futhi kwenze ukululama kube lula. Khumbula, ukucela usizo kuyisibonakaliso sobukhulu, hhayi ubuthakathaka.
Uma unemicabango yokuzibulala noma ukuzilimaza, cela usizo ngokushesha ngokubiza ilayini lokuxhumana elikhethekile noma uye endaweni yokwelapha eseduze nawe. Lezi zimbombo zilawuleka, futhi kukhona ukwesekwa okukhona.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula inkinga yokugembula, yize ukuba nezici ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthola ngokuqinisekile lesi simo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nokugembula.
Izici zomuntu siqu nezemindeni ezingase zikhulise ingozi zihlanganisa:
Izici ezingozi zenhlalo nemvelo nazo zidlala indima:
Izici ezithile zobuntu zingase zikhulise ukulimala, njengokuba nomncintiswano omkhulu, ukuphazamiseka, noma ukunamathela ekuthatheni amathuba. Abantu abaphelelwa kalula yisithakazelo noma abafuna ukukhuthazwa okuqhubekayo bangase babe sengozini enkulu.
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, abantu abanezinye izimo zezinzwa noma ukulimala kokuzwakala kwengqondo bangase babe nokukhuthazela okukhulu okubenza babe sengozini yokuba nezingqinamba zokugembula. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuxoxa nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ekuziphatheni zokugembula nodokotela wakho.
Ukugembula okunqanyuliwe kungabangela imiphumela emibi ethonya yonke ingxenye yokuphila kwakho. Lezi zingozi zivame ukuvela kancane kancane, okwenza kubaluleke ukufuna usizo ngaphambi kokuba izinkinga zibe nzima kakhulu.
Izingozi zezezimali zivame ukuba yizona eziqala ukubonakala futhi zibonakala kalula:
Izingozi zobuhlobo nomphakathi zingalimaza ngokulinganayo:
Izingozi zomsebenzi nezomthetho zingase zivele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kungafaka ukwehluleka komsebenzi ngenxa yokusebenza okubi noma ukuya emsebenzini, izinkinga zomthetho ezivela ebugebengwini noma ekuqambeni amanga, nokuvinjelwa kwelayisensi yobungcweti emisebenzini ethile.
Umphumela wezempilo yengqondo wokugembula okunqanyuliwe akufanele ucatshangelwe kancane. Abantu abaningi bathuthukisa ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, noma ngisho nemicabango yokuzibulala njengoba izinkinga zabo zokugembula ziya ziba zimbi. Ukusebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa kuvame ukuvela njengoba abantu bezama ukubhekana nokucindezeleka nokuhlanya kokulahlekelwa kwabo ekugembuleni.
Ezimweni ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína, abanye abantu bangathuthukisa lokho okuthiwa "ukuzicabangela ukuzibulala okuhlobene nokugembula," lapho imiphumela yezezimali neyezimo zengqondo izwakala ikhulu kangangokuba bacabanga ukuqeda ukuphila kwabo. Lokhu kuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha esidinga ukungenelela kwesiphethe ngokushesha.
Ukuhlolwa kwegebula elingapheliyo kuhilela ukuhlolwa okubanzi yisazi sezeMpilo yengqondo esikhethekile ezinkingeni zokulutha. Ayikho i-blood test noma i-brain scan engakwazi ukuhlola isimo, ngakho-ke ukuhlolwa kugxila ezenzweni zakho nasezimpawu.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo cishe uyakuhlupha imibuzo emininingi mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokugembula, kufaka phakathi ukuthi uqale nini ukugembula, isikhathi nemali ebaningi owayichitha, nokuthi ukugembula kuwathinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Bayophinde bahlole umlando wakho wezempilo yengqondo nanoma yimuphi umlando womndeni wokulutha.
Ukuhlolwa kusekelwe ezindinganisweni ezithile ezivela ku-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Udinga ukubonisa okungenani izimpawu ezine kwezingu-9 ezithile phakathi nenkathi yenyanga eyi-12, njengokudinga ukugembula ngezimali ezanda, ukungakwazi ukulawula ukugembula, noma ukuqamba amanga ngemisebenzi yokugembula.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi asebenzise amathuluzi okuhlola noma imibuzo eqinisekisiwe ukuhlola ubukhulu benkinga yakho yokugembula. Lawa mathuluzi asisiza ekuqondeni ukuthi une-gambling disorder elula, ephakathi, noma eqinile, okuqondisa ukuhlelwa kokwelashwa.
Ngezinye izikhathi, abahlinzeki bezempilo badinga ukukhipha ezinye izimo ezingabonakala zifana negebula elingapheliyo. Isibonelo, iziqephu ze-manic ku-bipolar disorder zingafaka ukugembula okukhulu, futhi imithi ethile ingandisa ukulangazelela ukugembula njengemiphumela emibi.
Ukwelashwa kokuzidlalela ngokweqile kuphumelela kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi bayaphulukiswa isikhathi eside ngokuhlanganiswa okulungile kwezindlela zokwelapha. Umgomo awukona nje ukuyeka ukudlala, kodwa ukukusiza ukwakha impilo enenjongo lapho ukudlala kungasayilawuli izinqumo zakho.
Ukwelashwa ngokwengqondo kuvame ukuba yindlela yokuqala yokwelapha futhi kuye kwabonisa imiphumela emihle kakhulu:
Imithi ingasiza abanye abantu, ikakhulukazi uma ihlanganiswe nokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho angase abele imithi yokulwa nokucindezeleka uma unekucindezeleka noma ukukhathazeka, noma imithi yokulinganisa isimo sengqondo uma une-bipolar disorder. Amanye ama-study abonisa ukuthi imithi ethile esetshenziswa ekwelapheni ukulutha izidakamizwa ingase isize futhi ekunciphiseni isifiso sokudlala.
Izinhlelo zokuzisiza namaqembu asekelayo adlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni:
Ezimweni ezinzima lapho ukwelashwa kwangaphandle kunganelisi khona, kunezinhlelo zokwelashwa ezikhaya ezikhona. Lezi zinhlelo ezinzulu ngokuvamile zihlala izinsuku ezingu-30 kuya kwezingu-90 futhi zinikeza ukwesekwa okungapheli ngesikhathi sakho sokuthuthukisa amakhono okumelana nezinkinga nokubhekana nezinkinga eziyisisekelo.
Ukwelashwa kwezinkinga ezingavamile kungadinga izindlela ezikhethekile. Isibonelo, uma uthuthukise izinkinga zokugembula njengomphumela wecala lomuthi we-Parkinson's, udokotela wakho wezinzwa angase adinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Amasu okuzinakekela angasekele kakhulu impilo yakho uma esetshenziswa kanye nokwelashwa kochwepheshe. Lezi zindlela zikusiza ukuba ulawule isifiso, ubhekane nokucindezeleka, futhi wakhe imikhuba enempilo ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Ukulawula isifiso sokugambula kudinga amasu asebenzayo ongawasisebenzisa ngaleso sikhathi:
Ukwenza uhlelo lwansuku zonke oluhleliwe kungasiza ukunciphisa isikhathi nendawo yengqondo etholakala emicabangweni yokugembula. Lokhu kungafaka ukwenza umsebenzi womzimba njalo, ukudla okucansiwe, imisebenzi yomsebenzi noma yokuzihlupha, kanye nesikhathi sokuhlangana nabantu abasekelayo.
Ukulawula ukucindezeleka kubalulekile ngoba abantu abaningi bayagembula njengendlela yokubhekana nomuzwa olukhulu. Ezinye izindlela ezempilo zifaka ukwenza umsebenzi womzimba, ukucamngca, ukubhala iphephabhuku, ukukhuluma nabangane, noma ukuhlanganyela ezinye izinto ozithandayo.
Ukudala izinhlelo zokubamba iqhaza kusiza ekuqinisweni kwesibopho sakho sokuphulukana. Lokhu kungafaka ukubheka njalo nomngane othembekile, ukuya emihlanganweni yamaqembu wokusekela, noma ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezilandelela intuthuko yakho nomoya wakho.
Bekezela ngawe ngesikhathi sokuphulukana. Ukwehluleka kuyinto evamile futhi akusho ukuthi uhlulekile. Uma ubuyela ekugembuleni, cela usizo ngokushesha kunokuba ukubekezelele ihlazo lokubuyela emuva.
Ukulungiselela isikhathi sakho sokuhlangana kungakusiza ukuthi uthole okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuhle kunakho konke. Ukuthembeka nokuphelele mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokugembula kubalulekile, ngisho noma kuzwakala kungekuhle.
Ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho sokuhlangana, zama ukuqoqa ulwazi oluqondile mayelana nezindlela zakho zokugembula. Bhala phansi ukuthi ugembula kangakanani, imali engakanani evame ukuyichitha, nohlobo luni lokugembula olukuthandayo. Faka imininingwane mayelana nokuthi izinkinga zakho zokugembula zaqala nini nokuthi ziye zaqhubeka kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Yenza uhlu lwezinkinga zonke ezibangelwe ukugembula ekuphileni kwakho, kufaka phakathi ukulahlekelwa kwezimali, izinkinga zobuhlobo, izinkinga zomsebenzi, noma izinkinga zomthetho. Phawula futhi noma yiziphi izimpawu zezempilo yengqondo ozibonile, njengokucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, noma izinkinga zokulala.
Letha ulwazi mayelana nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi noma yimiphi imithi oyithatha nezinye izimo zempilo yengqondo ongazibeka. Uma izinkinga zokugembula zikhona emndenini wakho, khuluma ngalokho futhi.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngani ekuhlanganeni ukuze uthole ukwesekwa. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule imininingwane ebalulekile futhi banikeze umbono owengeziwe wokuthi ukugembula kuye kwathinta kanjani impilo yakho.
Lungiselela imibuzo okumele uyibuze udokotela wakho, njengokuthi yiziphi izinketho zokwelashwa ezitholakalayo, isikhathi eside sokuphulukisa sivame ukuthatha, nokuthi yini ongayilindela ngesikhathi senqubo yokwelashwa. Unganqikazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde ngokuqondene nokugembula okunqamula ukuthi iyisimo sezempilo sangempela, hhayi ukwehluleka kokuziphatha noma ukushoda kwamandla. Njengamanye amasimo ezempilo yengqondo, iyakwelashwa ngokuhlanganiswa okulungile kokusiza kwabachwepheshe nokuzimisela komuntu siqu ekuphulukiseni.
Ukuphulukana kungenzeka ngempela, futhi abantu abaningi bayaqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, bekhululekile ezinkingeni zokugembula. Ikhona ukufuna usizo ngokushesha okukhulu, ngaphambi kokuba imiphumela ibe nzima kakhulu. Ukwelashwa kusebenza kangcono uma kuphatha hhayi nje ukuziphatha kokugembula, kodwa futhi noma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo yengqondo nezinselele zokuphila.
Khumbula ukuthi ukufuna usizo kuyisibonakaliso sobuqhawe namandla. Awudingi ukubhekana nalokhu wedwa, futhi akukho luhlazo ekuvumeni ukuthi udinga ukwesekwa. Ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuzimisela okuqhubekayo ekuphulukeni kwakho, ungabuye ulawule impilo yakho futhi wakhe kabusha lokho ukugembula okungase kube kulimale.
Yebo, ukuphulukana ngokuphelele ekugembuleni okunqanyuliwe kungenzeka ngokuqinisekile ngokwelashwa okufanele nokusekelwa okuqhubekayo. Abantu abaningi bayafinyelela ekuzileni isikhathi eside ekugembuleni futhi bayaqhubeka bekwakha ubudlelwano babo, izimali, kanye nekhwalithi yempilo iyonke. Ukuphulukana kuvame ukubhekwa njengendlela eqhubekayo kunokuba yilokho kuphela, kufana nezinye izifo zokulutha.
Amaphesenti ompumelelo ahlukahlukene, kodwa izifundo zibonisa ukuthi abantu abenza izinhlelo zokwelashwa ezihlanganisiwe banemiphumela emihle kakhulu kunalabo abazama ukuyeka bodwa. Ikhona ukufumana ukuhlanganiswa okulungile kokwelashwa, ukwesekwa, kanye nezinguquko zendlela yokuphila ezisebenza esimweni sakho esithile.
Isikhathi sokuphulukana sihluka kakhulu kusuka kumuntu komunye, kuye ngezinto ezinjengobunzima benkinga yokugembula, isikhathi sokugembula, kanye nezinye izimo zokuphila ozibhekana nazo. Abanye abantu baqala ukuzizwa beqondiswa ngokwengeziwe phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngokuqala ukwelashwa, kanti abanye bangadinga izinyanga eziningi noma isikhathi eside.
Izinhlelo eziningi zokwelapha zihlala kusukela ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuya konyaka, kodwa abantu abaningi bayazuza ekusekelweni okuqhubekayo ngokwelulekwa noma ngamaqembu wokusekela isikhathi eside kakhulu. Okubalulekile ukugxila enkambeni kunokuphelela, nokubheka ukuphulukiswa njengenduduzo hhayi njengendawo yokufika.
Izinhlelo eziningi ze-inshorensi zihlanganisa ukwelashwa kokuphazamiseka kokugembula, ikakhulukazi njengoba kuqondwa njengesimo sengqondo esisemthethweni ku-DSM-5. Noma kunjalo, ukumbozwa kuyahluka kuye ngohlelo lwakho oluthile lwe-inshorensi nohlobo lokwelapha oludingayo.
Kufanele uhlole nenkampani yakho ye-inshorensi mayelana nalokho okuhlanganisiwe, kufaka phakathi izikhathi zokwelulekwa, amaqembu wokusekela, nanoma yimiphi imithi engase ilotshwe. Uma ungenayo i-inshorensi noma ukumbozwa kwakho kunqunywe, izikhungo eziningi zokwelapha zinikeza imali yokukala noma izinhlelo zokukhokha ukuze ukwelashwa kube lula.
Ukugambulwa kwe-inthanethi kungenzeka kube nokukhahlela ngezizathu eziningi. Kutholakala amahora angama-24/7, kunikeza ukwaneliseka okusheshayo, futhi kukuvumela ukuba ugembule ngasese ngaphandle kwezinkinga zomphakathi ongazizwa ekasino langempela. Ukulula nokufinyeleleka kungenza kube lula ukugambulwa ngokuphazanyiswa nangama-period amade.
Izinkundla ze-inthanethi zisebenzisa ne-algorithms eziphambili nezici zokuklama ezinhlobonhlobo eziqondiswe ekugcineni uhlanganyele futhi ugembule isikhathi eside. Noma kunjalo, amandla okukhahlela ahlukahluka kumuntu ngamunye, futhi abanye abantu bangathola izinhlobo ezithile zokugembula ziyinkinga kakhulu kunabanye, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ku-inthanethi noma ngokomuntu.
Amalungu omndeni angadlala indima ebalulekile ekusekweni kokubuyiselwa, kodwa kubalulekile ukusondela lesi simo ngokucophelela futhi ugweme ukuziphatha okuvumela. Khuthaza umuntu omthandayo ukuba afune usizo lochwepheshe, kodwa gwema ukumnika imali noma ufihle izikweletu zakhe zokugembula, njengoba lokhu kungaqeda ukwenza inkinga ibe yimbi.
Cabanga ukuya emihlanganweni yokuhlinzwa komndeni noma amaqembu asekelayo emindenini ethintekile ukulutha kokugembula. Izinhlangano ezifana neGam-Anon zinikeza ukwesekwa ngokukhethekile amalungu omndeni nabangane babantu abanezinkinga zokugembula. Khumbula ukunakekela impilo yakho yengqondo phakathi nalesi sikhathi esinzima, njengoba ukusekela umuntu onolwazi kungakhathaza ngokomzwelo.
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