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How are Ludoman recovery programs
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Recovery is not one step "tied," but a process of stages:1. Stabilization (stop and safety), 2. Diagnosis and plan (goals, risks, co-disorders), 3. Active therapy (skills and new habits), 4. Financial rehabilitation, 5. Maintenance phase (prevention of breakdown and increase in quality of life).
Below is what it looks like in practice, with real tools.
1) "Stabilization" stage: stop the "hot cycle"
The goal: to quickly break the chain of rates, reduce the risk of debt/disruption/self-harm.
What they do in the early days (0-7):- Turn on timeout/self-exclusion at the operator/through the regulator.
- Put site/application blockers + "night silence."
- They make a financial freeze: a separate card without an overdraft, turning off "quick replenishments," spending ceilings.
- Safety screening is carried out: sleep, anxiety, depressive symptoms; at risk - routing to crisis/medical services.
- A first session with a therapist/consultant and/or an online group is prescribed.
Transition criterion: 7-14 days without play/deposits, "hard" technical barriers are met.
2) Diagnostics and personal plan (1-3 weeks)
Interviews and questionnaires: frequency of play, triggers, debt, sleep/stress, comorbidity (anxiety/depression/PA).
4-8 week targets:- Behavioral: 0 bets; ≥4 "healthy" activities per week.
- Finance: debt inventory, payment plan.
- Sleep/mode: fixed sleep time, nutrition, baseline activity.
- Tool plan: CBT + motivational interviewing, groups, family meetings, financial consultant, diaries and apps.
3) Active therapy (4-12 weeks): what is taught in practice
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Deconstruction of the game: myths ("dogon," "luck," "almost-victory"), recycling beliefs.
Skills "STOP" and "pause": protocols 2-5 minutes for disruptive moments.
Implementation intentions: "If X, then Y" (e.g., "If emotions> 5/10 - include a timeout of 24 hours").
Exposure with response prophylaxis: moderate collision with triggers (no play) + new reaction.
Motivational interviewing (MI)
Ambivalence study ("why continue? what will give a refusal? "), strengthening personal causes of change.
Groups and mutual assistance
Regular meetings (online/offline), "homework," support between sessions, role scenarios of refusal.
Dealing with emotions and stress
Breathing 4-2-6, short body practices, "stress plan" for the day.
Sleep/rhythm: "screen-off rule 1 hour before bedtime," "night silence" 23: 00-08: 00.
Progress metrics (every week):- 0 rates/deposits; "thrust" (0-10); sleep/energy; performing "homework" (%); proportion of "healthy" activities; debt dynamics.
4) Financial rehabilitation (parallel track)
Inventory: list of debts/rates, interest, terms, minimum payments.
Payment plan: prioritization of "expensive" debts, negotiations on restructuring.
Budgeting: "entertainment" card = 0 before stabilization; later - ≤1 -2% of income and only after 3 months of remission.
Impulse protection: prohibition of loans/overdrafts, push notifications for each operation, daily spending ceiling.
5) Family and immediate environment
Psychoeducation: what is gaming disorder, why "just pull yourself together" does not work.
Boundaries and roles: who holds passwords, who tracks the budget, how not to turn into a "controller 24/7."
Communication without accusations: "observation → feeling → need → request."
Family sessions: 1-2 meetings/month to agree rules and support.
6) Prevention of a breakdown (starts from the first week)
Trigger matrix: people/places/states/events → "plan A/B/C."
Risk ladder: thought → fantasy → content search → deposit → game. Barriers at each step.
The 24-hour rule: Any decision to "continue tomorrow" is actually a deferred momentum technique.
Signals of the "red zone": night activity, bargaining with limits, secrecy - → a time-out of 24-72 hours, a call to a group/therapist, increased blocking.
7) Maintenance phase (3-12 months)
Meeting schedule: therapy 1-2 ×/week → then 2 ×/month; group - weekly.
Retreat/intensive (as indicated): short skill courses or resident programs at high risk.
Revision of limits: only after 8-12 weeks of stability and only down/with a delay in increases.
Life extension: sports/hobbies/community; building goals outside the theme of the game (study, career, relationships).
8) Week structure (8 week template)
Mon: CBT session (45-60 min), "triggers of the week" plan.
W: diary of emotions (10 min), breathing/sleeping, short physical. activity.
Wed: group/online meeting (60-90 min).
Thu: financial plan (15-30 min), payment/expense reconciliation.
Fri: MI session/refusal skills coaching (30-45 min).
Sat: "social" day without screens in the evening.
Sun: week review (15 min): craving/sleeping/homework/finance; setting up barriers.
9) Tools every day (5-15 minutes)
Diary "STOP-5 ": trigger → thought → emotion (0-10) → action-replacement → result.
Breathing 4-2-6 (6 cycles) in the morning/evening and with traction.
"Quick replacements": water/shower/walk 10 min/20 squats/call a friend.
Two timers: reality-check every 25-30 minutes of any "sticky" activity; "night silence."
10) Checklists
Start of the program
- Timeout/self-exclusion connected
- Blockers/night silence active
- First session scheduled; group selected
- Finance: Debt list, no fast top-ups
- Support contact (close/mentor) agreed
Weekly monitoring
- 0 rates/deposits
- "Thrust" ≤ ___/10; sleep ≥ ___ h
- Homework ≥ ___%
- Plan Payments; no new debt
- Stall signals? Reaction plan updated
11) Q&A
How long does the recovery take?
Usually 3-6 months of active work + 6-12 months of support. Everyone has their own pace.
Is it possible to play "moderately" after the program?
The goal of most programs is withdrawal from gambling. The decision is discussed personally, but with a history of breakdowns, "moderation" is rarely stable.
What to do in case of a breakdown?
Disruption is an event, not a defeat. 24-72 h timeout, parsing the chain with the therapist, strengthening barriers, returning to the plan.
12) Mini-plan "first 14 days"
Days 1-3: timeout/self-exclusion, blockers, financial freeze; call to the line/therapist; sleep/food/water.
Days 4-7: diagnosis, basic skills "STOP" and breathing, first group.
Days 8-10: fininventarization, payment plan, family meeting.
Days 11-14: we grind the triggers, approve the weekly rhythm; diary "STOP-5" daily.
13) Risks and how to close them
Night, fatigue, loneliness → "night silence," early sleep, evening rituals.
Stress/conflict → short pause, breathing, discussion transfer.
Access to money → a separate card, limits, control of statements, "two signatures" for large expenses.
Trigger content → filters/unsubscribe, replacements (music, sports, walking).
Recovery programs are a system, not a "will." Technical barriers stop the impulse, therapy changes thoughts and habits, the financial plan closes the "holes," family and groups give support, and the prevention of a breakdown makes the result sustainable. Start with a stop and a diagnosis, move according to plan week after week - and get your time, money and life back.