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How to Self-Exclude From Prediction Markets: Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood & More
Your state self-exclusion list doesn’t cover Kalshi, Polymarket or Robinhood. A Chicago gambling therapist on closing every prediction-market door — exchanges, brokers, blockers and money — in the right order.
Are Prediction Markets Gambling? Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood & the Risk of Addiction
Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood let you trade on elections, sports and the news. A Chicago gambling therapist on where event contracts cross into gambling, why the risk profile is unusually high, and what to watch for.
High-Functioning Addiction in Professionals: When Success Hides the Problem
Gambling Debt: How to Recover Financially After Gambling Losses
Gambling losses can leave debt that feels impossible to face. A Chicago therapist on why you do not have to fix the money before starting treatment, how to stop the damage growing, what to do about the debt itself, and where to find gambling-specific financial help.
Crypto Trading Addiction: When Investing Starts to Feel Like Gambling
Crypto is not gambling — but the way a person trades can be. A Chicago therapist on the signs, what the research actually shows, and what treatment looks like.
How to Stop Chasing Gambling Losses
You lost $500, then another $500 trying to get it back, and now stopping means accepting you’re down $1,000. A Chicago addiction therapist on why chasing feels so reasonable in the moment — and what actually interrupts it.
Is Day Trading Gambling? 10 Signs Trading Has Crossed the Line
"I have a system, so it isn’t gambling." A Chicago gambling therapist on why that misses the point — the tell is control, not skill — plus 10 signs trading has crossed the line, from chasing losses to revenge trading.