High-risk situation

Recovery language

Definition

The specific circumstances in which someone is most likely to gamble — Sunday afternoon alone, a bonus notification, a fight, a payday. Relapse-prevention work is largely the work of listing these in advance and deciding what happens instead.

Preferred phrasing

safe to use as written.

Source

https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/problem-gambling-treatment-options/

Cite this

Betttr. "High-risk situation." The Gambling Recovery Glossary. https://betttr.net/glossary/high-risk-situation/ (accessed 2026-09-20).

Last updated: 2026-09-20.

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