MESAGNE – The activities of the project “Life is not a game” to raise awareness and combat gambling addiction, organized by the ASL Brindisi in collaboration with the Puglia public theater and conducted by Meridiani perduti and Factory transadriatic company, are coming to an end.
Sara Bevilacquaactress and director from Brindisi and Morena Mazzarapsychologist and psychotherapist, have carried out laboratory activities to raise awareness on the topic of gambling addiction, trying to propose protective factors that allow the gambling situation to be assessed from the perspective of a logical and critical approach that counteracts the magical thinking that underlies the cognitive biases (errors, prejudices, shortcuts of thinking) that lead to falling into the trap of gambling addiction.
The proposed path was divided into three meetings of two hours each hosted in the premises of the Auser association in Brindisi. Twenty-six participants. The methodology used was experiential, therefore group activations, psychodramatic techniques, circle time and role-playing were proposed to address various issues: from the definition of gambling addiction to the symptoms and causes of gambling pathological (Gap); from the effects of the gambler on psychological health to the psycho-affective dimension of people suffering from Gap, and finally the possible methods of intervention in situations of clinical distress caused by pathological gambling.
All the attendees – say Sara Bevilacqua and Morena Mazzara – participated in the meetings, creating a cohesive and supportive group. There was great collaboration and a desire for discussion between recipients and operators, through the personal involvement of each and the availability for dialogue offered by the operators. The attendance of members has always been characterized by a good level of interest and great participation, also evident from the numerous interactions and questions asked and the good quality of the papers produced. The motivational level was high, especially when the participants, having understood the purpose of the module, experienced the positive effects and usefulness of the information learned. The path required a huge commitment on the part of the members in terms of hours of attendance, commitment and personal questioning. The excellent level of hospitality allowed the process to proceed peacefully and facilitated the work of the experts, who received overall very positive feedback.
The project ends on May 30th in Mesagne in the Teatro Comunale, when at 11 am the talk-show “Fate il nostra gioco” is scheduled, organized by the Turin company Taxi1729, a staff made up of creatives, mathematicians and physicists (with a website to access which you must answer an equation https://taxi1729.it). Before and after the show there will be moments of presentation and debate with the managers and executives of the organizing bodies ASL Brindisi and Teatro Pubblico Pugliese, of the Municipality of Mesagne, of actors, directors and operators who have workers on the project and in the workshops.
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