{"id":48,"date":"2022-02-06T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2022-02-06T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:34:24","slug":"how-can-you-tell-if-you-are-a-compulsive-debtor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Tell If You Are a Compulsive Debtor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Only you can make that decision. Most people turn to D.A. when they become willing to admit that their debt has them licked. Also, in D.A. a compulsive debtor is described as a person whose debt has caused growing and continuing problems in any part of his or her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many D.A. members went through humiliating and degrading experiences before they were ready to accept help. Others faced with a slow, subtle deterioration which finally brought them to the point of admitting defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most compulsive debtors will answer yes to at least eight of the following 15 questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Are your debts making your home life unhappy?\u00a0<\/li>
  2. Does the pressure of your debts distract you from your daily work?\u00a0<\/li>
  3. Are your debts affecting your reputation?\u00a0<\/li>
  4. Do your debts cause you to think less of yourself?\u00a0<\/li>
  5. Have you ever given false information in order to obtain credit?\u00a0<\/li>
  6. Have you ever made unrealistic promises to your creditors?\u00a0<\/li>
  7. Does the pressure of your debts make you careless of the welfare of your family?<\/li>
  8. Do you ever fear that your employer, family or friends will learn the extent of your total indebtedness?<\/li>
  9. When faced with a difficult financial situation, does the prospect of borrowing give you an inordinate feeling of relief?<\/li>
  10. Does the pressure of your debts cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?<\/li>
  11. Has the pressure of your debts ever caused you to consider getting drunk?<\/li>
  12. Have you ever borrowed money without giving adequate consideration to the rate of interest you are required to pay?<\/li>
  13. Do you usually expect a negative response when you are subject to a credit investigation?<\/li>
  14. Have you ever developed a strict regimen for paying off your debts, only to break it under pressure?<\/li>
  15. Do you justify your debts by telling yourself that you are superior to the “other” people, and when you get your “break” you’ll be out of debt overnight?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    How did you score? If you answered yes to eight or more of these questions, the chances are that you have a problem with compulsive debt, or are well on your way to having one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If this is the case, today can be a turning point in your life. We have all arrived at this crossroad. One road, a soft road, lures you on to further despair, illness, ruin, and in some cases, mental institutions, prison, or suicide. The other road, a more challenging road, leads to self-respect, solvency, healing, and personal fulfillment. We urge you to take the first difficult step onto the more solid road now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We encourage you to join us at one of our\u00a0local D.A. meetings in Houston<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Only you can make that decision. Most people turn to D.A. when they become willing to admit that their debt has them licked. Also, in D.A. a compulsive debtor is described as a person whose debt has caused growing and continuing problems in any part of his or her life. Many D.A. members went through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nosidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49,"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.dahouston.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}