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When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?


Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

I think so. If they can do it on the wrong purpose then they can do it to for betterment. They just need the right motivation and guidance to do it the proper way.

I can relate to this because I have a lot of gambler friend that doesn’t spend much in their own but they can afford to lose huge amount when they are gambling.

The problem is setting their priorities in life.

I wasn't familiar with that specific syndrome, but I always think that someone who ends up like that is more likely a consequence of previous problems. I would bet pretty strongly that your friend doesn't have a loving and beautiful wife, several children, an excellent job, and great social relationships. You'll find very few people with these characteristics who end up with the problems described.

First time hearing that syndrome, probably yes they can save themselves if they managed to hit a big win. That kind of effect to gamblers is really worse, imagine instead of living fully in the present, you will keep deferring joy and fulfillment because of your addiction. Probably this kind of behavior can still be saved by going through a professional and also moral support and help from the family members. I think still relying on gambling hoping to win big will just keep things worst.

This happens when a gambler ties their happiness to securing a big win. He has already programmed himself to place a pause on normal living and only resume living fully when he achieves his mission. This is addiction pro max to gambling and such a person would gradually transition to full time depression if he doesn't achieve what he wants full time. He has initiated a very bad practice of securing loans to gamble and it worsened his addiction problems.

Such a person needs help and needs it very fast, he has started living only on the hope of getting a win from the casino and has gotten detached from living a normal life. Life has no meaning to him now until he wins a big amount from gambling, else he is as good as a ghost.

I don't think it is an unusual situation when you hope and depend on the gains from gambling. If you are so much hoping to win big or a certain amount before you go out there to enjoy the short time you have to live on earth then you are likely to suffer from being malnourished.

Gambling is for fun but if you are playing with the motive of winning big, don't allow the other aspect of your social live to be annihilated from you.

Notice that drug addicts also follow the exact same pattern. First they eat up their own life savings, then they use their family reserves to buy drugs and in the end they start borrowing money and end up completely and irreversibly broke. That’s why having an addiction is dangerous and needs to be treated by the professionals. Some people think it will go away by itself but that happens very rarely. We need to teach people more about gambling responsibly and hopefully less people will fall in to that addiction trap and ruin their lives. Casinos don’t want people to become addicts too. It is because they want returning customers. Addicts often create problems and their financial life isn’t sustainable.

I'm not familiar with this "deferred life syndrome." All I know is that once a gambler develops an addiction, they will surely find it difficult to recover and return to the normal person
they were before they became addicted to gambling.

We also know that once addiction sets in, it means the gambler's behavior will no longer be normal. And this is also where their relationship with their family, their personality,
and everything else will start to change.

No they wouldn't start living a bright life after a big win because the problem still lies which is addiction. Only addiction can make a gambler put gambling first in his life and deprive himself from a good life because he's no longer with his senses.

If he also hits the jackpot, he might at that moment but whatever he feels wil make him happy, but he will use majority of the money to gamble and lose it because he's still addicted and wouldn't be satisfied with whatever amount of money that he wins. Addiction steals away everything from you, because you will lack how to manage your finances. Gamble for fun and don't deprive yourself from the good things of life because life is short.

Deferred Life Syndrome is when a person constantly postpones their happiness and well-being, hoping a big win from gambling or betting will fix everything. Problem gamblers rarely succeed by “saving on themselves” they usually end up losing health, money, and happiness while waiting for an uncertain win. The real solution is to live and take care of yourself now, instead of putting life on hold for gambling.

More likely those are gamblers that went into depression as he eat worse and stopped buying clothes as he might be thinking about this debts and loans and how to pay for it. I'm not sure about Deferred life syndrome, it that is that condition then I don't know if it just applies to addicted gamblers. Even none gamblers can be categories as like that. Maybe they have issues as well in life not related to gamble and so they postpones a good and better life. On the contrary that's what we wanted to achieved in gambling, that one win that will change our lives for the better. Although again, statistics might show that those who have won big in gambling might return to their previous lives as they wasted their winning and donated it back to the casinos.

I have heard that this syndrome is common to many people who are not even familiar with gambling, but simply try to save on everything, bringing their lives to the point of complete absurdity in terms of savings.
Of course, this is their personal choice. Such cases often happen to those who are trying to pay off their mortgage as quickly as possible, so as not to pay the bank a lot of interest for such a loan.
Most people who have been subject to this syndrome and then thought that “we need to live here and now” say that it is impossible to be happy living in such constant savings.
I believe that if a person’s character is mixed with: gambling addiction, some moral instability, weakness of character, then the result is such a “cocktail” that not even every clinical specialist or psychologist will be able to understand and help such a patient.

He needs to solve his gambling problems before starting a new life.
But they will difficult to win big in gambling because gambling is not the right place. Gambling is just a way to have fun. They should realize that so they will search for other ways to make money.

I don't know about deferred life syndrome but if they still delay their time to change, they will not see the opportunity to have a second life. He needs to leave gambling forever and start living. He deserves a second chance.

This isn't right, first gambling deals with probability, so in probability you are not assured a certain result, so whatever hope of saving to enjoy in the future after a big win is out of place, because you might not likely get a big win, so the best thing is to take everyday as its goes, because hence you start developing the sense of having a big win, consistent gambling attempts that might not be favorable will start creeping in, which might not be too healthy for your mental capacity, so it's better to kill the entitlement mentality of a big win and free your mind, that way whether you lose or you win wouldn't become a thing of worry to you because you understand how gambling works..

People with such problem will probably not have married. Also marriage can make people not to be stupid at times. Example is a research about those that have been trading until they are married, most of them losing stopped trading because of marriage. This has been discussed on this forum before but I could not find the thread. Sometimes it happened to people that are not even her planning to marry.

That does not also mean it can not happen to married people. There are few people that are married that are addicted to gambling. Some even led to a broken marriage. There is no two things that cause problem gambling than looking for money.

It depends on the addicted person because is not all of them that cannot use there initiative to work, in as much as they wouldn't leave gambling after but they would make  sure there is a good use of part of the money but the only challenges is that is possible to spend it back in gambling as time goes if the person doesn't win big or sustainable amount that would not give them a negative thinking because if there is no money for them to gamble the other place they invested some of the money will then become the gambling source again so that's the only disadvantage of an addicted gambler using part the money for business.

Some gamblers suffer from these mental health problems since they believe that they will win big someday. I know some of them who will tell you their plans for the future when they will big. They can go to the extent of selling personal belongings and borrowing for gambling because they assume they are paying the price for a bright future.


The news of people who won big and later became poor is more popular than those who maximize their wins. Human wants are insatiable, so these gamblers might have a bigger mental picture of their future. Instead of being satisfied with modest houses and cars, they might want to increase their bets so that they can own mansions, a private jet, and a yacht. But if I were in their shoes, a single big win is enough to give me the good life I crave.

That's depression associated with gamblers who lose control and rake in massive losses; these losses haunt them, and unless they take a break from gambling, they will continue to live in that syndrome. To cure this, they need intervention from their family and rehabilitation at a facility with the help of a professional.

Absolutely not; they will continue to incur losses as long as they continue to gamble, creating a vicious cycle. Winning cannot cure this; only intervention can.

This is a very great point you highlighted out here.
Deferred Life Syndrome truly captures what many problem gamblers go through. The hope of a "big win" becomes the reason so many addicted gamblers tolerate hardship, delay personal growth, and sacrifice their well-being.
I believe many addicted gamblers don’t realize how deep they’ve sunk because they convince themselves that they’re just “one win away” from turning everything around. In reality, that future rarely comes, and even when it does, it's often not enough to reverse the damage done.
In the case of sports betting, I’ve noticed the same pattern. People chase losses thinking the next weekend’s match will be the lucky one. Instead of setting limits or seeking help, they hold onto the illusion of a future payout that justifies their current suffering.
The solution probably starts with awareness, acknowledging the cycle, seeking support, and understanding that real life shouldn’t be on hold for a gamble that may never pay off. You made a nice and educated thread there nice one.

It is going to be difficult for a problem gambler to do so. Because of how messed up mentality of some of these gamblers have become from excessive gambling. After a big win, you find some of these gamblers first planning out the money they hope to invest back into gambling instead of making some efforts to get some basic needs like good clothes and even good food. This particular issue is not only special to gamblers but is a general problem with everyone who is fighting addiction because addicts will in most cases give importance to their addictions first before their well-being.

Do you mean after all the forcefully attempt to win and still failing? Even if such people end up winning money some day they are already damaged by the intense consumption of gambling, it will be hard for such people to move on after they won. Such people always come back because they have gotten used to the game already, it's become an addiction, the win won't be enough to stop it anymore even if the amount is a lot to change their life, this is why it's worse to consume gambling activities everyday and make an habit out of it.

As far as I know someone is a psychologist who has been affected and disturbed or often called addictive behavior or syndrome in gambling is not delayed, but those who are Already classified as syndrome does have health problems, ignore responsibility, daily life and also financial.

Where someone has been declared gambling syndrome, they are uncontrolled or have a pattern of gambling that is continuous or that we often see in general they are inability to control themselves when gambling, They are only one desire to increase bets, on the basis of that often syndrome diseases no longer care about their lives, whether they are no longer careful of clothes or food, as far as I know, dangerous diseases in gambling.

These are the first actual signals to expect from an addicted gambler. Most of the times, consequences that comes with gambling addiction takes a very long time to show, from losing their income, spend savings trying to chase other loses, to selling of properties and valuables, before borrowing little by little from friends and families.

Addicted gamblers usually have the nerve of feeling like their lucky times are near, they keeping spending in hope to catch their luck, believing it will give them enough to clear up their debts instead it takes them deeper to an extent where recovering becomes impossible.

Most addicted gamblers don't save for the future, whenever they win big from a casino, what comes to mind is increasing their betting power, that is the reason why most gamblers that won big are no more financially stable even after winning a life changing amount.

That’s because they’re already addicted. Gambling becomes the main priority, so if money is limited, they’ll sacrifice other things just to gamble since that’s the only thing that satisfies them. When they win, they feel happy, but they won’t stop because of the addiction. And we all know the law of averages, casinos always have the edge, so eventually they’ll lose all their money.

Some people only learn the hard way. They need to experience bankruptcy before it sinks in. And for the worst cases, they won’t stop until they lose everything. Sometimes it even pushes them to commit crimes just to finance their gambling addiction.

There's always hope as long as we are living. Gambling addicts can still stand from this, maybe after rehabilitation or some help from their family and relatives.

It is true that it can make a person's life worse because of loans and debts, but all of those will wait to be paid if there's no available money from the borrower. Or they can put him behind bars, but that will just make it worse because no money will be back, and in fact, they will be spending more getting a lawyer and some fees.

I do not think so.

The problem with gambling addiction is that even if you win that huge jackpot that you are chasing, you'd be stuck on that loop of chasing that feeling again. Most likely than not, a gambler who wins the jackpot would MOST LIKELY gamble their winnings again chasing that feeling.

This is the problem that most gamblers should know and avoid at the same time. Sometimes, we wish of winning that huge jackpot but in reality, we are chasing that feeling of "high" whenever we win, thereby losing more in the process.

Because the subject is an addicted gambler, it is highly likely that the cycle they go through after a big win is enjoying the win and continuing to gamble. Indeed, the focus of gamblers from the beginning is to make money from gambling. I am not sure about lifestyle changes and becoming better in the future with a win. Because when they gamble again, the bad situations in the gambler's life before can happen again.

Be careful about attributing what a gambler faces with this syndrome, because it seems like something different. The typical deferred life syndrome would be someone working hard and saving relentlessly towards retirement, to the extent that they neglect their short term happiness and perhaps live a less balanced life than average. A gambler is the opposite - they fulfill their short term interests immediately every single day and get the satisfaction from it. The fact that somebody starts eating worse and stops buying clothes is simply a consequence of spending every single penny on an addiction. If they stopped gambling they might have more free cash and be able to start buying nice things again.

Humans are greedy by nature so what more of an addicted gambler. People like them don't have plans to stop gambling even if they get the jackpot.

Problematic gamblers like them is beyond saving and should need of extensive rehabilitation to help them with their gambling addicition.

Certainly and this is part of the reason why the advocacy for responsible gambling continues to ring louder and louder than ever. It's generally in phases and for those that haven't gotten to that extent, it's easy to think that gamblers don't get addicted to an extent that they deprive themselves of Thier entitlement just so they can have spair money for Thier gambling.

It's a state that's sponsored by greed and that has led so many into wreck.

Just yesterday, I watched a documentary where the person had a loan to multiple loan sharks and creditors. They also revealed his daily revenue (since he got his own business), and it's quite huge compared to a minimum wage earner here in our country, but around 80-90% of that revenue goes to the creditors because he took a loan to them. The remaining 10-20% is his net income for that day which if you will look, it's around half of the salary of a minimum wage earner. He deferred his life, and instead of having a life where he got a savings account, being invested to multiple assets or his business, and can feed his family, it's the complete opposite and his family is having a hard time financially.

As for problem gamblers, they always have this mindset where if they secure a BIG WIN, they will have a better future, but in reality, most of them ending up chasing their losses and their life becomes worse and worse instead of becoming better and better. I would say that these problem gamblers lack of discipline, and for them, I would suggest for them to spend their time into other things instead of gambling or they might lose even more money.

This deferred life syndrome on some gamblers must be a next level addiction and the gambler definitely need help as soon as possible. Deferred happiness is not something that is good for anybody, it can lead to have harmful taughts that can end up in contemplating suicide because nothing makes sense in the present anymore. Gambling is fun but if we don't control ourselves to engage in it responsibly we can experience these negative aspects of it. It's important for people to monitor the habits of their loved ones if they notice any unusual behaviors they should give necessary help.

The idea of having a brighter future in gambling when they win big is often dependent on hope and luck. The problem gambler or bettors dont stop when they win, they keep on betting believing they are in a state of good luck but indirectly its a trap to keep them gambling and betting more.

The solution to gamblers or bettors like this is a shift in their mindset. Their conclusion of winning and losing, most especially the delusion of chasing luck whenever they win or lose to managing their bankroll and building solid discipline.

The unfortunate thing is that such kind of gambler never know how they look physically and it never bothers them. Just like a drunk or someone inebriated by alcohol, they lose focus to their responsibility. The only thing that makes them happy is when they win but if they don't win they return back to their shell and moody.

It is a serious derailing habit when you can not control your gambling habit. It can lead to backwardness because of the debt that you will have to carry to yourself.

It turns out that a gambler with problems with gambling addiction begins to constantly live on credit, both financial and simply on credit for his happiness. Ln believes that one day he will be able to realize these goals, although at a certain point this faith is thinned and a depressive state occurs, in which he understands that he has turned the wrong way and continues to stubbornly go and it is always better to stop until the point of no return has come.

And it depends on each gambler individually when he can admit that his life has turned into an uncontrollable casino.

I never heard of this syndrome; it looks like a syndrome for old or aged persons who have no more interest in the bright future. Since he/she is addicted, nothing else is important to her/him except gambling.

That's why we need to be disciplined and limit ourselves in casinos if we don't want to end up the same as this person with that syndrome.
And don't expect much that you can hit a jackpot because not all people are lucky to hit a huge reward from the casino's.

The phenomenon of Deferred Life Syndrome is not a weird new term in the DSM, it just sounds kinda pop psych rather than being scientific. But yup it is a legit concept in where people keep on avoiding to enjoy the life until some big, undefined thing come into their life. you know that is a very typical attitude among problem gamblers that they keep clinging to the one big win fantasy & putting off life in the present. However, it could be turned around completely just by starting small, rewarding yourself today & not waiting for tomorrow. i will suggest to develop routines, discuss with peers or professionals & make your aspirations real, not any wishful fog. And ngl that is the way to wake up & come to real life from your imaginary thoughts of future.

If a gambler can overcome their addiction after a big win at the casino, they can improve their life and create a better future. However, the chances for an addicted gambler who faces issues related to deferred syndrome, as you mentioned, will be quite slim.
The main problem is the financial pressure experienced by the gambler. When they win big, the situation may improve. But with the effects of addiction, how long can an addicted gambler continue to live well, even with big winnings? There will be many needs that drain a lot of money in a short time, such as paying off debts and continuing to fund their gambling.

Deferred Life Syndrome sounds a lot like being a Bitcoiner. Where you get to choose how rich you will become based on how much you stack and how little you spend. The only problem being that nobody lives forever, so at some point you must decide to go against you thoughts and spend some of those sweet coins.

Most people start getting addicted to gambling after a big win due to greed and that need to keep on winning. But if they can prioritize other things to ensure that they live a well fulfilled life then they wouldn't get into lots of trouble just because they are gambling. Gambling addiction is indeed a vice and just like you mentioned it makes some people play less attention to the important things they need to live a healthy life

I just heard about that syndrome, but when someone is addicted to gambling, their life may undergo changes, and yes, these changes are more likely to be negative, as you said, such as eating poorly, stopping buying clothes, Additionally, in my circle, when we encounter a friend who usually smokes and their cigarettes are legal, but after getting into gambling, the cigarettes they buy become illegal without any tax stamps. So my friend says, “Stop gambling, buddy; your cigarettes are starting to be illegal.”

This is just the consequence of accumulated debt because life will be so miserable. Of course, when one is full of debt, you won't be living the life you are supposed to live but a life of regret.

 For those who have been in debt and are trying to pay off their debt, they can relate to the feeling in this kind of situation. You won't be able to meet your needs; it is so exhausting that you can't even wait for everything to become normal.

Obviously, for this reason, if you are a true friend, you will never lend money to a gambler.
Because if a gambler ends up borrowing money to bet or gamble, it means he's already in the spiral of compulsive gambling.
The help you can give him is to call some psychologist to help him.

This is the reason why gambling needs to become cautious its not all about the fun and entertainment but also to the money youve been use just to satisfy yourself and make a short time fun and excitement, other people seeking for more so even though they lose all of their capital in game they want to have more now they sell what they have or else seek for help with the people around them and seek for money and becomes debt and onwars ended up losing those money and make a late reazliation they wasted their time and money to a thing they didnt even use at all or utilize in meaningful way. Its part of the human to have a second thought or their what if they spent it wisely but its happended already we look forward in the future and just memory from the past.

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thinkin somethin like this "waiting for my hodling to 100X so I could at least live my life ! !" :D

Deferred life syndrome which can also be called as Delayed life syndrome, is not something that is actually backed by science but is a thought process of people where they kinda think to enjoy their life after they have some perfect moment in the future. It is a mindset according to which the real life may wait, LOL.

Piling up the BTC could be similar to that as you are investing in a resource for making money in the long term which may actually lead you to move away from the moments that you may enjoy in the present. The solution to this is to just keep stacking bitcoin but not burying your daily life enjoyments :)

So yep, you would not get trapped in this syndrome just because you are a Bitcoiner. Just do not forget that you have a present in the rush of settling future ;)

How would one ven think of lending money to his or her friend for gambling purposes, we should understand that once a gambler reache the stage of borrowing to gamble, it means something is actually wrong and has to be checked, at this point what you can do to such friend is advise, if you can get a psychologist as you said it is also fine but lending such friend is not ideal and even though you do, don't ever ask for a pay back because he may not pay you back, some people say he's my friend, you know i won't say know his request, we have to say know to save a drowning man who don't who allows his habit to be in control of his actions.

I think of it as depression. Someone who no longer cares about their appearance, diet, and overall health is clearly experiencing depression. It's the same as losing the will to live, but instead of ending life all at once, it ends slowly. There's a cure, but the person must want to be cured and seek help. Even more important is having the support of family and friends during this phase.

There must be a solution rendered to emotionally broken players before they hurt themselves. In as much as, the plaque brought upon them is self inflicted, and they know about it, and wouldn't want to share it, finding a way to talk them out of the problem will help save a life. Players who are staggering towards an endless life of fear and anxiety, are in many ways fragile and vulnerable to any kind of threat. And when the lender does that, they'll always want to add extra pain to the already existing one.

A problem won't be solved by another problem.
Remember that. Because if a person with deferred life syndrome gets to hope a good life with gambling.
It's best not for them to get into it. This might make their situations into worse. They shouldn't have that hope in life through winning big.
They need to fix their lives in the usual way and don't look at gambling like that because it's inappropriate and won't help them.

I've seen and I see a lot of people who are like that, but I also didn't know it's some kind of syndrome, because it's basically a sort of lifestyle choice that some people choose for themselves because they believe it is going to possibly change their future, or maybe make the present of other people around them better. For gamblers, it's even more understandable, especially if they are addicted to gambling, because the urge will always keep them aware of the fact that they need funds to keep gambling, and they have to find a way to get more funds however it's possible.

This is one of the many reasons that prove that gambling addiction is a curse; all addictions are curses, actually, but when it comes to an addiction that not only eats you up mentally, it also drains your pockets and financial accounts because you are constantly spending money on the addiction to calm your nerves. Just like drug addicts, when gambling addicts don't get to gamble because they don't have money, they might even become dangerous and think of doing things that they are not supposed to do or have never done, such as robberies, stealing stuff, kidnappings, etc.

Depression may manifest as a disregard for one's appearance, nutrition, or basic selfcare.  imo depression frequently manifests as a chronically low mood, a lack of drive & a loss of interest in day-to-day activities.  Although it may seem like life is happening to you rather than for you, you are not alone & this does not define who you are.

The desire to change & the availability of therapy, medication or lifestyle modifications are the first steps towards healing.  And your team?  They are important.  In difficult times, support from friends & fam provides hope, practical assistance, and emotional safety.

Regards

Duke

Yes, gamblers with problem and bettors often fall into deferred life syndrome, where they cut back on food, clothing, or daily needs with the belief that a big win will solve everything. They postpone living fully in the present, placing all hope on an uncertain future, which usually leads to deeper financial and emotional struggles. Its hurting to know that most users taking this lane with unsure path or inacurrate computations. Gambling is based on luck and you dont wanna depend on that alone.

This is the first time I've heard of "deferred living syndrome," but your description reminds me of a friend who can live a frugal life, postponing more necessary purchases and reducing daily living expenses. However, when gambling, he can endure large losses in the hope that a big win will solve his problems. Perhaps this behavior falls under this syndrome. I believe that whether or not it's salvageable depends on the individual's motivation, but most cases require professional treatment.

I didn't clear what tomorrow means and why they should stop today's activities. In my view, they don't because the casinos are designed to always win, and the users lose. People are working just to make their day better, eat well, wear good clothes, and spend the money they earn. When you stop this and keep lending money again and again, how will you secure your future? If you are waiting for the right time, then it's called luck. When that time comes, you will borrow so much money that your lottery winnings will go to pay them back, and your condition will be the same as in the past.

The problem is that the problem gambler will not even have this kind of thought to plan ahead for themselves over the future and make something important happened, they will rather instead prefer to continue with their usual way of life thinking that things will always be the same for them as they have always been living and used to a managing kind of lifestyle, which is all about endurance, procrastination, fake hope and careless kind of living, whereby they don't seem to see or understand whether if something is even wrong with them or not form how they have been gambling.

That’s a strong addition the friend has. Boring from friends is going to far but going to get a loan from the bank to gamble is an addiction and they need to get help from it fast.
If I am not going to gamble with my money i close the chapter of gambling for that period of time.
Irresponsible gamble is the dark angle taken away the souls of many promising people. When you find out that you have it or when your loved ones tell you they notice it in you then you need to start fighting it.

If as a friend you know that your friend or someone close to you wants to borrow money from you to gamble and you still go ahead and send them the money it means you don’t like them a single bit and if they don’t pay back it would be your fault.

Gamblers, deferring life because they think that there’s a huge reward for them in the future or when they hit some huge jackpot in the future they can then start enjoying life, sounds like me placing a bet and then going to my job to submit my resignation letter - the result isn’t certain so it really isn’t wise for them to deprive themselves of life experience just for some future fantasy that might never happen.

Everything you mentioned is attributed to gambling addiction, debts and loans keep accumulating and you begin to run from one problem to another all with the thought that gambling is the only way out for you not knowing it's putting you in more problems. Your meals will definitely be affected, you can't handle basic needs anymore and your life will be deferred hoping for a miracle to happen.

Of course they can work on themselves to not gamble all their winnings and better their life but it will be difficult to not gamble certain amount at all. Gradually an addict can work on their self to reduce the addiction but it won't be easy and depends on the level of the addiction.

I'm aware of such a condition but I didn't really know that it has a term that it's been called, that's why we learn everyday...This case is not only with those that are addicted to gambling but every other addiction as well , like drugs, alcohol and so on, this makes them focus only on their addiction and takes their mind off from the basic things or should I say important things that are needed to survive

Maybe not a bright future but something of as a passion or pastime from it.

Because of them being in that bad situation, they need to find an outlet of how they can entertain themselves and to forget the current problem that they're dealing with.

It's possible that it won't be from gambling is the solution that they are looking for. It won't be another addiction and deferred life that they want to prolong.

They don't need to do another thing that could push them deeper from the troubles of having another way to have anxiety and depression.

Maybe because he was so focused on gambling that he starts to neglect his other needs in life just to sustain his gambling addiction. This is why we should check up on our loved ones because we don’t know what they might be up to and it might be too late if we wait for any longer.
Nothing is impossible. Any addiction can be cured with enough discipline and effort and time.

That is why prevention is better than cure, some will always say that they don't have the strength of handling addiction and that is why we had better not have it than taking a curative measure against it, because we can also learn form those addicted on other things in life and see out they use to behave or choose to live their kind of separate lifestyle, to fix addiction may come in much demands form us and the better way forward is not to be addicted right from the start.

The first rule of happiness in gambling is lower expectations, people with gambling addiction and high expectations are very common, everything they do, they are steps ahead and always after what they can get and when this doesn't comes, their life becomes a problem. It's really wild to see a gambler expecting money wager to buy a dream car, sometimes people want to live good life if the money they are expecting comes from gambling and I really wonder, if that magic is that easy, I'm very sure everyone will be so wealthy that we are going to be so tired of winning.

All gamblers don't stop when they hit a big win, majority of them continue the gambling because they thought another winning is ahead but when they try again and not win but their money is constantly decreasing they starts to chase losses. Not all gamblers are wise enough to know that it is difficult to win. What op said is true, it has happened to me most times, when I have little money on me, sometimes I postponed what I want to do, it's not because I'm addicted but because I want to gamble. I'm not an addict gambler, I only gamble ones in a while.

I don't think they will live with a bright future like what they thought, they might only live temporary bright future.

Rich people must have two thing, having a skill to earn a lot of money and having a skill how to manage it. Someone who win jackpot through gambling can't be said of having a skill to earn a lot of money, they might only have a skill how to manage it.

If they only know how to manage their money, they can survive, but can't live with luxury lifestyle.

I have been addicted but not at that level to eat worse, we have a saying here, we have big expectations for good women, good food and good wine and so I live to this standard first, everything else come right after this so also gambling together with its addiction.  I also know people that are suffering from this syndrome you describe here though those are truly desperate people, they wake up and want only to gamble, they don't care about family, friends or everything else except gambling, unfortunately when you are addicted to this level there is not much to do except professional help as the only way out.

I'm not mean to oppose anyones opinions as we all have different experiences and insights about gambling but I'm sure that when it comes to the experienceof aaddiction, those inclined victims are going to experience the same problem which consequences will always be about struggling to survive, afford essential needs while achieving a dream financial projects will almost be a dead or hopeless dream.
The syndrome would rather blindfold them to realize their wrong decisions and the negative outputs of loosing their positions as responsible people but will be ignited to be igbirantes while they've ruined their life's. To an extent, addictiveness wouldn't even encourage you to consider all that families and responsibilities because you've mentally been overruled and manipulated by addiction.

If they can get out of their addiction after winning, then yes, if not, then no. gambling addicts gamble not because so they can win a large amount of money and change their lives for the better(you can see a lot of stories out there where gamblers win a big amount and lose it all again after repeatedly gambling their winnings), they gamble because they get "high" when gambling, from what I have read, the brain releases dopamine when gamblers experience winning, which can be addictive like how adrenaline can be addictive too.

First we need to know the reason why the person is living in a deferred life syndrome.  You have stated that the person has lots of debt and that makes me think that the person don't have the money to buy new clothes and buy decent foods for sustenance due to overspending.

Overspending in terms of most of his money goes to gambling.  As the article stated, with uncontrol urge to gamble, his priority is to gamble and if the person don't get a decent win he will surely be left with nothing.  So in case the person hit a jackpot, this deferred life syndrome will likely be gone, and the person's activities would be more lively and luxurious since he has all the money to treat himself.  

Indeed prevention is better than cure. Any time I have the opportunity I do advise people especially the younger ones not to gamble when they know they do not have the mental capacity to handle the issues that comes with it. Sadly, you can only advice but you can't stop it entirely or forcefully but gambling education is very important in our communities today. A lot of young people who get introduced to gambling newly do not usually understand the repercussions that comes with it and mostly focuses more on the fun and excitements in gambling which doesn't always become the truth later especially once you get addicted to it, you can't hold on to your normal lifestyle again

Syndrome of Deferred Life, this is a new concept. Easy to fall into this without a strong social support. Social support entails network of friends, family people who love you the most in the world.

No, they can't and they won't.

I don't believe they're many success stories of addicted gamblers. Hoping for a so-called "bright future" is uncalled, it's not going to come any time soon, the most likely scenario is that they'll end up further in debt, trying to achieve their desireable life. However, this is rarely the case, as just like you said, gamblers are after the dopamine rush they experience when scoring a win, and from some point, it's not about trying to achieve the future the OP mentioned. I'm having a hard time believing that many people actually believe they'll manage to score a major win, which would be enough to make a life-changing difference.

There’s always time for recovery. No matter how bad or addicted a certain gambler is, if he allows redirection and create positive changes instead, he will definitely become a responsible gambler in the making. This is is just a matter of acceptance and taking the positive route this time, nonetheless, if he will let gambling addiction ruins him completely, he will never gain new chances to change himself anymore. There’s no hope for any gambler that he, himself isn’t helping his own self anymore.

When you are living in indebtedness as a gambler it'll be so difficult to achieve that, more especially having involved in things as loans but sure change is a constant thing but it'll certainly take awhile. I know doffing off addiction it's quite not an easy task but it requires patience and then a while lot of workings on oneself inorder to be a responsible gambler.

the thing is that anyone who gamble with the strategies whole participate in Gamble with a wisdom that person will make a very good savings, for the thing that will profit him in future but if you don't have gambling strategies or have a limit in gambling all these will not work out for you, as a gambler you need to have a limit and that limit you have to start somewhere and make sure that what is started you have accomplished it and the thing will not affect your real life

There is a quote I’m so much in love with with he says “ yesterday is past, tomorrow is future, today isa present “ it’s called present because you live it. If only gamblers can live in the present and stop anticipating a big life after huge win and promising themselves to enjoy life gifts in future they wouldn’t fail into the syndrome no more, it’s because of over expectations that has accumulated and hence it leads them into promising themselves great tomorrow when the tomorrow comes they donee even see anything evidence to make them enjoy it and those they postpone life happiness and everything it has to offer for the great future which is an illusion.

I don't believe it; in fact, I think differently. If they can suspend whateverthey enjoy in life just to make sure that they will be able to afford gambling, even if they end up winning big money, the good life they want, they might not think about it as their greed, and that same thing that keeps pushing them to gamble can still make them continue without remembering that they have their good life to gain back, unless that addicted gambler has saved himself from that state already before the big winning happens.

I had never heard of this syndrome, but from what I saw in the definition, it fits perfectly with the living conditions of more than 70% of the people in my country, and I'm talking about more than 70% of people who haven't gotten involved in gambling. I know that many people tend to alarm others because of the addiction. They keep talking about gambling addiction as if it were a disease that affected thousands of people every day.

When in fact, despite being a disease, it's something that hasn't become a pandemic. That's why I don't see any reason to talk about it much. If we were to take 10 people who started getting involved in gambling, probably less than 20 people would have an addiction. It's not an alarming number.

In gambling when a gambler is getting worst by been addicted, it will always be difficult for the gambler to redressed from the addiction function, I believed that gambling is all about understanding determination, and also gambles with right sense, when you don't have a budget for gambling their's nothing will make you to be a responsible gambler

A responsible gambler is someone who doesn't allow the activities of gambling to carry he or her away, it most be calculative at all cost during the time of partaking in gambling, someone who have a budget in gambling always have a limit.

That is, if he finally decides for himself what's best for him. It is him that will indeed give direction to his life. No one else. So if he wants to alter his lifestyle, he can. But he needs sheer will and determination to keep up with his targets. One always has the chance to change for the better. But it will start from yourself.
If someone approaches you to help him get out of the situation, lend a hand. Even if it is small like being in his company. Sometimes they just need to talk to someone to realize what's best for them and alter their lifestyle for the betterment of themselves. You can't say, you can't do anything for them because most of the time, small gestures can go a long way for a person who needs someone to talk to.

No, that's an illusion that will never come through, the same way Christians waiting for the coming of Christ to come save them one day, which never and had never shown a sign of happening.

These kind of bettors need orientation how making bigger money is been done, most of them had bigger dreams also that one day, bigger win will establish the business idea they had for long.

It's vital to be doing something that brings food to the table, while placing betting as a plan C option. If it works, fine, it doesn't work, still fine

I'm not sure about this. Even after a big win, they'll likely be tempted to gamble again because they think they'll actually win again the next time. This is where addicted and compulsive gamblers become complex. They'll find it difficult to control their urges, especially when they have a lot of money, and they'll automatically gamble again.

Unless, after a big win, they receive help from their family and a gambling expert to stop gambling, and they're really strict about it. Then, it's possible to use the money to save and meet daily and future needs. However, there must be strict guidance and control.

A believe that life gets better with time, even when nothing is legitimately done about it is the worst ways to spend the little time we have on this blue marble planet. I haven't read any article about this level of addiction in gamble, but I'm not surprised that someone might be thinking of this as the right way to prepare for the future that's as uncertain as life itself.

So what if they never get to win at all? What if they won, only to realize they had an unmanageable cancer that'd take them in few weeks? The odds of something else happening at the long run is even higher than winning a jackpot.

I read the OP's post and thought that I have this syndrome too. Or at least it was before. I just didn't know that there was a special name for this condition. But if you think about it, then that's exactly how many people live. And it's not just gamblers. The very circumstances of life force many people to live in a state of this syndrome. Moreover, this is perceived as normal. Yeah...Now I've read about it, and for some reason I feel sorry for the time I spent doing something completely different from what I needed.