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Yesterday I watched a video about addiction on youtube: https://youtu.be/ao8L-0nSYzg. It was a real surprise to me that according to recent research people are addicted to drugs mainly because they can't bond well with people and are not able to live a satisfying life. The research shows that when an addicted person appears in a loving and caring environment, the addiction kind of disappears (even heroin addiction). I wonder what are your thoughts on this matter and whether you think you could say the same about gambling addiction.

Gambling addiction is different from drug addiction in terms of reasoning from someone who is into it. Addiction in gambling is because people are dissatisfied with what they already won in a gambling, and tend to lose it all even if they know they are not winning the game.

I think that gambling addiction is pretty similar to drug addiction, I mean it's the same chemicals that are released in the brain as when you do drugs.
What you're describing is a symptom of gambling addiction, not the root cause.

I'd say it's certainly possible that people turn to gambling and get addicted because they are dissatisfied with their life;

I wouldn't say "mainly" but it's definitely a factor

I think what you said about the video is alright and people that has definitely experienced a lot of stress and can’t seem to have the right rhythm in life are the ones that get addicted. It’s not easy to stop the addiction but it can be. I just hope that people who are addicted that have gone the straight path wouldn’t get astray again just because of negativity in life.

There are a lot of reasons why people are getting addicted and they usually end up taking drugs, gambling and usually being a shut in in their houses playing games and being an addict to social media or the internet. Depression, family and financial problem are some of the most problems they usually face and they are finding a way to forget any of them by being addicted to something, and yes, every addiction has the same solutions. Their addiction varies in their environment.

yes, gambling is more than just the game itself because of the addiction. I think most people start gambling initially for fun and sometimes they get carried away.

Very nice video! I've enjoyed watching it. "Human rat park". ))))

I think they are right mostly because indeed no one would become a drug addict or a gambling addict if he/she was living a satisfying life. Oh, and I forgot about video game addiction and food addiction which are very serious problems too. In fact, any addiction is bad, and if happy relationships can really save you from it, that's great. But as far as I know, in today's world, people become more and more lonely. That's the problem. So, if you have a good partner you should value that, because it's really rare nowadays. I for one, enjoy gambling together with my wife from time to time, but I will hardly become an addict because I'm more addicted to the life I live.

It is quiet true that this may be actually be happening, gambling has often been known to give people an ardeline rush that sometimes they haven't felt it in a while somewhere else, it kind of sparks them and they find a reason to live again, even when I had a worst breakup I was able to survive it thanks to gambling so I find it accurate.

Well, I believe in different kinds of reasons since we all people has different kind of problems and different kinds of situations. Some people gamble because they take it as their way on how to earn money everyday, some people take it as entertainment since they are bored in their life and some people take it since they love it.

Yeah but the question is why they get carried away. I think loneliness could play a big part in that, because, why would you spend much time on gambling in the first place if you have good social relationships in your life?

Now, I also think that in most of the cases, problem gamblers end up choosing for gambling rather than their partner/friends, but that might be because those relationships weren't good or stable to begin with.

Just speculating here, might want to read some actual research about this.

This is not much different from other addictions, that it is true that everyone who feels himself is nobody cares so he does not care about his own life, bad socialization is the cause where he is not getting attention and automatically out of control like himself without taking care of others, by gambling to please themselves or wanting to look cool from most people, as do other addictions to satisfy their desires for themselves, since most gambling and drug scopes desperately need them to survive, regardless of the fate of the future they.

There are lots of gamblers who have a healthy social life but still addicted to gambling. I don't see that as a reason why should a person will refrain from doing gambling. Again take note that we are talking in general here so reasons are vary per person.

The feeling of winning big amount is one of the reason why people loves to do gambling. Since winning in gambling is not the usual case and scenario, there will be lots of attempts that will be made just to get that purpose. And the result? Gambling addiction.

In the first place if you have an loving and caring environment as you said you will not be involved in such as drug addiction because good environment wont encourage you to use drugs. But still its on the person who handles the situation if they will still use or not. Gambling addiction can also be occur in the environment since or maybe the friends, family or neighbors encourage you or teach you to gamble.

yes, gambling addiction is almost the same as drug addiction. because someone who is used to doing it can not just walk away, it can be said that their mindset has been affected because gambling can indeed promise a victory for those who are used to it, even gambling can be addictive if the person who did it has ever won from it. besides, gambling can cause dissatisfaction for the person doing it and expect a bigger win

I don't believe that love can cure addiction, though it helps to have good social bonds in your life if you're an addict.  That's why the anonymous programs work (AA, NA, etc.), because it's definitely true that when you hit your addiction bottom, you're usually very isolated from society.  That's true for substances as well as gambling.  Addicts invariably strain relationships because of their addiction.  That's one thing I've learned over the years.

As far as being the cause of addiction?  Not so sure about that.  You can get a lab rat addicted to substances without all of the abuse and social isolation.  Once you have a problem with addiction, you have it.  I think there are a lot of reasons why people get addicted to things, and poor socialization is just one of them--I don't deny that that's a cause, because I do think it is.  But I've met addicts from relatively loving families and who are otherwise social butterflies....and they still get addicted.

People start gambling for fun, usually, just like they start drinking for fun.  Only some people get addicted to either, and I don't think it's well-known why not everyone does.  Genetics plays a part, as does the environment.  Loneliness and dissatisfaction are only two factors in a very complicated mechanism.

Very accurate. I also have read some studies related to the gambling addiction in which the chemistry in our brains changes. For instance, one can get addicted to the feeling of "satisfaction" due to a winning, and our brain is secreting oxytocin, endorphins, et al.
Also, adrenaline can be really addictive. The adrenaline of a big bet and the time seeing what`s happening can be addictive to a person that doesn`t feel the life fulfilled.
Other people choose extreme sports, parachuting, but this is a kind of "drug addiction" since you get addicted to the "feelings" you have while doing something. Those feelings are produced by the brain, this is just a bunch of chemical substances, hormones and so, making you feel like nothing else`s can.

I think, when you are alone, you can be a bit more reckless with your money. If you do not have kids and the responsibility to

pay for their education and for their food and a roof over their heads, then it is easier to spend more money on entertainment,

like gambling. A lot of people are not addicted and just need something to spend their time on and when they gamble, they

socialize with other people. {Brick n Mortar casinos & live streaming sites}  ;D

So you claim that people who aren't loved are starting to gamble? This doesn't make sense. I know a number of people who have normal families and are gambling as a hobby. They may be addicted, but they're gambling with their hard earned money, not stealing from others or taking loans.
What would you change in the life of a gambler? Care for him? Make sure he's feeling loved? It's not a junkie that can't face the society, it's a guy that goes to work, spends time with family and in the evening goes for a round of poker.

Well i just love gambling in a lucks way to see if i come up with profit or not. Because im not much into.
It it happens or not im ok with it. Also i've enjoyed casino high rollers, certain bets, experiencing them by myself.

It is sometimes because of that, it mostly happens if you don't get enough satisfaction from your partner or you don't have a good connection with your family so people feel depressed and they end up gambling as they win for a while but as they start losing they keep getting addicted to gambling

Honestly, the reason why people are addicted to gambling is because of them being delusional on how they could easily make money. The thought of them becoming rich in seconds is what everybody wishes for, so gambling addicts initially start it for fun, get a small win, and then they start going deep, remain positive even if they lose, because of their delusions, and all this leads to the tragic gambling addiction. Drug addicts get addicted to drugs because of the apparent pleasure. The issue of loneliness and dissatisfaction just isn't the initial reason, bad company of people and the need for pleasure is.

Addiction to gambling is not comparable to addiction to illegal drugs. I have seen people who are desperate in buying illegal drugs and will do anything just to buy what they want and this people don't even have money to feed themselves. While in gambling, there might be a small percentage of those addicted to gambling willing to do anything to play but not like those who are addicted in illegal drugs. Illegal drugs ruined a lot of lives and families and once you started taking illegal drugs it will also affect your way of thinking.

I don't get addicted in gambling but sometimes I want to get satisfied through winning in gambling, i feel satisfied when i got doubled my money in gambling and after that i stop and withdraw all my winnings

Gambling addiction due to loneliness and dissatisfaction? Well, based from my personal experience, being lonely and dissatisfied with your life don't have anything to do with gambling addiction. People around me get addicted to gambling because they are greedy and think that this is a good way to earn some extra cash out of their free time, in which, they are completely wrong. They become addicted because of the false pretense that they have in their mind. Loneliness and dissatisfaction with life will definitely lead to depression but not gambling addiction.

I guess that you can get your winning if you have a luck and I hope that you can stop the game after you got doubled your money because this is the difficult part of gambling. there will always a passion to continue the game because we want to make more money and more winning which we cannot always get. but all in all, I think you can control your emotion and you can stop as soon as possible when you can double your money and I think that we need to know more about this.

I think he talks about problematic gamblers, not about people that gamble regularly but they do pretty well with their lives.

I’ve always thought the same about the subject, someone with a great life doesn’t get into a self-destructive gambling behavior. The same happens with drugs, many people take them but they don’t become addicts.

What differentiates non problematic regular gamblers from the problematic ones is self-esteem problems, unresolved childhood problems, even money problems, and the like.

I think the gambling addiction got the other factor which is greed, I never heard people become addicted to gambling because they are lonely, most of the time people become addicted because they are curious why they cant win against the house, some people can't accept losing, and some people want to get rich easily

For me i don’t think so it’s the main reason because addiction is a result of excessive gambling, when you don’t have control already and cannot stop the activity. In the beginning it is just a trial and fun but in the long run it will push you to keep doing until you reach to addiction, others just makes an excuse and believe its because of loneliness, but for me it is a choice at first.

I am no expert but I think that addiction is linked with mental health. I mean it's common sense. If you have a poor mental health, you'll do things to cope everyday even when it means lunging into substance or gambling addiction. Both offers chemicals which can make a person feel happy. Who wouldn't want that?

Gamblers on the other hand is a different story. I think that a person being addicted in gambling isn't necessary because they lack love or something. One can be addicted to gambling simply because they are greedy and they want more money. That then results to a poor mental health condition.

Imagine that you have $10,000 saved.

You bet $10,000 on the Eagles to defeat the Patriots in the 2017 superbowl.

You could have made $17,500 profit after the Eagles won the game.

That's massive earning potential for a small amount of work.

That's what makes gambling addicting. The temptation for what seems like easy money.

This is true, but I also heard stories that it is actually more important that a person is winning for some time. If a person tries gambling for the first time and it is unsuccessful, this person is not likely to continue, because it is just boring. What keeps a person gambling is occasional winnings or anticipation of winning (brain studies show that winning and being close to winning during gambling are pretty much equally pleasant).
Gambling for earning is different and it has nothing to do with addiction. I bet a gambling addict cannot be good at gambling. Addicted person is driven by emotions and feelings like pride, desperate decisiveness, anger etc. Look at the poker tours with top players like Negreanu. Even when he loses the game, he doesn't seek revenge and just says things like 'Oh, okay', 'No worries'.
But would a happy person eager money that much? Addiction is connected to mental health, but maybe this health was damaged by loneliness and distrust in the first place.

I think the attraction to gambling generally starts due to introduction by the friends who want to have fun goes in the casinos and out of that some of the people get attracted to it so much that they want to make the money from it and gets addicted in this course of time.

I don't know whether this argument is true or not. I know a few of these gambling addicts (some of whom happens to be my friends). These people are definitely not lonely or dissatisfied with their lives.

Not at all scenarios and it had been test out or i have seen such kind way of curing an addicted person (gambling) based on my own experience which i do see on my friend wheres hes already considered to be addicted yet he do already wreck up his life and lost soo much money and now his family is helping to cure him up or lets just say a loving and caring environment but those kind of methods doesnt work on him. He do still end up on playing or proceed since he do know that he had still money left to play.

Loneliness and dissatisfaction when related to gambling to me is the aftermath of gambling addiction because when there is no money again and no where to get the money to achieve the thirst to gamble, those two vices sets in. As a cause for it, I think people go into gambling to multiply the money they have based on knowledge they have about a particular line of gambling. Its just normal to assume that "since I have adequate knowledge and can predict, why can't I just make money out of it?"

actually, this is happening too with my friends which often playing gambling. they are not loneliness and dissatisfaction with their life, they can go everywhere with me and the other friends, he can enjoy his life without any problem. but he has a bad habit that makes him playing dice gambling but he can able to control himself without any problem because he knows that gambling can make him become addicting.

Yeah definitely. Loneliness or dissatisfaction have nothing to do with the degree of susceptibility of some people to the effects of gambling. There are sex addicts for example who are happily married with children and cheat regularly on their spouses. They are very well off and satisfied with their lives. They are not suffering from any loneliness or dissatisfaction either. It depends on the particular person. Heck there are clinics specilialized in treating all kinds of weird addictions like PC games or Internet addiction etc. Are all of these people lonely and depressed?

Loneliness and dissatisfaction can be a factor for someone to be addicted to anything but that does not apply to everyone. Sometimes the lonely people will make gambling a means to vent their solitude and gradually make gambling a routine activity.

I am married, I have a job, I go out with my friends yet I have been gambling for years. I just do not have many hobbies that is my main reason. If I spend 50 to 100 dollars a month on my "hobby" that sounds fine to me. Gambling from loneliness sounds definitely possible but it can not be the only reason to gamble, or dissatisfaction sounds like a proper reason yet still we can't call it only reason. Both can be a reason for some people but people with satisfaction and family and friends in their life can still gamble.

Moreover, gamblers do not consider any factor which are soothing them but they in search of some reasons which will lead them into gambling. Those reasons are loneliness and dissatisfaction. Here, they are sounding similar to drunk addict but practically all addicted people do behave similarly as far as I have observed.

That is the problem about this Gambling addicts, they look really happy or cheerful on the outside but inside? They are really broken. I know because I had some experience in the past like that. They gamble since we did not know that his mother is suffering from a disease and he wants to help her, he gave some money sometimes but most of the time, he can't since he lost a lot.

Not really, I haven't seen Dan Bilzerian depressed, ever. Not everybody has the same mental state, only weak and emotional minds tend to get depressed and cry over loses. Real gamblers should take it as a sport and face the consequences without any emotional attachments.

Nope, gambling addiction is because of profit. They are eager to have a big money in just a short period of time. Also they want to recover anything they have lose in gambling. Profit is the main reason why they keep on coming back.

The comparison between drugs and gambling has been normal these days and people think that they are the same but they aren't.

There might be people who are really lonely in real life and because of that they gamble but in every action that everyone does, we don't have the same reason for what we do.

It can be others past times, bonding moment why they gamble, some aren't satisfied on how much they make and that's why they gamble.

I never find it to be a outcome of loneliness or dissatisfaction. At times loneliness leads towards gambling activities, but the same will not serve to be the sole reason of an user to get addicted. To me it is the eagerness to earn in a simple way that makes people get into easier addiction.

They better be making money from gambling to have that reason. Otherwise, they are just using that to justify their gambling addiction and they are losing even more money because of gambling which makes their situation worse.

Another thing that you said is that some people have gambling as a bonding time with their friends. This is actually a thing. Let's say that your officemates are all gambling on Saturday nights and they invited you to join them, you can't just say "no" because as the human being that you are, you have the need to belong to a group of people. You will say 'yes' just because. Peer pressure, that is. I really do think that there's a lot of reasons why people become addicted to something. Loneliness and dissatisfaction with their life is just one of them.

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To OP: This is a really deep topic. But I strongly agree that dissatisfaction with life really is what brings people down to the addiction line. The situation that I was talking about (above) is saying that addiction can also be caused by peer pressure and being surrounded by gambling addicts can also make you addicted to it. It's an easily solvable addiction for you are able to easily get rid of these people. You can easily say "no" to them. If these people are your workmates, then you changing jobs will solve the problem right away. You don't have the peer pressure to become a gambling addict anymore.

But true addiction comes from within. It's something that you can't control because no one or nothing really is forcing you to do it. You choose to do it. We were taught that we should replace a bad habit by a good habit. We were also taught that you form a habit within 90 days so 90 days of abstinence from this gambling and 90 days of doing this new habit is the way to go. On the other hand, in /r/nofap (https://www.reddit.com/r/NoFap/), which is a subreddit for ridding yourself of your fapping addiction, they have tried this strategy for so long but people always just relapse at some point. I, myself, have tried it. I relapsed after 3 weeks and never really tried to do it again. It's like your body is looking for this addiction. It's like it was missing it. So now that you have tried it again (relapsed), it's like your body embraced that addiction more than ever.

There's an interesting post that came out. (I do know that these are two different types of addiction but I really think that they are still both addiction at the end of the day, and they will have very similar ways to treat) It says that "Gambling is not a disease, it's a symptom". It explained that we're not really doing well in life and so we're low. Our body is looking for this dopamine rush since our body isn't producing it due to loneliness and dissatisfaction. We then resort to things like fapping, gambling, drugs, and alcohol for this. We're trying to make ourselves happy. We're trying to escape the reality that is very sad and cruel. To make things short, in order to rid yourself of gambling, what you have to do is rid yourself of these problems. What's making you unhappy? Anyone toxic around you? People giving you a hard time? Then research about it, stop researching about your addiction because it's just a result of the combination of all the problems in life that you have. Or are you just gambling because after a long day at work, you have nothing else to do? Then that's easy, just find something to fill that extra time you have. It really is about how you live your life, rather than you being a "sick" person with an addiction. It's sad because we're told that we have an addiction, we were never told that it was a result of something else deeper in you.

My take on this? I would say it really is the way to treat your gambling addiction, or any addiction for that matter. I was genuinely happy for a couple of days and none of those days did I fap, gamble, and drink alcohol. It was all because I was in a good mood. I was able to sleep with a smile on my face without knowing that I didn't do OR even have the urge to do the "addiction" that I was told I had.

I don't know about that. Gambler's usually become addicted to gambling since they have their dissatisfaction to themselves or maybe their lives. Loneliness mostly lead to Drug Addiction but in terms of gambling, that will be dissatisfaction.

You said it yourself, the eagerness to earn in a simple way makes people get easier into addiction, that also means that these gamblers are not comfortable to how they live their lives making them dissatisfied with their lives, isn't it?

I think it happens because of loneliness and greediness of the person.People are here to be a millionaire without any working and they consider gambling like an investment and playing with their hard earned money and losing more and more will leads to depression and in the thought they want to get back their lost amount they wll continue to do then it will leads to addictions as well.

Being lonely is normal at times for people. There is no association between loneliness and gambling unless it is backed up by data. Loneliness can make the person do some strange things like go to a social media website of chatbox and start spamming. Because they want to get attention or want themselves known. That is perfectly normal and would resolve once that person is social once again.

On the other gambling habit comes from the player themselves. They want to make money from their greed.

Gambling is just part of my life and I would like that to stay like that. Anyone can be lonely from time to time, that doesn't mean that you should go in casino and to spend all the money just because you are lonely, there are so many other activities that can pull you out from there.
Gambling should be fun for most of us. There are professional poker players, black jack players and if they earn a lot from this game they are professionals and for them gambling is more than a game, for the rest of us gambling should be fun activity where we spend only how much we can afford to lose.

I will agree to you OP to some extent.

When a person is lonely, he might be attracted more to gambling cause:

1) He needs to do something just to pass his time. Most often practices like gambling appear as the easiest option in these cases.

2) Another problem with lonely people is that they do not have someone to monitor or control them before gambling addiction occurs. It has more impact than all other points.

Yes,loneliness is one of the main reason for any kind of addiction because already they are very lonely in their life so if they get into something they will fully concentrate on that only like drug and drink addict also the same or maybe this will give them relief from their problems as well.But this give only temporary happiness but will leads to serious problems so the people need to learn how to face their problems in their life than avoiding those problem with temporary happiness.

By letter, all addicts are the same, be it gambling addicts or drugs addicts.

We can see the definition of an addict is a user who cannot be separated or hard to discharge of the things he used or use.

But to synchronize the habit of gambling addicts and drug addicts about how they behave with other people, I will compare both very far away.

You can see the main focus, a gambler will have a healthy mind when playing or talking with other people. While the drug addicts, they will not be able to talk well with other people.

You're so wrong. Having nothing to do doesn't have much in common with being addicted to gambling. What if somebody told you that people who are bored are often becoming alcoholics because if you have nothing to do the easiest thing is to get drunk? We can't look at it this way. One person will get addicted to this another to that and a very small number of people will become serial killers. This doesn't mean that loneliness and boredom make silent killers out of people!

Maybe some of them are experiencing loneliness inside because they don't feel belongingness anymore in their family circle.But i think addiction is a choice because if they only manage to discipline theirselves,they may not reach that point.In most of the times,addiction may be avoided through the love and comfort from their own families and of course giving some piece of good advices from loved ones may also help.

Yes.If addiction will be ignored,it will really cause more serious damages in life.But if a person who is addicted to gambling is determined to change his life for the better,i think it would really happen if there are also emotional support from his loved ones.

In my opinion things are not so simple, we cannot give a single reason of why people do what they do, I have known several people that were into drugs and most of them started consuming just because they wanted to experiment, which is a phrase that is used a lot but that does not mean anything, they just wanted to taste drugs and suddenly they found themselves immersed in that world unable to get out of it, people mock the just say no campaign of the 80s but it was correct, do not do drugs under any circumstances and by doing that you cannot get addicted to them and if for some reason you are given powerful and addictive drugs like pain killers by your doctor try to find other ways to overcome the disease, there are many therapies out there that can achieve the same results without the use of medicines, but if that fails then you need to keep a very close watch over your consumption of those medicines so you avoid getting addicted.

And the same applies to gambling addiction, people gamble because they want and then some people find that they cannot handle it and if you do not want to fall into that pattern of behavior then do not gamble at all, it is that simple.

I think gambling addiction is the set of mind who has an  extreme and eagerness to earn money and bring big profit for there family. It can be a good form of relaxation or fun and stress reliever. In my own self, I do gambling for money, to win and have income, because I'm not lonely nor unsatisfied. 

Yes, partly its true for me,  because im addicted to gambling before and its my hobby everyday i go to casino, i don't know what's the reason but i enjoyed playing while in the house its like a haunted house the difference is everyday my family is there but i can't talk or something to tell a story its just a silent house.

I don't distract my life from just gambling because I have a good life and I really enjoy what I have right now. I also have a free time in my daily life so I think it will not be a problem if I am playing gambling because I want to enjoy my time to play gambling like others. besides that, I am not a gambler which spends almost all my time just playing gambling because I know that my life will ruin if I only playing gambling.

I defiantly think that loneliness plays a big part in making people fall into the wrong roads and do things that are illogical, no having friends and not having anything to do, makes you look for anything to do even if it is wrong, and gambling and drugs or anything that gets you hooked up on it, I personally only gamble when I have nothing to do, but when I am with my friends I don't even think about it, and probably that is the best solution for addiction.

I think advises that say do not gamble at all, do not drink alcohol at all, do not do drugs etc. are of not much help, especially for those who are already addicted. People need advice on how to stop being addicted, rather than statement of the fact that they are in a severe situation.

I think that new findings, that have been discussed in this thread, are really amazing and that any addicted person can (and should) try to cure themselves by creating a loving and caring environment around.

At least with the environment and association can happen not only in loneliness, because in life too extreme sociality will produce a bad thing, when we have fallen into the world of narcotics slowly we will continue to mencanduinya, let alone gamble it very often happens when we have earning the first profit in gambling we will continue to do so without any dissatisfaction and continue until finally become an addict, even not necessarily it will continue to get luck or even a frequent defeat received, it is the ugliness that often happens as an addict

I do not know about other countries but people addicted to gambling are generally addicted to alcohol and other things as well. I can confirm it only based on small sample I was familiar with. Two people I know got so much addicted to all this that they were not able to control it even when they had parents staying with them for some short time.

I believed for drugs that might be one of  the reasons why they got addicted. As for gambling addicts, might be a deeper reasons though. I admit that I got addicted because of the environment. When you see your father and other family members into gambling at a young age, you can inherit, that lifestyle and that's what happened to me. But being lonely? Nah, I don't think that gambling will be their first options though, but drugs. That's why I wanted to break that line, that connection, so I keep my gambling addiction to my kids because I don't want them to end the path I took.

Actually, it's not, physical addiction takes place when certain chemicals (µ opioid agonists, such as alcohol, barbiturates, nicotine, etc.) bind to µ opioid receptors. And the chemicals that can be released when playing poker due to excitements are most likely catecholamines (adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine) which can only cause psychological dependence. So forget that myth once and for all.
Gambling can be sort of a distraction from your problems if you started to gamble before those problems emerged. But if one is already in trouble I think it's unlikely he will start gambling to get well.

It can also be one reason to justify their addiction, someone who can't help himself from addiction will think of a reason just to pursue his hobby.

About the peer pressure, that's another thing and it's happening most of the time.

I experienced that before but for someone that really has no idea of what gambling is and don't have interest on it can say no.

Neither alcohol, barbiturates, or nicotine have any activity at µ receptors, so you are mistaken. Most drugs, like gambling, exert their addictive effects through secondary activation of the mesolimbic pathway and endogenous dopamine release.

That probably is true for some and you can't really generalize addicted gamblers in the same bracket. Also drugs addiction and gambling addiction are two different things. People who love to stay in a hallucinating world, becomes addicted to drugs but gambling addiction is a hard reality and no place for hallucination. I believe the gambling addiction is triggered by the greed and not by the loneliness and dissatisfaction. That probably is true for the alcohol addiction but not gambling!

I guess what you are trying to say here is that you are not the type of people that really waste their time and money on gambling since you know it will ruin it. You don't need to say that "your will be ruined if you play gambling" since you are already gambling as you have said.

I am confused on what you are saying really since you are saying that you are enjoying a good life and you are also saying that you want to enjoy gambling like others too, What are you pointing here?

People are really finding what's best for them specially when they needs to have to listen there own problems and to comfort with them too. We can't control what people's like and want to do in their own lifes. Play gambling with a self control and not to waste with your life.

"I am not really a gambler" though I was gambling through bitonmarket in 2011 and 2012! Since I lost heavily I decided to stay far from gambling and just focus on cryptocurrencies trading and rendering services for bitcoin.

If people are finding the best for them then why would hey go to a casino or visit a gambling site to gamble? Are they thinking that gambling is a solution for problems? Gambling is just gambling, it ruin lives, it leads you to bankruptcy and it will take away all your loved ones, is that a good solution to a problem? No. Being responsible is the solution for problems.

If you do anything while you are lonely then it will become your habit since your mind is very eager to do something so if you gamble while your are lonely then it will become and addiction.The other reason is that greediness people just want to be a rich person in very short time and they think the gambling can do that for them but actually they are going to lose their money here so they will keep chasing the money and will get addicted.

I think it's true tbh. People who don't have any hobby, have so much free time in his life, don't have anything to do and lonely, all are makes people do gambling and sometimes become addicted to gambling because they don't have anything to do beside do gambling.

maybe the same as drug addiction with gambling addiction may be just a different sensation, addiction to gambling is caused more by the dissatisfaction of what they achieve so it will be difficult to get out of the circle as long as the feeling continues.

This is exactly correct! Physical and Psychological addiction are the same thing. They take advantage of the reward centers in your brain, which makes you want to have more. Gambling can easily do this (and it does), video games can become addictive this way, and even those crappy mobile games use the same tactic. All they do is trigger the reward center and cause your brain to release some dopamine, and your hooked, trying to get your next hit. That is facebooks business model actually.

I think you meant we're going to come back to gambling whenever we're sad in order to cope up with the loneliness. It really depends on your situation and how can you handle it. Do you get lonely whenever you're alone because of this problem? Then you sure will be gambling a lot. But, are you the type of person that only gets lonely sometimes? Then even when you have gambling as a way to cope with it, you wouldn't be gambling much since you're seldom lonely.

Another thing that we can put into consideration is our ability to solve the problem. If we are able to get rid of the problem, we have no more reason to be lonely, thus, no more reason to gamble. It really depends on a lot of things but the ending will always be you actually solving the problem.

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Sometimes we're not really addicted to something. It's just that we don't have anything else to do. Before, I used to think that I have a drinking problem because I'm going out a lot with my friends we used to drink almost every day. When I put some thought to it, we all don't have anything else to do with each other. We like different things and we all have different hobbies. Basically we're bonded by the alcohol. At some point, I stopped coming just to see if I actually had a problem. Turns out, I don't. I used the time I would spend drinking (which I thought was my addiction) doing something else like taking photos and editing them. I didn't even feel the need to drink at all. The addiction was nothing but an illusion and I was able to give it up right away by just filling the time with something else.

I think that it may be one of the reason, but not necessary, I think that one of the most common reason for becoming a gambling is lack of jobs opportunity, people even after getting a lot of education they find it hard to find any job for earning their livelihood which in fact compel they to start playing gambling.

The environment in which a person lives can also be a cause of addiction. For example, a person who lives in an environment where most of the residents are gamblers, it is likely that the person will follow what is done by the majority. In short, many things can cause someone to become an addict.

Yes, I agree with what you said because ones residing environs is just like a school and we both know that most people that reside in Texas will be addicted to gambling. However, the company ones keep and an unacceptable direction giving to juveniles  will also determine ones terms of addiction. Therefore, I don't believe loneliness and dissatisfaction can make ones addicted to gamble if live in good environment with proper direction.

Loneliness?nope i guess this is not the reason for gamblers become addict since theres a lot of friend out there that willing to be wit us,the problem is we are the one whos not letting them enter our lifes

But the dissatisfaction?perfect catch people that has an attitude like this mostly become addicted because the contentment getting higher the more they win

Personally, I think loneliness and dissatisfaction, it's really just a very silly reason, it even seems like a blatant justification and lie, I never believed a person who was addicted to gambling just because they were lonely and dissatisfied. They should be honest, they have too much free time and greed in gambling, that makes them gambling more and become addicted, they can not control themselves, should not be blamed for loneliness and dissatisfaction, if we are addicted to gambling because of this reason, I believe most people around the world have become addicts

I don't think so. It is about the person, if the person doesn't want it, anyone can not affect him/her.

The point here is support. When you are in trouble it is really to hard to find people around you who care, when it comes to problems usually people turn away from you, cause of its much easier, no matter about what kinfld of addiction the point is, gambling or drugs.

If the gambler also grew to a familiar that's very tolerable, he can also be addicted with gambling. I've a friend that became addicted because his parents allows him to do whatever he want and whatever he asks, they are giving it, money? it's simple to him.
We can't compare addiction of gambling to drugs that's like comparing oranges to apples.

Yes, when we are having our loved ones near then the chances of getting into gambling or drugs will be less. Only when we do not get enough soothing from them or when we expect more but getting less then we may go for another soothing one which may be gambling or drugs. Loneliness are enough dangers to kill a person by causing psychological disorders. Instead of bearing the pains of loneliness, many people choose the other available options like gambling or drugs.

But I do believe the dangers due to consequences of gambling addictions is much worst than drugs. Gambling addiction may lead to complete destroy of a person regardless of his family or social standing and status. Basically gambling addictions are vulnerable to a person only when he is continuously engaging with gambling. It means when a person is not good with their relationships then he may get into gambling to spend his leisure times.

yes, I agree with you. it is not about gambling but it's about our life. gambling doesn't mean that person is loneliness and dissatisfaction but maybe that person wants to release his stress, he wants to enjoy the game without thinking any problem in his life, he wants to meet other people which playing together in one table, or he wants to play the game and talks with other people. we don't know what the reason of every people which playing gambling and I am sure that every one of us has a different reason.

As I've said, we can't say on what's worse and what's not. They are both addiction and it can do harm for the other end. In gambling addiction, this depends on the personality of the gambler on how he can take things. While in drug addiction, just sit and watch tv news about it and you'll see people being harmed by those people that are under the influence of drugs. So if you think that gambling addiction is much worst than drug addiction, it's your opinion.

At this point, you two can pretty much agree that "it's a case to case basis". At the end of the day, the damage that is caused to the gambler depends on how much the gambler wants to fight his addiction and the same thing is true with a drug addict.

We can weigh what's worse by listing down the negative effects ithas on you. In gambling, you're losing money, you're ruining your reputation, and you damage your body by staying up late. In drugs, you're losing money (but not as much in gambling), you're ruining your reputation, and at the same time you're ruining your body by putting all these illegal drugs into your system.

We all lose something and earn something, depends on the case whether or not it’s legal or illegal. Something is going to be there that will be taken from you. Like you said, money for gambling addiction and in drugs, reputation, or probably what you’re losing is your life. Whatever the addiction is, it’s addiction. Nothing can be gotten good from it.

I will say my opinion in this. For me, I believe that these two are the reasons why people are getting addicted into gambling.

Loneliness - maybe he will gamble because he feels he is alone. There is nothing that can comfort him so he taught that gambling is the way to comfort him and make him happy. Continuous gambling will led to gambling addiction.

Dissatisfaction - people are tend to be greedy and they are not satisfied in one thing. They don't know how to be contented into what they have and a gambler will be addicted because of this.

I think it’s difficult to pinpoint one specific reason. I’ve been out to Casinos in London with friends and have met people there who use it as an outlet and a way of dealing with stress. (The last gentleman I bumped into was there whilst his son; a semi-professional footballer was flown in for surgery).

pretty interesting when your family / people around you get used to gamble  , you don't even need other reasons to do it as it has become something like a culture . addiction itself come from the attractive game no matter how responsible you are , the game that offers you huge rewards without huge efforts at least always makes 8 out of 10 gamblers trapped on an addiction.

hard to deny the desire to gamble once you have tried it , loneliness or dissatisfaction not always become the reason behind gambling addiction.

Those people you met at the London knew how to deal with gamble because it is glaring that they play it for fun and gambling was the thing which keep them happy during there free time but the OP was talking about the people that can't control themselve to the extent of jeopardizing their income.

some gambling cases could be due to loneliness , but majority don't . people get addicted to drugs to escape away from reality , they don't want to face their troubles in life . So addiction leads to loneliness not the other way ! .
I think this kind of discussion needs a supervision of a suitable specialist not on forums where anyone can say random words.

It's still better to discuss with this kind of issues to also help other gamblers to narrow down the main issue of being lonely which leads to addiction. Addiction is a serious matter which needs to be handled by some specialist and you definitely right with your concern.

Random words like the one you said? What a way to set an example, ::) Do you realize that what you said is contradicting? You said that people get addicted to substance because they want to "escape reality and they don't want to face their troubles in life". This means that they were lonely and afraid in the first place. They have a problem. People cope using drugs and gambling because it's the way they cope with the problems which doesn't really make sense since it only gives you even more problems.

This is a basic idea we need to give novice gamblers that nothing good can be achievable from gambling. If you get in there, there would be disrespect, shame, regret, loss, money wasting and much more that belongs to evil family. This genre never ever going to cover any positiveness. So don’t just make your heart believe on this false concept and don’t ruin your life and your family member's life.

Gambling addiction is happening with different reasons but the core thing here is, when we gamble continuously then we may get addicted and then we will get suffered. Avoiding loneliness and keeping the peace of mind may help anyone not to go to gambling. Yes, we cannot avoid addiction after getting into gambling but we can save ourselves by not at all gambling after understanding its cruelness.

It is indeed true. People that don't have that much social life and doesn't interact with other people like having a decent conversation, a little chit-chat about the things in life and so on are mostly the people who could be easily addicted on something bad, the reason why is because they think that their life is useless, they are worthless person who don't deserve to live because nobody loves them.

And we can't blame them if that is what they are thinking, the only solution for that is to let them know that there are people out there who are willing to help them, to hear them out, to be their crying-shoulder, to be someone who could they trust, it will not be an easy job, but I think that is the only way to save them.

Well i think that makes sense. Regardless of what the addiction is, the environment greatly affects a person's action. Addiction to something becomes an outlet where they can let feelings and emotions go. Something that can be shared instead if the person has supportive people around him.

It is good if you are playing gambling only to enjoy your life, but I think that most of the people when they continue to play gambling they become addicted and then they find it too hard to stop it. I have seen such people who are playing gambling for years and even losing a lot of money they still find it hard to stop playing gambling permanently.

I see dudes spending hours and hours in front of slot machines (or computer screens doesn't matter much). I can associate this kind of addiction with gaming addiction. There are many similarities. Except when you gamble you usually spend your money (I say "usually" because I believe it is optional) too in addition to your time. Gaming addiction looks a bit less harmful if you think that way. Anyway both of those addicts usually have one thing  in common: Loneliness. They don't know how to pass time, they do it by staring at some screen.

Sometimes people don't give a fuck about money though. They exactly know how they'll be screwing themselves by playing but they do it anyway. That's indeed dissatisfaction. These are usually old people who got almost everything they wanted from life. They got friends, family, too much money, yachts, everything. They are just trying to die. Because that's the only thing left interesting for them death. They wonder what happens after dying so they are fast forwarding time.  ;D

If there's a study made about the links between gambling, loneliness and dissatisfaction then there maybe a link between those 3. They interviewed real people with experience, they can't just choose random people and publish their observation. The results of their observation has basis while ours are just opinions and also stories on what we heard or shared to us. in my case I don't gamble because I am lonely is dissatisfied with what I am doing with my life. I simply just wan't to play to be entertained. Most of the time I come with friends so I scratch the loneliness reason there for me.

But that’s how reality is. Always twisted. I do agree with the guy about one thing. Most of the times people become an addict because they are running from their life or problems. You will see gamblers who gambler only for the sake of having relief. Drug addicts take drugs in order to stop feeling their surroundings. Not everyone is smart like you.

But first step must be taken from these gamblers. If they don’t make their minds clear and they can’t even decide what to do and when to do, how can be they able to remit this gambling thing from their minds. First, they should define the wrong and right in their minds. Believe me this would let them find gambling as the worst ever game played by human race. Good luck everyone.

I think that was harsh. You never know if someone is being loved or not and at least the Creator loves everyone. Besides, hackers are alone people too most of the times and it is not like they are desperate for love of others because they love their work. There are many gambling addicts out there who are rich guys and play this game for enjoyment alone.

Yes, I don't believe that gambling addicts are lonely, maybe some of them are lonely but we can't generalize like that for all. As you said, some of rich people gamble just for fun.

I think it depends on the person who are addicted to gambling, some of them are just too greedy in easy money that is why they are addicted to gambling, some of them may do gambling to spend their time, and some of them maybe lonely or dissatisfied. It always depends on the gambler.

In my view, those issues could add up to the problem, but it is not necessarily general. I heard stories about wealthy people with families to lose basically everything gambling. There are many aspects, and every situation can differ a bit.

There are different causes and reason why people may turn to gambling as a means of coping with or blocking out difficult events or problems in their life. Some gambling addicts may simply gamble as an escape from the outside world. Addiction in general is considered a pathological coping mechanism used for escaping from current or past problems. It is one way to escape from loneliness and disappointments in life but it needs to be corrected because gambling is not a good habit that we must not misinterpret.

Yes that is right that different people have different reasons for starting gambling. Here different people have different stories about their gambling activities. to me i started gambling because of my friend who is addicted. i first start gambling  on cricket matches and really make good profit in very beginning and therefore i think that now i am addicted to gambling.

Indeed, even by the fact every person has a different personality, he could become addicted just by a friend request or who knows / maybe some bet on trying to not become an addict? :D

We have our own ways on how to ignore our own lives, if we hate the reality, we will find a way on how not to live with that kind of life we have. I don't gamble but my way on ignoring the reality is to focus on this forum, I'm just in my room reading stuffs here, joining signature campaign and post my opinions about things, that is how I let out all of the depressions that I have in me everyday, I just keep on repeating those things that I have mentioned, and I'm always giving myself some quality time to refresh my mind so I could go on.

Though it is not always a positive way for everybody, just like what you've said, others are addicted to drugs, in gambling, and other bad things in this world, and I think that is not a good way to escape the reality, you are just destroying yourself by that.

A man who belong to a backward country can understand the situation better. people mostly addicted to gambling and drugs because they become disappointed in the society by finding job. some people become addicted because of their company having such friends who are already addicted to gambling and they motive their friends for playing gambling.

you are right, maybe they want to play the game only, and I am sure that there is any reason behind of this and perhaps it's not because of loneliness and dissatisfaction. but if they are playing gambling because of that, then they need to leave the gambling place as soon as possible because he will lose their money and they will become an addicting person.

That means they have moral values and nobody taught them importance of moral values in life. If a person finds solace in drugs because of "poverty" in their country then they need to mend their ways. Life is tough for everyone. What might seem rosey red to you might not be so for another person. Even the person living in a high class society have their problems to deal with. So end of the day its all safe - what differs is how you tackle the situation and gambling is definitely not one of the methods to tide over it.

That is a correct statement. Peer pressure can make a person sign up but it is their choice whether they want to play or not. So again its the moral values of life. ;)

Everything may happen, as most of the people say in our country, life will surprise you. There are a lot of rich people addicted to gambling but I don't think it will come to a time that they will be losing it.

Most of the rich people has a lot of investments, lots of sources of income so I don't think losing some money on gambling will eat that all up unless they are really addicted or into it.

May be some people have the same mentality and believe on it, but I think that it cannot be the main reason for which they start playing gambling. I think that there are a lot of other reasons that make people convince to start playing gambling.

Most of the times, people are just running away from their real problems. They find an easy escape from their troubles in gambling and drugs for some moment. Definitely, it does not solve the problems rather work like a multiplier which increases problems. However, not everyone has guts to stand up and look in the face of life. It takes some time before a bird learns to fly.

Youre right cause we have the case of some people who have all what it take to live an expensive life but still feel lonely and what most of them usually do is spending their time on casino, horse race betting, going to music concert etc. But gambling addict is a vice-versa cause we also have some people which loneliness and dissatisfaction was not the cause of their addiction.

On rich people then this would be a typical case but only on small percentage where people do spend their time and money just to seek out that pleasure that they do seek without minding on losing money as long they do enjoy. Going on the other side on other or on most gamblers they do play out gamble for the sake of money, entertainment and also no matter what would be your reason there would always be a tendency for you to get addicted and too much addiction will lead into a miserable life no matter how much money you do had.

Everyone is different and has different reasons for taking up gambling, and possibly becoming a gambling addict. Some people think of it as a way to make money to pay bills and end up addicted. Others might look at it as a means of escaping from reality, a bad home, a sad life, etc and end up addicted. There must be 1001 reasons out there.

Real talk! I really agree with what you said because too much of something is not good even if it is water which is why balancing things maturely is important thing every gambler must apply as their rules and regulations in other to avoid been miserable or despondent.

I think not forever that thing is the reason why they start gambling and become addicts, many people start gambling because of fad
and when they win then they become greedy and want to win again, you know that gambling makes almost anyone become greedy right

Not only 1001 reasons but more of it. Diverting those loneliness and other problems into addiction just to escape from the reality can be one of the finely reason why there are people who becomes addicted to gambling.

And this also the same goes for addictions as well but if a person really becomes addicted to it, we can be sure of it that there's only one reason to it.

That can be for money or something logical and emotional.

I think it very much depends on individuals. However,  it would make sense that some people join for those exact reasons, other reasons altogether or a combination of reasons. What's certain is that its a dangerous addiction.

Based on your perspective, i believe its only due to individual ofc but to want looking for something more, like a big reward or that special recover after a big bust.

yes, we have different reasons to stay at the gambling places and we can say that become addicting in gambling is because of loneliness and dissatisfaction with our life. but I think that there are other people that have the happy life with his family but the problem is he cannot leave the gambling place because he can earn money and he can enjoy the game. so for this person, maybe he should think to quit gambling as soon as possible so he can stop his addicting in gambling and he can live better with his family.

I don’t think so at first. The early stages of gambling addiction is when you are used to winning and you always keep positive that you’ll win back what you’ve lost and once you’re there and you’ve lost everything, that’s when it starts. Loneliness and dissatisfaction then becomes the main reason. Looking back to everything you’ve been through, and replaying the same scenes as to how you could’ve changed your decisions.

I really want to believe addiction is a self inflicted one as a result of greed rather than loneliness which I believe should not be an excuse for any gambler. Dissatisfaction with respect to losing while feeling one has to win at all cost could also be a way but in reality, all these are still centred on greed and the mindset the person ended up coming with into gambling.

Gambling addiction itself on the other hand, can be the cause of loneliness as people around just try to avoid you and let you be with your reckless lifestyle because at that stage, it will be hard to get the will to wanna change and when people keep trying to help and you just keep doing whatever you feel, at a point, they just back off, leaving you to your fate.

When a person first starts gambling they dont look into the dark side of it. Like any other aspect of life, it also has very bad consequences. Because at that time they are blinded the probable returns that gambling can give and not the loss they can incur. Some wiser folks do recognize their folly soon and stop gambling but most people who are willing to take the risk would continue gambling and get addicted.

But this has nothing to do with loneliness in my opinion. A person who would become an addict would become one irrespective of other factors.

Well, human are a piece that lumps together using a seven deadly sins of this world and of course, greediness is always one of them. I don't know someone who is not that greedy at all. Everyone has to be greedy of something since not all of the time, greediness is always referring to money or riches. I guess addiction is more like of an escape to the reality, that they want to live in their own corners. They have their dreams and goals it is just that different from the path that we are taking, well, everyone has their own paths it is just that Gambling addiction is a disease in our world.

To me I think that the main reason which compel people to start playing gambling can only be that they do not have any job or any good source of income. Or those people who have such company who are addicted to gambling. I think that very few people may be thinking that they have started gambling because of loneliness.

I don’t think so that it’s that these people I think it’s mainly because of the entertainment for the chance of profiting easily compared to working and doing hard work for your moneys worth. Loneliness is not related in my opinion because if you think of that, almost  everyone would be tempted  to play and just be there.

I do not think addiction has to do with not being able to make a bond with other people or make friends. I can have friends and be addicted at something. However, let's say that addiction has to do with being comfortable about a certain thing like video games, gambling, and all sort of fun. When you happen to feel yourself having fun, you will want to experience it again and again until it forms the so-called addiction. And that is the addiction of having fun. Gambling addiction does not only make you have fun, but it also makes you more greedy about having more money or profits.

I believe this is the maximum number of people stay with the gambling field. I see the people invested on the gambling for their entertainment purposes mostly. If you check the reasons for it. Hopefully they may not happy with their works or anything buddy.
We need to make ourself happy apart from the loneliness or any such bullshits. For these kind of sad time if we go to gambling finally nothing will be in your hand. Please play well for some enjoyment alone no more greediness or anything on gambling investments.

Various reasons someone is addicted to gambling, perhaps the most is because by gambling we can get money quickly in large amounts (that is if we are lucky) ;D. Everyone has their own reasons for continuing to gamble.

If someone starts gambling for the reason for their lonliness then it will leads to the addiction at some point so they don't have to gamble when they are not mentally strong it can affect their winning percentage too in some games.To get away from lonliness there are lot of motivational thing we can do which can help others as well.

What about the people who end up losing money - they should get "deaddicted" if we go according to your logic. But its not so in reality. The addiction to gambling comes from the inherent greed and gluttony we have inside everyone. It makes us think that luck is on our side and is stimulated by the casinos advertisements.

So in order to prevent addiction, one should control these emotions and make sure they dont get affected by them. However many people do gamble for fun and entertainment only which if kept in control wont make the person addicted.

Yeah maybe some players have that reason, but of course not all of them use that reason why they gamble. some players have different goals and mostly because they are looking for impressions/fun and looking for profit, yeah you're right when you gamble because of loneliness it might be bad to you, like being an addict because loneliness is looking for an impingement you know, maybe they will become addicts because of that.

Drugs and gambling are very different from each other but they are also same because it is both addicting.  "gambling addiction mainly due to loneliness and dissatisfaction?" No I dont think so. As of my experience we become addicted to gambling because we become greed and we become tempted of this thing. We want to win the big price. Gambling is money. Money is temptation.

Being lonely can be due to social anxiety and not being able to get along with people. This may have deeper roots with their brains and they might need treatment for that. However such people would tend to stay away from gambling because are generally very protective of their money and would not want to gamble it away.

Most highrollers you see on casinos are excited and want to get attention  from people. Thats just the opposite of social anxiety. They would smoke weed and start blabbering away in chatroom and roll each and every coin they have.

I also do the same. I never use gambling for making money, because I think it is not a business in which I can make money. I just use gambling for fun and entertainment. If you do the same you will never fell loneliness and will never be frustrated. When you understand that it is enough and leave the casino then you will be mentally relaxed because your gambling purpose is not making money.

Those who feel they are lonely should be able to do other things to kill their boredom as it does not have to be gambling. Asides from that, being lonely and in a state of depression even makes it so impossible for you to have the right mindset and be able to think straight as a person and that sets in room for a lot of crazy emotional decisions that usually lead people into doing what they are not supposed to do. For someone that is already depressed, gambling can even make the person more depressed.

I think of the only people by wanting to be with other people. It’s just like they want to have friends but they don’t have any and resulting to depression just like you said. Once they found something that is there for them, it would addicting of some sort, then it would serve as the happiness factor in their lives but once disappointed, they would go straight to loneliness again. It is never ending.

Well it's situational. When people are down, they tend to look to other things to keep themselves preoccupied. Some travel, some engage in sports, and there are those whi find comfort in gambling. It's not the main factor for getting addicted but it's one way to get there.

It can and it will. Losing money does not make a person happy unless they mentally retarded. The ones who gamble for making money would actually lose money and become depressed. So this can lead to the person getting addicted and thus in the addicted gambler maybe the addiction is fueled by the dissatisfaction and depression.

However a person who is clinically depressed would remain secluded and not attempt social exposure. Thats why it seems contradictory for gambling (which is a social event) to be the cause of depression.

Yeah! Gambling addiction is mainly as a result of the way people perceived gambling before they even started gambling at all. Gambling has a way of fine-tuning your emotions, your impulse to do something, your principle to a way that will never favor you and it is only left for you as an individual to be able to know all these things right from the onset, find a way to curtail and if you cannot, just stay away. Loneliness or dissatisfaction resulting to addiction is something that would just seem like an excuse for a gambler.

Drugs and gambling is of course very different from each other but people keep distance from such people who are drugs or gambling addictors. Nobody wants relationship with them, because they are the worst people of the society. They have no positive role in gambling. Loneliness and dissatisfaction is good for them to take lessons from their activities and bad habits.

Yeah, especially in my country here. People keep distance on a person who is drugs addict and gambler addict. That's why i rather gamble at online, so no one knows but i'm not addicted on gambling.

I think loneliness can be a factor why a person gambling.

Well, they are judgmental people if they treat you that way. It's not nice to do that but not accepting them, is also wrong. If you have a family member who is addicted, wouldn't you help them? It's just like that, having someone to stay away from is right for yourself but not as a whole, you'll never know if you could help someone out.

With gambling online, it's better also not be known that you are doing it but it's still a great thing if you win. You could treat your friends, when winning a significant amount.

Loneliness and dissatisfaction are just two states of the mind, but this does not mean they simply will always be the cause of an addiction and that does not mean they cannot.

There is something about life, one thing usually lead to another and from there, you may even find yourself getting addicted by thinking you can find solace in gambling as a result of loneliness or some form of dissatisfaction on certain things, while thinking that you will just simply get out from it because of gambling. That is more like moving from frying pan into fire and that mindset you are bringing already can take you through the wrong path if you are not careful.

Okay, but let's take a look below the surface. Why exactly are we tempted? Because we think we need more money to be happy. And why do we think that? Because we are not happy at the moment. So, if you were satisfied with your life and were feeling no loneliness or, in other words, you were feeling happy, you wouldn't think that you need more money to be happy, and hence the chances of becoming addicted gambler would be very small. Just think of the source of temptation and you'll see that in most cases it's dissatisfaction with your life.

I personally am not sure of that research, because I know better if drug addicts are among rich people and most of them have a good family in the eyes of their neighbors, the research is not wrong, because it does not rule out the possibility of depressed people becoming addicts too . But the problem of gambling addicts, I'm sure it can be stopped with the awareness and common sense they have. As long as they don't want to think for the future to be better and continue to be in a circle of gambling, then it will also be difficult to go and stop.

I don't think that for gambling addiction, I think loneliness and dissatisfaction is the result not the reason.

You know that most of the time, loneliness on its own is a very terrible psychological state of the mind and for someone who is in this spot, I am sure, trying to find a means or something to stir up that loneliness into excitement and decided to pick on gambling can set the person up easily into making the most terrific mistake when it comes to being able to control their impulses. These are the kind of people that will always get easily engrossed, find it hard to stop when they know they should and certainly can lead to addiction. If gambling is a solution for loneliness and dissatisfaction then its addiction is the obvious results for the people who opt for it. Because addiction is the result of persisting with gambling, no one could stop nor prevent that from happening if sticking within that.

No I don’t think so because there are many peoples who gamble just because they are gambling addictors and they don’t matter what they feel. Gambling is not the solution for dissatisfaction and loneliness. For these two things friends gathering are the best solution. Gambling is the worst thing and if such a person loses his money in gambling, then imagine what would be his situation.

It is right that with depressed mind it is not possible to win the bet and the result will be always in favor of the opponents. In my opinion a depressed, lonely and dishearten person should spend his time in watching a comedy movie or visit a relative if he has no friend. By this way he can reduce his dissatisfaction. Gambling is not for depressed person.

Gambling addiction actually takes place due to money if you win some, or see some other winning you would also like to win the amount and thus in anticipation of winning you keep on playing and either keep on losing and then to recover the money you would play and in this process addiction gets heavy on the person.

Gambling is different from the drug, and every people has their own reasons in life. Maybe gambling addiction is also because luck of financial needs that's why there are some people that are trying to get some profit with gambling or maybe they are too bored so they want to have some extra activity. Drugs cannot make money if we use it, it cannot make us win a jackpot, while in gambling we have a chance to win a jackpot but there is no assurance at all. Being lonely and dissatisfaction cannot make us addicted to gambling.

In my opinion, I think many of the new gamblers do experience at some extent the conjoint forces of both loneliness and dissatisfaction and now that gambling can be done online more easily what greater way to combat these symptoms?

I think being addicted is for many reasons not just losing money and wanting to recover or gain profits and want to get bigger profits. I think the reason is not only that. and I think loneliness is also the reason someone can become an addict. they don't know what activities they have to do because they are lonely? and he continues to repeat gambling just to not be lonely

Yeah it is 100% true that those people who have no or very little interaction with the community become addicted of drugs, because they think that they can feel relaxation while they take drugs. That why doctors told about such a person that we should not leave drug addictor alone and should engage him in some social activity. The same is here with gambling addictor

I don’t think everyone who does gambling is addicted because of loneliness and dissatisfaction. Orhers do it for recreation and self enjoyment. The feeling of satisfaction upon winning a game cannot be measured by any means. Addendum to that excitement in winning is the fact that you double your money in your money pot which will prolong your time in the gambling house.

In my opinion there are many factors that a person starts gambling and become addicted. Loneliness, depression, lack of other habits, behavior, dissatisfaction, community interaction, no friends and family matters etc. some normal people wants to make money in short time and for this they choose gambling although they have families, friends and everything.

Many people playing gambling because they want to know about the games and they are playing the games with their friends too. People like this don't think too far about the games, and they only want to enjoy the games and the chat box so they can talk with other people. The satisfaction here doesn't mean they can win the games and the money, but they can meet their friends so they can discuss anything and play together. But maybe some people are playing gambling because of loneliness and dissatisfaction, and they can feel better by playing gambling. We still don't know what people purposes of playing gambling and we have a different opinion on this.

When people feel lonely and dissatisfaction about himself, I think he won't risk his life in gambling game because he will not think about anything except keep feeling sad or regret. Gambling addiction is because someone cannot stop from gambling games and still playing gambling even if he knows that he doesn't have a big percentage to win. So loneliness and dissatisfaction cannot be related to gambling, but it might be related because we don't know what people react if they become lonely.

The only people who do so are clinically depressed. They need help and they wont be cured on their own. This does not promote gambling whatsoever. Broken families and need for easy money is what makes a person gamble and lose their money. If they are depressed the thought of making money wont even come to them.

Clinically depressed people only think of their problems and cant find out an intelligent solution. They become the problem themselves. This can happen as an effect of gambling but not a cause of gambling.

Then I guess what you are saying is the greediness. Every one has their own greediness but these days, those greediness is all about the money, people getting jealous of other gamblers and etc.

I think some people do want to gamble due to their loneliness and dissatisfaction but most of the time it is the greed that run their mind.

Yeah that can also be the reason, how someone responds to defeat and their profits are gambled, it will be very important if they cannot manage defeat or their profits, it can actually they will spend their time and money on an unclear goal right ?

Yeah I 100% agree that gambling is just because of loneliness and dissatisfaction. I do not gamble because I have no time. I have my sweet family having three children (2 sons and a daughter). I give very just few moments in the whole day, how can I take time for gambling? This is just because of the loneliness and depression that some people turn towards gambling.

Gambling can be through loneliness, depression and dissatisfaction or none of all the 3 because it a vice versa situations and something which is your own poison might be my own food. An example, youre hungry youre the one that know it and if you dont say it out or give me a sign that will it i wouldnt know same goes to been addicted to something. I could remembered when still a smoker i quit by not mingle with some friends which are smoker and i also stop doing some outdoor activities which could make me smoke.

What i'm trying to say is that ones have to know himself so well before ones could know what are his/her dos and donts cause I have seen a lot of people who are in loneliness, depression and dissatisfaction state and don't loose their head.

Knowing yourself, what seems to be your donts and staying away from it  is the only way not to be addicted to any negative things.

For me,  i would yes sometimes we do gambleng becuse of this two. There are times that i play in perya to forget my stress,  playing makes someone forget the real situation he/she is facing.

Dissatisfaction maybe a reason also because if you win,  gain money,  enjoy,  meet new set of people them you may feel satisfied and fulfilled.  But that fulfilling thing will mke you addict on it if you will not limit it.

According to human psychology, it is said that the person who is possessed by drugs and/or gambling addictions needs to deal with it himself, the love and affection are just hopes and can't really do much unless that person willfully wants to get out of these things. Loneliness leads a person to either creativity (see big names like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, they were alone as well) or the bad way - drugs, gambling, crime and other sort of addictions. I believe that it completely depends upon the choice they adopt during that situation.

Being jealous is a bad thing as well. Those who are not content with what they have and seek more and more - tend to get into the wrong paths. Though being ambitious is not bad if its kept within limits and with morals, becoming greedy and paranoid about seeking the jackpot will make the person suffer.

Greed is what fuels and them loneliness will retard it. Its not that the two are synergistic but in my opinion they are antagonistic.

Thats why people should have a limit to the amount they keep for gambling and trying out their luck. They should not waste all their profits on gambling.

You're right with what you said about having a limited amount kept for gambling. But, i have seen a lot of people that does that but when the fever of games caught them they later spend more than they could imagine and I have seen some people that the strategy safe them from spending too much on gamble either. What I'm trying to point out is that what work for Mr A might not work for Mr B cause very thing rely on genuine decision making.

Addiction usually requires ignorance of the negatives that come with it and an especially high appreciation from the win.   Most people get bored of the game after a while possibly even if they are winning, its easier for these people to walk away then.
Its not a bad theory that addict could be ignoring negatives elsewhere in their life in order to prioritise the positive feeling that a gambling win can give.   Sometimes they will come to a realisation this unbalance is destructive to them, alot will quit when they run out of money.    I dont think gamble addiction is that common compared to over eating or whatever, this can be a bigger negative for health long term imo

Well i think both for loneliness and dissatisfaction is due to some specific time events.

Not always but mostly if you lose hard and want to try getting those greens again.

It depends on their upbringing as well. Someone who grew up surrounded by creative people and seeing them release their anger or their negative emotions through songs, poetry, or painting will do that to cope with stress. Those who grew up in an environment where people drags a cigarette everytime they come across a small hurdle in life will do the same thing. But there will always be exceptions where the person will find better ways of dealing with loneliness. Perhaps, a healthier one.

In some cases, other people are able to help. Sometimes the gambler prioritizes being authentic, being true, and being credible to whatever he said. So he can promise to people that he's going to stop gambling and because he hates lying, he would try his best to stop gambling because relapsing would mean that he lied to those people. Sometimes all it takes is knowing your personality and taking advantage of it. I'm that kind of person too. I promise to people that I'm going to improve this and that. If I don't, I'm genuinely going to hate myself so I end up doing the things I promised.

For some people, loneliness and dissatisfaction are because they cannot get what they want in their life and it's not related to the gambling addiction. But there will be a person that playing gambling is like a problem solver of the loneliness and dissatisfaction in his life so he can feel that when he played the game, he will satisfy and he can feel that he is not alone because he found that other people are getting lost as him. But for me, gambling addiction is because we are playing gambling in a long time and spend a lot of money and we are only want to play more and more without thinking about losing more money in the gambling game.

Yes,I think it is one of the main reason that we are getting addicted to something which can give temporary relief from the thing which causes the lonliness ut they forget to remember that it may give serious problems to their future when they get addicted to it.But the most reason for the people to come into gambling and getting addicted to it is due to their greediness.

It can be caused by a lot of factors, it is all because of the psycho, and we all know that, there is nothing new with that.

But i am more than sure that most of the common gamblers in here are only doing that just for the money, like all of us

So, there is nothing new with all this

Thats a terrible way of being happy. Losing money to be happy is not something I would like even though thats true in gambling. I believe it happens as a side effect of gambling. They come in to make money only to lose their money.

However gamblers are generally the coked up weedlovers and not the nihilistic depressed kind. The former often crave for attention and thus end up making a mess in casino chatrooms. The later would rather stay from going to any public place. The average few depressed ones we see in chats are generally passive beggars.

It can be the leading argument that sends a person to gambling. I know a colleague which doesn't work anymore at the company where I work because of gambling. He was a very talented person but fell in love with some girl working still here, she refused him and since then he found comfort in gambling. He didn't care much about the job soon after he started gambling so he was fired. I don't know what is going on with his life now but hope he is well.

We can say for sure because gambling is a part of hobby, the risky hobby.

Let's take an example , why people want to purchase drug although they know it's addictive things ?
Because there is a joy inside it so it's also in gambling.

Loneliness and dissatisfaction are some factor that the chance is low !

Personally I don't gamble when I am lonely but I do gamble on regular basis because I am happy all the time.
Sometimes gambling can make us happy and it can also ruin our day but we should be responsible all the time, always put the discipline in order to manage the risk. Gambling addiction is a disease, so we should stay away from that, it's alright to gamble regularly as long as you are responsible to know your limitation with your time, effort, and especially money.

The causes of addiction can be anything and the number is also relatively large. Lack of attention from the closest people, wrong relationships, and much more. Loneliness and dissatisfaction are only two factors that can drag people into deviant hobbies including gambling and drugs.

Good point, but now let's think of what is more dangerous to be engaged with among the two. Almost every country has a lottery of a kind and many countries have casinos while drugs like heroin, cocaine and meth are illegal almost everywhere. And I think there is a reason for that, drugs are much more dangerous for anyone than gambling is. So, if someone escapes loneliness and depression through engaging with gambling, maybe it is not so bad, unless the person becomes a gambling addict, which happens with from 3% to 5% of gamblers.

Drug addiction and so on might be true for depressed people since they want to get away from the world and go to a fantasy world in order to escape from the reality. Its what makes them feel good and they would not take into account the bad effect of the drug they are getting addicted to or its long term consequences. However to gamble one needs to have some cash in hand.

How would a depressed person who has not day job get cash at hand to be able to gamble at all? They are probably depressed due to the lack of social existence interactions and that has some effect but would not drive a person to gamble in my opinion.

I think loneliness and dissatisfaction are not the 2 main reasons why most gamblers are gamble but there are some who are gambling because of these reasons.

I usually gamble to have fun only that is why whenever I lose my money, I don't feel any regret because I'm ready if I lose my money. I just gamble to have fun and as a stress reliever too

They are really different things and this is why we do see different treatment or legality of gambling on each country some banned it but most of them allowed it rather than on
drugs etc.
We do know the effects of it among the two which I do completely agree to the thing had been said that gambling isn't so bad the only thing is that when addiction hits you then
you surely mess up your life.

That is not true at all, you said that people are addicted to drugs because they have problems, but i know people that are using drugs on a daily basis and they are extremely succesfull
.
To make it as an example, they have very good jobs, they earn a bunch of money, they have good relationships, but they take drugs too.

I don't think that it is necessary, but I am not the only one here and I think that other gamblers are having this kind of mindset and perspective, but for my personal perspective, I only gamble because it makes me happy and it reduces my stress.

Really nice thinking, it is not only a kind of thing which can be done to reduce your loneliness you can gamble to enjoy your spare time, you can have fun along with good earning a lot of people are earning at the same time it is saving their time which they have been spending playing useless games, so think wise and act as you are the next rich one gambler of the world.

It's true, in many cases what happens is exactly the opposite of what the thread's author says: the addicted person lives in a loving environment, with a good wife and children who have only love to give, but for some reason it's not enough for him... He prefers the addiction and destroy all this positive environment he has at home with his family. It's a very strange situation, but it happens.

Some people tend to prefer the chaos in their life, they look for it, peaceful calm life doesn't fit them... Maybe it's about personality, people who like to live without limits.

I think it's not a terrible way of searching happiness from gambling as long as we can control ourselves in the game. I see that many of my friends still enjoy the games and no matter how much they've lost their money, they can feel happy, and sometimes they were yelling with louder if they're lost. I am sure that if we are not attracted deeper in the gambling games, and we know when to stop the game, I think we can get fun with the gambling games.

In the real casino, maybe we can see the end of the gambling can cause a mess, but it's not always happening. Although the gambler was losing their money, they can control themselves, and they can leave the gambling place with peace.

Then we should fight the addiction and not the gambling itself. I disagree with the notion that staying away from gambling forever could be a good solution for anybody. It could be good for some people, but in most cases people would find another activity to become addicted to, and that addiction could be much more dangerous than gambling addiction. As long as there are individuals who tend to be addicted to something we should think of which addiction is the lesser evil, and maybe stop criticizing them if they are addicted to something more or less harmless.

addiction is still adiction no matter how safe or dangerous it is  and i dont believe that it is caused by loneliness or disatisfaction  but it is only caused by your own liking .  now in the case of gambling ,  we can still play it and choose to not be addicted to it by doing some self controlling methods such as limiting your self and diverting your self onto some other things that is more important  .

I don't think there is any thing known as safe addiction. Any kind of addiction is harmful, since you start to deviate yourself from being natural. Anything addicting is always harmful in one way or the other.  Dissatisfaction is actually one of the cause of addiction. If people lose in gambling they are dissatisfied and thus tries to gamble more to get some satisfaction. Once they start winning, they start craving for more thus eventually becomes addicted.
It is not that easy to control or divert yourself to something else. Best thing to do is, if you realize that you are getting addicted, then just keep yourself away from that activity before its too late.

Addiction in gambling happens due to one main reason which is money , whether a person is lonely or not if they start considering the gambling as a source to earn money this is where the problems begins and causes the various side effects of it.

Well, that goes really more deep, the most reason why a lot of people are gambling, well being addicted to gambling is the pleasure of winning a lot of money easily and their greed of winning those big amount money. The more people won the gambling prices, the more people will be envying that certain people winning and be greedy and pleasured winning in the short run while in the long run, they are losing a lot.

Its not easy though because when we are alone we don't know what is happening to us,we will never realize the addiction untill we get seriously addicted to it and can't live with that but still can't do anything after realizing that.

Right, and it means that loneliness is a factor. Yes, another factor is greed, and there are others like lack of education, lack of character etc., but for any person it would be easier to fight the gambling addiction if the person wasn't alone in the fight. I really urge people suffering from gambling addiction to try to find a partner,  a partner in life, or their significant other, as they call it, to live a full life together, a life full of so many interesting things, that there would be no time and no place for any harmful addiction.

If we are alone and find the happiness in gambling i think the chance of becoming addict on that is very high because gambling makes you happy and you don’t even care how much money you already lose just to be happy. Then when you’re ok now, you will just realize that you are already addict in gambling and its hard for you to leave on that place, then there’s a chance that you will become broke again.

Seriously if i was lonely, i don't think playing gamble will ease of what i feel. Well, having fun for happiness is a choice so thus this is their choice to make them happy. I know some gamblers, they seem to be enjoying it when they win but they always control their self if they lose too much even though you can tell they were addicted to it.

Maybe they think gambling is a way of making money that's why they have to gamble and not just for fun.

It depends on how a certain person would approach about gambling.Some might say they do enjoy rather other things than gambling but there are really people who do loves to gamble.
Even though we know the possible addiction or consequence that it can give but people do still proceed no matter what. Even myself do have other choices on how to enjoy myself and gambling is just
an another option.

I dont know if other people is like that but thats not my case. My life does not that perfect but im satisfied in it. I only gamble whenever i want and do it just for fun and leisure. Greedyness contributes a lot on gambling addiction rather than loneliness and dissatisfaction. I dont think gambling satisfies them if thats the case.

Maybe it happens for some people who don't have many activities in their life, and they don't have any friends too. So they go to the gambling place to spend their time and trying to play some game because of someone asking him to join the game. And in the end, his friends will only on the gambling place, and he likes to spend his time playing gambling.

This is definitely the case with some gamblers, but it is not necessary that they don't have any friends apart from those hanging out on gambling sites. For example, all their friends can be out of town at a certain point, or the gambler himself can be at work where his job is something like checking premises once per hour and sitting all alone waiting until another hour passes. During such times some people watch movies and TV series, and others prefer to gamble and talk with other gamblers in chat.

People who engage with gambling out of greed normally become gambling addicts, but according to statistics there are less than 3% of such people.

It should be perfectly if you are not wasting money or time in it. When it becomes excess then it becomes a problem. Whether there is any fun in it is your choice to gamble. If you find it fun then its good for you. No need to overthink it and make things complicated. Always make sure you have fun and enjoy what you are doing.

Greed is what drives a gambler. Its the force that makes them chase after losses and deposit more because they think they can make more if they keep playing after a loss. They forget that the house will win in the long run and small profits should always be taken out as soon as possible.

Yeah, it could happen with that person too because he needs something to spend his time and not feel bored in his jobs. I think if this is the case, it's not a problem if he spends his loneliness by playing gambling and I don't think that his loneliness will become addicting in gambling although the chance will always there. As long as he can preventing to play for a long time and he can control his greed, I am sure that he won't be an addicted person in gambling.

Drug addiction is different to gambling addiction because in drugs the satisfactions came only for the drugs and the feelings this can bring and no chances of gaining money,but you are right about them not being loved or lacking of communication from the people closes to them.because i have a brother that use to be a illegal drug dependent but he managed to get over with the help of us his family

While in gambling addiction is aside from the feeling and satisfaction you get when winning there is a stake of money we can have,so the two are different thing,but both are bad for the people and in the community as well

I am not really into gambling and I do do betting in around 2010 and since I lose heavily I have not come back into it.  Remember that gambling is one of the way to make money and I don't think loneliness has anything to do with gambling.  Why people feel addicted was because we all want to be rich.

From my experience, my deep involvement into gambling happened when I was very lonely. I used to gamble, but not much time over the same. Over a short term I was very lonely, and by that time I entered gambling. This lead me to earn as well loss big in less time period. Understanding what need to be done, I limited myself and got out of addiction and now I'm a regular gambler and not an addictive gambler.

No. People who want to have some money are the one who spent time in gambling with addiction. We people don't care gambling at all. I sometime play whenever I wish. I also don't play a bigger bet. I have been in gambling for the last 2-3 years. Don't play regularly but I never felt like addicted.

That's good, and you have a good start as myself. I don't gamble for a long time, and if I think it's enough, I will leave the site as soon as possible because I don't want to see more losses. It is enough to get a loss on that day, and it's better to stop and continue in the other chance. And when we can prevent from play regularly, I think it will help us to prevent from addicting too.

Good for you if until now you are still not involve too much and addiction never conquer you, we do have our own reasons maybe its common for those who are lonely to be more engaged and ended up being addicted, but there's also some who can manage to let this activity as part of social life and
being responsible not to allow any bad effects of this activity.

By seeing myself I can say that addiction is strongly correlated with Loneliness or sadness. I can see myself gambling when I don't have something to do or I am at home watching sports and betting on matches. Also, I have felt that I gamble when I am sad and I want to make an achievement for me even if this is winning a bet and getting some money (even if this sounds funny!).

Another example was that I was gambling a lot when I faced a relationship break up. It made me not thinking about other things and kept me busy.

So, you are gambling out of loneliness or sadness, but you never become addicted, right? I'm glad for you, and I think it is possible to achieve for others too. That's what gambling should be for, at least for some people, to get rid of loneliness and sadness in your life. I think winning is not necessary in such situations because what matters most is the game itself. Imo it's much better to lose $10 in gambling than to buy a bottle of vodka with it and drink it down out of loneliness.

Exactly. I have never been addicted and I will never be. I play in order to fight my difficult situations and always I place small bets because deep inside I am aware that I won't be rich with that.
Gambling is something like a company that keeps me forgetting difficulties. I hope all people would see it like that and never get addicted to it because it is hard to recover.

Indeed, greed and desire to become rich are the main causes of many people becoming addicted to gambling and unable to stop, although loneliness and dissatisfaction can lead a person to gambling and become addicted but the rate for this case is very low. And if we discover these cases, we should try to help them, when they can eliminate loneliness, they will return to normal life, for gambling addicts because of greed and desire for wealth and recovery from gambling, the help of others is useless, they are the best medicine, if they do not want to give up, no one can help them

Gambling is an entertainment. Entertainment like you spend ours after ours watching youTube. It's an entertainment like watching a one and half hour movie without break. It's in our nature that we don't want to get bore in our life. When people don't have much things to keep themselves busy then they get into bed habits like smoking and gambling.

it turns out there are many reasons people gamble, not just to make money, or to have fun. but to fight loneliness. yeah it's someone's variation in the purpose of gambling. but it will certainly be better if you are looking for friends rather than falling into addiction dude

The nature of each person has a difference, which means that not everyone thinks gambling is entertainment, but in fact we can see more people gambling just for fun. Loneliness is not a reason for someone to be a gambling addict, but dissatisfaction can be the main thing that keeps them gambling because of the greed that keeps confining themselves.

Gambling should treated this way, its really fun to play the games you love but since people are too greedy with money they push themselves to play more until they forget their purpose. Always have fun in gambling but control yourself not to become addict or else you will be a loser.

Don't generalize the 'we' that we really don't care at all. Some just don't talk on what really they are in gambling.

They are focused with what's on them in gambling, they just love to gamble but they aren't addicted at all. We just can't think of it that everyone is into gambling because they are addicted, I still believe that some do it for hobby and pastime.

Until you realized that you want to continue gambling everyday and that makes you more addict on that. We should know how to fight loneliness in the right way, because gambling is not a good choice and maybe you will be more stress if you keep on playing wig big money. I feel sad sometimes and I just play dota, after that back to my normal life.

Many things can drag someone to the gambling world and become an addict. However, the motivation of each person must be different. Loneliness, lack of daily activities, persuasion of friends and so on, can be the first point for someone to enter into the world of gambling.

I am a regular bettor either it is on sports, events and some casino games and poker. But that doesn't mean that I am going break my budgeted money them. Once I lost all the amounts intended for them then I quit and try again soon if I have the time and extra money. I also tend to get satisfied on my winnings even though sometimes it is just some small amounts.

So am I still a gambling addict? I enjoyed it and have fun following my favorite sports and events. It allows me to analyse better if the odds are worth a risk.

Personally, I am a person that seems cool when alone or at home. That doesn't mean I am sad because I also hangout with my friends too.

Can we just say that we are enjoying life? Without offending other people. ;D

It looks like you were addicted after reading the bolded words,but addiction is not a bad thing if you can survive it and can lead your life in healthy way then it is okay to do but thing again if that money is needed for any important thing other than gambling when betting next time.

Yeah, indeed. Especially those who are weaboos. They love gambling because they cannot interact with other people.

Having good friends is not something which is easy to achieve. Some people think that they have good friends, but that doesn't mean they really have them. Actually, it's a tough philosophical question, what is better, to live in a happy illusion or to live unhappily constantly questioning everything? I'm not trying to say that there is no real friendship in the world, but we have to admit that there are people who can't find it however hard they try. And some of those people need gambling to relax from the stressful life, at least for the time being, until they find real friendship or real love or whatever that can make them happy. Such people don't become addicted to gambling because they do it for a reason other than making money.

What did you mean about weaboss? As far as I know, the boss who has large money in every business doesn't want to play gambling. But if they want to play gambling, they will not go to the casino and spend the money in that place because they will gamble to something else :D
They spend their money searching another opportunity to make more money, they will call some girls to make some party or they will go to the private island and spent their time without thinking about the business.

People use gambling till date satisfied with that it is because of their don't getting profit from gambling this will leads to the more addiction from gambling it affects their profits and their mental stress also so don't do gambling addiction for you.

It depends on the person and their different stimuli through their lifetime. I don't see being addicted to gambling. Like you did that you play video games, I do gamble. Everyone has his own way to recover his mind back to normal.

You can google the meaning but Ive done that for you. It means that someone who loves anime and japanese culture. And I think Im that type of person before who doesnt interact with others and was an anime lover.

But we have different cases, not everyone is gambling due to loneliness and dissatisfaction. A higher percentage gambles because of possible return that they might get.

It all depends on the mindset that is owned by each person. when they think gambling is a fun thing of course they will think that gambling is a safe thing and has no addiction. so try to change your mindset. suppose the gambling game is an entertainment and that way we will feel comfortable and calm in doing every gambling game.

"What does weeaboo mean?

Weeaboo is a mostly derogatory slang term for a Western person who is obsessed with Japanese culture, especially anime, often regarding it as superior to all other cultures."

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/weeaboo/

Not good to use it dude.

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Again, there's a lot of factors and its going to isolated which one is really the culprit for this gambling addiction. Everything should be in moderation, but if you think you're addicted already, you need to seek some help outside.

weaboo loves travelling and interact with people because they are fanboys and fan girls  but they are still humans which they can also play gambling  . they can be addicted even if they arent loney or saftisfied with thier life's  .  


fun can also lead to addiction . one example is playing a video game .  when we enjoy and get hooked in the game , we tend to spend too much time with it and we cannot do other important things anymore  but yeah it is depend on the mindset of each person  .  if you can  control yourself then you cant be addicted no matter how fun an activity is  .

There is also the sense of competition that gambling gives to the player. They see themselves competing with their fellow gamblers and the casinos always make it a point to project them in front so that they feel the competition.

When this gets on their system they will not stop unless they "beat" the rest of the gamblers often leading to drastic changes in luck and huge losses. However they will not stop due to this and in the ecstasy end up depositing more money only to chase the winning bets. How much "fun" this actually provides is still debatable but its what is common.

Yes I think gambling addiction will definitely be came out for when we are in the loneliness and there are some kind of new ideas will came out on our mind and get into different ways so gambling will not be a right way when you are in the separate situation which will definitely be giving out you only last for most of the time so don't get addicted to kamling very easily.

The very first time that i learn gambling is when i was young,we use to play some younger style of gambling and we are with a group so theres nothing to do with loneliness actually its a habitual and group enjoyment that even if someones got to win still he will share the winnings by buying foods and we will eat together..until when i get matured and goes to gambling places with my cousins and friends and even my wife when we were still dating,we use to go in casino to play some slots and roulette,so probably thats not the reason on becoming gambling addict

It depends on why you came to gambling you did gambling only for the purpose of enjoyment but there are lot of peoples are there playing just for making money in that case they become addict to gambling when the are not satisfied with their life and getting lonely being ended up with playing continuously.

I don't think we can limit the purpose of gambling in only that two things, for example your case that you are not a lonely person or a dissatisfied person. many people who have fun goals end up addicted because they have the habit of playing here

I see that. But I don't think that the weaboss wants to spend in the gambling. Like I said before, the boss only wants to increase their wealth, and they will build their own gambling places on online or on the real life so they can get more money. But for people who don't have much money, they will still play gambling until they can get much money which only depends on their luck.

I would say those who dont have a proper job and have nothing else to think about lead to their brains becoming dull and the devils playground. This makes them take wrong decisions and wanting to make money the easy way without working leads to gambling. This may be associated with a loneliness and dissatisfaction but those things dont fuel the urge to gamble. It can be the opposite too but that is I guess still a good topic for research.

In general a more excited state leads to more gambling and not the opposite.

 I don't really think so. It could be due to many reasons like being adventurous, pressure from friends, greed, lack of self control, love for competition and games. We all are addicted to one thing or the other not just the gambling addiction.

Well, there are a lot of gamblers that has enough of money to enjoy their lives, to make their lives comfortable but they are still risking their money unto gambling. Don't get me wrong though, they have a lot of investments, they have a lot of business to run but they are still gambling. I know that it is great since they have a back up to their addiction but instead of putting that money unto something else of more value, they risk it on gambling.

Their are many factors due to which it can happen, loneliness and dissatisfaction can also be the reason due to which person may gamble. But if considered % wise it would be less as many people do gamble as they just go with friends and like the atmosphere and think it is easy money to make it so start gambling it.

Frankly speaking, is basically because of the dissatisfaction from gambling to the extreme that cause addition. Whenever a gambler win happiness is sure but whenever there is lose the urge to play more will be there and such attitude prompt for gambling addiction.

Clearly mentioned in the quote. The urge to retain back the loss happened in the previous events were the one that paves path towards addiction. Being lonely too is a reason for people into gambling, one who is lonely should not try gambling as it can easily lead to addiction and ruin the living.

yes the most important thing that we considered for addiction is losses, this is mainly because of the people who are entered into gambling will need huge profit in the beginning stage but in fact is the gambling will not give the profit in most of the time that will be the main reason for addiction happening for The Gambler.

Happiness turns into loneliness and addiction.

Not mainly the reason why everyone gamble is just to have fun. From the very start, most are aiming to make good amount with gambling and that's why there are those people that have been ending up broke.

And yeah it results to loneliness because of losing a lot of money chasing losses.

Loneliness can cause the addiction to something very easily then compared to live in a community so people who are in a lonely status then chances of getting addicted to something that gambling or drinking or drugs is more of a happening then when they are living with the life so understand your life and keep your habits clear to have a healthy life.

Many people are addicted to gambling because of depression in their life and they play gambling to get rid of gambling. Actually, many few get relief in this case and in majority of the case the depression and loneliness increases with time and gambling does not play any part to get rid of this.

Well, dissatisfaction is not a new reason for us why people get addicted into playing gambling because they are seeking for more than what they currently have. But loneliness in the other part is new for me and is surprising to know that it can be one of those reason why people get addicted into gambling so I think it is because those people really want just to entertain themselves by playing even they do have have a company of friends just to temporarily forget they are alone. So it is really possible that they are depending their happiness with gambling that is why they have been addicted to it. Good thing that I have lot of friends to bond with so I just treat playing into an  online casino (https://to.crwd.cr/smtm) as a past time and entertainment enjoying their variety of games as well as enjoying their great deal of bonus for doing my first deposit.

I think that not all gambling players are loneliness and dissatisfaction, as you say they mostly come because they want to earn money, but I do believe that some players play to kill loneliness, but most of what I see is profit-seeking people

I am also surprised that loneliness is one of the factors why someone gets addicted into playing gambling because mostly, dissatisfaction is really the main reason behind it but since you have discussed why it can be possible, it is now clear to me right now that they are seeking for something that can make them feel happy and entertained which they have found in gambling that is why they tend to rely on it and as a result they got into addiction. I got interested into that bonus you were saying once I have done my first deposit into that online casino you have mentioned above.

in Sometimes this will be a true statement because the loneliness will definitely get addicted to something and if you have some money then you will definitely get addicted to gambling investment because it is being made up like that so the guidance is always important in gambling.

We cannot say loneliness and dissatisfaction the exact reason to get into gambling. From my understanding it is a reason for users to to get into gambling. Also there are several successful people who truly got into gambling to kill loneliness and has earned good through it. Once it happened to me, but I was not much aware about and unable to use the winning as I lost it back shortly.

Lonely people will find a way to entertain themselves and one of it is through gambling. I think due to loneliness, they tend not to be addicted but it's going to that point that they can't notice that they are already one.

Dissatisfaction, yes for people that aren't contented with what they have earned/won.

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] I agree, greediness is the very most reason among gamblers that they become addicted. We dont based on the loneliness only or dont believe for that reason. Maybe they trying always just to win easily, and especially seeking for a bigger win, and so they didnt notice anymore that they already addicted in gambling.

Basically, it's due to dissatisfaction when it come to winnings. Many gamblers are addicted to gambling becasue of their greediness to winnings and at the end needed them in the part of addiction. Dissatisfaction is a cancan-worm that can eat up a gambler faster and definitely land him or her into depression.

Well the same thing could be said about any vice people have such as drinking, smoking or doing drugs.
If someone stays home by themself and drinks alone well then yes this is a sign of loneliness and dissatisfaction.
But what if this person who drinks the same amount but does it at a bar surrounded by women, does this not make them lonely and dissatisfied too
Its all how you perceive it because entertaining yourself with gambling does not sound lonely.

What about those successful people that turns to be a gambling addict?how they become lonely when everything is in their hands?i guess this is different from reality

Those who turns addiction are those people that has weak personalities and find gambling as a escape goat whenever they look for proving they are strong,because gambling has needed luck to win so what they want is to win the game and feel the triumphant moment of him

I don't think the main addiction reasons are loneliness and dissatisfaction, it's just an excuse for addicted people to victimize themselves. There are many cases of addicted gamblers that destroyed their families and patrimony, what means they weren't lonely and if they were dissatisfied having a family and balanced finances, what else could satisfy them?

Loneliness and missing of entertainment might be reason for the great move of gambling. People mostly saying that they want to make the money but truth is they might lonely in their life or entertainment geek who want to explore with the big amount of bets.


Those kind of people are coming to gamble and finally loosing money or one shot jackpot according to their luck.

It's a reality and serious thing for those people who become addicted to escape the reality.

We don't know what they are going with their lives and they've found comfort with gambling.

It is just like drinking alcohol, sometimes not having it on dinner makes it not complete, it is just have to be there. In gambling, it is part of a fun life, where you gotta step beyond boundaries, win or lose everything, excites you through your bones and gives you relaxation that can't be found in other source of happiness.

Usually what I have ever felt when addicted to gambling is not loneliness or discomfort. But because of victory, with me always winning, of course it will make me want to play continuously in gambling. In fact, winning in gambling is certainly not forever. After that we try to keep winning and ultimately the defeat that we get and also addicted to gambling.

Yes thats always the case that will happen .  your expecting to win all the time because you think you are too lucky before  .  now if you loose and keep on loosing , you still trying again  . this will be the start if mental issues and worst it can lead to addiction  .  but id like to congratulate you because you did manage to win most of the times but idk if you secure winnings and use it on other important stuffs aways from the gambling scene .

That is so true. The time that I am addicted to gambling, whenever I wake up, the plan always includes visiting a gambling site or a casino, it should not be forgotten and even if I forget that to add in schedule, I will be finding a way to walk in a casino. It is hard to stop gambling, I don't know the reason but when  you are in a casino, you feel at home, I feel so comfortable at that time and when I am winning, it is so great, oh the pleasure.

Indeed loneliness can also make him addicted by often playing continuously no matter the victory or important defeat that feels comfortable for him then that's where emotions are very uncontrolled and continuous victory can become addictive, feel confident and after being defeated they will continue to try again and again too , the level of someone's addiction is indeed very different, there is something beyond human reason.

I agree, addiction is gambling is more on not being satisfied with their winnings and they tend to become greedy to win more and as a result lose everything. I don't think gamblers gamble because their lonely its just that they've found fun while doing it like myself, don't get me wrong, i'm not an addict but gambling is my favorite past time not because i'm lonely. However, it depends still on the gamblers because we all have different reasons why we gamble.

If you used to play it will be part of your daily life even you're treating it as an entertainment. IMO its not bad to gamble as long as you know your limitation.

Satisfaction is mainly the reason why people keep gamble despite of the fact that its hard to win or its more on luck.

But some gamblers with no contentment tend to be addicted for not thinking the consequences of their action.

That's true when you are gambling you are spending time and you put your minds through it if you don't have someone that you spend time with you will turn to gamble and gambling will take to much of your time and minds, this is where addiction starts, if you want not to get hooked on gambling better have a healthy relationship.

You know what, I believe it is one of the factor. Because whenever I visit some casinos, I often see old people playing slot machines. I am thinking to myself if they are really consistent to play that thing until they win or perhaps they just really killing their time on it. I guess their motive has that both but the factor of loneliness is more likely.

maybe loneliness can be factor when someone have friends, he wouldn't spend time in Casino. Because if we have friends to spend time, we can do other things that can make us enjoy this life.

That might be one reason, many people have complicated relationships in society, many people are difficult to get along with, and don't get many friends and affection, they devote everything to being gambled to get that pleasure. but I'm sure not all players have that reason to play gambling, sometimes even happy people can become addicts, if gambling has become a part of their lives and becomes a habit

These factors are determining factors.Unfortunately nowadays we are seeing a lot of suicides from people not accepting breaking up from a relationship, some with even weaker characters to not accept losing a really good job and doing suicide also.Some others find gambling and alcohol as a way to forget their problems for a short amount of time but they soon realize they even have more problems because of this.

I also think that loneliness is a key factor for gambling. Good relationships, spending a good time with friends can substitute a desire of gambling. But I don't think that periodic gambling would be something bad.

My answer is, i play gambling because it is just a part of my life and nothing more, i don't play gambling to earn money from it and i also don't want to be an addicted gambler. So my life is perfect and gambling is just a part of my life and i am satisfied myself what is actually i am.   

   Some people take gamble as an entertainment field that can release stress from work, but mostly got addicted with gamble as they have huge of loses that affect their self-conscious to act aggressively on playing. Thus, gamble can be addicted if we can't control our emotions over loses that will lead to dissatisfaction and anxiety.

Besides that, I think playing gambling could be a way to enjoy gambling games, especially if we can play with our friends together in one table. Perhaps, gambling addiction can happen if someone decides to search for money from gambling, and that will be a wrong way for him because, in gambling games, we are difficult to make money. That person needs to realize that if he plays gambling every day, soon or later, he could be addicted to gambling, and he will be difficult to stop his habit to play gambling.

I don't think gambling addiction is due to loneliness and dissatisfaction but I think is mainly because those who are addicted to gambling do make money and at the same time lost and this continue they will begin to see gambling as the only way way for one make money as they believe that one day they will make it bigger than what they are making at the moment.

Gambling addiction is mostly of the need. When one is in need automatically his mind will ask for the big. This is what happens with gambling, when one experience to win small he himself confirms it to be the time to risk big amd get big earning out of it. It is true to get big wins, but the same won't continue for long or it needs luck without which it isn't possible to get big. This is where addiction happens when one was unable to make a coincidence with the prediction made in the result.

When people are dissatisfied with their reality, they focus their minds on something else as a distraction. It's a coping mechanism.

When they chose something that can be destructive though, it can start a vicious cycle. Someone who have a bad family life can start drinking, which causes more problems for the family, and so on.

Basically, gambling can ruin you even if you enter pretty OK but if you're already fucked up to begin with, it's an almost assured destruction.

Gambling  addiction can be a problem because its being totally out of control you spending more time and money on it, chasing losses, addiction can have serious consequences in your life. I like to play gamble, but still Im not gambling addict because I can control it everytime.

Most people gamble for money and other reasons are comparetively less.

But yes this can be one valid reason for people addicted to something but one who feel alone when having millions under their savings might choose gambling and others will go for much cheaper addictive things.

If there are some gamblers who are being depressed for some reasons, they do gambling to be relieved and in order to remove their depression. Maybe because they are getting happy when they gamble.

What is wrong is because they are spending most of their time in gambling, there are times that they are getting addicted into it. They are just removing their stress but because of spending too much time, they are getting addicted into it.

It becomes a practice and someone who's going through with emotional problem doesn't even think if its already too much for him to gamble.

Until he never notice that it's already too much that it causes him more problem but in the latter, he'll take notice of that. I feel bad for our fellow gamblers that are doing it because they feel something deep within.

My life is perfect and gambling is just a part of it. As you can see OP it is not the being lonely and dissatisfaction is the reason why one will gamble. Actually there are more reason for this and I will just start mine on how I began to gamble.

At first I just watch and have some fun playing other gambker betting in races. I was amazed on how one could win profit so I tried to bet small amount and win also to ehich it became addicted. As days part it became addicted and I bet more money and I have made lot of losses.

However, as the days past it made me realize that I should do balance with my gambling activity. So, this time I learn a lot and will not bet more than enough as it turns to be that gambling is just for fun and nothing else by means of winning and losing in betting.

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Yes, you need to balance gambling as always so that our winning on game will not tur lossing all our money, when we gamble, its for fun and enjoyment not to become regret even we lose all our capital.

but when the gamblers lose they fall into depression and there is a constant lack of money for the gambling - it's a big problem.

Losses actually create depression and because of the hope people have developed concerning the bet they have placed most time that creates frustrations. I have been there before and I know how it feel to be depressed because of loses in both trading and gambling no matter how little your investments is.

Not everyone who lost in gamble fall in depression even if they lost huge amount of money. Those who lost an amount that they can't afford to lose are the ones who gets depressed. There gamblers out there who can loose thousands of dollars per night and yet they still go home with the same smile when they entered or log in an online casino.

Healthy people? I think you meant rich people. Does that mean even poor people gamble despite their need for money? Don't get me wrong though, I know that there are poor people that gamble but I don't think they do that often since they can't even find something to eat. Also, I find this relationship reasonable since most of the gamblers I know is not just addicted to gambling, they are also addicted to alcohol and some of them are a womanizer.

Well, it is depend on what that gambling affect to that person. If it is cause bad things, so it is bad. But if it is give that people feel to cover that loneliness, so it can be good for that person. Back to depends on what that person aim in gambling.

I'd not say loneliness and dissatisfaction are the cause of gambling addiction, but surely they would promote it. When there's no one to talk to you or ask where are your money going or care for you, you'll be gambling irresponsibly. If there's some one you love wants you to spend your money on better things than gambling, you'll at least feel guilty Everytime you gamble.

This fact cannot be denied that if a person is alone or dissatisfied with his life, he will find ways to involve his life in some activity and gambling can be one of that activity. Gambling addiction does not happen to a normal person, it only happens if anyone is alone in his life or if he is not satisfied with his income and want to gain more money from gambling.

It is quiet disgusting to see a person that keeps on gambling while his family suffer hunger at their house.  It is a some king of irresponsible person he is. 
As we know that gambling can't be consisder as a source of income,  If have some extra money left then, it maybe we can used it for gamble but prioritizing our gambling life will be a big problem and it just an addiction.

Not really, if you have free time and have the ability to make something happen in gambling, you should start gambling. It is not that you are depressed and are having a bad time and would enter into the gambling world for killing time. I think that you have to be very wise and calm minded to win at gambling. It is not just gambling for the sake of gambling but also for the sake of winning.

If we don't have responsibility for our life, then we cannot take care of what we have, and we might lose everything in life. The loneliness and dissatisfaction can attract someone who does not care about other people, and if he goes to gambling, then he can be an addiction because he will not think other people around him. He will focus on gambling, no matter if he wins or loses.