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I was browsing on the internet and stumble upon this article (https://www.verywellmind.com/types-of-gambler-22513#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20common%20types,gambler%2C%20and%20the%20problem%20gambler.) and found out that there are three kinds of gamblers. They are Professional gamblres, social gamblers and problem gamblers. The first two are okay but the third one which is the problem gamblers are the ones who are struggling with this addiction.

So I asked myself what behaviour would suggest that an individual is a problem gambler. Did some research and found many behaviour that suggest an individual is struggling with gambling addiction. Out of those I found the following five behaviours to be most common ones in a problem gambler.  

• Preoccupation with gambling.
• The urge to increase wagers to achieve the same level of excitement.
• Having difficulty in controlling, cutting back, or stopping gambling despite several attempts.
• Lying about gambling activities.
• Borrowing money to gamble.

As gambling addiction can be a challenging issue that can have a very harmful impact on an individual's life. it is always recommended to find a professional helpb rather struggling with it. Do you agree with those behaviours? If not then you can suggest some, that can be added to this topic.

There is one more to add. An addicted gambler can sell his belongings and properties just for gambling. I remembered I sold my home theatre because of gambling and I lost the money very fast to gambling.

Professional help? Maybe. But I stopped addiction when I knew gambling is not meant for earning income. Gambling addiction is like madness, once someone discover that gambling can not help him or her in anyway than to make losses in addiction and seeing himself or herself to be addicted and knowing the future can not be good is enough to make such person quit the addiction. Professional help can be what could be needed for this, but not all the time. Someone close to him passing the reality to him can be helpful.

I guess I can be considered as a social gambler because I don't quite fit well as a professional or problem/compulsive gambler.


I do agree and understand the other behaviours you have stated concerning problem gamblers but as for this one I don't get it because the term activity covers so many things. Does this also including hiding or not letting some members of your family know that you're into gambling? Because if you do a quick survey in the forum you'll see that some professional gamblers or social gamblers ( as you mentioned ) sometimes keep some secret concerning their gambling life from people around them and yet they don't gamble compulsively, so I don't think lying is just a behaviour for the problematic gamblers onl. But assuming you narrowed it down to let's say "lying about their losses, so as to console themselve" that would have been more understandable.

When you keep your gambling activities secrete,it can make one get addicted to gambling because there will be no one to talk to you that it is enough, and you will keep on gambling more than the expected amount that you initially in tented to. So many persons will not want to tell their close ones how much they lost in gambling,since they hardly take care of their responsibilities in the house.

This is the worst of all,if you gamble all your bankroll,fine nobody will embarrass you or lock you up but when you borrow money to gamble,it means that you are gambling with your life because you don't know if that person that gave you the money might end up locking you up if you can't pay back the money. Some gamblers are addicted to the point that they borrow money with interest to gamble because they damn addicted to it. Borrowing money to gamble is like you are living a borrowed life.[/list]

That is exactly true and I can relate to that second point when I was addicted myself in 2019-2020.I could not sleep well and I could not think about anything else except gambling and the number one reason I loved to try at that time was to start with a low bet and since winnings were not satisfactory for me I kept increasing the bet to the level that I still felt excitement when gambling.While this may look nice in the beginning when you hit a big win know that in the long run this is the most devastating of all gambling addiction problems,the fact that you need to play with a bigger bet means you need more money and means you will get more problems.I have said in other threads that setting a predefined budget and sticking to it is the way to get out of gambling addiction.

I agree with these 3 behaviour because a gambling addict will always find a way to gamble so that they will not the enjoyment that they get on winning like an addiction to a substance. You can add the behaviour of lack of sleep due to gambling since most of gambling addict has sleep deprivation due to overthinking on profit or losses.


I disagree with this because a normal gambler that seeks more fun is not an addiction. addiction is repetitive playing without any self-control over when to stop. Also lying about gambling is on a case-to-case basis. Gambling is not accepted in the culture of other countries, especially those in religiously inclined countries.

No need to browse.

Just simple, you can't handle "deposit". That's one indication you are addicted, for example like you already winning and withdraw the money after that in the next 5-10/30 mins you are deposited again.

Deposit over and over again until your money is out, are indicated addicted.

Chasing the loss in gambling.
Obsessive towards making bets no matter what the outcome will be.
Stressed out while gambling.

These also can be added into the list in my opinion.

After all these anyone who is getting addicted to it will feel that they are going into that way and most people will stop there and no damages further but few don't stop for some reasons and ending up as broke.

I think IMO I agree with Op on this lying point if he means an addict would lie almost on anything concerning his gambling escapades. First a chronic gambler or an addict in gambling is known to have the characteristics of lying apart from general life activities, he does it to stay afloat with his family in guise of being innocent. Even if his wife or friends knows he is gambling but he won't disclose everything about it including how much he stake or wager with, he doesn't disclose winning and losses, he has abysmal behaviour towards the whole of the gambling. As far he is concerned, it has to be a lie, shrouded in secrecy.


I agree more with these two characteristics. The thought of an addict is always on that thing that he finds pleasure in and this is about any sphere not excluding pornography. So for a gambling addict he has joy when he remembers he is going to wager some games and he focuses on that on a  daily.

And to the second here,apart from borrowing, an addict can sell off a friends car in his possession only to believe he would surprise the friend the next time of returning the car with a bigger value car. Probably gambling with 2001 Jeep Cherokee compact SUV with the hope to replace it with 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser large SUV

What are you saying, of course I don't argue with that, those five signs can indeed be said to be the cause of someone being addicted to gambling.

But if you examine more deeply the factors, the reasons why someone can be addicted, of course there are many things that can be mentioned again, maybe there are hundreds of reasons someone can get addicted to gambling, depending on the individual and the way they are involved in the world of gambling.

Maybe it's a good idea to do, but it's a shame, many of the users are involved in gambling, they do not want to consult about gambling with a professional, instead they prefer to hide and cover up their gambling, what's more nowadays, gambling sites are easily accessible on the internet and without anyone knowing, that's a disease of today's society.

Some addicted gamblers are having all the features which you just listed above and they will still keep on saying they can stop gambling whenever they wish too, some addicted gamblers always find it difficult to admit that they are addicted, some of them don't even know they are addicted. Some gamblers do illegal things just to get money to gamble, some of them even steal just to get money to gamble, that's why in most society they always see gamblers as irresponsible set of people just because of their activities. Some gamblers will spend hours online gambling, but they will still claim they are not addicted to gambling.

I think someone also made this kind of thread before but I cannot just dig it anymore.

So, I'll just answer instead.
Those points given are real especially if you find yourself lying to your family about your gambling habits. Then loans, you have loads of it from the bank to your relatives, you don't even care what they will say anymore as long as it can provide your gambling problem.
Keeping secrets means you are having trouble with something and you don't want society to know about it. As for me, my wife always looks at my computer and I don't mind her having a peek, it's not like I am keeping something from her. If she sees me running a casino automated gambling she will just ask questions on how it works, maybe she will try to help me out if a cashout is needed to be done.
But the point is, I never made it a secret from her, it's a start of a bad relationship with someone close to you if you keep something from them and that means you may have a gambling problem too.

To keep it secret for you dad, mum, spouse, children and other relatives is most common than to keep it from friends and some people that are not related to you. People even can find people like friends which they will like to gamble together without. Keeping it from family is very dangerous especially if the person is getting addicted.

I knew about someone that sold all the goods in his shop. He did not know how it happened until his shop has nothing that customers can buy again because gambling destroy the business for him. Borrowing is worse but there are other things that are worse too if addicted to gambling.

#5 bro is the thing that I have done before, it is a shame but I borrow money to my mother last 2yrs ago so that I could bet on my favorite team in an esports. She didn't know that since he is always working and I am working as well but for me to satisfy my addiction that time I will invest a lot in different team on semi finals because I believe that the more team I will bet the more money I will be getting.

Yes, it's the same as what I did, but being addicted doesn't mean you can become a heavy addict, sometimes some gamblers want to find pleasure in playing gambling and don't target big wins, let alone chase defeats. The above are indeed some of the signs of gambling addiction behavior, but many don't realize that they are started to become an addict.

For me addicts are people who always chase defeat so that a lot of money is spent in games, whereas I never chase my losses because playing to spend a little money on weekends doesn't keep me curious and makes me run out of a lot of money, but actually everything comes back to me own how to control not to become a heavy addict.

@elevates it's hard to cure addicts and everything comes back to oneself, I'm sure there will be no professional who can help to heal perfectly

Borrowing money to gamble is the worse you can ever be, if you borrow money to gamble that could only mean that you do not have money of your own to gamble because you already lose it, and once you lose and you still can't get enough there's a strong urge to gamble, this is the point where gamblers are going to lose everything when they started to borrow.

It's the worse symptom of gambling addiction you cannot sustain it anymore with your own money so you are going to use your own money, Misery comes after this sign.

People could just be in denial to themselves when they see they have these signs. There are some users in the forum borrow coins to gamble.

If you have one sign like lying about your gambling activities to your parents or wife. Would you be considered addict already? I Don't feel like I am.

You have an interesting point! I believe a gambler can lie about his gambling routine if he doesn't feel confortable sharing this kind of information with strange people he doesn't have any intimacy or even with family members, if they have a very negative stance towards this kind of activity. That is not necessarily an indicative the gambler is a disfunctional one, rather it means he is a very private person who cares about his particular life.

The downside here is that if an individual who acts like this develops an addiction at some point, it will be harder to support and assist him when seeking for a cure for his compulsive behavior, because close people and friends won't be aware about the difficults he is facing and once they will, it might be too late... Properties will be already lost, mental health already degenerated and so on.

An addicted gambler will also have the character of skipping necessities in their life just so they can have enough money to gamble with even though they constantly loose.

An addicted gambler can skip and reduce meals just to have money to gamble with.
An addicted gambler can skip personal grooming and care, stop buying clothes and personal care products just so they can gamble more.
An addicted gambler can decide to walk a distance that they are supposed to pay for transportation to get there easily just so they can use the money in gambling.

An addicted gambling considers gambling as the most important.

The difference between a gambling addict and a professional is likely the difference between having a winning night or a losing night. Lol. In reality, I think gambling addiction just boils down to greed. People feel like they deserve to win a ton of money and think casinos are the way for them to get what they deserve. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t work like that.

Relying on the casino to get a lot of money and feel worthy of it is an indication that they have started to fall into the abyss of greed. A professional is not even that optimistic, those who understand gambling will definitely understand what the risks will be. Not only the benefits that will be obtained, but some losses will of course also be present. Doing financial and psychological management will help keep greed away from ending in addiction. Making gambling as entertainment that produces it would be better, rather than only focusing on winning and ultimately receiving a lot of fatigue.

Most of the time, people have confused professional bettors with gambling addicts, they put signs that someone is addicted to gambling, but they are doing analyzes that lead them to think that the professional gambler is also addicted to gambling when they are not. The truth is that this is far from being correct, the professional bettor has good bankroll management, has a betting strategy, has self-control, has life in the real world, so the professional bettor hardly becomes addicted to gambling, while a person amateurs who play for fun in the beginning but then look for profits have a greater chance of becoming addicted to gambling

for example in my country I see people sitting for hours talking about the next game in which they will place a sports bet, I see people playing the lottery, but they are people who have a life in the real world, what happens is that when a person does not have life in the real world, she isolates herself from people and just stays on her phone, she gets depression and anxiety and starts compulsive gambling and gets addicted to gambling, many times this has been the big reason why people stay addicted and another reason is the search for money, and not little money, people want to be rich and because of that they play with the aim of earning a lot of money

It's actually true ...it portrays that every gambler that has these attributes don't have any contentment for them funds ...and they're left to commit everything they have just to make sure they're able to bet on certain games...
Professional gamblers wouldn't go that far to get beguiled in a way they'll Begin to think that borrowing money somewhere to wager them games would really mean a good use of an opportunity to gett a winning... Putting yourself in a situation whereby you gamble to survive is one the reasons why peeps are being pushed into developing different gambling attitudes like that ..

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^Greed or chasing profit will probably be the same root of the problem.
As we all know that most of those people who are struggling with gambling addiction may have underlying issues such as depression, anxiety, or a need for escapism. They may also be susceptible to the allure of potential wealth, hoping that casinos will provide a quick solution to their financial problems. Unfortunately, the reality is that the odds are typically stacked against the player in favor of the house, making sustained financial success through gambling highly unlikely for most people.

Those signs you have mentioned can already be considered the worst effect of gambling.

Generally, those signs can't just be seen by a truly addicted gambler but even moderate gamblers can experience those signs as the goal is to chase the losses even how moderate they are when doing gamble. They will just repeat, repeat and repeat until reaching the highest tier of addiction.

I agree with you that rather than a gambler struggling to deal with their addiction, they should find right away professional help. But the question is, since they are addicted already, do really think or consider undergoing any professional help? I highly doubt it. Regarding that matter, these gamblers should be associated with their own family, relatives, or circle of friends.

The issues with addiction  especially  with relationships with gambling  can't be overemphasized and I think alot of aware needs to created to help comb addiction amongst gamblers.
There are several  behaviors associated  with gamblers  and the paramount  is the urge to want to gamble at all time irrespective  of your loss status because the moment  a gambler losses control of his power to decide when and when not to gamble, then it is already becoming  a challenge  and should immediately  seek advice and counseling.
People should also learn how not to borrow money for gambling  as even some gambling  platforms makes this warning very obvious not to gamble with borrowed money or money we can't afford to lose.

I don't know why that is a problem for anyone who is addicted to exust his savings are very easy since all he needs to do is to stake one or two bets a day and continue doing so will eventually lead him to finally draining all his assets and invested capital I the shop so I don't see what is most strange with your experience since that is familiar with those businesses that get high on their supply.


So ultimately this is not something that is new to us, seeing people spending money that is not meant for gambling on gambling is the bad attitude of any business.

There's more for sure which is also the reason why gambling addiction is dangerous; you won't instantly know or realize that you are too dragged into it. There are even instance wherein rational thinking of addicted players, were also affected. Some are selling their properties just to continue with hopes of getting back with what they have lost problem is, things won't work that way. Pushing it thtough would just yield to bigger losses especially if you are just unlucky for that day. Moderation is the key to limit and avoid ending up with such situation. Problem with gambling addiction is being surprised that you are already addicted into it while at the ssme time you have lost that much. There'll be no easy reminder, you'll just be shocked of how fast it happened so be careful.

I would also add to initial list...:
- compulsive betting on events (often without understanding the rationale).
- never withdraw your winnings and play without limits.
- spend a lot of time in this activity.
- not having defined budgets/not being able to limit oneself in bets.
- have gambling-related mood swings.

It's actually pretty easy to notice if someone's going past the limits or is being addicted, some simple stuff that you'd often do as a kid, like asking nonchalantly for money, being impulsive, lying, stuff like that. It's like your attitude turns into a brat once a certain activity, in this case gambling comes up. I basically told myself when making decisions to grow up so as to avoid doing dumb stuff.

The simple idea of only depositing once per session, with a fixed amount every time should fix most of the problems imo. It's my method at least of putting in money I'd use to gamble anw.

Adding up

• Spending up your life savings
• Starting to make some conflicts towards other family members
• Doesnt have the balance in between gambling and other priorities
• Isnt really good on decision making and prioritize gambling habit

On the time that you are already spending up much money and spending up much more time compared into your priorities and responsibilities in life
then this is already a solid indication that you are already gradually making yourself getting addicted with gambling on which we should really be careful because on the time that things turns out to be a mess
then this is where regrets do kicks in and would be kicking up on the wall that on what have you done?

This is easier to say, but some gamblers might struggle to reach out to other people because, as mentioned in the article, lying is one of the many signs. Not all gamblers are willing to open up about their addiction, but luckily we have some sites that can be an alternative solution.

I agree with most of the behaviors since i've experienced at least three or four of them when I still loved playing casino games, and thankfully i'm through that point. It's almost similar to some of the gambling streams i've watched recently, but the difference is they have tons of balance, so they don't need to borrow from anyone.

The problem, however, at least where I live, is that nobody seeks treatment for it. Aside from the fact that there probably aren't enough institutions or professionals locally to provide these gambling addicts their much needed help, communities themselves seem nonchalant about what they're going through. People would only talk behind their backs without trying to contact the right agencies for necessary interventions. This is the reason why gambling addiction here is not anymore treated as big of a deal as it should be.

The signs sound like plausible symptoms of gambling addiction, the problem is that in this as in other addictions one is slow to act. It is usually after you have fallen too low, after you have lost too much, or have been hooked for too long, that you start to think about stopping.


Yes, or what I am saying, that when they seek help it is because the damage is already too great, not because they notice a little of the symptoms described.

Heavy addicts usually consider gambling as a source of income that can make it quickly rich, that is why gamblers are always greedy that playing gambling benefits them to get big money quickly without having to work, light addicts may be people who like to gamble at a certain time so they don't Spend time playing gambling.

Heavy gamblers tend to spend their time and money to gamble even he doesn't care about the people around him, some of the signs above can also be called to distinguish addicts from their respective classes, not all addicts are bad too, as long as they can control themselves are good but if not that which will be a problem. Nothing can be cured of addiction if not from himself.  ;D

All of those are signs of a person having some gambling issues, but the first, the third and the fourth points can be difficult to quantify, and it allows those problem gamblers to hide or to lie about them, however the second and the fifth point should be very easy to verify as we are talking about money here.

So if someone can see that through the history of their bets the amount they are betting increases over a time period, and they are not earning more money since the beginning of that period, then this is a clear sign they have problems, and the fifth point is even a bigger tell as everyone can get into some difficult financial situation due to a medical emergency or losing your job, but if your problems come from your gambling activities then this is definite proof you need to look for professional help.

Borrowing money and preoccupation with gambling are the top two red flags.

I also heard that gambling addiction could show itself as a manifestation of anxiety and irritation. So if the person jumps down your throat every time you say anything to them, then that could mean that person has an addiction. Although many addictions have the same physical symptoms, so judging people only by their behavior might be a mistake and could end up in you misjudging people.

Seem a normal signs of gamblers actually except


Gamblers who attempt to stop and yet can't is indeed a problem already but the rest of them looks like a daily encounter of gamblers. Far worse than those list should be added like robbing family member's TV in order to sell and gamble the money is an example.

That's correct, or when it's already too late like when a gambling addict here killed and injured more than a hundred people in a Resorts World casino 5 years ago. A slight yet obvious change in attitude doesn't really raise a red flag. Symptoms don't trigger the alarm. It is wrong, but it is what is happening here. Prevention is always better than cure. That's what they say, but I notice that care would only be given once things have blown out already.

Just recently, I had a bet against a young policeman who went AWOL because of problems emanating from gambling addiction. He didn't pay me. Worse, he took my bet money. He was in the service when his gambling addiction turned worse. His workmates knew everything. No intervention was done. He himself didn't seek treatment.

I think a problem gambler would be better described as irresponsible, because all the types of behavior you listed are characteristic of irresponsible people and they will find problems in any area, whether it is gambling, alcohol or credit. A person who controls his emotions and desires is unlikely to become a gambling addict to the extent that gambling brings problems.

Obtaining all within your grasp and seeking more is solely desperate; an addicted gambler is never pleased with what he or she has, willing to go to any length to obtain finances. One of the primary indicators that a gambler is addicted is desperation. They are always anxious for additional earnings, regardless of how much they have previously made. It is evident that profits can be created but cannot be controlled; gamblers tend to go deeper into making extreme ends, which means borrowing from their peers all the time for the purpose to make more money, just to lose everything at the end of the day.

I agree with the behavior but the problem is that it is not easy to realize that we have this behavior. Only other people can find out if we have that behavior and advise us to reduce our gambling activities.

But not many people want to listen to other people's advice and continue to gamble. And it will be even more dangerous if they sink deeper into gambling. It will only make them experience a more severe addiction and difficult to cure.

They will hide their gambling activities without anyone knowing about it. Maybe they'll be alone and won't seek professional help.

Any sensitive gambler should see any of these signs coming before they can landed on them unexpectedly, sometimes our own personal interest, character and attitude also contribute to the experience we had with gambling and the level to how we often get addicted whenever we are gambling, a modest living and pattern of the gamblers lifestyle matters alot to make his decision in gambling work for his own interest and good than been negatively affected while gambling as many unethical behavioral attitudes emancipates while gambling if not been disciplined enough to exercise caution.

The gambler does not want to listen to other people's advice and prefers to keep gambling because he has goals and the thought that gambling can give him what he wants, such as the benefits of pleasure and satisfaction so it is difficult to be able to give better advice to gamblers who are truly addicted.
Instead of advising gamblers like that, it's better for me to let them go until they feel deep disappointment and regret after that, then they can accept every advice we give.

If it's for family, of course he will hide it, but if it's for friends or relatives who also like to gamble, they will always tell about every win or loss that he has experienced.
The thought of going to a professional to stop gambling will not arise if there is no intention and desire from himself.

The most important sign of gambling addict is using more money than you can afford to lose, the other behaviors are just addition and not really correct to determine a gambling addict. So ask yourself, how much you willing to lose your monthly every month? if you said $100 and you already gamble $200, you're an addict. Even though the $200 didn't harm your life because you still have money, but it's an early sign of gambling addict, just on a different level.

The sign that a person is addicted to gambling is that when he searches something in google, he clicks on "I am feeling lucky" instead of hitting enter button :D To the list of 5 signs from first post I would add making bookmarks of favourite casino pages or slots. In addition to visiting them frequently. That is the beginning of addiction start. From my experience, collecting daily bonuses or doing tasks, or hunting for benefits (free spins after deposit, participating in competition) is also a sign of addiction.

This is interesting but you have to know that the lies you tell today may need another lie to cover for the previous not to be known. Somehow I believe that part of the attributes to know an addict in gambling is lying because you don't want people who are superior to you or people who can influence you to know about it either by stopping you by force or in the case of your parents who can deny you some comfort if you don't stop, so you have to keep lying about it while you continue in that act of gambling. When you are persistent in an act that other people see as inimical to you without you knowing about it or considering as such to you or you push it away with unnecessary and self satisfying excuse, that can make you an addict even to your wife

These two are obvious signs that someone is an addicted gambler when he don't have money left but still wants to pursue gambling through borrowing. In real life, there have been stories that I've read that even their properties were put into sale because of the crave to gamble.

And at the end, they've sold the house and got nothing left because the money that was paid for the house or properties were just lost in gambling. That's sad but it truly happens in real life.

And the same goes for people that do lie because they don't want people to know that they're gambling or they don't want to admit that they're at a severe level of gambling addiction.

I think the gambling stigma is the common reason while people usually lie when it comes to gambling rather than an addiction. I don't gamble on a daily basis but I always lie and hide that I'm gambling to my parents since they will just scold me for wasting money even though I already have a decent job and use only a very minimal amount of my salary to gamble. I don't find lying to be a sign of addiction because gambling is not widely accepted as a normal game because it involves the risk of losing money in a short period of time in exchange for entertainment. On 3rd world countries, money is very hard to earn, I doubt a normal family will accept gambling as part of their life.

 Most people have to much pride to admit they have a problem. You have to get someone to cross that bridge before you can think about getting them help. If you have any self control just find a hobby and focus all your free time on that hobby and family. It's not going to be easy for an addict, but if they can get family support as well as show self control they can stop gambling.

I think gambling addiction starts with lies. If you are not addicted to gambling you wouldn't act like its something to be hidden from your relatives. When you start lies like, "no I am not gambling everyday, I do it once in a month" etc you are definitely trying to convince others to believe your lie so they won't shame you. Addicted gamblers also avoid their responsibilities. They may forget about taking care of their baby, wife or husband, or just mum and dad. They may stop commiting to their workplace. Their finances may go terrible.

These are the common reasons why gamblers become addicted to gambling. Actually, not just with gambling. I'm other things too, those who are addicted to something, they also tend to do those things above.

I've also checked the article op mentioned to know more about those 3 types of gamblers. Gambling really need to have a strong mindset over your goal and what you want to achieve in gambling to avoid getting addicted. If you keep it in your mind that your only intention is for entertainment, you won't be spending so much time and money on gambling.

This kind of topic is frequent in this gambling sub board, most of them are locked if not abandoned.
Some of the locked discussion about gambling addiction are this thread:

Recognizing Gambling Disorders, Symptoms of Severe Gambling Addiction (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5345516.0)
Gambling Addiction Test (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5444691.0)
Assess your gambling addiction level. (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5227072.0)

If anyone wanted more information they can refer on the locked/abandoned thread above.

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@OP missed another behavior of a gambling addict that is getting easily restless or irritated if they are distracted while playing or being cut off from their gambling activities.  It is one major sign that a person is already a gambling addict.  It is important to know these behavior in order to know where is our standing as a gambler.  Knowing this signs and behaviour will help us recognize whether we are going to gambling addiction and help us to make early precautions and action to prevent ourselves to fall into gambling addiction completely.

Yes, you are right. Every addict wants to get out of the feeling of wanting to continue gambling. If I were them, it would be difficult for me to do anything to stop myself from gambling. Try to find another hobby or be closer to my family. Go on vacation, have fun with them. tried by addicts. at least they could focus on shifting their eyes from gambling to something more positive.

I know it might not be easy but for the sake of goodness and a good ending it's not wrong to try it, maybe there are people here who feel addicted to gambling to try to divert it starting from focusing on family or hobbies, but my advice is also to change the mindset too it is better to be able to recover to get rid of gambling addiction.

All of these are correct and if you have these signs then you are at a dangerous level and you need a professional help
you are at the peak of risk if you start to borrow money, for me, it's not right to borrow or take a loan just to gamble, it's risky and it's double jeopardy since there is no guarantee that you can win with the money that you borrow.

You are not playing for fun because borrowing money is not right and fun and you are out of logic borrowing money is for emergency cases only and you have a way to return it, those who borrow money to gamble have lost their reputation.

Gambling addiction is no joke and it can be incredibly difficult to overcome without strong dedication. It should be treated with the same seriousness as any other type of addiction and the key is to gradually reduce gambling activity until it eventually disappears. I believe that if you have faith in yourself and believing that you could overcome it, then you'll do sooner or later.

Some of my friends who are addicted to gambling and it has had a huge impact on their lives both financially and morally. Luckily some of them have managed to quit and are making progress towards a better life. However, there are others who are still struggling with the addiction and facing numerous issues as a result. I believe that their family life is also really affected (I mean family issues) as I am close to them and they tell me a lot of stories.

Every addiction is at a level even gambling, and gambling addicts are addicted on different levels and to the person on the highest level of addiction, that is the most addicted person, they have usually experienced the different signs of addiction at one time in their addiction, both these mentioned and the other signs like them becoming restless when they cannot gamble. Some signs are more serious than others and can reflect how addicted someone is. If someone becomes restless or agitated when they cannot gamble, that person has really become very addicted and they require help.

Yes, I do agree this is what will likely happen to those addicted to gambling. They lie, they steal (borrow without paying), and it's difficult to understand them whenever they feel the urge to gamble. This kind of signs of a gambler needs some discussion with his/her relatives or a specialist that handles this type of problem.
Before, I had a friend who cannot stop himself from doing the same gambling game on the street every day. I didn't understand why but I know it's not good for him because his behavior when he loses is off, he is always angry and there are times he doesn't want to talk to anybody. When I started to gamble, that's when I understood what is happening to him.

I also noticed some regularity. Usually, beginners get lucky a few times, which makes the person think they are lucky and fuel their greed. But one day he loses everything, and then that trait in a person begins to appear, whether he is passionate or not. Consistency in the game and successful wins make him a person who is not ready for losses; he doesn't believe he can't win back the loss. If you do not stop at this moment, then the person falls into the trap of the game. And yes, it is correct to talk about the help of specialists, but a person suffering from gambling addiction must understand that he needs help, as long as he thinks that he has no problems with the game, no psychologist will help.

The things you have mentioned are the common signs a gambler experience the moment they are slowly falling into addiction or on addiction's very first phase. Restlessness and uneasiness because they can't gamble due to certain reasons is one of the main signs. They are craving for it to the point they are willing to bet and play more and more, forgetting their limitations. This even go worse as time passes by. Hence, it's really important to be checked the moment you find yourself changing and developing bad habits.

Professional help is necessary especially to those people who have severe gambling addiction. They need medical intervention, rehabilitation, and counselling, so that they will heal and get the right treatment for their case. Afterall, every addict has different way of coping up a there's no really one solution fits all. Every case of addiction depending on the level and on the patient himself has different method to be done for it to be addressed and treated successfully.

I have all of the traits you mentioned, they are absolutely devastating and make a gambler a problem gambler. In addition to the characteristics you mentioned, I have another addition that I personally felt when I became a problem gambler a few years ago. The main thing I felt was about my mentality, I felt depressed at that time, this depression also had a negative impact on various aspects such as being lazy to work and also not socializing with others.

Now I am aware of my mistakes in the past, there is no more gambling for money in my mindset, I gamble just for fun like playing a game and hoping for a little money.

Although I am not currently addicted to gambling I had to struggle with gambling addiction for a while in the past. When I checked the list in the subject content I remember that most of them were myself at that time. In general I spent all my time gambling, when I lost I made bigger bets to regain that loss, I had a very difficult time controlling myself about gambling and I was not telling the truth to the people around me about the money I spent in gambling. I see that the only thing I don't do among those here is not to gamble by borrowing money from others. Although if we are addicted to gambling we should not borrow money from others or sell any of our assets for gambling.

But the problem now is that gambling addicts often don't feel that they are already in a vicious circle of gambling. They thought that what they were doing was normal and thought that if one day they won they would pay for everything they sold, so he thought that people should just be normal with him. That's why it's quite difficult to treat these gambling addicts unless they want to change themselves.

Some gamblers who have developed a gambling addiction sometimes overlook the symptoms and indications that they are struggling to restrain their urges since their main goal is to just enjoy playing without considering the risks. They are very willing to take all the risks just to fulfill their desires. They will only notice that they have fallen into gambling addiction once they are already facing the consequences or once they are losing even their assets and liabilities.
Maybe that's the reason why they notice that they need to seek professional help at the early stage of the addiction. That's why it is important as early as possible or before we enter gambling that we should set limitations and know when to stop. We should never expect too much winnings when gambling and we must always know how to deal with its risks wisely.

A lot of the signs are subtle and often overlooked by family members who are the first people to catch these. But a behavioral change is common and usually ends up in the hands of the lady of the house.

Every gambler understands these signs and does not accept the fact that they are addicted because they feel guilty and ashamed of themselves and their actions and that leads to more problems. It is manageable in the early stage if they are moderating their habits but for many people this is difficult and they need professional help.

The key word here is moderation. Any habit forming activity needs to be moderated.

it has nothing to do with greed and everything to do with escapism. read the book addiction by design. i never really understood gamling addiction until i read that book. my friends would goto the casino with $10k and end up losing it all to the slots over 8+ hours.. i could never understand it, i'd say to them, bro you walked in with a jackpot what the hell are you doing? it's not about winning, it's about getting into the zone... and wins are only seen as more time on the machine, thus the zone.

crazy.

To me, all the points you've listed are really on track. Gambling addiction has dealt with most gamblers, and it's still dealing with a lot of gamblers as well. There are elder gamblers here in my area, at least above the age of 40. I don't really know whether to say they are addicts, but all I know is that they are always gambling with every little space they have from morning until night. They gamble from their own pockets, but most youths and teenagers who are gambling addicts usually pick pockets to gamble, and they do a lot of ill behaviors like living on some hard drugs. So, I can say that some gamblers who are very addicted can steal just to gamble. Also, some who are really chronic do live on hard drugs. I am speaking based on what I have seen in my country. There are many other attitudes toward gambling addiction, like lying to people just to extort money from them in order to fulfill their gambling desires.

That's more being greedy than addicted in my opinion, it might also be a quality of an addicted person, but mostly, a gambling addict only wants to keep gambling whether they win or lose, they only stop when they don't have more money to gamble, and even after that, they start looking for ways to get more money so that they can continue gambling.

A normal gambler tends to stop their session right at the moment when they hit a big win, but an addicted gambler will gamble it all only with the hope that they might get something more out of it and as you said, they eventually lose everything at the end.

A gambling addict will not realize that he has experienced a gambling addiction. All he thought about was gambling; somehow, they could have the money to continue gambling. Even if they win, they will go back to gambling again, and even if they lose, they still don't regret it and say they will win next time. And gambling addiction is a serious problem that must be cured even if it takes time, money, and more because it is for their own good. But to be able to cure people who are addicted to gambling, they must realize their mistakes so far, so they want to take steps to heal themselves from gambling addiction.

Of the types of gamblers which you have mentioned the type that intrigues me the most is the professional gambler. I asked myself how they became a professional gambler? Did they go from a social Gambler to a professional gambler or from a problem Gambler to a professional gambler? Well I guess this is a discussion for another day.


Also from the behaviour that is common with problem gamblers the one I find that is most consistent in problem gamblers is that lying about their gambling activities. As a matter of fact, this is the first sign of a problem gamblers or anyone who is addicted to anything at all. They don't just lie about their gambling activities, they also lie to get money from friends and family to gamble.

There seems to be a distinction between two categories of your list of five points. Some of them seem like you are in "stage one" where your habit is taking up a lot of your time, but could still be manageable and controlled back to a fair amount. However when you get to the point of lying about your activities or borrowing money to fund your habit, at that point you have lost that degree of control needed. At that point it has become a fully fledged addiction, instead of just having a bit of fun in your free time. You are willing to sacrifice others through some misguided calculation, you're throwing good money after bad and not only burn through your own cash but that of your close friends & family too.

i really feel for people that have a problem like that. that's got to be the worst kind of addiction, it's like alcoholics.. imagine how hard it is to stop, or stay sober, when it's EVERYWHERE. at least when someone stops doing coke, they don't see it on every corner or in every ad.

Would really be that a gradual process on which there would really be those people who are really that tolerating their behavior until it do becomes an addiction.Some might be wary of whats happening but some are really just that ignoring it just for the sake of entertainment and leisure then they wont really care at all until hard situations or scenarios would really come along the way.

On the time that we do already sees that it is gradually taking up some effects on whatever we do have in life, not only in finances or money but also in your relationship with your family and friends.
Then this is the best time for you to stop midway and quit up right away.Its impossible that for a human being wouldnt really be aware that they are already into that condition on which
you could really definitely stop if you wanted to. There really just that people who do ignore those imposed risks and proceed it out without being bothered on what are the potential huge problems
or risks that lies ahead if ever they would decide to continue.

The first point to 3 I have felt and indeed when there is no awareness of yourself, things like this will become increasingly difficult to master and actually aggravate the conditions that we do in gambling.
There are several other conditions that I did feel when I felt I was a gambler because I felt the urge to gamble, maybe not in borrowing money but I sold or pawned the items I had at that time so that I could gamble.
But when something like this happens and we realize what we did was a mistake, what I feel is that it is easier for me to control it because I have felt regret before. Until now I still do gambling but I always do restrictions even though maybe at this time I am still said to be an addict but I still feel that I am currently no worse than before especially my pleasure may be in gambling a little different for now because I am more happy with sportsbooks which makes me more able to reduce my gambling desires for the other one.

The behavioral signs of gambling addiction mentioned by the OP are true, but there are actually many, especially those that seriously harm others by committing crimes just to get money to gamble after there is no other solution.
and he is always looking for ways to gamble constantly. People who are addicted to gambling will look for ways to play gambling continuously, even if money runs out or time is free, addicts will always have a way out. And once the option to make a loan is no longer trusted, and goods for sale are no longer available. And the final choice will most likely be stealing or committing a crime to get money to gamble.

then they start selling their butt.

the signs of a gambling addict are all very bad but it gets worse when the gambling addict becomes increasingly compulsive that cannot be controlled doing harmful things just to satisfy his addiction. if all the signs mentioned by the OP have started to be felt by a gambler, it would be better to stop immediately.
because if the signs are starting to be felt but they keep gambling I'm sure gamblers will do reckless things like stealing.

What you mentioned may be true, but for the most part those are of the radical part of the spectrum that these gambling addicts subject themselves into all to get their fix. It doesn’t necessarily represent the whole population of gambling addicts as they are a little small compared to the general, but they are just as detrimental to the people around them as the ones who have not committed heinous acts of crime. My thought for this is because one way or another, these people will want to get money in order to be able to gamble again and win their losses. Some of them subject themselves in shady deals, with loan sharks and the mafia. Some of them resort to the sale of illegal drugs to finance their addiction, and some just commit suicide.

I mean lets be honest, I think that when any of us have some sort of addiction, we know full well that we are addicted to whatever it might be.  Gambling I feel is ever easier to realize as you're losing money straight out of your wallet which affects much of your life.

I would simply say if you've got a bad enough gambling addiction, check yourself in (whether in real life or virtually) and get yourself the help you need.  Don't let it fester!

As much as all these counts, there is one funny one that just bumped up my mind and that is;
Always believing that you would always win. Despite each lose, you believe your certainly going to win the next round.

This is the push that drives most gamblers to keep up taking bets after bets without a limit to it. There should be a point where you call it a day and stop for the time being. Probably after you've exhausted your set aside gambling fund or spare cash for that purpose. There have to be some control over your gambling behaviour. It's the one way to making sure you can always return back to gamble again without much regrets.

There are those who can confuse problem gamblers and professionals as both being addicted, as both gamble quite frequently.

But summarizing all those points you mentioned, we can say that what distinguishes these two players is not how much they play or how much they lose (because even a professional player can lose much more money than they win)... what distinguishes them both is the ability to set boundaries, knowing when to stop and how to stop before making your financial life a problem for yourself and your entire family.

I think I'm still a social gamer... I'm past the time of being troubled and I never reached the stage of being a professional gamer.

Borrowing money to gamble is one of the crazy evidence that a gambler is already soak in gambling addiction. This can get worse mostly when the person do have consistent loses which can make them to look for other sources of borrowing money to bet with the promise that they are going to pay back with interest.

This condition will become complex when the gambler keep borrowing funds and is not paying his debt. Addiction is something that need a serious conversation and help with the victim so that the problem can be tackled at the appropriate time.

Not far on doing such actions, as a gambling addicted person only cares with how he can continue gamble, they are not willing to stop as the mindsets are already focusing on how to satisfied the lust that they have inside, I'm pretty sure nothing can stop them once they deeply engage into gambling. Borrowing first, then stealing, if worse, pushed them if no one is willing to take their loans.

You may expect much worse as gambling addicted person really can't control things that happening inside them.

anything that is too much is bad. even revenge gambling does. The casinos didn't owe you anything, it's you who placed the bet in the first place. Then you put something again, then another, then again, until you lose control of your own self and impulses and you don't have anything to put on to get back what you lost. Don't be ashamed to ask for professional help and guidance. That is their job. And it is your responsibility not to lose you r life gambling in a never ending cycle of addictive gambling. You are always bigger than what you are strugling with. You can overcome it.

Well, the problem is - these addicted gamblers will not know that they are indeed a gambling addict while in the process. It would be later they realize they are excessively gambling out of their normal allocated time and budget. They don't even aware of the risk they are entering into when they start borrowing money, because their mindset is fixed that only one big win and they'll get everything settled in one a time payment, but the reality is they are just burying themselves alive once all of the accumulated debt are nearly impossible to pay back.
I used to know someone who has been doing these, in the first 3-5 months everything went smoothly like he borrow and pay them back when bag a huge win in poker. He actually mastered poker as he have been playing since he was a student. So, that's the only thing his holding into that makes him confident of borrowing money to gamble, he also have a good paying job to back it up when he had unlucky days. However, there came a time when everything falls apart, his health declined and got hospitalized for about a week and spend all his money including the borrowed one for medical expenses. Now, he's so broke and still paying those money he owned.

It's like you're dishing out raw, unfiltered tea, pal. A punter going for a loan is like a TikToker trying the "Drive Challenge" after two epic fails - it's like a trending hashtag for disaster. The house, my friend, is the ultimate influencer, always ending up with the most likes. But when the followers, ahem, chips are low, the gambler goes all-in, instead of logging off.

But here's the tea: in the gambler's narrative, the cliffhangers are plot twists, not pitfalls. That's the twisted logic of addiction, dude. They're caught in this infinite refresh cycle, with the ultimate retweet, their jackpot, seemingly a scroll away. Their gray matter's running a prank channel, morphing hope into self-derailing episodes.

It's about time we hit the tweet button on this, right? No memes, but woke threads. Time's already a-ticking on this glitch. Let's put the spotlight on it, no more muted conversations. Gamblers need our DMs filled with empathy, not just LOLs and SMHs. They're caught in a web, not spinning one.

But that's the reality because many people still borrow money to gamble, especially those who are used to gambling. When they have no money, they will borrow it from others and gamble; if they win, they will return it. But sadly, it is not always what they imagine because they often come home defeated and lose all their money, which frustrates them.

Maybe we often hear stories of someone having to pay off his debt by selling the items in his house and it really happened. This is where the danger is if we are too deep into gambling because it can make us unable to leave gambling and will even borrow money.

Yeah, worst is that you might be taking a loan or have to take steps to produce money when you don't have it in your hand just to continue with your gambling. I remember that there was a thread here wherein the someone sold his property that he inherited from this father or a individual kidnapping his own grand kid for ransom just to continue with his gambling addictions.

So there are still a lot of behaviors that we might not yet learn from the minds of a gambling addict. And they will do everything they think is "right" or order to fuel their gambling activity. For them it is justified and logical, but for most of us, it's the emotions of a addict that is taking over them.

Another important factor to consider is to check if you're always broke after gambling, it's not a good habit to be engaged i begging around for a living after which you have spent the little you have on gambling, some will even use the money meant for them to feed and gamble with it, some go extra length in taking loans to gambles, all these are what we must look into and adjust before people it get weird on us that people begin to suggest quit for us.

you're a junkie at that point.

J agree with this but some people do not know and do jot what to understand that making money from gambling is the reason most addicts are addicted to gambling. And to solve the issue is when you make the person realize that gambling is kit a way of making money, it is the other way around. Some people will not stop until they have lost a lot of money. Some people will even lost trust from people around them because gambling losses can turn someone to a liar and someone not trustworthy.

We always say that gambling can lead to addiction and be dangerous for those who experience it, but the question is of the many people who are involved in gambling, what percentage do they end up in addiction? I think there are not as many of them as those who can still control themselves so that their gambling can go on without destroying their normal life.

not all of those points I agree "The urge to increase wagers to achieve the same level of excitement" does not mean he is addicted as long as he is still using his limited funds and that is the amount he can afford to lose then it's still fine, and when someone hides his gambling activity could be due to the culture in his family which does not regard gambling as a normal thing, so he feels the need to hide it, as well as borrowing money, as long as he is still able to return it then it is fine unless borrowed beyond his capacity to return the money .

In as much as I want to tell you that you are wrong on this, I can't because thats just the bitter truth about everything about gambling and addiction in the first place. In a short glance at this taught, it will be agreed that no gambling would ever go into gambling with a purpose of wanting to lose or having it in mind that losing is actually a possibility but no one ever has such mentality instead its just keep trying you will get the next game right which obviously doesn't stop till the gambler is completely drained out of cash.

When anyone find themselves in such situations then it high time you start looking for help with your habits because it has gotten to another stage where you are no longer in control.

I believe that this generalized how addiction affects people; other behavior are unique to people. I've seen the 5 facts you mentioned, but at the same time, I've seen gamblers who are addicted hate people around them because people he was losing and couldn't help socialize with others, he also has this character of not having an appetite to eat, always thinking how to make more money to balance his losses and when he tried again, he always lost the money and every time becomes bitter, unhappy with himself and people who come close to him. I've also witnessed people lose their sense of logic as a result of addiction-related losses.

The phenomenon you mentioned is the adverse effects of gambling addiction that occur. That's not even the only effect, there are many other negative things that will happen. Increasingly ostracized from their environment because addicts have unstable emotions, get angry easily and will always be alone. They also try to get money to be able to do gambling, by committing crimes or selling anything that can be sold. and other bad effects can turn to drug use for the purpose of calming themselves and some are even desperate to commit suicide when there is no way out at all for the conditions they face.

Generally, we can see that person had changed - in behavior, decision-making, relationships with the family, and time spent. Because in their mind, it is all about gambling and nothing would gain their interest is to talk also about gambling. And when it comes financial, they could be a liar.
We couldn't think of a better future for these gambling addicts, they'll not just lose their opportunity to enjoy their lives but they separated themselves from other groups of people who are stress-free and happy.

It is true that addiction makes everything more upset, people who are addicted to gambling will damage him with his environment, bad things he will definitely try if he does not find gambling on his daily journey, I think the most scary thing from gambling addiction is that.
I agree with the points you mentioned, and it is true that we already feel addicted, we should call professional people in handling addiction, it is better than fighting in its own way, from most people I meet in gambling addiction that healing is done by myself themselves, they failed and even if they succeeded, they needed a very long time to return to the beginning.

True. Once you can’t discipline yourself and cannot even manage to control your finances, that simply shows addiction. Even if you win some significant amount, that will be useless since you won’t stop gambling unless all your money has been used up. So if you are already experiencing like that, stop gambling immediately. Otherwise, you may end up homeless if you resort into selling your properties just because you can’t control your urge in gambling.

This is a worst sign of being addicted to gambling, though some might think this is still ok since they are just borrowing small money to someone, they didn't realize that slowly they are getting more attached to gambling and on their way to addiction. Gambling should not take seriously as if its a good source of income, remember its very risky and chances of winning is very low to zero at all. Don't borrow money if you don't want to be broke, just gamble if you can financially.

I agree, there's  the adrenaline rush that we can get once we continue to play and when we win there's this kind of feeling that we cannot stop. I felt that as well even now there will some time that I continue to play after I already withdraw my winning because I can't stop the feeling but I am still trying to stop this because I know in the long run it will not be a good thing for me.

Yes, that is true, those who are addicted to gambling every hour, minute or even second want to continue playing. And I agree that they will continue to make repeated deposits after they have withdrawn the winnings. Usually they will think they still have money from winning so they will continue to make deposits. Precisely this is the wrong thing, they forget how much money they spent before they won the bet. It's just that they don't realize it because addiction has taken over their minds and even has taken over them.

If he cannot stop making deposits after withdrawing the money, that is indeed an indication of addiction, and that is when the gambling addiction has started. We often see this or even we have experienced it before. But supposedly, before he withdraws his money, he can think of leaving a few dollars in his balance so he doesn't have to deposit another few dollars to continue gambling.

If he keeps depositing after withdrawing his winnings, he can do it again when he loses, which means he can lose all the winnings he has withdrawn. That's not a great way to enjoy gambling but a proper way to become addicted to gambling and will eventually become addicted to gambling.

Adrenaline is what makes gamblers feel constantly challenged and play until they get pleasure, it's the feeling of pleasure when we win that makes us sometimes feel like we want to keep playing and get more wins, it's human nature that's difficult for us to avoid, a kind of greed because basically it's hard avoid that trait.

If we can control ourselves from being greedy, of course we will not fall deeper into continuing to play and gamble until the money runs out, for example I play just for fun and don't focus on getting lots of money at the casino, so I can control myself more and know when to stop playing.

     -   I think and believe that a problem gambler can be helped by a professional gambler. Of course, the problem gambler will go to gambling to temporarily forget or escape the problem he is facing, so that what he feels might be replaced by excitement through gambling.

Now, if he meets a professional gambler, he can give him reminders and gambling ideas through the skills needed for gambling. Unlike the social gambler who is all about having fun and not thinking about getting money from gambling.

I have seen many people making gambling their full-time job. They are always in the casino each time they have a free period and sometimes they use their work time for gambling. I also agree with your point that most gambling addict always hid their gambling life from their relatives which is why they always lie to cover their uncontrollable gambling lifestyle.

I want to add that one of the symptoms of gambling addiction is low productivity in the workplace. Most of them are preoccupied with gambling that they will begin to lose concentration in their workplace. Some might even dump their work tasks because they want to stake games. Another symptom is the urge to always chase losses. Any gambler that always chases losses is showing a symptom of gambling disorder. Gambling addicts hardly accept their losses and walk away. They will always keep betting to cover their losses.

Borrowing money is one of the worst sign but there are other worst sign to gambling. Someone may have property to sell which is another worst sign of gambling. I mean someone that have used all the money he has to gambling and lay hand on his properties and start to sell it until he lost all to gambling. Some gamblers are addicts and have gone worst to such extent. The money they see, they use it to gamble, what they have, they sell it to gamble and they can go to the extent of borrowing to gamble which is very wrong because borrowing itself will let them make wrong decision while gambling and the end is loss. If they lost the money, where is the gambler going to see the money to pay back the money borrowed.

I'm sure this topic has already been discussed, I'm not saying it directly because of the addiction to the game, this is a recurring topic among several users or it tends to be in trend at a certain time, but there is one just like yours, oscourse you change the context.

This is something you should check before posting. On the other hand, the type of link that it shows gives a very good sense to my doubt, because surely he wrote "addiction to ggambling" and selected the first option, maybe not, but let's give some @.5   :)

https.//www.verywellmind.com/types-of-gambler-22513#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20common%20types,gambler%2C%20and%20the%20problem%20gambler.

That part reveals the search done, the link may well...:

https://www.verywellmind.com/types-of-gambler-22513

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Any gambling pathology should be treated with a specialist and it is he who must decide in which degree of addiction you, if he considers it so, then, on the other hand it is better to publish his own betting experiences showing graphs and analyze if he is a candidate for addicted or is it just the variance that affects him,

Betting a lot of money, dedicating many hours does not mean addiction, in the equivalent, earning a lot of money, dedicating a couple of hours does not mean that you cannot be or be a candidate for gambling problems.

When a gambler started borrowing money to fund his gambling activities, it will be the start of the gambler's life journey to ruin because he will always come back borrowing money from people in order to get fund to his compulsive gambling activities until he can't borrow anymore.  His assets and properties will be sold next in order to pay for the debt and at the same time finance his gambling activity again.  There are lots of cases like these, and when they don't have anything to sell, they will sell the member of his family just to have money to fund his gambling sessions.

Yeah if your focus is just to have some fun, if you can maintain that intention the chance of not getting too much engage is very possible, but after you feel that entertainment your appetite might change up and you'll going to seek for more, both winning or losing you will find yourself aiming for more, a very common thing that may happen if you don't have a good control over yourself.

A case to case for sure, a gambler is prone to addiction if by anyhow he will keep adding more time playing and accompany of that will be more deposit money to keep playing.

In fact, the main factor is not adrenaline, but human physiology, which makes you try further if there is an illusion that the win is close (all casinos and games create such an illusion on purpose). It has remained in us from the time when we were hunting animals. People have changed the world but the physiology has remained the same. Therefore, gambling addiction can be considered to some extent as a pronounced atavism.

Yes, this is what happened. This illusion makes a gamer always have too high expectations of winning every round of gambling. However, at that time they also lost. They are still curious and want to always hope for more, and have illusions of winning in the next gaming round, and finally lose again. Just keep going like that. not to mention if it is offline gambling where many people sometimes influence to continue gambling by lending money at high interest, this is even worse.

Though I do agree with some points that you raised, I somehow doubt that a professional gambler may be able to completely help an addicted gambler at some point.

The problem with this gambler is that, they primarily gamble due to money. They have this mindset that they have to bet in order to make a buck and to satisfy their hunger of earning money. Whereas, professional gamblers already make a living in which 99% of normal gamblers would not even achieve.

For example, if I were a professional gambler, I do think that I can already make a living due to the games that I can be sponsored into- for example poker, etc.

You would really be calling yourself on being a professional gambler if you do have this following things;

1. Able to sustain profits and make a living with it
2. Good on emotion handling
3. Do knows on when to stop and when to proceed
4. Financial handling

Although not all would really be that good on this one and not all would really be able to achieve that certain state. On the time that you would be able to achieve
this state then you are someone who had passed out lots of trials and challenges towards gambling and one for sure is addiction but luckily you do able to caught up
and able to recover from it but there are ones who didnt able to reach out this state.

Lying about our gambling activities doesn't necessary mean we're addicted to gambling, some of us might be family or community that don't take gamblers as serious people and for you to maintain your reputation in the society you have to lie about your whereabouts.

Borrowing of money to gamble is the worst behavior of a gambling addict, borrowing money to gamble means you're not ready to stop playing even when the best are not favoring you. Instead of borrowing we should set budget for ourselves so we don't over gamble.

The behavior aren't the same for all individuals that's havung an addiction problem but they have similar bad behavior that if they can control that behavior then they'll be closer to stopping their gambling addiction.

I think as long as we can take care of ourselves while gambling, we can keep our gambling activity from others and we do not have to tell them. But most people will say they don't gamble even though they already have a gambling addiction and seem to cover up their gambling activities.

But if they lie to borrow money and instead use it to play gambling, it can cause them trouble, especially if they lose and lose all their money. They can't tell the truth because it can make the people around them disappointed to hear it. That's why we have to avoid it so as not to cause trouble for ourselves later.

The last investment I would choose is to borrow money from a crazed gambler who has already lost his money but wants to continue on borrowed money  ;D But I have heard of something like that, like people selling their jewelry to such dealers, or even cars that they drove to the casino. Yes, it looks dirty, but people have to control themselves, if they are idiots they will lose their property one way or another.

I agree with the guy above that lying about your gambling activities doesn't necessarily indicate that you are a gambling addict because you can also lie sometimes because you don't want people to simply know that you gamble even if you are not an addict, I personally tend to do that even though I know I'm not an addict, it is just better to keep some things to yourself instead of telling everyone about it.

About borrowing money, that should basically not be done if you are doing it for gambling, and if you do that and lie about it, you are definitely addicted to gambling and the urge to gamble is what makes you borrow money so that you can continue to gamble.

It happened to me as well but indeed I am still not fully convinced that I am an addict gambler because I can still function very well. I still can eat or sleep properly. Not all times we are like that where we redeposit and lose all our winnings but sometimes we know how to do the proper thing. That is we take a break from playing.

It's also more possible if we already cashed out the digital money into a physical one and we already spend it on some essential things. Chasing defeat is not only the sign that a gambler is addicted but there is also chasing for a win or they are only hook on playing the game because the graphics and sound is so good.

The 4th one I do not agree with. I know some people who lie about their gambling activities because they don't want to get in trouble either due to their nature of work or to their family. Some are literally just trying to hide their gambling activities even though they play for fun on a handful of occasions or just to kill time and that doesn't mean that they are addicted. The rest of the list, well, it's highly possible that these guys who possess these behavior will turn out as addicts as it point towards one common theme: lack of self-control.

And one of the reasons an addict keeps gambling is the hope to recover their losses and since it was possible for them to make such losses, so will it be possible to recoup their losses and by so doing, unintentionally chase their losses which draining them off.

Adding to the list of what an addicted gambler can do to keep up with gambling includes
. A gambler can steal to gamble
. A gambler can also involve in a lot of criminal activities like kidnapping  and the rest of them to make extra money for gamble.
There is always a need to look out for the nearest person when we start noticing some unusual behaviors and frequent bettings.

I'm not saying I gamble a lot because I'm uncomfortable saying so. But I also try to control myself while playing gambling and will not cross the boundaries that I have made. Yes, I also feel it's better to keep some things to myself and not tell others.

And borrowing money is not always a good way out, especially if we can't calculate how much we have to pay each month or whether we can afford to pay it off later. Maybe borrowing money to use other things is still acceptable because we need it for something and not for gambling.

The truth is that most gamblers are addicted to it, only that the level of addiction varies, which is why we shouldn't worry unless it has eaten deep into our emotions and we could hardly do anything without it despite losing money every time. In this situation, such a person needs help and must forcefully take a break from gambling before his mental state in this regard would be reset. The truth is that most people are just crying foul after they are addicted already but always neglecting what causes the addiction. People should not think that gambling is a means that will make them rich and should stop gambling without a proper budget for it.

They should gamble for fun, calculate their daily, weekly and monthly gambling amount and keep them in a separate account and be ready to be contented with the gains from it. These are some of the calculative plans to avoid emotional attachment to gambling and make you enjoy it rather than violating its responsibility clause.

Not many are honest in their gambling activities, let alone to family or friends of co-workers, but that's also not a reason that can be said to be an addict, after all there are two categories of addicts, light addicts and heavy addicts, usually heavy addicts are more difficult to recover because they really don't care about the people around them, let alone advice, so they continue to play gambling spending money.

If I look at most of the lists that are written like light addicts, you can't be called addicts and most people don't want to be honest because they just want to play for fun for themselves and don't want many people to know about their fun activities, but even so, usually light addicts are still can still control themselves, except for heavy addicts.

There's a young guy who stay with me a couple of days because he was in the city for an event. I noticed very weird and strange behaviour from him which was that he liked to bet money on every situation even outside the betting or gambling platform. He can ask that you both bet on the first colour of car that will drive by the house, he can ask that you both bet on the gender of the first runner that we will see in the park, and other kind of strange bets. This behaviour is a sign.

The five mentioned behavioural signs that suggested a gambler is addicted, I think pretty much summarizes it all..
And for me,  I think it is pretty much easy for a gambling addict to know that he or she is addicted, and addict who doesn't know that he or she is addicted pretty much has to serious problems..

And the first of it being that, it takes knowing and agreeing that I am addicted to gambling, before I move on to the second stage which is embarking on the journey of breaking free from the addiction.

For a person to know what he or she is addicted even without being told, is pretty easy, when you find yourself spending on gambling, money you know you are not supposed to play gambling with, and you just can't hold your self back, or you struggle to hold yourself from spending that money on gambling, it's a pretty and easy sign of addiction.

Good to see a lot of users contributing so positively to this topic. We never talk about Gambling addiction on this child board nor on the main board. After reading your replies I did see a lot of you agreeing to the 5 behavioural signs mentioned on the OP. The fact is that we never accept we are addicted. We only find excuses that we are not. Stll, we go on and gamble that according to me is the biggest sign of our addiction. Already a lot of lives have been destroyed to this addiction. It is time we rethink what is the best option as a Gambling addict what is the best option for us. Reach out to the nearest anti addiction service if you want to live a happy life.

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