Can change of environment have an effect on gambling addiction.

[Betwrong]

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I agree that our power of will is the ultimate thing and people can create great lives and get out of struggling situations
but it's also worth noting how the environment can affect us, being in a calmer place, in contact with nature, not rushing, not eating junk food and exercising will improve our lives in many levels.

Absolutely. There's no doubt about that. Changing the ecological environment for better does have a lot of benefits. But I think, when we talk about gambling addiction, by environment we mean people that surround you. If you move to another place, but the people around you will remain the same, that will hardly help you to deal with your addiction.

[AicecreaME]

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I agree that our power of will is the ultimate thing and people can create great lives and get out of struggling situations
but it's also worth noting how the environment can affect us, being in a calmer place, in contact with nature, not rushing, not eating junk food and exercising will improve our lives in many levels.

Absolutely. There's no doubt about that. Changing the ecological environment for better does have a lot of benefits. But I think, when we talk about gambling addiction, by environment we mean people that surround you. If you move to another place, but the people around you will remain the same, that will hardly help you to deal with your addiction.

I agree with this, but I also agree with changing literally the environment you are in. The physical environment can play a factor in someone's habit to gamble. If the area you are residing in is populated with casinos, most probably you'll just going to loop over and over even if you decide to quit. This is because you'll keep on seeing your usual hangout place and then eventually, you'll crave for it until you give in.

Those people around us play a factor too in gambling addiction. If the people around you are disciplined and financial literate, they could motivate you to be the same which could help you survive addiction. However, if the people around you are irresponsible gamblers, they might corrupt you even more until there is nothing left of you.

[Lucasgabd]

You will agree with me that society and the environment can have a great influence on the lifestyle of every individual, you often can find yourself doing, or being involved in that activity that almost everyone is involved with in that your locale as a result of influence. Now considering someone who is a gambling addict, is there any possibility of him/her becoming better if they are relocated to another environment or society where people around are not involved in gambling?

Can someone still develop the habit of gambling and become an addict even though no one around gambles?

For me if the person is already addicted to it then there is a low chance that he/she would stop even if he/she moves to a new place.
We have so many online gambling sites nowadays so it would really be hard to stop for someone who is already addicted to it.

If a person moves to a rural place with no internet connection and gambling is frowned upon by the community in that area, then there is nothing that person can do but stop gambling.  That is a simple scenario where a gambling addict has no choice but to stop gambling because he has no access to gambling facilities and the people around him look at gambling activity as a bad thing.

true
but this is also a really radical change
may work for some people
implementing gradual changes is also a good idea
simple things as exercising and eating healthy can improve quality of decision making by a lot.

[Mahanton]

You will agree with me that society and the environment can have a great influence on the lifestyle of every individual, you often can find yourself doing, or being involved in that activity that almost everyone is involved with in that your locale as a result of influence. Now considering someone who is a gambling addict, is there any possibility of him/her becoming better if they are relocated to another environment or society where people around are not involved in gambling?

Can someone still develop the habit of gambling and become an addict even though no one around gambles?

For me if the person is already addicted to it then there is a low chance that he/she would stop even if he/she moves to a new place.
We have so many online gambling sites nowadays so it would really be hard to stop for someone who is already addicted to it.

If a person moves to a rural place with no internet connection and gambling is frowned upon by the community in that area, then there is nothing that person can do but stop gambling.  That is a simple scenario where a gambling addict has no choice but to stop gambling because he has no access to gambling facilities and the people around him look at gambling activity as a bad thing.

true
but this is also a really radical change
may work for some people
implementing gradual changes is also a good idea
simple things as exercising and eating healthy can improve quality of decision making by a lot.

Not only on eating and excising but on all things that would really make yourself diverted your attention so that you would really be changing up your attention into something else which would
really be helpful on quitting or solving gambling addiction.Changes in places or thing around will might affect or not but it all matters on someones mindset since there are various or lots of ways
which you could really still make yourself involved thats why self discipline and prohibitions should really be implied strictly or simply does have that self control.
Addiction is something hard that you couldnt really control thats why lots had messed up their lives.

[gunhell16]

~ Well, in the end it's up to the person himself if he wants to change and get rid of addiction or not. A good environment can help him in making decisions and will help him let go of what he thinks is important for him. And with the cooperation of everyone in this new environment, then he'll have the best chance to finally let go of his old ways.

But the most important thing here is his/her will to end their addiction. Don't blame the environment or anything. Don't search for excuses because you'll find millions of them if deep inside you don't want to stop being addicted. Do the opposite: while remaining in the same environment look for something that can distract you from gambling.

I agree that our power of will is the ultimate thing and people can create great lives and get out of struggling situations
but it's also worth noting how the environment can affect us, being in a calmer place, in contact with nature, not rushing, not eating junk food and exercising will improve our lives in many levels.

The environment helps us a lot, especially if we are a problematic type of people. That's why the real change in our personality no matter how bad or difficult it is, we can still do it as long as there is dedication and determination along with those around us.
Just like having a gambling addiction, we can still change it.

Then there are many other ways to deal with this matter dude, isn't it said that when there is a problem like addiction, there is a solution to this matter.

[makishart]

If a gambling addicts moves to a rural area where their is no access to Internet for sure it will stop the addict from playing gambling at the moment but it doesn't mean that if the founds his self out from the environment to a place where he will have access to online and physical gambling he will not go back to gambling lifestyle.

The gambling mindset is still there he still can remember his sessions his wins the excitement gambling generates and he will try to replicate that feeling by playing cards with people, if you are an addict you will use your imagination to replicate the feelings, if there is a will there is a way for gambling addict, the absence will just make him misses the dopamine.

At least it will decrease his addict rather than always focusing with real gambling that can make him become poor if he was always doing something wrong. This is better to make people to feel less addicted with gambling at least you can play card as long as possible caused by that's free. Replicating feeling in gambling doesn't matter a lot as long as you are only focusing to play the card.

[Lucasgabd]

Not only on eating and excising but on all things that would really make yourself diverted your attention so that you would really be changing up your attention into something else which would
really be helpful on quitting or solving gambling addiction.Changes in places or thing around will might affect or not but it all matters on someones mindset since there are various or lots of ways
which you could really still make yourself involved thats why self discipline and prohibitions should really be implied strictly or simply does have that self control.
Addiction is something hard that you couldnt really control thats why lots had messed up their lives.

yes, good point
everything is deeply related in ways we can't even understand
for some people it's harder to change all at once
focusing on one or two things at first may make it easier to start changing for a better version of yourself.

[fullhdpixel]

If a person moves to a rural place with no internet connection and gambling is frowned upon by the community in that area, then there is nothing that person can do but stop gambling.  That is a simple scenario where a gambling addict has no choice but to stop gambling because he has no access to gambling facilities and the people around him look at gambling activity as a bad thing.

This is conclusive, no choice but to work with the environment that he have now, if there's no internet and there's no people who have that same vice there's no way for a gambling addict to continue his usual activities, he will be push to do other things and make a good switch with all the activities that he have inside his mind.

Nothing to do but to adopt and start moving forward with a different lifestyle away from any gambling related activities.

This is why many people want's to live on those places, not only because they want to escape their gambling addiction but they want to escape from the stress. There is no internet there so no annoying notifications that will show up on their devices. Another good thing is that the place there is more calmer and cooler because it was surrounded by trees and mountains.

Lastly the people there are more friendly and well disciplined because they even think gambling is a bad activity that should be avoided by anyone else. This proves that a change in the environment do really have an effect to a person or if he has a gambling disorder and that effect is positive.

[rahmad2nd]

Environmental changes allow us to change for the better and leave the old habits we have been doing.
But it takes effort to start a new habit completely different from what we do; not many people can do it.
Even in a new place of residence, we can access the internet more easily, if our desire to change is very strong, it will not make us try to keep gambling online because we already have the determination to change it.
With determination, effort and support from the people around us, everything will be easier and we can leave gambling as we want.

yes that's right, environmental change is one of the supporting factors that a gambler can do when he wants to be free from his addiction.
however, regardless of the presence or absence of internet access, he could do so in various ways, or perhaps go visit a land-based casino.
Well I think we agree, determination is the main foundation and is one of the factors that a person can be free from excessive activity towards anything including gambling. however, not only determination, they must involve the closest people, the full support of someone can prevent further damage. and before moving, it's a good idea to consult with experts so that the way that is done leads to success.

[Vaculin]

The gambling mindset is still there he still can remember his sessions his wins the excitement gambling generates and he will try to replicate that feeling by playing cards with people, if you are an addict you will use your imagination to replicate the feelings, if there is a will there is a way for gambling addict, the absence will just make him misses the dopamine.

It might happen for the early days that you have been away to the place where you used to gamble.

But I think eventually you'll get over it especially if you really want to stop your gambling addiction. The change of environment is good to start anew, different from what you used to, and much better if there's no way you can access an internet so you can move on. Anyway, it depends on the gambler if he's determine to stop and the level of his addiction.

Having access to the internet is not that kind of a big deal because the addicted gambler is now surrounded by new types of people who have other activities and habits which are really far from all types of gambling and the environment is also new. This will really help the gambler to keep his life on the right track and that access to the internet won't be a problem as the gambler is now motivated to do the habits and activities of people that surrounds him or her.