Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[same21]

Gambling is like a disorder but the way to describe is an addiction to some people because they are not aware that it could be a disorder. This is lack of control that is why some are addicted, however a disorder because it is all in the mind and everyone could able to control it if they want to stop it. There are ways and you even need a psychiatrists on this one. Just you need to control your mind when you are playing and focus right away.

[Natalim]

It could be a disease because you will not be able to make a right decision, when you have a gambling addition, consider that as a serious problem that needs immediate attention.

Seek the help from your family or the professional.

[Mr. Big]

It could be a disease because you will not be able to make a right decision, when you have a gambling addition, consider that as a serious problem that needs immediate attention.

Seek the help from your family or the professional.

Addiction is not a disease...It has something to do with your brain, and you won't take medicine to cure it, only therapy and advise from a professional... An addicted gambler could still think, only that when his addiction attack, he gave in to it... It is curable and you your self could cure it... 

[bering]

It could be a disease because you will not be able to make a right decision, when you have a gambling addition, consider that as a serious problem that needs immediate attention.

Seek the help from your family or the professional.

disease from different side because it won't be cured only for usual medicine because addicted from gambling only have problem with their mentally not from their physical and to cure mentally is very difficult rather than physical disease because usually they always be felt health for their bodies and special handling required for this case

[katrimans]

It could be a disease because you will not be able to make a right decision, when you have a gambling addition, consider that as a serious problem that needs immediate attention.

Yes, anything affects our 'normal' life must be a disease. Gambling addictions has the characteristics of deviating our initial gambling plans. Gambling addition is somewhat is a cancer to healthy gambling life. It starts slowly and kills all the plans and profits.

Seek the help from your family or the professional.

Interestingly, this disease will be cured by our family members itself that too without any medicines, just love and affections are more than enough.

[ethereumhunter]

It could be a disease because you will not be able to make a right decision, when you have a gambling addition, consider that as a serious problem that needs immediate attention.

Seek the help from your family or the professional.

Addiction is not a disease...It has something to do with your brain, and you won't take medicine to cure it, only therapy and advise from a professional... An addicted gambler could still think, only that when his addiction attack, he gave in to it... It is curable and you your self could cure it... 

if its something wrong with our brain then that person is need to go to therapist and needs to be ask for help so that person will not just thinking about playing gambling. i think the therapist will do it and will help that guy as gambling addiction is not like a disease and its need to reprogram our brain.

[Gliassa]

Gambling is not a sickness or something its just that some people are doing it too much but mostly its for a small time period.
Some people are just gambling for the money and that is just bad..

[CyberKuro]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

Gambling addicted could consider as a disease that corrupt your mind and ruin your life, but it difference with drug addiction that damage brain and harder to cured rather than gambling addiction which you could stop anytime with good intended.
There are some of government that banned gambling but it could access through online on the other hand there are country that legalize gambling, so no matter where you live, it's your choice whether to try gambling or not but remember the consequence of being addicted, don't try it in the first place.

[nikrobi]

Gambling is not a sickness or something its just that some people are doing it too much but mostly its for a small time period.
Some people are just gambling for the money and that is just bad..

If the person is very addicted on it, it's a disease for sure. I already saw persons losing all the stuff because gambling. They can't control themselves and start betting everything they have until lose everything and become mad.
Because of some sickness persons, many countries banned gambling games, if we want to bet we must go to clandestine casinos.

[Fredomago]

Gambling is not a sickness or something its just that some people are doing it too much but mostly its for a small time period.
Some people are just gambling for the money and that is just bad..

If the person is very addicted on it, it's a disease for sure. I already saw persons losing all the stuff because gambling. They can't control themselves and start betting everything they have until lose everything and become mad.
Because of some sickness persons, many countries banned gambling games, if we want to bet we must go to clandestine casinos.

Thats right gambling is a disease if we can no long control our emotions its very usable to those who got addicted they tend to keeps on trying to recover their loses ending it up to lose more and more these particular problem already needs professional asistance as for my opinion.

[tabas]

Gambling is like a disorder but the way to describe is an addiction to some people because they are not aware that it could be a disorder. This is lack of control that is why some are addicted, however a disorder because it is all in the mind and everyone could able to control it if they want to stop it. There are ways and you even need a psychiatrists on this one. Just you need to control your mind when you are playing and focus right away.

I'm considering it also as a disorder because just like those people who are becoming addicted with illegal drugs, their brains are being controlled by that drug and its making them look for it for each day, they will not stop and get contented unless they will take any dosage of that drug. The same thing in gambling, if a person gets addicted with and have that situation then its not normal anymore and it needs to be cure.

[newcripto]

Gambling addiction just like other things addiction works like disease for human beings. What a disease actually is a state where senses and mental health are not corresponding well in rhythm. When a person is addicted to gambling his abilities of taking right decision or seeing things well stop working under the light of this definition gambling addiction is disease.

[Blitzboy]

The lack of knowledge and experience can make a person easily be addicted to gambling. They usually have the feeling that they can be able to win big money after gambling although they have lost money for several times. The most important thing in gambling is to keep your temper as stable as you can and do not continue to gamble if you realize that a large amount of money has been lost. Once people are addicted to gamble, it is hard to quit gambling. thus, i think gambling addiction has some similar point with disease

[roadbits]

Gambling is not a sickness or something its just that some people are doing it too much but mostly its for a small time period.
Some people are just gambling for the money and that is just bad..

If the person is very addicted on it, it's a disease for sure. I already saw persons losing all the stuff because gambling. They can't control themselves and start betting everything they have until lose everything and become mad.
Because of some sickness persons, many countries banned gambling games, if we want to bet we must go to clandestine casinos.

Thats right gambling is a disease if we can no long control our emotions its very usable to those who got addicted they tend to keeps on trying to recover their loses ending it up to lose more and more these particular problem already needs professional asistance as for my opinion.

Yup for the addicted person the gambling is big disease, and it will not go very soon, it will take one lifetime to come out from this disease. That is why my suggestion doesn't play gambling to make money, Don't put more money in this gambling, Just treat gambling is a game and enjoy the game that's it.

[Loveydovey04]

I am not really a gambler but I heard about people who can't quit it and keep losing lots of money. Do you think the attitude to gambling addiction should be the same as to drug addiction?
Should the government forbid gambling and treat somehow those who are addicted?
Or maybe it should be left up to an adult? I mean, should people decide on their own whether they need to gamble or not.
What do you think?

I really think they are similar to diseases. I had a cousin before but he is gone now. From childhood he already started gambling. Street gamblngs which childrens and teenagers play. When my auntie found out aBout it, she tried to stop him but he never stopped. My auntie started to beat him and threatened him to be beaten again but he promised over and over again not to do it again but he was just lying. We found out he continued on gambling. And he stopped it when he was already matured.

[btc_angela]

Gambling is not a sickness or something its just that some people are doing it too much but mostly its for a small time period.
Some people are just gambling for the money and that is just bad..

If the person is very addicted on it, it's a disease for sure. I already saw persons losing all the stuff because gambling. They can't control themselves and start betting everything they have until lose everything and become mad.
Because of some sickness persons, many countries banned gambling games, if we want to bet we must go to clandestine casinos.

Thats right gambling is a disease if we can no long control our emotions its very usable to those who got addicted they tend to keeps on trying to recover their loses ending it up to lose more and more these particular problem already needs professional asistance as for my opinion.

Yup for the addicted person the gambling is big disease, and it will not go very soon, it will take one lifetime to come out from this disease. That is why my suggestion doesn't play gambling to make money, Don't put more money in this gambling, Just treat gambling is a game and enjoy the game that's it.

But I believed that the moment you put your first bet, even for entertainment and fun will eventually lead someone to be come addicted. So it doesn't matter if you place 1 USD or 1000 USD in the beginning. The system will suck you up and 9 out 10 people will become addicted.

So yeah its like a disease, slowly creeping into our system that we cannot stay away or its very difficult difficult to quit. And I advise not to really put your self into gambling.

[superjeyy]

Gambling can become an impulse control disorder when you can't handle the urge to play. Despite the negative effects it can bring about, your motivation to gamble is still on a high level to the point that no one can stop you from doing it. In my opinion, there is nothing really wrong with gambling however, when it is causing problems then that's when one should be alarmed. It does not only affect the mental health but as well as financial circumstance and your social stability. When someone can't control their gambling habits, I think they should seek help to assure their own safety and most importantly their loved ones.

[BTCeminjas]

Gambling can become an impulse control disorder when you can't handle the urge to play. Despite the negative effects it can bring about, your motivation to gamble is still on a high level to the point that no one can stop you from doing it. In my opinion, there is nothing really wrong with gambling however, when it is causing problems then that's when one should be alarmed. It does not only affect the mental health but as well as financial circumstance and your social stability. When someone can't control their gambling habits, I think they should seek help to assure their own safety and most importantly their loved ones.

Yeah, I strongly agreed with your statement above, in short, we as a gambler we need to have a self-limit or just having a mindset when you stop or continuing in gambling. Yes although gambling is not bad but abusing it makes you mental ability addicted and that is hard to back in a normal life without chasing in gambling. Much better you control your gambling habit while it is early than it turns to addiction.

[shesheboy]

Gambling can become an impulse control disorder when you can't handle the urge to play. Despite the negative effects it can bring about, your motivation to gamble is still on a high level to the point that no one can stop you from doing it. In my opinion, there is nothing really wrong with gambling however, when it is causing problems then that's when one should be alarmed. It does not only affect the mental health but as well as financial circumstance and your social stability. When someone can't control their gambling habits, I think they should seek help to assure their own safety and most importantly their loved ones.

Yeah, I strongly agreed with your statement above, in short, we as a gambler we need to have a self-limit or just having a mindset when you stop or continuing in gambling. Yes although gambling is not bad but abusing it makes you mental ability addicted and that is hard to back in a normal life without chasing in gambling. Much better you control your gambling habit while it is early than it turns to addiction.

I was once a gambling addict but i still manage to control my self out of addiction , that is why i can say that its not hard to quit on gambling not just on gambling but almost anything that can make you an addicted person. im also a gamer ( an addicted gamer ) because i always play it everyday and sometimes i forgot to eat and to sleep early because of it but then again i was able to stop that addiction because i realize that my life will be miserable if i continue that bad habits. we can make a change if we are really willing.

[Kate Beckett]

I think that any addiction is a pathology. If a person can not control his desires and attraction to anything himself, he needs help from the side of the community. It is hardly possible to compare the game mania with drug addiction, since in the first case we deal only with a mental disorder, whereas in the second case, both with the mental and with the physical. But in the modern world, mental addictions become widespread. And the game one is one of them.