Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Fatanut]

I would not consider it as a disease but just some form of psychological defect as the case may be. What happens is that gambling has a way of trying to gain control and once it is able to go through with that and take over your emotions and you let it do that easily, it would be hard to get out from.

It is not just gambling, as this is applicable to other things such as sex, drugs, alcohol, name them. It triggers something’s in you to just always want it more and if you realize that and still let it gain the best of you, then it becomes a problem.

What gambling does is that it promises you the jackpot as long as you keep on playing. It makes us think that eventually we're going to be millionaires, we just have to keep doing what we're doing and so far we're doing. It's the same reason why there are people who never forget to put a bet in the lottery. They're thinking, "What if today is the day?" and so they push themselves to bet even at the point that they have become aware that they are never going to win.

Sex, drugs, alcohol, and gambling, they all have one thing in common. They give you dopamine rush whenever you do them. Our mind wants to experience that dopamine rush again and again. One day we're good but after a couple of days our brain misses it. And the thing is, our brain slowly needs more and more dosage of it. It needs to have it more often. At some point, your brain becomes reliant on that just so that you're going to feel normal. This is why going cold turkey when you're addicted to something is really the hard way to do. Your brain is going to have withdrawals. It's missing the "drug" whatever form it may come (e.g. sex, drug, gambling).

Addicts didn't know that they are going to be addicts. They kind of just do their vices. They kind of just let it take control. They weren't aware that they are needing it more and more. So in their point-of-point view, it "kind of just happened".

[FlightyPouch]

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?

It could be said that it was a disease, because if someone had fallen into gambling it would be difficult to take it off, and it had a bad effect of losing all the money,
At least it is not much different from drug addicts, too, and if you want to quit, it can only be done with its own and strong intentions

I am not a doctor nor anything of sort but I do know there is a difference to disease, a disorder and you can also illness there in the group. As far as I can remember, diseases are always related to bacterias like cold and other sort. Disorder on the other hand has a connection to our mental state and it might started on the time we are conceived and illness, I don't know the exact words my teacher said but it is like a combination of disease and illness. So Gambling addiction is not a disease nor an illness but it is a disorder, a mental disorder.

[Betwrong]

I would not consider it as a disease but just some form of psychological defect as the case may be. What happens is that gambling has a way of trying to gain control and once it is able to go through with that and take over your emotions and you let it do that easily, it would be hard to get out from.

It is not just gambling, as this is applicable to other things such as sex, drugs, alcohol, name them. It triggers something’s in you to just always want it more and if you realize that and still let it gain the best of you, then it becomes a problem.

What gambling does is that it promises you the jackpot as long as you keep on playing. It makes us think that eventually we're going to be millionaires, we just have to keep doing what we're doing and so far we're doing. It's the same reason why there are people who never forget to put a bet in the lottery. They're thinking, "What if today is the day?" and so they push themselves to bet even at the point that they have become aware that they are never going to win.

Sex, drugs, alcohol, and gambling, they all have one thing in common. They give you dopamine rush whenever you do them. Our mind wants to experience that dopamine rush again and again. One day we're good but after a couple of days our brain misses it. And the thing is, our brain slowly needs more and more dosage of it. It needs to have it more often. At some point, your brain becomes reliant on that just so that you're going to feel normal. This is why going cold turkey when you're addicted to something is really the hard way to do. Your brain is going to have withdrawals. It's missing the "drug" whatever form it may come (e.g. sex, drug, gambling).

Addicts didn't know that they are going to be addicts. They kind of just do their vices. They kind of just let it take control. They weren't aware that they are needing it more and more. So in their point-of-point view, it "kind of just happened".

I agree, withdrawal syndrome (aka a discontinuation syndrome) is what you get after getting addicted to something, whether that be sex, alcohol, drugs, overeating or gambling. That's why, if you don't want to get addicted to something, you have to take regular breaks from the activities you love so much. Only this way you can be safe. But don't worry, this will not make your life less joyful. On the contrary, you will be enjoying the activities much more after the breaks. So, it's really a win-win situation.

[Wete]

Gambling addiction is not a disease but rather leads to mental stress and ambition, ambition to get money quickly in large numbers, ambition to get back the money that has been lost. And will you continue to gamble until when? only each person knows.

[hacekd]

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?

Like drug addicts who have become insensitive to the drugs they use, people who are susceptible to gambling addiction often find it difficult to feel the exact "drunk" sensation obtained when they first gamble win money.

[btctalk4life]

Gambling addiction is not a disease but rather leads to mental stress and ambition, ambition to get money quickly in large numbers, ambition to get back the money that has been lost. And will you continue to gamble until when? only each person knows.

Yes, gambling addiction same like drugs addiction. People who are addicted into drugs are only think about drugs, how to get the drugs easily, how to get money to buy drugs, nothing else same like gambling addiction. It's not disease but like mental illness and stress, like you said.

[sunsilk]

Gambling addiction is not a disease but rather leads to mental stress and ambition, ambition to get money quickly in large numbers, ambition to get back the money that has been lost. And will you continue to gamble until when? only each person knows.

There are different types of diseases, the most popular one of it, is the one that infects your physical body. Let's take it from your own description of what gambling addiction leads to.

Mental stress, that's a health condition and a disease is related to it. This is only my opinion cause I'm not a doctor but we can consider that gambling addiction is serious and can be classified as a disease but not infectious.

[rhomelmabini]

It is a psychological issue meaning the more you use to it like winning and losses the more persistent you are to achieve whether to win or to back what you've lose leading to addiction but take note that if you're a normal being you can control not to be addicted to it, you might know when not or to give up.

[onrise]

Gambling addiction is not a disease but rather leads to mental stress and ambition, ambition to get money quickly in large numbers, ambition to get back the money that has been lost. And will you continue to gamble until when? only each person knows.

I consider it as a disease if you are prone to gambling and cannot stay without it. If you play for fun or to make yourself happy then yes it is good so that you can enjoy. But people consider it as a money making tool and which is a wrong thing.

[reflector]

It is a psychological issue meaning the more you use to it like winning and losses the more persistent you are to achieve whether to win or to back what you've lose leading to addiction but take note that if you're a normal being you can control not to be addicted to it, you might know when not or to give up.

Why you guys taking gambling is the that much worst investment if you feel this as investment kind of thing. There are people still have gambling as their entertainment factor to make the money but probably they are not making money on this gambling field.

I suggest them to stay away from the gambling investment and go with the sports betting to make the right odds pick on where you want to invest on the gambling field.

[hilawnasaging]

It really depends on how gambling addiction take effects. If the person or people are having bad symptoms like, they start betting their personal properties, or simply destroying their lives, then you can say that gambling addiction is a disease to that person. But if the person's mind is still stable, then that means that gambling addiction to them are not a disease.

[hahay]

It really depends on how gambling addiction take effects. If the person or people are having bad symptoms like, they start betting their personal properties, or simply destroying their lives, then you can say that gambling addiction is a disease to that person. But if the person's mind is still stable, then that means that gambling addiction to them are not a disease.

Yes, that's true too, because gambling addiction will also make a person feel depressed because they receive a lot of losses. That way there is also the possibility that they can do negative activities such as stealing etc. So as long as their souls can still be well controlled over addictions in gambling, then they are still in good sanity and not a disease.

[doomistake]

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?

No, because it won't kill people just like drugs. At least, not directly. And gambling is easier to stop, not like drug addiction who needs a rehabilitation to stop it.

Not all of the disease could kill us, there are diseases that are not curable but is treatable, and it goes the same to gambling addiction. Gambling addiction is a disease where we found ourselves playing gambling over and over again after losing for so many times already. It is a part of gambling addict's life, a day won't pass by that they are not playing gambling, it is one of their daily routine so eliminating it from them would be tough.

It might not literally kill you, but it might be the reason someday why you will be dead. Maybe you'll starve to death because you don't have money anymore, or maybe you'll get killed because someone has an urge to kill you because you don't pay your debt.

[BitcoinCommodor]

It's not necessarily a disease but more like a drug. And just like most other drug, you can get addicted to it. And that would mean you would be spending all your time and effort to gamble which is bad for you.
A disease on the other hand is more like a disorder or a malfunction of a human part.

Yeah, it is like a disease, then, it can be easily cured with medicine. Gambling is far more than a disease; it is a big time emotional and mental disorder in a way. This is the reason why a lot of people end up going through rehabilitation at least to get out of it. Diseases can easily be gotten out from, but not something like addiction where your self-control has been fully hijacked. This is why it is necessary to be in control as much as possible even if you want to end up gambling.

[Barbut]

It's not necessarily a disease but more like a drug. And just like most other drug, you can get addicted to it. And that would mean you would be spending all your time and effort to gamble which is bad for you.
A disease on the other hand is more like a disorder or a malfunction of a human part.

Yeah, it is like a disease, then, it can be easily cured with medicine. Gambling is far more than a disease; it is a big time emotional and mental disorder in a way. This is the reason why a lot of people end up going through rehabilitation at least to get out of it. Diseases can easily be gotten out from, but not something like addiction where your self-control has been fully hijacked. This is why it is necessary to be in control as much as possible even if you want to end up gambling.

Addiction is the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity. We are all addicts! I have my rituals, everyone has it. If you like something there are high chances that you will be addicted to it if you use it or do it everyday! With strong mind you can control yourself and your activities, with weak mind you will always be week when temptation comes in any form. Weak people needs medications to makes them stronger, and there are many weak people in the world. Addiction can be a disease if someone can`t control anymore, why to not give that person some drugs? Drugs can help them to be stronger and to not think about addiction so much.

[ocid]

It's not necessarily a disease but more like a drug. And just like most other drug, you can get addicted to it. And that would mean you would be spending all your time and effort to gamble which is bad for you.
A disease on the other hand is more like a disorder or a malfunction of a human part.

Yeah, it is like a disease, then, it can be easily cured with medicine. Gambling is far more than a disease; it is a big time emotional and mental disorder in a way. This is the reason why a lot of people end up going through rehabilitation at least to get out of it. Diseases can easily be gotten out from, but not something like addiction where your self-control has been fully hijacked. This is why it is necessary to be in control as much as possible even if you want to end up gambling.

many reasons why someone can be addicted to gambling, one of them is because they like the game and they can do gambling activities every day so it can be concluded that someone who is addicted to gambling is almost similar to a disease that is difficult to cure

[emberbekas]

It's not necessarily a disease but more like a drug. And just like most other drug, you can get addicted to it. And that would mean you would be spending all your time and effort to gamble which is bad for you.
A disease on the other hand is more like a disorder or a malfunction of a human part.

Yeah, it is like a disease, then, it can be easily cured with medicine. Gambling is far more than a disease; it is a big time emotional and mental disorder in a way. This is the reason why a lot of people end up going through rehabilitation at least to get out of it. Diseases can easily be gotten out from, but not something like addiction where your self-control has been fully hijacked. This is why it is necessary to be in control as much as possible even if you want to end up gambling.

many reasons why someone can be addicted to gambling, one of them is because they like the game and they can do gambling activities every day so it can be concluded that someone who is addicted to gambling is almost similar to a disease that is difficult to cure

Gambling will become a disease when gambling itselft already controlled someone's mind, when a person doesn't do anything else in his life but gambling. Gambling regularly doesn't necessarily become a benchmark that we are addicts. As long as we don't spend our time just for gambling, we still do other activities like people in general, and don't use all of our money for gambling purposes, I think we are still safe.

[onrise]

It really depends on how gambling addiction take effects. If the person or people are having bad symptoms like, they start betting their personal properties, or simply destroying their lives, then you can say that gambling addiction is a disease to that person. But if the person's mind is still stable, then that means that gambling addiction to them are not a disease.

If it is addiction to people or they really cannot leave gambling then yes it is a disease which will eventually make the person poorer as more he/she plays will lose more and will have a bad effect on their health and relationship as well.

[Script3d]

It's not necessarily a disease but more like a drug. And just like most other drug, you can get addicted to it. And that would mean you would be spending all your time and effort to gamble which is bad for you.
A disease on the other hand is more like a disorder or a malfunction of a human part.

Yeah, it is like a disease, then, it can be easily cured with medicine. Gambling is far more than a disease; it is a big time emotional and mental disorder in a way. This is the reason why a lot of people end up going through rehabilitation at least to get out of it. Diseases can easily be gotten out from, but not something like addiction where your self-control has been fully hijacked. This is why it is necessary to be in control as much as possible even if you want to end up gambling.

many reasons why someone can be addicted to gambling, one of them is because they like the game and they can do gambling activities every day so it can be concluded that someone who is addicted to gambling is almost similar to a disease that is difficult to cure

you can also add the thrill gambling offers you wouldn't know what will happen and you can rarely see things that can make you thrill compare to what gambling offers, i guess this is the reason why people find gambling as form of entertainment.

If it is addiction to people or they really cannot leave gambling then yes it is a disease which will eventually make the person poorer as more he/she plays will lose more and will have a bad effect on their health and relationship as well.

if people experiencing this then they should seek help from family or doctors whoever they can get help to, to also prevent more damage in the future as well as a potentially destroying others lives and even their life as well.

[geopolisch]

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?

It could be said that it was a disease, because if someone had fallen into gambling it would be difficult to take it off, and it had a bad effect of losing all the money,
At least it is not much different from drug addicts, too, and if you want to quit, it can only be done with its own and strong intentions

Diseases can easily be removed because you know you need a drug to get rid of it and be able to leave a better life. In this case, you know what you are up against. However, when it comes to gambling, it is even hard for the addict to realize he is lost in himself and into gambling, let alone know he needs help.

Most addicts usually could not just help it and no matter what, this is the reason they tend to keep going back even when they know things are not going right with their mental reasoning and that is more than a disease but a psychological disorder.