Is Gambling addiction a disease?

[Johnzky]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

Yeah its psychological or mental problem as they cannot control their emotions, it is a sign that they have no control of their mind because our brain controls our whole body .though greediness is additive thats why they continuous to becone more addicted than before

[jademaxsuy]

No of course, gambling addiction is not a disease but rather a mental disorder. This is hard to resolve for most of the time we go to hospital if we are sick but most of tye time we had been taking forgranted about the mental disorder. And it really needs a medication before it gets worst. So if I were had a relatives, friends or members of the family that has the symptoms of addiction not just in gamblimg then i will start to find a way to break it. Luring him away from the addiction woulf be hard but there are simple ways to try it and one of it is to give him a pet that he would love too. Other than that giving him time to enjoy life ia the most crucial leading him/her to change from addiction. There are many ways but of course if still worsen then therr are psychologist that could help it.

[Moiyah]

Gambling addiction is surely not a disease that is contagious. Rather, it is a psychological/mind problem which is an attitude or a desire that is uncontrolled and can be triggered whenever you think about it. It is actually hard to resist when you are already an addict gambler, you want to win even if you keep on losing. And that makes you an addict.

[cryptjh]

I think its part of the human nature to gamble, not every people gamble, and most of the people who gamble just do this sometimes. Gambling each day, is some kind of addictions, but I don't really see this a big problem unless you can't control your money losses, if you just set aside an amount each week or months for gambling and stick to that, without that amount affect other bills you have, then gamblings is just a fun way to spend your time.

[hulla]

No of course, gambling addiction is not a disease but rather a mental disorder. This is hard to resolve for most of the time we go to hospital if we are sick but most of tye time we had been taking forgranted about the mental disorder. And it really needs a medication before it gets worst. So if I were had a relatives, friends or members of the family that has the symptoms of addiction not just in gamblimg then i will start to find a way to break it. Luring him away from the addiction woulf be hard but there are simple ways to try it and one of it is to give him a pet that he would love too. Other than that giving him time to enjoy life ia the most crucial leading him/her to change from addiction. There are many ways but of course if still worsen then therr are psychologist that could help it.

Buddy, anything that lead to a disorder of structure or function in the part of body is disease but I don't see any reason why gambling is a disease because is the act  of playing a game of chance for money not for mental disorder as you said and higher level of people thirsty for quick money that lead to addiction.

[Sanitough]

Gambling addiction is surely not a disease that is contagious. Rather, it is a psychological/mind problem which is an attitude or a desire that is uncontrolled and can be triggered whenever you think about it. It is actually hard to resist when you are already an addict gambler, you want to win even if you keep on losing. And that makes you an addict.

Therefore prevention is always better than cure.
Gambling addiction is bad, it will not only destroy your life but it could also affect the people that surrounds you, like your family.
You need to be responsible to avoid this, know the risk first before you gamble, that way you will be able to know your approach in gambling.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Gambling addiction is surely not a disease that is contagious. Rather, it is a psychological/mind problem which is an attitude or a desire that is uncontrolled and can be triggered whenever you think about it. It is actually hard to resist when you are already an addict gambler, you want to win even if you keep on losing. And that makes you an addict.

Therefore prevention is always better than cure.
Gambling addiction is bad, it will not only destroy your life but it could also affect the people that surrounds you, like your family.
You need to be responsible to avoid this, know the risk first before you gamble, that way you will be able to know your approach in gambling.

One way to detect if a person is friend or relative is falling into the vice or addiction of the game, is if these people begin to talk a lot about the game with all the people around him and if they have large losses say without any remorse , or if they present some kind of distance from their activities, it is a sign to start worrying and to advise professional help, because addiction to gambling tends to ruin a person's life, can make them fall into depreciation and even cause alcohol problems, and many Sometimes they can lose their material things.

[tanvir232]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs. The DSM-5 has re-classified the condition as an addictive disorder, with sufferers exhibiting many similarities to those who have substance addictions.

[Ziskinberg]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs.

I gamble in sports and has been addicted, but I did not allow it to consume my entire life.

There is a chance to change and correct your mistake, we are just human, sometimes we commit mistakes, and gambling by nature is very tempting
since part of being human is our greediness, we want to win big and when we are losing, we cannot just stop easily because we think the feeling will haunt us.

[jhongzjhong]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs.

I gamble in sports and has been addicted, but I did not allow it to consume my entire life.

Good for you dude, you are awakened at the early stage in your from the sudden addiction which really hard to get a cure.
Sometimes we just lead on that situations because of greediness, every one of us really needs money but some people they think that gambling will answer their problem and think it is a source of income but the truth is they are in addiction mode. Controlling our selves here is the best option, have self-moderated instead.

[cryptograce]

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[Duzter]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs.

I gamble in sports and has been addicted, but I did not allow it to consume my entire life.

Good for you dude, you are awakened at the early stage in your from the sudden addiction which really hard to get a cure.
Sometimes we just lead on that situations because of greediness, every one of us really needs money but some people they think that gambling will answer their problem and think it is a source of income but the truth is they are in addiction mode. Controlling our selves here is the best option, have self-moderated instead.

As mentioned self control is is the only way to get rid of addiction, rather than taking a remedy after addiction it is good to stay within limits earlier itself. Being greedy is common with each and every human, overcoming the same require good knowledge about the loss that acquires with gambling. Most probably only after experiencing some loss people used to set their limits and play.

[mornabo]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

I think addiction is not a type of disease that must be treated medically. You don't need pills or certain drugs. All you have to do is change your activities by managing the right time. Change your gambling with other fun activity and finally change your mindset about gambling

[perla]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

I think addiction is not a type of disease that must be treated medically. You don't need pills or certain drugs. All you have to do is change your activities by managing the right time. Change your gambling with other fun activity and finally change your mindset about gambling

So it means gambling is not disease even it is really have bad affect for who get addicted to it. But for someone who already get worst because of addiction, they will really hard and maybe need medicine and therapy to get rid of it.

[Sum24]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

I think addiction is not a type of disease that must be treated medically. You don't need pills or certain drugs. All you have to do is change your activities by managing the right time. Change your gambling with other fun activity and finally change your mindset about gambling

To me as well it is not bad if the person is addicted to gambling as we know there are so many chance of making money with gambling and they earned so many people who use to gamble, get money and spending good life, even if it is addiction then it is not harmful for your health and it can give you better life if you gamble wisely and fairly.

[boyptc]

I think addiction is not a type of disease that must be treated medically. You don't need pills or certain drugs. All you have to do is change your activities by managing the right time. Change your gambling with other fun activity and finally change your mindset about gambling

But you need counselling and treatment psychologically.

It is very easy to say to change an addict's activity but you don't know the struggle he's been going through.

[crzy]

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

As early as possible you must control everything especially your emotion because in gambling if you let your addiction to ruin your life then it will be hard for you to be good again. When you are already addict in gambling that must be the time for you to start realizing things and to fight for it because if you can’t then expect to die broken.

[suzanne5223]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs.

I gamble in sports and has been addicted, but I did not allow it to consume my entire life.

Good for you dude, you are awakened at the early stage in your from the sudden addiction which really hard to get a cure.
Sometimes we just lead on that situations because of greediness, every one of us really needs money but some people they think that gambling will answer their problem and think it is a source of income but the truth is they are in addiction mode. Controlling our selves here is the best option, have self-moderated instead.

As mentioned self control is is the only way to get rid of addiction, rather than taking a remedy after addiction it is good to stay within limits earlier itself. Being greedy is common with each and every human, overcoming the same require good knowledge about the loss that acquires with gambling. Most probably only after experiencing some loss people used to set their limits and play.

Self control does play an important role in quitting gambling addiction but there are also some important step ones need to take be applying the self control cause a gambling which doesnt know he addicted, greed, know the rules,regulation, inevitable basics in gambling and ready to forget himself for been addicted will still be addicted even if he applied the self control method.

[Betwrong]

I think addiction is not a type of disease that must be treated medically. You don't need pills or certain drugs. All you have to do is change your activities by managing the right time. Change your gambling with other fun activity and finally change your mindset about gambling

But you need counselling and treatment psychologically.

It is very easy to say to change an addict's activity but you don't know the struggle he's been going through.

I agree, it is extremely hard for an addicted person to change his/her activity. All the other activities look bleak for that person compared to gambling. That's why there has to be something resembling gambling in the substitution. For example, if you do shopping during a big sale, you are basically winning money, right? True, but not necessarily. If you buy a lot of useless stuff, you are losing your money even if it was cheap. So, it's similar to gambling, you can lose and you can win, only in shopping the outcome depends on your brainpower more than on luck. It shouldn't be necessarily shopping, it can also be fishing, metal detecting or other potentially rewarding activities. But in any case, it takes an enormous amount of strength on the part of addicted person, and they are worthy of great respect and admiration in case of succeeding.

[Sled]

I like sports,i like to gambling also but it limited but when its cross the limit its called addiction,gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family costs.

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As mentioned self control is is the only way to get rid of addiction, rather than taking a remedy after addiction it is good to stay within limits earlier itself. Being greedy is common with each and every human, overcoming the same require good knowledge about the loss that acquires with gambling. Most probably only after experiencing some loss people used to set their limits and play.

But it somehow not all of us were in that thinking and letting themselves to be addicted. There is no medication that could help it out but it is our self who can beat it and give the solution. If we are willing to make it, then there is a big chances to get out from the life we don't want to be.