About Compulsive gambling.

[freedomgo]

Not sure if every country has some professionals to help you get out from addiction, in some countries this is a rare problem so when a person is getting addicted, all he can do is ask some help from the family, and they should be honest with their situation so they'll be help.

The trend now is online gambling so this also make it harder for people around us to notice since we can do gambling even at our room.

[plvbob0070]

Gambling addiction is a disorder just like any other addiction that have a negative effect on every person experiencing it.  It's true that it's better to go to professionals and take consultations for further study but the very first people who can help those who are in that situation is their family and closest friends. They should know what that person is experiencing and spare time to have fun and enjoy with that person so he won't have time to think about gambling. Because a person will find it more fun to be with the person they love than gambling. I think that's the first thing to forget about gambling, make that person busy with the things he love to do.

[Wexnident]

Professionals are in the end, just theorists and the like who don't know what they could possibly be feeling right now. They could only assume various treatments would possibly work, and only at that. The brain is quite a complex thing and even if you say "compulsive", it could be a completely different meaning from one person to another, which makes treatment really hard. Even if it did start from the self, just starting it is difficult enough, what more continuing to do so to remove it permanently.

I don't know the best solution, and even going to the professionals may or may not be the best, but IMO, they should just really start walking around. See the world. It's sad to say that most of the wonders of the world that could have been seen everyday are now lost because of sky high buildings being built as well as poverty, but some are still being retained out there. Contemplating and thinking while under the influence of scenery is actually quite a good thing imo. Advise from others is definitely a must, but thinking from the bottom of your heart is the solution, is what I think.

[TheUltraElite]

I didn't get a professional help for that, but on other things. I blew my rent and almost lost my apartment. That was a wakeup call for me and i just replaced that addiction with more healthier ones. But i guess my trading style gives me similar rush as gambling too.

It is a good thing that you realized your problem. I know it takes time and often a sacrifice to realize the reality which is often forgotten by the addicted gambler. Lets hope you dont waste too much money in whatever you are doing right now and manage your money in a more responsible manner. You are an adult and you are expected to manage the money to suit your spending and saving.

I would not say that it is impossible to save an addict from the worst corners of life but it is tough to recover from big losses. The one person who can make a difference there is the player realizing their mistake and not committing to that same habit again.

Lets keep gambling to a state where you can manage your bankroll and time spent and not put it before friends and family.

[ChrisPop]

Gambling addiction and compulsive gambling are serious problems in our days indeed. People literally lose their lives by giving themselves away to the vice of gambling.
Now don't get me wrong, gambling is not a vice for the regular people, but a form of entertainment. If you get it to extremes it will grow a vicious cycle that is most of the times paired with drinking and becoming aggressive.
Even if you get to a professional it won't help you much if you don't have the will to fight the addiction and become a better man.

[Darker45]

In this case, the family itself or any friend or relative concerned enough of the person should try to initiate the move, contact professional help, and guide and help the gambler into the way of recovery. Once the gambler is already inside this kind of world, I am afraid he/she is not anymore in his/her right mind to make the first step to heal himself/herself.

In addition, countries should allow family members to request for a gambling ban to a compulsive or addicted gambler. This would help gamblers avoid reaching much worse addiction stages.

[stomachgrowls]

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

No professional would help you out even you would tend to approach to them.The real cure is that you should really be serious on quitting gambling on the first place.

Its less expense and totally effective because if your mindset is still fixed towards gambling then you would end up on playing in the end of the day.No matter how many

you do seek out for advise or being sermonized by lots of people around you then it would be still useless.

[Viscore]

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

No professional would help you out even you would tend to approach to them.The real cure is that you should really be serious on quitting gambling on the first place.

What if you are in a position that you can't choose to decide which is right or wrong?
Some people who are addicted are just focus solely in gambling without realizing the risk that they'll ruin their life in the future.
That's why we need to surround ourselves with friends and family so they will notice us easily and they can help us as early as possible.

[livingfree]

This is one of the struggles of many gamblers and in other words, this is what we call addiction.

Addiction. Addiction, Can't we just leave that alone? it's pretty common nowadays, and guess what, I just like being addicted to none.

Haha, that's something sensational I'd guess.

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

I didn't get a professional help for that, but on other things. I blew my rent and almost lost my apartment. That was a wakeup call for me and i just replaced that addiction with more healthier ones. But i guess my trading style gives me similar rush as gambling too.

Being a compulsive gambling replaced by a compulsive way of trading? yeah that's sort of similar to what you've been before and it's still the same risk that you do. If you can handle yourself and understands what you need, there's no need for professional help but if you think that you can't handle it anymore, don't hesitate to call for help.

[Sanitough]

Addiction really is a common problem in gambling but despite that, this gambling industry is still growing so that means more people are still enjoying and there's only few people who are addicted in gambling.. Those who are actually easily addicted are those who are not matured since they'll be easily controlled by their emotion, IMO, this is not the responsibility of the government but the family to take care of their minors or immature members of the family to avoid gambling, otherwise it could possibly ruin their lives.

Despite I was addicted in the past but I still remain positive, there was never a time I blame gambling for my mistake, instead I remain realistic and blame myself so I was able to move on well.

[deisik]

Being a compulsive gambling replaced by a compulsive way of trading? yeah that's sort of similar to what you've been before and it's still the same risk that you do

People don't see the forest for the trees

For those who are not familiar with the phrase, it means, according to some Internet dictionary, being "too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole” (no offense, no pun, no plagiarism intended). More specifically, the problem is not with the addiction as such (compulsive gambling, compulsive trading, or compulsive whatever). Put shortly, it is the consequences that matter

It is in human nature to be addicted to, or be passionate about, or be obsessed with, something or somebody. The truth is, without being truly addicted to something in a positive sense (as far as consequences are concerned), it is impossible to reach any meaningful level of success in virtually anything. So if you are addicted to gambling or trading, and it pays off handsomely, go for it and enjoy the ride. If it doesn't, get addicted to something that does

[Lakai01]

So if you are addicted to gambling or trading, and it pays off handsomely, go for it and enjoy the ride. If it doesn't, get addicted to something that does

He wrote that he lost his apartment and almost blew up his rent, I don't think that you can decide if something is good for you or not at this state of mind.
 Its like smoking ... everyone knows that it is not good for you at all and chances are high that you get lung cancer but the vast majority keeps on smoking. The human mind needs a long lasting and massive impression (a smoker you know dies, ...) to change habbits.

[LogitechMouse]

First things first, compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable eagerness on gambling, even though you keep on losing the game, you forgot to do some valuable things than gambling and forgetting to spend your spare time with your family and in a way that you don't mind how much money you spend and how much money you already to the game. 

In short, getting addicted into gambling. You don't think anything but gambling only. Your mind and body is saying that "You must gamble whatever happens. Either you win or lose as long as you gamble it is ok." Compulsive gambling is regretful in the end because you may lose your money in the end and then you may lose time too to spend with your family which is a bad thing to do for me.

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If you are addicted into gambling, chances are you really are ignoring the advises of anybody who wants you to stop what you are doing especially if your family is the one who is advising you. You will only listen to them if you don't have money anymore left to use for gambling. This is a deadly gambling disorder for me. How? I said deadly because if you lose money, chances are you will find a way to have money to be use in gambling to the extend that you will do bad things and worse they can risk their lives too just to have money.

[YOSHIE]

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

In general, gambling addicts who experience obsessive compulsive problems and disturbances in reality the person in words classified as stress in excessive anxiety, doing repetitive actions etc.

Many methods and ways that can be done to make healing for compulsive sufferers.
Obsessive compulsive sufferers have two types of [1] mild [2] severe. if gamblers (individuals) have experienced compulsive disorder there are some effective cases to treat it without having to use drugs or a doctor, you are enoughdo it in a way.
1. Therapy: by doing therapy can reduce stress, negative feelings and excessive anxiety.
2. meditation.
3. aromatherapy breathing, and
4. Yoga.
Some of these methods are very helpful for soul-calming techniques for people with obsessive compulsive gambling, on the condition of doing routines so that the individual can find the best way to calm himself down.

[White Christmas]

There are so many gamblers in this virtual world. Some can still control themselves, and there are also who can not control themselves when they are already in the form of the long table with a full of card any bet of different gamblers, and those are considered as Compulsive gambling.

First things first, compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable eagerness on gambling, even though you keep on losing the game, you forgot to do some valuable things than gambling and forgetting to spend your spare time with your family and in a way that you don't mind how much money you spend and how much money you already to the game. 

There are times that whenever your family and your friend advise to you about stopping on gamble, you keep on ignoring them, you do not listen to them anymore even though they care so much to you and when you deny them then you may consider yourself having a compulsive gambling disorder, you don't care anymore to anyone, the only thing you want is gambling.
I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

This compulsive gambling may occur on those who are gamblers that are really addicted on gambling because they cannot control it even though their family and friends ask them to stop it. Why? Simply because as like what I have been said they are already addicted on it. The time would come that you will be having a problem on it, in which you will not be able to manage your time and your money as well on how you will divide it on your personal needs.
If you are having a hard time to face about it then you must consider to ask professionals or psychology experts on how you will be able to stop it.

[adzino]

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you

And how's that supposed to work in practice?

As you say yourself, "compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable eagerness on gambling" (personally, I would say urge or obsession, but it doesn't really matter). If you don't listen to your family and your friends anymore, if you don't care about anyone, what on earth is going to make you listen to some advice here (or elsewhere in the Internet, for that matter)? Just curious

Yeah it is going to work. If you are reading this post and looking for help, then it means that you have realized that gambling is badly affecting your life. This "realization" is your first step to recovery. Because you are willing to quit, you will be looking for help. This means that you will try your best to follow the advises given by the professional. Just because you think you won't listen to them, does not mean that you won't seek help from them. You never know, those professionals might end up helping you getting rid of your addiction.

[Mumbeeptind1963]

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you

And how's that supposed to work in practice?

As you say yourself, "compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable eagerness on gambling" (personally, I would say urge or obsession, but it doesn't really matter). If you don't listen to your family and your friends anymore, if you don't care about anyone, what on earth is going to make you listen to some advice here (or elsewhere in the Internet, for that matter)? Just curious

Yeah it is going to work. If you are reading this post and looking for help, then it means that you have realized that gambling is badly affecting your life. This "realization" is your first step to recovery. Because you are willing to quit, you will be looking for help. This means that you will try your best to follow the advises given by the professional. Just because you think you won't listen to them, does not mean that you won't seek help from them. You never know, those professionals might end up helping you getting rid of your addiction.

I agree, the only one who can help you is yourself, anyone can give you advice how to overcome addiction but no one can heal you from it but only yourself. If your willing to change then stop to those thing that put you in to mess situation and after that you will realize the big mess happen to your life because of it. For me its better to completely stay away from it, if you know yourself you will possible to be returned to former status for being mess again.

[deisik]

So if you are addicted to gambling or trading, and it pays off handsomely, go for it and enjoy the ride. If it doesn't, get addicted to something that does

He wrote that he lost his apartment and almost blew up his rent, I don't think that you can decide if something is good for you or not at this state of mind

Indeed, it may be too late to cry (over spilt milk). But it was a conscious choice in the sense no one had been forcing him to gamble in the first place, well, at least, not directly. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure, so understanding how addiction works and what consequences a certain form of it causes leaves enough room for maneuver in framing one's passions and obsessions

First, everyone should understand that being addicted is in fact normal as this is just how life goes in general. I could even say that not being addicted to something is a pathology rather than the norm. Second, and to repeat, it is the consequences, not the addiction itself that counts. But being fully aware of that allows one to control the whole gamut of his addictions, and how far they can go

The lesson to take home is that choose your addictions wisely

[serjent05]

There are times that whenever your family and your friend advise to you about stopping on gamble, you keep on ignoring them, you do not listen to them anymore even though they care so much to you and when you deny them then you may consider yourself having a compulsive gambling disorder, you don't care anymore to anyone, the only thing you want is gambling.
I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you.

Definitely the best way to fix this kind of gambling problem.  But the person should identify that he has that problem and acknowledge or admit it himself.  Nothing can be done if the player is on the phase of rejection because his door is closed to rehabilitation.  We agree that family can help but the first act of change should be done by the person himself.

[hahay]

Every individual has a different mindset and at least they have good and bad side thoughts, therefore I feel someone who suffers from compulsive gambling can still bring himself to be released from the shackles. Indeed, when someone has suffered badly then the mindset is no longer good and can no longer be controlled, but at those times at least they still have a good awareness so that, at that time someone must be able to realize if there is something change in him that must be stopped as fast as possible. If they can realize this before it gets too severe, then professional help is not needed and again, to be able to keep your mindset healthy and do everything with good consideration.