Do you gamble to escape your problem?

[asu]

Probably, yes to all the rich out there, but obviously not to the average gambler that hoping to win huge amount someday.

In general, gamblers play gambling to have some fun. Not the fun that will ease their sadness. However, you should lock the thread as this topic had been discussed.

[yazher]

Gambling can also add to your problem, imagine if you already have a problem then you are also losing your money in gambling, what would you feel from that?  
There are already gamblers who lost everything because of it, whenever you have a problem and you are still gambling you wouldn't think to quit because you want to the game and that is the time where you can lose everything in you.

There are some gamblers who became more problematic after they engaged in this kind of thing, whether it is indoors or outside because they are not used to it. they're just simply influenced by their friends to try it and eventually they become addicted to it. That's why when things don't go our way, we need to focus on positive things, we need to see those who have less than us and be thankful for what little thing we have.

[swogerino]

There are times where you need to plug yourself off from everything and when such moment arrives people fall into few different categories.They either get real drunk to forget their problems, go with whores or they gamble.I am one from the last category as gambling makes me forget all the problems I have while I am gambling.Most of the people though fall into the first category.

[jossiel]

This is the same with the other hobbies that people look into for escaping the problems that they deal with. But, I don't gamble to escape something or what, I gamble because I want to and when I was younger I already gamble.

If you talk to someone who's having a big problem and he do sort of activities like gambling or any other for escaping, you'll feel pity to them. You can see that their minds are set and there's no help if they look unstoppable.

[shoreno]

if you have alot of money , its okay to gamble to release the stress or the problem that you experienced and its okay to loose to because you still have money anyway but this looks bad for a person that has a limited wealth because loosing money can add up on thier problem  . it was like similliar to drinking alcohol or taking drugs  , it says people do it to escape problem for a while but when they are conscious again, the problem are still there   . they only do harm for themselves but gambling does not harm you

[FlightyPouch]

Well, the year I am gambling, I thought I would be able to make something great from gambling. The reason for that though is that I won a lot in the first months and I bought myself a motorcycle out of those, after years that never happened again. I do get some winnings but I am not really getting back the losses I had, that is when I realized that gambling will not make you reach anything at all unless you are smart enough to run with your profits and never go back.

[coinfinger]

Gambling can also add to your problem, imagine if you already have a problem then you are also losing your money in gambling, what would you feel from that?  
There are already gamblers who lost everything because of it, whenever you have a problem and you are still gambling you wouldn't think to quit because you want to the game and that is the time where you can lose everything in you.

That must be the reality. I mean people may use gambling to escape from the problem like pressure of working place or any family problems but gambling may maximize the problems in long run and definitely will not help them to actually escape from their problems. Still, I agree that gambling must be the great way to bust our pressures and to entertain ourselves but for this, we must gamble with full awareness.

We may use gambling to escape from our problems but we need to avoid gambling addiction because when we are continuously gambling then another problem may rise up. I mean when you are making use of gambling continuously then you will get into another problem which is gambling addictions. Gambling addictions must be more dangerous than any other problem in your life.

[Rengga Jati]

Are you one of those people who gamble just to escape your problem? If you are one of them, I just wanna say that gamble will not solve your problem, yes you have escaped the problem but once you are done gambling the problem is still there and you still need to face it.

How can gambling solve our problem? I never heard that problems are fixed because of gambling. Playing gambling is just a way to make us forget the problem temporarily. Because of gambling can make people be fun and relaxed, then it is possible for them to forget it a moment. However, as you said above, the problem is still there and never solved. Escape isn't the right way to solve problems, just face them wisely and bravely as a man.

[Ryker1]

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Playing gambling is just a way to make us forget the problem temporarily. Because of gambling can make people be fun and relaxed, then it is possible for them to forget it a moment. However, as you said above, the problem is still there and never solved. Escape isn't the right way to solve problems, just face them wisely and bravely as a man.

Well, you are right about this. Sometimes I did this before but nothings happen after I gambled, it comes back again even how long I am in a gambling session. Instead of having fun, you can't focus on the game because sometimes when you remember, your problem will flash back in your mind and made you out of your mind. My suggestion is, --why not you did not face your problem? Remember that every problem has a solution even how big or small it is.
I don't know if you are escaping your problem it will solve it alone. It is better to gamble if your mind was clear and nothing to worry about. Indeed, gambling is for fun that can break the boredom.

[TalkStar]

Different people have different taste and we can't exactly say where they find peace. I will not so wonder if anyone keep him engage on gambling to avoid mental pain or frustration but in most cases results will be destructive. As far as i know professional gamblers love to play with  refreshing mind and supportive atmosphere. Specially they  try to keep their family or personal issues far from their profession. So if anyone choose gambling to keep him far from problem then he should get ready to face much more new problems in a few days for sure. Its better to leave gambling when you think you are not in the driving seat.

Escape isn't the right way to solve problems, just face them wisely and bravely as a man.

Absolutely right.

[Captain Corporate]

 Maybe? I wouldn't really know if I am escaping my problems because if I realized they were problems I would probably try to fix those problems instead of escaping them. Because if you escape your problems, you are not solving them, you are just ignoring them while they either continue or even maybe grow bigger, so my motto has always been "don't leave todays work to tomorrow" and thats why I will always fix them before they get big.

 However maybe I do not realize I have a problem, maybe my problem IS gambling, I wouldn't really know. Hence I think it could potentially be true, maybe I am escaping my problems and gamble but I just don't realize if thats true or not.

[Twentyonepaylots]

Different people have different taste and we can't exactly say where they find peace. I will not so wonder if anyone keep him engage on gambling to avoid mental pain or frustration but in most cases results will be destructive. As far as i know professional gamblers love to play with  refreshing mind and supportive atmosphere. Specially they  try to keep their family or personal issues far from their profession.

Most of people are gambling because of the entertainment, after a tiring day at work or school it is the best stress reliever for them. There are times that you don't want to open up with other people so you'll just sit there and relax play some games and there will be subliminal effects on your mind easing your tiredness. There are small portion of the gambling world that affects the mental situation of a person, physiological capacity in gambling is a factor too.

So if anyone choose gambling to keep him far from problem then he should get ready to face much more new problems in a few days for sure. Its better to leave gambling when you think you are not in the driving seat.

It really depends on how you drive yourself, as I said physiological capacity is a factor so if anyone gets into gambling he/she should know the boundaries and and the limits of spending and getting so much interested to it. If you came for entertainment money won't be a problem either small or big.

Escape isn't the right way to solve problems, just face them wisely and bravely as a man.

Absolutely right.

I agree, but gambling isn't escaping at all, it is just a sort of resting from your problems, refreshing the mind to make better decisions. And I don't think it's bad at all.

[cabron]

Sometimes its easy to forget things than just face it. I've seen people doing this kind of escape and it always look like woman who doesn't love them back is the problem. They usually drown themselves with liquors and with no interest in eating and life already.

Gambling is a different kind of escape, it does look like the person who find gambling as escape still have the interest in making money and life.

[imstillthebest]

i gamble normally with or without problems   .

if i have a problem i gamble too and i can say that its effective because i forget my problem easily  but if i loose  , i can also divert the problem on that  ( i forget my other problem  ) but this is more better because my other problem was heavier than a small looses  .  i can still manage to earn that money that i loose   . actually not just gambling but playing games too makes me forget it  .

[Quidat]

i gamble normally with or without problems   .

if i have a problem i gamble too and i can say that its effective because i forget my problem easily  but if i loose  , i can also divert the problem on that  ( i forget my other problem  ) but this is more better because my other problem was heavier than a small looses  .  i can still manage to earn that money that i loose   . actually not just gambling but playing games too makes me forget it  .

We are on the same behavior buddy yet i do play gambling with or without problem at all.It doesnt matter though because ive been doing this
and youre right it does really give out that temporary forgetting of your problem and would really be replaced with that feeling of frustration
when you do loss, it isnt really that something big that you can stressed on.I know that majority would really be opposing that we shouldnt pile up
our problem but on this scenario its just bearable and can be handled and at least you arent stopping something that you wanna gonna do.

[FanEagle]

Both yes and no. I do not really have a "problem" so I can't say that I am running away from anything to gambling in order to find some ease. However I am bored, which could be considered a problem by many people. I do not like to listen to music, I like to play games but not for too long because I get bored with it, I do not like to watch new stuff that much, I force myself to do so sometimes but that's it, mostly leave it at half as well.

So, I think I am not really doing any time in my free time that I enjoy too much, I do not have any proper hobby neither so it becomes very boring after work hours. So I gamble, that is my hobby, I don't do it every day all day obviously, only days I can't find myself doing anything else, so if that is a "problem" then yeah I think I am doing that but being bored doesn't seem like a real issue compared to problems many people have.

[DoublerHunter]

i gamble normally with or without problems   .

^ Definitely right, just gamble normally and separate your problem from gambling. Gambling is the purpose of having fun and probably you cant use this to escape your problem or gamble while you have a problem. That is a big mistake, instead of doing gambling just for fun and probably you may be pissed off because of possible will result from loss due to out of control. If you have a problem, it is good if you avoid for a while your gambling habit, because the chances of losses are quite high if you can't control your emotion. Nevertheless, gambling can give entertainment but use this to escape your problem, that is impossible.

[chaser15]

Don't drag gambling in our way to escape with the problem. It's dumb thinking.

In reality, there are people who are like that. They need help. They need assistance. But if we are still on our proper mind and know we can face those problems, I found it dumb if we will try to escape to it instead of solving it.

This kind of conversation is a case to case basis. If you want to get some response right directly to those gamblers, try to find a forum place where all gamblers meet.

[TalkStar]

Most of people are gambling because of the entertainment, after a tiring day at work or school it is the best stress reliever for them. There are times that you don't want to open up with other people so you'll just sit there and relax play some games and there will be subliminal effects on your mind easing your tiredness.

I agree that some people take gambling as a source of recreation or relaxation but regularity will drive them to gambling addiction. Definitely gambling is a option for them who are not enough open with their friends but not a good option IMO.
    

[StephenJH]

There is no exit from the infinity loop of getting richer with gambling, from my experience. There are advantages of fast easy money making techniques aka gambling strategies but none of the mentioned gambling strategies will guarantee the concrete results. In addition, the consequences of bad gambling funds management will lead to destroyed life and harder life conditions. There should be another alternative to solve the problem efficiently rather than gambling.