Problem Gambling in the wake of covid-19

[Wexnident]

1. Support
2. Willpower

Or get a hobby. It can be something else like gundam building (the one with lots of parts and seem like a pain to build), playing games, etc. It can even be to develop your abilities, or maybe just take apart anything inside your house that could be taken apart as long as it isn't really in use. Not that I blame people from gambling, but they should really find something else to do. I can't really say that I can feel what stressed and depressed people feel that made them go into gambling, since even if I was depressed, gambling was never really an outlet, but imo they should really find something else as an outlet. I for one like to read and that can really be a sort of outlet for me since it kind of calms me down after a few pages.

It's plenty fine to spend money on hobbies and the like compared to countless expenses in gambling. Buying that piano you've always wanted seems like a better investment than losing your money in gambling after all. Anyway, good luck to those gamblers with problems right now and I hope for the best for them.

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[smyslov]

Do you bet more than you can afford to lose? : never
Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling? never
Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)? sometimes
Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble? never
Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling? sometimes
Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety? never
Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)? never
Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household? sometimes
Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble? sometimes
Score 0 for each time you answer "never"
Score 1 for each time you answer "sometimes"
Score 2 for each time you answer "most of the time"
Score 3 for each time you answer "almost always"

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

I'm far from being a problem gambler I only scored four on this questionnaires this is a good questionnaires and I might use this to test a friend if he has problem in gambling

[Darker45]

"Due to the stress of COVID-19 people tend to gamble more."

Before anything else, we have to take note that this is very wrong. So before we say that we should moderate our gambling so as to avoid addiction, we should first be mindful that gambling due to stress may likely put you in a worse situation.

So, if you are under stress, just like when you are heavily emotional, you better find an outlet to drain that away other than through gambling.

[aioc]

The survey is true and have seen and read that people tend to gamble more we have a lot reports here in our country where people are involved in illegal cock fighting, card games because of the stress of being in a quarantine and with less money, and they want to take their chance in whatever they have.
It's hard to blame this people some of them are addictive to gambling and have hard time coping and tried to find a way to do what they've doing before the lockdown.

[smyslov]

I answered all the questions and I'm glad that I am on a safe zone, people who are additive to gambling or those who frequent the gambling after work to relax and unwind will find the quarantine unbearable, it's like they are denied of something that they enjoyed doing for a long time and this will cause them anxiety and depression, and they think the only way to release the anxiety is for them to go back playing, for them it's like a withdrawal symptoms and it's unbearable to them.

[erikoy]

I answered all the questions and I'm glad that I am on a safe zone, people who are additive to gambling or those who frequent the gambling after work to relax and unwind will find the quarantine unbearable, it's like they are denied of something that they enjoyed doing for a long time and this will cause them anxiety and depression, and they think the only way to release the anxiety is for them to go back playing, for them it's like a withdrawal symptoms and it's unbearable to them.

However this kind of syndrom/sickness/addiction could be threat at home. There are many ways to change gambling addiction and that is to let him occupied even at home so that one can avoid remembering in gambling. In my case as I have a friend who has been in addiction to drugs were now slowly recovered after some advises I had made. I let her wife brought a pet(dog), He was surprised as he also wanted to get the dog her wife brought which is a pitbull. Now, I am able to see him with his dog always being friendly to that dog. I was happy that he was able to change somehow.

[Casdinyard]

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

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Is the score of 8 a bit too low? I've scored higher than 8 but I haven't felt anything problematic recently. But somehow it was right, that pandemic isolation and sadness do offers us an eagerness to be satisfied by the means of gambling just to fulfill such void we felt recently. But this isn't only because of the COVID19 per se and the quarantine, but some or even most of us have their job lost for the meantime and had to face so many leisure time alone with pure silence that somehow deep inside us made us feel to miss the loud noise of the streets and the people we'd love to see. Hence, it wasn't only COVID, but it's a wake of so many various reasons that made us gamble more.

[Mauser]

The survey is true and have seen and read that people tend to gamble more we have a lot reports here in our country where people are involved in illegal cock fighting, card games because of the stress of being in a quarantine and with less money, and they want to take their chance in whatever they have.
It's hard to blame this people some of them are addictive to gambling and have hard time coping and tried to find a way to do what they've doing before the lockdown.

We shouldn't be too hard on people who have a problem with gambling because we live in with difficult times. This pandemic charged everyone's life, we spend more time at home, have more spare time and are limited to meet friends and enjoy outdoor activities. Spending more time on the Internet is normal during corona and gambling is a huge part of the Internet. So if you maybe went 1 or 2 times a month to a physical casino you could find yourself to visit online casinos much more frequent. We should try and help all addicts.

[Botnake]

Gambling problem can happen to anyone at any given situation, and according to your post, more gamblers are spending their time during the pandemic but I still think it does not create a big problem to most of them financially as most gamblers are responsible, meaning, they are gambling for fun only.

The presence of the online gambling addiction consultation could be helpful if the gambler itself will submit himself to get some advice and be treated the addiction, whether it's new or already in the system for awhile. Personally, I have not tried this, I love to gamble online, most of the time but I'm not taking advice or seeking help online, I just don't trust them.

[gabbie2010]

A questionnaire for everyone here:

Are you a problem gambler?
Try this questionnaire:

Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?
Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?
Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?
Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?
Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?
Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?
Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?
Score 0 for each time you answer "never"
Score 1 for each time you answer "sometimes"
Score 2 for each time you answer "most of the time"
Score 3 for each time you answer "almost always"

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

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1. never = 0
2. never = 0
3. sometimes = 1
3. never = 0
4. sometimes = 1
5. never = 0
6. never = 0
7. never  = 0
8. sometimes = 1
This questionnaire is very helpful and useful in checking my addiction to gambling above all my total scorecard was 3 which I believe is normal as far as my addiction to gambling is concerned during this covid-19 period although due to low income earned my gambling stakes also dwindled because I gambled with the amount of money I can afford to lose and not tampering with my family income .  

[Genemind]

Honestly, I doubt people would use that questionnaire.

When I was a bit addicted with gambling, I never think of finding a way to cure my addiction, what really made me learn is the experience I have, I lose a lot of money and one day I realize that I should be careful as it's not an easy money as I think. Based on experience and what I noticed on some, addicted gamblers are close minded, they can't realize they are already in that stage so it's best if they have some people to help them realize like people around them, so that online questionnaire is quite useless to people like me.

I honestly think, if you are drowned by addiction, even though you are aware of it or not, there is no way you can stop your self from doing it. I suffered from online game addiction before and I fo understand the struggle and it's effect on my career, personality, health and etc. Though I am aware that I should do something about it, I find online gaming my only way to releive stress. I sometimes make excuses and justify what I do to the point I exceed playing games and skip my responsibily and to keep my self healthy.

[Saisher]

However this kind of syndrom/sickness/addiction could be threat at home. There are many ways to change gambling addiction and that is to let him occupied even at home so that one can avoid remembering in gambling. In my case as I have a friend who has been in addiction to drugs were now slowly recovered after some advises I had made. I let her wife brought a pet(dog), He was surprised as he also wanted to get the dog her wife brought which is a pitbull. Now, I am able to see him with his dog always being friendly to that dog. I was happy that he was able to change somehow.

Not every gambler are the same, there are kind of gamblers who gamble alone and their families do not have the slightest  idea that they are very much into gambling and there are those who kept their gambling activities to themselves, these kind of gamblers are good at making alibis and even in this pandemic they will always find a way to gamble even in illegal activities like here in our country where many are caught engaging in illegal gambling like card games and backyard cock fighting.

[ongkok87]

1. 0
2. 0
3. 1
4. 0
5. 0
6. 1
7. 0
8. 0
9. 1

So far a total score of 3 most of us really do have a gambling addiction and some of them are really not aware if do they have one it is important to have someone who will really support you or maybe consult a specialist to avoid addiction as for me before when I started realizing that I'm losing some amount of money I asked myself what I really do like the money? but turns out I more interested on just winning and playing and so I tried to play on some casinos which offer free coins or free trial coins and I get the same feeling as playing with real money and this really helps me to avoid damage to my money especially during this Covid-19 pandemic.

[bitzizzix]

Honestly, I doubt people would use that questionnaire.

When I was a bit addicted with gambling, I never think of finding a way to cure my addiction, what really made me learn is the experience I have, I lose a lot of money and one day I realize that I should be careful as it's not an easy money as I think. Based on experience and what I noticed on some, addicted gamblers are close minded, they can't realize they are already in that stage so it's best if they have some people to help them realize like people around them, so that online questionnaire is quite useless to people like me.

I honestly think, if you are drowned by addiction, even though you are aware of it or not, there is no way you can stop your self from doing it. I suffered from online game addiction before and I fo understand the struggle and it's effect on my career, personality, health and etc. Though I am aware that I should do something about it, I find online gaming my only way to releive stress. I sometimes make excuses and justify what I do to the point I exceed playing games and skip my responsibily and to keep my self healthy.

In my opinion, how to avoid gambling by switching to online games is an effective option, because some of my friends are doing the same thing.
and until now they just enjoy their free time playing online games until they forget about time and stay at home more during the pandemic, and in the end they can gradually forget about gambling until they completely forget about it.

[LogitechMouse]

"Due to the stress of COVID-19 people tend to gamble more."

Even though the offline casinos are closed the online gambling is as lively as ever. Gambling when done in moderation is a healthy sport but when it's done excessively especially at a pandemic; it might cause a lot of concerns ; not just related to money , but having an addiction might permanently change your life .

I'm not surprised by this thing to happen because I know what an addicted gambler can do.
Gambling addiction is like Liquor addiction and cigarette addiction. Nobody can stop them to do it even though there is a pandemic that is happening especially here in our country where even though liquors are banned already, there are still people who will drink secretly.

Same goes with gambling addiction. Gamblers will always find a way for them to gamble and since many gamblers can't go out, they have many time to gamble online. People are getting bored in their home so they tend to spend their time gambling instead of spending their free time with their family.

Am really sorry for the losses of everyone but I do understand for a fact that addiction is something that we can beat using two things :

1. Support
2. Willpower

Easy to say but that is very hard to do especially the willpower. A gambler who lost a huge amount will not have that high willpower anymore but still those 2 will help you to get out from gambling addiction.

Are you a problem gambler?
Try this questionnaire:
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I tried to answer all of it but my total score is 0 since I never did what it is on the questionnaire . Not addicted and I have control of myself.

[lebregone]

I notice also that many are using their free time to gamble especially that they have much free time as of this moment because of the pandemic but we can eliminate those people who have enough money only for their foods or daily expenses, these gamblers are coming from those people who have enough money to spare. Online casinos are very convenient to use compare to landbase casinos and those gamblers that are coming from land base will surely transfer to online as long as they can gamble. This is what I see why the number of gamblers are growing even if the covid-19 is still there.

[robelneo]

I scored 4 so I can safely say that I'm not a gambling addict and treat gambling as a form of entertainment, this pandemic caught everybody by surprised, I can consider this a disruption on what we normally do daily, and gambling is one of this, gambling symptoms is something that you cannot take away by lockdown or quarantine that is why we have a recent study that online gambling sites are on an all-time high in terms of profit, casino gamblers have made a big switch to online gambling. The survey is correct that many will gamble even in this pandemic.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

Actually yes, there will be many new people who just got an addition into gambling due to this pandemic situation. Even, I have a friend who use stimulus money from the government to play gambling and he just lost the money in several times. His intention was to double money in an instant way but he didn't know that the risk will be high than that. I like those questioned that you mentioned, I hope there will be many new gambler who read those question for at least they are aware the risk when they play gambling. So as if they become an addiction they will always remember and I bet it could make as a brake for them.

[AicecreaME]

This would totally depends on a person's perspective in life. As of now, since we're stuck in our rooms getting bored on the things we do everyday, other's are turning to a point where they submit themselves into something addicting like gambling, but it is not their last option to entertain themselves.

The only problem is that most of us are expecting too much on what we have or what we are currently in right now, I mean we can't go outside but we wanted to go outside. Same goes to those who wants to play gambling, they want to play gambling thinking it is the only way to make their life more fun but the truth is it is the other way around.

If you are getting bored, why not try to enjoy what you have, don't do anything stupid but appreciate what you do or what you can do right now in the middle of pandemic. Do something that will make yourself grow, that is more fun.

[Fundamentals Of]

Support and will power are indeed very important factors to overcome gambling addiction. But most often the problem with someone who is gambling due to problems is that he may not want to share what he is going through with his family or friends. He simply chooses to distance himself and instead spend his time gambling to try to forget his problems.

This is hard to avoid problems this way. It is either he will start to forget that he is already losing big or he will end up addicted to it. This covid time is making things worse as people are prohibited to socialize and gather together. This is the reason why a lot are forced to just resort to online gambling. Things are getting too stressful.