Where to seek help if you need; concerned with gambling addiction.

[AicecreaME]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

That's the sad part about it, most of the time, your family is the one who will say bad things about you because of your addiction, instead of helping they will discourage you on everything you'll do to change yourself. So the normal response of our body is to listen to them, and make ourselves even more helpless and hopeless, therefore you'll never think of asking help to other people because your mind would say "they are not going to help you too".

[Silberman]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

Unfortunately, perhaps gamblers hate a serious discussion of their gambling problems and they often respond very superficially to questions from family and friends, and until people realize the symptoms of a gambling addiction, a state of debt piled up and can't get out, it's really hard to help someone in such a situation. And if the family can't help, community organizations only make the addicts alienated from society, the gambler just likes to hide in the dark corners of society and doesn't like to contact others.

One of the reasons why gambling addiction can proceed to such stages is that unlike other addictions in which you can clearly see the effects of someone that is addicted, for example in the case of alcohol if every time that you see your friend or family member he has obvious signs that he has been drinking then you can easily tell that he has a problem with alcohol, but in the case of gambling addiction this is not possible as the only way to tell if a person is addicted is to see him at the casino over and over again or see how indebted he is and neither of those two things can be easily observed unless you make an effort to do so.

[Betwrong]

Well, there is a lot of suggestions but I think you can seek help adolescent psychologist near your place, it is good if it is actual treatment not just talking online or else calling them because addiction is not easy to cure, it will take a long process before it will heal.

Since you have mentioned addiction, the problem here is, a gambler that already out of the mind will not seek any help. They need someone to assist them on the way and if possible, by force. They won't surely like the idea of undergoing gambling rehabilitation so as much as possible they need everyone's help just to convince them to do so.

There will be no healing but educating them on what to do. Gambling is not a disease that needs to be cured but instead a thing that needs to be responsibly done. There are lots of gamblers that regularly gamble but still on their proper mind to act like a normal person.

And it can't be otherwise. According to stats, 26% of the world population are gamblers to varying degrees. Our world can't afford having so many problem people, it simply wouldn't survive. Even if only half of gamblers were likely to become gambling addicts, gambling would be banned everywhere. But in reality the vast majority of gamblers are healthy people(mentally).

Gambling addiction is a huge problem that must be addressed, no doubt about that. I'm just writing the above to show that it's not a rule(actually very far from that) that if you gamble you will necessarily become an addict.

[Renampun]

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sad to hear that a girl was addicted to gambling at a young age and lost a lot of money...

I'm not sure this girl will have a good future but if her addiction goes away then she has the potential to become a better person. Psychiatry is usually the best place to treat any kind of addiction and today in almost all cities there are psychiatric services.

[Oilacris]

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sad to hear that a girl was addicted to gambling at a young age and lost a lot of money...

I'm not sure this girl will have a good future but if her addiction goes away then she has the potential to become a better person. Psychiatry is usually the best place to treat any kind of addiction and today in almost all cities there are psychiatric services.

When it comes to addiction then theres no certain age would really be exempted when addiction hits you but its bad nor not right to make out conclusions on presuming someone would have a bad future.

Maybe later on that girl would able to recover on such addiction and would make her life even way more better.No one knows but it cant be avoided on not to make out some comments in regards to that.

Only yourself could really help when getting out of addiction but it wouldnt be easy as it sounds.

[just_Alice]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

That's the sad part about it, most of the time, your family is the one who will say bad things about you because of your addiction, instead of helping they will discourage you on everything you'll do to change yourself. So the normal response of our body is to listen to them, and make ourselves even more helpless and hopeless, therefore you'll never think of asking help to other people because your mind would say "they are not going to help you too".

Yeah, it happens a lot with gamblers: people turn their backs on them when something terrible happens. And I think that says more about the society we live in and the whole perception of gambling. Many family members fail to understand that addiction is a disease, and they should neither encourage nor condemn for that, but rather truly try and help.
Also, I think it says a lot about one's family, and the person with such "support" during difficult times maybe should reconsider whom to include in the closest circle and avoid this toxicity, which families can bring upon their members, it only makes things worse.

[iTradeChips]

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

[boyptc]

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

Why would someone be careful with the treatment that's going to be given by those consulting doctors? That treatment includes those plans of action.

It's not all about medicine but also with help and therapy.

[RealMalatesta]

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

First of all it is not "shrinks" it is psychologists that helps people, if you call them shrinks then there is really not much that we can argue with you and there is no way you could ever convince any person EVEN IF you tell the truth, pick your words carefully or you could say 2+2 equals 4 and you would still not be listened to.

Secondly medicine is only good for a while, it is to get rid of the early days, and if you can handle it yourself then you do not have to take it but just like any other addiction medicine helps you get rid of that first month type of level where you want it the most, you do not get it after 5 years because you are doing better. So, medicine for the first few months and then just keep the therapy for years to make sure you have it under control (first a bit more frequently like once a week, then once a month and then once 3 months then once 6 months) would be the ideal way to handle it.

[Silberman]

And it can't be otherwise. According to stats, 26% of the world population are gamblers to varying degrees. Our world can't afford having so many problem people, it simply wouldn't survive. Even if only half of gamblers were likely to become gambling addicts, gambling would be banned everywhere. But in reality the vast majority of gamblers are healthy people(mentally).

Gambling addiction is a huge problem that must be addressed, no doubt about that. I'm just writing the above to show that it's not a rule(actually very far from that) that if you gamble you will necessarily become an addict.

Exactly and unlike with what happens with drugs in which there are drugs that are so addictive that a single use can make someone an addict which means that every single person is susceptible to its effects, the same is not true for gambling, this means that the majority of the people that gamble can do so without any problem and the one that develops a problem most likely would have developed another type of behavioral addiction like social media or video game addiction anyway.

[dunfida]

And it can't be otherwise. According to stats, 26% of the world population are gamblers to varying degrees. Our world can't afford having so many problem people, it simply wouldn't survive. Even if only half of gamblers were likely to become gambling addicts, gambling would be banned everywhere. But in reality the vast majority of gamblers are healthy people(mentally).

Gambling addiction is a huge problem that must be addressed, no doubt about that. I'm just writing the above to show that it's not a rule(actually very far from that) that if you gamble you will necessarily become an addict.

Exactly and unlike with what happens with drugs in which there are drugs that are so addictive that a single use can make someone an addict which means that every single person is susceptible to its effects, the same is not true for gambling, this means that the majority of the people that gamble can do so without any problem and the one that develops a problem most likely would have developed another type of behavioral addiction like social media or video game addiction anyway.

Not all addiction would really be similar and i dont know on why they do make out some comparison between drug and gambling addiction.Yes, in the sense that both are addiction but
it does on a different extend and the probabilitiies for you on not to get affected as where drugs is on different case, once you taste it then you would surely get hooked unlike
in gambling where you can still mind neither you do play for fun or just simply play for money and this is where gamblers do differentiated on whats the motive that they do have in mind.
Seeking help is just a second option after you had tried on solving the problem by yourself.

[ethereumhunter]

Not all addiction would really be similar and i dont know on why they do make out some comparison between drug and gambling addiction.Yes, in the sense that both are addiction but
it does on a different extend and the probabilitiies for you on not to get affected as where drugs is on different case, once you taste it then you would surely get hooked unlike
in gambling where you can still mind neither you do play for fun or just simply play for money and this is where gamblers do differentiated on whats the motive that they do have in mind.
Seeking help is just a second option after you had tried on solving the problem by yourself.

Addiction is an addiction because we will try it repeatedly without feeling satisfied unless we do not have money or something that can fill our satisfaction. Both drug and gambling addiction is dangerous, making people lose their lives too in the future, especially if they do not stop and go to rehabilitation. It is good if they have someone or family that can help them to solve the addiction problem. Otherwise, they will not stand for a long time and they can commit suicide if they are really desperate with their life.

[AicecreaME]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

Unfortunately, perhaps gamblers hate a serious discussion of their gambling problems and they often respond very superficially to questions from family and friends, and until people realize the symptoms of a gambling addiction, a state of debt piled up and can't get out, it's really hard to help someone in such a situation. And if the family can't help, community organizations only make the addicts alienated from society, the gambler just likes to hide in the dark corners of society and doesn't like to contact others.

One of the reasons why gambling addiction can proceed to such stages is that unlike other addictions in which you can clearly see the effects of someone that is addicted, for example in the case of alcohol if every time that you see your friend or family member he has obvious signs that he has been drinking then you can easily tell that he has a problem with alcohol, but in the case of gambling addiction this is not possible as the only way to tell if a person is addicted is to see him at the casino over and over again or see how indebted he is and neither of those two things can be easily observed unless you make an effort to do so.

This is very true.

You'll never know unless it's too late, or if some of your friends accidentally saw your husband of a family member that he is addicted in playing gambling. But you'll also notice it if you're asking him money because it's his salary day but he always said he have no more money left because he spend it on something or whatever. There will be only less number of gamblers who confessed or will confess their addiction in an early stage.

[dimonstration]

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

While taking medicines can help in some time, but it does not guaranteed addiction will be eliminated. Find someone who will motivate you to stop gambling I think no matter how we seek advice and supports from others only ourselves will make us change, I know someone who learned from his experience already to stop gambling since he almost loses his family because of his bises. Find something to make you busy at the same time someone who can inspire you to be busy.

[boyptc]

While taking medicines can help in some time, but it does not guaranteed addiction will be eliminated. Find someone who will motivate you to stop gambling I think no matter how we seek advice and supports from others only ourselves will make us change, I know someone who learned from his experience already to stop gambling since he almost loses his family because of his bises. Find something to make you busy at the same time someone who can inspire you to be busy.

Medicines are not really for problems like addiction. It's a mental sickness that has to be treated gradually but not through medicines. The condition that the person is going through might become more intense because of those medicines that will be prescribed.

I agree that it's about someone who will help you to stop gambling. There's another doctor in that field, if it's not the psychiatrist that will help, then your family or a life and well being coach or of the same.

[Natalim]

While taking medicines can help in some time, but it does not guaranteed addiction will be eliminated. Find someone who will motivate you to stop gambling I think no matter how we seek advice and supports from others only ourselves will make us change, I know someone who learned from his experience already to stop gambling since he almost loses his family because of his bises. Find something to make you busy at the same time someone who can inspire you to be busy.

Medicines are not really for problems like addiction. It's a mental sickness that has to be treated gradually but not through medicines. The condition that the person is going through might become more intense because of those medicines that will be prescribed.

I agree that it's about someone who will help you to stop gambling. There's another doctor in that field, if it's not the psychiatrist that will help, then your family or a life and well being coach or of the same.

Your family should be the first to help you, if they can't then there's always the professional that would do, but without the help of your family,  you'll still be having a hard time recovering. That's why it's important to prevent addiction that to cure an addiction, we would not want to waste our money and properly, therefore being responsible is a must in gambling.

[Joca97]

Well most of the gamblers especially ones that are addicted will never ask for this kind of help only if they go into big troubles
This i know from personal experiences from my friends. O most in every casino or sportsbook you have the number if you are addicted

[ethereumhunter]

Not all addiction would really be similar and i dont know on why they do make out some comparison between drug and gambling addiction.Yes, in the sense that both are addiction but
it does on a different extend and the probabilitiies for you on not to get affected as where drugs is on different case, once you taste it then you would surely get hooked unlike
in gambling where you can still mind neither you do play for fun or just simply play for money and this is where gamblers do differentiated on whats the motive that they do have in mind.
Seeking help is just a second option after you had tried on solving the problem by yourself.

Addiction is an addiction because we will try it repeatedly without feeling satisfied unless we do not have money or something that can fill our satisfaction. Both drug and gambling addiction is dangerous, making people lose their lives too in the future, especially if they do not stop and go to rehabilitation. It is good if they have someone or family that can help them to solve the addiction problem. Otherwise, they will not stand for a long time and they can commit suicide if they are really desperate with their life.

the worse things that a man can do with kind of addiction, if there's no hope anymore gambling addicted person will take
his own life as a  solution to his worse problem.

Regrets are the reason gambling addicts think that way, realizing that there are no available solutions anymore especially
if even there love ones left them, the first line is your love ones and friends to help you surviving from this problem.

Regret will come last when everything we have is gone. But that is not important anymore because we can not have it and we have an addiction that we need to solve. It requires attention from people close to that person or if that person does not have it, he is hard to save. Those who addicted to gambling can go to the rehabilitation centre to cure their addiction and maybe he needs months to clean his mind about gambling and never touch or come into gambling anymore.

[hahay]

Well most of the gamblers especially ones that are addicted will never ask for this kind of help only if they go into big troubles
This i know from personal experiences from my friends. O most in every casino or sportsbook you have the number if you are addicted

Yes and most of them will just keep the problem to themselves. Not only happened to friends because I personally experienced things like this until I finally managed to get out of addiction, one of the important points is about a strong determination to quit. Well, maybe some casinos have phone numbers to call for consultations or for advice on how to stop gambling, but I think it might just be practiced or done in the beginning. Because if they don't have a strong determination then the next day is very likely they will come back again, and keep repeating the same thing only when they have problems in gambling itself.

[peter0425]

Well most of the gamblers especially ones that are addicted will never ask for this kind of help only if they go into big troubles
This i know from personal experiences from my friends. O most in every casino or sportsbook you have the number if you are addicted

Actually what OP is asking when the gamblers turns when they are already in deep trouble mate and not just a random thoughts.

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

it is not about medicine mate , but about Mental help .. doctors expertise is mind control and not physical health.