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

[AicecreaME]

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

I agree to this.

Most of them will definitely end up being poor again, because they will go happy go lucky every time they play gambling because their mindset says that as long as they play gambling, they will make more profits in the long run, but everything could escalate quickly if they are not going to be wise on spending the money they won from gambling.

Sadly, aside from gambling, they can't think of anything where they should spend their money, like for example investing it on cryptocurrency or real estate, they will just continue to bet it 'till they get empty-handed again.

[traderethereum]

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

Actually gambling can produce anything and it made some gamblers become rich. Well there are some gamblers that become rich and maintained their wealth but many have had fall into trap and fall back to where they started. But I guess I would only believe that a gambler could maintain his wealth if he invested his money in real business or invest it in any kind of investment but if until now he would only rely on his ability and skills on winning in gambling then I'm afraid that his wealth will going to last long in his hand.

What I know, most gambling addicts who make it rich because playing professionally can control themselves in playing and play with discipline.
Many people get rich from gambling and they turn their gambling profits into real business or investment because they think they will not gamble forever, unlike those who play who can't control themselves from rich to poor and all depends on them being a smart gambler and also mature.

It is not easy to have discipline and control, especially for the addicted to gambling, because they can lose control anytime without they know.
If they can get rich from gambling but can not use that money for their life instead of searching for more winning, they will not have a chance to enjoy their winning.
Once they become addicted to gambling, it will not be easy to cure and if they do not go to the right person, they can ruin their lives, especially if they still play gambling.

[Kittygalore]

Internet has a lot to offer, just type Rehabilitation and most that will appear can cater any form of addiction, it's not like they're built just to rehabilitate drug addicts.

[shield132]

I have been a part of Betsson team for a while and can truly say that this is the team that not only cares about the players deposit/withdraws but also cares on their addiction problems. There are numerous organizations that help gambling addicts, I want to share ones (from Betsson) that weren't included in this thread via OP or other users:

1. GA Gamblers Anonymous

2. Gordonhouse (Analogue)

3. Stödlinjen <-- If you are from Sweden

I'll create a thread and will talk more about these and additional resources, I think a similar thread should be pinned there.

[imstillthebest]

~ No matter how small your progress is on quitting your gambling addiction, keep it up, it's still better than doing nothing about it.

~ Maybe only one option out of many is suitable, and that's why it's hard to find it right away, but with enough tries the right solution will be found eventually.

theres many option to fix gambling addiction .
 there are browsers extensions and softwaresto install  to prevent you from accesing the online casino and there are self exclusion service within the site itself but the best fix is when you seek for a professional because they have the right tools , space and medicines to help you with your disease . they are not hard not hard to find because we have internet and we can easily search them up online

[radjie]

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

Actually gambling can produce anything and it made some gamblers become rich. Well there are some gamblers that become rich and maintained their wealth but many have had fall into trap and fall back to where they started. But I guess I would only believe that a gambler could maintain his wealth if he invested his money in real business or invest it in any kind of investment but if until now he would only rely on his ability and skills on winning in gambling then I'm afraid that his wealth will going to last long in his hand.

only a few people can get rich from gambling, one of which is for those who have complete control in playing so they can decide when to stop after getting a big win.  and for those who are never satisfied with the wins they get, chances are they can turn things around because they are stuck in the same circle so they always try to make big profits but on the contrary, it's because they already have a very great addiction
as you said a gambler can get rich because the winnings he earns are partly used as investment assets or turned into capital to build a real business

[Lanatsa]

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

Actually gambling can produce anything and it made some gamblers become rich. Well there are some gamblers that become rich and maintained their wealth but many have had fall into trap and fall back to where they started. But I guess I would only believe that a gambler could maintain his wealth if he invested his money in real business or invest it in any kind of investment but if until now he would only rely on his ability and skills on winning in gambling then I'm afraid that his wealth will going to last long in his hand.

only a few people can get rich from gambling, one of which is for those who have complete control in playing so they can decide when to stop after getting a big win.  and for those who are never satisfied with the wins they get, chances are they can turn things around because they are stuck in the same circle so they always try to make big profits but on the contrary, it's because they already have a very great addiction
as you said a gambler can get rich because the winnings he earns are partly used as investment assets or turned into capital to build a real business

Never forget that Luck is the main factor on why these gamblers do become rich and able to sustain themselves into this industry for a long time and this is where some addicted gamblers do target most.

Being sustainable and profitable in gambling on while they do play without even realizing that they are being consumed by addiction and getting wrecked slowly.They would only realize when its too late.

When it comes to addiction problem then no one can help you out but rather yourself on realizing on things that you had done but of course it would be needing that strong self control and will
for you to succeed on avoiding or solving it.

[paxmao]

Most western countries and cities have either groups of support for gamblers and other addictions to share and encourage each other to resits. I think this is different from alcoholism and that most people could benefit from a more specialised psychological support to find out what is triggering their gambling beyond their control zone. However, many people that gamble do not have the resources to get into this specialised treatments and have to do with help from the church groups or others.

They say "the worst thing that can happen to an addict to gambling is winning".

[Silberman]

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Having a addiction is not really bad but it based on the kind of addiction you have whether is a positive or negative addiction. Having a gambling addiction can also be said as positive if there is an achievement it brings to a person. Just like sports gambling, a lot of persons has become very rich with it making them popular. Although the beginning might be tedious be once mastery is gained,  then more money can be achieved.

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

That depends on your definition of many, it is true that those that are addicted to gambling gamble a lot which means that a few of them could have gotten lucky even when the odds were against them and they made a fortune, the problem with this is that such luck will eventually run out and they will lose all of that money, and this has the added risk that they could become even more addicted to gambling as they will remember the time they had so much money and they will want to recover it only to lose even more money in the process.

[dunfida]

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Having a addiction is not really bad but it based on the kind of addiction you have whether is a positive or negative addiction. Having a gambling addiction can also be said as positive if there is an achievement it brings to a person. Just like sports gambling, a lot of persons has become very rich with it making them popular. Although the beginning might be tedious be once mastery is gained,  then more money can be achieved.

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

That depends on your definition of many, it is true that those that are addicted to gambling gamble a lot which means that a few of them could have gotten lucky even when the odds were against them and they made a fortune, the problem with this is that such luck will eventually run out and they will lose all of that money, and this has the added risk that they could become even more addicted to gambling as they will remember the time they had so much money and they will want to recover it only to lose even more money in the process.

If you dont know how to control yourself in times of profiting or in times of losses then you should leave gambling right away when you are still into your own awareness and control because
sooner or later you would really be finding yourself into a hard situation where you are trying to get rid off addiction. Dont wait for a certain situation to happen before you do stop
but if you do find yourself that you could control yourself in terms of finances and emotion then i dont see any problems with this.
Seeking help would be mostly start on ones self then next would be your loved ones in life.

[darewaller]

Internet has a lot to offer, just type Rehabilitation and most that will appear can cater any form of addiction, it's not like they're built just to rehabilitate drug addicts.

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

Internet indeed has a lot to offer but I don't think someone suffering from gambling addiction would get any help from google and those results since most of them would link you to blogs with basic advice.

I have always believed that the solution to any problem begins at home and the same goes for gambling addiction. If you feel like you are gambling too much and might be having an addiction to it, just talk with your parents or partner and they will help you understand the situation better. Since we are always open to discussing problems with our family members, I don't think there would be any shame either.

[boyptc]

Most western countries and cities have either groups of support for gamblers and other addictions to share and encourage each other to resits. I think this is different from alcoholism and that most people could benefit from a more specialised psychological support to find out what is triggering their gambling beyond their control zone.

There's a difference between gambling and alcoholism but the essence of being addicted will always be the same. How to solve it will differ from the solution that shall be given but as long as there are people and groups that have already established to deal with such problem, they are a good helping hand.

However, many people that gamble do not have the resources to get into this specialised treatments and have to do with help from the church groups or others.

They say "the worst thing that can happen to an addict to gambling is winning".

It is true because non volunteer groups that offers such service don't offer it for free and it come with a cost.

[AicecreaME]

~ No matter how small your progress is on quitting your gambling addiction, keep it up, it's still better than doing nothing about it.

~ Maybe only one option out of many is suitable, and that's why it's hard to find it right away, but with enough tries the right solution will be found eventually.

theres many option to fix gambling addiction .
 there are browsers extensions and softwaresto install  to prevent you from accesing the online casino and there are self exclusion service within the site itself but the best fix is when you seek for a professional because they have the right tools , space and medicines to help you with your disease . they are not hard not hard to find because we have internet and we can easily search them up online

But browser and software extension that'll keep you away from accessing online casinos are only for temporary, while waiting, it could only increase a gambler's addict urge to play even more gambling, and he could do a way to access online gambling by using another device if he's really desperate. Also, it's very hard to quit when you're not ready to commit on your rehabilitation or being rehabilitate, nothig will change.

[MCobian]

~ No matter how small your progress is on quitting your gambling addiction, keep it up, it's still better than doing nothing about it.

~ Maybe only one option out of many is suitable, and that's why it's hard to find it right away, but with enough tries the right solution will be found eventually.

theres many option to fix gambling addiction .
 there are browsers extensions and softwaresto install  to prevent you from accesing the online casino and there are self exclusion service within the site itself but the best fix is when you seek for a professional because they have the right tools , space and medicines to help you with your disease . they are not hard not hard to find because we have internet and we can easily search them up online

But browser and software extension that'll keep you away from accessing online casinos are only for temporary, while waiting, it could only increase a gambler's addict urge to play even more gambling, and he could do a way to access online gambling by using another device if he's really desperate. Also, it's very hard to quit when you're not ready to commit on your rehabilitation or being rehabilitate, nothig will change.

Applications and software extensions are not very effective at preventing access to online casinos. I've tried to reduce the time to play gambling
by using some software extensions on the Laptop and Smartphone that I usually use. But in the end, because I was so addicted to gambling,
I used a friend's device to access the online casino again. So the most effective thing is to control yourself, to try to manage the time to play
gambling, to avoid addiction.

[Betwrong]

~ No matter how small your progress is on quitting your gambling addiction, keep it up, it's still better than doing nothing about it.

~ Maybe only one option out of many is suitable, and that's why it's hard to find it right away, but with enough tries the right solution will be found eventually.

theres many option to fix gambling addiction .
 there are browsers extensions and softwaresto install  to prevent you from accesing the online casino and there are self exclusion service within the site itself but the best fix is when you seek for a professional because they have the right tools , space and medicines to help you with your disease . they are not hard not hard to find because we have internet and we can easily search them up online

But browser and software extension that'll keep you away from accessing online casinos are only for temporary, while waiting, it could only increase a gambler's addict urge to play even more gambling, and he could do a way to access online gambling by using another device if he's really desperate. Also, it's very hard to quit when you're not ready to commit on your rehabilitation or being rehabilitate, nothig will change.

This is a controversial issue. Refraining yourself from gambling can decrease the urge, it's a well-known fact. It is called "abstinence-based approach" and it is very effective in many cases. But, yes, as you said, there are people for whom it's not working. Since we don't know to which category of gamblers we belong, we should visit a professional doctor first, and only then start deciding on which strategy to use for quitting.

[Lordhermes]

Internet has a lot to offer, just type Rehabilitation and most that will appear can cater any form of addiction, it's not like they're built just to rehabilitate drug addicts.

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

Internet indeed has a lot to offer but I don't think someone suffering from gambling addiction would get any help from google and those results since most of them would link you to blogs with basic advice.

I have always believed that the solution to any problem begins at home and the same goes for gambling addiction. If you feel like you are gambling too much and might be having an addiction to it, just talk with your parents or partner and they will help you understand the situation better. Since we are always open to discussing problems with our family members, I don't think there would be any shame either.

Talking to your people or your parents has nothing to do with you,rather you think of how you've wasted money since the day you started gambling,and put yourself under discipline.Realising that gambling has done more harm than good to yourself will propel you took try to stop it.The first thing is for you to realise gambling as a problem you've got,before trying to solve it.And the solution is self discipline,keeping your mind busy, and spending times on other things that will not affect your finance.

[Silberman]

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

I do not know, I do not think that it is easy to tell which addiction is any worse as both are terrible, drug addiction will also deplete your funds and since the psychical need is so extreme in the case of drugs those people have a tendency to commit violent crimes to keep financing their habit, and it also has a huge impact on the mental health of the individuals that go through it precisely due to all the things they need to do to keep their addiction going, so I think it is better to just admit that both are bad instead of trying to look at which one is worse than the other.

[ipanks]

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

I do not know, I do not think that it is easy to tell which addiction is any worse as both are terrible, drug addiction will also deplete your funds and since the psychical need is so extreme in the case of drugs those people have a tendency to commit violent crimes to keep financing their habit, and it also has a huge impact on the mental health of the individuals that go through it precisely due to all the things they need to do to keep their addiction going, so I think it is better to just admit that both are bad instead of trying to look at which one is worse than the other.

Both addictions will ruin our lives in the end. Drug addiction can make us have mental health and sick if it is not cured, while gambling-addicted will also have mental health and both works in a subconscious mind because we always think that we need drugs and want to play gambling. Admitting the addiction will help us figure out how to solve the problem and the family will be the best thing for us to come back to them so they can rescue us before it is too late. The family's love will help us survive and find a way to solve the problem and find the right method to help us.

[hahay]

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

I do not know, I do not think that it is easy to tell which addiction is any worse as both are terrible, drug addiction will also deplete your funds and since the psychical need is so extreme in the case of drugs those people have a tendency to commit violent crimes to keep financing their habit, and it also has a huge impact on the mental health of the individuals that go through it precisely due to all the things they need to do to keep their addiction going, so I think it is better to just admit that both are bad instead of trying to look at which one is worse than the other.

Both addictions will ruin our lives in the end. Drug addiction can make us have mental health and sick if it is not cured, while gambling-addicted will also have mental health and both works in a subconscious mind because we always think that we need drugs and want to play gambling. Admitting the addiction will help us figure out how to solve the problem and the family will be the best thing for us to come back to them so they can rescue us before it is too late. The family's love will help us survive and find a way to solve the problem and find the right method to help us.

As long as there are people who care about it then of course those who have addictions will be helped to get out of their addictions themselves, I personally also consider these two addictions to be equally dangerous and very likely to end up in prison and even death. It is difficult to prevent them before sinking deeper into addiction, because it is the path they chose but unfortunately they just make that choice without being accompanied by high awareness.

[AicecreaME]

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

I do not know, I do not think that it is easy to tell which addiction is any worse as both are terrible, drug addiction will also deplete your funds and since the psychical need is so extreme in the case of drugs those people have a tendency to commit violent crimes to keep financing their habit, and it also has a huge impact on the mental health of the individuals that go through it precisely due to all the things they need to do to keep their addiction going, so I think it is better to just admit that both are bad instead of trying to look at which one is worse than the other.

Drug addiction is much worst in my opinion.

Gambling addiction might affect you financially and emotionally at some point but drug addiction will destroy your whole human being. It will destroy your family, relationship, funds, and your health, it will slowly kill you physically and literally (for example is that you make a lot of enemies because of drugs) and one day you've been killed because of it.

Gambling addiction is just 7/10 when it comes to danger while drug addiction is 10/10 in my opinion.