signs of gambling addiction

[dimonstration]

This is the beginning of gambling addiction because once a strategy is concieved the gambler would seek for funds by all means to test the newly discovered strategy and if it fails he might want to develop a new strategy to test run on a different game and gradually addictions begins to set in. Seeking a new strategy is actually the beginning of gambling addiction

Being too curious sometimes results to addiction as well when we think of it even at sleep. When we started to dream too far from reality about gambling can make us addict or crazy into impossible things. We should set our priorities and stay away as early as we can especially if we know that we dont have any extra money to do it.

[ethereumhunter]

Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

Yes it can be an early signs. Cant get rid gambling in our minds and acting differently to follow the eagerness to gamble are an indications of becoming addicted.

I believe the gambler itself can notice if he is not just playing to have fun or to entertain himself. When I became addicted before, thinking of my losses and having debts to chase back what I lost are some of the worse that happened to me.  Im just thankful that I overcome that part of my life and I learned something.

Thinking of your losses and having debts for the use of playing gambling can be a little sign of addicted gambling but you will not realize that. If you can not overcome your problem, maybe your addiction becomes bigger, making you heavy addicted to gambling. I am glad you can know that you made a mistake in gambling and stopped the addiction.

[dbc23]

Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again.

In most homes where the father happens to be a gambler without a reasonable job to sustain the home he tries his very best to maintain his prestige before his wife and children and for the sake of catering for his immediate home would have to go the extra mile and this most times happens to be the beginning of gambling addiction if not controlled early

[AakZaki]

I think gambling addiction is a condition that makes a person lose control of gambling activities. It can also be said to be too passionate and driven by a strong desire or a penchant for gambling. This addiction can be characterized by behavior, people who are addicted to gambling will not have control over what they do. This is really dangerous, you can make yourself miserable.

[Raflesia]

Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

This is the beginning of gambling addiction because once a strategy is concieved the gambler would seek for funds by all means to test the newly discovered strategy and if it fails he might want to develop a new strategy to test run on a different game and gradually addictions begins to set in. Seeking a new strategy is actually the beginning of gambling addiction

Curiosity in this I think of course there must be more especially they have a new strategy and for me of course I want to try it by looking for funds so I can make bets with curiosity it is also the beginning of addiction, and actually there are many kinds of our behavior and always pay attention to what what we do if we can't contain our curiosity to gamble, it's still a sign of addiction.

For those who have tried gambling games 3 times for me, it is already a sign of addiction because they already know that the game is very exciting, so they will continue to play for a long time.

[geegaw]

The first sign of gambling addiction is constantly thinking about it, to the point that even when you are about to sleep you are still thinking to play. Many gamblers skip their meal because they only focused on playing, some persons dont sleep for a day just because of playing, that is an addiction that can cause a big health problem.

More precisely, it was the expression of a puppet without consciousness, addicts seem to have lost all other important thoughts in life just to think about gambling and thinking more will help the brain produce different images, images of victory are relatively many when no one wants to dream about failure. The mind wanders every day and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night only to investigate a few gambling strategies that the brain has devised, gradually the level of addiction increases but many people still do not dare to turn back, they are afraid to face their conscience

[Alisha-k]

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Addiction starts from a habit once a habit outgrows the usual addiction sets in. There are different signs of addiction but the most common of all is always having different strategies even when we are out of funds. Before online gambling became popular I see people who just sit and discuss new strategies for winning bets and as usual we would still find most of those game going against the strategy and the keep developing new ones and this is where addiction sets in.

[Karartma1]

Gambling usually gets worse as it becomes a compensation for something else, you have to understand what. For those who need adrenaline the game is like a drug, they need to go back often to bet. I have seen withdrawal from gambling marked by panic attacks and depression because for many people life without betting is worse than without drugs.
It's necessary to find an alternative to the bet that gives adrenaline, a compensation, which could be playing sport or finding new interests. Then the family is involved in individual and group meetings, because the family is a vital point, it's almost always the spring that pushes the player to ask for help.
I asked my spouse help when I got addicted, she didn't judge me and she helped me to recover at the speed of lightning.
This was a very personal post  If you can only have some fun but if you recognize yourself getting lost, seek for help.

[madnessteat]

If a person tends to spend more and more time at the game and at the same time losing interest in other hobbies that he was engaged in before that is the first sign that he began to show a gambling addiction. It is enough to talk to a person about gambling in order to confirm our fears. In the case of an already developed addiction, he will either talk over and over again about new strategies for winning or in the absence of an opportunity to play become irritable.

[Ryker1]

If a person tends to spend more and more time at the game and at the same time losing interest in other hobbies that he was engaged in before that is the first sign that he began to show a gambling addiction. It is enough to talk to a person about gambling in order to confirm our fears. In the case of an already developed addiction, he will either talk over and over again about new strategies for winning or in the absence of an opportunity to play become irritable.

Well you have a point, this is because you did not know that you have started in addiction, and no one gives you any advice regarding this matter. So perhaps the situation becomes worst. Perhaps these consequences may occur to those gamblers who are irresponsible, even controlling themselves can not be able to do so. Lack of self-discipline will be the possible reason that this sign of addiction will occur at you, try not to focus on one thing --divert it into different activities so that you can avoid the possible gambling addiction. Always seek help once you are already at that stage because it is better to cure while at an early stage than you are fully addicted.

[Eureka_07]

Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again. But you as a gambler can also notice it to yourself before you get to the worse situation like selling valuables like jewelry so you could play again.
 
Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

If I were to ask, the term addiction is a big word. First you need to really understand what being addicted means, if you will be looking for its definition to Merriam Webster, this will be the definition:

Definition of addiction
2: a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

If someone is really addicted to gambling, perhaps you can tell it if he always wants to play and gamble even though he has no money to use, one sign could be loaning money just to be able to play.

[crzy]

Yes.
It's already affecting your mental health and instead of taking time for you to rest, you're thinking of what's the next step that you must as you gamble.
Is it happening to you OP?

This is true, this is the design when you can now call yourself an addict, you dont have time to rest anymore because of thinking and focused on gambling only, dont be like that there are so many things worthier do than focusing on gambling, you will just lose your money and social life on that.

The next thing is you’ll be disappointed and you’ll blame the market where in fact, the house is just working with the games and you are the only one who mange your own money so don’t blame anyone if you incur losses because that is the choice you’ve already made. The gambling addiction is not good, and it kills many people already so if you’re on the early stage of it, better to leave gambling as early as possible.

[abel1337]

Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again. But you as a gambler can also notice it to yourself before you get to the worse situation like selling valuables like jewelry so you could play again.
 
Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

If I were to ask, the term addiction is a big word. First you need to really understand what being addicted means, if you will be looking for its definition to Merriam Webster, this will be the definition:

Definition of addiction
2: a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

If someone is really addicted to gambling, perhaps you can tell it if he always wants to play and gamble even though he has no money to use, one sign could be loaning money just to be able to play.

As an ex-addict in gambling, It's true that there's a really itchy feeling of playing gambling every time and if you don't have enough money to support your addiction, It is expected that the addict will either earn or loan money just to play gambling. It is a very bad experience to have because it affects my personal life heavily in terms of physical, emotional, and even spiritual.

[aioc]

Not really it's when you are losing money and you cannot control what you are spending or allocating in gambling that's when gambling becomes a problem and addiction, that's when you need to seek a professional, your family will immediately notice it if you are hard to speak of and you complain of not having enough money.

This is a sign of any addiction, not just gambling. This can happen if a person is a shopaholic or is fond of tuning his car or racing a car (this requires a huge investment). Therefore, if we are talking about the unique signs of gambling addiction, then we must talk about the signs that are only here.

All kinds of addiction are all the same their minds are preoccupied, they spend more time and money on things where they have an addiction, if we are talking about unique addiction maybe talking about cards, bets, odds most of the time, but all addiction are very similar and they have almost the same symptoms and signs and those who know addiction on things can easily tell.

[Boov]

Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again. But you as a gambler can also notice it to yourself before you get to the worse situation like selling valuables like jewelry so you could play again.
 
Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

To tell you honestly, I haven't been into addiction but there's a situation that I might fall into addiction. The only thing that made me realize that it's not good was my depleting savings while working as a person earning through my hardwork. It's not easy to handle pressures, so I kept myself resistive towards gambling because it ruined my financial stability.

[Lorence.xD]

If a person tends to spend more and more time at the game and at the same time losing interest in other hobbies that he was engaged in before that is the first sign that he began to show a gambling addiction. It is enough to talk to a person about gambling in order to confirm our fears. In the case of an already developed addiction, he will either talk over and over again about new strategies for winning or in the absence of an opportunity to play become irritable.

That's more than just addiction because losing interest in something that he loved before could also be a sign of depression. Intervention of early symptoms could be a really good thing because that might be easily curable compared to a full blown addiction.

[ethereumhunter]

Not really it's when you are losing money and you cannot control what you are spending or allocating in gambling that's when gambling becomes a problem and addiction, that's when you need to seek a professional, your family will immediately notice it if you are hard to speak of and you complain of not having enough money.

This is a sign of any addiction, not just gambling. This can happen if a person is a shopaholic or is fond of tuning his car or racing a car (this requires a huge investment). Therefore, if we are talking about the unique signs of gambling addiction, then we must talk about the signs that are only here.

All kinds of addiction are all the same their minds are preoccupied, they spend more time and money on things where they have an addiction, if we are talking about unique addiction maybe talking about cards, bets, odds most of the time, but all addiction are very similar and they have almost the same symptoms and signs and those who know addiction on things can easily tell.

Although the addiction signs seem similar for all gamblers, there will be another sign from a gambler, especially for those who have those addicted. But if that addiction becomes bigger, we might see another sign from them that will differ from the common addicted gambler. Maybe they can commit a crime to have money and continue playing gambling or do something that we do not even think.

[madnessteat]

If a person tends to spend more and more time at the game and at the same time losing interest in other hobbies that he was engaged in before that is the first sign that he began to show a gambling addiction. It is enough to talk to a person about gambling in order to confirm our fears. In the case of an already developed addiction, he will either talk over and over again about new strategies for winning or in the absence of an opportunity to play become irritable.

That's more than just addiction because losing interest in something that he loved before could also be a sign of depression. Intervention of early symptoms could be a really good thing because that might be easily curable compared to a full blown addiction.

You are deeply mistaken because in a state of depression a person loses interest in absolutely all hobbies and is constantly in a depressed state. If a person is happy to spend his free time at an online casino, it is not a depression but a game addiction that can also depress a person if there is no opportunity to play.

[Wexnident]

Set a bankroll, maximum expenses for gambling for every session, adjust it to whether you play daily, weekly, monthly, or even randomly. Just take into account how much you actually play, how much you earn and play around with it. Once you exceed your bankroll at any given time, no matter the situation or occasion, stop and get help. It's pretty much my way of telling myself that, oh damn, something's wrong, I'm playing way too much now, overboard of what I should be playing at kind of thing. Don't even add your winnings tbh, just the standard daily limit is enough.

We are talking about an addict  . An addict won't do such that you have listed lol. Only a gambler in control can do that and not an addict.

I'm not talking about what an addict should do though, I'm talking about what should someone do so that they can identify whether they are turning into an addict or not. Just stated an example that one could do so they can tell whether its a sign or not, since op asked for it.

Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?

Wouldn't really ask an addict to set a bankroll, I'd point him into a therapist instead (if said addict wasn't really my friend) tbh. They turned into an addict since they couldn't follow simple rules, so why would I set new ones for them no?

[DU18]

Wouldn't really ask an addict to set a bankroll, I'd point him into a therapist instead (if said addict wasn't really my friend) tbh. They turned into an addict since they couldn't follow simple rules, so why would I set new ones for them no?

I have a friend who is addicted to gambling and a few days ago I took him to a psychiatrist and he was really mad at me so to this day he doesn't want to talk to me anymore, from experience it made me think if it's not easy for us to interfere it's quite a sensitive thing and becomes a pleasure for him (our friend), so I think for now it's better to just shut up and let him do what he likes so that when he gets really cornered so he needs my help and that's when I will commemorate him if addicted to gambling will be able to destroy it.