The characteristics of people who are addicted to online gambling

[Fawwaz wildan]

Online gambling addictions such as online slots, online lottery, etc. can ultimately destroy the lives of the players, both financially, physically, emotionally, and socially. The back and forth wins experienced by online slot gambling players, online lottery, etc., is what ultimately makes these players fall into addiction. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in the United States estimates that bankruptcy, theft, domestic violence and neglect of children, foreclosure of homes and other investments, and even suicide are also linked to gambling addictions such as online slots.

The following are the characteristics of someone who is addicted to online gambling...
There is always a desire to gamble with increasing amounts of money, to achieve what you want.

 Restlessness or irritability when trying to reduce or stop gambling.

After losing gambling money, often comes back another day to get revenge ("chase" someone's loss).

Forcing into debt and even committing crimes just to have playing capital, and relying on others to provide money to alleviate the desperate financial situation caused by gambling.

Often gambles when feeling depressed (eg stressed, helpless, guilty, anxious, depressed).
Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?
 

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[Oshosondy]

People get addicted if they do not discipline themselves, if they have no source of income, if they are not busy with something else. But if they discipline themselves, they will not be addicted.

Some people said that because a gambler win is the reason they get addicted, but that is no. Addicts can first lose, then win and lose again, but hoping to be successful in gambling is the reason they are addicted.

To stay not being addicted, it is always good to know that you can not be successful with gambling, that makes you always think that you should use just little amount that you can afford to lose to gamble.

[Ryker1]

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Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?
 

Well NO --why?
Because I did not feel this.
-Relationship problems between your friends, family, and loved ones.
-Financial problems and become bankrupt.
-Lossing job because of gambling.
-Mental illness.
Once you have encountered what I mentioned above, you are in gambling addict you should seek help, ask your family about this, and cut this being compulsive in gambling ASAP. Because it really hard to move out when you are in that stage, for now --avoid it while you can.

[dothebeats]

We might display the symptoms but that doesn't mean that we're addicts. Do not self-diagnose; if you think that you have the characteristics of a problematic gambler but unsure whether you really are one, seek the help of your psychiatrist. Personally, I feel irritated whenever I'm being interrupted in my gambling exploits. I mean, if you're enjoying something and in the middle of it all someone bugs the hell out of you, wouldn't you be annoyed? Per your post, that's one characteristic, but I don't feel like I'm a problematic gambler because I never chased losses, nor do I allow my wallet be emptied because I wanted to play for long.

[Wexnident]

Often gambles when feeling depressed (eg stressed, helpless, guilty, anxious, depressed).
Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?
 

Nah, depression, stress, and stuff like that that you feel due to losing isn't really anything odd or weird, I'd be weirded out instead if you weren't sad when you lose money cause there'd only be 2 scenarios then imo, you're either filthy rich or you've just given up on life in general. It's really simple, I'd consider people to be addicted if they forego the consequences of what they're doing continuously. An impulsive reaction once or twice may happen, but if it continues over a period of time, then something is really wrong and should be taken care of early on.

[lionheart78]

Taken from the thread Tips on How to Manage Gambling Addiction an Open Discussion.
Signs of Gambling Addiction:

Diagnosis
A diagnosis of gambling disorder requires at least four of the following during the past year:

• Need to gamble with increasing amounts to achieve the desired excitement.
• Restless or irritable when trying to cut down or stop gambling.
• Repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back on or stop gambling.
• Frequent thoughts about gambling (such as reliving past gambling or planning future gambling).
• Often gambling when feeling distressed.
• After losing money gambling, often returning to get even. (This is referred to as "chasing" one's losses.)
• Lying to hide gambling activity.
• Risking or losing a close relationship, a job, or a school or job opportunity because of gambling.
• Relying on others to help with money problems caused by gambling

source: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gambling-disorder/what-is-gambling-disorder

These are the possible sign that a person has a gambling addiction especially if 4 of those traits can be seen in the person.  He should have himself evaluated or see a medical expert on gambling addiction.

Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?

Definitely, I am not one of those online gambling addicts since I had my gambling activity open to my parents.  And I do not have more than 1 of those sign.

[cabron]

There are addicted ones who tried excluding their account but still register another account, that sure is someone that needs help.  I wouldn't consider myself addicted. I rarely play on casinos and only bet on sports. It doesn't look like it affected me with all the symptoms.

Its a serious problem already when a person commits theft, domestic violence and neglect of children and then leads to foreclosure of their home and all because of the addiction. I don't think I'd go that level anymore.

[Beparanf]

Even if I’m not addicted on gambling, I usually feel this kind of emotion when losing a huge amount of money on one of my session. I only deposit what can I afford to lose but sometimes even what we can afford is still depressing when its gone because we usually think what we can do using that money instead of wasting it on gambling. I usually have this thought but I’m not addicted at all because I always whenever I loss and just back after few weeks when I’m already ok.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I guess still boils down if you have the money to gamble and continue with it.

Of course, at some point in our lives, we become addicted, admit it or not. But majority of us learn how to control it  and we didn't go into the situation wherein our family is being destroyed or we committed suicide. And as I have said, if we don't have the money you will simply stop. At least that was the case, even though I'm become addicted, with no income, I was force to stop gambling which is good to me.

[Rruchi man]

Restlessness or irritability when trying to reduce or stop gambling

Restlessness or irritability is a sign of idleness sometimes. generally when trying to break a habit, professionals will tell you that it is futile or rather sometimes futile to just want to stop the habit that you started for a long time suddenly and expect it to work. A better strategy would be substituting the habit for something else that is instead of quitting gambling and doing nothing which can cause restlessness, the time you invest in gambling formerly, try investing it in something else like developing a new habit.

[aioc]

Gambling is one of the addictions experts considered high risk, the government put up warnings and continues educating people on the harm of gambling, but the worse misery that can happen to you is when you get addicted to gambling, everything bad like theft stealing dishonesty can be associated to gambling, that is why we should always on the alert when we are leaning to addiction and watch out for relatives who are falling into addiction, there is good in gambling but if you are addicted you will be at your worse.

[swogerino]

You can become addicted in a very short amount of time especially if you play slot machines or games that shows your betting result instantly like dice,roulette and alike.People who love such games may be not being fully conscientious they start to love this and play more and more which cause addiction.A characteristic of this behavior comes for example to people who want to get some extra money and by hitting the spin button they are deceived that they will win this quick buck,this is an easy sign and can easily be recovered from.

What cannot be recovered is if you come back in a consistent way trying to hit a jackpot or a maximum pay line win with a decent bet like near 5-10 USD/EUR for a spin which for many people in quite a lot of countries in the world can be a life changing event.Personally I know quite a few of such persons,they have lost everything including their personal life (loved one,family,job) trying to chase these jackpots which seem to never fall on the reels,the same for that maximum pay line with decent bet size.

[Apocollapse]

If your life are still normal and doesn't have a trouble due to gambling, I can say you're not an addict, same like myself. Addict will make many problem about financial stuff related, so you need to take a look with your money management and your financial situation first. I don't think someone who only play with faucet or demo account will become an addict since it doesn't have any adrenaline or interest to play more longer.

[fiulpro]

Characteristics is something that can be very varied as well, you should understand that some of the things that addiction displays can be actually found out in addiction in gambling as well.
Mood changes
Displaying emotional imbalance
Insomnia
Irritation
Displaying signs of stress when they are not able to play/Gamble
Irresponsible with money
There are so many things that you can add in here but you must understand that all these things are relative, what might be true for some people might not be true for all therefore you have to contact your psychiatrist for evaluation.

[virasisog]

Gambling games isn't actually harmful if we know how to gamble responsively. If we know our limits, no gambling games could harm us no matter how addictive they are. Gambling addicts don't actually have the peace of mind that they need. They will always find ways just to satisfy their urge to gamble but still end up being unsatisfied. It affects their mental and physical health so they really need professional help especially if their addiction is ruining even their relationships and way of living.

[$crypto$]

Addiction to gambling does have many criteria that we know or as mentioned above and it is undeniable that we may feel in one of them, it's just that our control can be controlled so that this is not a serious addiction but it is one of the things that must be done. we know that addiction will ruin a lot of things and this will definitely be different but we don't realize it.

Even I have friends with the same criteria,
Always fantasize about gambling a lot.
When you lose you want to add more and continue to play without stopping.
Well debt that I know but for other crimes I never know but it is a serious addiction but can't imagine that it will burden him and his family.

[acroman08]

this topic reminds me of this thread "Any changes experienced within body - Gambling???". @OP if you are curious you can check the thread.

Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?
 

In the past, I might have had some of the symptoms but I can say that I have changed. a change of mindset about gambling can be a huge help to avoid becoming addicted to gambling. I know it might not work for everyone but it wouldn't hurt to try.

[skarais]

Online gambling addictions such as online slots, online lottery, etc. can ultimately destroy the lives of the players, both financially, physically, emotionally, and socially. The back and forth wins experienced by online slot gambling players, online lottery, etc., is what ultimately makes these players fall into addiction. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in the United States estimates that bankruptcy, theft, domestic violence and neglect of children, foreclosure of homes and other investments, and even suicide are also linked to gambling addictions such as online slots.

The following are the characteristics of someone who is addicted to online gambling...
There is always a desire to gamble with increasing amounts of money, to achieve what you want.

 Restlessness or irritability when trying to reduce or stop gambling.

After losing gambling money, often comes back another day to get revenge ("chase" someone's loss).

Forcing into debt and even committing crimes just to have playing capital, and relying on others to provide money to alleviate the desperate financial situation caused by gambling.

Often gambles when feeling depressed (eg stressed, helpless, guilty, anxious, depressed).

I'm glad if all the thinking in this thread is based on your knowledge, not plagiarism. But if you are quoting from multiple sources to create a thread, please include the source. I mean plagiarism is strictly prohibited on this forum and if you do, your account will likely get banned.

Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?

Yes, maybe I'm one of the addicts. But still within a certain limit, meaning this addiction can still be controlled.

[Gianluca95]

Online gambling addictions such as online slots, online lottery, etc. can ultimately destroy the lives of the players, both financially, physically, emotionally, and socially. The back and forth wins experienced by online slot gambling players, online lottery, etc., is what ultimately makes these players fall into addiction. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in the United States estimates that bankruptcy, theft, domestic violence and neglect of children, foreclosure of homes and other investments, and even suicide are also linked to gambling addictions such as online slots.

The following are the characteristics of someone who is addicted to online gambling...
There is always a desire to gamble with increasing amounts of money, to achieve what you want.

 Restlessness or irritability when trying to reduce or stop gambling.

After losing gambling money, often comes back another day to get revenge ("chase" someone's loss).

Forcing into debt and even committing crimes just to have playing capital, and relying on others to provide money to alleviate the desperate financial situation caused by gambling.

Often gambles when feeling depressed (eg stressed, helpless, guilty, anxious, depressed).
Are we one of the online gambling addicts...?
 

Usually people get addicted when they feel more comfortable when they play instead of doing other things. They get addicted also when they absolutely need to win a large sum of money, so, instead to stop their losses,

they will continue to play with the hope to win something (and as usually they'll not nothing). Gambling is something of really particular that should be played with many attention.

[arimamib]

What you mentioned above is only a small part of the impact of gambling games, I admit that gambling never promises victory, but wins and profits can be obtained if gambling players are not greedy. At a certain time luck is on the side of the gambler, every spin that is missed always wins. When in a continuous position of winning, Gamblers seem to fly with their fantasies, what they have in mind is this is their lucky day. Unfortunately, when you keep on winning, the bets are even more doubled, so that the victory that is already in sight can just disappear because of greed. Smart gamblers can always control their emotions, when playing several rounds without winning, they will stop playing for a few hours. When they play again with a win in a few rounds, they will also stop, because the win is already earned.