Signs of compulsive gambling

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

The related sign of compulsivity, in this and other problems, is that of continuing the behaviour despite negative consequences. That sums it up.

Although I wouldn't confuse this with sometimes going a bit over the top, as if you go to the casino expecting to spend a certain amount, and because you're unlucky and run out early, you spend a bit more.

[coinerer]

Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.

Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

All of these signs and behaviors you mentioned are true and happen to gamblers all the time, and this is why gamblers go back to gambling again and again, and gamblers can't quit even when they promise to quit gambling over and over again. And gamblers cannot concentrate on any work because of these incidents.  And they always misbehave with family members too because gambling addiction keeps his mind always rough

[ShowOff]

The sure way to say that you have a gambling disorder is you lie about gambling. If you can't tell the truth or somehow, someway, you don't want to say it because they might think that you are an addict or something, that's already a sign that you are.

I have been observing friend of mine for the past year with gambling problem. I can honestly say that it's hard to get him to be honest about anything now especially when it comes to money. He has become terrible slotter in the past year where all his salary is no longer enough to pay off debts due to his gambling habit. He went into debt just to gamble and lose, it kept repeating itself every month and stupidly he just forgot to withdraw the winnings out of greed.

None of the wins have really covered his gambling debts and he is only working to pay off his gambling debts. It was obvious he had become compulsive on gambling and now anything to do with money would be really hard to believe.

[ethereumhunter]

In short, compulsive gambling is not good, a bad habit in gambling and it can result into a more problematic situation. As a gambler you should be more responsible by knowing your limitations because if you are too emotional and didn’t have a plan in gambling, you might forget your purpose and probably will be more greedy. There’s a lot of addicted gambler started from this situation, better to avoid it now and just play the usual.

Sometimes is not even our fault to end up in a condition where we will not be able to control ourselves on how frequently we want to bet. When we keep doing something often especially something interest us a lot, there is every possibility that we would going to be doing that thing often. This is how gambling addiction starts most time. We just have to ensure that we look for ways to make sure that we will not become a continual victim. Gambling addiction is very fast to become addicted because is what involves money and intention to make more money.

We will not realize when gambling addiction will come because we are still busy playing gambling. One day, we see the use of money getting bigger to play gambling, and we start to become addicted to gambling. And some people realize it and immediately reduce their gambling time by doing other things. But not for some others because they still think it's okay for me to lose that much money and can accept it because I still have a chance to win from gambling. We have to prevent such thinking because if we don't, we will find it difficult later even to control ourselves and stop after gambling enough.

[btc78]

Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.

Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :

1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities

2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game

3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss

4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

added on the list is that you ignored the advise of others telling you to not make gambling as priorities in life instead to denied those words and if choose not to talk to them again.
and being a compulsive gambler is next to addicting , better not to let yourself become one or else your life and family will be ruined.

[bitterguy28]

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

The related sign of compulsivity, in this and other problems, is that of continuing the behaviour despite negative consequences. That sums it up.

Although I wouldn't confuse this with sometimes going a bit over the top, as if you go to the casino expecting to spend a certain amount, and because you're unlucky and run out early, you spend a bit more.

that would definitely a compulsive gambling , when you allocate this amount and eventually add more once you did not get what you expect or may i say losing the initial capital.
if you can control yourself then you'll stand up the table and walk away as you already gambler your target amount.
I hate this but sometimes? yeah I admit that being a compulsive gambler is what i acted.

[worle1bm]

There are different signs of gambling addiction like you can't control yourself whenever you place bet without even calculating your budget limits so this is why it's advised that always be in your limits without pushing yourself too much after every loss.Once you get addicted it's really hard to come back and for small gamblers who don't have huge financial status it could be worse in other aspects as well.

[Solosanz]

All of these signs and behaviors you mentioned are true and happen to gamblers all the time, and this is why gamblers go back to gambling again and again, and gamblers can't quit even when they promise to quit gambling over and over again. And gamblers cannot concentrate on any work because of these incidents.  And they always misbehave with family members too because gambling addiction keeps his mind always rough

That's where the problem will become bigger, it's either his family members will try to search the main problem which cause him misbehaving or his family member will just leave him since there's no benefit to continue the relationship. The best choice is seek for professional and let see does there's any improvement or not. If he's didn't change and keep gambling exceed the money that he can afford to lose, it's better for the family to break up to prevent from the future financial problem.

[Vaculin]

I am  the only one thinking that it is almost the same with addiction? since it is like an urge or we can't control ourselves to gamble? or it is different, like it is just some urge and it is only in our mind, unlike addiction, that it can affect your life. Though I think I have experienced it one time when I was supposedly going to sleep, again, my mind was somewhat telling me to gamble just one hour, so in the end, I did gamble that time and lost my money I wasnt able to sleep lol.

Being a compulsive gambler is already a sign of gambling addiction but based on my own experience, not all gambling addiction will eventually ruin our lives. As long as it’s manageable enough, it can never be destructive for us. But if we keep on tolerating being a compulsive gambler, that will affect already our decision making and eventually ruin our normal life once the addiction cannot be address immediately.

[Davidvictorson]

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

It is easy to spot someone who is severely addicted to gambling. If you are sensitive enough, you can pick it up as soon as you have a conversation with the person. It is a difficult habit to break and requires a massive amount of discipline and help. The most prominent sign of a gambler is that he or she keeps talking about the next game to bet on even when they are out of cash, haven't gotten anything to eat, etc. Where possible, I think one of the best ways to quit the addiction is to talk to someone, join Gamblers Anonymous.

[Wexnident]

1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities

I'd actually argue with one, there are probably only some instances where a totally unrelated thought would come when you're working on something like the activity your doing is not really interesting, or a forced activity so to speak. I've had a few instances of my mind wandering about when doing some random stuff, but never when I'm working since it's my passion really. I also wouldn't think it's bad to think of gambling then, since it may just be the activity that you really enjoy. Nothing wrong about it imo. I'd only ever consider something wrong if you're mindlessly spending money on gambling, to the point that it's negatively affecting your financial needs.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.

Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :

1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities

2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game

3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss

4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

     -    Compulsiveness is a disease in an addicted gambler, and it is not something that a gambler can easily eliminate from his routine. Maybe what I can add to that is that when an addicted gambler can't gamble, he becomes hot-headed or irritable.

There is also a chance that they do illegal things just to finance or meet their gambling, in addition to this the gambler also neglects his own family because of gambling which sometimes even leads to the sale of property without the family's knowledge.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Whoever is dealing with such a problem caused it themselves; how can one create a situation for himself that he allows to control him? Compulsive gambling just makes your mind set on gambling all the time, despite what the person is doing. Most often, the gambler feels lost in a state of mind where they are over-fantasizing on which game to bet on, if their bet has busted or not, if they can win the jackpot, and all sorts. Gambling needs to be handled with maturity; while you have fun, you also enjoy your winnings, and when you lose, you just get over it. The fact that it makes some people ignore even more serious work is so bad.

[pawanjain]

I was fortunate enough not to have a gambling addiction which is why I didn't have any of these signs for compulsive gambling.
I have a good self control when it comes to gambling and thus I haven't lost a huge amount in gambling.
Yes, I have lost many bets but all that I had lost was something that I can afford yo lose.
This is the same strategy that everyone should use in the long run to keep a healthy lifestyle at gambling.

[_act_]

I could remember that I used to have a friend who was a compulsive gambler, he would gamble away his money, and then locate where his wife kept her money and gamble that away soon, it wasn't easy for this couple as they fought each other almost every day that breaks.

Compulsive gambling is gambling addiction and it is what that can ruin someone's marriage or relationship with someone. I hope your friend is not an addict or compulsive gambler anymore? Because not being a compulsive gambler is what that can help him that can let his marriage hold.

But for someone to think of stealing his wife money to gamble is not only a compulsive gambling, it is more like stupidity. Please do not mind me for saying the truth.

Compulsive gambling is a habit one must never allow to take over them, and for those that are already into it, they must find a way to stop as this can lead to serious issues in the gamblers financial life as well as family too, it can lead to depression, health challenges and so on, gambling too much  was never a good habit.

It can put someone in a situation of depression and a state of thinking of killing oneself. It is what got some people to thievery and robbery too as they have nothing left to rely on.

[aioc]

Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.

Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :

1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities

2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game

3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss

4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling

Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?

These are the signs that we noticed in compulsive gamblers that are close to us, but compulsive gamblers if you asked think everything is ok and natural to them, all addicted to anything are like that we can see their addiction but they are in denial and even if they admit it, they just continue what they are doing, but once compulsive gamblers admit his addiction and find a way to heal himself then that will be the time that he wants to be healed of his addiction.

[coinerer]

All of these signs and behaviors you mentioned are true and happen to gamblers all the time, and this is why gamblers go back to gambling again and again, and gamblers can't quit even when they promise to quit gambling over and over again. And gamblers cannot concentrate on any work because of these incidents.  And they always misbehave with family members too because gambling addiction keeps his mind always rough

That's where the problem will become bigger, it's either his family members will try to search the main problem which cause him misbehaving or his family member will just leave him since there's no benefit to continue the relationship. The best choice is seek for professional and let see does there's any improvement or not. If he's didn't change and keep gambling exceed the money that he can afford to lose, it's better for the family to break up to prevent from the future financial problem.

Online casinos are easily accessible with a smart phone so anyone can hide their gambling habits and continue gambling without family members ever realizing how a gambler's behavior has changed.  And why does he create so much turmoil in the family? So we always have to control gambling and always watch that gambling cannot control us. If gambling controls us then we cannot do much good in life but if we can control gambling then we will never become addicted to gambling.

[maydna]

Whoever is dealing with such a problem caused it themselves; how can one create a situation for himself that he allows to control him? Compulsive gambling just makes your mind set on gambling all the time, despite what the person is doing. Most often, the gambler feels lost in a state of mind where they are over-fantasizing on which game to bet on, if their bet has busted or not, if they can win the jackpot, and all sorts. Gambling needs to be handled with maturity; while you have fun, you also enjoy your winnings, and when you lose, you just get over it. The fact that it makes some people ignore even more serious work is so bad.

That's why when we play gambling, we really have to control ourselves so we don't try to chase victory and can stop at the right time before we experience a big defeat. Gambling is about how we can get entertainment from playing lots of gambling games and being able to enjoy whatever happens so that we don't neglect other things that we have to do. But many people cannot take care of themselves when they gamble. In the end, they become compulsive gamblers who cannot escape gambling. And for a long time, they end up being gamblers who are addicted to gambling and don't even realize it if they already have a gambling addiction problem.

[Eternad]

4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling

This is the only sign of a compulsive gambler and the rest on your list is just the normal effect on gambling. Being compulsive has different effect compared to normal gambler because you are skipping your regular routine of life just to gamble while normal gambler still can do their normal life after a few days of gambling rest. Chasing loss, thinking about gambling sometime and increasing bets is just a common effect of gambling because the game is designed so that people will enjoy and chase losses. There’s no way you will bet just for fun and doesn’t think recovering losses.

[Kelvinid]

A desperate gambler will do stupid things without neglecting the risk and huge losses.
I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.