Will you find it offensive to be referred to as an addicted gambler?

[len01]

Accepting oneself and acknowledging bad habits can be difficult for many people, when it comes to being referred to as a gambling addict, responses vary among gamblers. Some may feel offended and deny their addiction, while others accept it, the fear of being stereotyped exists, however , self-awareness and acceptance are crucial for the healing proces, seeking help from therapists or support groups can assist in overcoming addiction, while otgers may stereotype or judge, it is essential to prioritize personal well-being and surround oneself with supportive individuals, each gambler's journey is unique and depends on their awareness, willingness to seek help, and support network, emphasizing empathy and understanding is crucial in the recovery process.

self-awareness has always been close to the adult mindset, that's for sure.
every gambler has different characteristics, but trying to become an adult will be much better, especially if gambling is very important. in terms of being offended when referred to as a gambling addict maybe that person has a bad mindset because of very high emotional disturbances when he becomes a gambling addict.
I fully support your statement that adult awareness and mindset can control a gambling addict.

[Accardo]

Accepting oneself and acknowledging bad habits can be difficult for many people, when it comes to being referred to as a gambling addict, responses vary among gamblers. Some may feel offended and deny their addiction, while others accept it, the fear of being stereotyped exists, however , self-awareness and acceptance are crucial for the healing proces, seeking help from therapists or support groups can assist in overcoming addiction, while otgers may stereotype or judge, it is essential to prioritize personal well-being and surround oneself with supportive individuals, each gambler's journey is unique and depends on their awareness, willingness to seek help, and support network, emphasizing empathy and understanding is crucial in the recovery process.

self-awareness has always been close to the adult mindset, that's for sure.
every gambler has different characteristics, but trying to become an adult will be much better, especially if gambling is very important. in terms of being offended when referred to as a gambling addict maybe that person has a bad mindset because of very high emotional disturbances when he becomes a gambling addict.
I fully support your statement that adult awareness and mindset can control a gambling addict.

Ofcourse unpleasant responses is meant to come from the mouths of those struggling emotionally with gambling addiction. A person may not see it disturbing that they're addicted to gambling, especially when its enjoyable to them. Calling them a gambling addict can fuel the ego of such an individual. Contrary to that, a gambler that is suffering multiple losses due to addiction will never give a pleasant response when addressed as an addict. In terms of self awareness it'll take sincere efforts and responsibility to control addiction for a suffering addict.

[Solosanz]

Why you need to care with someone else opinion's toward you? did they even care with your opinion? nope.

Enjoy the life, choose your life and do what you like, as long as you know the good and bad thing, also know the risk, it's completely fine. In gambling you're the one who's responsible with your decision, for you it's fine to gamble $50 in a day but someone think it's too much. This is because your monthly salary is bigger than them and it cause the amount you can afford to lose is different for them.

[Coin_trader]

Why you need to care with someone else opinion's toward you? did they even care with your opinion? nope.

Enjoy the life, choose your life and do what you like, as long as you know the good and bad thing, also know the risk, it's completely fine. In gambling you're the one who's responsible with your decision, for you it's fine to gamble $50 in a day but someone think it's too much. This is because your monthly salary is bigger than them and it cause the amount you can afford to lose is different for them.

I’m thinking like this too. I have a very private life and never share with other people from my wife yet my neighborhood knows what I’m doing especially as I’m casually playing gambling with my friends during event here. Gambling is view here is negative so being called as an addicted gambler can be classified as illegal drugs addict.

I didn’t care about others opinion and gossip even though I’m hearing things like this from my friends. I just considered them as my fanbase since they really care to my life by being updated on what I’m doing. We have nothing to prove or justify what we are doing to other people. If they will judge, so be it.

[Casdinyard]

If a friend of mine that’s a gambler call me a addicted gambler, I won’t be angry, but if it’s just a friend tag that those not not gamble, then it’s a insult and I will be angry, why will you call me addicted gambler in public, it those not make any sense, why will you call me a addicted gambler in public, that means you are trying to insult me in public. If a gambler like me calls me the name, then I will see it as a normal thing.

Lmao I don't understand where you're trying to go with this example but I guess you have a point, being called out in public isn't nice but then again sometimes it takes public humiliation for you to realize that something's wrong with your behavior, especially if you yourself is a little on the stubborn side and wouldn't be expected to listen to your friend's advices even if your life depended on it.

In my society, if they see that you are a gambler, they see you as a bad influence, or a bad person, if you are a gambler, it’s better you keep it to yourself and don’t expose yourself to the public, because immediately people know that you are a gambler, then they will stop associating themselves from you.

I don't think that's how it works my friend. The question revolves around whether you're going to be offended if someone intervened with you. This is provided that people already knew you were a gambler in the first place. Additionally, there's a reason why gambling earns its negative reputation amongst the public, you can't blame them for thinking that some gamblers are gone for good cause at the end of the day, that is the truth in this industry.

[kawetsriyanto]

Like always we need to take into account the source of any information that we receive before we decide how to react, a person that does not know us does not really has the insight necessary about how we are and our regular behavior to make that kind of call, so you know that if a stranger tells you something like that then they are just trying to bother you.

Agree. A stranger knows nothing about us, it is impossible to suggest something good for us. If they tell us addiction, it is more like an insult. I think everyone will think in this way, not only you and me. However, I believe a stranger won't tell us something sensitive like addiction. A stranger has no reason to say that private thing.

However if a person that knows you very well tells you that then that is a red flag, as it is likely that they have noticed something wrong on your behavior and you should listen to them about the reasons why they think you have developed some gambling issues.

Yep. It is not something easy to say, judging for addiction must have a serious reason. Those close people who state it probably know something that can be a valid indicator about addiction. We may spend time too much in gambling, we probably waste money excessively, or we are getting difficult to control our emotional. If they know one of these reasons, it is their responsibility to tell us. So, we can't blame them, we only need to correct the wrong attitude.

[kamvreto]

Why you need to care with someone else opinion's toward you? did they even care with your opinion? nope.

Enjoy the life, choose your life and do what you like, as long as you know the good and bad thing, also know the risk, it's completely fine. In gambling you're the one who's responsible with your decision, for you it's fine to gamble $50 in a day but someone think it's too much. This is because your monthly salary is bigger than them and it cause the amount you can afford to lose is different for them.

I’m thinking like this too. I have a very private life and never share with other people from my wife yet my neighborhood knows what I’m doing especially as I’m casually playing gambling with my friends during event here. Gambling is view here is negative so being called as an addicted gambler can be classified as illegal drugs addict.

I didn’t care about others opinion and gossip even though I’m hearing things like this from my friends. I just considered them as my fanbase since they really care to my life by being updated on what I’m doing. We have nothing to prove or justify what we are doing to other people. If they will judge, so be it.

Their assessment will be a reminder to yourself that gambling should not exceed the threshold you have set. They have the right to judge but not the right to make a story that has not been considered true, such as linking gambling with drug addicts. Because not all gamblers do things that are more negative and prohibited like drugs.
We recommend that neighbors or other people who don't know you don't know what you are doing, that will be your privacy. If your neighbors or other people only know from the outside, negative opinions will continue to emerge. It will not make you comfortable if prolonged, you will get a bad reputation in your environment.

[YOSHIE]

Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

I don't feel offended if I'm labeled as an addict even though they stereotype me, it's up to them to judge and assume, because we all humans have brains to judge someone as good and bad, besides most of my friends they gamble, regardless of whether they are addicted or not, it's all in the judgment of themselves and their environment.

I think we are offended or not depends on where we live, for example: living in Las Vegas, no one says we are addicted, instead they say we are professional gamblers and humans are great at gambling. even live in saudi arabia, now they think they are experts in gambling, if they see us active in gambling.

[panjul07]

Why we should feel offended, if we feel offended then I guess there is something wrong with ourselves.
To be frank, I don't care what other say about me and I will just ignore it as long as I can enjoy what I do.
People want to say I'm an addicted gambler, so what? How do they know it while they do not even know how I gamble.
I will only care if the words come from the one that I trust or close enough to me such as my family.

[ethereumhunter]

Why we should feel offended, if we feel offended then I guess there is something wrong with ourselves.
To be frank, I don't care what other say about me and I will just ignore it as long as I can enjoy what I do.
People want to say I'm an addicted gambler, so what? How do they know it while they do not even know how I gamble.
I will only care if the words come from the one that I trust or close enough to me such as my family.

You are right. Most people only see it from the outside and because they have seen us play gambling, they will judge us as gamblers even though it is just a coincidence. They also don't know our gambling style, whether we are responsible gamblers or gamblers who want to chase victory. And it's true what you say that it's better to ignore what they say, especially if they don't know what we do.

Instead of us later just wasting time serving them, it's better for us to do other useful things. After all, they have the right to say anything about us, just as we have the right to say anything about them.

[LUCKMCFLY]

if you tell a gambler who you think is addicted that he or she is an addict, and he or she picks an offense, do not blame such a gambler because it's very possible he or she is yet to realize he's or she's addicted, they can only discover when they decide to stop gambling but realize they are finding it difficult to stop.

Perfectly understandable. A whole lot of addicts wouldn’t actually realize they’re addicts unless being told to their face or perhaps when they’re trying to stop the habit and finds out that it’s not as easy to stop as it initially was when first starting out.
I can understand when an addicted gambler takes offense when being told to his face that he’s addicted. Denial is a phase when the person doesn’t believe he/she can get addicted and denial in itself could hinder any thoughts of trying to get better cause in the mind, there is no addiction to get out of.

I think a player will realize that he is addicted if and only if when he realizes that there is nothing else to do, that his money is gone and that he has lost a lot of things, gambling cannot become the only thing he sees. that player. , you cannot neglect your activities, obligations, and if you are a person who has a family, who is the head of the family, you should not be so irresponsible, because of an addiction you cannot leave your loved ones aside, that is why when these cases come to affect, then, someone necessarily has to get into this problem, because the person closes, only looks for loans to play and play, and that little by little can become something very negative.

Of all the consequences, these are the least dangerous , I have seen cases where the person even kills himself, others are lucky that a family member or friend arrives until the last moment and saves them from committing suicide , the game turns them crazy, but of course it's not the game , it's their very way of seeing things and not being able to do anything about it , we must have the willpower to say no to any adversit y, if a person sees that they have lost control Adding to being addicted , he has to pinch himself and realize that he is not leading to anything good, for that reason, logic is what makes any player go into the abyss or save himself from what can happen to him.

[serjent05]

Why you need to care with someone else opinion's toward you? did they even care with your opinion? nope.

Enjoy the life, choose your life and do what you like, as long as you know the good and bad thing, also know the risk, it's completely fine. In gambling you're the one who's responsible with your decision, for you it's fine to gamble $50 in a day but someone think it's too much. This is because your monthly salary is bigger than them and it cause the amount you can afford to lose is different for them.

This is ok for people who does not care much about thier reputation in front of other people but this will be devastating for those who value their public image very much.  I also have the same mindset that I don't care how people call me since I know myself very well.  Rather than using my energy in proving them wrong through oral arguments, I'll just prove them wrong with my actions. 

[Iroh]

Of all the consequences, these are the least dangerous , I have seen cases where the person even kills himself, others are lucky that a family member or friend arrives until the last moment and saves them from committing suicide , the game turns them crazy, but of course it's not the game , it's their very way of seeing things and not being able to do anything about it , we must have the willpower to say no to any adversit y, if a person sees that they have lost control Adding to being addicted , he has to pinch himself and realize that he is not leading to anything good, for that reason, logic is what makes any player go into the abyss or save himself from what can happen to him.

Those cases where addiction drives someone into committing suicide are really extreme cases. Perhaps when there are huge loans to pay and there is obviously no means of paying them back. When the bank is being owed and coming for the collateral initially put down for the loan, along with some loan sharks who would break bones to get their money back, that would make anyone get depressed enough to push such individual to take their own life.

The willpower of an individual matters a lot to be able to be able to overcome any addiction. The individual must have made a conscious decision to quit and stick to that decision. Like I’ve mentioned earlier, support from family and friends would go a long way in helping an addict leave such habit.

[LUCKMCFLY]

But what makes Haaland always able to score goals is that he is good at opening gaps for opponents and placing himself in positions that are indeed very easy for his colleagues to pass the ball or provide Assists to Haaland. at least that's what happened from the start of last season to midway through. but from the middle of the season to the end of the season we could see Haaland struggling to create chances for himself. because he continues to be closely guarded by every opponent who faces Manchester City. But luckily Manchester City have another great striker who can replace Haaland in scoring lots of goals.

Yes, he’s quite good at opening up and placing himself in really nice positions that are really easy for his teammates to locate and let him have the ball to do what he’s good at which is scoring goals. And Manchester City, luckily for them doesn’t rely on him nor any single player to score goals or they would have been in a fix.
I think he’s better at opening up for passes or assists than trying to create opportunities for himself but luckily for him, he has good teammates capable of creating opportunities and scoring goals as well with and without his presence on the field.

Indeed, it must be admitted that the tight guard that was carried out by the opposing defender to Haaland could open up space for his colleagues to score goals. But negative things will definitely come, such as scathing criticism from football fans because Haaland was unable to score goals in this difficult position.

I think even though Haaland is always guarded by opposing defenders, at least Haaland has to open up his own space so he can score goals later because he won't be relying on his partner in that position and over time Manchester City's strategy will begin to be read by his opponent. But even so, no matter how great Manchester City is, if they can't overcome this problem, one day they will be in trouble.

Well, it's very natural that they criticize Haaland, but it's not because he couldn't score the goal, but because he's a player of the moment, he's famous and he has a way of fighting to make any other player show up that there are many things that He must improve, everyone expected Haaland to always score, but without Haaland, things would have been very difficult or who knows , if they had Reached all the positions they have now, because the PL is very good for the team to take more guarantees as soon as to privileges, but the UCL that they won gives their first star , their first cup to the Team and that is very Valuable.

Why we should feel offended, if we feel offended then I guess there is something wrong with ourselves.
To be frank, I don't care what other say about me and I will just ignore it as long as I can enjoy what I do.
People want to say I'm an addicted gambler, so what? How do they know it while they do not even know how I gamble.
I will only care if the words come from the one that I trust or close enough to me such as my family.

You are right. Most people only see it from the outside and because they have seen us play gambling, they will judge us as gamblers even though it is just a coincidence. They also don't know our gambling style, whether we are responsible gamblers or gamblers who want to chase victory. And it's true what you say that it's better to ignore what they say, especially if they don't know what we do.

Instead of us later just wasting time serving them, it's better for us to do other useful things. After all, they have the right to say anything about us, just as we have the right to say anything about them.

Well things can be very clear here, I fully support that one as a person should not be affected by what others say, whoever likes to do something in particular like playing, nobody should get involved in it, this reminds me that I have a close friend, who also criticized him for playing too much, they told him he was vicious, but the truth was that he didn't stop at any of that, in fact he was very shameless and went out into the street as if nothing was happening, the People want to do what they think is right, but they don't look at their mistakes, they only look at others.

Personally , I'm also happy with the things I do, and whoever Criticizes me should do it , and they don't worry me gossip , because no one dares to tell me to my face , then you have to be Happy and Smart , and if the game makes you happy you have to do it , Nothing else and move on.

Of all the consequences, these are the least dangerous , I have seen cases where the person even kills himself, others are lucky that a family member or friend arrives until the last moment and saves them from committing suicide , the game turns them crazy, but of course it's not the game , it's their very way of seeing things and not being able to do anything about it , we must have the willpower to say no to any adversit y, if a person sees that they have lost control Adding to being addicted , he has to pinch himself and realize that he is not leading to anything good, for that reason, logic is what makes any player go into the abyss or save himself from what can happen to him.

Those cases where addiction drives someone into committing suicide are really extreme cases. Perhaps when there are huge loans to pay and there is obviously no means of paying them back. When the bank is being owed and coming for the collateral initially put down for the loan, along with some loan sharks who would break bones to get their money back, that would make anyone get depressed enough to push such individual to take their own life.

The willpower of an individual matters a lot to be able to be able to overcome any addiction. The individual must have made a conscious decision to quit and stick to that decision. Like I’ve mentioned earlier, support from family and friends would go a long way in helping an addict leave such habit.

That's how it is, what happens is that I saw a case on Colombian TV that is shown on Sundays, of events and things that happen to people, it's called the program "Los informantes" I don't really see it, but my wife does It caught my attention because the case involved sports betting, and this person was a professional, lawyer, from a good family, great friends, but overnight his life changed because he dedicated himself to this, and so much so that He lost that he became very desperate, he told his family many lies to make him lend money, to his friends, ultimately nobody wanted to lend him money, he got into debt very quickly with the banks, no one gave him loans anymore and yes, he almost suicidal, if not for his brother who began to spy on him to see what he was doing, he determined that his brother was addicted to games, he prevented him from killing himself, and they put him under treatment, fortunately they saved him, but those who Don't have family or friends? some do.

[dezoel]

Accepting oneself and acknowledging bad habits can be difficult for many people, when it comes to being referred to as a gambling addict, responses vary among gamblers. Some may feel offended and deny their addiction, while others accept it, the fear of being stereotyped exists, however , self-awareness and acceptance are crucial for the healing proces, seeking help from therapists or support groups can assist in overcoming addiction, while otgers may stereotype or judge, it is essential to prioritize personal well-being and surround oneself with supportive individuals, each gambler's journey is unique and depends on their awareness, willingness to seek help, and support network, emphasizing empathy and understanding is crucial in the recovery process.

self-awareness has always been close to the adult mindset, that's for sure.
every gambler has different characteristics, but trying to become an adult will be much better, especially if gambling is very important. in terms of being offended when referred to as a gambling addict maybe that person has a bad mindset because of very high emotional disturbances when he becomes a gambling addict.
I fully support your statement that adult awareness and mindset can control a gambling addict.

I personally think that those who are not addicted to gambling wouldn't find it offensive if they are referred to as a gambling addict, or maybe some do find it offensive if someone who is not a friend or a close one calls them that when they are clearly not one, but I think those who are actually addicts would find it more offensive and will even start fighting if they are referred to as gambling addicts because even if they hide it, deep inside they know that they are addicted to gambling.

However, I think one should never call anyone that or even referred them as addicts whether it's about gambling, alcohol, drugs, or anything in the world, we should respect every human being no matter what choices they make or have made in their lives, it's their own life and their own choices.

[kawetsriyanto]

Why we should feel offended, if we feel offended then I guess there is something wrong with ourselves.

Everyone has a different characteristic, there are some people that are easily offended when people bother them.
Sure, if we seem nothing wrong with us, just ignore them and no need to respond with unnecessary actions.

To be frank, I don't care what other say about me and I will just ignore it as long as I can enjoy what I do.
People want to say I'm an addicted gambler, so what? How do they know it while they do not even know how I gamble.
I will only care if the words come from the one that I trust or close enough to me such as my family.

For strangers, we can ignore anything they said to us. But for close people, I think we must try to listen them. Sure, strangers know nothing, they just tell nonsense. But for close people who knows well our habits, they may know something that we need to know it. Sometimes the suggestion from close people are very important to improve our life, so don't easily ignore them.

[Fredomago]

Of all the consequences, these are the least dangerous , I have seen cases where the person even kills himself, others are lucky that a family member or friend arrives until the last moment and saves them from committing suicide , the game turns them crazy, but of course it's not the game , it's their very way of seeing things and not being able to do anything about it , we must have the willpower to say no to any adversit y, if a person sees that they have lost control Adding to being addicted , he has to pinch himself and realize that he is not leading to anything good, for that reason, logic is what makes any player go into the abyss or save himself from what can happen to him.

Those cases where addiction drives someone into committing suicide are really extreme cases. Perhaps when there are huge loans to pay and there is obviously no means of paying them back. When the bank is being owed and coming for the collateral initially put down for the loan, along with some loan sharks who would break bones to get their money back, that would make anyone get depressed enough to push such individual to take their own life.

The willpower of an individual matters a lot to be able to be able to overcome any addiction. The individual must have made a conscious decision to quit and stick to that decision. Like I’ve mentioned earlier, support from family and friends would go a long way in helping an addict leave such habit.

I agree with that, with how you handle this problem depends on your self-will. It is sad to know that there are people who committed suicide because of their heavy addiction to gambling, cases where they already spend all their money and they already have huge amount of loans that they can no longer pay.

Things that push them to end their life as it was the only solution that they know to be free from all their obligations, the worse thing that an addicted gambler can go if there's no hope of changing them.

[Bushdark]

Stereotyping me all because am a gambler that's your business and got nothing on me. Better to be a gambler than a serial killer. And for what is worth, calling someone a gambling addict doesn't absolve him from going deeper into the addiction. I know some kind of humans that would wanna deliberately decide to heighten the habit on accounts of people calling them names.

A more better way I think to take such gambling addicts that refuse to accept that they have become addicted away from addiction is to go psychological with them by way of counselling and encouragement giving them reasons to understand and believe that they are better off doing away with such addiction. Calling them names is wrong and its like scolding them, but then how do you scold a grown man and think he would see it as anything to worry about.

This is quite true and we don't have to panic if we are being called an addictive gambler since it will not add anything to our name or even make us to lose. If we are the kind of addictive gambler that normally have good results when we bets, then we have nothing to lose since the reason why we go into bet is always being accomplished. It is better we gambler and make winnings than to do illegal things that will make us look bad in the society.

 Some many gamblers we are seeing today choose to go for betting than to do illegal things that is why I don't discriminate people when I see that they tend to gamble alot and make there money. It is good when we gamble to avoid some unnecessary things or the challenge of going into scamming and defrauding innocent people of there hard earned money which is never a good path to choose. We all have to be an helper to each other to have a wonderful society that is free from evil thoughts.

[rahmad2nd]

I personally think that those who are not addicted to gambling wouldn't find it offensive if they are referred to as a gambling addict, or maybe some do find it offensive if someone who is not a friend or a close one calls them that when they are clearly not one, but I think those who are actually addicts would find it more offensive and will even start fighting if they are referred to as gambling addicts because even if they hide it, deep inside they know that they are addicted to gambling.

However, I think one should never call anyone that or even referred them as addicts whether it's about gambling, alcohol, drugs, or anything in the world, we should respect every human being no matter what choices they make or have made in their lives, it's their own life and their own choices.

For me personally, being offended is a common problem. why, because it all depends on the conditions and the situation. if, there is someone who calls me a gambling addict in front of my family. automatically, I will be offended. Well, let's first examine what it is to be offended. offended, is where someone listens to words that are not pleasing. after all, being offended is a natural part of human nature.

Personally, I would not take offense at being called a gambling addict. but in situations where I am not with my family. I will not trouble anyone, if they say that I am a gambling addict. why, to me, it's just a matter of perception. people can say whatever they want to me. to be honest, I'm not going to react or throw a tantrum. in fact, i'm not going to do a fight like you said in this thread. just let them talk, even though they say I'm a gambling addict. after all, it's true that I like the hobby whose name is gambling. it's just that, they never know what gambling is for us and how we define gambling itself.
the point is, it doesn't matter if I'm called a gambling addict. as long as I'm never bothering or bothering anyone, family, or co-workers, everything's fine. and most importantly, I stay responsible with my own gambling.

[QueenVera]

Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.

I don't think there will be any stereotype in gambling addiction and if there is, a big win will clear all those shitty identity.
I'm sure you already know that, no one will want to be associated  with anything  that seems negative in the society and that's simply because they don't want to get tagged with it but for gambling,  ive seen some random street interviews where people accept that they're full time gamblers without any remorse and that's a bold way to be proud of your profession.
Personally I wouldn't want to be identified as a gambler  left alone to be seen or addressed  as an addicted gambler and I'm sure no one will want to be called an addict. Not in the country where I'm from.