Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling

[ethereumhunter]

Gambling, in my mind, is like a game of cat and mouse, where our self-control is the mouse. You've been right about gambling temptation. Like a tightrope, one mistake sends you down. Friends have lost money in the excitement. This unpleasant lesson reveals human nature and the allure of rapid wealth. Gambling should be an occasional enjoyment, not a financial foundation

Still, we shouldn't be so pessimistic. Gambling within limitations is harmless. Having boundaries and the discipline to stick to them is key. Like a beloved dessert, indulge occasionally but not daily. Use gambling as enjoyment, not a tool. We may experience the excitement without spilling by staying calm and holding onto our money. Balance is difficult, but with prudence and common sense, you can do it

Hahaha, yes that's absolutely true. We are the mice who are always running from the cat. The temptation to gamble really makes many gamblers forget their responsibilities in gambling. They don't think about what would happen if they lost a lot of money from gambling games. Those of us who have experienced it certainly don't want to experience it again and always try to avoid it by always using limits when playing gambling. We must be able to capture the lessons we experience and what other people experience. Gambling is only for fun and not to make money.

As long as we can apply limits when playing gambling, we will definitely be fine and will not experience problems because that can really prevent us from bad things that can happen after gambling. And when we can balance the enjoyment of gambling and everything we do, we can enjoy life well and can also treat gambling as entertainment and nothing more. For this reason, we must always be careful when gambling and not be influenced by what we get from gambling because it is just for fun. There are many other pleasures that we can get too and we just need to try them one by one so that we don't depend on gambling to get pleasure.

[Roseline492]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

[AicecreaME]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

I think loneliness and other sort of emotions can lead to gambling even if they initially don't have the interest in it. This is because once you grow weary and feel you are alone, it can make you divert your attention to something else to distract yourself. You become more vulnerable when you are lonely, so in result, you can do things that you don't initially like to do. Loneliness can make you try to explore things you haven't done before and that could include gambling. The downside when you are introduced in gambling during your lowest of lows, you might become impulsive and irresponsible leading to other worse case scenarios.

[LDL]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?

See, if you are lonely, maybe people plan different exciting thoughts in their mind at different times. Some like to read stories, novels and poems by their favorite authors when they are lonely, while others participate in various online course based studies when they are lonely. Some also like to play online games or chat with friends online if they feel lonely. Yes but some people participate in gambling and online casinos when they are lonely. Yes, but it would not be reasonable to assume that people will participate in gambling if they are always alone.

Yes many people like to look at gambling in different ways especially professional gamblers like gambling as a part of income and some consider gambling as a part of entertainment. But some educated society who consider gambling and casinos as one of the main causes of degradation of human values.

Yes, you see, being attracted to gambling is a human instinct, but those who love gambling because of their brain-induced excitement, no matter how much money they earn or not, they will be attracted to gambling in one way or another. Yes, but if I can earn $600 a day and $20,000 a month, then I can think of investing a certain portion of my income in gambling, which is definitely not a bad thing.

[carlisle1]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

This is valid, unless you also have that kind of interest with gambling, your loneliness will lead you to keep playing to forget about something,
but on the other hand, you are developing addiction.

Though there are many other things that you can be involve with, but if you are already have that desire to play it can bring you to keep playing from time to time, making you to resort your loneliness to gambling and add more danger to yourself.

Once addiction dominates you, it will surely harm the balance with your mental and financial capabilities.

[Noctis Connor]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?

All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.

Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.

First of all if im lonely gambling isn't the only solution in here to be addictive in it , i will find my self on something that doesn't affect my daily life like traveling across the country which is relaxing at all gambling is like 50/50 of my life even you are making money everyday what will be the outcome tomorrow not every week or day you are winning in life again there always 50/50 when it comes on gambling so im not really showing my self into gambling, traveling is the to express more of your self, not just having interest on gamble that you can't secure your future at all.

[maydna]

I think loneliness and other sort of emotions can lead to gambling even if they initially don't have the interest in it. This is because once you grow weary and feel you are alone, it can make you divert your attention to something else to distract yourself. You become more vulnerable when you are lonely, so in result, you can do things that you don't initially like to do. Loneliness can make you try to explore things you haven't done before and that could include gambling. The downside when you are introduced in gambling during your lowest of lows, you might become impulsive and irresponsible leading to other worse case scenarios.

That's because they don't have many activities and more often stay quiet, so they feel lonely without any friends or close people visiting them and being able to distract them from that loneliness. They just need to look for activities that can divert their attention so they don't feel lonely, whereas when they are busy with their activities, their minds will not think about gambling. And if they can do lots of activities throughout the day, it can help them really not think about gambling and can prevent them from gambling in the first place. It will be one of the great solutions for those who want to avoid gambling and divert their attention from gambling. They also will not have a negative mindset to do things that have a bad impact on their life because what is on their mind is completing every daily activity because it can provide more pleasure.

[Silberman]

This is valid, unless you also have that kind of interest with gambling, your loneliness will lead you to keep playing to forget about something,
but on the other hand, you are developing addiction.

Though there are many other things that you can be involve with, but if you are already have that desire to play it can bring you to keep playing from time to time, making you to resort your loneliness to gambling and add more danger to yourself.

Once addiction dominates you, it will surely harm the balance with your mental and financial capabilities.

It is somewhat ironic that with the massive access people have to technology that allows them to communicate with other people all over the world, more and more people feel alone and they are engaging in behaviors that could make them take a dangerous path, so if anyone is feeling this way what they need to do is to look for company with groups of people that may enjoy their hobbies, and in this way eliminate any possibility of developing an addiction.

[junder]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?

All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.

Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.

First of all if im lonely gambling isn't the only solution in here to be addictive in it , i will find my self on something that doesn't affect my daily life like traveling across the country which is relaxing at all gambling is like 50/50 of my life even you are making money everyday what will be the outcome tomorrow not every week or day you are winning in life again there always 50/50 when it comes on gambling so im not really showing my self into gambling, traveling is the to express more of your self, not just having interest on gamble that you can't secure your future at all.

That's right, I agree with you, when you're lonely, of course gambling is not the only solution to get rid of loneliness or boredom, of course there are many other things you can do to get rid of loneliness and boredom, and there are many other things which can also bring great pleasure. not paid. I agree with that gambling cannot guarantee our future, apart from that there are still many things you can do to please or pamper yourself, such as those of you who prefer to travel, because it can bring satisfaction in itself.

myself, when I feel bored, I often think about things that are beyond reason, in the middle, even when I'm bored or lonely, I like to go to the beach right now, and several times I've gotten reprimanded from my friends because the ideas I have don't work. It makes sense because you want to travel in the middle of the night. In my opinion, traveling can really give you satisfaction, that's why I like this rather than gambling which can obviously cause losses which can make me annoyed with the final results that I get.  because in my opinion there is a greater chance of losing in gambling than the chance of winning, therefore I think I think more about losing more than winning.

[Fiatless]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

Loneliness can result in any form of addiction be it drugs, pornography, gambling, or other forms. When one is lonely the mind will keep wandering to different activities. There is always a strong desire to discover activities that can occupy these idle periods. At this point, this lonely person can be prone to any addiction based on the options he or she has. This is why it is always important to engage yourself in any kind of activity like reading or learning new skills when one is idle because at that period one can be vulnerable to all forms of activities.

It is somewhat ironic that with the massive access people have to technology that allows them to communicate with other people all over the world, more and more people feel alone and they are engaging in behaviors that could make them take a dangerous path, so if anyone is feeling this way what they need to do is to look for company with groups of people that may enjoy their hobbies, and in this way eliminate any possibility of developing an addiction.

It is becoming clearer every day that man is designed to have face-to-face communication and not this distance interaction that is facilitated by technology. The more we get closer to technological communication the more we get isolated and suffer from depression. I think people should focus more on building healthy relationships with others or joining groups that promote physical interaction, this could help reduce addictions.

[Porfirii]

It is somewhat ironic that with the massive access people have to technology that allows them to communicate with other people all over the world, more and more people feel alone and they are engaging in behaviors that could make them take a dangerous path, so if anyone is feeling this way what they need to do is to look for company with groups of people that may enjoy their hobbies, and in this way eliminate any possibility of developing an addiction.

It is becoming clearer every day that man is designed to have face-to-face communication and not this distance interaction that is facilitated by technology. The more we get closer to technological communication the more we get isolated and suffer from depression. I think people should focus more on building healthy relationships with others or joining groups that promote physical interaction, this could help reduce addictions.

Humans, other animals, plants... all living beings are able to adapt to changes in their environments. The problem is that we are forcing changes that are too big and too fast for us to be able to adapt to them.

In the telecommunications field, it is ironic but it is real that the more connected the people is via instant messaging tools and social media, the more alone they feel due to the lack of face to face interactions and close relationships, which are replaces by more ephemeral relationships online.

It's the perfect breeding ground to develop not only mental illnesses but a bunch of different addictions.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

People who are lonely may turn to hobbies like gambling as a way to escape or pass the time. Saying you don't want to gamble for fun could be a sign of a greater problem, possibly one with addiction. It could be a sign of mental and financial trouble if someone with a steady income all of a sudden becomes very interested in gambling. In the case of your friend, the link between gambling and his wife leaving says that he is having a hard time emotionally. Tell him to get professional help to deal with the problems at their source and learn better ways to cope.

[Blitzboy]

I think loneliness and other sort of emotions can lead to gambling even if they initially don't have the interest in it. This is because once you grow weary and feel you are alone, it can make you divert your attention to something else to distract yourself. You become more vulnerable when you are lonely, so in result, you can do things that you don't initially like to do. Loneliness can make you try to explore things you haven't done before and that could include gambling. The downside when you are introduced in gambling during your lowest of lows, you might become impulsive and irresponsible leading to other worse case scenarios.

That's because they don't have many activities and more often stay quiet, so they feel lonely without any friends or close people visiting them and being able to distract them from that loneliness. They just need to look for activities that can divert their attention so they don't feel lonely, whereas when they are busy with their activities, their minds will not think about gambling. And if they can do lots of activities throughout the day, it can help them really not think about gambling and can prevent them from gambling in the first place. It will be one of the great solutions for those who want to avoid gambling and divert their attention from gambling. They also will not have a negative mindset to do things that have a bad impact on their life because what is on their mind is completing every daily activity because it can provide more pleasure.

Diverse activities can distract from gambling. I think establishing a balance between leisure and distraction prevents bad behaviors. Moderate, recreational gambling should be considered. Its like eating dessert in moderation - the dose, not the poison. Light, controlled gambling may satisfy the craving without addiction. Turning gambling into a controlled hobby is the goal.

Its about altering our connection with gambling as well as deflecting attention from it. Gambling may be fun when interwoven into ordinary activities. Its about making gambling a treat rather than a habit.

[Accardo]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

Loneliness can also push a person to gamble, hoping to get some fun and associate with people. However, he must be aware of gambling before venturing into it. Maybe he's been engaging in gambling discussion with friends, then when his life became lonely, he'll have to practice those things he has on his memory. Same applies to other utilities people may begin to indulge into once they're lonely, some could be video games, or walking. And a lonely person doesn't mean he's unemployed. Employed lonely people are gambling addicts, too. Being jobless contributes as you said, but basically, it's mainly about what the person has in mind. A jobless person who is not lonely may not remember to participate in activities like gambling, because he'd be discouraged by the people around him. Loneliness is a situation where the person has nobody to share his thoughts and decisions to help them know about the view of others regarding the issues. He takes actions based on his decisions alone, hence once they've thought about gambling, nobody would be there to coach or moderate them.

[maydna]

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Diverse activities can distract from gambling. I think establishing a balance between leisure and distraction prevents bad behaviors. Moderate, recreational gambling should be considered. Its like eating dessert in moderation - the dose, not the poison. Light, controlled gambling may satisfy the craving without addiction. Turning gambling into a controlled hobby is the goal.

Its about altering our connection with gambling as well as deflecting attention from it. Gambling may be fun when interwoven into ordinary activities. Its about making gambling a treat rather than a habit.

If they can build or do other activities that can divert their attention from gambling, they will not think about gambling as often. They will instead keep themselves busy doing that activity. They know that gambling is just entertainment and does not need to be played too often if they do not want to get into trouble. And when they can't do other activities and instead try gambling, it will make them slowly get deeper into gambling. If they don't realize it soon, they will turn gambling into the only activity that can relieve their loneliness.

This is dangerous because they cannot see other more interesting activities besides gambling. Those who initially use gambling as entertainment, over time, gamble too often, and eventually, they become addicted to gambling.

[shivansps]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?

All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.

Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.

Absolutely it can develop such habit.Not only when you are lonely but most of the time when you feel sad from the events of your life like in this case which is a major blow when your wife leaves you no matter that we as men make jokes about our wife in reality it hurts to live without them most of the cases.

Loneliness can only increase the sadness from the events of your life and thus people tend to find relief in alcohol,whores and gambling with this last one being the most dangerous of all together with the first one alcohol.When you go with whores as long as you keep protection nothing bad happens  .

Yes loneliness can be one of the factor due to which a gambler may become addicted to gambling. A person who is alone has no one with him to talk about , or to spend the time and therefore he will try to engage himself with something which is available to him easily and the only thing that comes into the mind is gambling.

Since there is no one available to him for counselling or for any advice and he will continue to gamble all day long or all time when he is alone and therefore he can easily become addicted.

Agree. Loneliness is just one of the options that can cause a person to become addicted to gambling or something else. But it is possible that even if he had many friends and something unpleasant happened in his life, for example, his girlfriend left him, then it is likely that he would also start doing something bad, for example gambling, not counting it's entertainment.
You said that there is no one around and no one to advise. But it is not a fact that if someone were nearby, the person would listen to him and do the opposite, rather than play. Often in such a psychological state people do not hear others

[Wakate]

I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

It depends on the kind of loneliness you are talking about because I don't think there is a connection between loneliness and gambling, although loneliness can result to other things but I don't think it could result to gambling on less you have interest on gambling, however one of the stuff that result or makes someone to start gambling is being jobless and at that moment you are vulnerable to anything that can easily Fitch money for you and perhaps gambling will be the only solution so that's one of the things that makes someone to join gambling easily.

This is valid, unless you also have that kind of interest with gambling, your loneliness will lead you to keep playing to forget about something,
but on the other hand, you are developing addiction.

Though there are many other things that you can be involve with, but if you are already have that desire to play it can bring you to keep playing from time to time, making you to resort your loneliness to gambling and add more danger to yourself.

Once addiction dominates you, it will surely harm the balance with your mental and financial capabilities.

Some persons always decide to gamble to prevent them to getting too lonely at times. We don't have to choose that part because we can always look for a better way we can deal with loneliness without even thinking of gambling.
I have so many friends that are addicted to gaming and they would not mind playing games everyday just to keep loneliness aside.
There are different things we can do for ourselves that would keep us business if we are less busy without going fully into gambling because we want to deal with loneliness. Gambling is not supposed to be everyday even though we don't have a job. There are times when we can choose to relax and catch some fresh air.

[Hirose UK]

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Its about altering our connection with gambling as well as deflecting attention from it. Gambling may be fun when interwoven into ordinary activities. Its about making gambling a treat rather than a habit.

Isn't that difficult to do and it seems like very few gamblers can do it, especially for the gamblers out there who just gamble without any knowledge or insight regarding discussions like those in this forum.
Just see that the majority of gamblers out there cannot do what you have said and indeed they have other goals for gambling, they have an approach and mindset that is not just treat or fun.
Combining gambling with ordinary activities will have good impact in the future because they will never be able to really prioritize gambling alone because there will be sense of responsibility and also willingness to continue other activities that are much more useful such as work.
But this is not easy because many gamblers work just to be able to earn money and continue betting which they enjoy, and this is reality and habit that always happens.

[Suzume]

Lonely ness is the main reason of addection of any thik. Many people do it in good way. Maximum people do it in bad way. Many addected with drug's. Maximum people are addected with bad habits. Many use gambling for leaving lonlyness. But its harmful for economical condition. So find an other way to move on.

[Blowon]

Lonely ness is the main reason of addection of any thik. Many people do it in good way. Maximum people do it in bad way. Many addected with drug's. Maximum people are addected with bad habits. Many use gambling for leaving lonlyness. But its harmful for economical condition. So find an other way to move on.

Loneliness not only leads us to become gambling addicts, but it depends on the environment we live in, the environment and the friends we have, it will affect our lives indirectly if we are lonely.