Have you ever been a gambling addict?

[_act_]

I won’t consider this as an addiction; to me it just feels like you don’t know how to manage your funds when it comes to gambling and because of that you can just use any amount you like carelessly to gamble.

I am a gambler, I am able to manage my fund and I am able to know when to stop gambling and I will stop. This is what who is not an addict to gambling will do. But if someone is spending money on gambling too much and got to the level of spending all his savings. There is nothing that is much more qualifies for that than becoming addicted. Once you are spending more than the amount you plan to spend on gambling, that is becoming addiction, but not just addiction yet. If he stops, he is not addicted. But if he continues, that is addiction.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Well, I can't say that I have ever been addicted to gambling, and neither have I ever gambled in a way that it made me feel like I am addicted to gambling.
My gambling most of the time have always been occasional, though there are times when I have made the mistake of being so over confident in a game that I stake far more than I should have staked on that game, and I end up losing the money, this made me feel very bad like every normal gambler would feel when they lose money they didn't plan losing, but then, this experiences have never made me feel like I am a gambling addict, and I believe that I will never gamble to the stage I begin to feel like this, for if I ever do, then there is every chance that I am already addicted to gambling.

[moneystery]

i've been in a position where i spent quite a lot of money on slots and didn't account for my expenses. luckily at that time i could say that i was not yet at the addiction stage because in the end i realized my mistake and started to regulate the rhythm of my game and calculate my spending on gambling.

i understand how people can become addicted because they chase their losses and don't control their desire to play so that in the end they become addicted and can't control their game. but whatever it is, when they are in the addiction stage, the person must be helped to get out of their addiction and if necessary, psychiatric help is needed to provide the best help. because addiction not only destroys him, but also the people around him and it is quite dangerous.

[junder]

I believe that if you have a single episode in which you gambled compulsively this not means you are person who has an addiction in gambling but Just you're a person who has not been able to limit his spending possibilities!

going over budget happens often. Have you learn lesson? The amount that you Lost Is the valide of this lesson (would said a friend of mine when talking about forgeries....)
The solution for the future Is pretty easy.
Set up a cold wallet or multisignature wallet to avoid this problem in the future

Yes, I myself have experienced a phase like this, where I have lost all my money, it's not so big but it's annoying when the money I have runs out just like that, in the end I borrowed money from my friend to go back to gambling in the hope that I can make up for the losses I have felt. Good luck was on my side so I got a big win that multiplied my money that had been lost due to gambling. At times like this, greed got the better of me and I couldn't control myself. So it all comes down to luck.

But now I only play on weekends and even that is rarely done because I have experienced the bad things from gambling. And my experience above is not to be used as advice, I just share my experience when I was crazy gambling. I think it's normal for players to feel frustrated when they lose and want back the losses that have occurred, but I say that expecting back losses is wrong. because it is very unlikely to happen. What happened to me maybe it was also because I was lucky so I could return all the capital that had been lost. So my advice is to gamble wisely, because it will limit us when gambling, because all gambling cannot be separated from luck.

[Hatchy]

My gambling most of the time have always been occasional, 

Yeah, same here. Just as I've mentioned in some of my other posts, I'm not really much of a gambler, so I don't know what it's like to become addicted. People who can control and manage their gambling don't seem like they'd become addicts. As you mentioned, when we bet on games and lose, sometimes we lose interest in playing at that moment. But for a gambler who's already addicted, they'll find themselves playing more and more, hoping or thinking that the next bet will be better than the previous ones.

[_act_]

Yeah, same here. Just as I've mentioned in some of my other posts, I'm not really much of a gambler, so I don't know what it's like to become addicted. People who can control and manage their gambling don't seem like they'd become addicts. As you mentioned, when we bet on games and lose, sometimes we lose interest in playing at that moment. But for a gambler who's already addicted, they'll find themselves playing more and more, hoping or thinking that the next bet will be better than the previous ones.

People that are addicted in gambling thinks beyond next bet to be better. What they think more is that they can use gamble to earn often. That is why they will have a failed strategies and go for another one and fail and move to another one until they have several losses. One thing about people that are addicted to gambling is not only losses that makes them keep playing, if they are winnings they also keep playing until the day may not favour them.

[0t3p0t]

A couple of years ago I gamble every single day but that was fair and I think it cannot be called as an addiction as I have limits on how much I am willing to donate or lose a week since it is is a lottery. You can be an addict if you cannot control yourself with gambling.

[DabsPoorVersion]

Yeah, same here. Just as I've mentioned in some of my other posts, I'm not really much of a gambler, so I don't know what it's like to become addicted. People who can control and manage their gambling don't seem like they'd become addicts. As you mentioned, when we bet on games and lose, sometimes we lose interest in playing at that moment. But for a gambler who's already addicted, they'll find themselves playing more and more, hoping or thinking that the next bet will be better than the previous ones.

People that are addicted in gambling thinks beyond next bet to be better. What they think more is that they can use gamble to earn often. That is why they will have a failed strategies and go for another one and fail and move to another one until they have several losses. One thing about people that are addicted to gambling is not only losses that makes them keep playing, if they are winnings they also keep playing until the day may not favour them.

Aside from that, people addicted to gambling can't control the urge to gamble even if they are losing a lot of money. Chasing their losses without tracking, using up their savings, and creating debt, as long as they think they can still win, they won't stop anytime. Some people even turn to theft/fraud to support a gambling addiction. All they think about is gambling, doing everything to provide for their gambling addiction, and feeling like they can't live without gambling. Like they are willing to risk everything and do everything as they expect a greater return.

[ethereumhunter]

I almost became a heavy gambling addict in the past. Fortunately, there were people close to me who knew this and immediately pulled me out of gambling and invited me to do other things that were not related to gambling so that I could divert my attention from gambling. It was a really difficult day for me, where I had to divert my attention from gambling completely. But I still did it because of help from close people so I didn't find it difficult after doing it for a while.

You have to really learn to control yourself because you have spent 5 months of your savings on gambling. After all, it seems you have started to become a gambling addict. If you don't stop immediately, you could become a worse gambling addict and I'm afraid you could even use up or spend all your savings. In gambling, there will be a desire to win more often. But unfortunately, we can't always get that, so we have to be aware of it because gambling is not a place to make money.

[Reatim]

I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?

To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?

There will be only few that will accept being addicted because this will make them feel a failure specially if they are successful in gambling (meaning winning)
we are all gambler here(well at least only few are not) so we know what losing and winning means but being addicted is something harder to admit or people are too afraid admitting they are addicted.
so lets face it that either pretending to be addicted because this is just posting , or yes the one who admits it is now a sober in gambling world.

A couple of years ago I gamble every single day but that was fair and I think it cannot be called as an addiction as I have limits on how much I am willing to donate or lose a week since it is is a lottery. You can be an addict if you cannot control yourself with gambling.

good for you mate, but engaging in gambling each day ? do you really think that this isn't addiction?

[BitcoinTurk]

I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?

Yes, when I first started gambling I started gambling a lot because I could make very good predictions of football results. Especially during this period because I was making very successful predictions, many of the bets I placed were successful and I was making quite good profits. Of course, since this was the case I started gambling constantly and became a gambling addict. As time progressed, I started to increase my bet amounts so as I started to lose I started gambling more to win again. Later, this situation reached the level of addiction and unfortunately my gambling addiction continued for a while.

Nowadays, I have learned to control myself while gambling and I gamble only for fun. When I think about my current experience and the past, I understand what a mistake I made and how bad gambling addiction is so I don't think I will encounter gambling addiction again.

[danherbias07]

I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?

To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?

Yes, I have thought of that. The hint was when I could not take my eyes off the game although it was moving on its own. (auto bet feature)
I've asked myself if I am becoming a gambling addict but answered it also with a "No!".
I think when you have that kind of perspective and you can still think and question yourself then you are not a gambling addict. You are still in your right mind and you can still control because you know what is happening to you.
Anyway, I have not been playing casino games for the past week so I guess I am still okay. Although, I am still betting for sports betting it's not really that much since I only make bets per event. Ever since I find myself losing every day, that's when I have the thought to just stop the casino games for now. It's not healthy anymore if I don't even feel happy and not winning even a single dollar. I mean the excitement is gone because I don't see any green in my bets, always the reds.

[AicecreaME]

It's really hard to be lost in gambling because it is an addicting industry. Hence, it's better to establish and lay down all your goals and your main reason why do you want to enter the gambling industry in the first place. If there is something that you should really possess the moment you start gambling, it should be discipline and having a strong core values. This way, you won't be astray from your initial aim and reason. Gambling addiction do not happen overnight. It develops gradually when you have a strong sense of dependency to it. So the more you feed your urge to gamble more frequently than your set boundaries, the higher the chances of you developing addiction. Which makes it more important for gamblers to set and follow their limitations.

Now, when it comes to being addicted, no, I haven't experienced it yet and hopefully I won't in the future. But despite this, I lost an amount enough to make me regret the decisions I made. It was a learning experience to me, and a costly one. So I made sure to not repeat the same impulsiveness in the future with my risk assessment skills. Hopefully, you recover from your bad spending habits in gambling. Rooting for you.

[Assface16678]

Yes, at some point, I'm sure almost everyone who does gambling also experienced being addicted to gambling. Well, being addicted to gambling is a common problem for those who gamble. There are many reasons for that: getting immersed in the game, having too much enjoyment in the gambling, or, the most common, chasing the losses, which could lead to a much worse situation. I became addicted to gambling mainly because I frequently won and my hope kept growing to earn a huge amount of money, which didn't go well. I experienced a great loss, but instead I got awake and started to distance myself from gambling, and later on I started to gamble again, but with discipline because I didn't want to experience what I had experienced in the past. I still overspend my capital, but not too much. After that, I will rest for a certain period of time before doing gambling again.

[livingfree]

I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?

To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?

Not that at all that I remember.

I was more than active than I was today but not that addicted at all. Maybe I am in denial? But that's actually my status before when I was too active but I know that I am not severely addicted to gambling.

Unlike you Op, I have never done such thing that I have spent all of my savings or equal to five months or more of it into gambling.

I can be a spender but not into that point just as you.

[CODE200]

I believe that if you have a single episode in which you gambled compulsively this not means you are person who has an addiction in gambling but Just you're a person who has not been able to limit his spending possibilities!

going over budget happens often. Have you learn lesson? The amount that you Lost Is the valide of this lesson (would said a friend of mine when talking about forgeries....)
The solution for the future Is pretty easy.
Set up a cold wallet or multisignature wallet to avoid this problem in the future

I totally agree. I don't think that we can consider it as gambling addiction if we only did it once or at least a few times. As far as I know, it is something that is consistently done in order to be classified as an addiction. In fact, we all experienced gambling compulsively at some point in our life, or spending funds that are not necessarily set for our gambling activities. But I think these are the things that contribute to addiction. Because if we are going to look at this, these are one of the symptoms of having a gambling addiction. And if we're going to do such things always, it is likely to happen that we might develop gambling addiction. That's why if you notice yourself doing such things, it is better to control yourself while at the early stage, because if these are done oftentimes, it will certainly develop as your habit and later on will become an addiction.

[Outhue]

No I can't because I've been warned by my parents and they have told me stories about lives of people that got ruined because they are gambling addicts, it's easier to become a gambling addict, said my father, always have trust in your hand work than magical ways of making money, you will lose more money that you will ever make from such ways, said my father.

And I took these words very important, the only thing that is assured and ascertain in this life is trusting what you build with your two hands, you can't reap from where you don't plant anything, it's a fake dream if you believe that gambling will set your ass free from hardship, don't even think about it, time is a valuable thing, so spend it on something more valuable that will do you good in future.

Gambling is only good if you are getting fun out of it, and the only way you will get fun from gambling is by limiting your expectations and using few dollars you can spare and ready to lose, panic and fear should not come close to you when gambling, if you are getting fear and panic in you then you are risking too much, your mind is on the money more than the game because you aren't ready to lose the money.

[Crypt0Gore]

I've been into many other things that are gambling related, like HYIP and Cloud mining, even Ponzi Schemes, these are the fields where I learned my lessons about wanting to make money the easier way, and I truly learnt that I was doing everything wrong, I lost a lot of money too.

I remember also gambling away some good amount of coins on freebitco which is also a gambling like platform, so I saw a lot of things when I was starting out my journey of making money online, the only thing that gave me peace of mind is investing, it took away the unnecessary worries and stress, especially me just holding my Bitcoin.

I have learnt that gambling and high yield investment is just a way to make you give up more money for less good results, and gambling even draw you closer than every other, you can easily get hooked for life with gambling either you are losing or winning.

Gambling isn't necessary in my life because of all things that have happened to me in the past and I was smart to break free from all these things and start caring more about investing my money rather than hoping for a miraculous event to unfold.

[xLays]

Just recently, I gambled away all of my winnings from contests, raffles, Bitcoin price predictions and even my earnings from signature campaigns. The reason I became addicted to gambling is that one of the casinos where I gambled showed me how it feels to experience being a winner. And then end up all my winnings .You know the dopamine rush you get from winning in gambling.

[Wexnident]

I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?

To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?

A bit I guess? I was able to hit a somewhat big cashout one time (relatively big compared to my usual bets/wins) and like a week or two after that I was like a zombie that had its mind corroded by the possibility of me winning. I lost that entire winning of mine in like 3 days, but my mind set was like "Eh, I'll just hit it again". I went and proceeded to lose like 3x or 4x of said amount later on. It was a gradual loss though so I lost more early on and as I lose, I kept reducing the bets and slowly had the realization that I was doing dumb decisions.