Have you ever been a gambling addict?

[Razmirraz]

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?

I used to be a gambling addict, I used the salary I earned every day for gambling. I have to admit that it is very difficult to get rid of the habit of gambling, let alone winning frequently, but after a long time, I felt like I was losing because I didn't have any savings due to my habit. Now I'm still an active gambler, but a little more responsible than I once was.
Only we ourselves can control the habit or addiction of gambling, you have to realize that every money you earn must be allocated in part for family needs and have a little savings. Every activity you do must be balanced with the responsibilities you have on your shoulders. Being a responsible gambler can free you from problems you never realized.

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[piebeyb]

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?

I used to be a gambling addict, I used the salary I earned every day for gambling. I have to admit that it is very difficult to get rid of the habit of gambling, let alone winning frequently, but after a long time, I felt like I was losing because I didn't have any savings due to my habit. Now I'm still an active gambler, but a little more responsible than I once was.
Only we ourselves can control the habit or addiction of gambling, you have to realize that every money you earn must be allocated in part for family needs and have a little savings. Every activity you do must be balanced with the responsibilities you have on your shoulders. Being a responsible gambler can free you from problems you never realized.

I think we all have the same past where we have definitely been addicted to gambling, it's just that we realize it more quickly when the money runs out and lose a lot of money, unlike other addicts they will continue to try to catch up on previous losses and try to recover all the money they have lost. that's why you are very lucky to realize before it's too late and become a serious addict.

If you become a serious addict, of course it will be difficult to cure that's why it's important to realize it before it gets too deep. What you said is also true. It's also important to play more responsibly to avoid gambling addiction because whatever money you bet must be used really wisely, don't be eager to beat the dealer. let alone winning games at the casino. Enjoying gambling is even better.

[Litzki1990]

Probably. The question is what is considered an addiction. Some consider it an addiction when the negative consequences of this addiction have already manifested themselves and things are very bad. My assessment is more severe and when I notice that my brain is very absorbed in thinking about gambling, then I understand that the addiction is manifesting itself (even if I do not place bets). If I place bets and notice this, then I take a break from gambling until I begin to be almost indifferent to it again. Thanks to such caution, I never found myself in unpleasant situations that addicted people often find themselves in.

You have control over gambling that's why you can take a break from gambling and then gamble with a right decision but those who are addicted to gambling cannot take a break and gamble even if they want to. A gambling addict's brain may regulate gambling. Drug Addict When a person becomes crazy because he can't take drugs and his brain doesn't work like a gambler when he is addicted to gambling his brain doesn't work like a normal person because of what he decided or did at that time. He himself does not know. Just like you take breaks from gambling, I also decide to gamble only when my brain is fresh and when my brain is cold. When I feel that a bet or decision to gamble now may go against me, I take a break and decide to gamble again with a better mind set-up.

Probably people do not immediately become completely addicted, so to speak, “on the first try,” so even if a gambler has reached such a state that his brain does not work, then “winding back time” you can come to the moment when signs of addiction were already there and the brain was working, but the gambler did not take any measures to prevent the habit from developing into a pathological form, right?
Therefore, I think that even if a gambler is already in a state where he cannot control himself and take a break, this is still his fault and area of responsibility.

It is true that a gambler does not suddenly become addicted to gambling rather every gambler realizes that they are becoming addicted to gambling. Knowing that they are getting addicted to gambling, they cannot bring themselves out of it because then it works in their minds that they must make a profit by gambling. A gambler can recover from a gambling addiction through many challenging situations, but when a gambler realizes that he is addicted to gambling, the gambler cannot recover from that situation. A new gambler will not become addicted to gambling when he is very weak with money and when he does not have much courage to gamble again after losing money. However, those who are a little more stubborn and who are not very weak towards money usually get addicted to gambling.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

When you can't help or control yourself in gambling, that's when the real problem starts. I've been there earlier and I regret it terribly. There was a time from 2016 to 2018 when I took betting as an occupation. I literally was never off prediction sites and betting platforms. Always expecting sure games to drop with my account already funded to stake it upon sight. I was so distracted in my schooling and mostly heartbroken when I loose good money cos I bet big for my level. It was a disaster when I even had to use my feeding and textbooks  funds to stake with the  hope of cashing out big time.  Most of  which failed me. I  healed by myself and promise myself not to ever bet again, but that didn't  last for long cos I still  bet up till now, although very much moderately.

[zuzie]

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?

       -  I have never experienced anything like what you experienced, and I don't want to experience anything like that. Because when I gamble, I make sure that I only control and limit what I gamble.

Because this is what I have started and made a habit of as a gambler, and this is also what a responsible gambler should say. Just play and enjoy the games. As long as you win and lose, you both enjoy them, and you don't take them seriously.

If you have not experienced an addiction then you are lucky so far because you can still control your self-control well and you can refrain from being tempted or attracted by what you see in gambling places, because this kind of behavior is very difficult to do. and only a few people do it. who can escape the temptation of gambling.

With a good start, the future will also be good for yourself of course, and behaving responsibly will show the person to minimize losses or risks in gambling so as not to expect profits that are too big, if one day he loses then he thinks that's it. commonplace in gambling and he was not a burden because he only lost a little money.

[junder]

As long you are really that having a good control with your finances then it should really be just that fine. There are really just those people who are really that getting derailed with their
gambling activity on the time that they would really be making themselves impulsive on the time that they would be playing. In my time or moment on dealing with gambling then i had never ever
made myself being a gambling addict.Why? I do only spend on the amount on which i do or can afford to lose and never ever go into going into beyond limits.
People do usually mess up on the time that they would really be that going past into those limitations on which it is something that you shouldnt really be doing in the first place.
Gambling could wreck up your life if you arent that thinking carefully or making actions that well.

This means that when gambling, we really have to have good self-control so as not to slip into gambling activities until we become addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction is a very big and serious problem that the gambler must treat before his gambling addiction turns worse. We can actually still control ourselves well when gambling so that we don't exceed the limits we have set. Only with self-control can we avoid all the problems that gambling will cause. Yes, gambling can ruin your life if you are not careful in gambling and managing the money you use for gambling.

Many have become victims of the harmful effects of gambling if they are addicted to it, of course their lives will become messy if they are addicted to gambling, in my opinion gambling addiction can change a person's life to be more dominant to miserable, because his mind only thinks about gambling and only that, not thinking about anything else, they tend to do everything to be able to return to gambling if they have run out of money and their savings, What they don't want is their savings that they take to use for gambling, borrowing here and there for gambling too, if they have the courage to borrow here and there for gambling, you can be sure that their lives will not be calm because they are in debt, and if they still like to gamble it will be difficult to be able to replace the debt, even if they have money it is unlikely that they will pay the debt, but are more concerned with their gambling activities which have become a habit that is difficult and they cannot leave. So this addiction is difficult to break even some people almost fail when they try to leave this habit.

If someone is gambling and believes it's too much and still has the self-control in it, that is not an addiction to me, it's a mere hobby for the person. You can engage in your hobby for as long as you like, but when it's getting to the level that you can't easily say No to it when you want to, and perhaps taking more of your time and attention thereby causing the lack of focus in better things of life, then this is the time you can call it an addiction and start fighting it. It's a very good thing for the person when he realises it all by himself, the next step is to start making efforts to restrain himself from it. It would always be easy if the person has a strong mind, this helps easily to pull out of addiction simply by letting go by taking a temporary break from it.

It is probably when the personal effort is not working that the person should proceed for external help where friends and family could be involved. And my advice to those who can't overcome their addiction by themselves is that they should not wait for too long for people to notice. When they can't control it over time, they should immediately call the attention of their friends or family or both to it before it gets too ugly.

Everything depends on the self-control that each gambler has so that if he can still control himself, he can still gamble well and enjoy gambling. But don't make gambling a hobby because it can make you forgetful and unable to control yourself. Having a gambling hobby can make you addicted to gambling, so it will only ruin your life until you are unable to get up again. But most people will lose control of themselves when they gamble too often and can't control themselves because the temptation of gambling is so great that it keeps making them gamble again. He had become addicted to gambling to the point where he couldn't think about himself and even lost track of time and everything. This is what every gambler must be aware of so that they do not turn into gamblers who are addicted to gambling, and it will only give them more problems.

If they make gambling a hobby they will accept very dangerous risks as they gamble will also make their lives ruined like you said that, also they can forget other things because they only focus on gambling, it's bad if they can't control themselves with gambling because they will lose and it's not from money alone many things will also be affected by gambling.

People who are addicted to gambling can look for someone in their family or friends to talk about their problem so that there is help that can help them get out of their gambling addiction problem. Hopefully, the person who is addicted to gambling can find someone who can really help him get out of his gambling addiction problem so that he can have a normal life again. It is indeed difficult. It is not easy to tell other people about the problem because it is related to gambling addiction, but he really has to tell it so that his gambling addiction problem can be resolved.

I think it will just be a waste of their time. it is difficult to make those who are already addicted and however difficult it is for them to be aware of what they are doing, they don't have to look for friends or family, if they realize what they are doing is losing them, then they can stop again, it's useless if they look for friends or family to be friends to talk about solving their addiction solutions but they themselves still want to gamble. If they want to stop they should be able to avoid high-risk things such as borrowing money, avoid places or people related to gambling, do not socialize with friends who gamble. Instead of spending hours playing gambling, they can call a family member or friend to meet for coffee but do not let what is discussed lead to gambling. Or they can distract themselves from wanting to gamble with activities like watching movies, doing mindfulness exercises like deep breathing, or going to the gym. Maybe this will help them to leave their addiction behind that is already attached to them. So in my opinion, before anyone else then they themselves must do it consistently. The key is that they themselves will determine the future because after all they will run it themselves.

In my opinion that is one of the keys to gambling, with good self-control it will avoid addiction. because many people cannot control themselves when gambling and unconsciously they have become an addict because they continue to gamble without thinking about the losses they have felt, and when they get a win if they have good control they will cash it in without thinking about anything else or chasing back a bigger victory.

Because most of those who do not have good self-control, when they get a win they choose to continue the game by pursuing a bigger win which of course may be impossible to get, because not always luck will always be on their side. Even if they have friends who always remember not to gamble again, in my opinion it will not work to resist the feeling of wanting to gamble again because of the absence of good control so that they can ignore the words suggested by their friends. So really the key is good self-control to be able to limit gambling by not overdoing it.

Self-control is the most important thing that gamblers who want to gamble responsibly must possess. Unfortunately, many have lost their responsibility in gambling, so they actually become addicted to gambling and, even worse, gambling addiction. Many of them have lost money from gambling, and even their lives have been ruined because of irresponsible gambling. That's why we really have to take care of ourselves by gambling responsibly, but actually, if we can't be responsible when gambling, we don't need to take that risk because it could endanger our lives and those of our families.

I read what you said from the top, you talked about self-control only, do you think that is the main key in gambling?
They must have a self-control commitment that can limit them when playing gambling, with that they will not become severely addicted to gambling. Most of those who can't limit their gambling so that they can spend a lot of money and it's detrimental to themselves, it has nothing to do with me,  but if I have a family member who is like that, I will leave them alone without helping them in any way, until they realize by themselves that what they are doing is something that is detrimental to themselves. Gambling addiction can also cause problems in family relationships because the mentality that will change because of the defeat they always get will make them more aggressive and become more easily emotional. Here it is also seen that they have lost self-control.

Many gamblers who win choose to continue gambling even though they know and realize that continuing to gamble will not provide a greater chance of winning the gambling game. They are willing to accept the risk and actually continue gambling so that, in the end, they end up having a losing streak that wastes all their money without any money remaining. This is what we must avoid, especially if we want to be responsible gamblers, because by continuing to gamble, the risks we face will be greater, and perhaps we will not be able to accept it.

I disagree with what you said, I think that those who gamble cannot accept the risks that they should accept  only a few people have thought about what will happen to them if they gamble excessively, most of them do not think about the risks from the beginning, because they only think about the victory they will get so they don't think about the risk, And if they have lost a lot of money and always experience defeat, sometimes they still think about gambling again to restore the losses they have felt, there is no end to that, they will continue to play and lose and then think of ways to be able to restore the situation and continue like that until they run out of all their money and property until they have nothing left except the clothes they wear. Only then will they realize what they've lost. If they are already addicted to gambling it is difficult to cure them, because what is damaged is their thinking so they may have to go to a psychological expert. Because what they have to do first is change their thinking, how to get rid of their thoughts that always want to gamble.

[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?

I used to be a gambling addict, I used the salary I earned every day for gambling. I have to admit that it is very difficult to get rid of the habit of gambling, let alone winning frequently, but after a long time, I felt like I was losing because I didn't have any savings due to my habit. Now I'm still an active gambler, but a little more responsible than I once was.
Only we ourselves can control the habit or addiction of gambling, you have to realize that every money you earn must be allocated in part for family needs and have a little savings. Every activity you do must be balanced with the responsibilities you have on your shoulders. Being a responsible gambler can free you from problems you never realized.

Good for you brother. That's the right way. Others could not get away from it so a big congratulations to you.

Gambling addiction is such a big problem today because of the ease of access to gambling sites. I wish they could be strict about the registration of their customers because there's a big chance that kids are with us gambling their way too and are now prone to what you have experienced.
I have kids, that's why I want this to happen so much. We will never know when they will bump into one gambling site from the advertisements that are coming out on both social media and other applications that they are installing especially games.
There's one android application that I have seen doing that and I know they have no control over their advertisement but at least it should be blocked by an ad blocker so that kids won't see it. That's not the case though, worse, they are offering premium items by watching advertisements and I don't think that's a good thing.
Anyway, I already uninstalled that app and told my kid to never install it again. I don't want them to end up as gambling degenerates.

[molsewid]

Good for you brother. That's the right way. Others could not get away from it so a big congratulations to you.

Gambling addiction is such a big problem today because of the ease of access to gambling sites. I wish they could be strict about the registration of their customers because there's a big chance that kids are with us gambling their way too and are now prone to what you have experienced.
I have kids, that's why I want this to happen so much. We will never know when they will bump into one gambling site from the advertisements that are coming out on both social media and other applications that they are installing especially games.
There's one android application that I have seen doing that and I know they have no control over their advertisement but at least it should be blocked by an ad blocker so that kids won't see it. That's not the case though, worse, they are offering premium items by watching advertisements and I don't think that's a good thing.
Anyway, I already uninstalled that app and told my kid to never install it again. I don't want them to end up as gambling degenerates.

I agree it is very easy to be installed and played even you are just browsing in different platform the pop- up ads can show in your feed and sometimes at the end of each video you will see some of them being advertise by people most commonly by streamers, we should learn to manage our emotion coz in hard time like this people get easily swayed by these , most of them are not legal and will not pay players.

[maydna]

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Many have become victims of the harmful effects of gambling if they are addicted to it, of course their lives will become messy if they are addicted to gambling, in my opinion gambling addiction can change a person's life to be more dominant to miserable, because his mind only thinks about gambling and only that, not thinking about anything else, they tend to do everything to be able to return to gambling if they have run out of money and their savings, What they don't want is their savings that they take to use for gambling, borrowing here and there for gambling too, if they have the courage to borrow here and there for gambling, you can be sure that their lives will not be calm because they are in debt, and if they still like to gamble it will be difficult to be able to replace the debt, even if they have money it is unlikely that they will pay the debt, but are more concerned with their gambling activities which have become a habit that is difficult and they cannot leave. So this addiction is difficult to break even some people almost fail when they try to leave this habit.

Someone who is addicted to gambling will not think about other more important things because they already consider gambling to be more important than everything. We don't know whether he has spent all the money in his savings, but he may have spent it on gambling and fulfilling his gambling desires. They might also borrow money from people to gamble without thinking about how they can return the money. We also won't know how much debt they already have, so they have to avoid people who collect them. Those who are addicted to gambling can experience depression because they cannot pay their debts and the various life problems they encounter. If no one knows, maybe they will end up ending their life because that is their last choice.

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If they make gambling a hobby they will accept very dangerous risks as they gamble will also make their lives ruined like you said that, also they can forget other things because they only focus on gambling, it's bad if they can't control themselves with gambling because they will lose and it's not from money alone many things will also be affected by gambling.

Gambling is not a hobby but just entertainment, and we should not make it a hobby. If we make gambling a hobby, it will be dangerous because we will definitely spend more money and can also lose self-control if we experience more and more losses. It's better for us to look for other hobbies that are safer and will use less money because we remember that many people have lost large amounts of money because they gamble too often.

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I think it will just be a waste of their time. it is difficult to make those who are already addicted and however difficult it is for them to be aware of what they are doing, they don't have to look for friends or family, if they realize what they are doing is losing them, then they can stop again, it's useless if they look for friends or family to be friends to talk about solving their addiction solutions but they themselves still want to gamble. If they want to stop they should be able to avoid high-risk things such as borrowing money, avoid places or people related to gambling, do not socialize with friends who gamble. Instead of spending hours playing gambling, they can call a family member or friend to meet for coffee but do not let what is discussed lead to gambling. Or they can distract themselves from wanting to gamble with activities like watching movies, doing mindfulness exercises like deep breathing, or going to the gym. Maybe this will help them to leave their addiction behind that is already attached to them. So in my opinion, before anyone else then they themselves must do it consistently. The key is that they themselves will determine the future because after all they will run it themselves.

In fact, the only thing that can make them aware is themselves by seeing what is happening around them and seeing themselves. But it seems they will not be able to realize what changes they have experienced as a result of playing gambling continuously and without even taking a break. We also don't know what other consequences there are from gambling because we probably won't monitor it continuously or throughout the day. His family probably couldn't watch him all day because each of them was busy and only paid attention to him occasionally. But if the family can take turns watching him and trying to find out what he is doing, the family will probably find out that the person is gambling frequently, and they will start warning him to reduce his gambling activities. When family members want to try to help, they may look for ways to approach the person and be able to provide an understanding that the person has gambled beyond his limits. Family members will also help him to reduce his gambling activities in ways that are acceptable to the person so that the person can reduce his gambling activities.

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I read what you said from the top, you talked about self-control only, do you think that is the main key in gambling?
They must have a self-control commitment that can limit them when playing gambling, with that they will not become severely addicted to gambling. Most of those who can't limit their gambling so that they can spend a lot of money and it's detrimental to themselves, it has nothing to do with me,  but if I have a family member who is like that, I will leave them alone without helping them in any way, until they realize by themselves that what they are doing is something that is detrimental to themselves. Gambling addiction can also cause problems in family relationships because the mentality that will change because of the defeat they always get will make them more aggressive and become more easily emotional. Here it is also seen that they have lost self-control.

Self-control is not the main key in gambling, but at least if someone has self-control, they can prevent themselves from continuing to gamble and can also reduce the possibility of losing when gambling. Now you can imagine if you are gambling and you can win. Then you realize that you can't win like before and decide just to stop gambling. That means you have succeeded in controlling yourself so you don't continue gambling, and that means you have reduced the risk of losing money. That's what it means to have self-control. If you let a family member be like that, how long will it take you to decide to help him? Is it until he falls and becomes very frustrated that you help him? If so, it will be too late because you should be able to help him before he falls. But I think you must have had calculations and considerations for you to say that. But gambling addiction can cause problems in the family, so we must be very careful in supervising our family members.

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I disagree with what you said, I think that those who gamble cannot accept the risks that they should accept  only a few people have thought about what will happen to them if they gamble excessively, most of them do not think about the risks from the beginning, because they only think about the victory they will get so they don't think about the risk, And if they have lost a lot of money and always experience defeat, sometimes they still think about gambling again to restore the losses they have felt, there is no end to that, they will continue to play and lose and then think of ways to be able to restore the situation and continue like that until they run out of all their money and property until they have nothing left except the clothes they wear. Only then will they realize what they've lost. If they are already addicted to gambling it is difficult to cure them, because what is damaged is their thinking so they may have to go to a psychological expert. Because what they have to do first is change their thinking, how to get rid of their thoughts that always want to gamble.

What you said actually matches what I meant. It's just that the sentence is different. But that's okay because the essence is the same. Those who are already gambling cannot accept the risks and make them continue gambling, but they know that it can cause them to lose money from the gambling game. And if they really can't stop gambling even for a moment, even just to drink mineral water, they can really become addicted to gambling that they won't even realize. This really poses a big risk for them because if it has been happening for some time, they could lose everything they have. They really need help from other people to help cure their gambling addiction. But if they also cannot accept their current situation of being addicted to gambling, it will not be easy for their family members to take them to a psychologist. There will be resistance from him because he still thinks everything is fine, and he can still control himself when gambling.

[KTChampions]

Probably people do not immediately become completely addicted, so to speak, “on the first try,” so even if a gambler has reached such a state that his brain does not work, then “winding back time” you can come to the moment when signs of addiction were already there and the brain was working, but the gambler did not take any measures to prevent the habit from developing into a pathological form, right?
Therefore, I think that even if a gambler is already in a state where he cannot control himself and take a break, this is still his fault and area of responsibility.

It is true that a gambler does not suddenly become addicted to gambling rather every gambler realizes that they are becoming addicted to gambling. Knowing that they are getting addicted to gambling, they cannot bring themselves out of it because then it works in their minds that they must make a profit by gambling. A gambler can recover from a gambling addiction through many challenging situations, but when a gambler realizes that he is addicted to gambling, the gambler cannot recover from that situation. A new gambler will not become addicted to gambling when he is very weak with money and when he does not have much courage to gamble again after losing money. However, those who are a little more stubborn and who are not very weak towards money usually get addicted to gambling.

I would call it common sense and not lack of courage  If you are doing something that brings you a loss, it is better to stop it as soon as possible, and not hope that “suddenly everything will change in the opposite direction.”
As for the relationship between wealth and how easily a person succumbs to addiction, I don’t think it’s direct here, it’s the same as arguing that the children of rich people become drug addicts because they have everything. I think complex factors matter.

[passwordnow]

When you can't help or control yourself in gambling, that's when the real problem starts. I've been there earlier and I regret it terribly. There was a time from 2016 to 2018 when I took betting as an occupation. I literally was never off prediction sites and betting platforms. Always expecting sure games to drop with my account already funded to stake it upon sight. I was so distracted in my schooling and mostly heartbroken when I loose good money cos I bet big for my level. It was a disaster when I even had to use my feeding and textbooks  funds to stake with the  hope of cashing out big time.  Most of  which failed me. I  healed by myself and promise myself not to ever bet again, but that didn't  last for long cos I still  bet up till now, although very much moderately.

Good for you that you're likely healed now from being an addicted gambler. Because when you go to that point in your life and you can't control it anymore, what you need to do is to take some rest and realize that you can't be against yourself but you have to control it by doing it slowly but surely.

You may not be able to do it instantly but what you must do is to take the necessary steps just like what you did. Because if it's already affecting your personal life then gambling is going to ruin your usual things even schooling and that's going to give more bad impression not just to gambling but also on you because you can't control yourself anymore.

But if you are the person that don't want to dwell into the swamp of failures and rejects and frustrations, you want to get up and prove yourself that you can do better. Even if you don't have to prove it to the other people but just prove it to yourself that you can be someone else and better than your last version is already more than enough.

[Onyeeze]

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 gambler doesn't know when it's addicted in gambling, you can be addicted in gambling but you will not know that you are addicted in a gambling due to nobody have informed you that you are a gambling addictive, so gambling is something I know very well that have to do with precautions and predictions but when your predictions has failed you like uncomfortable times that will make you to be addicted because you will continue trying to make sure you have win and recover everything you have missed out for the previous predictions and gambling you have played before, so this is one of the things that makes people to be addicted unknowingly, their's no one who is addicted in gambling that knows or do it knowingly, something else will lead the person to do so, and another thing that make people to be interested in gambling that much is poverty, when you are poor you will think that wining gambling will be only source of survival

[Obari]

I’ve lost some good money back then in gambling but I don’t think that’s enough reason to call myself an addict because I think I have a the ability to decide when to and when not to gamble and one major reason why people gamble a lot now is the presence of gambling sites in mobile devices and this has been of more advantage to the casino and to the players and I think the highest I’ve lost in gambling at a time is about $10 a day but the $10 wasn’t lost at a time but in bits.

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 gambler doesn't know when it's addicted in gambling, you can be addicted in gambling but you will not know that you are addicted in a gambling due to nobody have informed you that you are a gambling addictive,

Well I think this very one is dependent on the gambler and most times most gamblers already know they’re addicted but the truth is that addiction is one thing that is very difficult to fight and most times an addict needs people around them to help them fight the addiction, hence you wouldn’t blame them.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

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?

I took up gambling as a pastime and did not become addicted to gambling. But here I have something to say that I have bet on few matches in ICC Cricket World Cup and won every bet. Every time I bet, especially on sports, I win. After the ICC Cricket World Cup ended, I withdrew my original balance along with the winning balance of bets from all casino platforms. I felt very bad about not participating in the betting for a few days. I feel like I'm going to be a gambling addict here. But currently I am away from gambling platforms as I have taken a break from betting as sports are very rare at the moment. But the most interesting thing is that I have never lost a bet. I am very lucky here and can claim to be a successful gambler.

[oktana]

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?

You’re not alone my friend. I used to gamble much long long time ago. But now, I’m barely doing that. I got too focused in trying to win big and it weighed me down so I generally don’t play because I’ll start looking for new strategies and wanting to try them out. Now, I rather prefer giving people gambling tips, especially the ones on this forum. And I really hope that they take heed because gambling can really be addictive.

[Wiwo]

The bet amount used in gambling is not a factor but rather the amount of time you spend gambling is what really matters. Many are acutely addicted to gambling but spend little time on gambling while on the other hand many are not addicted to gambling despite spending a lot of time throughout the day. I gamble at least two days a week but I also spend a lot of time on my studies. In this regard, I do not compare gambling to anything other than entertainment. But I am not worried about how addicted I will be in future but I always consider gambling as a part of my education as well as entertainment.

But it is addiction that will make someone spend his time to something. It is not only when you have the courage to put out money in gambling that makes someone an addict. Some people don't dare to gamble but they are glued to things concerning gambling. I know of someone who does this and his reason is that he doesn't like losing money on gambling but he would never leave out predicting and analysing. So it is not only about how much that has been used to gamble, yes but the time put in it.

We have to of none gamblers who are sure game lovers and fans of teams and clubs, but such a level of commitment and attachment is only available to sports alone and not other bets such as in-house games and other forms of casino games.

And if you check well @Gozie51 you will discover that your friend is only committed to flowing up with sports games mostly footballs for leisure,  but to me also that is another level of addiction.

[bettercrypto]

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?

You know it's actually easy to gamble responsibly, but when it comes to you playing gambling yourself, you'll feel that it's not that easy to do that if you have greed in your mind, because for sure, in the end, you'll end up chasing the money you lose.

The only ones who can gamble responsibly are gamblers who can control themselves and limit their amount of money to gamble in the casino. Never bring a large amount of money to gamble or use a credit card online just to gamble.

[Casdinyard]

I considered myself a gambling addict way back then, in 2020-2021 back in the height of crypto and the gambling industry, my friends invited me over for a gambling session, probably because all of us are bored as balls inside the comfort of our houses cause this was way back when the pandemic is at its peak and no one's allowed to go outside except for some important stuff. Now, the thing is that we got a little overboard when we started setting up betting competitions on who's gonna win, who's gonna give out the most bet, and whatever, and eventually I found myself itching to gamble and win back my losses. Gladly a family relative snapped me back to reality and from there, I was able to get all the help I need to get right back on feet and actually discipline myself.

[JollyGood]

I am not a gambling person therefore thankfully I have not been gambling addict but that does not mean I do not hope this thread does not get flooded with members that are addicted. All those that are mentioning (and advising others) on responsible gambling are doing the right thing. Anybody that feels their gambling is becoming addictive should speak to their family and friends to find solutions before it spirals.

I am unsure about how many members here are gambling using crypto-only amassed from either trading or signature campaigns. I think those figures if they ever became available would be important to study how gambling is affecting forum members.

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?

[romero121]

I considered myself a gambling addict way back then, in 2020-2021 back in the height of crypto and the gambling industry, my friends invited me over for a gambling session, probably because all of us are bored as balls inside the comfort of our houses cause this was way back when the pandemic is at its peak and no one's allowed to go outside except for some important stuff. Now, the thing is that we got a little overboard when we started setting up betting competitions on who's gonna win, who's gonna give out the most bet, and whatever, and eventually I found myself itching to gamble and win back my losses. Gladly a family relative snapped me back to reality and from there, I was able to get all the help I need to get right back on feet and actually discipline myself.

During those days I was an addict. Even now I wasn't completely out of it. I wager with what is available now, back then I used to borrow to gamble. This means my addiction have decreased. Another thing, I was into commited life which is also a reason why I wasn't able to think beyond limits. If I were the same as the year 2020-21, even now I might be in the same situation. Somehow things were going on the right track without disturbing my financial life. I've planned to quit when it steps into my financial life as a problem.