Tips to avoid compulsive thoughts related to anxiety

[SmartGold01]

To me i don't think only gambling causes anxiety now these are possible things to cause anxiety within my little understanding; I can vividly remember that everyday situation can easily leads to anxiety, bad father, relative, or even bad mother /wife and husband or stress at office can triggers someone to be over anxious about the whole situations but what makes it worst is that of gambling. Whenever someone gambles or places  bet and s/he is hoping for outcome at this point such thing can trigger the anxiety in a person this same things also give rate to greed by constantly wanting to make a winning over the time.

I also agree with what you've said. It adds up to the situation when we've got other things to tackle in our daily lives. They're causing more stress and more anxiety and that's add more impact to someone who's dealing with it.

The painful part of it is that when you channeled your source of living to gambling and you think that is the only alternatives then such person must suffer anxiety due to over worriedness of what to eat, rent to pay and financial bills to pay at hands makes you feels very anxious just as they said " a hungry dog is an angry dog" there will be no difference between such to someone who is under pressure (anxiety). Any person who is under this can also be restored by gifting them money or help to pay parts of their bills. And most be closely monitored to limited from associating themselves in the gambling hall or site otherwise whenever they incur huge lost it would stir up again.

[EluguHcman]

I don't think any anxiety gambling resultant may have all those times reading through books while he is depressed already and feels like he is on the worse behavior.
I can only say that the best remedy to extinguish anxieties over gambling is the gamblers vision to have himself found guilty of his messes and take solid challenging responsibilities and say.... Oh no, gambling is no Worth ruining me and that this must not be assumed being the last or end part of me so, I just let go.
A self encouragement is a best therapy to do away with a gambling anxieties dependent on the gamblers endivoirs to pick points in related facts maybe via others experiences of their inabilities to take control of their emotions which may have compromised their personalities so then you wouldn't want to be one of such.
Self courage and readiness is power.

[bettercrypto]

You are so dedicated to what you said, and that is one of the things I see that is good about your behavior. The more resources you have, the more it shows that you never stop learning; instead, you improve and learn more.

And we also know that anxiety is not good when it is not controlled properly. So these matters are really good, especially for gamblers who lose a large amount, and because of the size of the loss, it causes anxiety to others when they cannot immediately receive the money lost or lost to them through the gambling casino.

[len01]

If this anxiety occurs because of gambling, of course the person experiencing this anxiety already knows the center of problem so it will be easier to seek help to cure this anxiety, but they still need help from professionals to provide  best advice.
I'm not sure what is meant by anxiety here, but what I understand is that this is situation where gamblers feel anxious thinking about gambling, fear or whatever, which quickly changes their thoughts for the worse and in the long term, if not immediately recovered, the anxiety can make their physical health worse.

like what I experienced at that time maybe this is little different but for me this is almost the same as few weeks ago I felt anxious about life and this anxiety caused stomach acid which ultimately made my thoughts more complicated and I discovered the problem and went to a psychology specialist to get help to cure this anxiety and always try to have healthy lifestyle.

maybe the advice from my experience is little off but for me it same because its about anxiety.

[Hirose UK]

Compulsive thoughts of anxiety will have big influence on person psychology, especially when they are gambler, it can have big influence on their continuation in gambling.
Usually there are several triggers that cause compulsive thinking to occur and of course compulsive thinking or OCD will also cause major changes in behavior and thought patterns because what they do tends to make no sense.
So far, I have come across several gamblers who suffer from problems like this and the most unfortunate thing is that their psychological disorders become uncontrollable and of course they find it easier to do stupid things with carelessness that are beyond the limits of normal people thinking.

There are two most important things in dealing with problems like this, namely finding out the trigger for the emergence of these thoughts and after finding them, making several efforts to fight or suppress them.
In addition, controlling the stress that arises can be very influential in emphasizing these thoughts, but this is not easy and requires professionals to handle it.

[blckhawk]

If you're feeling that anxious when you're gambling, it's always best if you stop gambling entirely, I don't think you're going to be getting any better if you're feeling anxious and then you still continue doing what makes you anxious, you might be able to train your mind to be that way but there's better way to remove that anxiety and that is quitting for awhile and then dealing with the anxiety through medication and therapy.

[piebeyb]

I don't think many gamblers feel anxiety in gambling these days except for people who really feel addicted to gambling. Maybe we find a lot of them here because they are too busy chasing profits. I have heard of illnesses that attack someone so that they feel anxiety not because of gambling but because of the disease. Another problem that comes from within the body is that there is anxiety when gambling, but it seems that not all feelings of anxiety come from gambling.

It is true that to cure feelings of anxiety is to regulate your breath well and regulate your thoughts more positively, I have been in that position of feeling anxious but not because of gambling, maybe it is a disease within me that is problematic which gives rise to that anxiety, the only medicine to avoid it is to think. positive. 

[Fiatless]

Feel free to share any tips if you have them.  

Thank you, OP for your write-up that identified anxiety as one of the triggers of gambling addiction. I have indeed learned from this information.

The problem is that many people who are going through gambling disorder will never acknowledge that they have a problem. They will give you every reason why they are okay and don't need help. Now when they believe they are okay, it will be difficult to help them. Most of your words are true but many factors will limit these gambling addicts from accessing the needed help in my location.

Most countries don't have access to the right materials that will offer them the needed help. I heard the OP talk about how he visits his local library to get needed materials. We don't have a functional library in the entire region where I stay. Our only source of information is the internet and this channel is filled with junk. We have so many people on the internet parading themselves as professionals, meanwhile, they have no qualifications or experience.

Our next problem is the lack of qualified addiction therapists. You will hardly see any seasoned counsellors in my area, maybe this might be because the field is not lucrative so most of them have diversified to another profession to make a living. You can only access this therapist in big cities which are very far from my location

Poverty or low standard of living caused by bad economic conditions is another shortcoming. When the economy is bad people don't care about addiction because they see gambling as a major source of income. Even when they want to get help, many of them don't have the money to pay qualified gambling counsellors. The government is doing nothing to help gambling addicts, so they are left to suffer from these problems.

[Outhue]

If you are gambling and anxiety is all over you then you are risking what you can't afford to lose, anxiety attacks because you are in fear of losing something and that's money, some people are so good at lying to themselves, how much they claimed to afford to lose isn't what they can afford to lose, this is why I like telling people to start gambling with the cents even if they are worth thousands of dollars, I always do this because it will make them realize the difference.

If you lose some cents when gambling you can never be consumed by anxiety, then from there start using a dollar or two, how do you feel? It's way better than those who use $20 or more to gamble, the smaller the money is the better, anxiety will stay miles away from you.

[ethereumhunter]

Exhaling deeply and slowly while sitting is the easiest way to overcome one's anxiety. When you feel anxious when playing gambling, you can check whether you still feel comfortable with the gambling game or whether you should stop gambling and leave the casino to reduce that anxiety. Usually, the anxiety that occurs when we are gambling occurs when we see that we have experienced a lot of losses, so anxiety arises about the remaining money we have. Luckily for those who can immediately stop their gambling activities and leave the casino but not for those who still have difficulty stopping gambling.

[junder]

Gambling causes anxiety and it leads to fear in the life of the gambler, which is not recommendable for the mental growth of anybody. When a gambler is afraid while gambling or thinks his next result could be a loss or maybe he could get bankrupt due to gambling he's stressing his brain and soon enough he begins to reason like that whenever he gambles or even outside the casino. Hence following some reading procedures works great, because most of the books you listed, Op, recommends visiting a professional like a therapist to help change the gambler from struggling with anxiety. A good percent of gamblers are stressed each day, and feel this same fear of losing out money, and when faced with the losses they won't face the defeat and stop or go home, instead they go on to get back their money out of fear. What fuels this attitude should be elaborated more.

 Does it mean the brain is getting comfortable with being afraid or uneasy about the results the gambler gets while gambling? A gambler is afraid of losing money, which leads to anxiety. When he loses the money, leads to addiction. When addicted leads to no fear of losing money. He gets used to the anxiety and is not bothered about what outcome of gambling he gets. Hence, he gambles regardless of the fear or pain, he only has one motive, winning a huge amount of money. It seems to me that the process revolves and gets to a point that may have been a good decision if the gambler was wise enough in the beginning stage not to be afraid of losing in gambling, then back it up with money management. Maybe have other reasons for gambling. Anxiety doesn't allow the gambler enough time to think, he only reasons the fear in him, then makes a series of mistakes out of fear. CBT I think requires a second party that will guide the addict to focus on doing his assignments or other things that may distract him from gambling.

That's right the anxiety that every gamblers  has when gambling is the fear that the money they have will run out, and this can become their habit over time as you say that they will get used to not caring about the loss of the money they bet that they think only big wins must be obtained It is also with those who choose to continue gambling to get their big winnings that their mindset has changed due to gambling itself and it is on the basis of their own actions that make them addicted to gambling With gambling itself that can change a person's attitude and behavior as well as psychologically if they gamble excessively It is natural that they experience something like this, and the anxiety they have can disappear if they respond to gambling properly, where they do not consider gambling as the main income or do not pursue victory, because if that is the case,  it is possible that in every round they will always feel anxiety over the fear that the money they have will be lost, even though it is a definite risk in gambling.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

The way to deal with related thoughts when they emerge is to have a mental response that is full of logical arguments each time these feelings come up. Think of why anxiety isn't a reasonable feeling, think of your schedule, why it's not worth to gamble again etc. These can depend on each person's circumstances.

Personally I felt a lot better finding and reading a cognitive behavioral therapy book in my local library. I made prints of the most important pages and kept them with me for a while. Dealing with anxiety and keeping it managed can help with many aspects of life actually. Always best to combine written cognitive therapy resources with visits to s licensed professional if you can though. But even reading a CBT book alone can provide some helpful advice to dealing with anxiety.

Now when it comes to realizing that you are affected by physical symptoms of stress, there are also some exercises for that. You can look up breathing techniques, and see if these help you. Even the simplest form of breathing in from the nose and exhaling deeply and slowly while sitting down can be very helpful for some.

Feel free to share any tips if you have them.  

I think you should be awarded a doctor of psychology , you made a really nice point because combating those anxieties is really more logical than physical, because the fight starts from our subconscious to the conscious, you have to train your subconscious mind to deal with those anxious feelings before they expand and take over your conscious, and you start reacting physically to it, most times it has to do with what you desire, if you desire to be in control of your anxious emotions, more positive combat strategy will fill up your subconscious mind to act as a defender for those ill feelings when it arises, and the more you desire it, the more you get prepared to handle it and within some time, handling such becomes a normal thing to you and  you are less prone to anxiety and making some really regrettable decisions when you find yourself in such helpless situations. 

[Distinctin]

if gambling causes you anxiety it might be best to lessen your exposure to gambling and find a professional to talk about your issue. while trying and fixing the issue yourself is good, it is still best to let a professional assess your problem and provide proper steps on how to deal with it.

Looking for professionals to help you with your problem might be too expensive. Why not try seeking help within the family first?
I mean, if we do recognize anxiety, that is being honest to ourselves already, so we will not be ashamed of telling our problem to our family as they care for us as for sure they'll help us fight.

[hyudien]

Personally I felt a lot better finding and reading a cognitive behavioral therapy book in my local library. I made prints of the most important pages and kept them with me for a while. Dealing with anxiety and keeping it managed can help with many aspects of life actually. Always best to combine written cognitive therapy resources with visits to s licensed professional if you can though. But even reading a CBT book alone can provide some helpful advice to dealing with anxiety.

Now when it comes to realizing that you are affected by physical symptoms of stress, there are also some exercises for that. You can look up breathing techniques, and see if these help you. Even the simplest form of breathing in from the nose and exhaling deeply and slowly while sitting down can be very helpful for some.

Feel free to share any tips if you have them.  

I'm sure some gamblers who are able to control stress or in other words vent their bad gambling situations have their own methods to get rid of it. Indeed, some simple tips can be very helpful, but it depends on the stress level. Because after all, the bigger the bet, the greater the stress level. Personally I'm just a casual gambler and bet no more than 3% every week don't pay too much attention. Because the point is for me if I have leftover funds then I will bet and if not then I will play games until I fall asleep without having to worry about missing any bets.

[majeed]

Know your limits and take charge. You wouldn't invest blindly in a business, right? Gambling involves measured risks, not reckless bets. Recognizing anxiety is the first step to control, like identifying deal risks. Like effective business strategy, CBT is a tool. Understanding your thinking and changing unfavorable tendencies is crucial in life and gambling. Expert advice before a large business move is vital. Self-help tools? Initial research is helpful, but not as good as expert counsel.
Stress management is more than relaxation - it's about staying in control under pressure. The simple technique of controlled breathing works. Staying grounded and focused is key in gambling and life. Be careful when gambling. It's about wise, informed decisions, not just thrills. Keep track, keep in control, and play wisely.

[qwertyup23]

To me i don't think only gambling causes anxiety now these are possible things to cause anxiety within my little understanding; I can vividly remember that everyday situation can easily leads to anxiety, bad father, relative, or even bad mother /wife and husband or stress at office can triggers someone to be over anxious about the whole situations but what makes it worst is that of gambling. Whenever someone gambles or places  bet and s/he is hoping for outcome at this point such thing can trigger the anxiety in a person this same things also give rate to greed by constantly wanting to make a winning over the time.

I also agree with what you've said. It adds up to the situation when we've got other things to tackle in our daily lives. They're causing more stress and more anxiety and that's add more impact to someone who's dealing with it.

The painful part of it is that when you channeled your source of living to gambling and you think that is the only alternatives then such person must suffer anxiety due to over worriedness of what to eat, rent to pay and financial bills to pay at hands makes you feels very anxious just as they said " a hungry dog is an angry dog" there will be no difference between such to someone who is under pressure (anxiety). Any person who is under this can also be restored by gifting them money or help to pay parts of their bills. And most be closely monitored to limited from associating themselves in the gambling hall or site otherwise whenever they incur huge lost it would stir up again.

If a person throws everything and relies completely in gambling as their primary source of income, then expect things to spiral out of control.

As a general rule, never rely on something that is unpredictable and inconsistent on your obligations. If you see gambling as a venue or source of income, then the risks are just far too great for a person to lose everything all at once. I am not saying that gambling is per se overall bad, but if you rely on it as an income stream, then expect inconsistent results.

In order to solve this, I really recommend that a person should control their urges to satisfy their gambling hunger. There are even alternatives being presented in order to combat addiction; I just hope that people would understand that losing is more frequent than winning.

[livingfree]

To me i don't think only gambling causes anxiety now these are possible things to cause anxiety within my little understanding; I can vividly remember that everyday situation can easily leads to anxiety, bad father, relative, or even bad mother /wife and husband or stress at office can triggers someone to be over anxious about the whole situations but what makes it worst is that of gambling. Whenever someone gambles or places  bet and s/he is hoping for outcome at this point such thing can trigger the anxiety in a person this same things also give rate to greed by constantly wanting to make a winning over the time.

I also agree with what you've said. It adds up to the situation when we've got other things to tackle in our daily lives. They're causing more stress and more anxiety and that's add more impact to someone who's dealing with it.

The painful part of it is that when you channeled your source of living to gambling and you think that is the only alternatives then such person must suffer anxiety due to over worriedness of what to eat, rent to pay and financial bills to pay at hands makes you feels very anxious just as they said " a hungry dog is an angry dog" there will be no difference between such to someone who is under pressure (anxiety). Any person who is under this can also be restored by gifting them money or help to pay parts of their bills. And most be closely monitored to limited from associating themselves in the gambling hall or site otherwise whenever they incur huge lost it would stir up again.

It happens and that's one reality that we think of. When we're doing other things for a living and then we stopped because we've been thinking that there must be another way to earn and that's through gambling.

These emotional problems are hard to deal with when you are not prepared or when you're too attached to it. That's one reason why many people are dealing with depression.

It is a serious matter and hard to deal with when you have no one on your back to talk to and help you deal with this whether you're a gambler or not.

[uneng]

if gambling causes you anxiety it might be best to lessen your exposure to gambling and find a professional to talk about your issue. while trying and fixing the issue yourself is good, it is still best to let a professional assess your problem and provide proper steps on how to deal with it.

Looking for professionals to help you with your problem might be too expensive. Why not try seeking help within the family first?
I mean, if we do recognize anxiety, that is being honest to ourselves already, so we will not be ashamed of telling our problem to our family as they care for us as for sure they'll help us fight.

There might be public health services in your area where you don't have to pay anything to have access, although the number of sessions and schedules are likely to be restricted due to the large demand from the population. Anyway, if you don't want to pay or don't have money to pay, I think it worths to look for that kind of service, because you will be assured to be treated by a professional who took years of his life educating himself and acquiring experience to help people in mental suffering to overcome their personal challenges and demons towards an improved life quality.

Family members probably have the best of the intentions to help, but they aren't professionals on that matter, and may not be able to proportionate the same efficient support the professional would do. To recognize anxiety as an problem is the first step, but there are further techniques and strategies which must be applied and conducted by a specialized person in order to revert the anxiety and bring considerable positive changes for the life of the individual in suffering. Without this qualified guidance, I fear it might not be possible to achieve positive lasting results on long run, or it might be much harder to do so.

[Fortify]

Having problematic behaviors related to gambling, such as chasing profits, thinking you can best the house, that your luck will turn etc. has a lot to do with anxiety. In many countries there are readily available resources and public infrastructure though which people can seek and receive assistance for issues like addictions. But the sad truth is that many countries also lack the resources to provide such services to their local population.

So it's important to emphasize that while resources for self help can be good, they can also do more harm than good in certain occasions, so it's good to remind everyone that if available, the best option is to always work with professionals.

Now with that out of the way, I feel like it's important to recognize that anxiety contributed negatively to his one might approach gambling. First step with dealing with anxiety is to recognize it. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961

The way to deal with related thoughts when they emerge is to have a mental response that is full of logical arguments each time these feelings come up. Think of why anxiety isn't a reasonable feeling, think of your schedule, why it's not worth to gamble again etc. These can depend on each person's circumstances.

Personally I felt a lot better finding and reading a cognitive behavioral therapy book in my local library. I made prints of the most important pages and kept them with me for a while. Dealing with anxiety and keeping it managed can help with many aspects of life actually. Always best to combine written cognitive therapy resources with visits to s licensed professional if you can though. But even reading a CBT book alone can provide some helpful advice to dealing with anxiety.

Now when it comes to realizing that you are affected by physical symptoms of stress, there are also some exercises for that. You can look up breathing techniques, and see if these help you. Even the simplest form of breathing in from the nose and exhaling deeply and slowly while sitting down can be very helpful for some.

Feel free to share any tips if you have them.  

One good thing about a gambling addiction, if you can call it "good", is that you are not chemically dependent like some drugs and alcohol which can literally kill you or make you seriously ill when you try to withdraw. Take that as a bonus, the one source of pain which is similar to those drug and alcohol addictions, is when you think about how much money you've potentially wasted on this form of entertainment - but you just have to let it go and think towards the future. At that point you really need to go cold turkey and cut it out entirely. People who think they can control it, when they've been deep under it's spell, by just doing it a little bit will inevitably fall back into the worst of it. Take it day by day and you will have to learn new habits, while recognizing triggers that might take you back down that path and actively avoiding them for the first few months.

[acroman08]

if gambling causes you anxiety it might be best to lessen your exposure to gambling and find a professional to talk about your issue. while trying and fixing the issue yourself is good, it is still best to let a professional assess your problem and provide proper steps on how to deal with it.

Looking for professionals to help you with your problem might be too expensive. Why not try seeking help within the family first?
I mean, if we do recognize anxiety, that is being honest to ourselves already, so we will not be ashamed of telling our problem to our family as they care for us as for sure they'll help us fight.

sure, they can seek help within the family but will they be able to properly help the gambler? while family members can help you in some ways, the help you can get from a professional is far better, because they know what they are doing, they are people who are trained to deal with gambling issues. As uneng has mentioned, there could be free mental health services, helplines and such that you can access freely.