Who does gambling addiction affect the most?

[danherbias07]

If we compare who suffers more, then, of course, first of all we should point out the relatives of the gambling addict. The gambler himself suffers last of all. No, he certainly suffers from losses. But for a certain time he is in the land of pink ponies, in which there is always room for optimism. The gambler believes that all difficulties are temporary and that he should only wait for the big win. And then a new wonderful life will begin. Relatives, on the other hand, are more critical from the very beginning and financial problems do not add to their optimism. Any pain is easier to bear with optimism and vice versa, sadness intensifies the pain.

Correct. Sometimes we are too pitiful about the gamblers' addiction but let's be real, those guys have their entertainment and had their fun while the family suffers financially and emotionally due to the lack of time a gambling addict would give to his family.
My father was a gambler, a cock fighting addict because he also train his own rooster preparing for the fight. All I could say is that my father didn't even have the time to visit me and my sister every day who are living with our grandfather. All he thinks about is cockfighting, he even takes good care of his rooster more feeding it vitamins and boxing it with other roosters. I've seen it, I was there.
He enjoyed it way more than being with his family, I could also tell the difference. When he loses his rooster and his bet, you cannot even talk about it or else he will get mad.
So, I do believe the family, relatives, or close friends are the most affected by this problem more than the gambler itself. They enjoyed it, while we didn't They had the memory of being entertained and having fun, we didn't. And the sad part in all of that is they want them to understood which is impossible if we are not gambling the same way as they are.

[Jawhead999]

I voted "His immediate family".

Most of gambling addicts aren't aware if they're an addict, that's why there are many gambling addicts out there. Imagine if they aware if they're addicts, surely they will seek for help. Since the gambling addict itself didn't think it's a problem, he can live happily. While his family need to think how to make more money in order to buy monthly needs and pay off debt because he always ask for money to gamble.

[Accardo]

When you say family, you mean his wife and children or you mean his parents. If a married person is an addicted gambler, I think he is going to affect his wife and will affect his children as well because the children are going to view gambling as a bad thing. They will never see gambling as good thing because the only person they look upto has lost it and the wife might even manipulate them just to save them from following the path of their dad not to become a gambler. As for the finances, the family as a whole are going to be affected because they might even struggle to eat because addiction makes one foolish.

As for a person that is not married, as in a single man might only feel the financial instability, the parent will only feel like they lost a precious person to gambling and that's all except if he is a person that take care of their financial billings and I guess a responsible person will not go beyond his limit to become an addicted gambler, that is even why the casino do warn people to gamble responsibly.

In any sense, his wife, kids and parents would get a fair share of the struggle. A married man is also a member of his father's family. Whatever happens to him Healthwise may need the attention of his father and mother. Although in a case where the gambler is not married. The trouble will be lesser compared to a married man. As he'd have a hard time running his family efficiently. Addicted gamblers face difficulties even after getting cured of the addiction. Those troubles are expected to be taken care of by his loved ones. Not just parents or family. Friends, colleagues and well-wishers can lift his problem up and endeavor to solve it. A problem that is divided gets easier to solve.

However, in the situation of the world, today, the problem is mainly for the family to solve, depending on the personality of the gambler in the society. How well he's contributed to the lives of people around him. So, if the person has been taken care of by his friends and well-wishers, sooner they'll forget about the dispute when the addiction is cured. But, the family of the addict, would hardly forget it because of the bond they've got with the person. Though it's a personal decision to be affected or not. The addict lives with the thoughts forever, even if he doesn't know what happened. He would know and hear from other people the type of behavior he displayed while addicted. The debts, compulsive gambling, etc. Some of the addict, after being healed, would complain to his family over what troubles them and the signs happening in their body system. Those complaints of him, could be refreshing the mind of his loved ones, to keep reminding the past experience they had with the gambler.

[Chilwell]

So I want to ask, between the gambling addict and his immediate family, who does the addiction affect the most?

Addiction is a big disease that needs so much attention, in my opinion, the first person to be affected is the gambler himself because the other dependent can easily find another way of surviving, it is very back for him because this alone can cause metal disorder and can also kill the person, but in many cases, some addicted are not afraid of borrowing money to gamble, they never think of repayment because gambling has become their daily activities which they can do with.

Before this affects anyone, it depends on who is addicted. If the father is the one, then the next people to suffer are family members because of the father's role in the family; as the head of the family, he is responsible for all of his family members, and if the father only relies on gambling to provide for the family, then his family members are the first to be affected, because they all rely on him.

[junder]

If we compare who suffers more, then, of course, first of all we should point out the relatives of the gambling addict. The gambler himself suffers last of all. No, he certainly suffers from losses. But for a certain time he is in the land of pink ponies, in which there is always room for optimism. The gambler believes that all difficulties are temporary and that he should only wait for the big win. And then a new wonderful life will begin. Relatives, on the other hand, are more critical from the very beginning and financial problems do not add to their optimism. Any pain is easier to bear with optimism and vice versa, sadness intensifies the pain.

Correct. Sometimes we are too pitiful about the gamblers' addiction but let's be real, those guys have their entertainment and had their fun while the family suffers financially and emotionally due to the lack of time a gambling addict would give to his family.
My father was a gambler, a cock fighting addict because he also train his own rooster preparing for the fight. All I could say is that my father didn't even have the time to visit me and my sister every day who are living with our grandfather. All he thinks about is cockfighting, he even takes good care of his rooster more feeding it vitamins and boxing it with other roosters. I've seen it, I was there.
He enjoyed it way more than being with his family, I could also tell the difference. When he loses his rooster and his bet, you cannot even talk about it or else he will get mad.
So, I do believe the family, relatives, or close friends are the most affected by this problem more than the gambler itself. They enjoyed it, while we didn't They had the memory of being entertained and having fun, we didn't. And the sad part in all of that is they want them to understood which is impossible if we are not gambling the same way as they are.

I agree with you, the addict may feel the pleasure he gets from gambling, and if the addict gambles using money from his family then his family will suffer financially, as you said. with your story, in my opinion, gambling addicts will focus more on their gambling because gambling can make anyone who plays it or gets into it to focus on that alone, so they can ignore other things or things around them.

It's true what you said, even if we talk about his gambling habits it could make him angry, because in my opinion gambling can affect a person and make someone turn into a more stubborn person and also become emotional easily. but in my opinion, this would not happen if he was not addicted and if he is addicted it means he will involve his family where when he runs out of capital to gamble of course he will ask his family for money even by borrowing, so in my opinion the addict is more affected.

[Hewlet]

So I want to ask, between the gambling addict and his immediate family, who does the addiction affect the most?

no matter the level of effect a parents negative habit has on his children, it is nothing compared to what it does to his life

The only case when it becomes a serious threat to the home is when he is the only one directly responsible for the financial upkeep of the home or if maybe the family has a business where he normally comes in to take funds and use it for the gambling.

The thing about being the child of an addict is that it will mostly make you hate ever involving in the act and for some, they will make the decision never to gamble at all because they don't want to ever see themselves in such condition as there father and so anything that want to remind them of the extent the effect of their parents gambling habit had on them, they will avoid it by all means.

[piebeyb]

I voted "His immediate family".

Most of gambling addicts aren't aware if they're an addict, that's why there are many gambling addicts out there. Imagine if they aware if they're addicts, surely they will seek for help. Since the gambling addict itself didn't think it's a problem, he can live happily. While his family need to think how to make more money in order to buy monthly needs and pay off debt because he always ask for money to gamble.

Yes, it is certain that their families will feel the bad effects, after all, very few people are aware that they are addicted to gambling and rarely anyone is confident enough to say that they are addicted to gambling, most of them hide the fact that they have gone too far and are addicted to gambling, even though they can still saved if they are willing to try to get out and recover from gambling addiction through their family they will definitely be helped to recover.

I think there are also many addicts out there who are still embarrassed to tell their family that they are addicted to gambling and they have become uncontrolled by their thoughts so messing up their life is something they have to continue, that's why it's important to be self-aware when we feel we are addicted to gambling. It's best to try to ask for help and ask anyone for help to get out of gambling addiction before it's too late.

Gambling addiction is actually easy to cure as long as they can be confident that gambling addiction can be cured even though it takes a long time to recover.

[ethereumhunter]

Entire family will be affected by family member who is addicted to gambling, of course not only the family but also close relatives because someone who is addicted to gambling will have bad influence not only within the home but also on social life.
We know how gambling addict behaves and how gambling addict experiences problems so that everyone related to addict will experience this impact.
Even though the closest person to feeling the impact of addiction is the family, it is very sad and of course this is one of the reasons why gambling addict must have awareness in an effort to cure it.

The role of the family is very important, even though it cannot guarantee cure, the encouragement given with suggestions and advice can awaken an addict awareness so that they can try to recover from the addiction problem they are experiencing.
I don't know what would happen if gambling addict was abandoned by his family because he would feel like no one cared and in the end he would continue to gamble at such high level.

There have been many problems caused by gambling addicts and of course this should be lesson for other gamblers so that they can control themselves and avoid gambling addiction.

A gambler's behavior will have an impact on his family because they are the ones most closely related to the gambler. If it spreads, it can also influence close relatives so that later, it can influence the environment. And if there are several gamblers in their environment, they can also negatively influence the people in their environment. The impact of addiction, which was previously felt only by the gambler, spreads to the people around him and even to the neighborhood where he lives. This must be addressed immediately and no matter how difficult it is, the family must still be able to encourage the gambling addict to cure his gambling addiction immediately. Otherwise, many things will change for the worse, including their growing children, who may also be affected by bad influences.

The role of the family is very important because the close relationship between them can build emotions and can also move and raise the consciousness of an addict so that he can realize that what he is doing is wrong. He realises that he has had enough of his gambling because it has had a bad influence on the people around him. He will try to recover from his addiction problems and will try to get better.

This gambling problem must be addressed immediately before its impact spreads and reaches everywhere, including in the environment where people live. This also requires attention from local regulators to accommodate the treatment of gambling addiction so that it can provide opportunities for gambling addicts to become aware of their gambling addiction so that they want to treat their gambling addiction.

Not true, the gambler still has a share of the effect. The gambler is affected both mentally and emotionally. The gambler must feel bad losing money and becoming unable to feed his family and that feeling is capable of driving him into doing something wrong.

But then, dependants shoulder more of the effect. This is so because, as a dependant, you rely completely on the gambler (parents/guardian) and then a slack on the person's finances means a slack in the standard of living of the dependant. When this is the case, the dependant will be so frustrated and maybe show an obnoxious attitude towards his parent/guardian (gambler) as a way of registering his grievance.

Yes, gamblers have a share in the impact, but they probably won't feel it too much because their family gets the impact. If the gambler could see the number of losses increasing and realize that he should really try to reduce them, then he would try to reduce the impact.

If the gambler is the head of the household and he becomes a gambling addict, this will clearly have an impact on his family. Their finances will be disrupted and they will have difficulty meeting their living needs because their money has been used for gambling. This gambler must immediately stop his gambling activities so that he does not use his family's money to gamble. That is why we have to really pay attention to our gambling activities so that we don't use a lot of money to gamble.

[angrybirdy]

I voted "His immediate family".

Most of gambling addicts aren't aware if they're an addict, that's why there are many gambling addicts out there. Imagine if they aware if they're addicts, surely they will seek for help. Since the gambling addict itself didn't think it's a problem, he can live happily. While his family need to think how to make more money in order to buy monthly needs and pay off debt because he always ask for money to gamble.

Maybe they are totally aware but they can't accept the truth that they are having an addiction towards gambling and even if they are aware, they will act as if they didn't know. Sometimes they don't want to admit to themselves that the things they avoid, happened to them without them realizing it. There are also instances where they don't want to ask for help from other people because they want to solve their own problems first, but are they going to wait for it to get worse? maybe it's better to be proactive while it's early than to end up in a worse situation.

[moneystery]

in most cases, it is usually the family that is most affected because they are the people closest to the addict, especially if the addict is the head of the household, it may have a direct effect on their children where they see firsthand how their parents might fight or how their household was destroyed because of this.

gambling addiction is quite a serious problem considering that it may have mental and emotional effects on the people closest to the addict, because they have to see how their family is destroyed because of it and this could lead to trauma, broken relationships, and various other family problems.

[qwertyup23]

I voted "His immediate family".

Most of gambling addicts aren't aware if they're an addict, that's why there are many gambling addicts out there. Imagine if they aware if they're addicts, surely they will seek for help. Since the gambling addict itself didn't think it's a problem, he can live happily. While his family need to think how to make more money in order to buy monthly needs and pay off debt because he always ask for money to gamble.

I think there should be an option where both the immediate family and the gambler are affected the most in this situation.

While this may be true, I am also inclined into voting that the immediate family probably is mostly affected by the acts of the gambler. Like you mentioned, the gambler probably has no idea that he/she is addicted to the act. They tend to rationalize that what they are doing is completely normal and sane while disregarding the effects of their actions which ultimately affect their immediate family members.

Unfortunately, the family members of the gambler (if there are any) are the ones who are deeply affected by their acts. They suffer the consequences of not having to be prioritized when it comes to expenses; and they may also have issues regarding the budget which should be allocated to their respective needs.

[coinerer]

in most cases, it is usually the family that is most affected because they are the people closest to the addict, especially if the addict is the head of the household, it may have a direct effect on their children where they see firsthand how their parents might fight or how their household was destroyed because of this.

gambling addiction is quite a serious problem considering that it may have mental and emotional effects on the people closest to the addict, because they have to see how their family is destroyed because of it and this could lead to trauma, broken relationships, and various other family problems.

Yes I'm still with you if someone gambles inside the house then children will be more affected because children can pick up things very quickly and when they see a family member doing something they are very attracted to those things and to do those things in themselves. Inspiration arises. so if someone in the family is gambling or taking drugs then the children are the most affected because the children follow them and involve themselves in those things.

[Negotiation]

So I want to ask, between the gambling addict and his immediate family, who does the addiction affect the most?

no matter the level of effect a parents negative habit has on his children, it is nothing compared to what it does to his life

The only case when it becomes a serious threat to the home is when he is the only one directly responsible for the financial upkeep of the home or if maybe the family has a business where he normally comes in to take funds and use it for the gambling.

The thing about being the child of an addict is that it will mostly make you hate ever involving in the act and for some, they will make the decision never to gamble at all because they don't want to ever see themselves in such condition as there father and so anything that want to remind them of the extent the effect of their parents gambling habit had on them, they will avoid it by all means.

Children of gambling families will usually avoid gambling because nowadays many are making a living by gambling in other ways as well. It is very difficult to be a child of gambling addicts they see all the problems of the family with their own eyes financially, they are suffering. If parents are addicted to gambling they waste everything in gambling which affects their children. They become bad in society and relatives that's why children always try to avoid doing wrong things like parents they will never go to such a bad situation.

[Quidat]

So I want to ask, between the gambling addict and his immediate family, who does the addiction affect the most?

no matter the level of effect a parents negative habit has on his children, it is nothing compared to what it does to his life

The only case when it becomes a serious threat to the home is when he is the only one directly responsible for the financial upkeep of the home or if maybe the family has a business where he normally comes in to take funds and use it for the gambling.

The thing about being the child of an addict is that it will mostly make you hate ever involving in the act and for some, they will make the decision never to gamble at all because they don't want to ever see themselves in such condition as there father and so anything that want to remind them of the extent the effect of their parents gambling habit had on them, they will avoid it by all means.

Children of gambling families will usually avoid gambling because nowadays many are making a living by gambling in other ways as well. It is very difficult to be a child of gambling addicts they see all the problems of the family with their own eyes financially, they are suffering. If parents are addicted to gambling they waste everything in gambling which affects their children. They become bad in society and relatives that's why children always try to avoid doing wrong things like parents they will never go to such a bad situation.

It would really be depending because there are sons or daughters on which they would really be having that kind of neither bad or positive impressions towards gambling. We do know
that whatever things that we do see into our parents are the things that we are really that trying to copy it out specially if we do see that we are possibly be able to make money with it.
This is why it would really be that important that as parents we should really be that trying out to hide gambling activity or making things in front of our children or into their awareness.
There are really things which it cant be avoided for you to do so, it is really just that there are things which are needed to be hidden because it could really
give out that huge effect specially into our children.

[Obari]

Gambling addiction affects people who don't have anything to do,most people are lazy and cannot do any thing that seems stressful, therefore,they depend on gambling to see if winning will be possible.When one gets addicted to gambling,it affects the person himself and also the family because there are some things the person would have done originally,but when he or she is addicted to gambling,it makes his family suffer in the aspect of financing his family.Some gamblers go on to become debtors,which inturn brings shame to the family,so nomatter how we try to beautify it,it has a negative effect on the gambler and the family.

[Z_MBFM]

Gambling addiction affects people who don't have anything to do,most people are lazy and cannot do any thing that seems stressful, therefore,they depend on gambling to see if winning will be possible.When one gets addicted to gambling,it affects the person himself and also the family because there are some things the person would have done originally,but when he or she is addicted to gambling,it makes his family suffer in the aspect of financing his family.Some gamblers go on to become debtors,which inturn brings shame to the family,so nomatter how we try to beautify it,it has a negative effect on the gambler and the family.

Yes lazy people are more inclined towards gambling because they think that gambling can earn money very easily without any hard work. And that is why they are more attracted to gambling. Meanwhile gambling companies target these people more to make them permanent clients.

in most cases, it is usually the family that is most affected because they are the people closest to the addict, especially if the addict is the head of the household, it may have a direct effect on their children where they see firsthand how their parents might fight or how their household was destroyed because of this.

gambling addiction is quite a serious problem considering that it may have mental and emotional effects on the people closest to the addict, because they have to see how their family is destroyed because of it and this could lead to trauma, broken relationships, and various other family problems.

Yes I'm still with you if someone gambles inside the house then children will be more affected because children can pick up things very quickly and when they see a family member doing something they are very attracted to those things and to do those things in themselves. Inspiration arises. so if someone in the family is gambling or taking drugs then the children are the most affected because the children follow them and involve themselves in those things.

I agree with you. Gambling affects the children of the family much more. Children do not understand good and bad by following the activities of their parents or family members they want to follow them. And thus if any family member is involved in gambling then the children are definitely affected

[legendbtc]

in most cases, it is usually the family that is most affected because they are the people closest to the addict, especially if the addict is the head of the household, it may have a direct effect on their children where they see firsthand how their parents might fight or how their household was destroyed because of this.

gambling addiction is quite a serious problem considering that it may have mental and emotional effects on the people closest to the addict, because they have to see how their family is destroyed because of it and this could lead to trauma, broken relationships, and various other family problems.

Yes I'm still with you if someone gambles inside the house then children will be more affected because children can pick up things very quickly and when they see a family member doing something they are very attracted to those things and to do those things in themselves. Inspiration arises. so if someone in the family is gambling or taking drugs then the children are the most affected because the children follow them and involve themselves in those things.

Domestic violence is one of the problems that often occurs when someone in the house is addicted to gambling. Having parents with a gambling problem can have a severe impact on their children. Family plays a vital role in the formation of gambling addiction in people. If a parent is addicted to gambling, this is the cause of the child's tendency to become addicted to gambling. What is seen in childhood will form habits later, which can be good or bad habits depending on each person's living environment. Especially for children who often witness their parents gambling since childhood, it is straightforward to become real bettors and gamblers when they grow up.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Gambling addiction affects people who don't have anything to do,most people are lazy and cannot do any thing that seems stressful, therefore,they depend on gambling to see if winning will be possible.When one gets addicted to gambling,it affects the person himself and also the family because there are some things the person would have done originally,but when he or she is addicted to gambling,it makes his family suffer in the aspect of financing his family.Some gamblers go on to become debtors,which inturn brings shame to the family,so nomatter how we try to beautify it,it has a negative effect on the gambler and the family.

You're right, they got affected simply because they have nothing to do to earn a living than gambling and they are even doing it with being minded of been a responsible gambler, as they continue in this, they will be the ones to be affected most because they are the one gambling and it's all about their individual lives, everything we do have it's own consequences wether be it good or bad, gambling addiction will make one have no time for doing other things then always on gambling and this isn't good enough to me.

[masulum]

Gambling addiction affects people who don't have anything to do,most people are lazy and cannot do any thing that seems stressful, therefore,they depend on gambling to see if winning will be possible.-snip

Do you have data about this?

Gamblers don't mean they are lazy, but most of them, they are gambling looking for fun and winning. Accusing most gamblers is lazy it really wrong, a lot of gambler here not a lazy person.

Because I wanted to find answers to your accusations, I tried to do a search regarding it, and found an article release entitled Brain Biology and Gambling Disorder written by Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, in the release there was a statement:

"Gambling Disorder Is Not... a sign of poor moral character or an indication that the person is lazy, greedy, or bad."
So, the truth of your statement needs to be questioned.

Read the release here:

Code:

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DMHAS/PGS/BrainBiologyEpdf.pdf?la=en

[junder]

in most cases, it is usually the family that is most affected because they are the people closest to the addict, especially if the addict is the head of the household, it may have a direct effect on their children where they see firsthand how their parents might fight or how their household was destroyed because of this.

gambling addiction is quite a serious problem considering that it may have mental and emotional effects on the people closest to the addict, because they have to see how their family is destroyed because of it and this could lead to trauma, broken relationships, and various other family problems.

Yes I'm still with you if someone gambles inside the house then children will be more affected because children can pick up things very quickly and when they see a family member doing something they are very attracted to those things and to do those things in themselves. Inspiration arises. so if someone in the family is gambling or taking drugs then the children are the most affected because the children follow them and involve themselves in those things.

Domestic violence is one of the problems that often occurs when someone in the house is addicted to gambling. Having parents with a gambling problem can have a severe impact on their children. Family plays a vital role in the formation of gambling addiction in people. If a parent is addicted to gambling, this is the cause of the child's tendency to become addicted to gambling. What is seen in childhood will form habits later, which can be good or bad habits depending on each person's living environment. Especially for children who often witness their parents gambling since childhood, it is straightforward to become real bettors and gamblers when they grow up.

I also often come across news about this, especially with the current popularity of online gambling, where many people do it and don't look down on it so anyone can play it, including those who are married, it is also true that those who are married but are addicted to gambling then they could have problems with their family like the fight you said, in my opinion it is clear that family relationships could be destroyed if one of them is addicted to gambling, because that will damage their finances and indirectly also have an impact on their basic needs. relating to family relationships.

If there are parents who openly gamble and show it to their children, in my opinion these parents are educating their children wrongly, because in that way I think they are indirectly destroying their own children's future. even though by not being introduced to gambling, I think they will find out about it later when they are adults, with the association of young people who are currently very vulnerable to knowing about gambling, indirectly they will also get to know about gambling, but if they tell about it from an early age it will make things worse. their future, and parents should educate their children well and by them gambling in front of their children is not a good education.