Who does gambling addiction affect the most?

[Silberman]

Depending on how much damage are we talking here because if this is temporary damage
then this is for the Gambler that losses His money from time to time but if this is for long term effect
then it is His immediate family because the result of addiction is not for short term.

when time comes that addict even lose his Job then who will suffer the most? it is his
immediate family (WIfe and Children)

I think you are right, the extent of the damage is a factor to consider. It is really sad how many people have concluded that gambling addicts will display character that will be easily seen by others. This is not entirely true because there are some gambling addicts that still perform their duties as fathers and husbands. You will never know that they are addicted to gambling unless they tell you. Deep down they suffer the effect alone and not necessarily the family or dependents. If you are an addict, the fastest way to know is not being able to stop yourself from gambling even when you don't  want to.

That is what is called a functional addict, someone that is suffering with a compulsion to abuse a substance or an activity, but that are still able to somehow make it seem as if everything on their life is going well, however this is a lie that cannot be maintained for long, because eventually their family members will begin to realize that money is missing or that some services are not being paid, and that is when they may begin to search for answers to those weird events.

[jaberwock]

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

In a gambling addict family there is certainly family strife as well as various conflicts and rivalries between family members. No matter how financially well-off a gambling family is, children learn to become addicted to gambling by watching older members of the family, and later gambling has a negative effect on those children. In my country, the evil curse of dowry along with abuse of women is commonly observed in gambling addicted families. Gambling has such a devastating social and family impact that no matter how much social law and order is enacted, its devastating impact cannot be easily eradicated.

There are people who are always in a bad mood, so what you are saying there is possible, especially if the addicted gambler won't obey their family's order. Gambling isn't only about making money but the games on it are also interesting, so even if a person is already wealthy, we still can see them playing it.

We can get influenced by our family members but it's also possible to discover it on our own, especially now that everything can be seen on the internet. Gambling is not to be blamed for the women's abuse and family conflicts but it's the addiction. Also, laws about gambling like restricting it, still helps even though it may not totally stop people from getting involved and being addicted on it.

[borovichok]

Mostly family. Even if the gambling addict is away from home, there will be parents that will always think about him and if ever he/she is in trouble they will come running and help him.
Personally, a gambling addict might be enjoying himself while he does his bad habit while those who don't gamble will never understand why he keeps on doing that even if it's already damaging him mentally.
That's why those who care for him will be the ones doing the thinking. I doubt a parent can sleep at night if ever they receive news about his son/daughter being a gambling addict. They will definitely think about him first and try to reach out. I am a parent so I would know and we have different traditions when it comes to offering a helping hand to our relatives, what more with your own blood? If a gambling addict have a family of his own, I bet they will be the ones who will be affected the most and next to them will be the parents of the trouble one.

I can relate to this. Parents are always concerned about their children regardless of the age of the person. Mothers will always be there for you so when a child is in trouble his parents don’t have rest of mind. This is done out of love and concern. Family will always wonder how their loved one is doing and if they are safe. Even when the addicted gambler is not worried about his addiction, some family members are disturbed since they desire good things for the gambler.

It is important to note that families are often the first line of support for a gambling addict. If the addict finds himself in a difficult situation, he can rely on his family. A friend of mine used his mom`s car to gamble but his mom paid to get the car back and was even more worried about the wellbeing of his child than his car that was used to gamble. It became obvious that the family is affected more than the addict.

[GideonGono]

Excessive gambling is detrimental to the life of a gambler no doubt, stories, facts and truths have proven this that they suffer a lot of pressure, tension, loses and frustration. I am also concerned about the impact of gambling on the lives of those dependent on the gambler like his immediate family(wife, children, parents and siblings). I have heard stories of children whose early lives were messed up due to the bad habits of gambling addiction of their fathers. A very recent one is one account in this forum which created a topic staring his hatred for gambling and backing his claim with same ugly story of being a product of a home where the father is a gambling addict. He stressed that it ruined his father and affected him disastrously. I know how painful and frustrating it is when your foundation its poor, and the negative effect is massive.

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

For me the one who is most affected would be the gambler, that person would surely loss everything.
His/her family, money, assets and almost their life, they would live on paying their debt alone, while their family could move on with their life after they leave the gambler alone, or start a new life.

[OceanBit]

Gambling addiction of a person affects the family the most. Like what happened to my neighbor, he and his friends is so addicted that he even used his own house as gambling den. It's sad to see that his kids see his father situation everyday. His partner had passed away making the kids suffer more emotionally and lack stability at home that can impact their well-being and development.

[adpinbr]

Most times, I will say the father has already gotten some achievements in his own life, because of the fair of his own father. Now he doesn’t want the children, family wife to achieve their dream from his own help. That is a bad thing for a family to have a father that Have putting all his lifestyle and been addicted to gambling. It will definitely affect the family a lot but if the wife is a strong woman and a hard-working woman, she would definitely do some more than that to help the family. It is a bad thing if a father is an addicted gambler , that doesn’t have the mind of children and having family in mind. It’s really a very big problem.

[angrybirdy]

Gambling addiction of a person affects the family the most. Like what happened to my neighbor, he and his friends is so addicted that he even used his own house as gambling den. It's sad to see that his kids see his father situation everyday. His partner had passed away making the kids suffer more emotionally and lack stability at home that can impact their well-being and development.

Our family is actually the most affected when a family member ends up having a gambling addiction because they too can be affected by the possible financial burden that may happen to your family. Especially if they are used to a good life, then in just an instant they can lose the things they have anytime they have a financial problem caused by gambling.It's also possible to break your relationship with your family, especially if they don't understand the situation you're facing and will automatically put the blame on you when they can no longer handle what's happening in the family.

[junder]

There are people who are always in a bad mood, so what you are saying there is possible, especially if the addicted gambler won't obey their family's order. Gambling isn't only about making money but the games on it are also interesting, so even if a person is already wealthy, we still can see them playing it.

We can get influenced by our family members but it's also possible to discover it on our own, especially now that everything can be seen on the internet. Gambling is not to be blamed for the women's abuse and family conflicts but it's the addiction. Also, laws about gambling like restricting it, still helps even though it may not totally stop people from getting involved and being addicted on it.

In my opinion, if a gambler is addicted, they will not listen to orders or words that come out even if it is for their own good, but maybe if their family thinks about giving money to the addict, it might make the addict happy, but of course that is ridiculous, because It is impossible for a family to support gambling activities that can cause addiction and ruin lives. indeed gambling can be played by anyone and everything can be played, like the rich will become poor and the poor will remain poor it is not possible to get rich by gambling, in my opinion even though there is a chance of winning at gambling it doesn't mean they have to hope for more, hope more than gambling is the same as getting us into big, serious problems. Some rich people gamble without hesitation, because they feel they still have enough money to gamble, including spare money. If rich people gambled with set limits, they probably wouldn't fall into poverty and it wouldn't have a big impact on their families.

However, for people who are poor and addicted to gambling, I think they can have an impact on their families because it is clear that their economy is not good, but they still force themselves to gamble, which creates serious problems. I agree with you, indeed there are also countries that have enacted legislation regarding gambling which is not permitted, but it does help, even though it cannot stop those who are addicted to gambling, those who are addicted to gambling will of course gamble secretly because Do you know there are laws that can happen to the gambling they do and end up dealing with the law. Another thing, in my opinion, is that the person most affected is the main perpetrator, the addict is not someone else, before anyone else, of course the main perpetrator is the one who feels the impact of the gambling he is doing the most.

[hyudien]

Most times, I will say the father has already gotten some achievements in his own life, because of the fair of his own father. Now he doesn’t want the children, family wife to achieve their dream from his own help. That is a bad thing for a family to have a father that Have putting all his lifestyle and been addicted to gambling. It will definitely affect the family a lot but if the wife is a strong woman and a hard-working woman, she would definitely do some more than that to help the family. It is a bad thing if a father is an addicted gambler , that doesn’t have the mind of children and having family in mind. It’s really a very big problem.

I would even say that if his family abandoned him based on his addiction it would be something normal. Because basically it is something wrong to abandon your wife and children because you are just addicted to gambling. In fact, not only that, usually a gambling addict will be more emotional and it is difficult to control, in this way, in my opinion, this endangers the safety of his wife and children, because the chance of violence occurring in the household is very high.
Anyone, including me, I will always say that if it is something that can destroy the family if you cannot control it, then it is better to leave certain activities. Unless we can control ourselves as best as possible. Because for me family is the most important thing in everything, no matter what condition our life is in, if we are always with our family then it will make us better and that will be a big motivation for us. So don't let our family be destroyed because of something that we can actually avoid, as long as we can control ourselves very well.

[Frankolala]

Most times, I will say the father has already gotten some achievements in his own life, because of the fair of his own father. Now he doesn’t want the children, family wife to achieve their dream from his own help. That is a bad thing for a family to have a father that Have putting all his lifestyle and been addicted to gambling. It will definitely affect the family a lot but if the wife is a strong woman and a hard-working woman, she would definitely do some more than that to help the family. It is a bad thing if a father is an addicted gambler , that doesn’t have the mind of children and having family in mind. It’s really a very big problem.

I would even say that if his family abandoned him based on his addiction it would be something normal. Because basically it is something wrong to abandon your wife and children because you are just addicted to gambling. In fact, not only that, usually a gambling addict will be more emotional and it is difficult to control, in this way, in my opinion, this endangers the safety of his wife and children, because the chance of violence occurring in the household is very high.
Anyone, including me, I will always say that if it is something that can destroy the family if you cannot control it, then it is better to leave certain activities. Unless we can control ourselves as best as possible. Because for me family is the most important thing in everything, no matter what condition our life is in, if we are always with our family then it will make us better and that will be a big motivation for us. So don't let our family be destroyed because of something that we can actually avoid, as long as we can control ourselves very well.

Any gambler that has started using his gambling activities to disturb his family in anyway, should quit from gambling, before things will get out of hands. Our families are our loved one and that is why we don't need to do anything to deprive them from their financial rights as a family member, and gambling is one of those factors that can make us turn our back on our loved ones, because the money that would be used to take care of them and provide for them will be diverted in gamble.

I know a lot of irresponsible gamblers, they don't care about their families, and even themselves. They keep on gambling, amd frustrating themselves without the knowledge of the type of harm that it has done to their friends and families. I have one guy, he does not have any friend, but a gambler friend like him, and they are both addicted to the core that the only thing they think of is how to make money through gambling. They still have not learnt their lessons that gambling cannot make anyone rich.

[KiaKia]

Excessive gambling is detrimental to the life of a gambler no doubt, stories, facts and truths have proven this that they suffer a lot of pressure, tension, loses and frustration. I am also concerned about the impact of gambling on the lives of those dependent on the gambler like his immediate family(wife, children, parents and siblings). I have heard stories of children whose early lives were messed up due to the bad habits of gambling addiction of their fathers. A very recent one is one account in this forum which created a topic staring his hatred for gambling and backing his claim with same ugly story of being a product of a home where the father is a gambling addict. He stressed that it ruined his father and affected him disastrously. I know how painful and frustrating it is when your foundation its poor, and the negative effect is massive.

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

Not all gambling addicts have a family to look after, many that I know don't have any responsibilities yet than themselves, but I doubt that such people will be able to start a family, because they are already irresponsible, the family will crash in a matter of time.

The painful ones are those that are not familiar with gambling before and they are already family men, who have children and wives to look after, but suddenly they become addicted to gambling which brings bad luck into the family, I have also seen this happen multiple times, in my country gambling had turn into a daily activities for almost everyone, like it's the only chance they have to survive.

No one is good, either a family man or not, gambling is bad when it turns into addiction, the best thing is to not become an addict or rather stay away from gambling, lack of self-control and the lustful desire to get money is why many people turn to gambling.

[nara1892]

If you ask who is most affected by the impact of gambling addiction then obviously the first thing I would mention is the closest people around them, especially family members or friends, on the other hand gambling has a very bad point of view in the eyes of society due to the behavior of an addict who is wrong in treating gambling, and I think because of this, there must be an addict who tries to keep his gambling activities a secret from their family because they are afraid of getting caught which in turn can get them kicked out of the house, it is possible.

And if the scenario is like that, in my opinion, the person who is more likely to be affected by gambling addiction is one of their friends, where fellow friends usually do not hesitate or are not afraid to show their habits whether it is positive or negative, and obviously the bad effects can vary, which maybe over time a friend can be affected and eventually fall into gambling, or they are affected because of other things such as for example an addict borrowing money from his friend without thinking about how to repay it which in the end it becomes a problem in the friendship relationship and can also stretch the socialization relationship between friends, so I think for the problem of who is more likely to be affected then it depends on the situation too.

[summonerrk]

Gambling addiction of a person affects the family the most. Like what happened to my neighbor, he and his friends is so addicted that he even used his own house as gambling den. It's sad to see that his kids see his father situation everyday. His partner had passed away making the kids suffer more emotionally and lack stability at home that can impact their well-being and development.

Gambling addiction can greatly affect my life and those around me. First of all, it concerns my financial stability. I can lose large amounts of money, which will negatively affect my budget and the ability to provide for myself and my family. In addition, gambling addiction can affect my relationships with my loved ones.

I can become irritable, nervous and unable to control my emotions due to losses in games. This can lead to conflicts and discord in the family or among friends. Also, gambling addiction can have a negative impact on my mental state, causing stress, anxiety and depression. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the consequences and control your gaming activity in order to avoid serious problems in lif

[Zigabel]

It's worse when the gambler is a parent so he has dependants to look after but his attention is not on them. This affects the family the most including the kids. Sad to see kids suffer because of the poor choices of the gambling addict.

The gambling addict will just be thinking of himself and as long as he can satisfy his craving he will gamble. Disregarding responsibilities and they even rob money from their relatives because of the itch.

A parent who's a gambling addict is actually a serious problem to his family and his kids too because they are most definitely going to suffer some form of neglect and also their bills not been taken care of because the parent isn't thinking of that rather all they care about the most is satisfying their addictive crave and hoping to probably make some money from there, the only time these kids gets to enjoy from this will be when the parent happens to hit a big win or a jackpot that's when he will bother to remember and check up on them.

An addictive gambling parents do risk the chance of proper parenting to be able to see the child through school and meet up with other of their bills, But then if the gambler can be at some point responsible enough then they would be able to still fix their kids even admits their habit because they will attach priority to their kids upkeep because they know how important it means to them.

[Gheka]

Gambling addiction of a person affects the family the most. Like what happened to my neighbor, he and his friends is so addicted that he even used his own house as gambling den. It's sad to see that his kids see his father situation everyday. His partner had passed away making the kids suffer more emotionally and lack stability at home that can impact their well-being and development.

Our family is actually the most affected when a family member ends up having a gambling addiction because they too can be affected by the possible financial burden that may happen to your family. Especially if they are used to a good life, then in just an instant they can lose the things they have anytime they have a financial problem caused by gambling.It's also possible to break your relationship with your family, especially if they don't understand the situation you're facing and will automatically put the blame on you when they can no longer handle what's happening in the family.

Before the family is indirectly affected by one member's gambling lifestyle, the key member involved in gambling is perhaps a living sacrifice and is most directly affected in this story because the symptoms of madness as well as psychological problems occur with this character most often, all public opinion trends as well as lists of questions require this person to answer. Over time, it will be a scar in the psyche, the family will only be affected for a while, but those who caused this event will be repented for a lifetime.

[dansus021]

Who does gambling addiction affect the most?
Just do google search and
Gambling addiction can have far-reaching consequences, impacting not only the person battling the addiction but also their close family members. It's difficult to pinpoint who bears the brunt of the impact, as it can differ based on individual situations and family dynamics.

So its hard but in pool I pick the gamble itself because he/she who do gambling know what they doing so the addiction might hit personal first rather than family or a friend.

Mostly family. Even if the gambling addict is away from home, there will be parents that will always think about him and if ever he/she is in trouble they will come running and help him.
Personally, a gambling addict might be enjoying himself while he does his bad habit while those who don't gamble will never understand why he keeps on doing that even if it's already damaging him mentally.
That's why those who care for him will be the ones doing the thinking. I doubt a parent can sleep at night if ever they receive news about his son/daughter being a gambling addict. They will definitely think about him first and try to reach out. I am a parent so I would know and we have different traditions when it comes to offering a helping hand to our relatives, what more with your own blood? If a gambling addict have a family of his own, I bet they will be the ones who will be affected the most and next to them will be the parents of the trouble one.

If that the case what do you think about gambling when the parent also do gambling and the son know about their parent and the crazy part both of them know and sometime watch each other to play gamble. Because this story happen to my friend his family and relative do gamble and watch a gamble as a usual thing

[LUCKMCFLY]

Who does gambling addiction affect the most?
Just do google search and
Gambling addiction can have far-reaching consequences, impacting not only the person battling the addiction but also their close family members. It's difficult to pinpoint who bears the brunt of the impact, as it can differ based on individual situations and family dynamics.

So its hard but in pool I pick the gamble itself because he/she who do gambling know what they doing so the addiction might hit personal first rather than family or a friend.

Mostly family. Even if the gambling addict is away from home, there will be parents that will always think about him and if ever he/she is in trouble they will come running and help him.
Personally, a gambling addict might be enjoying himself while he does his bad habit while those who don't gamble will never understand why he keeps on doing that even if it's already damaging him mentally.
That's why those who care for him will be the ones doing the thinking. I doubt a parent can sleep at night if ever they receive news about his son/daughter being a gambling addict. They will definitely think about him first and try to reach out. I am a parent so I would know and we have different traditions when it comes to offering a helping hand to our relatives, what more with your own blood? If a gambling addict have a family of his own, I bet they will be the ones who will be affected the most and next to them will be the parents of the trouble one.

If that the case what do you think about gambling when the parent also do gambling and the son know about their parent and the crazy part both of them know and sometime watch each other to play gamble. Because this story happen to my friend his family and relative do gamble and watch a gamble as a usual thing

If you see the game as always, the only thing I can say is that I hope those people are rich or have a very high economic situation, because it is very sad that that family is decapitalized and falls into a critical situation where they have nothing to eat, lose their house and all because they cannot pay for the services and they cannot do anything About it , because the danger of gambling and falling into addiction is that the player does not care about spending money when he is addicted, the player simply wants to continue playing and playing without having take into account the danger that this implies.

I know that people can play and do Whatever they want because everyone is the owner of their money, but I think that if a person and a family lead a life like this where they are very addicted to gambling, then they must have a good income that allows them to support themselves. an acceptable and prosperous life, or at least be comfortable, and there comes a time when they get bored of gambling and dedicate themselves to something else , because that also seems dangerous to me.

And for me these types of family events are not healthy at all, you can play and have fun, but I think there should be control, at least in the money that is being Spent.

[Silberman]

It's worse when the gambler is a parent so he has dependants to look after but his attention is not on them. This affects the family the most including the kids. Sad to see kids suffer because of the poor choices of the gambling addict.

The gambling addict will just be thinking of himself and as long as he can satisfy his craving he will gamble. Disregarding responsibilities and they even rob money from their relatives because of the itch.

A parent who's a gambling addict is actually a serious problem to his family and his kids too because they are most definitely going to suffer some form of neglect and also their bills not been taken care of because the parent isn't thinking of that rather all they care about the most is satisfying their addictive crave and hoping to probably make some money from there, the only time these kids gets to enjoy from this will be when the parent happens to hit a big win or a jackpot that's when he will bother to remember and check up on them.

An addictive gambling parents do risk the chance of proper parenting to be able to see the child through school and meet up with other of their bills, But then if the gambler can be at some point responsible enough then they would be able to still fix their kids even admits their habit because they will attach priority to their kids upkeep because they know how important it means to them.

Anyone that is related to an addict will eventually be hurt by them, whether this is because of the disappointment they will create among those that love them or because the money lost by those gamblers affect them directly, no one can escape from the consequences of having a family member, friend or coworker that is an addict, which is why even if they do not really want to do it, many of those people eventually leave that person behind as they need to think about their own well-being as well.

[pinggoki]

The effect of gambling and almost any kind of addiction is almost always the people around that's affected the most, they're the ones that will deal with the things that don't affect you, financial problems are going to be their burden, emotional burden is also an addition to this, think of addiction like cigarette, the second-hand smoke is more dangerous than the first-hand smoke. That's why in most people that are trying to recover from addiction, they almost always say that they want to change because they want to be better for their family and then second they want to be better for themselves, the priority in recovery is already evident which ones affected the most.

[nullama]

The effect of gambling and almost any kind of addiction is almost always the people around that's affected the most, they're the ones that will deal with the things that don't affect you, financial problems are going to be their burden, emotional burden is also an addition to this, think of addiction like cigarette, the second-hand smoke is more dangerous than the first-hand smoke. That's why in most people that are trying to recover from addiction, they almost always say that they want to change because they want to be better for their family and then second they want to be better for themselves, the priority in recovery is already evident which ones affected the most.

Yes, the effects of gambling, and other addictions, not only affect the person doing it but also the people around them like their family, friends, and even their coworkers.

Basically once someone is addicted to something it is really difficult to stop and most people will maintain or continue in their spiral downwards.

It takes a lot of courage to step out of addiction and ask for help.