Is addiction bad only when it is a problem?

[swogerino]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life. They take care of their families, wear good clothes, smell nice, meet up with appointments but still cannot control the urge to gamble. It doesn't affect their life because they can afford to gamble and manage the loses they make. So, to these people addiction is not a problem. They are addicts, but because they are successful, their addiction is ignored or excused as it is not a problem.
So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

That depends on what level of addiction these people have.If they go to work,take care for their families by fulfilling all their needs and only playing every day with their remaining amount of money then their addiction is not that much of a problematic one.If they at some point start surpassing these limits and start changing things by leaving something missing from their family needs it is here where gambling addiction becomes a really problematic one which can lead to extreme bad consequences so it must be addressed as soon as possible by asking for professional help.

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[Rufsilf]

So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

In my opinion, the key factor in determining whether or not gambling addiction is "bad" for a person is the effects it has on their lives. For many people, gambling serves as a recreational activity that offers them both entertainment and the potential for financial benefit. However, I believe that compulsive gambling is hard to manage and can have serious negative consequences when it becomes a habit.
 
Some people have a tendency to gamble away large sums of money, which puts them in debt, makes them bankrupt, and makes their finances unstable. I believe that this can therefore affect their capacity to take care of their most basic needs and obligations. I believe that gambling addiction frequently has a negative impact on a person's emotional health. When faced with monetary losses in particular, they may feel hopeless, guilty, depressed, and anxious. That is to say, the pattern of winning, losing, and chasing losses might send others through an emotional roller coaster and worsen their mental health issues.
 
To be sure, not everyone who gambles will become addicted, and some people can gamble occasionally without suffering consequences, but when your gambling habit gets out of control and starts to negatively impact other aspects of your life, that's usually when I consider it to be a problem.

[Quidat]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life. They take care of their families, wear good clothes, smell nice, meet up with appointments but still cannot control the urge to gamble. It doesn't affect their life because they can afford to gamble and manage the loses they make. So, to these people addiction is not a problem. They are addicts, but because they are successful, their addiction is ignored or excused as it is not a problem.
So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

That depends on what level of addiction these people have.If they go to work,take care for their families by fulfilling all their needs and only playing every day with their remaining amount of money then their addiction is not that much of a problematic one.If they at some point start surpassing these limits and start changing things by leaving something missing from their family needs it is here where gambling addiction becomes a really problematic one which can lead to extreme bad consequences so it must be addressed as soon as possible by asking for professional help.

As long it doesnt compromise those important stuffs in life then you should really be just fine but on the time that you are already affecting those things then this is where it would be considered to be bad and something that should really be stopped. Addiction will really be always that negative even if we do just say that you are winning but you are already putting up too much time to gambling then
it does really impose a problem but somewhat its been patched up considering that you are winning but we do know on how reality works that its never been that simple on winning constantly
and there's no such thing about winning on long term. There would really be those loses and there would really be those situations on which you would really be needing to stop
if its needed.

[Outhue]

It's already a problem to be addicted to anything, that's your massive weak point which can hurt you in any way, even people can take advantage of you knowing that this is what you are addicted to, someone who is addicted to alcohol can be easily poisoned by a bottle of beer, I can't even count how many friends of friends have been eliminated by poisoned beer.

Not all addiction involved crime, but they are all bad, just because it is not involving any crime doesn't mean it's safe to continue, you as a human must not be too addicted to anything, even if its food you will hurt yourself, you can't be addicted to water either, too much water can affect you too, because too much water can cause fluid toxicity.

What addiction is considered safe? I don't see any, that's why I always consider everything as not free in this world, you can't sit at one place all day without backfiring, you can't stare at the screen all day and weeks without damaging your eye, they will get weaker faster, what is actually free in this world? Nothing.

[Crypt0Gore]

Better you start seeing addiction as a problem unless you won't even know that you are in deep shit already, and it might be too late before someone close to you tell you about it, thinking that all addiction is not bad makes you vulnerable.

Some addictions affect people around you, including your loved ones and some kills you from the inside, no one will that you are going through a lot, I don't think that there is any addiction that we can generally call a good thing, whatever you are doing always make sure you are right between, not too much and not too slack, this is best than picking a side.

I am a gambler and I boldly say that I am not addicted, I don't want to because it's not even making any sense to me, it's like saying I am not working and I am making money, as if it's this easy to make money, even if you can make money this way you should be aware that something is wrong.

striving is adventure like that must happen in someone's life, this is who this world is created, we humans have to strive and if you are brave enough you will turn your challenges to adventure, like something that's expected to happen, when something is too easy its unclean, and might be full of deceit, you need to be careful of the easy ways.

[DabsPoorVersion]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life. They take care of their families, wear good clothes, smell nice, meet up with appointments but still cannot control the urge to gamble. It doesn't affect their life because they can afford to gamble and manage the loses they make. So, to these people addiction is not a problem. They are addicts, but because they are successful, their addiction is ignored or excused as it is not a problem.
So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

Your question seems to be contradictory. If a person is addicted to gambling, it means that they are in a state where they are unable to control their gambling activities, including their losses, actions, emotions, and other negative consequences. On the other hand, if a person is able to manage their gambling activities responsibly while continuing to fulfill their other obligations, such as work and family responsibilities, then they are not addicted to gambling. In such a case, the person is a responsible gambler who knows how to handle their gambling activities.

[rachael9385]

The actual answer to this question is "YES", I can boldly say that if addictions is not affecting you then there is nothing called an addict in you because you can manage your loses, addict gamblers can not manage there loses and they also find if very difficult to feed their family and financial needs.
One who is affording for he's needs and take care of his family can not be called addicted because he just love to gamble, that's all. moreover that's how real addictions starts, they start gradually and if you know how to control it from this stage it will gradually affect the gambler and there id nothing the person can do because he's now addict
 Addicted gamers are not hard to know, when you see them you will know that they are addicted and with their ways of betting you will also know that they are addicted.

[Stable090]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life.

Most people complain about addicted gamblers just because of the negative impact it’s always having on their family and society. That's why most people do complain about addicted gambling. But if you are addicted to gambling and it doesn’t have any negative impact on your family members or your neighbourhood, then everything is fine, but we all know it’s just a few addicted gamblers that don’t have any impact on family members or society. Most of them always have ways in which the people around them are going to be affected because of their addiction.

If you are able to take care of yourself and get yourself things that you need, then nobody will even know you are addicted to gambling, but when you start doing things that will affect people or yourself, that’s when people end up complaining about addiction, so if your addiction is not having an effect, then it’s normal.

[BitcoinTurk]

Gambling regularly doesn't mean that a person is addicted to gambling and if gambling doesn't negatively affect a person's life, it wouldn't be correct to say that that person is addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction is diagnosed by a person's inability to control his or her emotions, loss of control of capital and habits such as consuming the entire money flow in gambling.

For example, let's compare people A and B. Let person A be someone who gambles regularly every week and person B be someone who gambles with all the money he/she earns or can find. In this case, person B can be described as a gambling addict because he/she spends all his/her money gambling with the ambition of winning more but it wouldn't be correct to say that person A is a gambling addict because he/she doesn't gamble at every opportunity and will not have financial or social problems because he/she doesn't constantly lose all his/her money in gambling.

In summary, if a person chooses to spend all his/her money on gambling and pursues dreams of big profits it wouldn't be wrong to say that this person is addicted to gambling but for someone who doesn't spend all his/her money on gambling and therefore isn't exposed to any economic or social difficulties he/she is addicted to gambling, it wouldn't be correct to say that it is.

The main point I want to explain here is that the poor people are addicted to gambling and the rich aren't addicted to gambling. If someone who has 100 units of money spends all his/her money on gambling, he/she is addicted to gambling but if he/she spends a certain amount of this money, he/she isn't addicted to gambling.

[Oilacris]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life.

Most people complain about addicted gamblers just because of the negative impact it’s always having on their family and society. That's why most people do complain about addicted gambling. But if you are addicted to gambling and it doesn’t have any negative impact on your family members or your neighbourhood, then everything is fine, but we all know it’s just a few addicted gamblers that don’t have any impact on family members or society. Most of them always have ways in which the people around them are going to be affected because of their addiction.

If you are able to take care of yourself and get yourself things that you need, then nobody will even know you are addicted to gambling, but when you start doing things that will affect people or yourself, that’s when people end up complaining about addiction, so if your addiction is not having an effect, then it’s normal.

Any addiction could really result into those negative stuffs on which we do know that it is really something in default. This is why its really that hard to believe that you wont really be able to make yourself
that making bad decisions or negative things on the time that you do consider yourself that addicted but since we are talking  about having no effects in regarding into their lives then it is really just that fine. You are really that making yourself having that balance in between your priorities and leisure times. Yes, you could play all you do like since its your money that you've been using.
It is really just that there are people who cant really just able to control themselves and this is why they do really end up on such bad decisions and this is why they do end up
into those impulsive actions been made out.

[Dewi Aries]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life. They take care of their families, wear good clothes, smell nice, meet up with appointments but still cannot control the urge to gamble. It doesn't affect their life because they can afford to gamble and manage the loses they make. So, to these people addiction is not a problem. They are addicts, but because they are successful, their addiction is ignored or excused as it is not a problem.
So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

That depends on what level of addiction these people have.If they go to work,take care for their families by fulfilling all their needs and only playing every day with their remaining amount of money then their addiction is not that much of a problematic one.If they at some point start surpassing these limits and start changing things by leaving something missing from their family needs it is here where gambling addiction becomes a really problematic one which can lead to extreme bad consequences so it must be addressed as soon as possible by asking for professional help.

Exactly, gambling addiction does have its own level, there are those who are still in the low stage where they are still not too excessive whether in terms of allocating time or money, and there are also those who are already at the chronic stage where all they have in mind is gambling, they can't miss a moment not to gamble and also if they have money then usually they will focus the money only to fund their gambling by hoping for a win. But on the other hand if they do not feel any impact at all from being involved in gambling such as not experiencing any problems with their finances then maybe I would say that they are not addicted.

We must understand that the name of addiction always has a bad impact even with low levels, and whoever it is cannot say that addiction is not a problem, clearly this is a problem and a disease that exists in the mind of a gambler. One of the questions is, if addiction is not a problem in gambling then why would anyone even stress about running out of all their money? Either way addiction is a problem and it can continue to escalate if there is no improvement made by the gambler themselves, as you said that if one day they start to go over the limit then it is an opening door for worse repercussions.

[Weawant]

Your question seems to be contradictory. If a person is addicted to gambling, it means that they are in a state where they are unable to control their gambling activities, including their losses, actions, emotions, and other negative consequences. On the other hand, if a person is able to manage their gambling activities responsibly while continuing to fulfill their other obligations, such as work and family responsibilities, then they are not addicted to gambling. In such a case, the person is a responsible gambler who knows how to handle their gambling activities.

This is exactly how best to describe all that which OP was saying because it was almost contradictory especially how someone could be addicted yet sticking to been responsible, that's clearly not addiction because these persons are not controlled by the emotional need to satisfy their urge or gambling habit.

Having self control well enough to this levels as described by OP can only speak of discipline a d sense of responsibility with so much volume but then OP was still thinking and seeing sense of addiction to it meanwhile such person is just a lover of gambling who has chosen to have their fun that way and not to allow their entertainment take a toll on them because they are losing to and and for such person, it will be obvious that they have got a job doing and sometimes they do win some good cash gambling.

[Orpichukwu]

too much money is even bad right? it's also the reason why i don't wanna be rich anymore. i hate money. lol

so let's say this gambler wins a lot and he got a lot of money. he may not consider the addiction as bad yet but after some time he will find out. it could be that he already doesn't give attention to his kids or wife which could lead to a bigger problem.

some problems don't disappear from people with money. for example too addicted may forget his health condition after sleepless nights gambling. this applies to workaholic men too.

I guess this too much of everything is bad does not necessarily reflect on every area of life, as we can't say that having much money is a bad thing too, but to start with, how much is even too much to have in the first place (a question for another day)? I don't see having money or making money as a form of addiction, though the process of getting it can be.
 
When it comes to everything one is addicted to, I think this statement merely refers to all the forms of addiction that take total control of the person's thinking and what they do, as they don't have joy or time for anything else aside from that particular thing to which they are addicted.

[Gheka]

It's already a problem to be addicted to anything, that's your massive weak point which can hurt you in any way, even people can take advantage of you knowing that this is what you are addicted to, someone who is addicted to alcohol can be easily poisoned by a bottle of beer, I can't even count how many friends of friends have been eliminated by poisoned beer.

Not all addiction involved crime, but they are all bad, just because it is not involving any crime doesn't mean it's safe to continue, you as a human must not be too addicted to anything, even if its food you will hurt yourself, you can't be addicted to water either, too much water can affect you too, because too much water can cause fluid toxicity.

What addiction is considered safe? I don't see any, that's why I always consider everything as not free in this world, you can't sit at one place all day without backfiring, you can't stare at the screen all day and weeks without damaging your eye, they will get weaker faster, what is actually free in this world? Nothing.

Agree, basically when we spend all our time on something, it has lost the balance of our lifestyle as well as the body's natural metabolism, taking a specific example from gambling addiction, instead of us having time every night to improve ourselves as well as think about daily work, our brain cannot keep it simple when the pressure from gambling remains. In addition, absorption and metabolism really slow down, eating is almost a temporary activity, we do not allow ourselves to become healthy, addicted gamblers are very sick after a long period of forgetting about everyday life
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[goldkingcoiner]

Addiction to gambling is not a problem for some gamblers because there are some gamblers who are addicted to gambling, but it doesn't affect the other activities of their life. They take care of their families, wear good clothes, smell nice, meet up with appointments but still cannot control the urge to gamble. It doesn't affect their life because they can afford to gamble and manage the loses they make. So, to these people addiction is not a problem. They are addicts, but because they are successful, their addiction is ignored or excused as it is not a problem.
So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

Addiction is always bad. Addiction means that you have done something too many times and it has completely scrambled your brains neurochemical reward system. And unless that person abstains from gambling, they will only get worse and the reward will get less. Just like with drug addiction.

The secret to keeping your sanity is to take very long breaks from gambling every now and then.

But then again there is a difference between a hobby and an addiction. Not every gambler gets addicted. Somebodies gambling behaivor should only be considered an addiction if it becomes problematic to himself and/or other people. 

[aioc]

So I am need to know, is addiction only bad when it is a problem?

If you're addicted to gambling things will turn bad and it will soon become a problem, everything that is in excess is dangerous, especially in gambling where there is a risk of losing money and your relationship with your family by prioritizing, I just commented on a thread about a father leaving his 2 two years old twins to gamble
so you may not be facing an issue with your addiction but you will soon be when you start to prioritize your gambling more than anything else.
You will lose your job and your family will abandon you this is the worst thing that can happen to you when you're addicted, addiction is not safe it will always be a problem when not cured.

[rojan]

What you are saying I don't think that's call addicted they are affording the amount may by that they can gambling daily I mean regular. So I don't think there is any crime or bad think if he can afford the money and the gambling can't effect his family or life. If the gambling effect on his family or in his life then I will say he is a addicted gambler. Rather than I won't gonna say anyone addicted gambler for gambling regularly beyond with his afford

If a person becomes addicted to gambling, it will gradually affect his family. If someone becomes completely addicted to gambling, he will gradually distance himself from his family and relatives. Those who become addicted to gambling  There is never peace in the family, it is always spent in turmoil. Because the gambler will always get involved in various crimes to collect money for gambling, which can lead to many problems in the family.

[ethereumhunter]

What you are saying I don't think that's call addicted they are affording the amount may by that they can gambling daily I mean regular. So I don't think there is any crime or bad think if he can afford the money and the gambling can't effect his family or life. If the gambling effect on his family or in his life then I will say he is a addicted gambler. Rather than I won't gonna say anyone addicted gambler for gambling regularly beyond with his afford

If a person becomes addicted to gambling, it will gradually affect his family. If someone becomes completely addicted to gambling, he will gradually distance himself from his family and relatives. Those who become addicted to gambling  There is never peace in the family, it is always spent in turmoil. Because the gambler will always get involved in various crimes to collect money for gambling, which can lead to many problems in the family.

Someone who is addicted to gambling will have an impact on their family, whether they realize it or not. He also will not want to pay attention to his family because he is more concerned with gambling than his family. This will make it difficult for his family because they have to survive when they don't have money. After all, the money has been used for gambling. People who are addicted to gambling will only cause problems for their families, so their families should take them to professionals to get the right treatment immediately. Otherwise, his family would only get into even more trouble and end up in chaos. Meanwhile, gambling addicts will not be cured easily because there will be resistance from those who do not want to see professionals undergo the process of healing their gambling addiction.

[len01]

Someone who is addicted to gambling will have an impact on their family, whether they realize it or not. He also will not want to pay attention to his family because he is more concerned with gambling than his family. This will make it difficult for his family because they have to survive when they don't have money. After all, the money has been used for gambling. People who are addicted to gambling will only cause problems for their families, so their families should take them to professionals to get the right treatment immediately. Otherwise, his family would only get into even more trouble and end up in chaos. Meanwhile, gambling addicts will not be cured easily because there will be resistance from those who do not want to see professionals undergo the process of healing their gambling addiction.

this is why I said at that time that all forms of addiction will definitely end badly because addiction starts with something that is excessive and ultimately becomes addiction.
all forms of addiction definitely always have a negative view, especially if it happens to gambling because gambling addiction always only thinks about continuing to gamble for various reasons such as wanting to get a big win, frustration, chasing losses, etc. but still it is a big problem for a gambler.
so there is no reason for anyone to say that addiction depends on whether he has problems with his family or not, but in the long term it will definitely affect family harmony because a gambling addict will not think about the future of his family and will only think about how he can gamble again.

most of the gambling addicts I met always had problems in their families, either separating from their wives or having abused their families.
maybe there is a gambling addict who has no problems with his family, but these are just the first signs of addiction and if he has exhausted all his savings and valuables, things will definitely get worse.
In this case, it would be better for anyone who feels they have an early sign of addiction, it would be better to immediately go to a specialist to cure their addiction as you said.

[stomachgrowls]

What you are saying I don't think that's call addicted they are affording the amount may by that they can gambling daily I mean regular. So I don't think there is any crime or bad think if he can afford the money and the gambling can't effect his family or life. If the gambling effect on his family or in his life then I will say he is a addicted gambler. Rather than I won't gonna say anyone addicted gambler for gambling regularly beyond with his afford

If a person becomes addicted to gambling, it will gradually affect his family. If someone becomes completely addicted to gambling, he will gradually distance himself from his family and relatives. Those who become addicted to gambling  There is never peace in the family, it is always spent in turmoil. Because the gambler will always get involved in various crimes to collect money for gambling, which can lead to many problems in the family.

Someone who is addicted to gambling will have an impact on their family, whether they realize it or not. He also will not want to pay attention to his family because he is more concerned with gambling than his family. This will make it difficult for his family because they have to survive when they don't have money. After all, the money has been used for gambling. People who are addicted to gambling will only cause problems for their families, so their families should take them to professionals to get the right treatment immediately. Otherwise, his family would only get into even more trouble and end up in chaos. Meanwhile, gambling addicts will not be cured easily because there will be resistance from those who do not want to see professionals undergo the process of healing their gambling addiction.

If you are winning and you arent that compromising something then it should really be just fine. Whenever you arent that financially devastated then it would really be just that fine but we know that gambling
luckiness doesnt really last long or would really be having that kind of effect that would really be sustainable. If there would be times that you would be lucky then there are those times that you would really be that
having the opposite on which this is why it would really be that best that you should really be wary about those probabilities. If you are really that making money with gambling then good for you but you should
really be that careful on which there would really be those times or moments on which you would really be needing to adjust accordingly.

Having that realistic approach on things specially with gambling on which we know that the longer you do engage the more chances or odds that you would be losing in the end of the line.
This is why it would really be that best that you should really be just that playing for fun and minimize loses as much as possible.