Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence?

[bittraffic]

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

I do think we should have focus more on the individual and less on the activity. People tend to misbehave impulsively and then blame it on some other person or an activity for making them do whatever they did. There’s no personal responsibility for actions taken anymore.
If someone who unfortunately becomes a gambling addict, and after series of losses at the casino, goes home and roughs up his spouse, I would squarely blame the man having little to no consideration on the fact that he’s a gambling addict. I think such people would be violent to their spouses even if they don’t gamble.

It's not really because of gambling that why a person's behavior is like that, gambling is one of the reasons for triggering a person's behavior to become more angry and annoyed with their every move and action. If a person has an anger issue and it is accompanied by a series of misfortunes in gaming, they can really dump their feelings on the person they are with most of the time. Other people often blame all the ugly events because they know that a person is addicted to gambling, but they don't think that maybe his habit is really inborn.

It's about money. People who have no money often react in a manner that they sometimes pick a fight. It has been observed on many occasions where a man not able to buy what he wants is impatient and irritable.

But yes they could be blaming their misfortune on their wives and thus violence at home. This kind of violence mostly happens in poor families.  It's not just about the addicted gambler's life but to all men.

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[Natsuu]

I think yes. When someone's hooked on gambling, it can mess with their relationships. The stress and money troubles can crank up tension, sometimes leading to aggressive behavior or even domestic violence. Getting help for the gambling issue is important but addressing the impact on relationships is just as important too

[ethereumhunter]

I think yes. When someone's hooked on gambling, it can mess with their relationships. The stress and money troubles can crank up tension, sometimes leading to aggressive behavior or even domestic violence. Getting help for the gambling issue is important but addressing the impact on relationships is just as important too

This could happen because when someone is addicted to gambling and only thinks about gambling, he will not want to think about other things that have nothing to do with gambling. He will forget about his life and even his household and not give money to his family, which can have a bad influence on his family. Those in the family will notice a big change in the gambling addict and try to talk about it but it can trigger arguments between them. And that will create violence in the household that cannot be resolved easily and if no one can help, the family will fall apart and be difficult to put back together.

[irhact]

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

There are many known cases, some of this cases has been showed on the internet for public viewing to warn against the dangers of gambling. When you gamble and become addicted, so many things will change about you and for some individuals there real behaviours will be exposed. Gambling addiction leads to domestic violence. Some day the gambler irregardless of it being the wife or husband, will come back angry from gambling and the spouse in the house will be the one to receive the aggression.

When you gamble away avoid using the money you could have use to provide for the family or do something that'll be important to the children's, you will be angry with yourself but won't be willing to take the blame. Gambling addiction leads to many other bad behaviour therefore to prevent those other behaviours from getting exposed, it's better we avoid getting addicted when gambling and gamble responsibly.

[hedgeh0g]

It’s over, because gambling games shake the psyche, doing it from side to side every time, either winning or losing. If the numbers on the screen change very quickly, then the person will become very nervous, he will not be able to sleep peacefully at night, much less express his anger and concern to his relatives, friends and even his wife. This will be the first signal that a person is developing an addiction and puts games above human relationships. After this, measures must be taken to limit the game for this player, otherwise his addiction may worsen and he will become violent. Of course, if this is the first time and he cools down after this, he will ask for forgiveness. But this should under no circumstances be done; you need to run away from such a person, because no one will help him if he himself does not undergo compulsory treatment.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Being addicted to gambling can be a thorn in the flesh. We have heard many bad behavior from gambling addicts that shows that gambling is a serious concern requiring serious efforts at curbing it. Many casinos also include in their disclaimer "gamble responsibly" and this shows the danger of gambling addiction.

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

Lolz,
If gambling addiction can make a person become violent to him or herself, to the extent that, he or she may even commit suicide, then what makes you think that addiction to gambling can or does not lead to domestic violence? What exactly is domestic violence compared to one Killing him or herself?

Gambling addiction can lead to anything bad, which the worst of it all is suicide, killing oneself, if we search around, we did find thousands of stories of people who have beaten their wives (because addiction to gambling is mostly with men, we hardly see a woman who is addicted to gambling) to pop, and in some cases, death, simply because the woman possibly tried to confront the man on the rate to which he is wasting the family's money on gambling.

A friend I had around 2015/2016 had beaten his wife on one or two occasions because the wife took money he was to use to gamble, and hid it somewhere else he could not find it, on asking the wife to bring out the money, the wife refused, and he pounced on her like a hungry lion would pounce on his prey.

So, incident like this are very common in many places, we don't have to look to far to find it.

[Wakate]

I think yes. When someone's hooked on gambling, it can mess with their relationships. The stress and money troubles can crank up tension, sometimes leading to aggressive behavior or even domestic violence. Getting help for the gambling issue is important but addressing the impact on relationships is just as important too

It all depends on the condition and if the person that is a gambler has serious temperament that could also lead to aggressiveness. On norms, this is not supposed to lead to any domestic violence but we need to understand some of the things that could trigger domestic violence which is always due to disagreement. It is good when we are soft and take things less seriously because this is the only way we could protect ourselves from anger that could lead to physical domestic violence. People who had been victims of this could tell us how it happens and how it can be prevented by all means.

[mr.smith]

The majority of gamblers have anger problems because they lose so often; anger becomes a natural feeling for them when triggered, They are quick to anger, and if they cannot bring something to their homes, it will trigger domestic violence. No wives will accept those who cannot bring food to the table. Many divorces and separations are due to domestic violence caused by gambling addiction.

[Zoomic]

I think yes. When someone's hooked on gambling, it can mess with their relationships. The stress and money troubles can crank up tension, sometimes leading to aggressive behavior or even domestic violence. Getting help for the gambling issue is important but addressing the impact on relationships is just as important too

It all depends on the condition and if the person that is a gambler has serious temperament that could also lead to aggressiveness. On norms, this is not supposed to lead to any domestic violence but we need to understand some of the things that could trigger domestic violence which is always due to disagreement. It is good when we are soft and take things less seriously because this is the only way we could protect ourselves from anger that could lead to physical domestic violence. People who had been victims of this could tell us how it happens and how it can be prevented by all means.

We also have to look at it this way. Chronic addiction causes a form of mental disorder which can generate over time into an anxiety disorder, social isolation and even depression if the addiction has made him suffer lots of damages. It messes with the brain so much that the victim begins to act against his will because he is no longer in  control. Someone going through this will easily get provoked and very very defensive.  It will even become worse if he doesn't have an understanding partner by his side. When a person's gambling habit begins to affect other people negatively,  then it becomes a thing of great concern before things go extremely bad (because at this point, it has gone out of hand already).

When we see gamblers who become aggressive, it is not adviceable to fight with them because people like this obviously need help ,therefore we must assist in giving them the help they need.

[maydna]

Yes, gambling addiction can make someone aggressive and cause them to commit violence in their household. And that's what we have to avoid so that we don't become addicted to gambling while we gamble. There is a risk that committing violence can disrupt the household, and there are other impacts that he and other family members must experience so that someone who has gambled too often must really be able to prevent himself from becoming addicted to gambling. We must really try to control ourselves so that we don't become addicted to gambling by limiting our gambling so that we only gamble in our free time.

[rahmad2nd]

Being addicted to gambling can be a thorn in the flesh. We have heard many bad behavior from gambling addicts that shows that gambling is a serious concern requiring serious efforts at curbing it. Many casinos also include in their disclaimer "gamble responsibly" and this shows the danger of gambling addiction.

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

So far, we've covered almost the same thread as the one you posted. but it doesn't matter, maybe with this we can discuss again and share experiences and knowledge, especially about insight. referring to your question, I will quote it. "Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence?", of course it can and has the potential. where a gambler will carry out actions beyond normal human rationality as a result of his addiction. It's just that, in real life, anything can be a trigger that causes domestic violence to occur. it doesn't need to just be gambling addicts, there are many other examples including other addictions. the problem is, how can something like this not happen, be repeated or become a reminder for us. That's my explanation for the title above.

To be honest, I am very interested in what you said regarding the point that addiction can be a thorn in the flesh, we often use these figurative words for things that are not good.  however, as I said above. In fact, everyone has different problems in their homes. It doesn't need to just be about addiction, economic problems are usually the main obstacle. gambling and others, could be the variables that cause it. So in essence, the violence that occurs depends on the psychology of each individual and includes the problems they are facing. The point is, we can't simplify things in a case just because he is an addict. It's true, what you say can be the trigger. However, there is something at the real root. If you want to have an in-depth discussion, you can go to experts who are related to violence experienced in the household.

[EarnOnVictor]

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

I do think we should have focus more on the individual and less on the activity. People tend to misbehave impulsively and then blame it on some other person or an activity for making them do whatever they did. There’s no personal responsibility for actions taken anymore.
If someone who unfortunately becomes a gambling addict, and after series of losses at the casino, goes home and roughs up his spouse, I would squarely blame the man having little to no consideration on the fact that he’s a gambling addict. I think such people would be violent to their spouses even if they don’t gamble.

It's not really because of gambling that why a person's behavior is like that, gambling is one of the reasons for triggering a person's behavior to become more angry and annoyed with their every move and action. If a person has an anger issue and it is accompanied by a series of misfortunes in gaming, they can really dump their feelings on the person they are with most of the time. Other people often blame all the ugly events because they know that a person is addicted to gambling, but they don't think that maybe his habit is really inborn.

It's about money. People who have no money often react in a manner that they sometimes pick a fight. It has been observed on many occasions where a man not able to buy what he wants is impatient and irritable.

But yes they could be blaming their misfortune on their wives and thus violence at home. This kind of violence mostly happens in poor families.  It's not just about the addicted gambler's life but to all men.

Once money is involved indeed, other things might be paused including the sanity of the person. For this, of course, domestic violence can happen when gambling has caused a substantial amount of money to be lost. But when it causes money to be gained, the opposite will happen. I knowingly mentioned that as I see it as a very good contrasting situation so that the people with their senses will know how to behave even in the opposite situations. Money is good but money is not everything and I know that those who would because of money be beating their wife or husbands are fools, they only allowed money to control them. But this one thing has always some ringing in my head whenever I visit this thread if that person knows that this money is vital and is meant for a good course, and perhaps knows that it can either trigger mental issues with him/her or the spouse at home who is not privy to the whole scenario, then why did the person still gamble with such money?

People might want to justify this as emotion is in play, but I see it as stupidity in play. What is bad doesn't have a different name you can call it then it than being bad. Gamble with the only maount of money you can afford to lose. Is that not simple enough for those who are responsible and are still with their senses? You then face the brunt if your folly had pushed you to that extent. Only that I strongly disapprove of domestic violence, there are other approaches to solving a thing like this if the spouse gets angered by that, or how the post can calm him/herself if it is self-money that was wasted which triggered aggression.

But really, this is shameful.

[junder]

I think yes. When someone's hooked on gambling, it can mess with their relationships. The stress and money troubles can crank up tension, sometimes leading to aggressive behavior or even domestic violence. Getting help for the gambling issue is important but addressing the impact on relationships is just as important too

Indeed, yes, I think someone who is addicted to gambling will certainly experience changes in their emotions and behavior, where someone who is addicted to gambling tends to be more stubborn. and this proves that psychology can be damaged, it is possible that those who are addicted to gambling can act violently after they run out of money, they can do unusual things such as rude actions by asking their partner for money if they are married, whereas in a relationship of course you need money to survive and if one party spends his money just by gambling, it is likely that the other party will not agree with what he is doing.

I'm sure they will be people who tend to get emotional easily, especially if someone disputes their actions, I think this could lead to violence. That's true, but I think it's difficult to overcome it. In my opinion, it is rare for people to recover from their addiction, because this is a big problem and if they have become addicted, in my opinion it will be difficult to recover from their addiction.

[Marykeller]

When a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, there is a possibility of the gambler losing money almost all the time. that would lead them to become aggressive to people around them because of money being lost on gambling.

For the fact, that a human being loses money they didn't bargain for regularly, there is a possibility you will find them to be aggressive to people close to them, which can lead them to be exhibiting domestic violence.

I don't think gamblers are the only ones being aggressive to people. We can find drunker, people who live a frustrating life of not having money or a job.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Seing someone who is a gambling addict already talk something about himself that he's unable to exercise a morale discipline from how he lives his life to the extent of being affected through the way he gambles,so there will be nothing much to doubt if someone like this exis and is found with such behavior, anybody who experience self indiscipline cannot be predictable for any reason on how far he can go with other things.

[oktana]

Domestic violence due to gambling seems to be common in the environment I live in, some gambling addicts are even determined to carry out criminal acts such as stealing, robbing and many other criminal acts, even in more serious situations they resort to selling illegal drugs to get instant money for capital. they gamble

All the things you’ve listed, I don’t think that any of them is a characteristic of even the average gambler. These attributes and behavior are from people who are already criminals and then they tried gambling but maybe it isn’t working as they want so they continue stealing, etc. Selling of illegal drugs and all of that, etc can never be as a result of being a gambler. This is just who they are.

[dansus021]

Being addicted to gambling can be a thorn in the flesh. We have heard many bad behavior from gambling addicts that shows that gambling is a serious concern requiring serious efforts at curbing it. Many casinos also include in their disclaimer "gamble responsibly" and this shows the danger of gambling addiction.

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

Can gambling addiction lead to domestic violence? The simple answer is yes and you might know the case that someone might hurt someone else and the cause is gambling addiction. There is also a study about it.

"Research demonstrates a consistent, significant relationship between problem gambling and IPV. In a review of 14 studies, 36.5% of people experiencing problem gambling acknowledged perpetrating physical IPV, while 38.1% had been subjected to physical IPV" - https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02316-0

"Research suggests that gambling related violence does occur, and often manifests in domestic violence incidents, as gamblers may take out their anger over gambling losses on their partners1. Furthermore, experiencing traumatic events has been found to be related to problem gambling." - https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/sites/dbhdd.georgia.gov/files/imported/DBHDD/AD/Gambling/trauma_09_11.pdf

[Bitinity]

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

Addiction (not only gambling) may lead into such violence. Specifically for gambling addiction, someone may get depressed once he is down to much financially then emotionally. Once it is happened, gambler will have less control in almost everything. I believe there are many cases in real life where addicted gamblers did something bad to their family, I have even read a news that a husband killed all his family members (wife + kids) then killed himself because of big depression after getting addicted which lead him into a huge debt that he think that he will not able to repay. 

[Hewlet]

Being addicted to gambling can be a thorn in the flesh. We have heard many bad behavior from gambling addicts that shows that gambling is a serious concern requiring serious efforts at curbing it. Many casinos also include in their disclaimer "gamble responsibly" and this shows the danger of gambling addiction.

However, I'm wondering if addiction can make someone become aggressive to the point of leading to domestic violence. Has there been any known case of it happening? Lets know what you have to say.

in the part of the world were I reside, I have seen tons of cases when the husband will use his last money to play pool gambling and will leave his family hungry and when he returns home, chaos become the order of the day.

As long as your addictive gambling habit becomes a problem to the home, it's definitely going to cause problem and violence in the home. As a man, if you want to gamble responsibly, it's best you do it with your spare money and not a family money that will leave your family business in mess or else you will face chaos, fighting, and loads of problem at home.

[Obim34]

Seing someone who is a gambling addict already talk something about himself that he's unable to exercise a morale discipline from how he lives his life to the extent of being affected through the way he gambles,so there will be nothing much to doubt if someone like this exis and is found with such behavior, anybody who experience self indiscipline cannot be predictable for any reason on how far he can go with other things.

Their are people who gets violent on their loses especially the addicts and those who stakes with huge money, most of them release the aggression on their family, it may not look too intentional but some lacks this self control to restrain them from acting in such manner. It is good we build our mindset on whatever outcome, either a win or loss.