Gambling addiction does more harm than mere financial loss

[zuzie]

When the gambling addiction has reached the extent of having to borrow money even from banks or loan merchants to fuel your gambling desires, then its obvious the damages being caused is now more than mere financial loss, the person is putting himself and his family in serious debt and such harms not only the gambler, but his family's reputation and causes them serious problems trying to settle his shortcomings in order to save face in the society.

I remember clearly when my brother was stuck in gambling addiction, I literally pay for his debt accumulations almost daily so that my parents would not be fully aware of the length he goes in his gambling spree in order to conserve the health of my ageing parents and most importantly my father who has High blood pressure and Sugar problems. It worked at that period, but it cost me a lot of useful money that I would have utilized properly for my own benefits, but I'm grateful it didn't cost me my dad as well.

Gambling addiction affects the person, his finances, reputation and so does it affect his loved ones as well, loans are very bad quite alright because of its high interests, and worse when it's not being used for profitable ventures. The ugliest thing is that the interests keep accumulating and piling up more financial losses for whom it may concern at a later time to save the gambler.

When someone decide to borrows money to playing gambling, that will be the worst decision that he makes because he will have to pay the debt the other money whether he wins or lose. If he wins, he can pay the debt using his wins money, but if he lose, he must search for the other money to repay it. The problems is when he doesn't have any money to repay and that problem will be bigger if he still borrow money from other people just to repay his debt. Not to mentions about the chance of gets addicted to gambling after he borrows money for some time because gambling can attracts someone to keeps playing gambling without he can stops. When someone becomes addicted to gambling, that will makes his financial becomes worst. He will lose all of his money without have a big chance to gets his money back by keeps playing gambling. That's why if you wants to playing gambling, you must uses the money you can afford to lose and never borrow money from other people so you can avoids to repay the money.

Agree with you, borrowing money to gamble is a mistake because we don't know whether we will win or maybe we will lose, and it is true that if we win it is easy to return it immediately, but if we lose then we will be confused and anxious about how to get the loan money back immediately.
And I really agree with you that if we are addicted to gambling then we might forget to immediately return the loan money because we are already easily tempted by all the types of games that exist and we see it directly and over time then we will definitely object or have difficulty immediately return the loan money.

[harapan]

Gambling addiction has been known to be associated with serious funds loss, bankruptcy, unsettled loan involvements, properties auctioning and other irritable financial behaviors that depicts frustration and desperations from the victims.
A little more observation shows clearly other effects of such addiction to just not the addict alone, but those around them, be it friends, family or neighbors. Here are a few of them:

Negative impression on children/ dependents: His addiction can corrupt the good intentions of the younger generation looking up to him for inspiration, they may grow up to see gambling as a way of life and follow the wrong footprints.

Decrease in overall productivity of individual: Addiction reduces the value that you add to wherever you are engaged career wise as you are mostly distracted with gambling thereby reducing your commitment and dedication to your duties, this might significantly reduce the overall company productivity and lead to job loss.

health Challenges: A gambling addict is always under pressure and tension and as such is prone to health challenges like high blood pressure, depression, and on the part of his people, they might be suffering from the psychological implications of his lifestyle which includes social stigma.

violence : most gambling addicts are prone to violent behaviors owing to anger issues from much losses and this might greatly affect his relationship with his immediate family and people around him who might start seeing him as a wild animal.

your contributions are very much welcome as we learn together the many demerits of gambling addiction to inform both those currently addicted and intending addicts of the dangers of that irrational lifestyle.

This thread is more like a debate topic and I would say that the fear of financial loss in is the beginning of  gambling addiction and vice versa,I said this because they're quite the same in some aspect which I would explain further.
Cause of the fear of loosing to gambling a lot times a gambler would tend to keep gambling just to chase after loss and recover and end up as an addict and also and addicted gamblers would want to  Make it all out by all means would want to make big wins will also fall into the category of loosing more funds and loosing the game.
.so definitely gambling addiction has done more harm I would say because it lures one to take whatever decisions be it bad or good that may end up into a financial loss and  timeless regrets.

[Findingnemo]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

[piebeyb]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

Every gambler who experiences defeat and is addicted to gambling not only loses financially, but also feels frustrated and stressed which presses into themselves, that's why every gambler should not be truly addicted to gambling because it is very, very detrimental, not only financially but also Other things, for example, losing one's family because one's gambling addiction causes the household to become damaged, there are many cases of gambling addiction of various types and it is really very destructive and detrimental to the gambler.

Everyone who is addicted to gambling is difficult to cure, especially if they are depressed because they lost a lot of money which made them bankrupt so they no longer have the confidence to get better, whatever the factor, be it financial or other losses, gamblers still have to learn from other gamblers, especially those who are already addicted. gambling, they must be a lesson so that anyone should not gamble beyond their financial limits so that when they lose everything it becomes more difficult to recover. Every gambler must know his limits, know when to gamble and when to stop gambling.

[Wakate]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

I think the consequences of gambling addiction is not only financial loses but it could also affect our mental  health. A lot of gamblers that have been addicted to gambling are battling with their lives on how to fix things that had gone wrong in gambling. Gambling addiction has worse effect and one need to be wise when gambling so we don't become too addicted to gambling in a way that is going to jeopardize our mental health and bring us problems that could be very hard for us to resolve with time. It's better we reduce our gambling activities rather than trying to gamble safe and finally end up with worse addiction.

[0t3p0t]

Wasted time and violence is for me the most common factors affecting gambling addiction. Based on my observation here in my area that is what really is happening. Gamblers spend more of their time playing rather than spending their precious time with family and friends. Gamblers who frequently loses lose temper that sometimes leads to a heated argument with co-players and or with family and friends.

[Gozie51]

Cause of the fear of loosing to gambling a lot times a gambler would tend to keep gambling just to chase after loss and recover and end up as an addict and also and addicted gamblers would want to  Make it all out by all means would want to make big wins will also fall into the category of loosing more funds and loosing the game.
.so definitely gambling addiction has done more harm I would say because it lures one to take whatever decisions be it bad or good that may end up into a financial loss and  timeless regrets.

On the contrary, I don't think it is the fear of losing but the actual losing itself is what brings the chasing to regain which in effect cause the gambler more loses and this is because he has lost stability of purpose and just does anything at random including selecting unworthy bets. Loses is what put gamblers on toes except for those who are experienced that will cut short their chase and believe it is not a favourable day for them and to try again next time. Usually, I see this loses chase often with offline gambling where a gambler despite the discomfort and time he has lost keeps playing because he wants to get back some money that he has lost. Therefore, a gambler that has good emotional control will not lose much at a time but definitely, not an addict gambler.

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

For me I don't really think a gambler feels depressed because of either the shame of telling someone else or he is trying to hide his loses, no. He would feel depressed because he has lost his money and it is worth if he is poor and have taken gambling as a source of living.

Money losing is what would make a gambler feel depressed and not that because he is hiding telling people or letting people know. The reason he would be secluded is when he doesn't have money to play again and can't raise money for himself.

[teamsherry]

Personally I've witnessed someone who has gotten violent out of gambling loses and even threaten to cause a scene if there didn't return the money he has lost, it was so intense that there were tears on his eyes and it seems to be his child school fees he had used for that purpose and it was gotten from his wife.

Your very right when you said it can cause more than just mere lose of funds, some people get wreaked out of gambling habits and that's why gambling education is needed in the community right now.

[South Park]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

Studies show that whether an addiction has as a source some sort of substance or it is instead caused by  a compulsive behavior, both are very similar in the effects they may have on the life of a person and even how the brain reacts to those stimulus, this is why very often a person will receive a similar treatment in order to stop that behavior, unfortunately once a person reaches the stage in which their life gets out of control, it is way more difficult to cure them for good.

[Findingnemo]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

For me I don't really think a gambler feels depressed because of either the shame of telling someone else or he is trying to hide his loses, no. He would feel depressed because he has lost his money and it is worth if he is poor and have taken gambling as a source of living.

Money losing is what would make a gambler feel depressed and not that because he is hiding telling people or letting people know. The reason he would be secluded is when he doesn't have money to play again and can't raise money for himself.

I am not a medical expert but I do know something in general and we most often confuse depression with stress and frustration because both are totally different. Losing money in gambling is hard to accept which is a fact I agree too but the depression doesn't comes straightaway when they lose or in losing streak for a while, all they get frustrated.

And don't know what to do at that situation because they are stressed out already due to the financial loss so if they had someone to share what they're going through will definitely ease and avoid getting into depressed.

[synchronym]

Personally I've witnessed someone who has gotten violent out of gambling loses and even threaten to cause a scene if there didn't return the money he has lost, it was so intense that there were tears on his eyes and it seems to be his child school fees he had used for that purpose and it was gotten from his wife.

Your very right when you said it can cause more than just mere lose of funds, some people get wreaked out of gambling habits and that's why gambling education is needed in the community right now.

Day by day our youth is getting addicted to gambling. The trend of gambling is increasing day by day so everyone should be disgusted with this kind of gambling because of this gambling thousands of families are facing problems. Gambling is a fatal disease like cancer, just as cancer destroys everything in the human body, gambling also interferes with a healthy normal life. A gambler ever thinks about his family. If he thought about his family, he would never lose money by gambling so constantly. A family that has a member who is addicted to gambling surely understands very well how harmful an addicted gambler is to the family.

[Oilacris]

violence

This is something that you should really be avoiding because on the moment on which addiction is already that severe then this is something that could really happen into you
specially if you are a person whose really that not good on handling emotions and not really that good when handling out your mindset and on the moment that you would really be that becomes
addicted then this is where you could potentially be able to commit out these kind of action on which this could really be that get  that huge trouble on which gambling
could really that mess your entire life with if you arent that careful or really that mindful about on the decisions you are making.

[rahmad2nd]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

I think the consequences of gambling addiction is not only financial loses but it could also affect our mental  health. A lot of gamblers that have been addicted to gambling are battling with their lives on how to fix things that had gone wrong in gambling. Gambling addiction has worse effect and one need to be wise when gambling so we don't become too addicted to gambling in a way that is going to jeopardize our mental health and bring us problems that could be very hard for us to resolve with time. It's better we reduce our gambling activities rather than trying to gamble safe and finally end up with worse addiction.

Addicted or not, I think we have to look at who and why, how someone is affected by becoming an addict and how to overcome it. For me, that's the point. Also, it is very important to know why someone becomes a gambling addict. In most cases of gamblers, it could be said that everyone has the potential to become a gambling addict.  "people who like to gamble". In fact, in each case, someone has a different story but the same problem, namely both addictions.
There are negative impacts that we discuss on gambling discussion boards regarding gambling addicts, one of which we discuss in this thread. However, quite a few also open new threads even though the intention is to discuss addiction.
In fact, we agree that the most crucial impact is the disruption to our mental health. However, based on the psychology of gambling, humans do tend to want something more and more. yeah, it's as simple as that, regardless of winning or losing.

The point in this discussion is that many gamblers become addicts, and I think it's normal to see this phenomenon. I personally, am a gambler who likes to bet on sports. Honestly, I'm not worried that someone will think I'm an addict. For me, what is very important and what we must address is the essence of something we enjoy, in this case it is gambling. The question is, why do we gamble, everyone is free to define it. For me personally, to channel my hobby in between the busy work routines that I go through throughout the day. Well, I personally bet it can give me other pleasures from this entertainment. The important thing is that we really know every risk.  therefore, so that our mental health is not disturbed. the importance of being aware of and understanding gambling itself. Well, the point is that everyone has a different perspective on how to overcome or prevent being carried away and becoming a gambling addict, and so do I.

[Dewi Aries]

Financial loss is the most concerning factor due to gambling addiction and I don't take other's much as part of gambling but it's associated with any kind of addiction in general. This is 21st century still we see gambling is bad/taboo that we have to hide from others? Which is probably why someone has to be depressed when they met loss because they lost money and they can't share it with anyone else other than keep it by themselves and add more pressure than it should be.

Studies show that whether an addiction has as a source some sort of substance or it is instead caused by  a compulsive behavior, both are very similar in the effects they may have on the life of a person and even how the brain reacts to those stimulus, this is why very often a person will receive a similar treatment in order to stop that behavior, unfortunately once a person reaches the stage in which their life gets out of control, it is way more difficult to cure them for good.

I think it is more due to their obsession with gambling which ultimately leads them to compulsive behavior such as in terms of every time they make a decision, meaning that when someone has an obsession with something, it will be very easy for them to always be tempted or feel tempted by whatever they see, such as when they see some of the temptations in gambling which are very difficult for them to ignore. And maybe I will conclude that they are a group of gamblers who are too focused on the chances of getting a win so that they always overthink and make decisions that are also excessive because of the belief that the victory they imagine will be realized.

On the other hand, it is really difficult to overcome the problem because as we know that addiction is something that is very difficult to cure, none other than because it is a situation where someone has put too much interest and confidence in winning even though it is a very wrong mindset.

[Accardo]

Personally I've witnessed someone who has gotten violent out of gambling loses and even threaten to cause a scene if there didn't return the money he has lost, it was so intense that there were tears on his eyes and it seems to be his child school fees he had used for that purpose and it was gotten from his wife.

Your very right when you said it can cause more than just mere lose of funds, some people get wreaked out of gambling habits and that's why gambling education is needed in the community right now.

Day by day our youth is getting addicted to gambling. The trend of gambling is increasing day by day so everyone should be disgusted with this kind of gambling because of this gambling thousands of families are facing problems. Gambling is a fatal disease like cancer, just as cancer destroys everything in the human body, gambling also interferes with a healthy normal life. A gambler ever thinks about his family. If he thought about his family, he would never lose money by gambling so constantly. A family that has a member who is addicted to gambling surely understands very well how harmful an addicted gambler is to the family.

It's a shame that most people end up getting bittered from the same thing that once brought them happiness. Every interesting activity like gambling requires conservation. Being able to manage or organize a gambling session is a skill that most gamblers failed to possess. That's why many don't go home happy. Gambling is a risky activity no doubt, but players seem to forget this once on the machine.

Watching gamblers display sad behaviors in the casino sometimes is embarrassing. Many are thrown out of the house due to their violent attitude. A man was in the casino for few hours and lost a million dollar. Thinking about it he'd feel triggered to get sad. But, while sad he didn't stop gambling. Hence, he lost more, and became very angry to an extent of aggression. I noticed that if the gambler still wants to wager he wouldn't get thrown out of the house. Those who begin or try to destroy facilities in the casino may have lost all their funds.

[skarais]

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Agree with you, borrowing money to gamble is a mistake because we don't know whether we will win or maybe we will lose, and it is true that if we win it is easy to return it immediately, but if we lose then we will be confused and anxious about how to get the loan money back immediately.
And I really agree with you that if we are addicted to gambling then we might forget to immediately return the loan money because we are already easily tempted by all the types of games that exist and we see it directly and over time then we will definitely object or have difficulty immediately return the loan money.

Gambling was created for fun, but most gamblers use it to try their luck. Some of them become so addicted that it becomes too difficult to control, so clearly this is a mistake that must be changed. Customers who actually use gambling to make money are likely to be bad gamblers and lose more money, while those who gamble for fun can likely stop at any time responsibly.

Lending to gamble, spending savings to gamble, selling valuables to gamble are very bad things for a gambler to do. If gambling is forced, it is very difficult to win, meaning that winning is much more likely to be obtained when the gambler does it when his mood and thoughts are good.

[zuzie]

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Agree with you, borrowing money to gamble is a mistake because we don't know whether we will win or maybe we will lose, and it is true that if we win it is easy to return it immediately, but if we lose then we will be confused and anxious about how to get the loan money back immediately.
And I really agree with you that if we are addicted to gambling then we might forget to immediately return the loan money because we are already easily tempted by all the types of games that exist and we see it directly and over time then we will definitely object or have difficulty immediately return the loan money.

Gambling was created for fun, but most gamblers use it to try their luck. Some of them become so addicted that it becomes too difficult to control, so clearly this is a mistake that must be changed. Customers who actually use gambling to make money are likely to be bad gamblers and lose more money, while those who gamble for fun can likely stop at any time responsibly.

Lending to gamble, spending savings to gamble, selling valuables to gamble are very bad things for a gambler to do. If gambling is forced, it is very difficult to win, meaning that winning is much more likely to be obtained when the gambler does it when his mood and thoughts are good.

You are absolutely right, mistakes like this must be changed immediately by changing our perspective on gambling itself, that luck in gambling is very difficult to obtain so we should not overdo it and if it is only used for fun then we must also have A wise and responsible attitude, as you have said, is that if the situation is not good for us, then we immediately stop for a moment.
Totally agree with you, it would be better to play gambling using as much money as you can or reasonably and if you don't have money then don't force yourself to keep doing it and it's not like we'll be close to winning but instead winning will be far away from us so that what happens is only defeat and defeat and of course we will also experience huge financial losses there.

[mamesso]

violence : most gambling addicts are prone to violent behaviors owing to anger issues from much losses and this might greatly affect his relationship with his immediate family and people around him who might start seeing him as a wild animal.

A change in attitude to become antagonistic is often experienced by gamblers whose level of addiction has exceeded their limits, violent behavior towards children, wives, family and people around them will cause more people to give a negative assessment of gambling. Gambling addicts often show an unpleasant attitude towards the people around them because their desire to gamble is greater than their ability, limited funds will be a problem that always has a negative impact due to their desire to gamble to chase losses.
Gambling addiction will increasingly cause gamblers to experience further deterioration in terms of their finances and relationships with the people around them due to the difficulty of controlling their desire to gamble which can lead to violent behavior.

[hyudien]

A change in attitude to become antagonistic is often experienced by gamblers whose level of addiction has exceeded their limits, violent behavior towards children, wives, family and people around them will cause more people to give a negative assessment of gambling. Gambling addicts often show an unpleasant attitude towards the people around them because their desire to gamble is greater than their ability, limited funds will be a problem that always has a negative impact due to their desire to gamble to chase losses.
Gambling addiction will increasingly cause gamblers to experience further deterioration in terms of their finances and relationships with the people around them due to the difficulty of controlling their desire to gamble which can lead to violent behavior.

that's true, because their desire to gamble is greater than their ability, it can make them more aggressive or irritable, because as far as I know, with those who are addicted to gambling, they will become different individuals from usual, where they were originally ordinary people, but with them they have become Their gambling addiction may only focus on their desires and financial problems are things that can lead them to negative or even violent behavior. When they are addicted and don't have any more money, they might forcefully ask their family members for money and of course this can lead to arguments with each other. because those who are addicted usually don't pay attention to what's around them.
The large number of people who judge gambling negatively is actually due to the mistakes of each individual who clearly shows their addictive attitude. Apart from that, gambling addiction will certainly drain their finances and this can spread to their good relationships with their own family or even their own friends. This can certainly trigger violence, but the violence here will probably be carried out more by the addicted person.

[ethereumhunter]

Agree with you, borrowing money to gamble is a mistake because we don't know whether we will win or maybe we will lose, and it is true that if we win it is easy to return it immediately, but if we lose then we will be confused and anxious about how to get the loan money back immediately.
And I really agree with you that if we are addicted to gambling then we might forget to immediately return the loan money because we are already easily tempted by all the types of games that exist and we see it directly and over time then we will definitely object or have difficulty immediately return the loan money.

We must thinks about how if we lose the money and we can't repay the money. That will makes us in trouble and we will difficult to solve it because we don't have any money left. We must not borrow money for playing gambling and only use the money that we can afford so we can enjoy our gambling activity without have to worry to repay the money. Borrow money can makes us doing that again and again without thinks about the problem that can occurs. If we can manage our money to playing gambling and still stick to that, we will not trying to playing gambling excessively because that will makes our money gone immediately. We don't have to borrow money to avoids any problems so we use gambling as a fun thing and gets relax in our spare time because we can use gambling to have fun.