Would you quit gambling for a friend?

[Yamifoud]

For the sake of my friend's advice, I would listen but it was hard to promise to quit gambling.
Because I'd never find it wrong and harmful to gamble as long as we stick to the limit. Of course, addiction is another story that needs immediate actions and stoppage if possible. But as I see into myself, I wasn't in that situation and I don't go beyond what I am doing now. Gambling responsibly is always on my mind and I kept it that way.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The truth is that I would do it for a friend , because the Problem of Addiction is very Strong , it is hard and can be treated with very good dispositions , it would not be Iimportant to me to play little or even play alone unless a friend is It will get better, because we don't know the twists and turns of life, today a friend that we can help can be the one Who does Something for someone in the Future , Maybe that's a benefit if we remove him from that Addition we could save his life, but that friend can change and can help many more and can make a Difference with Another, so in this order of ideas things can happen in that way, in these things we must be there for those moments, we cannot abandon them, play in unc asin? At the moment anything can be done, even in our Homes , and be Aable to make a difference, that is why we have to do everything well and Always think about our Neighbors, I don't know about you, but I have Always thought of something, if you help Someone, you will feel very good.

Those people who help Others are Something very Nice that is felt in the Soul , if Even with people who are not friends , I like to Help them , now Imagine that one Helps one's own friends, that is something That It has to be done, I don't know but I think things Can turn out well that way.

There are many who do not Experience these Things , but do not know or what they are Losing , of course when they tell me to Help them with money , then I Evaluate the things and I can See that whether I can or not, whether I can fit my Economic Capacity or not , it is very Difficult Well , I think most people are like that, but if I had a lot of money, I think it would help many people with the addiction to Gambling and with things that Have to do with the diction of any drug dealing in general, in itself it would help To other people it is something that can be very nice.

[Westinhome]

For the sake of my friend's advice, I would listen but it was hard to promise to quit gambling.
Because I'd never find it wrong and harmful to gamble as long as we stick to the limit. Of course, addiction is another story that needs immediate actions and stoppage if possible. But as I see into myself, I wasn't in that situation and I don't go beyond what I am doing now. Gambling responsibly is always on my mind and I kept it that way.

If the gambler friend was so close to the gambler,the gambler will quit the gambling for his friend.But their was the exception in the gambling if the gamblers was not addicted to gambling.The gambling addiction was the biggest thing,by the addiction many gamblers use to loss their own money.The gamblers with knowledge doesn’t get into the addictive at any point.Some experience gamblers will play the game with the knowledge of not get into the gambling addiction at any point.If the money was loss,it could be recovered in other resources.The gamblers will stop gambling after the loss in the gambling site,because it prevents gambling addiction.

[Oilacris]

This guy hasn't caused any trouble to his friends but it's a worrying situation to see him waste most of his salary every month... -snip-

You are right but such a situation will destroy his life and his friends slowly. I'm guessing your friend isn't married because you haven't told him about his family at all. But I can say that over time he will become more and more broken and it will impact his relationships with his close relatives and people around him.

I'm worried that he has started trying to get into debt to gamble. You may not mention it here because he hasn't done that but one of the bad effects of gambling addiction is that you will become addicted to debt. What would you do if he tried to owe you money?

What's there to do other than actually not borrow him the money when I know very well that all he is gonna do is use it for gambling. I think I would even called that as part of indirect encouragement because other than looking for ways that will help him out, you lend him money to gamble and like you said I hope he doesn't have any family because if he does then it will really be a sad story because I know very well that the entire family will be affected by such reckless ways of gambling.

If you are seeing your friend is on such state of addiction then of course you would really be that thinking about on having that kind of approach on which you shouldnt really be finding ways or methods
on which they could really be able to play again on gambling on which it is really just that having sense that if ever he would really be borrowing some funds then it is really just that right
that you would really be ignoring or would really be that tending to neglect it out or reject such request. There are really just those people who are really that afraid on losing their bestfriend and this is why on the time that making such request then they are really that giving it out because they do cherish out their friendship and its just money then its up to someone on how he would really be doing about it.

[klidex]

When someone is familiar with gambling from friends and plays it together for fun, this can indeed trigger someone who is not yet familiar with gambling to continue their activities even though they are not together. It is important to always remember friends when gambling so that they don't overdo it when gambling and stay safe. have limits because gambling can cause the danger of addiction which is detrimental to the gambler. If you are just having fun without giving each other advice of course those who don't know about gambling don't know about the risks of gambling so they overdo it and it causes them to become addicted. To be honest this is not the fault of their friends because they are able to control their gambling is himself, even though it started from hanging out, but if his friends feel guilty, it's okay to stop gambling for a moment because to help the addict treat his addiction slowly and can start gambling again if the addict's condition starts to improve and can give advice about the risks that should be taken faced so that his friends do not become the main factor causing his own addiction.

[piebeyb]

For the sake of my friend's advice, I would listen but it was hard to promise to quit gambling.
Because I'd never find it wrong and harmful to gamble as long as we stick to the limit. Of course, addiction is another story that needs immediate actions and stoppage if possible. But as I see into myself, I wasn't in that situation and I don't go beyond what I am doing now. Gambling responsibly is always on my mind and I kept it that way.

People who can stay away from gambling addiction are those who are willing to listen to advice from other people, you are right that good advice will bring us much better, although you don't have to stop completely as long as you can still gamble responsibly, I think it will never be a problem, but don't because you can do it consciously, being able to protect yourself from being addicted to gambling doesn't mean you can get rid of gambling addiction, everyone will definitely fall if their life is without a life support or the people around us who always give advice.

But as long as you listen to other people's advice, I'm sure it will be safe. I also often hear advice from people close to me not to gamble excessively which can eventually make me addicted. If I feel like I'm out of bounds, that's why I try to stop. gamble for some time so that it will come back again after things get better, after all it is important to protect yourself from gambling addiction, especially since gambling addiction is very difficult to cure, it is natural to listen to advice from anyone for our own good

[SeaCoinCollector.]

It's challenging situation when a friend develops a gambling addiction. It's advisable for them encourage them to seek help and address their addiction. If they refuse help and your friend's behavior has a negative impact in your life, its better to set boundaries or distancing oneself is necessary for own mental health andn well-being. It's a difficult situation, but we should support our friend in overcoming addiction.

[maydna]

For the sake of my friend's advice, I would listen but it was hard to promise to quit gambling.
Because I'd never find it wrong and harmful to gamble as long as we stick to the limit. Of course, addiction is another story that needs immediate actions and stoppage if possible. But as I see into myself, I wasn't in that situation and I don't go beyond what I am doing now. Gambling responsibly is always on my mind and I kept it that way.

If the gambler friend was so close to the gambler,the gambler will quit the gambling for his friend.But their was the exception in the gambling if the gamblers was not addicted to gambling.The gambling addiction was the biggest thing,by the addiction many gamblers use to loss their own money.The gamblers with knowledge doesn’t get into the addictive at any point.Some experience gamblers will play the game with the knowledge of not get into the gambling addiction at any point.If the money was loss,it could be recovered in other resources.The gamblers will stop gambling after the loss in the gambling site,because it prevents gambling addiction.

Perhaps if the gambler can control his gambling activities, he will still return to gambling sometimes even though he has said to stop gambling immediately. His friend was only worried about him becoming addicted to gambling because it could destroy him, especially if he forgot about other activities he had to do. Many friends may already be addicted to gambling and unable to realize and stop their gambling activities. This might disrupt the friendship between them, but he should realize that his friend only wants to save him from the dangers of gambling and also doesn't want to see him addicted to gambling. Certainly, a friend does not want to see another friend experiencing serious problems, so he will keep reminding him to stop his gambling activities.

[Z390]

I won't quit anything for a friend, because I won't influence a friend to be a gambler in the first place, it's something that I use to do in private, none of my friends know that I am into gambling, and whenever someone from my family is trying to be a gambler, maybe like my niece I use to give them some clues and facts about been a gambler, and it's left for them to make a choice after.
Some friends don't care what happen to you, I will advise against following the steps of your friends just because you are a part of the group, it's not bad to have friends but keep your limit, when it comes to money and success there is really not genuine friends here.

Most friends I have are just for having friends sake, I am very picky with people but change is the only thing that's constant, this is why you don't want to rely on a friend entirely, do not do what they are doing, choose your own part, a medical doctor can be a friend with a lawyer, they don't have to be both medical doctors.

[slapper]

Quit gambling for a pal? No problem, if it means saving them. Gambling should enrich our lives, like any activity. Seeing addiction symptoms and knowing when to stop. This is about protecting their and our futures, not just changing behaviors. Confrontation? It's one method. It's not a panacea. Not only urging someone to get treatment, but teaching them there's life beyond slots and gambling. Truly loyal friends are worth the effort. Silence seems like an easy way out, but it's quiet desertion. We're better than that

[swogerino]

So I heard a story of some acquaintances that in their friend group, some person really got addicted recently.
At first it was just fun and game, they would sit together and play some slots together in a big screen with some 10€ or so for as much as this would last them with small stake spins. And this is something they would do on big occasions. Only when together as a group and only for big days like birthday parties etc.

But the thing is, unbeknownst to them, one person in their friend group was really compulsive. So in the course of a few months, he became really addicted. He would spend much of his own money from his salary on slots and sports betting, eventually losing most of it regularly every month. Then on nearly every get together he would ask his friends to chip in so they can play slots this time in his account. Every time asking for more significant amounts too.

This guy hasn't caused any trouble to his friends but it's a worrying situation to see him waste most of his salary every month... So now the other guys were contemplating to quit their poker playing hobby because it was really affecting their friend negatively. And they had a somewhat regular get-together to play poker with very small stakes just for the fun of it. It's a petty that they might have to abandon their poker games but to them it's either that or abandoning their friend and worsening his compulsion.

Would you do the same for a friend? Me personally I think I would have just confronted such a friend and told them to seek help instead of me altering my lifestyle for his benefit. If they didn't seek help to the point that it was affecting me I would've just stopped hanging out with them silently I think. A friend would've had to be a real good one to make an exception at least.

I would do the same.I would never change my way of living for a specific friend.In general friends are there to help each other but when a friend asks beyond what friendship permit then no I am in no way altering my lifestyle to make "happy" such a person.I have been in a case where addicted colleagues in my old job in the very salary day asked me if I had a 50 bucks to owe to them and at first time I gave them but once they started in consecutive way I even blocked their contact in my phone.

[gabbie2010]

Would you do the same for a friend? Me personally I think I would have just confronted such a friend and told them to seek help instead of me altering my lifestyle for his benefit. If they didn't seek help to the point that it was affecting me I would've just stopped hanging out with them silently I think. A friend would've had to be a real good one to make an exception at least.

I don't think confronting your friend would change his addictive ways of gambling, however changing your lifestyle wouldn't neither change his addiction, even if you guys decided to quit your friend would move elsewhere to satisfy his gambling habit would you be monitoring him? No, my suggestion is that he needed some thorough counselling especially about the danger of being an addicted gambler and it consequences I believe thstvsooe action  would surely change him for better, however confronting him might add more salt to the wound and further confrontation would likely ended up being recalcitrant can every result to exchange of words.

[Volimack]

Regarding gambling I have very little idea and I don't gamble every day so there is no reason to give up gambling for a friend. Playing regularly can become an addiction that will have a negative impact on my life, and negatively affect my lifestyle. That's why I don't like to hold off for too long even if I bet a little for fun.

[Crypt0Gore]

If stopping my gambling activity will help someone to overcome their gambling addiction it sounds right and sit well with me, I can do it but I promise you that I won't land in such position in the first place, someone can't become a gambling addict because of me, t I don't keep such friends, I know people who are into gambling, we grow up from the same state and that's it, but I don't keep friends that are into gambling because I doubt they can control themselves like I do.

I only know how to be a responsible gambler by myself, I can't promise that others will be like me, and I don't want to risk it, normally gambling can be a reason why I won't become a friend with someone, because many of gamblers are too reckless, in the case of gambling only you knows what you are capable of, bringing someone along won't end well.

[Out of mind]

In many places and areas, it can be seen that many people are familiar with gambling, and they play bets with the intention of making money from it. A person in my circle of friends used to gamble a lot, and he got addicted to it, but now he has stopped gambling, which is the best news for him.  When that person used to gamble online he always stayed inside his house and never wanted to go out, but he gambled most of the time he must have been deeply engrossed and addicted to gambling. And he lost more than he earned from gambling, and he even lost his time and borrowed money from many friends, but still he didn't gain much. But later when all my friends came to know about his addiction I advised him in various ways to stop gambling, but he didn't listen, instead he made many plans to continue gambling. But later he somehow got out of gambling under the pressure of his family, and he is now in a much better mental state. But gambling definitely makes a person mentally ill, and it becomes the most difficult thing to stop once the person gets into gambling, so the best thing to do is to stop gambling.

[EarnOnVictor]

-snip-
Would you do the same for a friend? Me personally I think I would have just confronted such a friend and told them to seek help instead of me altering my lifestyle for his benefit. If they didn't seek help to the point that it was affecting me I would've just stopped hanging out with them silently I think. A friend would've had to be a real good one to make an exception at least.

For the question, yes, I can quit gambling for a friend, and quitting in such a circumstance they played is the easiest thing to do. If I want to gamble at all after that, I can quietly gamble on my own, after all, it would not be an issue to another person in this regard. Well, the friends of the addict are not to be blamed in all senses, only that he (the addict) was of a weak mind amongst them, which is why he could be the only one affected among many friends. As it is, I think that quitting was the best thing for all of them and mainly because of their friend, it is a better decision to make.

They can still play ordinary games and have fun, it mustn't have to be about money involvement (gambling), and there are a lot of other activities and engagements that are funfilled they can switch to, so I love the decision they have taken. We must know that it is not about what we want and believe in always, but the right thing for the common good of all. Albeit they've done that, I would still like it if they do not limit it to that only. They can continue by helping the friend to heal from that addiction. Telling him about his predicament and suggesting to him what to do alone are not the solution but to also be part of the healing process with proper monitoring and follow-up until he heals. That's what we call friendship.

[Yamifoud]

For the sake of my friend's advice, I would listen but it was hard to promise to quit gambling.
Because I'd never find it wrong and harmful to gamble as long as we stick to the limit. Of course, addiction is another story that needs immediate actions and stoppage if possible. But as I see into myself, I wasn't in that situation and I don't go beyond what I am doing now. Gambling responsibly is always on my mind and I kept it that way.

People who can stay away from gambling addiction are those who are willing to listen to advice from other people, you are right that good advice will bring us much better, although you don't have to stop completely as long as you can still gamble responsibly, I think it will never be a problem, but don't because you can do it consciously, being able to protect yourself from being addicted to gambling doesn't mean you can get rid of gambling addiction, everyone will definitely fall if their life is without a life support or the people around us who always give advice.

But as long as you listen to other people's advice, I'm sure it will be safe. I also often hear advice from people close to me not to gamble excessively which can eventually make me addicted. If I feel like I'm out of bounds, that's why I try to stop. gamble for some time so that it will come back again after things get better, after all it is important to protect yourself from gambling addiction, especially since gambling addiction is very difficult to cure, it is natural to listen to advice from anyone for our own good

One reason why some gamblers fall into addiction is because they think they are alone. They never share their stories nor ask and listening other's opinions. I'd see some people get into addiction because they are out from socialization, they feel like gambling makes them happy rather than being into friends and family gatherings. This is why I see how important to keep open to all advice and value their opinions because those people around us usually observe and notice what happens to us.

[summonerrk]

So I heard a story of some acquaintances that in their friend group, some person really got addicted recently.
At first it was just fun and game, they would sit together and play some slots together in a big screen with some 10€ or so for as much as this would last them with small stake spins. And this is something they would do on big occasions. Only when together as a group and only for big days like birthday parties etc.

But the thing is, unbeknownst to them, one person in their friend group was really compulsive. So in the course of a few months, he became really addicted. He would spend much of his own money from his salary on slots and sports betting, eventually losing most of it regularly every month. Then on nearly every get together he would ask his friends to chip in so they can play slots this time in his account. Every time asking for more significant amounts too.

This guy hasn't caused any trouble to his friends but it's a worrying situation to see him waste most of his salary every month... So now the other guys were contemplating to quit their poker playing hobby because it was really affecting their friend negatively. And they had a somewhat regular get-together to play poker with very small stakes just for the fun of it. It's a petty that they might have to abandon their poker games but to them it's either that or abandoning their friend and worsening his compulsion.

Would you do the same for a friend? Me personally I think I would have just confronted such a friend and told them to seek help instead of me altering my lifestyle for his benefit. If they didn't seek help to the point that it was affecting me I would've just stopped hanging out with them silently I think. A friend would've had to be a real good one to make an exception at least.

Unfortunately, our friends are often the best bet ads. And they don't suspect it themselves, but the promoters from the casino know it perfectly well. Imagine the usual situation: your friend won a good sum, of course he will brag about everything, creating an advertisement for this bookmaker in his own words. And this is very bad. After all, now all his friends will go to place bets, because they will see how easy it was for him to earn such money.

[Blowon]

in my opinion it's useless it won't mean anything, awareness within yourself will produce results, it's useless if you stop it won't affect your friend, he can play anytime if he wants, it's better to give him directions

[sompitonov]

If stopping my gambling activity will help someone to overcome their gambling addiction it sounds right and sit well with me, I can do it but I promise you that I won't land in such position in the first place, someone can't become a gambling addict because of me, t I don't keep such friends, I know people who are into gambling, we grow up from the same state and that's it, but I don't keep friends that are into gambling because I doubt they can control themselves like I do.

I only know how to be a responsible gambler by myself, I can't promise that others will be like me, and I don't want to risk it, normally gambling can be a reason why I won't become a friend with someone, because many of gamblers are too reckless, in the case of gambling only you knows what you are capable of, bringing someone along won't end well.

I also don't bring friends into this because I know what it could do in the worst case scenario if he becomes addicted to the game. Whether that's the case or he wins the jackpot, I don't even want to know. So if he finds out about the games, then I definitely won’t be the one from whom this information will come for him. Of course, I understand that many people tell their friends about gambling and how you can have fun there, but you need to think a little ahead and more than fleeting fun for both of you.

To answer the OP’s question, I would definitely quit the game for a friend, but the key idea here is that the easiest thing is not to bring yourself or anyone else to such a difficult choice. I don’t want to scare those who want to tell a friend about this, but remember that one day, he won’t have much fun after many losses in a row, and you won’t help him with this.