What contributes to a casual gambler becoming an addicted gambler?

[Assface16678]

It's weird but one reason why a casual gambler could become a gambling addict is winning itself, especially winning big or a jackpot. There are definitely a lot, and I myself am included, who have played over and over again and even too excited to play once again because they have experienced winning. They have tasted that sweet jackpot prize. And so they are too eager to bet more because they want to experience that intense feeling of winning once again, not to mention that big money. In the process, not only have they lost all their previous winnings, they even lost more.

Exactly! One of the reasons why people continue to gamble is because they have experienced winning big here, so they expect that every time they win, it is possible that it will be higher compared to their first winning experience. People have a habit of not being satisfied with the things they get and often have high expectations, so the ending is that they don't know that their addiction to gambling has developed in them.

Not just in winnings, but also when they are losing, here is a scenario. I've read a story here in this section that his friend becomes addicted to gambling because he keeps on losing, and because of that, the sum of his losses is getting bigger. Because his friend wants to recover the losses and regrets that he wasted a huge amount of money, he keeps on playing until the friend avails of loans and is in debt.

This scenario shows that the only option for his friend is to keep on gambling because he has a regret of losing such money, more like it's too late to turn back, but the truth is he keeps on digging his hole deeper; he gets past the point where he can just accept the loss and get away from gambling. There are some cases where gamblers are against the well and resolve to gamble more, hoping to recover all the losses.

[famososMuertos]

People approach the game for different reasons, some common like those mentioned by OP, but when it comes to the actual diagnosis, everyone has their own reasons.

The issue here lies in how each individual moves away from those circumstances and that is where you realize that you are a pathological patient or an individual who has a light at the end of the road and the one who has the light can even return and do things well, the other doesn't.

Unlike hard addictions like alcohol, drugs that create an irreversible neurological pattern in the individual who falls into the addiction, those who gamble and have problems can get out of that pit.

This issue is not about "I think" what... And then "I recommend" doing...

 Only those who are not prone to falling into addictions see the signs, this issue of how to deal with gambling addiction is like thinking that it is only affecting those who start gambling because they want to win more money.

E.g.:
Gambling addiction does not always have to do with the social or economic situation, addiction exists in the elite social classes, there are (ex) presidents are ( were) known to be addicted to alcohol, sex,  and! Oh, yes!  The  "strange" things as the bets.

Even all the patterns indicated in OP, are not or have to necessarily be an indicative rule of such thing is always so.

As I always say, pay for a consultation and then train your mind and body, it is like Everest, not only the fact that climbing with an oxygen cylinder is an indication that you are not going to die.

The fact that you don't see yourself on a "council" or list of priorities to fall means that you are "immune" to being addicted.

Consequently, pay for a consultation and get coaching that determines your ability to gamble and not die trying, or rather not become an addict.

They are always the best dollars you can spend, but people think they are healthy or fit to do certain everyday things, like gambling, but they really are.

Finally, on that OP's point, if you think you don't deserve to pay for a consultation with an expert to determine if you are likely to be an addict, I think those are signs that you are.

[livingfree]

It's just the typical sensation of what gambling gives to all gamblers, when someone is emotionally crazy about gambling, that leads to addiction. And even so that gambler tells the other people that he's just casually doing it.

But he knows what he actually does and it's more than the casualty of what he does. Not admitting that gambler is already addicted makes him even more addicted because he's in a denial process that many are falling apart.

There are the other gamblers that admit that they're already addicted and they want to seek help but they're shy to disclose that they're already one of them.

[Queentoshi]

If you have anything else then do write it down on this thread.

When there is no caution to a casual gambler, they may never know that they need to be cautious and not gamble too much so they can keep their urge to gamble under control. Because there is no caution even from you who has more experience with gambling, and know that it is dangerous, it contributes to a casual gambler becoming addicted. As a more experienced gambler caution and warn the new gamblers who will listen to your warning.

[uneng]

To escape from an aversive state of consciousness the individual is facing about himself.

That is, when reality is too harsh to be endured, the person needs to cope with this situation by escaping someway in order to find relief, which is usually found through activities which reward instant and temporary pleasure, such as alcohol, drugs and gambling. The effects are always intense and temporary, but seem enough to forget the problems and the self for a while... However, since it's not a definitive solution, the practice becomes an addiction which has to be repeated more intensely and in less time intervails, because the organism starts adapting itself to current dosages.

It's like when taking a medicine (which can be also used as escapism mechanism). You usually start with a low dosage, but it has to be constantly raised along the years in order to keep the treatment efficient for the individual.

[Synchronice]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict. Here are five reasons I've identified.

• To find an alternative full-time earning source
• Chasing Losses
• Lack of Alternative Income earning opportunities
• Using Gambling as an Excuse for Personal/Profesional Problems
• lDream of Winning Big
• An excuse

If you have anything else then do write it down on this thread. This thread is only to help anyone who is into daily gambling realize the incident that led to compulsive gambling or everyday gambling.

This is a self-moderated thread that means if anyone here wants to vent out his or her frustration then they are welcome.

Let's hear it so that everyone knows.

What happens when you achieve your dreams? You become happy. That happens automatically too when you win a lot. Some gamblers, when they win a lot, give some permission to themselves to gamble some big because they already won a lot and it will be some fun for them but sometimes they lose some of these bets, then try to gain them back, then lose the won amount and that's where addiction starts to my mind. It doesn't happen like this very often but sometimes in some people, it might happen like I described.
Some casual gamblers also sometimes decide to up their stakes and slowly they up it so much that it affects them financially, negatively if they lose, and then addiction kicks if person tries to recover the lost amount.

Also, as you mentioned, lack of alternative income earnings can also push casual gambler to become addicted, especially if they had a stable job during the days when they were gambling casually, they might become addicted if they lose their job and will be left without income.

[Mia Chloe]

Now if you observe closely approximately all gambling addicts today never wanted to be addicts but actually turned out being one due to certain factors they failed to take seriously. Now one thing most fail to take seriously is discipline. As a gambler one should have a level of discipline that would help guide the gambler on when to and when not to indulge in gambling activities. The better the level of discipline of a gambler the more responsible his gambling habits.
Another thing they fail to manage is priority. When one misplaces his priorities they could also end up being addicts. Since gambling is a fun activity then logically the priority a gambler should give to gambling should also be similar to that he allocates for fun activities.

[Westinhome]

To escape from an aversive state of consciousness the individual is facing about himself.

That is, when reality is too harsh to be endured, the person needs to cope with this situation by escaping someway in order to find relief, which is usually found through activities which reward instant and temporary pleasure, such as alcohol, drugs and gambling. The effects are always intense and temporary, but seem enough to forget the problems and the self for a while... However, since it's not a definitive solution, the practice becomes an addiction which has to be repeated more intensely and in less time intervails, because the organism starts adapting itself to current dosages.

It's like when taking a medicine (which can be also used as escapism mechanism). You usually start with a low dosage, but it has to be constantly raised along the years in order to keep the treatment efficient for the individual.

The gambler who play the random betting will causes loss of money most of the time.So the loss will cause the gamblers to become the gambling addicted person.The gamblers who able to make money will play the game as a normal gambler.The money earning and losing in the consequence way doesn’t make the gambler as an addicted person.But the gamblers who get the continuous loss surely become the gambling addicted person one day.

The random betting was the biggest reason for the gamblers to loss their money,he should not hurry to make money.The continuous game alone make the gambler to make some good profit in the gambling site.

[Fundamentals Of]

It's weird but one reason why a casual gambler could become a gambling addict is winning itself, especially winning big or a jackpot. There are definitely a lot, and I myself am included, who have played over and over again and even too excited to play once again because they have experienced winning. They have tasted that sweet jackpot prize. And so they are too eager to bet more because they want to experience that intense feeling of winning once again, not to mention that big money. In the process, not only have they lost all their previous winnings, they even lost more.

Exactly! One of the reasons why people continue to gamble is because they have experienced winning big here, so they expect that every time they win, it is possible that it will be higher compared to their first winning experience. People have a habit of not being satisfied with the things they get and often have high expectations, so the ending is that they don't know that their addiction to gambling has developed in them.

Not necessarily higher, but the simple fact that it is indeed possible to make this big money out of this small bet. If it happens once, it might happen again, so why not try it once more, and then once more, and then once more until everything's lost.

In fact, I think this is not limited to personal experience only. It might even extend to the experience of people close to them. It could be a family member, relative, friend, neighbor, workmate, etc. If somebody close to them wins big by just betting small, it is already a big testimony that making money is indeed true and easy in gambling. Other will do it also.

[nara1892]

If you have anything else then do write it down on this thread.

When there is no caution to a casual gambler, they may never know that they need to be cautious and not gamble too much so they can keep their urge to gamble under control. Because there is no caution even from you who has more experience with gambling, and know that it is dangerous, it contributes to a casual gambler becoming addicted. As a more experienced gambler caution and warn the new gamblers who will listen to your warning.

But I think it is not rare or even a lot of gamblers who do not know the warnings about those who should be careful when entering and engaging in gambling, some of them may ignore some advice from others and some of them may never know about the adverse effects that exist in gambling so this can also be the right reason why in the end they can enter and get stuck in a cycle of addiction unconsciously, and they will only feel changes in themselves and their life situations where financial problems are always experienced. Honestly, I can't blame them for their wrong approach to gambling because they may have come to it intentionally or unintentionally which is also not based on a correct understanding of gambling. Of course it is advisable for gamblers who have a proper understanding of gambling to remind people who are stuck on the wrong path, there is nothing wrong with helping each other even in the smallest things because most likely it will save their lives from the bad effects of addiction.

[Samlucky O]

All what you have said is actually true, and nothing but the truth.  Another thing that causes this is playing with the notion that gambling is the shortest means of becoming Super rich or seeing gambling as a place of get rich quick scheme. And this particular thinking is cause by poverty mindset. When your family is too poor and you have done all it takes to make it to the top, but all to no avail, your mindset will make you believe that the shortest place to make money is ont playing gambling .

So we should be conscious to know when our mind is leeding us to the wrong direction. Although not that it hasn't changed people life, but shouldn't be seen as the only alternative to enriching one's self, otherwise you may turn from a casual Gambler to an addicted Gambler

[redsun114]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict.

Most of the time, gamblers who manage to win something in their initial gambling sessions tend to become addicted to gambling over time because they keep trying to have the same results repeated because it's pleasing when you win something good in gambling, and if you have just started gambling, you will feel great when you win something when it's your first or second gambling session where people don't often win much so quickly.

That is why, I believe that people who manage to win something significant in their initial gambling sessions have a high chance of becoming addicted to gambling, it is also why I often tell people tell people that they shouldn't take their first two sessions very seriously if they win because it's nothing permanent.

[Jody.Drummer]

It's weird but one reason why a casual gambler could become a gambling addict is winning itself, especially winning big or a jackpot. There are definitely a lot, and I myself am included, who have played over and over again and even too excited to play once again because they have experienced winning. They have tasted that sweet jackpot prize. And so they are too eager to bet more because they want to experience that intense feeling of winning once again, not to mention that big money. In the process, not only have they lost all their previous winnings, they even lost more.

Exactly! One of the reasons why people continue to gamble is because they have experienced winning big here, so they expect that every time they win, it is possible that it will be higher compared to their first winning experience. People have a habit of not being satisfied with the things they get and often have high expectations, so the ending is that they don't know that their addiction to gambling has developed in them.

Yes, it is certain that victory is the main goal of most gamblers but unfortunately they cannot last long in feeling the pleasure of their victory which in the end they enter into a slump due to continuing to chase victory and expect to get a victory like in the previous time and this is typical of gamblers who eventually enter the addiction phase. As you said that most people find it difficult to feel satisfied especially when it comes to money, so it is definitely not strange if they always overdo it, they think that they will be able to get a much bigger win when in fact as time goes by they are slapped by the fact that the number of losses is getting bigger and bigger but instead they are getting crazier, simply put gamblers who carry the goal of making money usually find it difficult to accept the fact that they lose, and this means that when they win they will be more addicted and when they lose they will be more curious.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

I think one more to consider is social/peer pressure. Many gamblers were influenced by friends or family members who gambles excessively that leads to gambling addiction.

[0t3p0t]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict. Here are five reasons I've identified.

• Chasing Losses

I think this is the most logical and I have experienced it. Of course, initially gambling is just for fun, but when we realize that a lot of money has been spent gambling, we start chasing losses. That's when we unconsciously become addicts.

However, not everyone who becomes an addict will continue to be an addict, sometimes gamblers will immediately realize this and begin to reduce the intensity of their gambling or even choose to stop. I think everyone's level of addiction is different and at least every gambler must have had the experience of chasing losses

+1 on this one. This is for me the most common reason of this transition. Rich and poor gamblers usually fall to this trap that is why they did not realize that they already are addicted to gambling because of chasing their losses.

[EarnOnVictor]

• To find an alternative full-time earning source
• Chasing Losses
• Lack of Alternative Income earning opportunities
• Using Gambling as an Excuse for Personal/Profesional Problems
• lDream of Winning Big
• An excuse

If you have anything else then do write it down on this thread. This thread is only to help anyone who is into daily gambling realize the incident that led to compulsive gambling or everyday gambling.
Let's hear it so that everyone knows.

Nicely said my friend, though some could be encapsulated into a single point, but all the same, you are right about them all. Gambling is an activity that can infest us if care is not taken, it will start like a play but before we know it, we are so engrossed with it. This is always our fault in most cases because we do not have that sensitivity towards it and it is so bad. That's why we could believe that we can be casual about but before we know it, we will start revenging or being greedy, which are the main reasons why people are addicted to gambling. But if these had been prepared initially, such a person could have been trying to avoid them and have the mindset that if they are being infested gradually, they would have quickly noticed and nipped it in the bud before they become uncontrollable just as it's always in such ugly such cases we see daily.

It is all about us and no one else, and gambling will always remain the same, the prior understanding of the good and the bad sides of it is very important as well as it prepares us better. With this understanding, one can know how to avoid the bad side of it and embrace the good side, and even maximize it to their advantage better than those who were not very informed before they started. Gamblers should also know that it is all about having their plans, budget and discipline mainly in this regard. They can fight with determination as well, and with this, a balance will surely be made.

[Fatunad]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict. Here are five reasons I've identified.

• Chasing Losses

I think this is the most logical and I have experienced it. Of course, initially gambling is just for fun, but when we realize that a lot of money has been spent gambling, we start chasing losses. That's when we unconsciously become addicts.

However, not everyone who becomes an addict will continue to be an addict, sometimes gamblers will immediately realize this and begin to reduce the intensity of their gambling or even choose to stop. I think everyone's level of addiction is different and at least every gambler must have had the experience of chasing losses

+1 on this one. This is for me the most common reason of this transition. Rich and poor gamblers usually fall to this trap that is why they did not realize that they already are addicted to gambling because of chasing their losses.

It would really be just that in between chasing loses and chasing win on which both rich and poor would definitely be coming after those things. This is one of the main reason on why people do really
make themselves that getting addicted to gambling and this is why you would really be that important that you should be having those self awareness about on the things you've been doing.
Do have a good control with your bankroll and if its been totally busted then you should be call it a day and would be stopping it completely.

Just on what most people been saying on here is that people do mess up on the time that they would be pursuing and chasing up their loses. More deposit more deep loses
and this might even result into taking up some loan just for them to gamblign on which this do makes the situation even more worst.
This is why it would really be that right that you do know on what you are doing.

[aioc]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict. Here are five reasons I've identified.

I would like to recommend Gambling satisfies them, I know some rich people who gamble because it satisfies them, they don't care if they lose or win they just want the feeling of being alive and challenging the house, this kind of people can be find on physical casinos they like the ambiance, they like to meet new people and they want the perks on physical casinos, so they don't care if they lose a lot of money.
These are extrovert people who loves to mingle and hang around, they also play on online casinos but they prefer physical casinos because they love to express.

[junder]

I was wondering what makes someone transition from a casual gambler to a gambling addict. Here are five reasons I've identified.

• To find an alternative full-time earning source
• Chasing Losses
• Lack of Alternative Income earning opportunities
• Using Gambling as an Excuse for Personal/Profesional Problems
• lDream of Winning Big
• An excuse

If you have anything else then do write it down on this thread. This thread is only to help anyone who is into daily gambling realize the incident that led to compulsive gambling or everyday gambling.

This is a self-moderated thread that means if anyone here wants to vent out his or her frustration then they are welcome.

Let's hear it so that everyone knows.

In my opinion, there are several factors in someone becoming addicted to gambling, namely.
-excessive expectations
-wrong thoughts responding to gambling
-a reason to help a need
-can't help myself
-Already lulled by victory
-Confidence that you will be able to get a big win
- a combination of biological risk factors, psychological risk factors and social risk factors

Many people are addicted to gambling because they believe they can win big at gambling, but this actually makes them trapped in a loss phase which harms them in all kinds.

The losses that can occur are:

-Money
-health (mental or physical)
-time
-connection

People who are addicted to gambling tend to experience losses from their mental changes and tend to become more stubborn and unwilling to accept advice from others, and relationships are also affected by changes in the attitudes and behavior of those who are addicted to gambling. and maybe another reason is because they want to get rich quickly.

[Peanutswar]

I can add due to excessive/aggressive emotions, we know how gambling affects people too much when they lose their money in a game, some of them already accept it as part of the game. Still, some of them cannot accept that they lost all the money not fairly so they make a revenge game, possibly doubling the pay to earn back their losses or we call as Martingale strategy or make a wrong decision in current game result in losing over on their capital and urge to make their money back and make another deposit hoping at least they can manage to reduce their losses. However, the possible outcome make it double their negative losses.