Gambling addiction causes loss

[Zoomic]

It is not easy trying to help someone that doesn't want to be helped,  especially an addict. Help becomes possible when the addict admits that he has a problem and he needs help too, this is the only way he can adhere to any form of solution offered to him. A gambler who has a problem yet couldn't see it will not be cooperative and might end up doing things in secret just to create a false impression that he is okay.

When we come accross gambling addicts like this, we should not use force on them, just telling them "quit gambling " might not work either.  We have to persuade them using the language they understand, opening their eyes to what they have lost so far and that they might lose even more if they do not slow down. Acceptance might not come immediately,  infact it may take them weeks and even months to come to understand what they've been doing to themselves.

We do not need to relent if we do not get the cooperation we want from those we are trying to help, the most important thing is you are trying your best for a friend and a loved one, rather than watch them suffer.

[danherbias07]

This isn't easy especially if he has the means to borrow money. You might as well put him in rehabilitation if you think the gambling addiction is so bad.
Did you try to reach out to his family and explain this to them? Because I bet they are also worried sick about the financial status of their son/daughter.

Sometimes when we are a friend who talks seriously to another friend who has a problem, they don't think of us seriously, but when it is his family that will be talking to him then there might be a chance to still save him.
It ain't cool anymore that he is spending that much, that's thousands of dollars we are talking about. For me, that's a lot. I lose $100 and I go crazy. I lost $20 today and I still went nuts. I mean, this is not a good sign anymore that he is still in control. He is using money that is not his, and he spends all his salary to gambling.
Try telling him to just be busy at work. Might work, low chance, but still a chance.
Get a girlfriend/boyfriend, it doesn't matter. Fall in love. That will take his eyes off gambling.
Get a hobby, something to be busy about, Marvel series, DC, anime, Korean, or whatever he prefers. Just that one day that he will not gamble then maybe the spark will start there.

[slapper]

I had a friend in the gambling circle,he was gambler addicted person over a year.I had advised him many times,but he is not ready to accept my advice in the gambling.Apart from gambling,my friend accept my advice without any hesitation.When I had a time on weekend,I get a chance to meet him in personal.I had some question about his gambling addiction,but the sad part is he is not accepted his gambling addiction towards the gambling site.

He said that he had nearly 64k dollars as a loss in the gambling site.In order to recover that 64k dollars,he keeps on betting from all his economic resources.I had advice him to use only 20 percentage of salary to get away from entire gambling loss.But he is now repeating the same 100 percentage of income from weekly,biweekly and monthly.So he was in the big loan problem.Still he is arranging funds from loan to play gambling,because he think that the recovery was possible at the place where he lost his money.What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

The point is in your friend himself and how he responds to his gambling. It's important for you to know that no matter how wise the solution or suggestion you offer, it won't necessarily be accepted by your friends. Or it could be, the high desire that makes the suggestions and solutions you share with your friends are useless when your friends are in addiction mode. Well, as a friend, what you do is something good and should be appreciated when giving advice. unfortunately, humans need themselves to digest the advice you give. It doesn't matter how he understands it, but if he is able to get the essence of your discussion. maybe the suggestions and solutions you provide will be very useful.

But you have to know, they don't just need advice. so, if there is a reaction there will always be action. I mean it is also important to involve other support so that your friends are motivated to reduce their excessive activities. and you know, it won't be easy. because usually, naturally humans will always follow their instincts. so if I were you, I would start talking about simple things.  starting from the beginning, reminding yourself what the purpose of gambling is. then, try to find the root of the problem. you know, it's not easy at all. in fact, we should spend more time with your friends who are experiencing problems. it could take weeks or even more. If it's just a suggestion, I'm very sure your friend doesn't need to be told he already knows it very well. the point is, the problem is that your friend is trapped in recovering the loss. no matter what kind of gambling he plays, his focus is to recover his losses and even get more wins. if you are serious about providing help, you must take the time, patience and set an example of what should be done in gambling. and even then, on condition that you are not an addict. in essence, changing the mindset about gambling.

It goes beyond being there or giving counsel from the sidelines. It's about challenging them and forcing them to face their position. Ask tough questions: Why gamble? What gap does it fill? Self-realization begins with introspection. Awareness and discipline are needed to walk this thin line. Recovering losses is a trap that will ruin your friend. Your insight matters here. Instead of gambling, teach children decision-making, risk assessment, and restraint. Gambling should be reframed from a means to an end to a controlled activity with clear limitations.

Your mission? Turn passive suggestions into action. Though difficult, who better to rise to the occasion than a friend? You and they are fighting the same struggle. Walk beside them every step to show them the way.

[YOSHIE]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

In essence, those who are addicted to gambling are difficult to advise and difficult to accept advice from other people, even though they are taken to rehabilitation, they still only last 2-5 months, after that they continue to return to gambling.

If you ask me, the best advice for those who are addicted to gambling, take them and isolate them in a place far from society that is mixed with gambling, find a place for them to get addicted to where the internet is difficult to access, give them something else to do, Over time they will come to their senses and stop gambling. If you continue to put them in a society that generally gambles, don't expect any advice to be well received and successful.

[lizarder]

He said that he had nearly 64k dollars as a loss in the gambling site.In order to recover that 64k dollars,he keeps on betting from all his economic resources.I had advice him to use only 20 percentage of salary to get away from entire gambling loss.But he is now repeating the same 100 percentage of income from weekly,biweekly and monthly.So he was in the big loan problem.Still he is arranging funds from loan to play gambling,because he think that the recovery was possible at the place where he lost his money.What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

Apart from running out of financial resources he used it to gamble and took out other loans to put money into gambling which was much worse. This is why gambling should be seen as an activity for fun because people can set a budget responsibly according to portions. If gambling activities are carried out irresponsibly then things like this happen and people will lose a lot of money from their work and worse still try to seek loans from outside to increase the amount of gambling they do.

Rehabilitate and don't give access to gambling to this kind of person and finally, the involvement of people close to you can also give suggestions for him to slowly stop gambling. Treating people who are addicted to gambling is not easy, but if you don't treat them properly, don't expect them to be able to cure their gambling habit.

[Blitzboy]

Gambling addiction is a complex psychological condition, not just a financial problem. The widespread but dangerous myth is that your friend can reverse his fortunes at the cause of his slide. I believe healing begins in the head, not at the casino. Promoting professional help may be the best first move. Gambling addiction therapists and support groups can help break this cycle.

A gambling-free budget is essential. Perhaps introducing him to safer investing options could shift his focus from gambling's high dangers to better financial practices. Remember, the goal is to rebuild a healthy relationship with money, not only regain lost funds.

[Dewi Aries]

Gambling addiction is a complex psychological condition, not just a financial problem. The widespread but dangerous myth is that your friend can reverse his fortunes at the cause of his slide. I believe healing begins in the head, not at the casino. Promoting professional help may be the best first move. Gambling addiction therapists and support groups can help break this cycle.

A gambling-free budget is essential. Perhaps introducing him to safer investing options could shift his focus from gambling's high dangers to better financial practices. Remember, the goal is to rebuild a healthy relationship with money, not only regain lost funds.

Exactly, gambling addiction is two problems that come and occur simultaneously, financial problems are the first object that will be felt and mental or psychological disorders are the second point, gambling is an activity that requires you to spend money as a condition for getting involved and gambling is also an activity that can stimulate the human brain and mind because of something that always looks tempting, therefore when addiction occurs you will not only feel financial ruin but you can also end up crazy or stressed. Of course, the healing process should always start with the mind because addiction is a disease of the mind and this means that awareness is really going to be a very important thing to help the healing process, as you said that they can use the services of a psychologist therapist to direct their mind.

Yes diverting attention to other things is also a recommended action to help the healing process, you can divert their minds to anything that basically makes sense and is not too risky to do such as investing, diversion is important but the main point that must be done is to understand again what gambling is really about, and by understanding everything then I think you will never think of chasing or returning something that has been lost in the same place.

[Marykeller]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

There is no better suggestion to be given to your friend, other than for him to quit gambling. That's the only word of advice to be given to him.

No one chooses to chase losses in gambling that recovers it. That's what your friend ought to know by now without giving him a further explanation of why he should quit gambling that has left him at the loss side of gambling since he started. Ever since he started chasing his losses in gambling, has he gotten his losses back? That's what he ought to check by himself. At times people need to advise themselves rather than others to

[gabbie2010]

It's a pity your friend is addicted to gambling and had subjected his mind totally on gambling having defied every possible means to stop him, I understand that he wanted to recover his debt unfortunately gambling can't be his source of repayment rather it would add more woes to his trouble and debt, I think you should not relent on effort by continuing to advise him and made him to understand the dangers of being an addicted gambler which is already manifesting on him and try to reveal all his accrued debts through gambling that if he continues he may ended up being bankrupt and the consequences of his action may lead to a health challenge.

[Westinhome]

Gambling addiction is a complex psychological condition, not just a financial problem. The widespread but dangerous myth is that your friend can reverse his fortunes at the cause of his slide. I believe healing begins in the head, not at the casino. Promoting professional help may be the best first move. Gambling addiction therapists and support groups can help break this cycle.

A gambling-free budget is essential. Perhaps introducing him to safer investing options could shift his focus from gambling's high dangers to better financial practices. Remember, the goal is to rebuild a healthy relationship with money, not only regain lost funds.

Most of the gambling addicts are hard to recover from the gambling addiction,most common reason was they want to recover their previous loss in the gambling site.If they get the money from the gambling site as profit,because of the addiction they never understand they was in the profit.So they do the more money as their initial betting.The risk taking with the high capital was never accepted one.

The gambling budget should be allocated from their monthly expenses,because every one had their own family.The management of family expenses is the hardest part for the family man.So allocating the budget for the gambling is the big task and free money to gambling will be the best one.

[Issa56]

Most of the gambling addicts are hard to recover from the gambling addiction,most common reason was they want to recover their previous loss in the gambling site.

If you want to help an addicted gambler stop gambling, then the addicted gambler should also have the mindset to stop gambling. But if the addicted gambler doesn’t have the mindset, then there is nothing you can do to tell the person that he or she is going to listen to you. Most addicted gamblers are just finding it difficult to stop gambling because of the amount they have lost in gambling. They do think if they stop gambling, then all the money is gone, but if they keep on gambling and don’t give up, they are going to win back their money one day. They always have confidence, which is why they keep on trying.

If they get the money from the gambling site as profit,because of the addiction they never understand they was in the profit.

Even when some people are in profit, they won’t stop gambling, they will want to increase the amount they have won, and they are going to keep on gambling till they lose everything they have won. Some people are just greedy, and they won’t be satisfied with the amount they have won, they will always want more.

[Franctoshi]

He said that he had nearly 64k dollars as a loss in the gambling site.In order to recover that 64k dollars,he keeps on betting from all his economic resources.I had advice him to use only 20 percentage of salary to get away from entire gambling loss.But he is now repeating the same 100 percentage of income from weekly,biweekly and monthly.So he was in the big loan problem.Still he is arranging funds from loan to play gambling,because he think that the recovery was possible at the place where he lost his money.What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

This approach is very wrong because your friend is just chasing after his losses and Truly speaking he will never get to recover those money with his attitude and with this kind of approach he's using towards recovering his money if he doesn't take it lightly. The more he tries to play with the aim of recovering his losses, the more likely he would even lose more, I would advise him to forget about those losses, and start a new life or calm down and give himself some amount of time before he would start over again.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Still he is arranging funds from loan to play gambling,because he think that the recovery was possible at the place where he lost his money.What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

This is the worst fallback of all the stories I've read about gambling and its effects.... I wouldn't bother myself advising him no more... He's just lucky to have a good job that pays him just enough to gamble with - that man will never reject the deceptive call of gambling urge, no matter how hard you try.
look, I understand that you wanna help your friend by all means, but at the same time - he's not even willing to be helped... Does he wanna get tied up in room so he'd understand that he doesn't need to gamble anymore?

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[carlfebz2]

He said that he had nearly 64k dollars as a loss in the gambling site.In order to recover that 64k dollars,he keeps on betting from all his economic resources.I had advice him to use only 20 percentage of salary to get away from entire gambling loss.But he is now repeating the same 100 percentage of income from weekly,biweekly and monthly.So he was in the big loan problem.Still he is arranging funds from loan to play gambling,because he think that the recovery was possible at the place where he lost his money.What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

This approach is very wrong because your friend is just chasing after his losses and Truly speaking he will never get to recover those money with his attitude and with this kind of approach he's using towards recovering his money if he doesn't take it lightly. The more he tries to play with the aim of recovering his losses, the more likely he would even lose more, I would advise him to forget about those losses, and start a new life or calm down and give himself some amount of time before he would start over again.

Chasing loses is never been good or ideal in the first place specially when you are dealing with gambling. You are really just that putting yourself in harm in speaking about gambling dealing.
Addiction what makes things even more worst on which it comes into a point that you would really be that losing big time or something that you didnt expect that you would really be coming into that point in life.
Losing up so much money due to addiction is common and this is why it would really be always best that you should really be responsible when dealing up with gambling.
Gamble for fun and not for money then you would be just fine. Set out limitations and set out those kind of patience and emotion handling because this is where people usually mess up.

[serjent05]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

The first thing to be done is to fix your friend's belief.  He should be informed that he may recover his losses but the possibility of losing more is much more to happen than recovering his losses.  It is advised to consult a health care provider if a person is hooked or addicted to something.  These people can professionally handle the situation and may give the needed advice to your friend for him to realize that he is doing it wrong.

Aside from that chasing losses is one of the most devastating actions of a person who loses in gambling since it can incur more losses trying to recover his losses.  I hope your friend can let go of his losses and just gamble for fun.  He will never get out of the loop and may develop a gambling addiction if don't let go of his losses.

[LDL]

it seems like he thinks by gambling he can recover all his losses, it is very difficult to advise someone who is addicted to gambling, you can advise his family to take him to a place of rehabilitation

If you lose once in gambling, it is a foolish thing to do to recover the money of that lost bet. If you lose in a gambling bet, you must be patient and wait for the next time, otherwise you will lose emotional control and face more losses instead of recovering gambling losses. A gambler must undergo mandatory rehabilitation to avoid addiction. Keeping in meditation and rehabilitation will surely give good results. Moreover, if the guardians in the family take good care, surely a gambling addict gambler can easily protect himself from addiction.

[Onyeeze]

It's a pity your friend is addicted to gambling and had subjected his mind totally on gambling having defied every possible means to stop him, I understand that he wanted to recover his debt unfortunately gambling can't be his source of repayment rather it would add more woes to his trouble and debt, I think you should not relent on effort by continuing to advise him and made him to understand the dangers of being an addicted gambler which is already manifesting on him and try to reveal all his accrued debts through gambling that if he continues he may ended up being bankrupt and the consequences of his action may lead to a health challenge.

from my understanding it is very clear that whoever that is addicted in gambling and you want to stop the person to participate in gambling it cannot work through an advice for the person to stop a gambling that he has been addicted for over 5 years to 3 years so the only means that you can stop someone with down but then he smell you find employment opportunity for the person because if the person is engaged in job that's nothing we make the person to be addicted or engage in gambling the way it was so employment or engagement reduce the chance of gamblers all the time of gamblers to gamble in a particular, in gambling websites

[marcous]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

The first thing to be done is to fix your friend's belief.  He should be informed that he may recover his losses but the possibility of losing more is much more to happen than recovering his losses.  It is advised to consult a health care provider if a person is hooked or addicted to something.  These people can professionally handle the situation and may give the needed advice to your friend for him to realize that he is doing it wrong.

Aside from that chasing losses is one of the most devastating actions of a person who loses in gambling since it can incur more losses trying to recover his losses.  I hope your friend can let go of his losses and just gamble for fun.  He will never get out of the loop and may develop a gambling addiction if don't let go of his losses.

I support your opinion, the initial purpose of gambling is to have fun, to spend some of our free time to unwind from the various work activities we are involved in, that's all. Don't put yourself under pressure, let the money you lose go, and don't expect to be able to get it back from the gambling table.

Motivational encouragement from people closest to you or friends who have repented from the world of gambling is really needed. Consulting with an expert is indeed more advisable to stop gambling addiction. Apart from that, self-awareness is an important point if you decide to stop, in my opinion it is more effective.

I admit that gambling is very adrenaline-inducing, the pleasure we get is very different from other activities. However, it is also necessary to set limits to save us from major losses, and not to neglect our responsibilities if we are the head of the family, this is a very important thing to pay attention to.

[iBaba]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

The first thing to be done is to fix your friend's belief.  He should be informed that he may recover his losses but the possibility of losing more is much more to happen than recovering his losses.  It is advised to consult a health care provider if a person is hooked or addicted to something.  These people can professionally handle the situation and may give the needed advice to your friend for him to realize that he is doing it wrong.

Aside from that chasing losses is one of the most devastating actions of a person who loses in gambling since it can incur more losses trying to recover his losses.  I hope your friend can let go of his losses and just gamble for fun.  He will never get out of the loop and may develop a gambling addiction if don't let go of his losses.

This is one of the best responses and opinions I have read regarding recovering from gambling addiction. Reaching out to a healthcare provider is the best course of action. However, it's important to consider the level of addiction because every situation is unique. Therefore, my first advice would be to assess the level of addiction.

Secondly, seeking guidance and counseling from an expert is crucial. They can gently guide the individual through counseling sessions on how to stop gambling. Additionally, providing them with necessary tools and resources to resist gambling urges, such as distractions, can be helpful. Removing triggers, such as access to money and smartphones, and blocking gambling sites, may also aid in recovery.

Taking these steps should help mitigate the situation and potentially lead to overcoming the addiction. However, if the problem persists, seeking assistance from a professional psychiatric doctor for medication may be necessary. The ultimate goal should be to help the individual break free from gambling addiction, regardless of the outcome of each gambling session.

The fastest way to help your friend, the gambler, addicted to gambling is to remove them from any opportunity to gamble. This may involve restricting access to finances and smartphones, as well as blocking access to gambling sites, to prevent further gambling behavior.

[Docnaster]

What will be your suggestion for my friend to recover from the gambling addiction.

The first thing to be done is to fix your friend's belief.  He should be informed that he may recover his losses but the possibility of losing more is much more to happen than recovering his losses.  It is advised to consult a health care provider if a person is hooked or addicted to something.  These people can professionally handle the situation and may give the needed advice to your friend for him to realize that he is doing it wrong.

Aside from that chasing losses is one of the most devastating actions of a person who loses in gambling since it can incur more losses trying to recover his losses.  I hope your friend can let go of his losses and just gamble for fun.  He will never get out of the loop and may develop a gambling addiction if don't let go of his losses.

I've been a gambling addict before and because of my experience as a gambling addict, I think there are measures to use to help someone who is addicted to gambling to stop his addiction that we normally do not use. When someone is addicted to gambling, the first measure to take in other to make sure he stops his gambling engagement is to try and convince him to see reasons why addiction is absolutely bad for him. But most people will always opt to yell at an addicted gambler or do things that'll frustrate him from gambling and that I think isn't cool because no matter how to try to stop an addicted gambler from continuing in his addiction, you can't succeed if he hasn't accepted that his addiction is bad for his personal development as an individual.

So the best thing to do in other to help someone stop his gambling addiction is to try and make him see reasons with the fact that getting addicted to gambling is gonna mess up his entire life.