Can family members help a gambling addict?

[cabron]

Once the addict is incapable of helping himself, it is always the direct family member, a brother or sister who would always wanna be with him. When it's your blood, you would also not give up on them. That's the bond between brothers and sisters. Especially the parents, they are always going to be there regardless of how bad the situation of the son is, the mother and father could not afford to abandon him.

[Rabata]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

I have a close friend who is  addicted gambler. I have seen in his case that he never shares gambling related matters with anyone except me. His reason for not sharing this is because he doesn't want anyone to know about his bet. He thinks he should be neglected if anyone else finds out about his gambling affairs. Moreover, if you tell someone in the family about gambling, there will be various kinds of pressure on him. If he wants then he will not get chance to gamble normally. His ideas are not unreasonable because gambling is seen everywhere in a negative light. But if the family members simply accept him and try to understand him then I think he will get rid of his addiction to some extent.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Addicts hide their addiction from their family members because they do not want them to feel sorry for them or to worry about them so much, but in my honest opinion, it is better to tell your family about it and see how they can be of help to you, or maybe if you see them feel the pains your addiction is causing them, it may help the addict to control it.

Professional help is also an affective way of helping addicts, that is if the addiction is so serious and is already ruining the life of the addict, therapy may be a solution and it is something people should try more often.

          -   If there is a gambling addict who can hide his gambling, he can still control himself from gambling. Because there are others that they can't really control anymore, and their loved ones can see it openly, and they don't care about it anymore.

It means that if you can hide it like that, it will still be easy for him to escape or leave his gambling addiction, right? Or it's better to confess to his family to show the support that can be given to him as a family.

[bitzizzix]

I completely understand why addicts don't want their families to know, because they don't want to disappoint their families if they find out. And I judge myself, and I'm not an active gambler but I don't want my family to know especially my wife. Because they will definitely be angry and the reason is because they are very religious, so I hid it all this time.
And about the OP's question. In my opinion, if he has become an acute addict, I think his family should be involved or know about it because they are the ones who will really help and support him until he recovers. And if they got angry, he would have to accept the consequences. But in the end they still helped him to recover, because he was part of the people they cared about. However, all of this must be supported by a serious intention to recover from gambling addiction, because a serious intention is the beginning of the healing process.

[Dewi Aries]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

I experienced this, indeed I gamble every weekend, even with the limits I set for gambling, including the budget and time for gambling. and yes, I keep my gambling activities a secret from my family, because I have my own reasons for that, also I don't want my family to be disappointed with this habit that I do, and it's true that those who know about my gambling activities are my close friends. but I don't know whether he will tell my family about the gambling I did, if he did tell my family about the gambling I did then I won't blame him, because it was my fault too. but here I can still control myself until everything is fine.

Besides, I gamble with money that I earn myself, so I think it's fine as long as it doesn't harm other people, so I will do it if this is a way for me to have fun. even though my family knows I might still do it because I feel that what I am doing is not harming them. If the gambling I do is detrimental to them then I will do research to stop gambling, but everything is fine. so I don't think it's a problem.

[Shamm]

Once the addict is incapable of helping himself, it is always the direct family member, a brother or sister who would always wanna be with him. When it's your blood, you would also not give up on them. That's the bond between brothers and sisters. Especially the parents, they are always going to be there regardless of how bad the situation of the son is, the mother and father could not afford to abandon him.

Agree with this mate first people who can help an gambling addict is those people who are in their area it means those people around them such us siblings and friends but if a gambler is still young then parents is the one who can help to leave in the world of gambling cause parents are always want to help on Their children's if it will needed. Also ik real life we can say that gambler addict is one of the main thing he must have a discipline and dedication so that they can leave. But if gambler don't have that then no one can change him or her.

[decodx]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction?

It depends on the situation. If I believe his family and loved ones would be supportive and helpful in his recovery, then yes, I would recommend confiding in them and seeking their help.

Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

Yes, I believe family support can be helpful, but again, it depends on the advice given. Most people lack the training to deal with addiction issues effectively. This is precisely why there are professionals and medical personnel who specialize in helping people overcome addiction.

I don't think this forum can offer the most definitive answer on overcoming gambling addiction, as there might not be someone with firsthand experience of recovery here.  Therefore, for serious gambling addiction, professional help is likely the most effective solution.

[HelliumZ]

Once the addict is incapable of helping himself, it is always the direct family member, a brother or sister who would always wanna be with him. When it's your blood, you would also not give up on them. That's the bond between brothers and sisters. Especially the parents, they are always going to be there regardless of how bad the situation of the son is, the mother and father could not afford to abandon him.

The blood ties that exist between members of a family cannot be found anywhere else, so no matter how much treatment a gambler receives elsewhere, he will not receive the treatment that family members receive anywhere else in the world. A family consists of parents, brothers, sisters, wife and children, so a gambler will never feel alone and everyone will be there for him in times of trouble. Treat a gambler to a drug rehab centerNo matter how much treatment he gets from his family, he will not get that much treatment from the rehab or drug treatment center. So I think for now family support and friendly use of family members for a gambling addict gambler must play the best and most effective role in curing his gambling addiction.

[gabbie2010]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

The best thing is to inform a very close confidant and relation of an addicted gambler before things get out of hand, we all knew the consequences of being addicted to gambling thus "a stitch in tme saves nine" and I believe some close relatives of an addicted gambler knew some of the right steps to be taken to salvage such a gambler from their bad habit or situation,  unfortunately some of them kept their gambling activities such that it might be very difficult to aware of it, online gambling site had also contributed to this problem unlike gambling in a physical shop where  such a gambler can easily be taken care of.

[uneng]

In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help?

If the addicted friend has family members who love and care for him genuinely, I think it's right to tell them what is going on with the addicted person. This way you will bring enlightenment to them, ceasing the confusion and affliction of not understanding why the addicted gambler is acting in strange manners, probably away from the family, aggressive, unstable, introspective.

Everyone in such situation would like someone could bring important informations to them in order to find the truth behind those behaviors, so they can start thinking about potential solutions for the addiction issue. I believe if it was the opposite, I would like someone to share with me why a family member of mine was acting like that as well, so why wouldn't I do this for others too?

Every support from close people are valid, although the cure can only come from the person himself. That is, he must really wish to get rid of his addiction for his own good. When it happens, then the support from family and friends is effective.

[GideonGono]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

Anyone could help them or give them advice, but the most important thing is that they are also willing to help their self.
Because no matter what we do or say if they don't want to stop or at least lessen their addiction then it is all just for nothing, in the end we are the only ones who would be drained by giving advice or helping them out.
The best way or most effective way that I could think of to cut them out from their addiction is by not helping them or letting them face the consequence of their action.

[boty]

Once the addict is incapable of helping himself, it is always the direct family member, a brother or sister who would always wanna be with him. When it's your blood, you would also not give up on them. That's the bond between brothers and sisters. Especially the parents, they are always going to be there regardless of how bad the situation of the son is, the mother and father could not afford to abandon him.

The blood ties that exist between members of a family cannot be found anywhere else, so no matter how much treatment a gambler receives elsewhere, he will not receive the treatment that family members receive anywhere else in the world. A family consists of parents, brothers, sisters, wife and children, so a gambler will never feel alone and everyone will be there for him in times of trouble. Treat a gambler to a drug rehab centerNo matter how much treatment he gets from his family, he will not get that much treatment from the rehab or drug treatment center. So I think for now family support and friendly use of family members for a gambling addict gambler must play the best and most effective role in curing his gambling addiction.

I think the role of family members in treating addiction is very small if an addict does not want themselves to get rid of their gambling habit and if they do not want to get rid of their gambling habit of course it is impossible for them to get rid of their gambling habit and if they are a gambling addict they are taken to a place In rehabilitation, of course they will be taught things that are not related to gambling and I think this will be able to eliminate this habit if they do not return to the gambling environment, because if they return to that environment of course they will again have the desire to gamble.

[Zanab247]

 I guess family members can solve it easily if the gambler friends involve them but the person that is addicted to gambling will not allow his friends to inform his family members because, he knows that he will go through a lot of insults from the family members and the respect they use to give to him will be reduce totally in the family.

If the gambler that is addicted is still under his parents, I guess it will be very easy to help the gambler to eliminate that habit because, they will use all the parents power to ensure he will never come close to gambling until he become a married man or woman before he can think of gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

Yes, that will be a good idea to tells their loved ones or their family about their gambling addiction so their family can helps them to cured their addiction. But that depends on them because some of them can say to us not to tells to their family because they feels not right about their gambling addiction and they don't wants their family knows about their habits. The advice of loves ones can helps people who had gambling addiction to cure their addiction so they will wants to comes to the rehabilitation. The addicted to gambling will feels the supported from their family and that can gives them power to follow every step from the rehabilitation until their cure their gambling addiction.

[EluguHcman]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

Two things would be involved for the gambling addict not revealing his gambling life to his family which would either be that he has not been in good terms with his family that could bring that comfortability of sharing each others problems to each orhers or could be that he has respect or fear for him family which he thinks of letting them know but does not find it advisable in letting them know.

So in such cases, firstly I Will be concerned to know the state of relationship between the addicted gambling friend and his family before taking an action so that I don't get things worsen for him or even so he doesn't feel disappointed of me for revealing his secret addictions.
So the response of him about the closure or distance relationship with his family would determine if I would let the family know about it or I should die it to their awareness while I find other means on how I can help him out.

[Jaycoinz]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

The effect of gambling affects almost everyone that around the person so it's okay to say that family members of an addicted person will definitely look for a way to find out things that will aid the gamblers especially if they care for the person and in the case of the person being seriously affected there would be no way he or she can hide his addiction because I know very well it will reach to a stage when he will start borrow or selling properties of people around them.

[Su-asa]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

I have a close friend who is  addicted gambler. I have seen in his case that he never shares gambling related matters with anyone except me. His reason for not sharing this is because he doesn't want anyone to know about his bet. He thinks he should be neglected if anyone else finds out about his gambling affairs. Moreover, if you tell someone in the family about gambling, there will be various kinds of pressure on him. If he wants then he will not get chance to gamble normally. His ideas are not unreasonable because gambling is seen everywhere in a negative light. But if the family members simply accept him and try to understand him then I think he will get rid of his addiction to some extent.

Some people are just like that, they hate to tell others about their gambling life, not only their families though, they those people can keep secrets from everyone around them. Sometimes the only things that's not too much about them is what they try to tell their close friend meanwhile there are more that's hidden. However these set of people hides something from people for a reason, they might not be right always but as they hide things from people even when they are making mistakes people will also not know because they don't understand the kind of life style they keep.

[Mahanton]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

If you've seen that your friend is already doing things on which it is really that getting out of control on where it do comes into a point that he's already getting up some loan into his classmates
or trying out to sell some of his things just for him to gamble or having the capital or bankroll? Then it would really be just that ethical or it is really just that right that you should really be telling his parents about on the things that he's been doing.Just dont make yourself that admit to your friend that you have told his parents because this would really be creating some conflict on which we know that this is something that we dont
really like to happen specially if its our best friend and we are really just that showing up some concern because if you are really that letting him on doing the things that he do want then
sooner or later he would really be messing up his life.

It might not really be something that a sure or guaranteed thing that it could solve out the issues because parents or loved ones could really be just that easily rejected or not to be heard
off by someone whose addicted to gambling but its not really that something bad to try up.

[alegotardo]

Many people are going through gambling addiction but they manage to keep it a secret from their families and loved ones. The only people that know about their gambling activities are their close friends. In the event that you are one of those close friend to a gambling addict, do you think it is right to tell their loved ones with the intention that they will be able to talk to him and help him overcome his addiction? Can the advice of loved ones even help? What is the most effective way of going about gambling addiction.

Family support is essential for the treatment of a person suffering from any type of addiction and the process of deconstructing this addiction and developing healthier habits is long and usually awakens many negative emotions.
Compulsion, for example, can be linked to a belief developed after a painful experience and loved ones can show support in different ways, such as:

• Cut access to gambling, whether physical or online;
• Participate in stimulating activities, such as physical activities and hobbies, with the compulsive person;
• Listen without making judgments;
• Do not gratify behaviors that intensify addiction;
• Avoid aggressive reprimands, but make it clear which behaviors are appropriate;
• Help the compulsive person plan their financial life to pay off debts;
• Don't give easy solutions, like lending money. You can do this occasionally, but it is ideal to encourage the person to solve their problem on their own, and;
• Accompany the person to treatments.

Family therapy can also be helpful since compulsions often affect family dynamics.

But the family also needs help, because in cases where the person addicted to gaming uses the family's financial resources to maintain the addiction, for example, visiting a psychologist can help loved ones develop strategies to deal with the situation.

The family, in addition to being patient, needs to encourage the person to seek urgent psychological care to avoid prolonging the relapse.

[RockBell]

Once the addict is incapable of helping himself, it is always the direct family member, a brother or sister who would always wanna be with him. When it's your blood, you would also not give up on them. That's the bond between brothers and sisters. Especially the parents, they are always going to be there regardless of how bad the situation of the son is, the mother and father could not afford to abandon him.

A lot of people find it difficult to help their self only a few people will see that they can help themselves, the best thing that can happen is that when things are getting out of hand then they can help the person through the therapy section and also get them a job so that when they are busy they won't even have the time to gamble their attention will be on there work addiction have ruined a lot of people so the earlier it is attended too, I have heard of stories of people even selling their property to gamble that is the extent that gambling addiction can drive you to. let us watch our family members closely, especially the ones that gamble to know whether they need help or not, so that it does not even get to the extent of them committing suicide. family will always be family and they will always have our back.