Can family members help a gambling addict?

[Odohu]

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 I'm in this situation,  I will be careful because it is a delicate situation that can ruine both the family and the friendship.  As a first thing to do, I will find out if my friend actually see his gambling addiction as a problem that he is curious for a solution. If this is confirm that he is desperate for a solution, the next thing to do will be to find out how much he values and listens to his family members like parents, wife, children or just any family relative. After getting these information, I will quickly swing into action to help my friend, bearing in mind that both the family and the friendship must be protected.

The answers I also receive from the above will make me know if I will tell the family members or not. If he listens to any of the family members, then I will tell the person but if he is the stubborn type that will not listen to anyone, I will not use the family option. Rather I will recommend a proplfessioner for him.

[l3pox]

Struggle will vary a lot depending on the level of addiction
Addiction is not developed fast. It takes time. So if you’re alert and meditate into your personality, habits and actions you’ll be able to identify small problems before they become big.

[piebeyb]

Struggle will vary a lot depending on the level of addiction
Addiction is not developed fast. It takes time. So if you’re alert and meditate into your personality, habits and actions you’ll be able to identify small problems before they become big.

Yes, it is true that the level of addiction varies, some are still considered difficult or not, if the addiction is severe enough it will take time to cure it, especially as we know that gambling addiction is difficult to cure, I live side by side with people who have experienced gambling addiction, for example my neighbor, he has recovered from his gambling addiction and it took a very long time for his family members to help him to recover from his gambling addiction but there are also those who don't succeed because it also depends on how the gambling addict wants to recover or not.


If you don't want to recover in any way, it will definitely be difficult to cure. The point is self-awareness, as you said, identifying yourself when you have gambled beyond your limits, you have to stop playing, because if you continue, you will become addicted to gambling and it will be difficult to cure it. I think we are all gamblers. We have to identify ourselves every week whether we play according to a normal gambler's way or not, basically if we ignore that then we can become a gambling addict and it is difficult to cure. it all comes back to ourselves.

[Webetcoins]

I wouldn't consider myself a good and true friend if my friend gave me enough respect to tell me something that he didn't even share with his family members and then I go and tell his family about it. That isn't a true friendship. A good friend would try and help the friend himself instead of telling the family about the issue when the friend has already said no to that.

If I'm in such a situation, I would try and help my friend, I would ask if he is willing to get out of the addiction and I will make sure that he understands the negative aspect of it and how it can ruin his life in the future, and when he understands, I will do my best to keep him away from gambling as much as possible so that he gets away from the addiction slowly.

[Sim_card]

Really depends on the family member and on their relationship
Some will be able to talk or to help them seek a therapist or some other kind of help
Others will just try to talk them out of gambling which is a thing that probably will not work

Many ways to help and the person needs to want help to start  it

No matter how much therapist or medical treatment a gambler receives, if he is not treated well by his family, that is, if he is not treated well in the family, then the therapist or medical meditation will not have any effect on him. Basically when a gambler is addicted to gambling and if he wants to get out of gambling or want to control it then I think his close relatives or relationship members especially parents, siblings and wife, children who live in the family if the gambler With courtesy I think the love of a close relative will contribute much more than a medical therapist or meditation.

There is no way that one family will abandon him, when he needs their help to get out of addiction. As long as that gambler is ready to overcome his addiction, his family will be happy to help him out. This is because the know the consequences of gambling addiction, and nobody will love his family member to be ruined through gambling addiction. Especially parents, they will not be at peace to see that they can help their child out of a big problem like gamble addiction, and they did not.

[redsun114]

What I believe about addiction is that the addicted person will first need to accept that he is an addict because if the person is still in the phase of denial, it would be very hard to solve the problem

There are addicted people who knows and admit their condition but it's just that it's hard to get out of it. Some knows it but they are only shy to confess it to someone else, making them hard for them to recover. Those who deny it, might also be sincere and they are not really addicted. Sometimes it is only in our head, so we must take things easily, so that we can't bother someone else or worse is we can get into trouble.

moreover their is a reason why this particular quote is popular "a problem shared is a problem solved" so admitting and sharing your problem is the first and bold step to solving them

If the addiction is not yet severe, we might try to solve it alone but if we think we can't solve it in our own, that must be the time to seek a help from the people around us, or better to the real expert. I know it may be hard but we should have the guts because it is only for our own good.

[noormcs5]

No matter how much therapist or medical treatment a gambler receives, if he is not treated well by his family, that is, if he is not treated well in the family, then the therapist or medical meditation will not have any effect on him. Basically when a gambler is addicted to gambling and if he wants to get out of gambling or want to control it then I think his close relatives or relationship members especially parents, siblings and wife, children who live in the family if the gambler With courtesy I think the love of a close relative will contribute much more than a medical therapist or meditation.

Usually, a gambler addict is not seen as a good person in the society but in order to cure him, his family should support him.  The family should be kind enough with the gambler even if he is addicted and this is the only way they can slowly help him recover from the addiction to gambling. If the family members behave rudely and harshly with the gambler, then he may become even more aggressive and may never come to the right path, that is moderate gambling with less risk.

A point to note is that with love and affection, you can make the gambler addict recover from his addiction much more quickly as compared to making restrictions for him or forcibly denying him to gamble or other such tactics. A gambler can overcome addiction if he has his own will to recover from it.

[ChiBitCTy]

Your family can be one of the most positive and helpful "forces" in ones life and family can absolutely make a difference if someone has a really bad gambling addiction.  I would sort of compare it to being addicted to drugs, family members can certainly help, do things such as hold interventions etc..but something to keep in mind, often times people don't want to be helped, or wont truly be able to be helped until the "hit rock bottom".  I think that applies for gambling like it does with a drug addiction.  Just something to keep in mind.

[harapan]

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.

No matter what family is the grass root to every challenges one may face,often times when one go through the good times friends might be around to benefits but when he/she make it all big sometimes families might not be a part of it,this is because some see it that when they take some certain decisions in life those friends where in support and their families were not maybe it's not colliding with what they intended of such person.

But nevertheless your family should be your number 1 interface and beneficial to everything and they should as well be your priorities but in gambling now some people deviate from involving their families because they know very well they won't be in support of such things but forgetting that when they fall into an unpleasant situations is this family that will look out for them.
So definitely a family member plays a vital role in every gamblers life.

[UchihaSarada]

I think it is necessary to let his relatives know about his current condition. However, you should consider who you choose to share with. For example, if his father or mother or older brother or sister has a hot temper or usually curses, you should not tell them. Because maybe with their hot temper, they will curse at him, and that will make the situation worse.

The psychology of people suffering from addiction is very sensitive, they will feel abandoned and shunned by such curses. Therefore, you should consider the situation and choose the right person to share it with. He needs words of encouragement and silent support by his side in the process of getting rid of his addiction.

[TopTort777]

No matter what family is the grass root to every challenges one may face,often times when one go through the good times friends might be around to benefits but when he/she make it all big sometimes families might not be a part of it,this is because some see it that when they take some certain decisions in life those friends where in support and their families were not maybe it's not colliding with what they intended of such person.

But nevertheless your family should be your number 1 interface and beneficial to everything and they should as well be your priorities but in gambling now some people deviate from involving their families because they know very well they won't be in support of such things but forgetting that when they fall into an unpleasant situations is this family that will look out for them.
So definitely a family member plays a vital role in every gamblers life.

And there are different kind of families. Family members consider gambling as something negative and try to force other member to stop. When that gambler gets into trouble, require mental help and asks for it, family can reply with "we told you, but you did not listen and now it is up to you". I've seen such IRL examples. They were not about gambling, but more about relationship. Parents told guy that his girlfriend is not for him and he should leave her. When they the broke up and he required support from family, they did opposite and made things worse, acting like they did not know their kid... Family can help, but a family can do things worse. So it makes important to keep healthy relationship with family.

[Mrcool75]

Gambling is a very bad thing.  You might win some money through this.  But at some point gambling will destroy you.  Many people first win some money from gambling and then they become addicted to it.  Since it is a bad thing, they keep it a secret from their family.  I think if the family finds out, maybe a gambler can kick his addiction.  if he is her  If we talk openly about this matter with the family, maybe a solution can be found.

[Odusko]

You got a good point there. Gambling addicts are afraid to face their families because they might get rejected or kicked out of the family. I understand, it sure can happen.

And because of this, most gambling addicts prefer to keep their addiction to themselves or to their friends, rather than to their family, because they are not sure whether their own family will help or not. Because what happens is that most families judge addicts and take a harsh approach towards them, so that this makes addicts prefer to avoid or not want to have any contact with their families at all.
What should be done as a family is to take an empathetic approach and think more about what the addict is facing. If they are more persistent and unwilling to listen to advice, then what you have to do is work with a professional and then slowly change them, either by action or suggestion. That should work.

But sometimes, the highest help we can get is through family this is so because if someone become and addicts and he becomes unconsolable by outsider or by himself if he keep to himself that Al's could lead to suicidal tendencies and to a point the family still remains the main support since he must be forced to comprehend, although some families may not give such little ve and support, and could even stigmatized the addicts which could possibly leads to isolations, so we need to give diverse thoughts about the whole thing.

[Loveday422]

Gambling has a bad spirit of which you can still stop it because you started it, stopping it is very easy as A B C D everything is by applying sense of understanding,and since one can't stop it by him self so all your family should do is keep cautioning the person, because much talk advice can still change someone's understanding towards betting, yes family can help

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I wouldn't consider myself a good and true friend if my friend gave me enough respect to tell me something that he didn't even share with his family members and then I go and tell his family about it. That isn't a true friendship. A good friend would try and help the friend himself instead of telling the family about the issue when the friend has already said no to that.

If I'm in such a situation, I would try and help my friend, I would ask if he is willing to get out of the addiction and I will make sure that he understands the negative aspect of it and how it can ruin his life in the future, and when he understands, I will do my best to keep him away from gambling as much as possible so that he gets away from the addiction slowly.

I concur to this allot is involved for a friend to confide his problem or Borden which he can't relate to family member it means even the family may not be of help but instead will crucified him or her, this remind me a friend who was deeply addicted to drug marijuana which the family members where not aware, he was ashamed seeking to stop but no avail he confide this I keep to myself and keep advising him since I don't take as we both do stay close he just relax in my apartment just like that he always stay close gradually stopped without his people knowledge. what I am saying is that you can still help a friend without involving the family people because involving them can kill trust of a friend as well damage friendship.

[btc78]

Gambling has a bad spirit of which you can still stop it because you started it, stopping it is very easy as A B C D

No it’s not. Breaking habits it’s inherently hard. It quite literally alters the chemistry in your brain and makes you crave for the same things as it already has created a memory for it. It is basically immune and would not stop until it feels something new.

everything is by applying sense of understanding,and since one can't stop it by him self so all your family should do is keep cautioning the person, because much talk advice can still change someone's understanding towards betting, yes family can help

This is so contradicting. You say it’s easy but then you say that one can’t stop it alone. What is it really?  I think breaking any kind of habit and starting anew can be done alone but would be better if you had a support system.

[Volimack]

Gambling is a bad habit and gambling is a game that takes no time to destroy people. Gamblers can do many things to motivate themselves. You can imagine what it feels like to be successful there are many other techniques you can try. But the point is that in gambling they don't always work. When a person cannot quit gambling on his own, the family can help him get rid of the addiction. Everyone in the family will give him good advice for recovery.

[rodskee]

Family can help but that will always depend to the addicted gambler if he wanted to be
helped because what is the sense of our caring if the one involves cares for nothing? that
is what gambling is all about and what is addictions brings to the gamblers who chooses
the wrong way.

Gambling is a bad habit and gambling is a game that takes no time to destroy people. Gamblers can do many things to motivate themselves. You can imagine what it feels like to be successful there are many other techniques you can try. But the point is that in gambling they don't always work. When a person cannot quit gambling on his own, the family can help him get rid of the addiction. Everyone in the family will give him good advice for recovery.

family will always there no matter what .

so let them help us .

[bitterguy28]

everyone can help a gambling addict because we are human but the thing is that about that said gambler if they are willing to adopt and accept our help because in this the problem comes.
but all in all? yeah family is the best way for gambler to change their way.

[boyptc]

everyone can help a gambling addict because we are human but the thing is that about that said gambler if they are willing to adopt and accept our help because in this the problem comes.
but all in all? yeah family is the best way for gambler to change their way.

An addicted gambler has no choice but to accept the help and deal with it.

No one is there to help them until the end but only their relatives. It is rare to see a not blood related person help them until they recover.

So they have to appreciate if someone is there for them until they recover and finally leave gambling addiction.