How did/do you handled a gambling addict story.

[Agbamoni]

Let me show you a part of the miserable life of a gambler. Although gambling is not legal in my country, I will tell you how much the horror and bad effects of online gambling can affect the life of a common man. There is a gambler in my community who was a shoe seller in his early life but got addicted to online gambling and forced to sell his shoe shop. He has gone from a one-time shoe salesman to an addicted gambler after losing gambling bets. His wife and children now lead a life so miserable that words cannot express it. His wife is suffering a lot of torture for managing the gambling money and now the gambling wife is supporting the family by begging and taking care of the children. A family that once lived a very prosperous life has now become destitute only because of gambling and destroyed a beautiful future.

Am sorry to say this and i mean no offense but at the same time i meant what am about to say. The man is stupid, stupid enough to sell his shop to gambling. If he is successful though shoe making of cause he gets a lot of money that he uses to take care of his family and as well still gambling. There will still be some good life even if he is addicted to gambler, highest there would be some days when he will gamble all the money, he as supposed to give to his family, but the shop still remains. I always said this every time. If we are gambling or investing or anything that has to do with risk, we should always maintain our source of income and not put everything we get from there into investing or gambling, it is not ideal.

[junder]

Well, in fact, those who become addicted to gambling have the wrong response and attitude towards gambling, where they consider gambling entirely as a means of making money, even though it shouldn't be like that. because if they completely consider gambling as a means of making money it will not make them enjoy the gambling they are doing, it is very likely that when they consider gambling as a means of making money they will feel tension because they are afraid of losing the money they bet because their aim in gambling is to making money is not for entertainment so that when they experience defeat they still have the ambition to gamble again to get the win they want.

What you say is correct, when the gambling you do doesn't produce the results you want, it can affect your mental health, where first of all, perhaps the emotions that will occur will make the gambling more irregular, with the actions taken not being properly considered first. and of course such actions will only cause them to experience greater losses and it will affect their mentality.

However, when gambling addicts will only wait for a day that makes them directionless, it will be difficult to return to the right path. The only way out is to give up the money you have lost and leave the world of gambling. If are still comfortable with the world of gambling, you will do more by not overdoing it, by enjoying entertainment and not expecting big wins, money will be under control

I think they don't wait but rather they take themselves deeper and deeper into gambling so that they become addicted to gambling and after that it will be difficult for them to return to the right path as usual or a normal life. with those who are already gambling, the possibility of being addicted or addicted to gambling will exist, and they will focus on that alone, even if they don't have money, it is likely that they will look for ways to make money and return to gambling. When I have a friend who really can't be advised, I will let him, let him feel the misery of the bad effects of gambling addiction and maybe they will come to their senses by themselves.

What you say is correct, I think those who are addicted cannot enjoy the gambling they are doing and losing the money they bet makes them anxious about wanting to get back the money they have lost, but the solution they take is wrong by going back to gambling and hoping to win again. will cover their losses, even if their initial goal was entertainment but they experience a loss of self-control then gambling is no longer entertainment but a disaster, besides that there are also many factors that cause them to experience addiction and loss.

[Coin_trader]

I had this conversation with a stranger today, he had to tell me a few things he's struggling with with his gambling habit and how he had tried to put an end to it but finds himself going back to same habits thereafter. And he felt that  talking to somebody about it will help his state but instead the person he felt comfortable talking to about was so judgemental towards him which had made him resort to self-help but nothing has really changed.

How come he becomes easily comfortable to open on a person that is judgmental. He should easily notice that since gambling addict don’t spout their story easily unless they are already comfortable with the other person through a series of sharing without any judgmental result.

Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

Yes, I remember my company driver share me his gambling addiction story. He was a rich kid before but he wasted all his parents money even pawn their vehicle just to fuel his addiction. He told me that he is already living on a casino back then because he is so addicted.

I’m just being cool to hear that and laugh at him to lighten the mood. At the end he manage to share me his story without being bitter about it since I’m just hearing him out and casually joking because I knew the feeling of losing big time in gambling.

[summonerrk]

Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

If a problem gambler shares that he has an addiction, it means he has made a huge effort on himself and accepted that he has gambling problems. Which are most likely problems with spending money, wasting time and the fact that gambling takes all his attention.

It is very important to talk about this problem, and I often see in interviews about addicted gamblers that they come to share their ideas in order to feel the power to admit the problem. And this is the first step to getting rid of addiction.

[irsykes]

Well, in fact, those who become addicted to gambling have the wrong response and attitude towards gambling, where they consider gambling entirely as a means of making money, even though it shouldn't be like that. because if they completely consider gambling as a means of making money it will not make them enjoy the gambling they are doing, it is very likely that when they consider gambling as a means of making money they will feel tension because they are afraid of losing the money they bet because their aim in gambling is to making money is not for entertainment so that when they experience defeat they still have the ambition to gamble again to get the win they want.

What you say is correct, when the gambling you do doesn't produce the results you want, it can affect your mental health, where first of all, perhaps the emotions that will occur will make the gambling more irregular, with the actions taken not being properly considered first. and of course such actions will only cause them to experience greater losses and it will affect their mentality.

However, when gambling addicts will only wait for a day that makes them directionless, it will be difficult to return to the right path. The only way out is to give up the money you have lost and leave the world of gambling. If are still comfortable with the world of gambling, you will do more by not overdoing it, by enjoying entertainment and not expecting big wins, money will be under control

I think they don't wait but rather they take themselves deeper and deeper into gambling so that they become addicted to gambling and after that it will be difficult for them to return to the right path as usual or a normal life. with those who are already gambling, the possibility of being addicted or addicted to gambling will exist, and they will focus on that alone, even if they don't have money, it is likely that they will look for ways to make money and return to gambling. When I have a friend who really can't be advised, I will let him, let him feel the misery of the bad effects of gambling addiction and maybe they will come to their senses by themselves.

What you say is correct, I think those who are addicted cannot enjoy the gambling they are doing and losing the money they bet makes them anxious about wanting to get back the money they have lost, but the solution they take is wrong by going back to gambling and hoping to win again. will cover their losses, even if their initial goal was entertainment but they experience a loss of self-control then gambling is no longer entertainment but a disaster, besides that there are also many factors that cause them to experience addiction and loss.

the future no one knows about tomorrow how the next story will be different. Maybe at an age when they are not yet in the retirement phase, they will continue to enjoy gambling. However, if you enter the retirement phase, you will become a weak person. they will prioritize mental health conditions. all ambition will change into a person who accepts a fragile situation

[Judith87403]

Gambling addiction can be very terrible and frustrating that it affects both your financial and emotional wellbeing.  There are lots of gamblers out there in the open struggling with gambling addiction  wishing to share their pains with someone who could understand, but they don't actually know the right person(s) to confide in about the pains they bear as they fear that they will be judged, criticized and the rest.

I had this conversation with a stranger today, he had to tell me a few things he's struggling with with his gambling habit and how he had tried to put an end to it but finds himself going back to same habits thereafter. And he felt that  talking to somebody about it will help his state but instead the person he felt comfortable talking to about was so judgemental towards him which had made him resort to self-help but nothing has really changed.

Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

I like the question Nwada001 ask cause me I haven't seen any addicted person who comes out to tell people what he or she is passing through even if something like that use to happen it is very rare . Most addicted person don't have time to be discussing such thing with someone and some of them don't agree they are addict. However, I haven't experienced something like this and I think the best way for someone to look for remedy is first knowing that you are an addict cause if you don't know or have the conviction that you are an addict you can't stop it or fight it cause in order to solve a problem you need to know what the problem is before looking for remedy. Addiction is a very strong disease that requires God's grace else it won't be easy.

[Hispo]

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Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

It was only once, he was a acquaintance. I did not much about his personal life of his habits when came to gambling. Though, it turned out there was a new casino in the city and he started to get much fun there, until he got addicted without even realizing it.
He lost much of his cash and his possessions and the last time I knew about him, He was selling his truck to settle down his gambling debts.

How are we supposed to react about them? He must have empathy, I think. We are talking about people like us, after all, and addictions like those are something which could turn our life outside down at any time we we are not careful enough. So that is what one is supposed to feel: empathy and understand that there is nothing to be done if the person is not willing to change their life.

[Dewi Aries]

I was close to addiction, but at some point I realized that this must be stopped right now and no one but ourselves will do it, everything is only in our hands. Of course, many people want to win back after large or even huge losses, but there is one trick, it lies in the fact that we should not look back at this lost money, it is not there and therefore it cannot be returned, we just need to accept it and give up. Otherwise, I often hear how players cling to the past, thereby robbing themselves of the future. If anyone is reading me who is an addicted gambler, then stop clinging to the past right now and immediately, if you can do this, then you will get out of addiction, even if not forever, but at least for a long time, and this should also be considered a good result of the struggle with addiction.

True, no one else can help us but ourselves, because after all we are the ones who can make decisions that are in our favor. On the other hand, you said the right thing that as much as possible we should never think about returning the amount that was previously lost, because it is a mindset that will ultimately make us chase losses based on emotion and greed, and this is why people always say and advise to bet small amounts or amounts that we can afford to lose because then it is less likely for us to feel emotional due to losing.

What this means is that a gambler is required to have a good sense of responsibility for all the decisions he or she has made regardless of the outcome at the end of the session especially losing, because if not then chances are as I said above that they will get emotional and chase their losses, so I will complete your idea that the trick to getting out or to avoid addiction is to understand that gambling can multiply our money but also to realize that losing is part of the risk in gambling.

An important thing here is that the player must be able to lose, and if this is not the case, then rage, anger and blindness will simply destroy the player in the long run. To some extent, we play against our own emotions and ourselves. If we can’t control ourselves, then it’s better not to get closer to gambling than at arm’s length.

Responsibility is another one of the main reasons why problems may arise if it is not there. Gambling is like a reflection of personality and showing its strengths and weaknesses. This is precisely why the strong differ from other players, that they will not be shaken by various unexpected situations.

Yes, I understand the point of what you are saying that the point is that a gambler must understand and realize that they can lose in gambling at any time and in any amount if they are unlucky, meaning that they will only win when they are lucky. And by understanding that winning only depends on luck then they will have an understanding that losing is a very “natural” situation for a gambler. And by having the right understanding, it is likely that they will not experience emotions or disappointment when they lose, because they already know that from the beginning gambling is always about winning and losing.

This is why gambling is called an activity that really has no guarantee of always winning. And I would also say that having the right understanding will be able to help us in terms of applying various approaches that are in accordance with our abilities, such as for example in terms of allocating a betting budget, time of involvement and limiting expectations of victory, and with this approach it is less likely for us to feel emotions when the results lose.

[nara1892]

Exactly, there is no other solution to get out of a bad situation in gambling other than letting go of everything that has been lost and leaving the world of gambling completely, I understand that saying is much easier than doing it especially since this is an addiction which is a disease that exists in a person's mind where they have to really fight their own desires, but however there is no other way but to let go of everything that has been lost.

On the other hand, in my opinion, there are two options in this case, first, to completely abandon gambling and second, to change the mindset and point of view in a straight direction towards gambling, namely by trying to make ourselves a responsible gambler and eliminating various actions that can lead to many undesirable bad effects and changing the goal from earning to seeking entertainment and fun, there is nothing better than the two options above.

This is indeed the only way and its something that too really simple to make yourself believe that you could do it but we know that this is the most challenging thing for a gambler to be doing is on to stop at the moment that they are losing that money or at the moment that they do want to quit. Usually people would really be quitting at the moment that they will really be experiencing those shit conditions and not
at the moment that they are on midway on which this is really that most common condition on where most people would be t hat be experiencing. If someone do make out some sharing about their problems then the only thing that you can do is to tell them about on quitting for good but honestly the decision would really be relying into themselves and there's no one would really be help out theirselves but only
on oneself when it comes to that control and really meaning it on quitting.

Yes and one of the reasons why the idea is really difficult to do is because most addicts find it difficult to ignore their desire and hope for winning, and it is also proven that the rate of addicted gamblers has a significant increase compared to gamblers who recover from addiction, meaning that the idea is really difficult to do, and therefore I think we have often heard the idea or saying about “prevention is far better than cure”, and that is because treating something that has already happened will be very difficult, like rice that has become porridge, although it can be restored but it is very difficult.

And yes usually people will only stop when they run out of money, usually they say that they will repent and will not gamble anymore, but that is nothing more than just nonsense, because when they have money at other times then the first thing on their mind is gambling. It's not wrong to try your luck, but if you overdo it then it's definitely a mistake that can't be justified. So actually this is the reason why one should be able to use common sense and rational point of view in himself properly, make sure that before you engage in an activity you should already know about the activity as a whole from the positive and negative possibilities, nothing but the point to minimize regret.

[hyudien]

It was only once, he was a acquaintance. I did not much about his personal life of his habits when came to gambling. Though, it turned out there was a new casino in the city and he started to get much fun there, until he got addicted without even realizing it.
He lost much of his cash and his possessions and the last time I knew about him, He was selling his truck to settle down his gambling debts.

How are we supposed to react about them? He must have empathy, I think. We are talking about people like us, after all, and addictions like those are something which could turn our life outside down at any time we we are not careful enough. So that is what one is supposed to feel: empathy and understand that there is nothing to be done if the person is not willing to change their life.

when they gamble, of course they will subconsciously be attracted to gambling continuously and indeed this makes them addicted to gambling, even though they are not aware of it, they will realize that maybe when they have experienced a lot of losses, such as losing a large amount of money. or even lose assets and properties previously owned because they were sold to gamble again or pay off debts that surrounded them as you said. Instead of gambling at the start by having fun, it ends up putting them in trouble. and I don't think they would tell of his gambling until he found himself in fatal trouble.
What you say is correct, of course addiction can change our lives at any time, especially if we gamble brutally, continue to gamble without paying attention to the losses that often occur. there is no other way than to advise him to stop and think about what has happened so that they do not commit brutal gambling. unless we really don't care about other people then let it be, maybe they will realize it someday by themselves.

[Hispo]

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Well, one can certainly hope for those people to get their life straight once again, but that but indeed take them for them to reach some rock bottom, until realizing what they are doing is wrong and it is not sustainable. Many do, I think; I have seen reddit pages and forums dedicated for people who once were gamblers and now they are recovering from that addictions and craving for more and more risk.
On the other hand, if you have paid some attention to this section of the forum for a while I am sure you have encountered stories about people going into crime, crimes as far as kidnapping their own family members for ramson, so they could continue to feed their bottomless pit for gambling and sport betting.

In any case, I would admit I could not easily place a line on when one is being empathic for people like those and when once is minding other's businesses.

[passwordnow]

That is the reason why many don't share their gambling addiction story anymore. Because they have seen how the others have been judged and they don't want to be one. If there are people who have shared their stories, please be kind to them as they're seeking help and wanting to listen to someone who understands what they are struggling with. It's not only about gambling addiction but also about the struggle on how to get out of it. So, if someone entrusted you their story and they have been telling you how it's hard for them and how they battle it, you have to be the kindest to them and suggest what you can for them to have a better situation.

Telling it to the others is also a courageous thing for them. They don't want people to know that they are going through with such but they still have told it to anybody. And those listeners need to take it seriously because you may not hear them again to tell such stories and struggles that they want to share. Soon, if they have heard bad things about someone's reply and it points them out, they will lose appetite in telling it. So, what happens is the harder part that they are going to keep it to themselves and will tell no one anymore.

[Accardo]

That is the reason why many don't share their gambling addiction story anymore. Because they have seen how the others have been judged and they don't want to be one. If there are people who have shared their stories, please be kind to them as they're seeking help and wanting to listen to someone who understands what they are struggling with. It's not only about gambling addiction but also about the struggle on how to get out of it. So, if someone entrusted you their story and they have been telling you how it's hard for them and how they battle it, you have to be the kindest to them and suggest what you can for them to have a better situation.

Telling it to the others is also a courageous thing for them. They don't want people to know that they are going through with such but they still have told it to anybody. And those listeners need to take it seriously because you may not hear them again to tell such stories and struggles that they want to share. Soon, if they have heard bad things about someone's reply and it points them out, they will lose appetite in telling it. So, what happens is the harder part that they are going to keep it to themselves and will tell no one anymore.

When a gambler opens up about his addiction it's actually a good thing and we have to encourage them not to fall back to the same behavior which left them broken. So, trying to make them feel judged is quite a wrong move as a listener. It is always difficult to share our problems but when we hear others who try to discuss about how they have actually went through a difficult time, being of genuine and effective help to them is the only answer to their problem. They didn't show up to be criticized, that's adding insult to their injury.

In the society today, we see of most cases where gamblers are being talk down upon, because they've decided to change. it's not always easy as well, for anyone hearing about the reckless spending of someone dear to them. We are expected to see them react in an angry way. But, the addict wouldn't change through this reaction, as it's not what he's there to receive. I don't blame people who think being aggressive would help, because they're not aware of the right move to take. Less than few people knows about how to follow addicts who have decided to seek for help. The rest, are expected to judge the addict instead of consoling and counseling them at same time.

[passwordnow]

That is the reason why many don't share their gambling addiction story anymore. Because they have seen how the others have been judged and they don't want to be one. If there are people who have shared their stories, please be kind to them as they're seeking help and wanting to listen to someone who understands what they are struggling with. It's not only about gambling addiction but also about the struggle on how to get out of it. So, if someone entrusted you their story and they have been telling you how it's hard for them and how they battle it, you have to be the kindest to them and suggest what you can for them to have a better situation.

Telling it to the others is also a courageous thing for them. They don't want people to know that they are going through with such but they still have told it to anybody. And those listeners need to take it seriously because you may not hear them again to tell such stories and struggles that they want to share. Soon, if they have heard bad things about someone's reply and it points them out, they will lose appetite in telling it. So, what happens is the harder part that they are going to keep it to themselves and will tell no one anymore.

When a gambler opens up about his addiction it's actually a good thing and we have to encourage them not to fall back to the same behavior which left them broken. So, trying to make them feel judged is quite a wrong move as a listener. It is always difficult to share our problems but when we hear others who try to discuss about how they have actually went through a difficult time, being of genuine and effective help to them is the only answer to their problem. They didn't show up to be criticized, that's adding insult to their injury.

That's true, they need no criticism when they've shared their story and obviously asking for some tips and good suggestions on how they are going to overcome their gambling addiction. I've got friends who have opened up their problems but they're not about gambling but the genuine is there when they have told me how to cope with that situation and start with a new life. The same goes for those gamblers that have shared their stories and you can definitely sense the willingness from them but if you can't, you can tell them politely that you're not the right person to help them. But at most times, they don't need some help, they just need someone to tell their story and someone who likes to listen, so mere conversation.

In the society today, we see of most cases where gamblers are being talk down upon, because they've decided to change. it's not always easy as well, for anyone hearing about the reckless spending of someone dear to them. We are expected to see them react in an angry way. But, the addict wouldn't change through this reaction, as it's not what he's there to receive. I don't blame people who think being aggressive would help, because they're not aware of the right move to take. Less than few people knows about how to follow addicts who have decided to seek for help. The rest, are expected to judge the addict instead of consoling and counseling them at same time.

I agree because if there are people that are not considerate with their situation. They'd be made a story which is a fact and no contest with that, which will spread through the others how reckless they are and they'd be shooed away as if they're people with contagious disease. This is the society that we're living, a sad but a true thing that many are dealing with and we can't blame those gamblers that have tried to get some help through telling it to somebody but instead of receiving help, they've received laugh at their own stories.

[Quidat]

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Well, one can certainly hope for those people to get their life straight once again, but that but indeed take them for them to reach some rock bottom, until realizing what they are doing is wrong and it is not sustainable. Many do, I think; I have seen reddit pages and forums dedicated for people who once were gamblers and now they are recovering from that addictions and craving for more and more risk.
On the other hand, if you have paid some attention to this section of the forum for a while I am sure you have encountered stories about people going into crime, crimes as far as kidnapping their own family members for ramson, so they could continue to feed their bottomless pit for gambling and sport betting.

In any case, I would admit I could not easily place a line on when one is being empathic for people like those and when once is minding other's businesses.

Everyone has the chance on changing up their lives and everything would really be that just according or depending on how they would be acting upon it. If they wont really be doing the right way or methods on how to control addiction then they would really be still failing in the end. At the moment that someone shares up some tough stories or condition that they do have towards gambling then it wont really be that a bad idea on giving out some piece of advise on which it could possibly enlighten them even more even with the most basic recommendation or suggestion.It might not really be something that could give out that direct effect but at least you have made yourself giving some advise to someone on their tough times. It wont really be costing you an arm and leg on at least
giving out those words on which could ease up somehow the struggle that they are into.

[o48o]

Gambling addiction can be very terrible and frustrating that it affects both your financial and emotional wellbeing.  There are lots of gamblers out there in the open struggling with gambling addiction  wishing to share their pains with someone who could understand, but they don't actually know the right person(s) to confide in about the pains they bear as they fear that they will be judged, criticized and the rest.

I had this conversation with a stranger today, he had to tell me a few things he's struggling with with his gambling habit and how he had tried to put an end to it but finds himself going back to same habits thereafter. And he felt that  talking to somebody about it will help his state but instead the person he felt comfortable talking to about was so judgemental towards him which had made him resort to self-help but nothing has really changed.

Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

I have heard those stories few times, but they weren't seeking advices or help. They were just letting me know that they are addiced to gambling among other things they talked about. One of them was a guy in the same table at the casino. At the time i was still drinking on casinos so i chatted a lot more. I guess it is easier to admit the guilt to fellow gambler, even when you don't know them, as it's unlikely that they judge for it. And they might actually have insightful tips to get the control back. And if a fellow gambler tells that i am better off not gambling, it's easier to believe, then normies who don't know how does it feel to gamble all the time.

And i totally understand why people would avoid confessing something like that. It's really easy to judge a gambling addict, and it's really common for people to do that. Not even with words, they can just change their views on the person instantly, and look down on them for being weak or something.

First time i told anyone, it was my girlfriend, as i had lost my rent money and i was so ashamed, like confessing something horrible. But at the time i didn't quite understand the whole addiction mechanism so it felt more like my own fault again and again. I didn't know what steps to do to avoid getting hooked so i stopped completely for many years. After a while i found texas hold'em free tournaments and i remembered why i was gambling. That didn't get to be serious addiction as i eventually got bored and played on several tables to keep it interesting, and naturally i started to lose, and it stopped being fun. These days i have other systems not to get totally hooked.

[hyudien]

That is the reason why many don't share their gambling addiction story anymore. Because they have seen how the others have been judged and they don't want to be one. If there are people who have shared their stories, please be kind to them as they're seeking help and wanting to listen to someone who understands what they are struggling with. It's not only about gambling addiction but also about the struggle on how to get out of it. So, if someone entrusted you their story and they have been telling you how it's hard for them and how they battle it, you have to be the kindest to them and suggest what you can for them to have a better situation.

Telling it to the others is also a courageous thing for them. They don't want people to know that they are going through with such but they still have told it to anybody. And those listeners need to take it seriously because you may not hear them again to tell such stories and struggles that they want to share. Soon, if they have heard bad things about someone's reply and it points them out, they will lose appetite in telling it. So, what happens is the harder part that they are going to keep it to themselves and will tell no one anymore.

Sometimes we really need to talk about the problems we are experiencing to get rid of or reduce the thoughts that can cause stress if we continue to be imprisoned. Also, by telling the right people, of course there will be things that can be taken, such as advice from people who are listening because by listening to the story. We are unethical if they don't give suggestions or advice, of course those who listen will give directions in the form of advice, but if you want to provide assistance by giving money and going back to gambling, I don't think that's the best thing to do.
Maybe by telling them about the problems they are experiencing, they already have thoughts about getting out of addiction, so they take actions that lead to staying away from gambling. Apart from that, telling the problem that happened to the right person is the right action, because you can get advice and what you have to do is listen to the advice so that the same problem doesn't happen in the future. Moreover, if you keep it hidden for too long, it might affect your own mental health, because the excessive pressure is due to the wrong action being taken.

[Out of mind]

Let me show you a part of the miserable life of a gambler. Although gambling is not legal in my country, I will tell you how much the horror and bad effects of online gambling can affect the life of a common man. There is a gambler in my community who was a shoe seller in his early life but got addicted to online gambling and forced to sell his shoe shop. He has gone from a one-time shoe salesman to an addicted gambler after losing gambling bets. His wife and children now lead a life so miserable that words cannot express it. His wife is suffering a lot of torture for managing the gambling money and now the gambling wife is supporting the family by begging and taking care of the children. A family that once lived a very prosperous life has now become destitute only because of gambling and destroyed a beautiful future.

Am sorry to say this and i mean no offense but at the same time i meant what am about to say. The man is stupid, stupid enough to sell his shop to gambling. If he is successful though shoe making of cause he gets a lot of money that he uses to take care of his family and as well still gambling. There will still be some good life even if he is addicted to gambler, highest there would be some days when he will gamble all the money, he as supposed to give to his family, but the shop still remains. I always said this every time. If we are gambling or investing or anything that has to do with risk, we should always maintain our source of income and not put everything we get from there into investing or gambling, it is not ideal.

People who are more attracted to gambling, and they become addicted, never expect anything good, but they are attracted to gambling. When you see a gambling addict, he is a burden to the family and has no value in society, the gambler always imagines negative speculations on how to make money by gambling. If there is a gambler who sells his shoe shop just to bet it is the greatest folly, and he is a great fool. Although the gambler may have thought that by selling his shoe shop he would gamble and make a lot of money where he could live happily with his family. But actually this is the biggest risk where he can lose money and become destitute, but it is best if a business is permanent. But since this gambler sold his shoe shop to gamble, he must be very addicted to it mentally, or he would not have done such a thing. We know there are many gamblers who gamble responsibly, and they are more ideal they will never be addicted to gambling rather they are experienced in it. However, gamblers who become addicted will never be able to move forward, instead they will lose money and become victims.

[Casdinyard]

Gambling addiction can be very terrible and frustrating that it affects both your financial and emotional wellbeing.  There are lots of gamblers out there in the open struggling with gambling addiction  wishing to share their pains with someone who could understand, but they don't actually know the right person(s) to confide in about the pains they bear as they fear that they will be judged, criticized and the rest.

I had this conversation with a stranger today, he had to tell me a few things he's struggling with with his gambling habit and how he had tried to put an end to it but finds himself going back to same habits thereafter. And he felt that  talking to somebody about it will help his state but instead the person he felt comfortable talking to about was so judgemental towards him which had made him resort to self-help but nothing has really changed.

Has anyone gambling addict shared his situation with you and how did you handled it? please come clean about it let's learn from each other.

Having both be in the receiving end and the position where I was the one giving out the gambling addiction story, One thing that I notice is that there's just so much pressure when things get a little crazy and the guy's on a roll oversharing his shit, which is also something that I did in the past.

One thing that I oftentimes do in situations like these is just shrug the story off, not in the sense of dismissing it or anything, but just disregarding it enough that I don't have to stay up at late at night thinking about the story some random bloke in a McDonald's parking lot just shared with me over a cig.

In your case I would say you just shrug it off but keep it in your head as a reminder to never go off to the deep end when you're gambling. Take his story as a cautionary tale that you could use to always scare yourself off of gambling too much and in the wrong manner. That way, you don't end up like him

[passwordnow]

That is the reason why many don't share their gambling addiction story anymore. Because they have seen how the others have been judged and they don't want to be one. If there are people who have shared their stories, please be kind to them as they're seeking help and wanting to listen to someone who understands what they are struggling with. It's not only about gambling addiction but also about the struggle on how to get out of it. So, if someone entrusted you their story and they have been telling you how it's hard for them and how they battle it, you have to be the kindest to them and suggest what you can for them to have a better situation.

Telling it to the others is also a courageous thing for them. They don't want people to know that they are going through with such but they still have told it to anybody. And those listeners need to take it seriously because you may not hear them again to tell such stories and struggles that they want to share. Soon, if they have heard bad things about someone's reply and it points them out, they will lose appetite in telling it. So, what happens is the harder part that they are going to keep it to themselves and will tell no one anymore.

Sometimes we really need to talk about the problems we are experiencing to get rid of or reduce the thoughts that can cause stress if we continue to be imprisoned. Also, by telling the right people, of course there will be things that can be taken, such as advice from people who are listening because by listening to the story. We are unethical if they don't give suggestions or advice, of course those who listen will give directions in the form of advice, but if you want to provide assistance by giving money and going back to gambling, I don't think that's the best thing to do.
Maybe by telling them about the problems they are experiencing, they already have thoughts about getting out of addiction, so they take actions that lead to staying away from gambling. Apart from that, telling the problem that happened to the right person is the right action, because you can get advice and what you have to do is listen to the advice so that the same problem doesn't happen in the future. Moreover, if you keep it hidden for too long, it might affect your own mental health, because the excessive pressure is due to the wrong action being taken.

We can't take them for a long time inside of us and that's why we have to express and tell it no matter what the situation is. Releasing it through conversation to the people that we trust that will keep our thoughts and feelings is the best thing to do when you just want to tell it when no one is there to listen to you. We need the right people, I mean all of those gamblers that have been dealing with the problem of addiction need not a lot of people but only a few and even one person to listen to them, as that's what a perfect and right person to listen.

And when someone is willing to listen, the advises will be mentioned for sure and that's for the gambler's goodness sake. Those people that want to harm you will not say good things about your experience and will just say plain words that might encourage you like "you can do it", "you will overcome it" sort of words like that but at least they still have said something good to you. But it's up to you on how you're going to take that. Because I know that some gamblers really need encouraging and touching words for them to move on and help themselves get out of addiction.