Can't gambling addiction also be positive?

[davis196]

I relied on the grounds that if some gamblers could regularly earn in sports betting, while others derive fun and take gambling as their hobby, are they not deriving a positive goal there? Is that not a positive addiction?

The term "positive addiction" sounds like nonsense to me. An addiction can never be positive, because it ruins your financial situation, your social life and even your body and mind. Saying that gambling addiction could be a "positive addiction" is the same as saying that doing cocaine and heroine is good for your health.
What you are describing is moderate gambling, not addiction. Every bad habit(gambling, porn, smoking, drinking alcohol, gaming) is fun, if you do it in a moderate way. The fun goes away the moment you realize, that you are in debt and you can't get out of it.

[EluguHcman]

Talking about gambling addiction is an extensiveness by which the gambler has gone chronic in loosing oneself personality and loosing of financial values.
So there is no positive consideration on gambling addicts.

A gambling addict is one who has lost control of himself chasing a particular goal without being able to realize the damages accorded. So if we can talk about regular gambler that is totally different to say if could yield to some positive ness in as much the gambler is in control of himself.

[ethereumhunter]

Being addicted to anything can never be good for anyone. An addicted person can never decide which decision is right for him and which decision is wrong for him. When a person becomes addicted to gambling, he naturally cannot make decisions on his own, rather he will have a problem in his mind about how he will gamble and how he will manage his gambling money. He sees the results of gambling going against him and he is constantly losing money, yet he will only want to gamble. We have to put in enough effort and apply the right strategies to achieve something that will be good for us but it is almost impossible to get good at something by being addicted to it. For new gamblers I would say gamble but have control over gambling.

Gambling addiction just makes someone can't realizes about what happens to him. He will not accept he is addicted to gambling because he thinks that he still the same as before he playing gambling but the truth is he change everything. He lose his money but not realizes about that and just keeps playing gambling without controls.

An addicted person to gambling will never see if that is positive or negative because he only wants to keeps playing gambling and thinks gambling for most of the time. When he lose his money in gambling, he consider that is normal and will still playing gambling in other days but if he check his balance, especially in his bank account, he will see that his money is decrease. If he can thinks for more, he will considers to reduce his gambling activity because gambling takes a big part of his money and he needs to solve this problem before his money is runs out. But if he doesn't care with that, he will still playing gambling and not thinks about how if he lose for more money.

[len01]

All addictions are always related to bad or negative things and for me addiction does not provide any positive things. Even gambling addiction always looks bad at the end of the story.

If it is about a gambler who earns an income from gambling perhaps it is in a type of card game or similar that is skill based. But the problem is that it all still depends on luck, you cannot predict when you will be lucky to get a good card. Even in sports betting, surprises always come when the predicted results do not match what we expected, such as a favorite team being defeated by a weak team.

And if you talk about hobbies or just having fun, there are lots of alternatives such as playing video games that don't pose big risks like playing gambling which always ends with the negative result of losing all the money you have.

[GigaBit]

All addictions are always related to bad or negative things and for me addiction does not provide any positive things. Even gambling addiction always looks bad at the end of the story.

No one can go against your words because no matter how experienced we are, at the end of the day there is no guarantee that their outcome will be better, rather it is more likely to be worse. So we cannot overemphasize its positive aspects. However, if it is under control, there is less chance of suffering bad consequences. Any type of addiction is bad and the gambler must take steps to refrain from it.

And if you talk about hobbies or just having fun, there are lots of alternatives such as playing video games that don't pose big risks like playing gambling which always ends with the negative result of losing all the money you have.

Gambling is suitable for those who think of gambling as fun, but if someone is advised to play without betting, he will never do so. Although gambling is fun but there is no fun without money involved.

[lienfaye]

An addicted gambler is already out of control. That being said, there's no positive side in gambling addiction since what's in your mind is to sustain this habit regardless of where your money came from. It affects the overall aspect of a gambler's life negatively and this is the reason why it's crucial for gamblers to know what they're getting into before engaging themselves in gambling.

Those who are playing to have fun and has a set limit to not become addicted can't be called as addicted to gambling for doing so. They're playing even let's say everyday, but still they're aware of the risk and careful not to fall as an addicted gambler.

[Gheka]

I relied on the grounds that if some gamblers could regularly earn in sports betting, while others derive fun and take gambling as their hobby, are they not deriving a positive goal there? Is that not a positive addiction?

The term "positive addiction" sounds like nonsense to me. An addiction can never be positive, because it ruins your financial situation, your social life and even your body and mind. Saying that gambling addiction could be a "positive addiction" is the same as saying that doing cocaine and heroine is good for your health.
What you are describing is moderate gambling, not addiction. Every bad habit(gambling, porn, smoking, drinking alcohol, gaming) is fun, if you do it in a moderate way. The fun goes away the moment you realize, that you are in debt and you can't get out of it.

There is no nonsense here, there are people who are workaholics to an extreme degree, and just hearing about these people, there is no financial ruin, on the contrary the outcome is very positive as their finances are very good, the only problem is they are limiting most of their leisure time and go out into society. Game addiction also becomes positive on the condition that we have enough skills to upgrade to a professional level and become a consultant, a player, success comes from addiction, it belongs to passion, gambling also has the same positivity but you are right, it needs to be addicted enough and properly

[Solosanz]

There is no nonsense here, there are people who are workaholics to an extreme degree, and just hearing about these people, there is no financial ruin, on the contrary the outcome is very positive as their finances are very good, the only problem is they are limiting most of their leisure time and go out into society. Game addiction also becomes positive on the condition that we have enough skills to upgrade to a professional level and become a consultant, a player, success comes from addiction, it belongs to passion, gambling also has the same positivity but you are right, it needs to be addicted enough and properly

Yeah they have a lot money, but they're not really "success".

Success is when you can do anything you want and you don't have to work in order to earn money, they have money, but they trade for their life, how it's "success"?

I don't think people who live in this world only want to work, work and work until they die, do you?

Also don't forget they're high likely get sick since they need to look at the device/computer and sit a whole day.

Gambling is suitable for those who think of gambling as fun, but if someone is advised to play without betting, he will never do so. Although gambling is fun but there is no fun without money involved.

It's not even a gambling if it played without money.

[Jody.Drummer]

I relied on the grounds that if some gamblers could regularly earn in sports betting, while others derive fun and take gambling as their hobby, are they not deriving a positive goal there? Is that not a positive addiction?

The term "positive addiction" sounds like nonsense to me. An addiction can never be positive, because it ruins your financial situation, your social life and even your body and mind. Saying that gambling addiction could be a "positive addiction" is the same as saying that doing cocaine and heroine is good for your health.
What you are describing is moderate gambling, not addiction. Every bad habit(gambling, porn, smoking, drinking alcohol, gaming) is fun, if you do it in a moderate way. The fun goes away the moment you realize, that you are in debt and you can't get out of it.

There is no nonsense here, there are people who are workaholics to an extreme degree, and just hearing about these people, there is no financial ruin, on the contrary the outcome is very positive as their finances are very good, the only problem is they are limiting most of their leisure time and go out into society. Game addiction also becomes positive on the condition that we have enough skills to upgrade to a professional level and become a consultant, a player, success comes from addiction, it belongs to passion, gambling also has the same positivity but you are right, it needs to be addicted enough and properly

This is wrong, do you equate an activity that has certainty and guarantee with gambling? Gosh, I really couldn't or never thought in this direction, I understand that hard work will not prevent results, in the sense that when you dedicate yourself to an activity then of course as time goes by there will be a time for you to be successful in that sense. achieve a better financial situation when you dedicate yourself and work hard in terms of doing work.

But remember that this is gambling, there is no certainty or guarantee of always being able to win regardless of where you bet, there is no consistency in terms of winning, which means that this is why gambling is called an activity that cannot be predicted, and in the long run In the long run you will only lead yourself to bigger disasters, especially experiencing a downturn in your financial situation, meaning how can you possibly achieve success in the long term in a place that depends on your luck? Work is one thing, and gambling is another thing, there is no guarantee of always winning unless you are the owner of one of the running casinos.

[TheUltraElite]

Addictions can never be a positive thing. They are destructive no matter what. Even being addicted to making money by legal routes will have an impact on their social life and mental well being.

A hobby can be something good and productive and if gambling is kept at that level strictly, then it might have some good impacts, though I have my doubts, but it quickly reaches that point where the person is unable to control it anymore and it becomes an addiction.

Unless the person is quite diligent, they should not attempt to make gambling a hobby.

[Julien_Olynpic]

Dependency is always bad, if only we understand it in the literal sense. If we understand addiction in a figurative sense, then, of course, there may be something useful in it. There are players who are profitable in the long term and they have something like a positive dependence. That is, they have an irresistible craving for the game and they cannot just give it up, but nevertheless it brings them profit. Another thing is that this can be achieved by an extremely small number of players - approximately 1% or even 0.1%. But I believe that all regular players have a slight addiction one way or another, even those who say that they play for fun.