When another addiction fuels gambling addiction.

[Ishicryptic]

OP you have made points actually, even in some clubs they play gamble there which means by frequently going the club every time, such a gambler may become addicted to gambling even though it mostly involves physical gambling so quitting some social bad habits like the ones you made mention of alcoholic intake, smoking and all the rest can fuel addiction in gambling because some persons say they get inspiration to gamble when they are smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol which then means that if they could stay away from those addiction they can possibly reduce or quit gambling too because there will be nothing to give them the vibes anymore.

Some people can get into gambling and might become addicted eventually as a result of habit or activity that they are addicted to, it could be drinking, smoking or where they socialize that they are addicted to. It is either that they are looking for an escape from their addiction and enter into gambling or they get into it because everybody in the environment gambles excessively. But I think that majority of people that becomes addicted in gambling is as a result greed to recover loses and make quick money, not necessarily that they became addicted as a result of another addiction.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Some people can get into gambling and might become addicted eventually as a result of habit or activity that they are addicted to, it could be drinking, smoking or where they socialize that they are addicted to. It is either that they are looking for an escape from their addiction and enter into gambling or they get into it because everybody in the environment gambles excessively. But I think that majority of people that becomes addicted in gambling is as a result greed to recover loses and make quick money, not necessarily that they became addicted as a result of another addiction.

You are right. Greed can be considered as the main reason for gambling addiction. We want to get rich quickly so we get addicted to it. However, most gamblers get addicted to gambling to recover their lost money. Many people invest large amounts of money in gambling out of greed and lose money. And because of recovering this money, they get involved in gambling more. And gradually they get addicted to gambling. I have seen many people who get addicted to gambling and then get addicted to alcohol and drugs. When they earn money from gambling, they organize parties and drink alcohol and smoke. I know many such gamblers.

[Cryptmuster]

Always making sure this is brief as possible.

From my observation on addiction, i get to see how addiction is like a chain. Individuals moving from one addiction to another and how several addictions or one addiction can give birth/rise to the gambling addiction. We can all agree as an individual there are several things in life we can be addicted to aside gambling.

Substances like like alcohol or stimulants addiction (drinking), Nicotine dopamine and weed addiction (smoking), to mention a few others can influence a responsible gambler into becoming addicted. There are people in the society who gamble to humanize, smoke or drink, or go out on expensive rides and stuffs.

When it becomes difficult for someone is addicted to gambling to quit. I think its not just about quitting gambling he has to do, if he as any other thing he is addicted to he should first quit on those ones because quitting those ones might make him lose interest automatically in gambling.

Combining gambling with alcohol, or even more so with other drugs, is a stupid decision, because your reaction and ability to make the right decisions will be clearly dulled. In addition, you may be prone to make more mistakes in such a state, to make a big bet, so it is necessary to separate them, if it helps then there should be the same rule as that you can not drive when you have drunk, so gambling when you have drunk should also be prohibited.

[michellee]

Because once you go back to that path, the addiction slowly takes control again.

We as thinking human beings have the little Conviction that if we want something we get it and if we want to leave something we leave it , what is it that Stops us? Temptation? Yes, emotions? Maybe, but if you have already had a very bad Experience with a particular activity , if you are going to return you should do so carefully, I say to anyone, if you enter a casino only risk the amount of money you are willing to lose, if you lose you have to have the discipline to not gamble Anymore.

Unfortunately, not many people understand about that because many of them still use more money. They want to chase the win and don't care with the risk so that make them slowly addicted to gambling. Curiosity following the temptation plus emotion become high make us lose control and that fuels gambling addiction.

If you don't want to addicted to gambling, you must be careful in gambling and always strict to your rules. No need to follow what others do because you should responsible with yourself in gambling. So no matter what the result you get, you should know when you must stop gambling. It is better if you really stop gambling forever.

[Shinpako09]

They are somewhat connected and can lead to gambling addiction or the other way around. For example, if you're addicted to alcohol or other harmful substances, you'll likely seek more funds to support that habit, and gambling often becomes one of the first options. As your addiction to alcohol grows, your gambling addiction and greed can also intensify over time, eventually leading to self destruction that is hard to recover from.

[LUCKMCFLY]

If you don't want to addicted to gambling, you must be careful in gambling and always strict to your rules. No need to follow what others do because you should responsible with yourself in gambling. So no matter what the result you get, you should know when you must stop gambling. It is better if you really stop gambling forever.

Yes, indeed, although I am a person who, if I see that a person has a way of doing things and I like their style, then I see nothing wrong with copying it and perhaps Giving it a personal touch, it is a question of seeing what good things some people have and one copies them , of course the important thing in all this is that you manage to have control of your money at the time of playing, it does not matter how many emotions you have, the idea is that you do not lose more money.

[kotajikikox]

They are somewhat connected and can lead to gambling addiction or the other way around. For example, if you're addicted to alcohol or other harmful substances, you'll likely seek more funds to support that habit, and gambling often becomes one of the first options. As your addiction to alcohol grows, your gambling addiction and greed can also intensify over time, eventually leading to self destruction that is hard to recover from.

Of the people diagnosed with an Alcohol Use Disorder, it is speculated that 20% of them also deal with a Gambling Addiction. A lot of casinos offer alcohol in which benefits alcoholics. They can drink heavily in a casino and not be questioned by anyone. It says that sometimes gamblers use alcohol to either get rid off the nerves or make them excited. So, yeah more often than not they are connected. Alcoholics can sometimes seek comfort from gambling and gambling addicts may seek comfort from consuming alcohol.

[|MINER|]

Yes, indeed, although I am a person who, if I see that a person has a way of doing things and I like their style, then I see nothing wrong with copying it and perhaps Giving it a personal touch, it is a question of seeing what good things some people have and one copies them , of course the important thing in all this is that you manage to have control of your money at the time of playing, it does not matter how many emotions you have, the idea is that you do not lose more money.

Actually, it is true that nothing will be wrong if a person copying some other for doing gambling until he crosses his affordability.

However, I think that most gamblers who follow signals given by others in gambling mostly gamble with the intention that they might win by getting that signal, but I will say here that even if we do not follow signals, in gambling the result always depends on luck, so gambling with such an attitude is very risky because sometimes it can happen that you bet a huge amount and loss by following the signal due to overconfidence and emotion.

[DaNNy001]

Well, this isn't the same for everyone... doing drugs, alcohol and stuffs that intoxicates doesn't really make most people addicted to gambling, some might gamble under the influence of the drugs but it doesn't mean that they automatically become addicted gamblers..The reason why casinos serve free drinks Is because they know that affect your cognitive reasoning making it hard to make rational decisions

[rachael9385]

When it becomes difficult for someone is addicted to gambling to quit. I think its not just about quitting gambling he has to do, if he as any other thing he is addicted to he should first quit on those ones because quitting those ones might make him lose interest automatically in gambling.

It does not always work that way, from what I know. When addicts are trying to quit a behavior or habit, they usually replace it with another habit that is usually better than the bad one they had. It is very difficult to find any addict that just quits a habit or a behavior and then leaves the vacuum empty without replacing it with another activity. Any addict that acts in that manner will soon find themselves suffering from a relapse.

If you wish to quit gambling, it can be helpful to replace the habit with something different, of course a better habit.

Well, this doesn't apply to everyone. Although it's hard to quit an addiction without filling up that vacuum but some people really do that. They work on disciplining themselves instead of looking for a new habit to replace it. not everyone adds a positive activity to their daily routine to forget gambling addiction. People in this category I mentioned knows what it's like to depend on something so they avoid it.

[LUCKMCFLY]

However, I think that most gamblers who follow signals given by others in gambling mostly gamble with the intention that they might win by getting that signal, but I will say here that even if we do not follow signals, in gambling the result always depends on luck, so gambling with such an attitude is very risky because sometimes it can happen that you bet a huge amount and loss by following the signal due to overconfidence and emotion.

You're absolutely right about that. In games of chance, winning requires luck, not so much strategy , By accepting that the game is completely under the control of the casino and its house edge, we'll be more mature and know what we're up agains, Are there more chances of losing than winning? Yes, but are there chances of winning? Yes, then we're going to rely on that Small chance of winning , That's where the importance of withdrawing money when you can and Enjoying it all comes from.

[|MINER|]

You're absolutely right about that. In games of chance, winning requires luck, not so much strategy , By accepting that the game is completely under the control of the casino and its house edge, we'll be more mature and know what we're up agains, Are there more chances of losing than winning? Yes, but are there chances of winning? Yes, then we're going to rely on that Small chance of winning , That's where the importance of withdrawing money when you can and Enjoying it all comes from.

I won't gonna deny you, but we also should know the reputable casino also gives the fair games that's mean they don't have any control or the manipulation powers to manipulate the games but here the one fact we know that house always wins, this was gone true because in games not just you and I play and face losses there is also more gamblers who face the losses and only few peoples were having profit and in this point I think house become winner they have nothing to lose rather they get profited from he gambler who face losses and as well they only give a portion of fund for the winner I think the gambling games providers also design the games algorithm somthing like this?

And I have no chance of disagreeing with what you said on the next point because you will only benefit from as much as you can withdraw from the gambling platform and use it for your own benefit, otherwise if you leave it on that platform, there is a high chance of losing those funds while gambling at some point.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I won't gonna deny you, but we also should know the reputable casino also gives the fair games that's mean they don't have any control or the manipulation powers to manipulate the games but here the one fact we know that house always wins, this was gone true because in games not just you and I play and face losses there is also more gamblers who face the losses and only few peoples were having profit and in this point I think house become winner they have nothing to lose rather they get profited from he gambler who face losses and as well they only give a portion of fund for the winner I think the gambling games providers also design the games algorithm somthing like this?

I think about that too, and I think it should be like this, when a player wins, what he does is win the money of the other players who have lost in the casino, it is something like how an exchange works, they only win the money of others, but not the money of the exchange , that is something that both casinos and exchanges maintain themselves because their money is difficult to touch, they only work with the money of others, in this case the losing players/traders.

[Mindyspace]

I believe that gaming addiction almost never comes alone. Often, the person is already caught up in other habits, such as drinking, smoking, or even dopamine addiction, and gaming becomes just another outlet. Maybe the problem isn’t just stopping gaming, but cutting out these other addictions first. When that happens, gaming can lose the power it once had

[alastantiger]

I think about that too, and I think it should be like this, when a player wins, what he does is win the money of the other players who have lost in the casino, it is something like how an exchange works, they only win the money of others, but not the money of the exchange , that is something that both casinos and exchanges maintain themselves because their money is difficult to touch, they only work with the money of others, in this case the losing players/traders.

I don't agree to this, the money you're winning is the casino's money since you didn't gamble with the other individuals that's losing the money. The casino only has a pool of money that when people lose, they take percentage and add to the pool to make sure there's enough liquidity for any amount that people are withdrawing. Casino aren't losing though because there's always going to be more people that're losing hence making the casino more money. Gambling addiction doesn't come alone, it's always accompanied by other addiction that makes it more dangerous. When you're addicted, you'll be depressed too because you'll be losing and this will make you become an alcoholic or a smoker that's always doing this things to escape reality.

[o48o]

Always making sure this is brief as possible.

From my observation on addiction, i get to see how addiction is like a chain. Individuals moving from one addiction to another and how several addictions or one addiction can give birth/rise to the gambling addiction. We can all agree as an individual there are several things in life we can be addicted to aside gambling.

Substances like like alcohol or stimulants addiction (drinking), Nicotine dopamine and weed addiction (smoking), to mention a few others can influence a responsible gambler into becoming addicted. There are people in the society who gamble to humanize, smoke or drink, or go out on expensive rides and stuffs.

When it becomes difficult for someone is addicted to gambling to quit. I think its not just about quitting gambling he has to do, if he as any other thing he is addicted to he should first quit on those ones because quitting those ones might make him lose interest automatically in gambling.

This is not how i see addiction working, but let's say you would be right. In that case why wouldn't it work other way around? Like quitting smoking to lose automatically interest in drinking or gambling?

There are valid points for losing one addiction at the time, but you aren't talking about the reasoning here. Main problem with drinking is that it lowers your judgement and that can trigger smoking for example. That's why i needed to quit drinking completely for like half year when i quitted smoking.

But that's just me, and i would argue that people doesn't need to start by quitting only one addiction before something else. They can do it in an order that fits them. II would start with the one that is costing me most money and most time.

And sometimes quitting many addictions at once is the best road. Like for people who want to get fit. They sometimes need to change their habits completely in life, in order to keep their health in the future as well. And that requires quitting many vices at once. Imho addictions start from escapism and boredom, and not all addictions even are bad for us financially or health-wise. Some of them are just making our life more manageable trough escapism.

[Cookdata]

First of all, maybe what you said is true, but i don't see that when someone has an addiction like you said (nicotine dopamine, alcohol, marijuana) they will tend to be able to stop gambling after successfully overcoming their addiction, i doubt that, although in fact there must be someone who can stop at once, but my speculation is that it is only a small percentage.

If you want to quit, you have to do it slowly because it's impossible to do it all at once, it can lead to insanity.

And also gambling won't be a problem if he becomes a responsible gambler, doing it just for entertainment, maybe this can help take his mind off other addictions.

I think OP is saying all this based on the things he has seen but I on this side has seen a responsible person that is very addicted to gambling, they look responsible, they look calm and don't drink or smoke but the level of their gambling addiction can't be compare to people that do all sort of other addictions. I have some friends that has never in their life tested anything alcohol but you will be surprised they can use their last card to bet the game of their choice.

People that does other sort of addiction don't really care about gambling. If they can have money to smoke and take their drinks, the least they want is anything that will disturb them again because they has what they are dealing with already, to take away that pain for that moment is why the do all of this other sort of addiction, just to feel temporary some weird feeling or forget about problems they have at that money. Gambling addiction isn't specific to behavior, anyone can be addicted.

[Orpichukwu]

To be honest, all addictions or addictions that push our lives to destroy us must avoid us if our lives will be beautiful. And betting gambling addiction it has become a fashion now. What people want can’t leave even if they want. I think gambling addiction is okay if you can put it in control. And if you become more come to it, it will destroy your life. So I’ll say you’ll avoid any kind of addiction that will destroy your life.

You think gambling addiction is okay, and I think differently about that. Any form of addiction that anyone has is a bad one and should be stopped.

I don't consider any form of addiction as a good addiction. As long as you, as the person, are doing something more than the way it should be done, then that's already destroying you gradually, and when someone who is gambling can still control their gambling habit, the person is not addicted to gambling yet.

[bitterguy28]

To be honest, all addictions or addictions that push our lives to destroy us must avoid us if our lives will be beautiful. And betting gambling addiction it has become a fashion now. What people want can’t leave even if they want. I think gambling addiction is okay if you can put it in control. And if you become more come to it, it will destroy your life. So I’ll say you’ll avoid any kind of addiction that will destroy your life.

what do you mean gambling addiction is okay as long as you can control it? is there an addict that can control themselves when the very reason they became an addict in the first place is because they could not control themselves and indulged too much to what they should not be doing

[jackpotmaster]

People who have been addicted to multiple things simultaneously have it much harder to quit any of the addictions, let alone all of them. I know some people who always smoke a couple of cigs, drink some booze and gamble online. Such a combination is much pleasing, and over time he is unable to do any gambling without the other two.

What I have also encountered is people who had extreme gambling addictions in the past, barely managed to quit, and are slowly being reeled in by the casino of altcoin tokens, NFTs and such. None of that is any better just because it is not officially classified as gambling, it is gambling.

To be honest, all addictions or addictions that push our lives to destroy us must avoid us if our lives will be beautiful. And betting gambling addiction it has become a fashion now. What people want can’t leave even if they want. I think gambling addiction is okay if you can put it in control. And if you become more come to it, it will destroy your life. So I’ll say you’ll avoid any kind of addiction that will destroy your life.

what do you mean gambling addiction is okay as long as you can control it? is there an addict that can control themselves when the very reason they became an addict in the first place is because they could not control themselves and indulged too much to what they should not be doing

There is no such thing as an addiction that is under control.

I believe that gaming addiction almost never comes alone. Often, the person is already caught up in other habits, such as drinking, smoking, or even dopamine addiction, and gaming becomes just another outlet. Maybe the problem isn’t just stopping gaming, but cutting out these other addictions first. When that happens, gaming can lose the power it once had

Disagreed, I've known people who did not do anything else but just gambled.