do you still a consider yourself a normal person if gambling is your only hobby?

[Muba20]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

Being always at work which can sometimes be annoying. That is why if someone considers gambling as a part of their entertainment during work, it is not a bad idea. I certainly support their gambling. However, it can be worrying for those gamblers who do not accept gambling as a pleasure but start considering it as a source of income or some become addicted to it. I will say in the case of your friend that he must have done the right thing. Another thing we need to understand is that when our other friends work on other platforms during the time we work, I cannot accompany them even if I want to unless they get a break from their work. So in my case, gambling platforms can be a source of my joy.

[Sonia_123]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

I don't see it as a good way of life but if gambling is the only games he plays, that means he has become an addict to gambling which he is finding difficult to quit associate and does not want to share it with anyone, being an online jobber, the stress alone in the work is suppose to make him associate in other to ease himself no matter how quite he his, i think the person needs help.
Using gambling as an hobby is very dangerous to his health and his environment no matter how interesting it would be, who knows if he his chasing his loss, because things like this happens and then they say,it's their hobby, hiding in other not to be cancelled.

[Ishicryptic]

I think that there should be a balance in everything that we do, I don't think that it will be psychologically right for a person to be constantly involved in one hubby everything, especially something like gambling like gambling. It can lead to addiction without the person even knowing that they're hooked to it, until they maybe starts to be constantly go broke and in dept before they will realize how deep they have gone because we lose more than what we win. We should have a time for everything, a gambler can decide to engage in it for for a certain timeframe in a day or week. Repeating the same hubby everyday can reach a saturation point and the person should be bored so having more than one hubby should be good for true relaxation.

[Darker45]

It doesn't sound so alarming to me. What's important is that his family, physical and mental health, financial well-being, work, and other aspects of life are intact. For as long as they're fine, I don't think it's something to be concerned about.

However, the possibility that he might lose moderation or he gets addicted to gambling is there. So, as early as now, while it isn't a problem yet, it might help if there are other hobbies or entertainment that he gets interested in and be busy on.

Prevention is always better than cure.

[Strongkored]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

I have experienced something like what your friend experienced and I think it is normal as long as he is still able to do other activities well even though the duration of his activities outside the home is not long.
The pleasure that can be obtained online will indeed change the lifestyle of many people who are comfortable with just doing activities at home by utilizing everything online, I think it is normal unless your friend ignores to rest and spends most of his income just for gambling.

[Mr Reporter]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

Well your friends behaviour is concerning and may indicate a potential problem with gambling addiction, well it is common for people to engage in online entertainment like gambling using their free times but your friends behaviour due to his  frequency and potential negative impact on his life

[Apocollapse]

The title and the content are different.

So I will answer for both.

For title, it's completely normal for someone to have gambling as their hobby, just like people like big motorcycle, old car, collector, running, playing football etc.

For content, it doesn't really normal if we use public standard. The public expect you to have girlfriend, going out together on Saturday night, work and having outdoor hobby. Yeah we can gamble by socializing which is gamble on physical casino, but I see @OP is high likely talking about online casino.

[mak013]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

I don`t know what means "normal" today, just few years ago very small percent of people worked online.
As for me - it is strange enough, but i know several men, who has similar behavior. The difference is that they have other hobbies, not gambling. One of them began skating in 40+ years old.
I can only repeat. For my opinion - it is a problem and it would be a good idea to help him to find some other hobbies(may be without other people, or with 1-2 friends).

[jcojci]

Yes, that is normal as long as he can control himself better and considers that gambling is just part of his activities that he can do during breaks. But he must not use gambling too often if he breaks because that can make him addicted to gambling. He must realize that gambling is just for occasionally to prevent the addiction.

It is better to prevent than cure, right? He must think like that because gambling can easily make someone deeper into gambling and forget everything. That is why playing gambling must have limitations to stay away from gambling addiction.

[sompitonov]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

I don`t know what means "normal" today, just few years ago very small percent of people worked online.
As for me - it is strange enough, but i know several men, who has similar behavior. The difference is that they have other hobbies, not gambling. One of them began skating in 40+ years old.
I can only repeat. For my opinion - it is a problem and it would be a good idea to help him to find some other hobbies(may be without other people, or with 1-2 friends).

The fact that people at this age discover such hobbies is very cool and of course we also need to always try to discover something new for ourselves. Who knows, maybe we don’t even realize that we haven’t tried our favorite hobby yet. And as for gambling, it’s bad even for mental health to concentrate only on this, because life goes by and trying other things is incredibly interesting, besides, they distract from gambling losses, which inevitably happen to everyone. For the best hobbies are skating and cycling, they charge me for the whole week and help me overcome depression.

[Yamifoud]

Talking about gambling as our only hobby? That is not normal anymore. Because it means that you are not gambling for pleasure or even for the sake of money, but rather to be more than that—addiction.

I assume we all live not that way, where we're still in control of our gambling habit. And I can't imagine seeing someone who puts themselves into the box. In fact, the message is clear that gambling can harm us if we spend more time on this. How much more if this is the only thing we have always faced?

[retreat]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

Each person's nature can be different, some are more comfortable not socializing too often with other people, maybe they just feel lazy to waste energy with other people or they have had unpleasant experiences that make them more withdrawn. But indeed in an era like today, it has become a normal thing where someone works online and gets entertainment by gambling from their device. However, it would be better if someone socializes more with other people, it doesn't need to be too long, just a short chat is okay. Because it is also not good for someone to continue to lock themselves away and not socialize with other people.

[xenomorfo]

It all depends because I also have a friend like that, never goes out except for very important things and spends most of his time in his room and if I need him I have to go to his house. And all the time is spent in front of the computer and often gambles, and according to the story he only gambles with very small capital, only when he wins he plays again or sometimes uses the bonus or free game that is used. And I don't see anyone being harmed by him, even harming those closest to him including family because addiction will have an impact like that and everything looks normal.

I understand, i also have a similar friend, he spends most of his time locked at home on the computer.
This is not healthy, even if it doesn't seem to hurt anyone, it does a lot of harm to itself.
You have to have a balanced life, ok a little bit in front of the computer but not all day. You also have to go outside to get some fresh air.
He's grown up now so he'll never change

[Juicyhome]

Talking about gambling as our only hobby? That is not normal anymore. Because it means that you are not gambling for pleasure or even for the sake of money, but rather to be more than that—addiction.

I assume we all live not that way, where we're still in control of our gambling habit. And I can't imagine seeing someone who puts themselves into the box. In fact, the message is clear that gambling can harm us if we spend more time on this. How much more if this is the only thing we have always faced?

Gambling as your only hobby doesn't make you abnormal, its just what one prefer doing. just as one takes swimming as hobby, that doesn't make him swim all the time or everyday.  I think you feels any one who take gambling as hobby is addicted or could be addicted to it. No its just what he likes for fun.

Gambling is just a fun stuff if you are a fan of sports, and everybody is playing it,  its easy to say we all take it as hobby but no one will agree to it. because we don't want people to call us an addict to gambling, but in reality we all play it every time than we do with the so called hobby we preferred on our cvs.

[Wonder Work]

Talking about gambling as our only hobby? That is not normal anymore. Because it means that you are not gambling for pleasure or even for the sake of money, but rather to be more than that—addiction.

Casino is initially accepted as a hobby, but this acceptance becomes an addiction later. It is challenging to bring a person addicted to casinos back to everyday life. We hear many unprecedented cases of people who did not like it at one time becoming addicted to gambling as a hobby.

However, many people play games as a hobby. Casino sites seem to be doing everything possible to attract and retain game players. A person addicted to casinos cannot get out of there and fails to live everyday life, so we should always be careful not to get lost in this casino world when we come to the casino as a hobby.

[madnessteat]

It all depends because I also have a friend like that, never goes out except for very important things and spends most of his time in his room and if I need him I have to go to his house. And all the time is spent in front of the computer and often gambles, and according to the story he only gambles with very small capital, only when he wins he plays again or sometimes uses the bonus or free game that is used. And I don't see anyone being harmed by him, even harming those closest to him including family because addiction will have an impact like that and everything looks normal.

I understand, i also have a similar friend, he spends most of his time locked at home on the computer.
This is not healthy, even if it doesn't seem to hurt anyone, it does a lot of harm to itself.
You have to have a balanced life, ok a little bit in front of the computer but not all day. You also have to go outside to get some fresh air.
He's grown up now so he'll never change

I completely agree with you that constant time spent in front of the computer is harmful to a person, as it has a negative impact on the body in the form of lack of exercise, obesity, lack of fresh air and lack of communication. All this leads not only to anti-sociality, but also to health problems.

Any person can change beyond recognition if he or she only finds a hobby that will change his or her usual way of life. If you have a desire to help your friend, try to get him interested in outdoor sports. I'm sure it will do him good.

[hedgeh0g]

It all depends because I also have a friend like that, never goes out except for very important things and spends most of his time in his room and if I need him I have to go to his house. And all the time is spent in front of the computer and often gambles, and according to the story he only gambles with very small capital, only when he wins he plays again or sometimes uses the bonus or free game that is used. And I don't see anyone being harmed by him, even harming those closest to him including family because addiction will have an impact like that and everything looks normal.

I understand, i also have a similar friend, he spends most of his time locked at home on the computer.
This is not healthy, even if it doesn't seem to hurt anyone, it does a lot of harm to itself.
You have to have a balanced life, ok a little bit in front of the computer but not all day. You also have to go outside to get some fresh air.
He's grown up now so he'll never change

I also think it is not normal and of course your friend should spend more time outside, in nature, because life will pass like that. But we cannot force him to open his eyes until he wants to, because everyone lives the way they want to. In addition, sitting constantly in one place, you can get a strong depression, because of which there will be even more losses, and it is extremely difficult to get out of a strong depression, especially alone. I still prefer balance, I feel that I need to be in nature, in the forest, near lakes, it charges me very much, I will continue to feed on this energy.

[Olatundespo]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

Every persons behavior is set differently by birth, sometimes behavior can change in the surrounding context. There are a significant number of people with such mentality in our society, especially those who are young. They feel shy to express themselves and cannot even mix with outsiders. I think it will improve with age. Most of the time, one should refrain from playing roulette, slots and other online games while sitting at home because it is a kind of mental illness. Such games should be played in leisure time.

He should go out to find entertainment. Trying to find entertainment only online can also cripple him physically. Physical casinos are more attractive. If he wants to take himself out, then the horizon of getting entertainment will be wider for him.

[Hispo]

I have a friend who doesn’t really go out much to socialize with people. Since his work is online, he spends most of his time in front of the computer. He told me that, to avoid boredom, whether while working or during breaks he just gambles on anything: sports, roulette, and slots.

These days, people can easily find more entertainment online, which is why they tend to spend more time there.

So, do you think this kind of behavior is still considered normal, or is it something to be concerned about?

At first glance, I would say there is definitely something to be concerned about in this lifestyle your friend is having, specially since he has admitted to gamble while working, which is definitely something wrong (one should never mix leisure activities with working hours).
Regardless one's job is online or not, it is necessary to take some time away from the computer and socialize with family and friends, to walk around and take some fresh air, even do some exercise if possible.

If that person is a genuine friend of yours, you should talk to him and try to make him think about his lifestyle and how it could affect his mental and physical health in the future.

[Outhue]

It is very normal but almost impossible, because I love playing multiplayer games and this is my best hobby as a gamer, but me saying that this is all I love to do is stupid, because I watch movies too, if I don't like it I won't engage in it right? OP should ask his friend if he do something else apart from gambling, there will surely be another, the difference is he spend most of his time gambling than any other things, even as I love playing multiplayer games so much, if I spend too much hours on gambling I gets so boring.

Watching football games, playing video games, watching action and horror movies, all these are hobby to me, is there anyone in the world who doesn't watch movies? Hobby is something you love to do, mostly on your free times right? I won't worry myself much if my friend is a gambler, even if it seems like this is the only thing he does, but believe me that's impossible.