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

[wheelz1200]

People have all sorts of hobbies.  I dont think doing just 1 thing in life is healthy but i would go and say "you arent normal".  Diversification even in what you do everyday is a key to a healthy lifestyle.  I think you can run into a lot of problems both with personal relationships and financially if you are too relient on one thing to include gambling.  Thats where addiction comes in.

[Kristiyana]

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

It may be “normal” today in the sense that it does not cause him problems because he only spends the money he can afford to lose and it is an entertainment for him, but someone who has no social life and whose only hobby is gambling online has all the chances to end up very bad in the future. Let him go out, see the sunlight, interact with real people, interact with people of the sex he is attracted to, and then if he wants to spend some time gambling it's OK, that would be a better plan for normality.

You're right, though I'm still having a doubt about this issue of not having any other hobby apart from gambling. You know I have an idea of a gambler who spend alot of time in playing gamble and as well other internet business, but this does not stop him from coming out to get in touch with people and also spend time with them. Though what op said might be true but I think this case is very different from the ones that I have been seeing. Just as you said earlier that so far as he's comfortable with it, and also not being addicted to it of course that's what matters the most.

[Mehmet69]

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

It may be “normal” today in the sense that it does not cause him problems because he only spends the money he can afford to lose and it is an entertainment for him, but someone who has no social life and whose only hobby is gambling online has all the chances to end up very bad in the future. Let him go out, see the sunlight, interact with real people, interact with people of the sex he is attracted to, and then if he wants to spend some time gambling it's OK, that would be a better plan for normality.

You're right, though I'm still having a doubt about this issue of not having any other hobby apart from gambling. You know I have an idea of a gambler who spend alot of time in playing gamble and as well other internet business, but this does not stop him from coming out to get in touch with people and also spend time with them. Though what op said might be true but I think this case is very different from the ones that I have been seeing. Just as you said earlier that so far as he's comfortable with it, and also not being addicted to it of course that's what matters the most.

Gambling is a game that if a normal person plays regularly for a few days, he becomes addicted to it by about 70%. And if someone likes gambling only, then I can say that he is completely addicted. It is most important not to get addicted to gambling, but the game is designed in such a way that you will be bound to get addicted. So I can say that if your only hobby is gambling, then you will definitely get addicted.

[iv4n]

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

I think most people do the same, and I think we all know that it's not very healthy... Each of us gets worried at some point. Our eyes start to hurt, our backs hurt, we lose strength in our arms and legs, and various other physical or psychological problems can arise.

It's normal for a person to expose themselves to the sun, to walk, to socialize, and a bunch of other things. These are different times, but we all know that overdoing something can be very problematic, so we need to make some balance in life.

[stomachgrowls]

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

It may be “normal” today in the sense that it does not cause him problems because he only spends the money he can afford to lose and it is an entertainment for him, but someone who has no social life and whose only hobby is gambling online has all the chances to end up very bad in the future. Let him go out, see the sunlight, interact with real people, interact with people of the sex he is attracted to, and then if he wants to spend some time gambling it's OK, that would be a better plan for normality.

You're right, though I'm still having a doubt about this issue of not having any other hobby apart from gambling. You know I have an idea of a gambler who spend alot of time in playing gamble and as well other internet business, but this does not stop him from coming out to get in touch with people and also spend time with them. Though what op said might be true but I think this case is very different from the ones that I have been seeing. Just as you said earlier that so far as he's comfortable with it, and also not being addicted to it of course that's what matters the most.

Gambling is a game that if a normal person plays regularly for a few days, he becomes addicted to it by about 70%. And if someone likes gambling only, then I can say that he is completely addicted. It is most important not to get addicted to gambling, but the game is designed in such a way that you will be bound to get addicted. So I can say that if your only hobby is gambling, then you will definitely get addicted.

Actually its none others business on how they would really be doing things accordingly on which its their money so its their full rights on what they should gonna do with it. It is really just that us people who do able to observe is that we are really that too observant on other peoples mistakes or errors on which if we have noticed up something then we will really be having those kind of negative comments and thoughts on basing up on what they have done. If they arent doing something then just let them be, there are really just that those conditions or situation on which you've been that too loving on touching other peoples lives and wanting it for it to be changed. If someone do works from home then expect that most of activities will really be done online.

We do have different sets of interest and different ways of dealing our own lives. The key on here is that as long you arent that putting up yourself into such trouble then i dont really see any issues on this one. There are really just that different approach on how a certain individual would really be able to move on.

[sunsilk]

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

Yes. That is normal as long as he's not spending his company's money or anyone that he knows of.

There are times that we feel dry and that's why even if we're on duty, we have to do something to avoid being bored. If it's not any other online/offline game.

Gambling games could be one of them so, there is nothing wrong with that and as long as it's permitted by the company and it's not affecting his performance there.

We find our happiness and no one can discredit us with that as long as we're not spending other's resources.

[xenomorfo]

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.

I think it is important to spend time in nature and outdoors to avoid depression (and other psychological problems) and find balance.
Everyone lives as they want, i am an anarchist and i do not want to impose anything on anyone, but it is important to take care of yourself. Personally, i find energy in the woods and near the sea

[bakasabo]

Why should it be not normal then if gambling is your only hobby. Anyway, it is ok to have a hobby, it is ok not to have any, it is ok to have only one. Everyone do or is a fan of anything that can bring him joy or he is comfortable with. I find it normal if person has gambling as a hobby. I find it normal if person prefer to spend time at home, alone and rarely go out. It is normal for people today to close and live in their own small world. We could only respect their privacy.

There are people who does not like to communicate much with other people. Being introvert does not mean you are bad or not normal. Since everything can be bought online, and your job is online, those people does not require to be on public or outside. I have a friend who didn't leave the house for 2 months. It was winter, he works online, can order everything he needs online. I think he hasnt lost much because he "spend time within 4 walls".

Gambling as a passion? Technically, that is okay. Free society, right? Again, though, is it a true hobbyor a feedback loop hiding as one? When someone claims that their main hobby is gambling, are they running away from the rest of their inner world or are they truly playing for fun?

Same goes for living inside four walls for months. It can be a retreat from friction, and friction is where growth occurs. Digital life is built to eliminate resistance, yet resistance develops character. We don’t evolve in maximum comfort. We stall there.

Respecting privacy is important. But saying digital disconnection as "normal" could lead to a trap. A slow erosion of internal feedback. A person might feel okay, but without tension, without feedback from the physical, unpredictable world, they’re not even aware of what they’re losing. Social interaction, uncertainty, physical presence aren’t just accessories. Their structural elements make up a regulated mind.

I am not here to criticize solitude or hobbies. I'm just here to remind us that not every "choice" is truly free and not every comfort is healthy.

Yes, gambling as a passion. I can even give an example. My colleague go to offline casino every Friday evening. He often tells me stories how he has spend that evening, share stories about gambling result. I cant say that he is addicted, but because he would be gambling all the time then. But he waits for that Friday evening. I think he just hang out there. Meet people, enjoy his time, play cards. If this is not passion, then I dont know what it is. This is his lifestyle, and I find it all right.

As to a guy who has spend 2 months in four rooms and why I have said that it is normal. He works online, his employee is located abroad, he is a person in age, so "go out and hand out with friends is not for him". If he needs to talk to someone, he can always call, or his rare friends visit him. When I asked him how it even happened, that he wasnt outside for 2 months, he told me that he has nothing to do outside.

[xenomorfo]

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.

Totally agree with you, time spent in front of the computer can be harmful to the body.
The body needs to go outside, breathe air.
Not only the body, now let's go a little into metaphysics, the spirit also needs to see nature.
I suggest you try to involve your friend in outdoor sports, it might do both of you good

[mak013]

The answer to this question is yes because I know very well that the gambling is all about entertainment but it is us that misunderstand the concept of gambling that is why when we are participating in gambling we consider gambling as something that is wrong, myself I consider gambling as a part of entertainment that come Into My Life because I don't gamble in order to profit a lot but my purpose of gambling is to make a profit but not that I most to make a profit every time that I participated in gambling because I know that is not every time that you gambled and you make a profit.

The answer is that there is no one answer. All people have their own standards of normality. For me it is unnormal, if you have no other hobbies. But someone can feel himself comfortable with gambling without being gambling addict.
I think that the only right answer is "if he has no problem with gambling and feel himself comfortable - it is normal".

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Of course, the fact that we like casino games and sports Betting doesn't mean we're weird or anything like that, much less addicted , Personally, it's a hobby that , depending on our personality , we can handle like any other fun activity, like jogging, going to play soccer, or something like that.

The most Introverted people are the ones who sometimes have the most fun and really enjoy themselves, because in the midst of it, they're looking for their own enjoyment , For me, this isn't abnormal.

Exactly what I think too and from what I said, despite that someone is always indoors does their best activities doesn't mean that they would not do the other things that matters to them most in life. For example, life has different stages, the stage to grow, build wealth, enjoy your bachelor lifestyle, and when to get marry and build your own home. So, the guy doing the indoors is probably on his own life stage where that's what he wants and he also knows what's best for him.

[jcojci]

time spent in front of the computer can be harmful to the body.
The body needs to go outside, breathe air.
Not only the body, now let's go a little into metaphysics, the spirit also needs to see nature.
I suggest you try to involve your friend in outdoor sports, it might do both of you good

We don't have to use gambling as our hobby because that can make us deeper in gambling and many problem will arise. Yes, doing sports or physical activities will help you to distract your minds from think about gambling.

If you are in front of your computer for too long, you will be tired especially your eyes and body. You can do many things to prevent from gambling addiction. You can do other activities as your hobby so you only use gambling for have fun in your free time and prevent the gambling addiction.

[Negotiation]

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.

I think it is important to spend time in nature and outdoors to avoid depression (and other psychological problems) and find balance.
Everyone lives as they want, i am an anarchist and i do not want to impose anything on anyone, but it is important to take care of yourself. Personally, i find energy in the woods and near the sea

It is quite natural that many people find peace and energy when they are close to nature especially forests and the sea so taking care of yourself is very important for physical and mental well being. It helps to maintain balance in life and helps reduce stress also spending time in a natural environment reduces cortisol levels in the body being close to nature increases concentration and spending time near forests and the sea is very beneficial for mental and physical health.

[Zadicar]

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.

I think it is important to spend time in nature and outdoors to avoid depression (and other psychological problems) and find balance.
Everyone lives as they want, i am an anarchist and i do not want to impose anything on anyone, but it is important to take care of yourself. Personally, i find energy in the woods and near the sea

It is quite natural that many people find peace and energy when they are close to nature especially forests and the sea so taking care of yourself is very important for physical and mental well being. It helps to maintain balance in life and helps reduce stress also spending time in a natural environment reduces cortisol levels in the body being close to nature increases concentration and spending time near forests and the sea is very beneficial for mental and physical health.

A must thing but depending into someones condition or situation whether they are really that near with these locations then they should be having some consideration on having at least that kind of meditation to release out those things on which needed up to be that reconsidered. It will be that situational because there are those individuals who are really that been near into these places but still decided not to make any actions and just stick into the casual things that they've been that doing or something which is really that available for them or having that preferences on which we know that this isnt really that something that would really be that similar into each person. So it will really be that situational on how you would really be making out such acts in regarding about handling up your stress and exhaustion. If someone do make out some considerations on playing gambling then its not bad as long they are good on handling out their money then there's no issue with this.

[DPHOR]

time spent in front of the computer can be harmful to the body.
The body needs to go outside, breathe air.
Not only the body, now let's go a little into metaphysics, the spirit also needs to see nature.
I suggest you try to involve your friend in outdoor sports, it might do both of you good

We don't have to use gambling as our hobby because that can make us deeper in gambling and many problem will arise. Yes, doing sports or physical activities will help you to distract your minds from think about gambling.

If you are in front of your computer for too long, you will be tired especially your eyes and body. You can do many things to prevent from gambling addiction. You can do other activities as your hobby so you only use gambling for have fun in your free time and prevent the gambling addiction.

Yes that is correct and we can't for one day be that regularly being active online without us going offline or spacing our system to have that freedom or spare us from being affected, especially to those that have eyes problem and when they keep looking at the computer they could get affected for staying so much long. Whenever someone spent much time in gambling it increase the chances of becoming a gambling addicts but when they are being distracted with other home activities they wouldn't that focused thinking about only gambling at time.

[asyakashi]

Your friend's behavior needs to be worried about, because one day they will behave very wildly, because it is humanly difficult to control ourselves and our emotions when we receive consecutive defeats, inviting them to communicate and go out would be better and advise them

[DiMarxist]

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Op I think you need to edit the topic by removing the first "a" before the "consider". And if that is good for your friend, he can do it but he should be careful because that is the simple road to the addiction. So what he will do is to chat with friends and discuss with them on politics and other and only place bet and wait for the results while discussion is on going.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Your friend's behavior needs to be worried about, because one day they will behave very wildly, because it is humanly difficult to control ourselves and our emotions when we receive consecutive defeats, inviting them to communicate and go out would be better and advise them

OP didn't mention if the guy is gambling responsibly or not but he said the guy works from home and that's also the main reason he is usually indoors. We probably do not know how the guy is handling his lifestyle as regards to gambling, i have said it before that if he is not addicted, then there's nothing to worry about. If he is not risking so much money more than he can afford to lose, then there's nothing wrong with him.

[LUCKMCFLY]

OP didn't mention if the guy is gambling responsibly or not but he said the guy works from home and that's also the main reason he is usually indoors. We probably do not know how the guy is handling his lifestyle as regards to gambling, i have said it before that if he is not addicted, then there's nothing to worry about. If he is not risking so much money more than he can afford to lose, then there's nothing wrong with him.

You're right, in fact if it's a person who works from home they may use casino games and sports betting just to get out of the stress that work can generate, that happens a lot, and if it's a person who knows that earning money means working very hard, then they should play responsibly, in itself it all depends on the person how they want to take care of their money, in the end if they lose money then that will increase their debt and nobody likes to be in debt.

[Antotena]

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?

Introvert can use anything to kill time, I believe he loves using his time with gambling and he has developed some connections or perhaps I should use addiction. He really loves gambling to be spending his whole day gaming. I don't have problem with people that loves gambling as hobbies but the question is this, is he making money gambling or he is it making loss every time, you know that you can't good to be making loss and think you like doing that alot.

Doing what you like isn't bad to be honest but gambling involves gambling, you are making prediction and guess to make money. The day you forgot about gambling discipline and you lose everything for that day, you will be cold for that day if you lose money and you might not be be able to take the heart to bear the consequences, it's even possible that you may want to make back the money and in the process, you can lose even more money.