Gambling addiction is not spiritual.

[bitcoinbookmakers88]

A therapist once said it well: “Addiction is a learning problem, not a demon problem.” Your brain basically gets used to the dopamine rush from risk and near-wins. That’s why people use things like CBT where you learn to catch dumb thoughts like “one more bet and I’ll win it back.” Or counseling and support groups that help  you deal with triggers like stress or boredom... or seeing betting ads everywhere..

[Easteregg69]

Gambling addiction isnt spiritual, its a real problem that can mess up a person's money, time, and relationships.

Some people try to label it as bad luck or lack of faith, but the bigger issue is usually habits and brain chemistry, chasing losses, needing bigger bets for the same excitement and using gambling to escape stress. That's why willpower alone often isnt enough.

If someone notices they can't stop, the practical move is to put a barrier in place, avoid gambling sites/groups, block apps, limit access to money, and talk to someone they can trust. Getting help isn't shameful, its the same as getting help for any other addiction.

Also worth saying here is that this is Bitcointalk, trading like it's a casino can turn into the same pattern, having rules and limits matter.

Relation ship to what. Some begger that wants you precious time that you spend so wrongly?

Don't get fooled by the goodie two shoes. Slap a nicotine plaster on and get on with it. About the spiritual part. You are here of all the time in the world. What could possibly go wrong?

People make a case of you no matter what. You the small wheel the machine can't do without. Pensum would be working class hero by John Lennon. A song.

"Shop is open. I need more coffee". How you do it when you don't work. You see they have coffe for everyone when your around.

Top advice. Install steam and be a gamer instead of a gambler.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Well many are not yet able to account properly how they are leiures into gambling left alone been addicted where everything become difficult for them to escape, haven tried all measure to avoid the gambling but can't conclude the addiction is spiritual, though it can't be factual but believe system in human mostly when things occurs to them has many implications, to whom who believe it's spiritual it will be a difficult thing to correct that impression because such has be sealed in it's mindset. I see gambling addiction as natural occurance generated by lack of control and emotional control breakdown of a gambler leading to uncontrollable and consistent gambling no matter the cost, what it takes or involved. The only solution is self restrictions and total denials else no control measures because addiction has some force if attraction even when the addicted person is lacking financially but can still sort means of borrowing or own Denton the sight addiction is very dangerous.

[Dynamite++]

Some people always get this wrong, not everything is relating to a spiritual issue especially gambling, it's more relating to a mental issue than something spiritual for instance you shouldn't be referring an addicted gambler to the church or spiritual home for prayers, rather such cases should be handled by a mental health practitioner, psychologist or the rightful professionals to handle the situation, your spiritual leader or teacher is just a religious leader meant to handle spiritual cases and not the right one to handle such cases, I don't know about other societies but I've seen people in my region make such errors and it needs to be addressed.

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

[Johnlomape]

Some people always get this wrong, not everything is relating to a spiritual issue especially gambling, it's more relating to a mental issue than something spiritual for instance you shouldn't be referring an addicted gambler to the church or spiritual home for prayers, rather such cases should be handled by a mental health practitioner, psychologist or the rightful professionals to handle the situation, your spiritual leader or teacher is just a religious leader meant to handle spiritual cases and not the right one to handle such cases, I don't know about other societies but I've seen people in my region make such errors and it needs to be addressed.

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

Yea there are people that have the conviction that gambling addiction is spiritual and there is nothing you can do about it because that is there dogma and nobody can change their mentality especially when they religious people.
Self control is a very important feature every gambler must have to be reasonable and responsible. Those that don't have a self control are much more like someone that don't have a direction and can do anything to make money through gambling without knowing where their fate lies.

[boyptc]

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

It's a personal choice.

The result of being addicted doesn't have to do with our spiritual life. But it can be removed related to our spirituality and faith.

As we have made a choice to gamble continuously, it has resulted in becoming more severe and desires to gamble more unstoppably.

[rachael9385]

Some people always get this wrong, not everything is relating to a spiritual issue especially gambling, it's more relating to a mental issue than something spiritual for instance you shouldn't be referring an addicted gambler to the church or spiritual home for prayers, rather such cases should be handled by a mental health practitioner, psychologist or the rightful professionals to handle the situation, your spiritual leader or teacher is just a religious leader meant to handle spiritual cases and not the right one to handle such cases, I don't know about other societies but I've seen people in my region make such errors and it needs to be addressed.

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

Yea there are people that have the conviction that gambling addiction is spiritual and there is nothing you can do about it because that is there dogma and nobody can change their mentality especially when they religious people.
Self control is a very important feature every gambler must have to be reasonable and responsible. Those that don't have a self control are much more like someone that don't have a direction and can do anything to make money through gambling without knowing where their fate lies.

People who think gambling addiction is spiritual are mentally lazy and the reason I'm saying that is because instead of them to put in effort to be disciplined and find ways to overcome this addiction they blame it on spirituality and act like no effort can no effort can be made to restrict them from gambling. The people that think like this the most are Africans, they believe that what they need to do in that situation is to pray or consult voodoo to solve the problem they have

[Smartvirus]

A therapist once said it well: “Addiction is a learning problem, not a demon problem.” Your brain basically gets used to the dopamine rush from risk and near-wins.

When you want to keep at a thing even when you know it to be negative and impacts on you in ways that you wouldn’t have want to, you begin to find the best way to make it seem as though, it isn’t your fault but a force greater than yours or perhaps other persons.
That’s human nature for most of us, we shift faults and blames for decisions that lies with us. The change we need comes when we take a stand, take a decision and choose to live by it. Otherwise, it could as well remain a spiritual problem in our mind but, we know better what it is.

[AmoreJaz]

A therapist once said it well: “Addiction is a learning problem, not a demon problem.” Your brain basically gets used to the dopamine rush from risk and near-wins.

When you want to keep at a thing even when you know it to be negative and impacts on you in ways that you wouldn’t have want to, you begin to find the best way to make it seem as though, it isn’t your fault but a force greater than yours or perhaps other persons.
That’s human nature for most of us, we shift faults and blames for decisions that lies with us. The change we need comes when we take a stand, take a decision and choose to live by it. Otherwise, it could as well remain a spiritual problem in our mind but, we know better what it is.

That is very true. It is ourself and no one else should be blamed for what is happening to us. Because in the first place, it is ourself that have done it. So you need sheer will to change and alter your lifestyle for the better. I don't think there is spiritual part here. Most gamblers are just making it a big deal or integrating some personal or cultural beliefs. But for me, there's no evidence why such beliefs. So I don't believe on them.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

A therapist once said it well: “Addiction is a learning problem, not a demon problem.” Your brain basically gets used to the dopamine rush from risk and near-wins.

When you want to keep at a thing even when you know it to be negative and impacts on you in ways that you wouldn’t have want to, you begin to find the best way to make it seem as though, it isn’t your fault but a force greater than yours or perhaps other persons.
That’s human nature for most of us, we shift faults and blames for decisions that lies with us. The change we need comes when we take a stand, take a decision and choose to live by it. Otherwise, it could as well remain a spiritual problem in our mind but, we know better what it is.

Well, naturally, gambling addiction is not spiritual but we can't honestly rule out all possibilities if it turning into a spiritual thing but then, it's a man made spiritual problem invoked upon the victim..

For example, I do not know the part of the world you live in but in this part of Africa, witchcraft is real, anything can be invoked upon a spiritually weak person, for example, accident, being married but never getting pregnant(tied up womb), madness (mental issues), it is also very possible to turn a person into  a drunkard from the spirit realm and it will manifest in this physical world we live and the victim will gradually start drinking and there, he or she will become a drunkard, some persons I grew up with are today in the village going from one junction to another looking for where to drink, this were young men who were once doing very well in business.

A person's brain can be spiritually twisted into gambling excessively simply as a means or way to destroy that person.

[Marykeller]

When a family or individual takes religion to heart, they often relate everything happening to them to be solved by involving a spiritualist to intercede on their behalf for a solution. They wouldn't think out of the box or look closely at how the whole issue started and how they can bring a lasting solution to the problem they face, to get out of the mess they cause themselves. They tend to forget everything in a hurry, looking for whom or what to blame for their downfall.

That's the problem of many, not accepting that they are the cause of their misfortune and they can solve their problems by themselves if they take the right measures to such, without relating it to be spiritual or whatever.

[jossiel]

That is very true. It is ourself and no one else should be blamed for what is happening to us. Because in the first place, it is ourself that have done it. So you need sheer will to change and alter your lifestyle for the better.

A gambling addict cannot blame what happened to them to anybody. We're on our own, we do actions, we put bets and we earn the money we gamble.

That's why if someone keeps on blaming others for the misfortunes that are happening to them when they gamble, that's on them and not to anybody.

They have to account themselves and stand to be responsible for the results that they are earning.

[Hispo]

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That's the problem of many, not accepting that they are the cause of their misfortune and they can solve their problems by themselves if they take the right measures to such, without relating it to be spiritual or whatever.

It only becomes a problem when the person completely closes to actual scientific explanations to the problems they experience and are looking a solution for. You know?
I have family members who are spiritual and believe in God and demons, but they also recognize the value of science, medicine, engineering, chemistry and other disciplines which keep our world functioning.
That is something I appreciate from them.

Even Jesus Christ said that the sick are supposed to seek medical attention, he mentioned it when he visited sinners during his ministery

[Grace333]

Some people always get this wrong, not everything is relating to a spiritual issue especially gambling, it's more relating to a mental issue than something spiritual for instance you shouldn't be referring an addicted gambler to the church or spiritual home for prayers, rather such cases should be handled by a mental health practitioner, psychologist or the rightful professionals to handle the situation, your spiritual leader or teacher is just a religious leader meant to handle spiritual cases and not the right one to handle such cases, I don't know about other societies but I've seen people in my region make such errors and it needs to be addressed.

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

There is no spirituality in gambling it's just emotions working together. Those who get addicted likely aren't self disciplined enough to stick to one plan and that's how they ended up letting their emotions make plans and decision for them. It's quite sad that people find it difficult to control their emotions and they just can't find that one friend to confine their problems to that can help them emotionally.  It's better to be mocked by a friend than to die in silence and do the wrong thing meanwhile you'll still end up being mocked.

[Mandoy]

True gambling is like any other activities that is learn and should not be spiritualized because gambling is by choice I can decide not to gamble it's all a personal decision so I think that it's purely out of ignorance that people will view gambling as spiritual

My neighbour just told me of a boy who has been addicted to drugs. The mother is claiming that his addiction is caused by the father who she claimed is a cultist or spiritualist. Instead of taking her son to a psychiatrist to seek professional help, she believes the problem is spiritual. This might also be the same belief most people have about a gambling disorder.  I  agree with most contributors to this discussion that gambling has little or nothing to do with spirituality. People should seek help if they can't control their gambling activities.

Once a gambler has fallen into addiction, it is difficult for them to have a good sense of understanding to know that they need help to escape from that level of addiction, and in this situation only those who are close to such person can help him by taking him to a psychiatrist to examine his state of addiction and how they can help him regain his sense of consciousness. The reason why i can agree that there are some kinds of spirituality that makes a gambler to fall into addiction is in a case whereby the father of the gambler was once a gambling addict, and his son have to inherit that trait from his father so in such situation, they can sort for a spiritual help.

I do not believe that gambling addiction can be considered spiritual even in cases when it appears to be a hereditary disease. Most of the time what most people term as spiritual is due to acquired behavior, environmental impact, or even hereditary factors. A child might end up emulating the habit of his or her parent who was a gambler because he or she saw it as normal. The accusation of spirituality will keep people off the real solutions. Gambling addiction is a psychological disorder that needs appropriate attention i.e. counseling or treatment. Through the help of family and professionals, recovery can be achieved and more efficient.

[xenomorfo]

I do not believe that gambling addiction can be considered spiritual even in cases when it appears to be a hereditary disease. Most of the time what most people term as spiritual is due to acquired behavior, environmental impact, or even hereditary factors. A child might end up emulating the habit of his or her parent who was a gambler because he or she saw it as normal. The accusation of spirituality will keep people off the real solutions. Gambling addiction is a psychological disorder that needs appropriate attention i.e. counseling or treatment. Through the help of family and professionals, recovery can be achieved and more efficient.

Sorry, what you're saying really sounds like bullshit to me.
Gambling addiction is a chemical thing, since you are addicted to dopamine, then you want to gamble harder and harder to get the same dopamine hit.
Spirituality has nothing to do with it.

[dunfida]

Some people always get this wrong, not everything is relating to a spiritual issue especially gambling, it's more relating to a mental issue than something spiritual for instance you shouldn't be referring an addicted gambler to the church or spiritual home for prayers, rather such cases should be handled by a mental health practitioner, psychologist or the rightful professionals to handle the situation, your spiritual leader or teacher is just a religious leader meant to handle spiritual cases and not the right one to handle such cases, I don't know about other societies but I've seen people in my region make such errors and it needs to be addressed.

You are right, gambling addiction I think is not spiritual, it's just something to do with lack of self control the individual don't have, cause first he's or her Brain has been consumed with greed and hope of making a large amount, forgetting that's what gambling was created for, to take from the greedy and the ones without self control and give to the founder. So basically gamble addicts should just be forced and banned from gambling, and if the case seems worse there should basically see a therapist, who can possibly help reset their brains psychologically.

There is no spirituality in gambling it's just emotions working together. Those who get addicted likely aren't self disciplined enough to stick to one plan and that's how they ended up letting their emotions make plans and decision for them. It's quite sad that people find it difficult to control their emotions and they just can't find that one friend to confine their problems to that can help them emotionally.  It's better to be mocked by a friend than to die in silence and do the wrong thing meanwhile you'll still end up being mocked.

I dont know on where these people or what they've been thinking about attaching Gambling on spiritual things on which there's no sense when it comes to this manner. Just like on what you had said that there's no connection and it would be rather tied up with emotions and psychology and thats something a fact and something which is that indeed true. When dealing up with gambling then your brain would be the actual thing that make up decisions whether on the actions you would be making like this and like that, and when the outcomes do happen then this is where emotions sits in and on the time that emotions control your mind then this is where it would be resulting into that making up actions on which it isnt considered out to be good when you are still on good thinking but rather you would be doing the opposite. Its important that you do really know on what you've been dealing on with and you do know on how to act through it without putting up yourself into any potential problems ahead or in the future. Be responsible and always have that moderation and control.

[Judith87403]

Well many are not yet able to account properly how they are leiures into gambling left alone been addicted where everything become difficult for them to escape, haven tried all measure to avoid the gambling but can't conclude the addiction is spiritual, though it can't be factual but believe system in human mostly when things occurs to them has many implications, to whom who believe it's spiritual it will be a difficult thing to correct that impression because such has be sealed in it's mindset. I see gambling addiction as natural occurance generated by lack of control and emotional control breakdown of a gambler leading to uncontrollable and consistent gambling no matter the cost, what it takes or involved. The only solution is self restrictions and total denials else no control measures because addiction has some force if attraction even when the addicted person is lacking financially but can still sort means of borrowing or own Denton the sight addiction is very dangerous.

People and what they believe, addiction its a very tough habit, where people get into it due to their ignorance and their selfishness towards gambling, its not even a spiritual thing, it is what they got themselves into. Assuming gamblers pay attention to the rules of gambling and being in charge of their emotions, there is no way they won't be able to prevent themselves from this damage called addiction instead they will be at peace gambling for fun, even though they might make mistakes at times, which they are to learn from it and shouldn't allow it to happen again.

[knuckey]

You're right, but I don't think it's wrong to go to a priest or religious leader to ask for their prayers for recovery from gambling addiction. It's wrong to ask for guidance or a way to recover from gambling addiction, but I think they're still the right people to come to for prayers and motivation to seriously repent from bad habits. They are people who can guide you toward goodness. Whatever the case, they can be the most appropriate reference, although for gambling addicts, it's less specific to ask a religious leader to treat them.

[Bryan jessy]

When a family or individual takes religion to heart, they often relate everything happening to them to be solved by involving a spiritualist to intercede on their behalf for a solution. They wouldn't think out of the box or look closely at how the whole issue started and how they can bring a lasting solution to the problem they face, to get out of the mess they cause themselves. They tend to forget everything in a hurry, looking for whom or what to blame for their downfall.

That's the problem of many, not accepting that they are the cause of their misfortune and they can solve their problems by themselves if they take the right measures to such, without relating it to be spiritual or whatever.

You are right because when Christianity has gotten to some people head they always relate literally everything they are facing in life to spiritual problems, even a health issue acquired through ignorance people relates it to spirituality. Gambling addiction has nothing to do with the spiritual, some individuals keep forgetting that addiction is a mental health related issue in the sense that the participant (a gambler) have built their brain to be found of  something the find enjoyable, the human system works in a very mysterious way like the body adopting  to whatever it's been introduced to repeatedly. And some people still spending money going from one spiritualist to another for deliverance instead of looking for a psychologist for medical attention.