Does anxiety have any effects on gambling ?

[Olatundespo]

Anxiety appears to be a sign of addiction, and anxiety while gambling can potentially cause you to lose focus while playing, which can lead to losses due to frequent errors in decision-making due to anxiety while betting or gambling.
If anxiety has been present for a long time or is congenital, it's best to avoid gambling altogether. And if you still want to gamble, you should diligently practice managing your anxiety until it subsides and you can start gambling.

Anxiety is a natural part of gambling and can cause bad experiences for a gambler, especially when he loses and cannot let go of the illusion of money. You should accept this eternal truth that losing money in gambling is natural and desirable. I had a boss at work who respected his superiors a lot and would get anxious and stressed whenever he mentioned any work due to fear of losing his job. This was a mental reaction of his which started affecting him negatively and he would become emotional under its influence. Similarly in gambling, if you are always worried about losing money then it is better to refrain from it.

[swogerino]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

If you are always worrying, would you not be able to take risks as confidently as others? Won't you just stay in your safe zone and miss out on opportunities that could have given you bigger wins? Or maybe some people tend to forget about their anxiety from gambling because their mind gets so numb playing?

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

I am a person who has no anxiety at all. If I had I would never be gambling in the first place because anxiety persons tend to look everything grey and loomy to say the least. I am a very solar person and very friendly despite not coming from Spain  , and this is maybe my problem, I tend to think overly positive for most things including gambling and this sucks me in into it until I lose my last penny even if I have won big before. Trust me a person suffering from true anxiety would never do such thing, they are overly pessimistic in the first place and would not dare going such deep, gambling would make them feel extremely uncomfortable if they keep losing money and would add additional pressure to their already not so good life.

[DaNNy001]

It's better to be anxious and avoid gambling, than gambling and run at big loss. Anxiety can make you make wrong decisions and start chasing your losses which can lead to addiction. I am not an axious person but my friend is. Whenever, he's gambling, he's always after winning big and it doesn't work for him.

If I am with him, I do advise him to gamble responsible and not to gamble for profits and start chasing his losses but let him accept his loss.

Your last line needs to be edited for clarity purpose "stop" should be the word there instead of start... Anxiety can be a very silent killer especially to gamblers, speaking from experience I know what it feels like... As you said, anxiety can make you lose significantly because you would not have a relaxed state of mind.. it's better not to gamble at all than to gamble when you are under too a lot of tension and anxiety

[Fiatless]

Your last line needs to be edited for clarity purpose "stop" should be the word there instead of start... Anxiety can be a very silent killer especially to gamblers, speaking from experience I know what it feels like... As you said, anxiety can make you lose significantly because you would not have a relaxed state of mind.. it's better not to gamble at all than to gamble when you are under too a lot of tension and anxiety

Since gambling involves money bettors might experience anxiety because nobody wants to lose. But  it becomes abnormal if someone becomes over-anxious. At this stage it can affect the emotional and mental state of the gambler which could result to miscalculation. As a sports bettor I experience some level of anxiety when watching games I have placed bet on. But these tension is minimal if I can afford the losses.

[mirakal]

Any person who has anxiety issues will not be good or productive in anything that he decides to do, and gambling is not an exception. Although it can entertain the gambler temporarily but after that, he will be back again on being anxious, and as long as it’s never treated, that person won’t be gambling in a positive way, or won’t create positive outcome in any of his gambling activities.

The best solution is give yourself time to heal, and never expose yourself to the things that will trigger the mental and emotional health. And I don’t think gambling will suit on that.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

it rather makes me more susceptible to losses than worrying about addiction. Reasons being that I can control how much I gamble with, how many times I gamble in general and when to stop, but I can't control my losses (typically).

If you are always worrying, would you not be able to take risks as confidently as others? Won't you just stay in your safe zone and miss out on opportunities that could have given you bigger wins? Or maybe some people tend to forget about their anxiety from gambling because their mind gets so numb playing?

I think it goes both ways depending on who's involved. It's different when you're anxious over the fact that you're expecting a win from your last coin (home and away), than when you got shit loaded in your account with nothing to worry about.

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

In a way, it has.

[Solodoski]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

If you are always worrying, would you not be able to take risks as confidently as others? Won't you just stay in your safe zone and miss out on opportunities that could have given you bigger wins? Or maybe some people tend to forget about their anxiety from gambling because their mind gets so numb playing?

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

Personally I am never anxious about things, so I don't think that will affect my gambling. I think gambling has nothing to do with anxiety, but I also think that anxiety can make you miss a good opportunity to make a big win when you are gambling and for those that easily get addicted to things, I think anxiety might reduce it, because you will be very cautious in gambling.
Although I really don't think it has any effect on gambling, that's talking about myself. It might affect other gamblers, but I also think that those that getting addicted gambling are those that see gambling as a means of survival.

[radjie]

Any person who has anxiety issues will not be good or productive in anything that he decides to do, and gambling is not an exception. Although it can entertain the gambler temporarily but after that, he will be back again on being anxious, and as long as it’s never treated, that person won’t be gambling in a positive way, or won’t create positive outcome in any of his gambling activities.

The best solution is give yourself time to heal, and never expose yourself to the things that will trigger the mental and emotional health. And I don’t think gambling will suit on that.

To achieve positive results, gambling requires composure. Being able to control one's emotions while playing will make one feel comfortable. Conversely, if someone is anxious while playing, they will always be uncertain about their bets, leading to a lack of confidence. Even their instincts will be difficult to apply when gambling; their concentration will be disrupted, and they will simply play carelessly.

[Dickiy]

Your last line needs to be edited for clarity purpose "stop" should be the word there instead of start... Anxiety can be a very silent killer especially to gamblers, speaking from experience I know what it feels like... As you said, anxiety can make you lose significantly because you would not have a relaxed state of mind.. it's better not to gamble at all than to gamble when you are under too a lot of tension and anxiety

Since gambling involves money bettors might experience anxiety because nobody wants to lose. But  it becomes abnormal if someone becomes over-anxious. At this stage it can affect the emotional and mental state of the gambler which could result to miscalculation. As a sports bettor I experience some level of anxiety when watching games I have placed bet on. But these tension is minimal if I can afford the losses.

Yes, that seems more realistic. Anxiety stems from worry, and that worry stems from the fear of losing money. That's for sure, because there's no other reason for anxiety in gambling than the fear of losing money.
Essentially, anxiety can affect the game, especially when the gambler sees unfavorable indications. But ultimately, I don't think it should be taken too seriously, because if you're overly anxious, you're just being an irresponsible gambler.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

I believe someone who has anxiety issues should avoid gambling at all costs since gambling comes with its own emotional pressures, and it would end up worsening the condition of that person if not leading to a serious health challenge on the long run.

Also, Someone with such anxiety concerns can adopt behaviors that do not trigger his condition in his gambling activities such as not watching the matches they bet on and moreover gambling in moderation would be of great help since they would involve only amounts they are willing to loose

[YOSHIE]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

Anxiety actually makes me unable to gamble, if I place a bet I have to eliminate excessive anxiety, I remain optimistic and feel confident that my bet will win, not vice versa.

If I feel anxious, of course I will postpone gambling, not vice versa addiction, I'm sure anxiety can destroy myself when gambling, for example I place a sports betting I am worried for the team that I bet, of course I prefer to retreat and see other types of games that are calm, if I remain also anxious, I will stop that day, anxiously not concentrating on me to gamble.

[Dunamisx]

Anxiety will make you to lose and lose more of you're not being careful, some lack the self control that can help them manage anxiety and this will definitely affect them with gambling, because some things could have gone wrong with their decision at the cause of applying anxiety when they should have attempted on such with calm, I know we ha e different temperament with people, however, making decisions to tackle some challenges like this could be best solution.

[Accardo]

I believe someone who has anxiety issues should avoid gambling at all costs since gambling comes with its own emotional pressures, and it would end up worsening the condition of that person if not leading to a serious health challenge on the long run.

Also, Someone with such anxiety concerns can adopt behaviors that do not trigger his condition in his gambling activities such as not watching the matches they bet on and moreover gambling in moderation would be of great help since they would involve only amounts they are willing to loose

Don't you think that the anxiety could get worst if they don't watch the match? The player will battle mentally about the game and what's happening in it. The last time Chelsea played PSG a friend of mine  who is a blue fan was so anxious of seeing the match, so when we got to the TV he saw the scores and became fine again, then he chose not to watch anymore and left. It's just not about restricting ourselves, the self flexibility or freedom could help deduce the stress of wondering on what's happening in the game.

[Crypto Library]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

If you are always worrying, would you not be able to take risks as confidently as others? Won't you just stay in your safe zone and miss out on opportunities that could have given you bigger wins? Or maybe some people tend to forget about their anxiety from gambling because their mind gets so numb playing?

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

I personally think I'm an anxious person, and it's never happened to me that I lost an amount that I couldn't afford to lose or that had a significant negative impact on my financial system. So, in my case, being an anxious person has been a plus point because it has always prevented me from taking too many risks, which has kept me from becoming addicted to gambling, let alone ever suffering a major loss.

In my case, being an anxious person has actually been good for me in terms of gambling because I think that if there is any big opportunity in my destiny, it will be from the funds I spend.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

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Don't you think that the anxiety could get worst if they don't watch the match? The player will battle mentally about the game and what's happening in it. The last time Chelsea played PSG a friend of mine  who is a blue fan was so anxious of seeing the match, so when we got to the TV he saw the scores and became fine again, then he chose not to watch anymor and left. So, it's just not about restricting ourselves, the self flexibility or freedom could help deduce the stress of wondering on what's happening in the game.

In that case he was lucky it went in Chelsea's favour and mind you, you didn't mention that he staked on the match which would have been a more justifiable setting relatable to my reply. The close calls, misses and overall activities of the match could build tension and that tension sure causes anxiety to rise. For those that cannot withstand it, it is better to follow up on the live scores and keep themselves updated with the match they staked on if they can or just do something different and only return to check the scores after the match.

Now, this does not mean they should not watch matches, more emphasis are on the matches they staked on since they tend to have a deeper emotional connection to it because their finance is at stake. They can always watch matches of interest as long as they are football fans

[AVE5]

Any person who has anxiety issues will not be good or productive in anything that he decides to do, and gambling is not an exception. Although it can entertain the gambler temporarily but after that, he will be back again on being anxious, and as long as it’s never treated, that person won’t be gambling in a positive way, or won’t create positive outcome in any of his gambling activities.

The best solution is give yourself time to heal, and never expose yourself to the things that will trigger the mental and emotional health. And I don’t think gambling will suit on that.

I think the Op's grammatic word "anxiety" has made many think differently or there're certain gamblers whose posseses the exhibition of being an anxiety in gambling. To me we all gamblers are gambling with anxieties and it all boils to the state of our emotions. But While we maybe be anxious about it could be where we're getting it wrong but gambling as a game of risk shouldn't be accompanied with fear that we're going to loose our values. If you don't have you apply your anxieties to gambling with an utmost expectations that when the outcome is at the opposite it's going to affect you mentally. That's why I'll support the motion of those who says that anyone observing that they're beginning to be emotional on gambling should take a break and quit if necessary.

[imamusma]

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I personally think I'm an anxious person, and it's never happened to me that I lost an amount that I couldn't afford to lose or that had a significant negative impact on my financial system. So, in my case, being an anxious person has been a plus point because it has always prevented me from taking too many risks, which has kept me from becoming addicted to gambling, let alone ever suffering a major loss.

In my case, being an anxious person has actually been good for me in terms of gambling because I think that if there is any big opportunity in my destiny, it will be from the funds I spend.

Sometimes, anxiety can actually be beneficial, as it can prevent someone from taking excessive risks and encourage wiser decision making. However, this doesn't mean that gamblers who are willing to bet their entire bankroll lack anxiety, they still feel it, but they know how to control it. I think every gambler experiences anxiety, and that completely normal. Usually, we're anxious because we're too afraid of losing the money we're betting. Maybe that's also what differentiates between poor people and rich people when gambling.

[BitBakerr1]

I think if you are gambling for fun you wont have this anxiety and fear in you because this anxiety comes when you are so afraid of losing but if you are gambling for fun and using only your discretional income to gamble you won't be that scared of losing, gambling for fun we save you from a lot of things examples are these anxiety some people have when gambling.
When you are gambling in order to make wealth and you predicted a match you will always have anxiety because your prediction are always with big odds in order to make you win huge amount of money so you always have fear of not losing the prediction but if you are gambling for fun your predictions won't be to make wealth it will be for excitement and fun so you won't be bothered whether it's comes out as predicted or not meaning that they won't have anxiety so in order to overcome anxiety when gambling do it for fun.

[LDL]

Are you usually an anxious person? I wonder if being anxious makes you more susceptible to being addicted to gambling or no?

If you are always worrying, would you not be able to take risks as confidently as others? Won't you just stay in your safe zone and miss out on opportunities that could have given you bigger wins? Or maybe some people tend to forget about their anxiety from gambling because their mind gets so numb playing?

Has gambling treated your anxiety or has it made it worse?

Anxiety or excessive emotion is very harmful to gambling, especially if you are worried about losing money, then it can definitely be called a type of addiction. Craving or anxiety to get something or excessive emotion to achieve something are basically signs of addiction. If you are constantly worried about when to gamble to get extra profit, then you should understand that you are addicted to gambling. When a friend or your classmate or your colleague gambles and you see him, if emotions arise in your mind and you become anxious, then you should understand that you are addicted to gambling.

[Bright0515]

Anxiety is a problem most gamblers experience that's why they lose a lot in gambling. The more anxious you become your judgement and decisions becomes clouded, a lot of people are now addicted to gambling because they started chasing their losses due to this uncontrollable feeling. The more you allow yourself to be controlled by it gambling would become more disastrous, it's better to avoid it totally if you are unable to put your emotions under control