Dream or Illusion?

[Distinctin]

Not all into gambling have turn into addicts but are still gambling the proper way. So there’s still high chances to create healthy relationship with gambling, you just have to gamble the right way, and when I say the right way, one should gamble not to see it as a source of main living but as an additional income if you are lucky enough, but most preferably just gamble for fun, that would be the safest way possible.

Also, gambling shouldn’t be a do or die. Set your limits. Gamble only when you have spare money, but in times your budget is tight, then don’t force yourself to gamble.

[TopT3ns]

Not all into gambling have turn into addicts but are still gambling the proper way. So there’s still high chances to create healthy relationship with gambling, you just have to gamble the right way, and when I say the right way, one should gamble not to see it as a source of main living but as an additional income if you are lucky enough, but most preferably just gamble for fun, that would be the safest way possible.

Also, gambling shouldn’t be a do or die. Set your limits. Gamble only when you have spare money, but in times your budget is tight, then don’t force yourself to gamble.

What really makes gambling dangerous in my view is that people have crossed boundaries and they have appropriate boundaries that should be applied. Provided we remember that gambling is not an occupation that could result in livelihood, but just a fun, the risk is significantly reduced. You said you only play with spare cash, and that is the best rule not to get into difficulties. As we have discussed, a healthy attitude toward gambling is really possible and this attitude can be easily maintained as long as someone is not completely losing his or her mindset and limits.

[Alphakilo]

What really holds us back is the illusion of control and the expectation of instant rewards, isn't it?

The illusion of control is something that most people who gamble have but will deny it. They think that through some actions of theirs that it can have an effect on the result of their gambling and the result being that they will win a huge amount of money. This is what makes them to continue to bet on the sports game or on slots.

And this their mindset will make them expect to get their winnings no sooner than the game has ended. This expectations keep them, locked in even when there is an unfavourable outcome.

[mirakal]

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

Such healthy relationship with gambling is achieved if you are not seeing gambling as source of incom. If a gambler is viewing it as to want to be rich with it then greed comes in and lose of focus. That means you start fighting yourself with regret and chasing back loses.

To achieve that, a gambler has to play with the kind of money that they can forget if they lose their game. Loses awaken something dangerous if you are gambling heavily, a small amount gambler doesn't have all the feat of loses or doesn't react and transfer aggression unlike a big loser.

Once greed enters, expect that it won’t be healthy anymore, but more possibly it will awaken something that isn’t safe but dangerous. Although a lot have fallen into it, but if you actually know your real goal and limits from gambling, you won’t fall into greed, but instead you’ll enjoy gambling as much as other responsible gamblers are definitely experiencing.

Do not gamble just for the sake of making you rich, that’s only rare to happen. Instead, gamble if you think you’re passionate about it, but leave gambling once you’re seeing yourself close to addiction.

[serjent05]

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

It is very possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling. I am one of those who thinks that gambling both carries positive and negative benefits to players and it is all depends on the person's control over himself.

Gambling just like any other things we do everyday can have beneficial and harmful effect to our life.  Like for example, eating can give us essential nutrients we need, but when our body gets lots of nutrients and our body is unable to process them, the same nutrients that give us a good body can start harming our body due to imbalance.  This is a simple example of overdose of anything can be harmful so it is not limited to gambling alone.

In support that people can have a healthy relationship with gambling, we can refer to this article: https://castcenters.com/blog/positive-effects-of-online-gambling-on-mental-health/ to see what are the benefits of engaging in gambling.  To list a few I quoted them here:

Boosting Cognitive Skills through Interactive Gaming
Memory and Strategic Planning
Improving Decision-Making Skills
Creating a Social Space: Reducing Isolation
Building Friendships and Finding Community
Encouraging Positive Social Interaction
Stress Relief and Relaxation Benefits

One just need to engage in gambling responsibly to have this healthy relationship effect with gambling.

[Obim34]

When gambling you don't expect me to lower my expectations, i have to remain positive but not also increasing my expectations to meet my desires (we all want to win big despite not putting the risk to achieve that).

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

It is possible to have healthy relationship with gambling, majority of gamblers can't brag about this right because they lost it to greed. Our actions are the physicals presentation of our mindset, if the mind has been corrupted to seek huge profits from gambling that is when it becomes dangerous.

[Ivystar5]

It is an illusion or a dream that will 99.99999% most likely not to become true.

You can't be that sure mate!
We still have evidence of people who the illusion became reality for and those are the reference imagines that must guys who are rooted in the illusion use as assurance to keep themselves more tied, so the percentage is very wrong we can take 95% he ce 5% for those who eventually achieve the end result which alot struggle for.
What holds us down on gambling the most is the illusion that we sum up our success to one win ticket which most of the times will never come to a close reality and once you have this thought of doing all that you have dreamt of if this ticket works out boom your stocked to it. I guess many will relate to this because it's one of the most frequent reasons why people stick around telling themselves they will prove people wrong once they win.

[Nwada001]

- Greed isn't just financial: it's the desire for victory, excitement, and status.

Your definition of greed is wrong. I wont reflect on that point.
Greed is the desire for more, even after been victorious or have attain the status you desire.
Greed is being unsatisfied with the excitement you've got.

Your two definitions are not far from each other; the desire for more is not just for the money but can also be the desire to get more status, to feel satisfied that you are on top of it, or anything that leads to the person not being satisfied and needing more victory and more money. Anything that's beyond just a normal one-time winning and moving on can be regarded as greed if you ask me.

[robelneo]

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

The key point is whether you are implementing best practices in responsible gambling, such as only investing money you can afford to lose and prioritizing gambling less than what’s truly essential in your life. If the answer is yes, then yes, you have a healthy relationship with gambling.
Gambling should not be your main priority; it’s meant to be a form of entertainment. Anything more than that is risky and will hurt your well-being, so put it in the proper perspective, and you are good to go.

[Wakate]

- Greed isn't just financial: it's the desire for victory, excitement, and status.

Your definition of greed is wrong. I wont reflect on that point.
Greed is the desire for more, even after been victorious or have attain the status you desire.
Greed is being unsatisfied with the excitement you've got.

Your two definitions are not far from each other; the desire for more is not just for the money but can also be the desire to get more status, to feel satisfied that you are on top of it, or anything that leads to the person not being satisfied and needing more victory and more money. Anything that's beyond just a normal one-time winning and moving on can be regarded as greed if you ask me.

We become greedy out of stupidity and we should be wise enough to understand that greed kills and we should never embrace it in any circumstances we might found ourselves. People are making money from greed and that do not mean that the money will last. There are also people that can do anything for the money which means we ought to be wise when making decisions. People are losing money also due to gree of not letting go, having the hope of getting more from gambling at once when they supposed to have stayed clearly out of gambling.

[Findingnemo]

It is not an illusion since you can win money for real from gambling but it should be termed under 'Fallacy', when people do it for wrong reasons and try to justify their logic behind doing it.

As long as we are aware of the reality, we can lose and we can win, there is no guarantee of winning and making quick money from gambling it can't be a dangerous thing but sometimes our brain can trick us and try to do things even when we are not intended to do that in the first place.

[passwordnow]

In other words, these are points that make us reflect, but until now, while I was reflecting, a question came to mind:

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

Gambler's fallacy. That is what's with the danger that we're talking about. I think you shouldn't have any relationship with gambling but just treat it as is. Because if you're going to deepen your relationship on it, you'll be attached to it and be emotional at most times due to it. That's why don't play out with your emotions with gambling and never treat it as a relationship but a way to have fun or whatever you think of it. Because others are treating it as another source of income that they shouldn't and that's how they fall to the trap.

[Iroh]

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

It's possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling. It doesn't have to be all bad news and negativity all the time. With the bad press surrounding gambling with the actual irresponsible players in full glare of everyone, it's easy for one to get a bad opinion on gambling activities without ever having to indulge in the activity for a day.
Time as well as money management could bring about a healthy relationship with gambling like it could any other recreational activity. Basically, you should know when to stop. There are literally other important things that need to be done with your time and money.

[Salahmu]

Many people enter gambling seeking quick wealth, but is the problem just money? What really holds us back is the illusion of control and the expectation of instant rewards, isn't it?

Here are some points to reflect on:

- Greed isn't just financial: it's the desire for victory, excitement, and status.

- To what extent is gambling fun, and when does it become a way to escape reality?

- Can we learn something about ourselves through risk and the decision to gamble?

In other words, these are points that make us reflect, but until now, while I was reflecting, a question came to mind:

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

Some could have a healthy relationship while some might not also have so actually this is just like how we have gamblers who are addicts and those who are not so from this we no that comparing this two, an  addict has a less chance than a stable gamblers so actually I have seen a lot of healthy relationship. Some people are making gamblers looks as if they might not be able to have a good marriage because of behavior that might not be tolerated by someone who will be there partner but not all the people that has it. However I wonder what someone would want to unravel about themselves that they would want to try in gambling.

[TelolettOm]

Also, gambling shouldn’t be a do or die. Set your limits. Gamble only when you have spare money, but in times your budget is tight, then don’t force yourself to gamble.

Sometimes, they do it because of extreme financial hardship, they're already bankrupt, and they're willing to risk everything in the hope of getting a lucky break that can turn things around for the better, with a big jackpot to win, with high profits.

But, the fact?

Yeah, as you guessed it, they lose more and more.
And this "do or die" desire for gambling actually worsens a person's gambling condition, because they rarely set limits according to their gambling ability, and they fail to manage them. Not all of the, or mostly of them, are not aware and won't be aware of this high risks.

[Hispo]

Not all into gambling have turn into addicts but are still gambling the proper way. So there’s still high chances to create healthy relationship with gambling, you just have to gamble the right way, and when I say the right way, one should gamble not to see it as a source of main living but as an additional income if you are lucky enough, but most preferably just gamble for fun, that would be the safest way possible.

Also, gambling shouldn’t be a do or die. Set your limits. Gamble only when you have spare money, but in times your budget is tight, then don’t force yourself to gamble.

Certainly, gambling should have be taken as an activity to be done only for the sake of thrill and entertainment, but we all know in reality there is much more to it than people seeking to have fun and burn some little money they had in their pockets. There is much volume on casinos which could come from people who should not gamble at all, people who are poor and are seeking to relieve their situation with gambling, keeping in mind all the advertisements and the success/good luck stories there are out there on the internet, then no wonder why some money people who are supposed to stay away from casinos and betting houses end up risking money they should not touch at all.

[Stepstowealth]

Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?

There is a possibility of having a healthy relationship with gambling but to what extent will depend on the level of discipline that you have. Persons who are able to have a healthy relationship with gambling are persons who were very aware of what they were getting themselves into even before they started gambling, and there are also persons who have a great sense of discipline outside gambling that they just carried the habit into gambling and it has helped to maintain the healthy relationship that they have with gambling. For these people, gambling is mostly not with any major intention to make money but they are happy to still be able to make money in the process if it comes.

[Smartvirus]

It is not an illusion since you can win money for real from gambling but it should be termed under 'Fallacy', when people do it for wrong reasons and try to justify their logic behind doing it.

Isn’t dream in itself an illusion of its own? You could dream of having wings that can fly, you could dream of being Trump, you could dream of winning $10m from a bet but, we all know these are never going to come through in a lifetime maybe, just maybe.
Gambling is risky practice and bets. You shouldn’t go seeking a fortune or to repair your future from gambling. You can archive these from doing quality work and adding value in the society.

[baeva]

Not all into gambling have turn into addicts but are still gambling the proper way. So there’s still high chances to create healthy relationship with gambling, you just have to gamble the right way, and when I say the right way, one should gamble not to see it as a source of main living but as an additional income if you are lucky enough, but most preferably just gamble for fun, that would be the safest way possible.

Also, gambling shouldn’t be a do or die. Set your limits. Gamble only when you have spare money, but in times your budget is tight, then don’t force yourself to gamble.

I think gambling should not be anything more than entertainment for a person. It is incorrect to consider it as additional income, because today you may win, but then lose twice, and ultimately end up with a greater loss than you earned. And that is acceptable, especially when you understand that this is how it should be and you were prepared for it. However, when your bet pays off, it will be a pleasure, not just income.

[promise444c5]

Actually, there's a difference between making wealth and making money. You can make money from gambling but tbh, you can't make wealth from it. Besides, the money you make is mixed of luck(depends) and isn't stable either.

Back to the question, you can have a healthy relationship with gambling by just doing everything the right way. I believe you know the right things to do, and I don't need to start digging into that again. The only problem is that it's not always easy to maintain; you just have to keep at it to make it healthy. Simple...