Dream or Illusion?

[alani123]

It's possible to have an unhealthy relationship with almost anything.

Coupled with mental challenges anything can make you more stressed, sad, and take decisions on a whim that will have bad consequences.

So really, just take care of yourself. If you see signs of addictions you can always quit. Things aren't the same for everyone and generally yes, gambling can be harmful even though many people are managing to do it just for fun and continue living a healthy life.

[letteredhub]

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

A healthy gambling lifestyle is not uncommon it's just our desires and attitudes that has to be shaped into achieving such healthy gambling. You know the right things to do and not to do as attitudes that engender dangerous gambling why not avoid them. Cultivating a disciplined culture and knowing when to draw the limit is what makes gambling enjoyable. If the your attitude towards gambling is affecting your mental wellness then you have a problem. Self evaluation would be of utmost help.

[qwertyup23]

Winning is the dream; illusion is the reality.

These are two (2) aspects of gambling that makes it compelling and haunting a the same time. Some people became clouded with their judgement chasing that jackpot and the ghost of winning. The reality is, they live in that illusion of hope, chasing ghosts but the reality is that they fall in that deep and dark place with nowhere to go.

I do hope that we change our mindset with gambling. Instead of viewing it as a venture of earning money, see it as a method for entertainment and spare time. With this mindset, we can avoid getting addicted which makes everything the opposite- winning is the reality; illusion is the dream.

[tread93]

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?

I think that it is possible to have fun just gambling and have it not become a problem but the questions that come to mind are: Can you go days weeks months without gambling? Do you constantly feel the urge to gamble over other responsibilities and financial duties? If you answered yes to any lf these questions maybe its a good idea to think about gambling and taper down. If you can't control it then it will control you

[CryptoYar]

It is good question whether person can have healthy relationship with gambling. It is true that it is not only about issue of money but also feeling of excitement of win and a distraction to reality that it is mostly based upon. Although gambling can be form of entertainment with well set boundaries, it is bad choice in eyes of many people. Potential to be addicted is quite real, since pursuit of win or striving to recover losses may soon turn mere hobby into real addiction. Although it may constitute a safe activity to some, to others, nature of gambling will create something definitely severe that makes it high risk activity that involves self knowledge.

[crwth]

Many people have already mentioned that discipline is a key component of a successful gambling career. Self-awareness would really guide you to the right decisions when you are gambling, whether the decision is limiting yourself and taking a break or continuing the session.

What I see is that there is a lack of understanding from gamblers about the gambler's fallacy. The biases that our brain creates lead to the "dream" but it's really an illusion.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

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

Well, to the best of my knowledge, it's very possible for us to have a healthy relationship with gambling though the potential for it to awaken something dangerous within us will be there and always be there, but it is our personal responsibility to ensure that our gambling activity does not get to that stage or level where it becomes unhealthy.

Like every relationship, we have to take control, like a man driving a car, you don't let the car drive you, you drive the car, even if you are driving a car with an auto pilot, you are still required to stay in control of some vital parts of the car to ensure save trip at all times void of any form of collision or accidents with other vehicles on the road.
This is exactly as it applies to gambling, we have to be in control at all times because when gambling begins to control us, it simply mean that a big problem has arose.

[GigaBit]

They can win through gambling, but for those who do not have a strong desire to earn money from gambling, unexpected events of big wins happen for them but for those who gamble extensively for a long time to earn money from gambling and become addicted, gambling becomes one of the reasons for loss. I can say for sure that those who gamble with dreams will not have their dreams come true. Gambler should not try to recover the money he uses once in gambling so that he does not regret it if he loses.

[maydna]

It is wrong to seek quick wealth from gambling. You will lose much money without realizing it. If you still chase the win, that will be an illusion because it will not be easy to get it. You should have a healthy relationship with gambling where you just use gambling to have fun. Only with control you can do that so you will not get bad things from gambling.

You also need to learn about the risk because that risk can be bigger once you decide to continue gambling. In this matter, you need to control yourself so you will not get deeper into gambling.

[LDL]

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?

It is somewhat true that gambling is now associated with social aristocracy, especially those who live in high society or high society, who consider gambling to be their status/lifestyle. They indulge in gambling in various casinos, gambling, and even in various night clubs.
Again, there are some people who think that if they participate in gambling, they will definitely become rich overnight. Therefore, they participate in gambling, which can be called a tempting tendency for them to get rich in an easy way.
Again, some people think that gambling is entertainment for them, but that entertainment does not last long and later it turns out that gambling has become a serious addiction for them.

[Kelward]

Most of us had that big dream of being lucky and becoming rich through gambling and after many trials it doesn't happen then it becomes an illusion. The reality hits us and some of will change our strategy to having fun, not that having fun was a part of the plan in the beginning. People have different reasons to gamble, whether it's to escape stress, make money, entertainment but it mostly comes down to either choosing to gamble responsibly for fun or become addicted. Whatever is your present reason for gambling now let it include using amount that you can afford to loose.

[iv4n]

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

Anything is possible... but do you know about the quote "straight roads don't make skillful drivers"? It's like that in everything, we learn better when we "have to", when we get into a tricky situation. So we can assume it's the same with gambling, we need to experience many crazy ups & downs before we learn a thing or two...

I guess there are exceptions, but before you get into a healthy relationship, you need to have some setbacks, bumps, wrong conclusions & decisions... as I wrote, it's how we learn about us and others... and if we are lucky, we sail into a peaceful harbor after all the storms & crazy situations.

[Yaunfitda]

Most of us had that big dream of being lucky and becoming rich through gambling and after many trials it doesn't happen then it becomes an illusion. The reality hits us and some of will change our strategy to having fun, not that having fun was a part of the plan in the beginning. People have different reasons to gamble, whether it's to escape stress, make money, entertainment but it mostly comes down to either choosing to gamble responsibly for fun or become addicted. Whatever is your present reason for gambling now let it include using amount that you can afford to loose.

Lottery should be one of those dreams that everyone of us wanted to achieved or feel. But it's not that easy as only a few lucky people on Earth can win lottery in their lifetime. And the bad thing is that there are lotto winners who didn't know how to manage their winnings, hence in just a couple of years they are back in their previous life, wasted all their winnings. It's good to dream though, and feel it but what you gonna do when you have it already? So that is the big difference, we should only not dream about it, but we should know how to act so that we can have a better life and be responsible not just for ourselves but also for our love ones.

[terrific]

Most of us had that big dream of being lucky and becoming rich through gambling and after many trials it doesn't happen then it becomes an illusion. The reality hits us and some of will change our strategy to having fun, not that having fun was a part of the plan in the beginning. People have different reasons to gamble, whether it's to escape stress, make money, entertainment but it mostly comes down to either choosing to gamble responsibly for fun or become addicted. Whatever is your present reason for gambling now let it include using amount that you can afford to loose.

And if you keep going for the trial, that illusion stays because you're not waking up to the reality that it's never happening.
We're all deluded by that goal of being rich in gambling and so, illusion continues and as long as we're not changing that mindset, we're not going to wake up from dreaming of it.
A dream of this illusion so it is for both sake and many gamblers are still with that and not in disbelief until that they are no longer good enough and they keep dwelling in more losses.

[Mahiyammahi]

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

You have asked a great question. Yes, it is definitely possible to control yourself while gambling and enjoy it without getting addicted to it. I think those who are completely unemployed are the ones who get into this gambling. Moreover, you will see that those who are paid at the end of the month or are doing some work in their field never get into this gambling. Although the chances of it happening are very low. In most cases, it is seen that the unemployed people are the ones who lose more money here.

If you gamble once a day or two to three times a week, I think you are in control. But you will find many people who gamble most of the day. At the end of the day, they lose their sense of purpose and face something terrible.

[Cointxz]

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

I like this point to ponder. It’s true that even though I’m an experienced gambler there’s always a point that I become tilted and enter a risky bet which is not part of my gambling plan.

The only reason why I can stay healthy gambling is because I do have proper management on the bankroll I’m using when gambling so I can afford to lose my bankroll.

But for users that doesn’t have flexibility on their bankroll I think it’s really dangerous because you can’t 100% control your game most of the time.

[hedgeh0g]

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?

Gambling is a huge layer of psychological information. I absolutely agree with the teachings of the ancient philosophers that in reality no person fully knows himself. And the key to fully discovering your personality is life's challenges, and one of those challenges, which is one of the most difficult, is the ability to resist your passion.
Therefore, if a gambler admits before the start of a gaming session that he is not 100% self-confident and admits that he must be careful, then, most likely, he will successfully resist addiction.

[xenomorfo]

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?

exactly Mindy, the problem is that they think of gambling as a source of income and it is not like that at all
Gambling is entertainment and should be treated as such.
The ones who profit from this are the casinos and the thing i find most infamous about the advertisements is that they promise you a life without working and amazing winnings.
when maybe 1 in a billion wins

[junder]

I think that it is possible to have fun just gambling and have it not become a problem but the questions that come to mind are: Can you go days weeks months without gambling? Do you constantly feel the urge to gamble over other responsibilities and financial duties? If you answered yes to any lf these questions maybe its a good idea to think about gambling and taper down. If you can't control it then it will control you

My answer to your question is that, of course, someone can live their days by reducing their gambling activity or even not gambling at all, even if they were previously a serious gambling addict. I believe everyone wants to improve, so there's a chance to improve, but not everyone can do it.
Lately, my finances have been tough, so sometimes when I have money, even if I have some left over to spend, I always consider it. This isn't like back when my finances were completely stable, when I used it without any consideration for what I wanted, including gambling. When we gamble, we must play within limits, lest we become the ones being manipulated by gambling.

[Fortify]

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?

I think people who create an existence around gambling, the ones who believe that it's possible to earn future from it are destined to fail. There are a few caveats to that - if you are intelligent enough in a skilled game like poker, you might be able to make a sustainable career out of it. Alternatively if you are able to determine and execute a strategy in something like horse racing, you might be able to get rich fast enough to outsmart a few bookmakers. The key here is that you understand that casinos are in business to make money from their customers, so you must have a tactic that can disarm them for a period of time long enough to gain you an advantage.