Addiction in gambling

[WhoYouCantKill]

I support you both on the fact that limits and control are key in gambling but it is not always that easy to say. The idea of playing having fun and using little money can be used by many people, but the emotions may take over almost immediately. Winning may cause overconfidence and losing may cause chasing losses and both of them drive players into risky behavior. And that is where the addiction starts. Therefore, discipline and emotional control are good but we must also understand that gambling is not a sure way of earning money and it should strictly be left as entertainment and nothing more.

If one is not capable of controlling their emotions, they will find it hard to be discipline and accept the fact about gambling and this will make them into going against their plans, that is why gambling should just be consider as a game of entertainment and not a paycheck, because it doesn't pay or profit one if it is considered to be what its not meant to be. Which is why gamblers should not be carried away by the little profit they got from gambling, which doesn't last forever because gambling is a matter of loss and profit and this work with luck and chance.

[danadc]

I agree with you, fighting addiction is very difficult, it is a very influential thing, its impact is very deep and terrible from which people cannot easily get out. That is why we have to be careful before getting addicted to it. It should be remembered that it is very easy to get addicted here, but it is very difficult to get out of this addiction, and this is why awareness should be taken before getting addicted, so that later we do not have to face deeper problems. We have to understand how it can put people in harm from all sides, we have to understand its harmful effects and then take effective steps to stay away from it and maintain limitations. Controlling yourself is the biggest responsibility here, if self-control is maintained, the amount of damage will not go out of control.

It's true what they say here what must be avoided is that chaos, or falling into addiction, will have the worst effects later on. That thing called self-control is what should be practiced most, I think that new ways of finding a solution for addicts should always be generated If something works for one person and not for another, it doesn't matter it should be tried, Casino addiction is very dangerous you can't gamble like that when you're addicted because you'll lose all your money and even your belongings if you're careless.

[danherbias07]

I think that gambling addiction is a very serious and frightening disease. It destroys not only the life of the person who is gambling, but also the lives of their loved ones. Such people, whenever possible, should be removed from their usual environment, just like drug addicts. They need help finding alternative activities and staying in constant contact with mentors and authoritative people who motivate them to change their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to do this.

Either they find alternatives to avoid gambling addiction, or they will be rehabilitated.

I agree. It becomes a disease. Not just a normal one, but an expensive one. Gambling addiction is more expensive than drug addiction. The drug addict can get high and stop, but a gambling addict will not stop until all his money is gone. I am not saying one is better than the other. Both are bad vices, and they can ruin a family, friendship, and even one's own. It can become a mental problem where a person will be stressed out and make bad decisions, while they cannot stop thinking about their vices.

[ASloveapg]

I support you both on the fact that limits and control are key in gambling but it is not always that easy to say. The idea of playing having fun and using little money can be used by many people, but the emotions may take over almost immediately. Winning may cause overconfidence and losing may cause chasing losses and both of them drive players into risky behavior. And that is where the addiction starts. Therefore, discipline and emotional control are good but we must also understand that gambling is not a sure way of earning money and it should strictly be left as entertainment and nothing more.

If one is not capable of controlling their emotions, they will find it hard to be discipline and accept the fact about gambling and this will make them into going against their plans, that is why gambling should just be consider as a game of entertainment and not a paycheck, because it doesn't pay or profit one if it is considered to be what its not meant to be. Which is why gamblers should not be carried away by the little profit they got from gambling, which doesn't last forever because gambling is a matter of loss and profit and this work with luck and chance.

Of course, if one cannot fully control one's emotions and excitement, then it becomes very difficult to maintain discipline in this risky activity, it is in itself a very harmful and addictive place where people are likely to lose control very easily, and if we cannot control the natural excitement in that place, it can become even more terrible, because people most of the time make wrong decisions when excited. That is why in the case of gambling, since it is directly related to money, it is very necessary to control our greed, emotions and excitement. Because an uncontrolled mentality very quickly exposes a person to excessive losses beyond limits.

[Fredomago]

I think that gambling addiction is a very serious and frightening disease. It destroys not only the life of the person who is gambling, but also the lives of their loved ones. Such people, whenever possible, should be removed from their usual environment, just like drug addicts. They need help finding alternative activities and staying in constant contact with mentors and authoritative people who motivate them to change their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to do this.

Either they find alternatives to avoid gambling addiction, or they will be rehabilitated.

I agree. It becomes a disease. Not just a normal one, but an expensive one. Gambling addiction is more expensive than drug addiction. The drug addict can get high and stop, but a gambling addict will not stop until all his money is gone. I am not saying one is better than the other. Both are bad vices, and they can ruin a family, friendship, and even one's own. It can become a mental problem where a person will be stressed out and make bad decisions, while they cannot stop thinking about their vices.

Well said, that's why when noticing or learning about a close relatives or friends who are into this situation best not to let him be alone, try everything that you can to lead him to find alternative ways to entertain himself, to keep him busy and his mind being occufied, else, you will see him ruining himself as heavy addiction can really create that problem inside his mind and be converted in his everyday actions.

[Achalugo BTC]

Either they find alternatives to avoid gambling addiction, or they will be rehabilitated.

I agree. It becomes a disease. Not just a normal one, but an expensive one. Gambling addiction is more expensive than drug addiction. The drug addict can get high and stop, but a gambling addict will not stop until all his money is gone. I am not saying one is better than the other. Both are bad vices, and they can ruin a family, friendship, and even one's own. It can become a mental problem where a person will be stressed out and make bad decisions, while they cannot stop thinking about their vices.

Due to how most gamblers approach gambling that is why they easily fall into addiction, which is causing disaster that is affecting them seriously. Gambling addiction is not just to affect them only but it will affect their lives to the extent that it will stretch out to their loved one and can even lead them into bankruptcy and that's why if they notice that gambling is going to the way they don't like, they should redirect their focus into something meaningful and beneficial to their lives.

[SPIDERMAN008]

Of course, if one cannot fully control one's emotions and excitement, then it becomes very difficult to maintain discipline in this risky activity, it is in itself a very harmful and addictive place where people are likely to lose control very easily, and if we cannot control the natural excitement in that place, it can become even more terrible, because people most of the time make wrong decisions when excited. That is why in the case of gambling, since it is directly related to money, it is very necessary to control our greed, emotions and excitement. Because an uncontrolled mentality very quickly exposes a person to excessive losses beyond limits.

You are right. Controlling emotions and excitement is very important. It is not given much importance. So the possibility of addiction increases. And some steps should be taken to control emotions. For example, set a specific budget, take breaks sometimes, always refrain from chasing losses, always gamble for entertainment purposes.

[Altryist]

Well said, that's why when noticing or learning about a close relatives or friends who are into this situation best not to let him be alone, try everything that you can to lead him to find alternative ways to entertain himself, to keep him busy and his mind being occufied, else, you will see him ruining himself as heavy addiction can really create that problem inside his mind and be converted in his everyday actions.

In such cases, the most important thing is always the player’s own decision. If he wants to stop, then you will be able to help him, but if only their surroundings friends or relatives want it, while the person themselves doesn’t want to quit, then that help may be pointless. I think there’s some similarity here with alcohol addiction, where the desire to stop has to come from the person themselves, without it all efforts can be in vain.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

You are right. Controlling emotions and excitement is very important. It is not given much importance. So the possibility of addiction increases. And some steps should be taken to control emotions. For example, set a specific budget, take breaks sometimes, always refrain from chasing losses, always gamble for entertainment purposes.

Self-control is like a shield that helps to prevent whatever that will make one to indulge themselves in gambling in a way that it won’t be of good benefit to them and which might affect their wellbeing and also deprived them of their happiness due to their inability of handling their efforts. Which is why they should not allow the excitement of gambling gets over them and push them into doing what they don't want to do.

[junder]

There is no worse thing than becoming addicted, that is something that I would not give to anyone, for me this type of thing that any of us falls into is what I call a misfortune that we must get out of or try to get out of quickly because it can lead us to a condemnation of everything, of lack of money, of the family becoming distracted and everything starting to go wrong, if there is someone with suspicions of addiction it is better to make a decision to ask for help, it is not wrong to ask for help, I would say that It's brave.

Yes, the opportunity to break free from addiction is there and it’s actually wide open but it all comes down to us. To be honest, I myself have experienced gambling addiction and faced many of its negative consequences, such as losing all my paycheck, depleting my savings, and even falling into debt. But because I had strong determination and resolve, I eventually managed to break free from the addiction. Although I still gamble now, it’s not excessive.

[GIF-JOBS]

There is no worse thing than becoming addicted, that is something that I would not give to anyone, for me this type of thing that any of us falls into is what I call a misfortune that we must get out of or try to get out of quickly because it can lead us to a condemnation of everything, of lack of money, of the family becoming distracted and everything starting to go wrong, if there is someone with suspicions of addiction it is better to make a decision to ask for help, it is not wrong to ask for help, I would say that It's brave.

Yes, the opportunity to break free from addiction is there and it’s actually wide open but it all comes down to us. To be honest, I myself have experienced gambling addiction and faced many of its negative consequences, such as losing all my paycheck, depleting my savings, and even falling into debt. But because I had strong determination and resolve, I eventually managed to break free from the addiction. Although I still gamble now, it’s not excessive.

This is the result of according to the activities, it happens to everyone, we may not realize how deep the impact of gambling addiction can be at first, but when people start being affected by it, and have already faced a lot of losses, then they may realize how bad it is, but we need to realize this first and be careful before we face unexpected losses due to it. But it is certainly true that no matter how difficult the addiction is, it is not impossible to get out of it if we have awareness, self-criticism and strong determination. If we can limit ourselves, then its addiction will not be able to affect us at all. That is why it all depends on yourself, if you do the right thing, there should be no problem.

[bubilas]

You are right. Controlling emotions and excitement is very important. It is not given much importance. So the possibility of addiction increases. And some steps should be taken to control emotions. For example, set a specific budget, take breaks sometimes, always refrain from chasing losses, always gamble for entertainment purposes.

Self-control is like a shield that helps to prevent whatever that will make one to indulge themselves in gambling in a way that it won’t be of good benefit to them and which might affect their wellbeing and also deprived them of their happiness due to their inability of handling their efforts. Which is why they should not allow the excitement of gambling gets over them and push them into doing what they don't want to do.

At the same time, this shield of self-defense should always be strong, since gambling has many ways to make a potential gambler want to devote as much time as possible to gambling.
Card games, slots, plinkos, betting - there are plenty of temptations in the gambling world and they are all very interesting and attractive. And the main thing is not to forget that if you play rarely and for small amounts, it will even be for the good because I believe that gambling is a powerful antistress.

[danadc]

The matter of addiction is not as worse as you make it sound, although we have to act actively to develop confidence and confront our addiction tendency in other not to fall into addition, gambling addiction can push someone into financial borrowing and indebtedness in the long run since we can't win most of the game we play.

You know, I do get into debt and debt and can't find a way to pay it off, that really stresses me out because it puts me in a bad mood and makes me desperate, stressed, everything That's why when I decide to take out a loan, I only do it when I know I can pay it back, If I start gambling and get into debt, that's a reason to feel really bad In the long run, debt kills us if we don't get the right job to pay it off, and then addictions become very dangerous.

[liasbaa]

Either they find alternatives to avoid gambling addiction, or they will be rehabilitated.

I agree. It becomes a disease. Not just a normal one, but an expensive one. Gambling addiction is more expensive than drug addiction. The drug addict can get high and stop, but a gambling addict will not stop until all his money is gone. I am not saying one is better than the other. Both are bad vices, and they can ruin a family, friendship, and even one's own. It can become a mental problem where a person will be stressed out and make bad decisions, while they cannot stop thinking about their vices.

Due to how most gamblers approach gambling that is why they easily fall into addiction, which is causing disaster that is affecting them seriously. Gambling addiction is not just to affect them only but it will affect their lives to the extent that it will stretch out to their loved one and can even lead them into bankruptcy and that's why if they notice that gambling is going to the way they don't like, they should redirect their focus into something meaningful and beneficial to their lives.

If the purpose of gambling is entertainment, you may not be at risk of becoming addicted. Some gamblers gamble to make money, and as a result, they gamble more in an attempt to make more money or lose money and eventually become addicted to gambling.

The activities of addicted gamblers are not limited to themselves, as the level of losing money can reach such a point that they are not responsible for their family. The amount of losses they incur with excessive gambling is high and it is difficult to stop gambling even when they have available funds because they cannot maintain their patience due to the addiction.

[xenomorfo]

Self-control is like a shield that helps to prevent whatever that will make one to indulge themselves in gambling in a way that it won?t be of good benefit to them and which might affect their wellbeing and also deprived them of their happiness due to their inability of handling their efforts. Which is why they should not allow the excitement of gambling gets over them and push them into doing what they don't want to do.

I agree with what you say, but I want to integrate it. It doesn't just apply to gambling, it applies to all those activities that can lead you to addiction if you don't self-control.
Unfortunately this possibility exists, and the stranger they are, the more treacherous they are.
The classic monster that everyone knows, at least I hope, is drugs. That's the worst addiction.

[Ever-young]

Of course, if one cannot fully control one's emotions and excitement, then it becomes very difficult to maintain discipline in this risky activity, it is in itself a very harmful and addictive place where people are likely to lose control very easily, and if we cannot control the natural excitement in that place, it can become even more terrible, because people most of the time make wrong decisions when excited. That is why in the case of gambling, since it is directly related to money, it is very necessary to control our greed, emotions and excitement. Because an uncontrolled mentality very quickly exposes a person to excessive losses beyond limits.

Right, being able to keep emotions in check is the ultimate key in gambling responsibly, as greed or selfishness won't have any power to control their minds or their emotions, which can lead them into making decisions that will not be worth of it. That's why self-control play a very vital role in the lives of every gambler and allowing it or exercising it at all times will help and support them in having the fun or in experiencing the fun in gambling.

[IjawMan]

Either they find alternatives to avoid gambling addiction, or they will be rehabilitated.

Hypothetically that I have a gambling addicted friend, could be a brother and he is provided with the two options of going for alternative to replace gambling or to go for rehab. I will persuade him into going for a rehab.

The simple reason is that he can on the process of searching for an alternative to gambling, something else that should occupy his mind from gambling by him growing intense interest in it and by doing that get into another type of addiction with something different from gambling.

But in the rehab, he is through expert knowledge and experience moulded into a new habit of independently forgoing away with the addiction behaviour without replacing it with some other behaviours from a new interest that can as well be addictive.

[drangos]

I support you both on the fact that limits and control are key in gambling but it is not always that easy to say. The idea of playing having fun and using little money can be used by many people, but the emotions may take over almost immediately. Winning may cause overconfidence and losing may cause chasing losses and both of them drive players into risky behavior. And that is where the addiction starts. Therefore, discipline and emotional control are good but we must also understand that gambling is not a sure way of earning money and it should strictly be left as entertainment and nothing more.

If one is not capable of controlling their emotions, they will find it hard to be discipline and accept the fact about gambling and this will make them into going against their plans, that is why gambling should just be consider as a game of entertainment and not a paycheck, because it doesn't pay or profit one if it is considered to be what its not meant to be. Which is why gamblers should not be carried away by the little profit they got from gambling, which doesn't last forever because gambling is a matter of loss and profit and this work with luck and chance.

You have raised a very realistic observation concerning the speed at which emotions can overrun you in gambling. Although the plan of enjoying and spending little money may be the initial idea initiated by people, the psychological effect of winning and losing can easily push them to the extreme. Winning and the desire to pursue losses are typical causes of addiction. This is the reason why discipline is not always sufficient and self-awareness is also needed. Gambling is never supposed to be a source of income but a diversion since at the moment it becomes a way of making money the chances of addiction and making wrong decisions will be very high.

[junder]

This is the result of according to the activities, it happens to everyone, we may not realize how deep the impact of gambling addiction can be at first, but when people start being affected by it, and have already faced a lot of losses, then they may realize how bad it is, but we need to realize this first and be careful before we face unexpected losses due to it. But it is certainly true that no matter how difficult the addiction is, it is not impossible to get out of it if we have awareness, self-criticism and strong determination. If we can limit ourselves, then its addiction will not be able to affect us at all. That is why it all depends on yourself, if you do the right thing, there should be no problem.

No matter how severe the addiction may be there’s always a way to break free from it. I’ve been through it myself as I’ve already mentioned.

The bottom line is that to overcome an addiction you must first become aware of it, then form the intention and resolve and only then take action.

And you’re right if we do the right thing no problems will arise.

[yixichloro2xx]

This is the result of according to the activities, it happens to everyone, we may not realize how deep the impact of gambling addiction can be at first, but when people start being affected by it, and have already faced a lot of losses, then they may realize how bad it is, but we need to realize this first and be careful before we face unexpected losses due to it. But it is certainly true that no matter how difficult the addiction is, it is not impossible to get out of it if we have awareness, self-criticism and strong determination. If we can limit ourselves, then its addiction will not be able to affect us at all. That is why it all depends on yourself, if you do the right thing, there should be no problem.

No matter how severe the addiction may be there’s always a way to break free from it. I’ve been through it myself as I’ve already mentioned.

The bottom line is that to overcome an addiction you must first become aware of it, then form the intention and resolve and only then take action.

And you’re right if we do the right thing no problems will arise.

You are right, but apart from awareness and intentions to stop the addictions, but taking action is where most people struggle maybe as a result of procrastination. The process is not always smooth, people can try, fail, and still feel stuck at times.. From what I understand is that support from family and friends is also important, not just willpower alone.  Also try to change your daily habits/routine, like if you are an unemployed person who gambles a lot , find something to do that will kill the time that gives you the urge to gamble. Like this saying goes “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop". Also change environmental change also helps. Addiction is possible to stop, only if you are patient because it takes time and consistent effort.