Addiction in gambling

[junder]

A very common misconception that both newbies and people who has been gambling for years and ought to know better have is the notion of the possibility of getting an income through gambling. That thought has sent a lot of people down thr rabbit hole and advanced slowly and steadily i to addiction.
Also, you mentioned newbies seeing some influencer online constantly winning on a particular online casino could be motivating enough to go ahead to indulge in it yourself, ignoring or totally ignorant of the fact that the influencer is being paid to peddle the casino to his viewers.

Yes, a common mistake people make is in their mindset many bet under the assumption that gambling can be a source of income. This is of course, a misguided view of gambling, because if that mindset persists it can be dangerous as it can trap us in a cycle of gambling addiction, which is a very dangerous vicious cycle.

And while seeing many influencers who seem to win more often, that’s actually not the reality because even though they frequently showcase their wins that’s just their strategy to attract people’s interest, and there are always those who get hooked and follow them only to find they’ve been deceived.

[impulse709]

Self determination is the actually the greatest key in any method of addiction treatment because that's the first thing to check ✅ , the whole process is an act that was carried out willingly by the victim so in order to stop it a voluntary willingness or zeal to stop must be there before then you can choose to go in maybe isolation or filling up with other activities because a busy mind is one with lesser vague thoughts especially gambling.

Without the addicted gambler admitting that they are addicted, every suggestion and solution will be abortive. The self-determination you mentioned is indeed among the first things to do, but those who are addicted can't be strong enough to support themselves. While they are open to accepting help, they will need the support of others to make sure they are still standing with the decision they have made. There are those who can heal without support from others; in some cases it's never enough.

Addicts never accept they are addict until this lead them to serious trouble and by then it will have gotten late. That it's why you see people messing up themselves when gambling on daily basis. Addiction get grade, the early addicts can still recover themselves without the help of anyone. They may decide to stop when they see gambling causing problem for them. But the deep addict are those that can gamble with anything and such people can't get out from it without proper monitoring by others. Well, as you have said the first stage to get out from addiction iss self-determination. It's your determination that others will work on  to get you out of it.

Your points were all valid and there was the truth between the two. The initial place is self-determination since nothing can be changed until acknowledging that there is a problem. Not all addicts however wait until things have become very bad before realising it; some individuals have realised the very first symptoms and attempt to rectify themselves. The levels of addiction are also present- the earlier ones can be cured by themselves but the more entrenched the addiction the more difficult it is to control the strong urges and habits. Then, the support of other people is significant. Finally, willpower initiates the process, but regular encouragement will keep the recovery and relapse at bay.

[08CC]

Gambling addiction is dangerous because it often grows slowly. Many people do not notice the change until gambling stops being entertainment and starts feeling like a way to make money back. For me, that is the key warning sign. Once gambling becomes emotional instead of controlled, it is time to stop.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

I have found only one way to be effective enough and working when it comes to gambling addiction and the fact that people want to get out of it faster. For me none worked except keep self-exclusioning myself until the casino offered me self-exclude yourself for indefinite amount of time and once you achieve this in all major casinos where you play then there is no other way to gamble or your options would be very very limited. I know you can still go to a physical casino but it takes some actions and decisions before you do so like do you really need that badly to gamble or not, for example many times I have seen that once I started enraged to go to the physical casino during my walk there I was cooled down. So there are only these ways to help someone get out of addiction.

As long as the intention is to get out of addiction, any method will be useful, either long or short in the healing process, but if there is no intention to recover from addiction, any method will be useless because this relates to the premise that makes it easy or difficult to cure addiction, if the determination is good, self-isolation in the room can be cured too if the determination is that big, but if not, it is useless, therefore those who do not have the intention to cure their gambling addiction are brainwashed by the psychologist.

Self determination is the actually the greatest key in any method of addiction treatment because that's the first thing to check ✅ , the whole process is an act that was carried out willingly by the victim so in order to stop it a voluntary willingness or zeal to stop must be there before then you can choose to go in maybe isolation or filling up with other activities because a busy mind is one with lesser vague thoughts especially gambling.

To get out of the addiction, you must take your own steps, you are addicted to gambling, now if you do not want to get out of it yourself, then no one else can force you out of this addiction. First you have to have your own understanding and your own desire, then it is possible to get out of this addiction only if you take real steps and take professional advice correctly. So to sum up, first you must take a voluntary decision, this is necessary first of all, only then it is possible to avoid this addiction.

[imthegreat]

Gambling addiction is dangerous because it often grows slowly. Many people do not notice the change until gambling stops being entertainment and starts feeling like a way to make money back. For me, that is the key warning sign. Once gambling becomes emotional instead of controlled, it is time to stop.

Many people say that gambling addiction shows itself most when a person starts spending their money on casinos that they should not have spent. They should have left money for food or paying for their household needs. Someone says that gambling addiction appears when a person starts lying to their loved ones, and two personalities emerge that contradict each other: the person they used to be and the person who wants to invest more money in online casinos and bookmakers.

[sompitonov]

Many people say that gambling addiction shows itself most when a person starts spending their money on casinos that they should not have spent. They should have left money for food or paying for their household needs. Someone says that gambling addiction appears when a person starts lying to their loved ones, and two personalities emerge that contradict each other: the person they used to be and the person who wants to invest more money in online casinos and bookmakers.

In any case, the player behaves secretively, cunningly, thinking they can deceive others or convince themselves they can win big at the casino. Such players convince themselves internally, sincerely believing it, without any doubt, although the game should be played with some degree of doubt and probabilities. Regardless of what happens in the game, I would like to advise players to think more clearly, so as to make decisions without the influence of wild excitement or the process of wagering.

[Achalugo BTC]

That's right. Winning and losing are part of the game of gambling and they must be understood before engaging. Without a proper mindset gamblers will constantly chase wins even though losing is also part of gambling. When we understand this whether we win or lose we can accept it gracefully, even without the urge to chase previous losses. The mindset of gambling based on wanting to get rich quick is a fatal mistake. This is common among addicted gamblers.

I always emphasize this mindset to myself when gambling because it is the main foundation of gambling indirectly controlling everything from our emotions and finances to the point where we always gamble with money we can afford to lose.

Having the right mindset and clear intentions towards gambling helps to support one to stay grounded to ensure that they abstain from any form of mistakes that will ruined their plans and their chances of getting fun from gambling, which might also be a disaster to their relationships. That is why its very necessary for one to be able to control themselves, which is why its essential for people to  be aware of the potential risks involved and how they can be able to manage it, in order to prevent them from gambling recklessly.

[Queen uloma]

Gambling cannot be considered a source of income. When you gamble with the aim of making a profit, you are immediately heading down the wrong path. That mindset must be eliminated and discarded as far as possible. Because ultimately, the majority of gamblers will inevitably suffer losses. Even if you do win, it is only temporary, perhaps luck was on your side at that moment. Therefore, relying on gambling as a source of income is strongly discouraged.

I am also a gambler myself, but being a responsible gambler is not easy, and even now i am not quite there yet. The key is to set a gambling budget and ensure that your goal in gambling is not solely to make a profit, but rather to find entertainment amid the fatigue of real life. Think of it as a temporary escape from the various problems you face.

Gambling can't be a source of income or means to survive, if your intention in gambling is to generate steady profit, you have made a very big mistake. Because at the end most gamblers still losses money, even if you win sometimes, it's just a temporary luck, it won't last. I'm a gambler, but being a responsible gambler isn't easy at all, and I have not reach that level yet. The most essential thing is to set a limit to yourself, how much you can be able to lose and don't ever see gambling as a way to generate steady income, instead see it as entertainment, something that will take your mind off from stress and the problems of life.

[hedgeh0g]

In any case, the player behaves secretively, cunningly, thinking they can deceive others or convince themselves they can win big at the casino. Such players convince themselves internally, sincerely believing it, without any doubt, although the game should be played with some degree of doubt and probabilities. Regardless of what happens in the game, I would like to advise players to think more clearly, so as to make decisions without the influence of wild excitement or the process of wagering.

When I started playing, I also thought I'd succeed, and that the other players were simply inattentive enough or simply playing very poorly. But then I gradually began to realize that I was overconfident and incapable of withstanding deserved criticism. Because I didn't have a strategy; I was simply hoping for luck. It's almost laughable to think about that now. Nevertheless, I'm trying to improve as a player today and hope to become profitable someday, although I understand that it will be extremely difficult.

[leonair]

Gambling cannot be considered a source of income. When you gamble with the aim of making a profit, you are immediately heading down the wrong path. That mindset must be eliminated and discarded as far as possible. Because ultimately, the majority of gamblers will inevitably suffer losses. Even if you do win, it is only temporary, perhaps luck was on your side at that moment. Therefore, relying on gambling as a source of income is strongly discouraged.

I am also a gambler myself, but being a responsible gambler is not easy, and even now i am not quite there yet. The key is to set a gambling budget and ensure that your goal in gambling is not solely to make a profit, but rather to find entertainment amid the fatigue of real life. Think of it as a temporary escape from the various problems you face.

Gambling can't be a source of income or means to survive, if your intention in gambling is to generate steady profit, you have made a very big mistake. Because at the end most gamblers still losses money, even if you win sometimes, it's just a temporary luck, it won't last. I'm a gambler, but being a responsible gambler isn't easy at all, and I have not reach that level yet. The most essential thing is to set a limit to yourself, how much you can be able to lose and don't ever see gambling as a way to generate steady income, instead see it as entertainment, something that will take your mind off from stress and the problems of life.

This is a common thing and everyone knows it. But not everyone can accept it. The reason is that when someone starts gambling, he has the intention that he will make some profit from it and enjoy the fun from there, but when he loses after making a deposit, he gets emotional to recover that loss. And thus he gradually becomes addicted. It takes a long time to become addicted, which automatically gamblers spend emotionally. And thus gamblers lose control of themselves.

[Byebyebtc]

There are some gamblers who are really relying on other well-known influencers, so sometimes I don't wonder why the offers are also big for influencers with a large number of followers. That's why these days I don't watch much good vibes content at first, but when they have a lot of followers, they will suddenly promote gambling when the opportunity comes for them to be offered a big amount.

That's why all the influencers who live stream can't really give assurance to all their viewers that they will win a big amount, as they show that they always win, but the viewers are not aware that it's just a demo account. This is something they should know and be even more careful about.

That's a mistake most people make, they fail to understand that these people are trying to make money by grabbing attention and also advertising,
Like gambling is not something that one will have a high success rate, for you to be depending on the person, it's clearly a game of luck and, you can also be lucky and win as well
It's not some sort of skill or something,

Their making their money some other way, and your loosing your money anyways

[Wakate]

Gambling addiction is dangerous because it often grows slowly. Many people do not notice the change until gambling stops being entertainment and starts feeling like a way to make money back. For me, that is the key warning sign. Once gambling becomes emotional instead of controlled, it is time to stop.

Many people say that gambling addiction shows itself most when a person starts spending their money on casinos that they should not have spent. They should have left money for food or paying for their household needs. Someone says that gambling addiction appears when a person starts lying to their loved ones, and two personalities emerge that contradict each other: the person they used to be and the person who wants to invest more money in online casinos and bookmakers.

It shouldn't be hard to spot a person that has a gambling addiction because all they will be thinking everytime is how they will bet ans make huge amounts of profit. This is not  how a normal being supposed to be thinking and that is why it is believed that for a gambler to be thinking about gambling everytime, it shows that something is wrong somewhere and somehow.

[I_Anime]

I know of someone who is so addicted in gambling.who spend his time and all his money in gambling.
Which he is finding difficult to stop or control, irrespective of the consequences that surrounds it, such as relationship issues,lack of finance and emotional breakdown,many people go through so many risks just to be able to fund that lifestyle and majority of them are using gambling as there day to day activities (they make it their job) this set of people or person can loss friends, family and relationship.
Because all there focuses are on gambling, when you come across this kind of people. "all you need is to counsel them" because it's beneficial

Imo as a gambler don’t let yourself go down to such extent that you will start thinking of collecting a loan , or to the extent of it affecting your relationship or affecting your life negatively in whole . Because then there won’t be any fun . Like you are not gambling for fun or money you are just ruining yourself the only way gambling won’t mess your life up is when you focus mainly on increasing your risk management than , increasing your profits /wins you can’t control the number of times you are going to win best you can do is to manage yourself and secure an healthy gambling habits .

[$weetne$$]

Having the right mindset and clear intentions towards gambling helps to support one to stay grounded to ensure that they abstain from any form of mistakes that will ruined their plans and their chances of getting fun from gambling, which might also be a disaster to their relationships. That is why its very necessary for one to be able to control themselves, which is why its essential for people to  be aware of the potential risks involved and how they can be able to manage it, in order to prevent them from gambling recklessly.

Apart from the right Mindset, a proper education is sometimes needed by some of these people, if they are properly educated about what gambling entails, it will even help some of their mindset and influence  their decisions and the development of their habits as gamblers. In the education, they get to know about the potential risk, the challenges and ways to prevent or manage certain situations when they arise.

[rachael9385]

Having the right mindset and clear intentions towards gambling helps to support one to stay grounded to ensure that they abstain from any form of mistakes that will ruined their plans and their chances of getting fun from gambling, which might also be a disaster to their relationships. That is why its very necessary for one to be able to control themselves, which is why its essential for people to  be aware of the potential risks involved and how they can be able to manage it, in order to prevent them from gambling recklessly.

Apart from the right Mindset, a proper education is sometimes needed by some of these people, if they are properly educated about what gambling entails, it will even help some of their mindset and influence  their decisions and the development of their habits as gamblers. In the education, they get to know about the potential risk, the challenges and ways to prevent or manage certain situations when they arise.

You are right, knowledge is very important, being educated on what gambling addiction is all about and ways that it can be avoided can go a long way in helping out some people but the overall thing that most gamblers need to learn is self discipline. Without self control no matter how educated you are on gambling nothing is going to work,self discipline is what a gambler needs to avoid addiction.

[batang_bitcoin]

Apart from the right Mindset, a proper education is sometimes needed by some of these people, if they are properly educated about what gambling entails, it will even help some of their mindset and influence  their decisions and the development of their habits as gamblers. In the education, they get to know about the potential risk, the challenges and ways to prevent or manage certain situations when they arise.

I think anyone who gambles has that idea that if they gamble too much, they'll fall into addiction. So, that education is about self awareness to themselves and they knew it all along. What they don't want to accept is that they're already addicted to gambling and they cannot help themselves from stopping it. The signs are visible and even if they know how to stop or slow it down, they're not choosing it because whatever is bad, that feels good to them until they messed up and have left with nothing from their pockets and realizes that the boat is sinking and no one is there to save them but only themselves.

[Orpichukwu]

Many sees addition in different ways but I see addiction as the greatest ever challenge of a gambler,  addition they say at times leads to bankruptcy and other dangerous effects on a gambler. 
To become a successful gambler, one must learn how to control addiction as addiction is the main cause of lost in gambling,  at times when we run out of luck, the only way forward is to quit and never allow the spirit of addiction to control us because if that happens that will be the end of the person in question.

Remove the word "successful" from gambling; it's hard to see someone gamble and become successful through gambling. We should be more concerned about gambling in a responsible way instead of a means to become successful in gambling.
Once the mindset of making it through gambling is yours, you become determined to make it happen, and you forget all other important things you could have used to prevent yourself from getting addicted, which is not chasing losses. Gamble with the minimal amount you can let go of, and always work with a budget in terms of time and money. Don't try to compromise it no matter what.

[odunybiz]

Having the right mindset and clear intentions towards gambling helps to support one to stay grounded to ensure that they abstain from any form of mistakes that will ruined their plans and their chances of getting fun from gambling, which might also be a disaster to their relationships. That is why its very necessary for one to be able to control themselves, which is why its essential for people to  be aware of the potential risks involved and how they can be able to manage it, in order to prevent them from gambling recklessly.

Apart from the right Mindset, a proper education is sometimes needed by some of these people, if they are properly educated about what gambling entails, it will even help some of their mindset and influence  their decisions and the development of their habits as gamblers. In the education, they get to know about the potential risk, the challenges and ways to prevent or manage certain situations when they arise.

You are right, knowledge is very important, being educated on what gambling addiction is all about and ways that it can be avoided can go a long way in helping out some people

Part of what causes addiction is ignorance of what gambling is itself. Most people join gambling thinking it's an easy way to make money. They never base their gambling on luck but believe in some skill they have in analysing sports. There are alot to be prepared of when one want to start gambling. You income, your expenditure and your emergency fund should be considered to know what you can put in gambling that won't affect you. Gambling with money anyhow can lead you to start chasing loses which at the end may turn you to become an addict.

[drangos]

Apart from the right Mindset, a proper education is sometimes needed by some of these people, if they are properly educated about what gambling entails, it will even help some of their mindset and influence  their decisions and the development of their habits as gamblers. In the education, they get to know about the potential risk, the challenges and ways to prevent or manage certain situations when they arise.

I think anyone who gambles has that idea that if they gamble too much, they'll fall into addiction. So, that education is about self awareness to themselves and they knew it all along. What they don't want to accept is that they're already addicted to gambling and they cannot help themselves from stopping it. The signs are visible and even if they know how to stop or slow it down, they're not choosing it because whatever is bad, that feels good to them until they messed up and have left with nothing from their pockets and realizes that the boat is sinking and no one is there to save them but only themselves.

Your argument about education and mindset was a good point, however, it is even more than knowing the risks. All gamblers are already aware of the risks, but they do it, since this is an emotional rather than a rational matter of addiction. It is possible through education, provided that a person is honest with oneself. The largest barrier is normally the denial. The warning signs are noticed by many but still, they pursue losses or the immediate thrill gambling gives. Knowledge will not make any difference until one realizes that he or she is out of control. The very first step of real progress is the self-awareness, discipline and willingness to quit.

[gracreavix]

Gambling cannot be considered a source of income. When you gamble with the aim of making a profit, you are immediately heading down the wrong path. That mindset must be eliminated and discarded as far as possible. Because ultimately, the majority of gamblers will inevitably suffer losses. Even if you do win, it is only temporary, perhaps luck was on your side at that moment. Therefore, relying on gambling as a source of income is strongly discouraged.

I am also a gambler myself, but being a responsible gambler is not easy, and even now i am not quite there yet. The key is to set a gambling budget and ensure that your goal in gambling is not solely to make a profit, but rather to find entertainment amid the fatigue of real life. Think of it as a temporary escape from the various problems you face.

Gambling can't be a source of income or means to survive, if your intention in gambling is to generate steady profit, you have made a very big mistake. Because at the end most gamblers still losses money, even if you win sometimes, it's just a temporary luck, it won't last. I'm a gambler, but being a responsible gambler isn't easy at all, and I have not reach that level yet. The most essential thing is to set a limit to yourself, how much you can be able to lose and don't ever see gambling as a way to generate steady income, instead see it as entertainment, something that will take your mind off from stress and the problems of life.

Sometimes I wonder how people make decisions of making gambling their source of income, because how the hell can gambling which is a pure game of probability be trusted for steady income. Meaning if you don’t win a game “you can’t eat for that day” then trust me, that person may not eat for so many days 

When it come to gambling, people has to realized that there should be a place for mistakes, so having that mindset that is not guaranteed will then make you to want to be responsible, like setting limit (so you won’t revenge losses) and also taking your mind off the game at the very beginning, seeing it as an entertainment.