Gamblers with addiction and deferred life syndrome

[kotajikikox]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.

Maybe because he was so focused on gambling that he starts to neglect his other needs in life just to sustain his gambling addiction. This is why we should check up on our loved ones because we don’t know what they might be up to and it might be too late if we wait for any longer.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

Nothing is impossible. Any addiction can be cured with enough discipline and effort and time.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Nothing is impossible. Any addiction can be cured with enough discipline and effort and time.

That is why prevention is better than cure, some will always say that they don't have the strength of handling addiction and that is why we had better not have it than taking a curative measure against it, because we can also learn form those addicted on other things in life and see out they use to behave or choose to live their kind of separate lifestyle, to fix addiction may come in much demands form us and the better way forward is not to be addicted right from the start.

[Cookdata]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

The first rule of happiness in gambling is lower expectations, people with gambling addiction and high expectations are very common, everything they do, they are steps ahead and always after what they can get and when this doesn't comes, their life becomes a problem. It's really wild to see a gambler expecting money wager to buy a dream car, sometimes people want to live good life if the money they are expecting comes from gambling and I really wonder, if that magic is that easy, I'm very sure everyone will be so wealthy that we are going to be so tired of winning.

[Bright0515]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

First time hearing that syndrome, probably yes they can save themselves if they managed to hit a big win. That kind of effect to gamblers is really worse, imagine instead of living fully in the present, you will keep deferring joy and fulfillment because of your addiction. Probably this kind of behavior can still be saved by going through a professional and also moral support and help from the family members. I think still relying on gambling hoping to win big will just keep things worst.

All gamblers don't stop when they hit a big win, majority of them continue the gambling because they thought another winning is ahead but when they try again and not win but their money is constantly decreasing they starts to chase losses. Not all gamblers are wise enough to know that it is difficult to win. What op said is true, it has happened to me most times, when I have little money on me, sometimes I postponed what I want to do, it's not because I'm addicted but because I want to gamble. I'm not an addict gambler, I only gamble ones in a while.

[Jawhead999]

I don't think they will live with a bright future like what they thought, they might only live temporary bright future.

Rich people must have two thing, having a skill to earn a lot of money and having a skill how to manage it. Someone who win jackpot through gambling can't be said of having a skill to earn a lot of money, they might only have a skill how to manage it.

If they only know how to manage their money, they can survive, but can't live with luxury lifestyle.

[swogerino]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

I have been addicted but not at that level to eat worse, we have a saying here, we have big expectations for good women, good food and good wine and so I live to this standard first, everything else come right after this so also gambling together with its addiction.  I also know people that are suffering from this syndrome you describe here though those are truly desperate people, they wake up and want only to gamble, they don't care about family, friends or everything else except gambling, unfortunately when you are addicted to this level there is not much to do except professional help as the only way out.

[AVE5]

I can relate to this because I have a lot of gambler friend that doesn’t spend much in their own but they can afford to lose huge amount when they are gambling.

I wasn't familiar with that specific syndrome, but I always think that someone who ends up like that is more likely a consequence of previous problems. I would bet pretty strongly that your friend doesn't have a loving and beautiful wife, several children, an excellent job, and great social relationships. You'll find very few people with these characteristics who end up with the problems described.

I'm not mean to oppose anyones opinions as we all have different experiences and insights about gambling but I'm sure that when it comes to the experienceof aaddiction, those inclined victims are going to experience the same problem which consequences will always be about struggling to survive, afford essential needs while achieving a dream financial projects will almost be a dead or hopeless dream.
The syndrome would rather blindfold them to realize their wrong decisions and the negative outputs of loosing their positions as responsible people but will be ignited to be igbirantes while they've ruined their life's. To an extent, addictiveness wouldn't even encourage you to consider all that families and responsibilities because you've mentally been overruled and manipulated by addiction.

[acroman08]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

If they can get out of their addiction after winning, then yes, if not, then no. gambling addicts gamble not because so they can win a large amount of money and change their lives for the better(you can see a lot of stories out there where gamblers win a big amount and lose it all again after repeatedly gambling their winnings), they gamble because they get "high" when gambling, from what I have read, the brain releases dopamine when gamblers experience winning, which can be addictive like how adrenaline can be addictive too.

[serjent05]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?

First we need to know the reason why the person is living in a deferred life syndrome.  You have stated that the person has lots of debt and that makes me think that the person don't have the money to buy new clothes and buy decent foods for sustenance due to overspending.

Overspending in terms of most of his money goes to gambling.  As the article stated, with uncontrol urge to gamble, his priority is to gamble and if the person don't get a decent win he will surely be left with nothing.  So in case the person hit a jackpot, this deferred life syndrome will likely be gone, and the person's activities would be more lively and luxurious since he has all the money to treat himself.  

[iBaba]

Nothing is impossible. Any addiction can be cured with enough discipline and effort and time.

That is why prevention is better than cure, some will always say that they don't have the strength of handling addiction and that is why we had better not have it than taking a curative measure against it, because we can also learn form those addicted on other things in life and see out they use to behave or choose to live their kind of separate lifestyle, to fix addiction may come in much demands form us and the better way forward is not to be addicted right from the start.

Indeed prevention is better than cure. Any time I have the opportunity I do advise people especially the younger ones not to gamble when they know they do not have the mental capacity to handle the issues that comes with it. Sadly, you can only advice but you can't stop it entirely or forcefully but gambling education is very important in our communities today. A lot of young people who get introduced to gambling newly do not usually understand the repercussions that comes with it and mostly focuses more on the fun and excitements in gambling which doesn't always become the truth later especially once you get addicted to it, you can't hold on to your normal lifestyle again

[Davidvictorson]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Syndrome of Deferred Life, this is a new concept. Easy to fall into this without a strong social support. Social support entails network of friends, family people who love you the most in the world.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

No, they can't and they won't.

[Ultegra134]

If they can get out of their addiction after winning, then yes, if not, then no. gambling addicts gamble not because so they can win a large amount of money and change their lives for the better(you can see a lot of stories out there where gamblers win a big amount and lose it all again after repeatedly gambling their winnings), they gamble because they get "high" when gambling, from what I have read, the brain releases dopamine when gamblers experience winning, which can be addictive like how adrenaline can be addictive too.

I don't believe they're many success stories of addicted gamblers. Hoping for a so-called "bright future" is uncalled, it's not going to come any time soon, the most likely scenario is that they'll end up further in debt, trying to achieve their desireable life. However, this is rarely the case, as just like you said, gamblers are after the dopamine rush they experience when scoring a win, and from some point, it's not about trying to achieve the future the OP mentioned. I'm having a hard time believing that many people actually believe they'll manage to score a major win, which would be enough to make a life-changing difference.

[Distinctin]

There’s always time for recovery. No matter how bad or addicted a certain gambler is, if he allows redirection and create positive changes instead, he will definitely become a responsible gambler in the making. This is is just a matter of acceptance and taking the positive route this time, nonetheless, if he will let gambling addiction ruins him completely, he will never gain new chances to change himself anymore. There’s no hope for any gambler that he, himself isn’t helping his own self anymore.

[Oluwa-btc]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

When you are living in indebtedness as a gambler it'll be so difficult to achieve that, more especially having involved in things as loans but sure change is a constant thing but it'll certainly take awhile. I know doffing off addiction it's quite not an easy task but it requires patience and then a while lot of workings on oneself inorder to be a responsible gambler.

[Onyeeze]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

the thing is that anyone who gamble with the strategies whole participate in Gamble with a wisdom that person will make a very good savings, for the thing that will profit him in future but if you don't have gambling strategies or have a limit in gambling all these will not work out for you, as a gambler you need to have a limit and that limit you have to start somewhere and make sure that what is started you have accomplished it and the thing will not affect your real life

[Churchillvv]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

There is a quote I’m so much in love with with he says “ yesterday is past, tomorrow is future, today isa present “ it’s called present because you live it. If only gamblers can live in the present and stop anticipating a big life after huge win and promising themselves to enjoy life gifts in future they wouldn’t fail into the syndrome no more, it’s because of over expectations that has accumulated and hence it leads them into promising themselves great tomorrow when the tomorrow comes they donee even see anything evidence to make them enjoy it and those they postpone life happiness and everything it has to offer for the great future which is an illusion.

[Nwada001]

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

I don't believe it; in fact, I think differently. If they can suspend whateverthey enjoy in life just to make sure that they will be able to afford gambling, even if they end up winning big money, the good life they want, they might not think about it as their greed, and that same thing that keeps pushing them to gamble can still make them continue without remembering that they have their good life to gain back, unless that addicted gambler has saved himself from that state already before the big winning happens.

[Slow death]

When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?

Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.

Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.

I had never heard of this syndrome, but from what I saw in the definition, it fits perfectly with the living conditions of more than 70% of the people in my country, and I'm talking about more than 70% of people who haven't gotten involved in gambling. I know that many people tend to alarm others because of the addiction. They keep talking about gambling addiction as if it were a disease that affected thousands of people every day.

When in fact, despite being a disease, it's something that hasn't become a pandemic. That's why I don't see any reason to talk about it much. If we were to take 10 people who started getting involved in gambling, probably less than 20 people would have an addiction. It's not an alarming number.

[GeorgeJohn]

There’s always time for recovery. No matter how bad or addicted a certain gambler is, if he allows redirection and create positive changes instead, he will definitely become a responsible gambler in the making. This is is just a matter of acceptance and taking the positive route this time, nonetheless, if he will let gambling addiction ruins him completely, he will never gain new chances to change himself anymore. There’s no hope for any gambler that he, himself isn’t helping his own self anymore.

In gambling when a gambler is getting worst by been addicted, it will always be difficult for the gambler to redressed from the addiction function, I believed that gambling is all about understanding determination, and also gambles with right sense, when you don't have a budget for gambling their's nothing will make you to be a responsible gambler

A responsible gambler is someone who doesn't allow the activities of gambling to carry he or her away, it most be calculative at all cost during the time of partaking in gambling, someone who have a budget in gambling always have a limit.

[AmoreJaz]

There’s always time for recovery. No matter how bad or addicted a certain gambler is, if he allows redirection and create positive changes instead, he will definitely become a responsible gambler in the making. This is is just a matter of acceptance and taking the positive route this time, nonetheless, if he will let gambling addiction ruins him completely, he will never gain new chances to change himself anymore. There’s no hope for any gambler that he, himself isn’t helping his own self anymore.

That is, if he finally decides for himself what's best for him. It is him that will indeed give direction to his life. No one else. So if he wants to alter his lifestyle, he can. But he needs sheer will and determination to keep up with his targets. One always has the chance to change for the better. But it will start from yourself.
If someone approaches you to help him get out of the situation, lend a hand. Even if it is small like being in his company. Sometimes they just need to talk to someone to realize what's best for them and alter their lifestyle for the betterment of themselves. You can't say, you can't do anything for them because most of the time, small gestures can go a long way for a person who needs someone to talk to.