Gamblers with addiction and deferred life syndrome

[Josefjix]

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, that's an illusion that will never come through, the same way Christians waiting for the coming of Christ to come save them one day, which never and had never shown a sign of happening.

These kind of bettors need orientation how making bigger money is been done, most of them had bigger dreams also that one day, bigger win will establish the business idea they had for long.

It's vital to be doing something that brings food to the table, while placing betting as a plan C option. If it works, fine, it doesn't work, still fine

[TelolettOm]

I'm not sure about this. Even after a big win, they'll likely be tempted to gamble again because they think they'll actually win again the next time. This is where addicted and compulsive gamblers become complex. They'll find it difficult to control their urges, especially when they have a lot of money, and they'll automatically gamble again.

Unless, after a big win, they receive help from their family and a gambling expert to stop gambling, and they're really strict about it. Then, it's possible to use the money to save and meet daily and future needs. However, there must be strict guidance and control.

[Sandra_hakeem]

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?

A believe that life gets better with time, even when nothing is legitimately done about it is the worst ways to spend the little time we have on this blue marble planet. I haven't read any article about this level of addiction in gamble, but I'm not surprised that someone might be thinking of this as the right way to prepare for the future that's as uncertain as life itself.

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.

So what if they never get to win at all? What if they won, only to realize they had an unmanageable cancer that'd take them in few weeks? The odds of something else happening at the long run is even higher than winning a jackpot.

[viljy]

I read the OP's post and thought that I have this syndrome too. Or at least it was before. I just didn't know that there was a special name for this condition. But if you think about it, then that's exactly how many people live. And it's not just gamblers. The very circumstances of life force many people to live in a state of this syndrome. Moreover, this is perceived as normal. Yeah...Now I've read about it, and for some reason I feel sorry for the time I spent doing something completely different from what I needed.