Is prevention better than cure?

[Yamifoud]

prevention is always better than cure, most people are aware of what they are addicted to, whether it runs in their family, or they have an addictive personality, staying away from gambling is actually the best choice for them. Addiction doesn't happen instantly, but it often starts little by little and it expands to what you can't control any longer, it's all about self awareness. Avoiding something that can potentially harm you is not fear it’s wisdom. Once addiction sets in, recovery becomes a long, painful journey with financial, emotional, and sometimes even social consequences. So to me I would actually say yes, for many who know their addiction not to start gambling at all is actually a wise decision.

The part where you said it runs in the family, can an addiction be hereditary ? I think its something that's self developed...like you said, it doesn't happen instantly, someone can't just automatically be a gambling addict just because his father was a gambling addict as well...it's better not to start gambling at all than to get addicted to it along the line. There are people that are wishing they never got into it

I could say it can be hereditary because the influence is already there. Once a kid sees their father gambling, it makes them curious about it, and they ask how it works. And it develops in their mind that they can become a gambler too soon. Especially when they saw on social media that there is money in gambling. What fathers did in the past may be passed on to their children. But of course, it is an individual preference and interest as well. It could also be the influence of others.

That is why if we don't want anyone from our family to follow in our footsteps, then we must not gamble.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Maybe those people are only weak and they prove it already on some other things. For those who are strong, they think they are in control of the situation, so they will always try things. Addiction in gambling doesn't only start by chasing a loss but we can also get addicted by it by simply enjoying the game.

Yes, the reasons could be those, although most gamblers go for chasing Losses that lead Directly to Addiction , there is a way to fall into addiction, it only takes the Money to go Down and the person is left with Winning , but in any case it is better as the Title of the topic says ,  prevention is Better than cure.

[Versatile_choice]

Maybe those people are only weak and they prove it already on some other things. For those who are strong, they think they are in control of the situation, so they will always try things. Addiction in gambling doesn't only start by chasing a loss but we can also get addicted by it by simply enjoying the game.

The truth is excessive doing of everything is not good, what I'm trying to say in ensence is that while gambling for fun is good to set a limit not just gambling continuously since we are enjoying the game. Because majority of this people that became addicted to gambling were carried away by the fun, most of this people have tried several times to let go off it but the fun keep pushing them back to gamble. So when we are gambling for fun we also need to control ourselves so that we won't get carried away due to over excitement.

[JunaidAzizi]

Only those persons can do this who have some family background in it. Maybe in their family, there was someone who had an addiction, and their life was hell, so they try not to go into addiction or even start. This is the safest strategy for them to be protected, if you can never go to gambling, you will not fall into any addiction. However, people may think that these kinds of people live their whole lives in fear, so i can clarify to them that they are not living in fear, but they are very conscious about their healthy and happy life, and that's why they don't engage in it.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Maybe those people are only weak and they prove it already on some other things. For those who are strong, they think they are in control of the situation, so they will always try things. Addiction in gambling doesn't only start by chasing a loss but we can also get addicted by it by simply enjoying the game.

Yes, the reasons could be those, although most gamblers go for chasing Losses that lead Directly to Addiction , there is a way to fall into addiction, it only takes the Money to go Down and the person is left with Winning , but in any case it is better as the Title of the topic says ,  prevention is Better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure and this is very important to observe well in gambling,  because we may not be able to take the risk as it may applies to us in gambling when things fall apart beyond we hope for, had it been some have prevented so many things from happening, maybe they wouldn't have been in the kind of condition they are today as a reason for gambling.

[Sonia_123]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

If your mindset is always being addicted before starting gambling, then it is better not to start gambling at all because you will be fast addicted than it is supposed to be, because of your thoughts, you will not even focus on gambling.but addiction which will already be affecting you psychological, emotionally, mentally and otherwise, which will end up ruining your entire life, therefore it is best you stay away from gambling and try another means of entertainment that will give you rest of mind.

[Iamgoat]

Only those persons can do this who have some family background in it. Maybe in their family, there was someone who had an addiction, and their life was hell, so they try not to go into addiction or even start. This is the safest strategy for them to be protected, if you can never go to gambling, you will not fall into any addiction. However, people may think that these kinds of people live their whole lives in fear, so i can clarify to them that they are not living in fear, but they are very conscious about their healthy and happy life, and that's why they don't engage in it.

When someone does not gamble, it is not a sign of fearfulness I want to see it more of a thing of choice and decision to be made by an individual. You can decide to gamble if you find it fun or not , if you dont. If not for those who earnestly engaging in gamvling to make just because of money and want to make quick money off the system. Some see such steps as smartness but in my own view, it could actually lead to failure and lost of wealth.

It is wisdom for anyone who wants to gamble to be conscious about it because it can make someone feel fun but it can distroy you at the the same time when you eventually get addicted to it. I will always advise young people like us to be responsible in their gambling strategy

[skarais]

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Yes, the reasons could be those, although most gamblers go for chasing Losses that lead Directly to Addiction , there is a way to fall into addiction, it only takes the Money to go Down and the person is left with Winning , but in any case it is better as the Title of the topic says ,  prevention is Better than cure.

In any case that has the potential to harm oneself the advice is essentially the same and that is prevention is better than cure. Of course I mean this advice doesn't just apply to gambling, but in real life it's also useful considering there are so many other things that need to be prevented rather than fixed.

From an economic perspective, wastefulness is bad, so one should control their spending to balance income and expenses. Avoiding unnecessary expenses is better than having to work hard to build up a reserve fund through various means. So, I agree with his advice and that's how it should be.

[andywolfer]

For some people, total avoidance is the safest option, because you can’t get addicted to something you never start. Others can enjoy gambling casually without issues, but if you know you’re at risk, prevention is definitely better than recovery.

[red4slash]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Ideally, that would be the case, but for now, it is very difficult to avoid gambling because the more we try to avoid it, the stronger the urge to gamble becomes.

It is true that there are still many people who may never have touched gambling in their entire lives, but there are also many who have fallen into gambling because it really depends on one's own circumstances.
Those who engage in gambling are not necessarily weak-willed, but rather they choose a different path. While some people want to play it safe by not touching gambling because they don't want to become addicted, etc., others will try gambling to make their situation more varied. I choose this path now because sometimes trying something new is not necessarily wrong when we know how to deal with the consequences, including in gambling.

[blockman]

You cannot avoid addiction when you're gambling at most times. The plan of recovering after once you become addicted is out of this world. It's can easily said than done when you hit and experience the actual situation. People think that addiction is an easy encounter but it's not. It's a terrible problem that someone can hardly get out of it. Someone can claim that they have become addicted to gambling and got out of it easily. It's up to them if they have a genuine encounter and are not lying. Because anyone can say that just to encourage others.

[Shadiq]

There are many people who always keep themselves away from gambling and are afraid of gambling. Such people think of gambling only as a means of losing money and are surrounded by the possibility of addiction. I think almost everyone has encountered such a person, I am no exception. There are some among my friends who stay away from all kinds of addictions, especially gambling and drugs. I always respect them for such a decision.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Maybe the person had seen the effect of gambling and how it reck the live of his friends, neighbors or relatives, maybe this might be the reasons while he got scared of trying it out. What if the same uglies that happened to my friend, neighbor happened to me, such questions start ringing in the brain and suddenly let him stop it.

Don't blame him for not getting the boldness of trying something, the decisions may restrict him from danger in the future.

[I_Anime]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Just like I usually say gambling is by one choice . But there’s nothing bad with you having fun with some fraction of your earnings the only issue is those that tend to abuse it , to the extent of it affecting their lives negatively .

While there are some that are gambling and still doing fine .so just base on how you approach it and stuff if you want to get addicted you will if you don’t then you will have to be disciplined.

[LogitechMouse]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Well, majority or some of those who started to gamble just because of curiosity ended up getting addicted into it so I would say that staying away from gambling is the best thing to do.

Now if you believe that you can control yourself especially with your spending habits in gambling then there's no problem in going to gamble. You said already that getting addicted into gambling isn't immediate, but continuous gambling. Avoiding gambling at all is the best solution IF you can't control your emotions, and you aren't ready to lose money into it. As for playing then getting addicted then recovering, let's not forget the fact that there are some gamblers who didn't recover from their addiction anymore, and worse, there are some who even took their own life because of their wrong decisions.

Like what I said, if you can't control your emotions, just stay away from gambling. If you aren't ready to have some losses when you gamble, better to just don't gamble at all.

[Julien_Olynpic]

In fact, it's highly individual. Much depends on your personality traits. Some people are very non-gamblers. They gamble only for fun or the thrill of it. And then there are people who are very passionate. They're so passionate that they even know how a particular game of chance will end. But in this case, we can't talk about prevention. Prevention means preventing a relapse, as opposed to treatment, which is fighting a relapse that has already begun. If a person isn't yet addicted, then we can't even talk about prevention.

[KiaKia]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Some things are better left alone, because once you start that journey you will hope you never did and it is already too late as you can't turn back the hands of time.

Gambling is one of those things, and I will respect anyone that stays away from it because they feel they will be trapped, such people are wonderful set of people, they know what they are capable of and where their weakness lies.

We can't all be gamblers you know, some people have their own ways of having fun and gaming will never be one of them, it is not that these people can't take risks, they have other ways of taking risks too, let's just respect them for who they are.

[Ojinga]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

You make it sound as if everyone is weak and gives in to addiction. Only weak minded people are in danger, not everyone is an idiot. Making 1 bet doesn't make you a degenerate and betting regularly doesn't either. People work hard and deserve to have a little fun with their earnings as long as they do it in a responsible way. Not everyone is willing to bet their kids on the next game.

I think you don’t need to bet your kids to be addicted 😂😂😂😂
Most cases of addictions aren’t even noticed until it grows real deep and yes it’s not one game that makes us addicted but just as it is said, it starts from one game and grows from there.

I personally think abstaining is a great choice for someone who already identifies the possibilities of getting addicted because one might not even know they’re already addicted even when playing within their means.

[Ishicryptic]

There are people out there who do not want to play gambling at all because they think that once they do, they will fall into addiction. Of course, we know it’s not that immediate nor easy but it makes me wonder whether there’s some truth to that. Is it better to avoid addiction in the first place by completely devoiding yourself of doing that activity instead of playing and getting addicted only to try and recover afterwards?

Don't test what you cannot eat and if you have researched about gambling and you are convinced that it is not for you or against your core beliefs it is better you totally avoid it. It is easy for somebody that likes to gamble to get over loses than for somebody that doesn't like it, they will blame themselves for a very long time and it can affect them mentally. Their are people who don't like gambling but when they try it out of curiosity they might change their minds to like it, so it a little complicated. What I can advice is if you have never gambled before and decide to give it a shot you should be disciplined to leave it if you think it's not for you but if it is for you you should learn to gamble responsibly.

[danherbias07]

For some people, total avoidance is the safest option, because you can’t get addicted to something you never start. Others can enjoy gambling casually without issues, but if you know you’re at risk, prevention is definitely better than recovery.

100 percent correct. Staying innocent with gambling is the best way to do it. But if one truly wants to play the gambling games, then it cannot be stopped, especially for those who have a gambling history in their family. I mean, they saw it when it was played during his young years, and so he has an idea of how it was done.

Like me, my father was a sabungero (cockfighting participant, bettor, and also a breeder). Then, my uncles are playing cards in the streets with money on the table. It's difficult to actually avoid it because sometimes they ask you for something, and then you don't have anything to do but watch them gamble.
Although I am a gambler now, I never really blamed it on them. It's all part of growing up in my era, and I think many of my batch are the same.