Is prevention better than cure?

[Zackz5000]

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.

That doesn't really make it hereditary, you can say that children can be affected and influenced by what the parents and in a case like this one what the it Fathers are doing and decide to follow in their footsteps but addiction to gambling isn't exactly hereditary on its own, this is also the reason why gambling parents shouldn't make their habits too obvious to their children, when the children grow up and decide to gamble it should be because they on their own saw a benefit in it rather than doing it solely because they saw one or both of their parents doing it.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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.

The Worst of the Chaos that can happen is that they fall into an Uncontrolled Addiction, but it is a question of people Letting themselves go, the first culprit of Addiction is the Same person , the casino does not force us to bet , the Casino does not Force us to sell things to have money and bet , that is up to us what we do and what we do not , that is why the Casino is for people over 18 years old, Where everyone Knows how everything is.

[Johnlomape]

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.

The Worst of the Chaos that can happen is that they fall into an Uncontrolled Addiction, but it is a question of people Letting themselves go, the first culprit of Addiction is the Same person , the casino does not force us to bet , the Casino does not Force us to sell things to have money and bet , that is up to us what we do and what we do not , that is why the Casino is for people over 18 years old, Where everyone Knows how everything is.

Uncontrollable addiction is the worst addiction any gamble could have which is a stage where it can be very hard for the gambler to make decisions for themselves when it comes to quiting gambling. This case of uncontrollable addiction is very hard and it's the apex of gambling that many people see as chronic.

Gamblers that are at the stage of uncontrollable addiction are rare and it is as a result of excessive gambling activities that have eating them up. When you are disciplined as a gambler, you still have the ability to make decisions for yourself and you can stopp gambling when you want to without anyone forcing you to do so.

[programmer3666]

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?

Everyone should know what works for them. If a person feels that trying out gambling for the very first time can implicate them into addiction, then they should better stay away from it. Prevention they say is better than cure. Though, I'm not sure of people getting addicted all of a sudden just because they try out something for the very first time, but of course, it is possible. Just like I said, prevention is better than cure. Because rehabilitation for addiction can be a lot difficult in recovering from this type of addiction.

yea bro!! prevention is always better than cure especially when it comes to gambling. It is much easier to stay away from something risky than to try and fix the damage later. some people may be able to gamble responsibly but others can easily lose control without realizing it. addiction does not always happen immediately but once it starts !!! recovery can be tough and it kinda take a long time. so if someone knows they might be vulnerable, it is wiser to avoid gambling completely. so it is better to be safe than sorry.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

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.

The Worst of the Chaos that can happen is that they fall into an Uncontrolled Addiction, but it is a question of people Letting themselves go, the first culprit of Addiction is the Same person , the casino does not force us to bet , the Casino does not Force us to sell things to have money and bet , that is up to us what we do and what we do not , that is why the Casino is for people over 18 years old, Where everyone Knows how everything is.

Uncontrollable addiction is the worst addiction any gamble could have which is a stage where it can be very hard for the gambler to make decisions for themselves when it comes to quiting gambling. This case of uncontrollable addiction is very hard and it's the apex of gambling that many people see as chronic.

Gamblers that are at the stage of uncontrollable addiction are rare and it is as a result of excessive gambling activities that have eating them up. When you are disciplined as a gambler, you still have the ability to make decisions for yourself and you can stopp gambling when you want to without anyone forcing you to do so.

Everyone of you made a nice contribution as regards addiction, because it's advances into frustration at the end, because we can't be found in it and never be chasing after losses, which we may not like or be able to cope with the aftermath of all these, while as we continue the more, it leads to frustration because none of the goal set will be acheived in like manners, that is why the earlier the better for us, when we discover about what is expected of us from gambling.

[Versatile_choice]

yea bro!! prevention is always better than cure especially when it comes to gambling. It is much easier to stay away from something risky than to try and fix the damage later. some people may be able to gamble responsibly but others can easily lose control without realizing it. addiction does not always happen immediately but once it starts !!! recovery can be tough and it kinda take a long time. so if someone knows they might be vulnerable, it is wiser to avoid gambling completely. so it is better to be safe than sorry.

Is very hard for someone to know that he will be vulnerable, though sometimes we can sense it through our emotion or from it's appearance. And yeah most people were able to discover that they may likely become addicted to gambling and so they decided to let go without even giving it a second thought, some people decided to go into gambling with the strong feeling that they can never be vulnerable to gambling at first they were able to control themselves but at some point they start deviating.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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.

We have all made that mistake at some point in our lives. I have, but after I did it I Regretted it and managed to move on , I believe that a person who is not doing so well at the Casino and spends a lot has to correct things quickly because things can be solved in time, especially if it involves money.

[Btcdeybodi]

yea bro!! prevention is always better than cure especially when it comes to gambling. It is much easier to stay away from something risky than to try and fix the damage later. some people may be able to gamble responsibly but others can easily lose control without realizing it. addiction does not always happen immediately but once it starts !!! recovery can be tough and it kinda take a long time. so if someone knows they might be vulnerable, it is wiser to avoid gambling completely. so it is better to be safe than sorry.

Is very hard for someone to know that he will be vulnerable, though sometimes we can sense it through our emotion or from it's appearance. And yeah most people were able to discover that they may likely become addicted to gambling and so they decided to let go without even giving it a second thought, some people decided to go into gambling with the strong feeling that they can never be vulnerable to gambling at first they were able to control themselves but at some point they start deviating.

Gambling has this kind of attachment in the sense that except for someone who has discipline himself not to gamble above his limit, it is most times difficult to have the mindset of consciousness when one is trying to deviate from the initial plan. A gambler needs to master the law of detachment in gambling such that he will be so concerned about goal instead of allowing himself to be distracted with the feeling of possibility when there are clear indications of vulnerability.

[|MINER|]

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?

My personal opinion here is that not all people who gamble need to fulfill their entertainment needs, but they can fulfill their entertainment needs from any other source of their choice if they want.
Now many people are afraid of gambling or view gambling negatively. This is also their personal freedom and here we have no need to force them to gamble. What we can do is if we like gambling, then I don't think there will be anything bad if we gamble here within our ability to lose. Those who cannot control themselves will become addicted to gambling in the beginning, and those who can control themselves will play for years but will not become addicted.

[finaleshot2016]

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?

It's true because in my experience only few people can manage their urge in this kind of activities and it's very dangerous if a person is very vulnerable, so it's better to prevent than trying it with unknown consequences. I myself have massive control on what I'm doing, I don't gamble recklessly and have a good management on money but if other people on our situation, they will easily get tempted, spend money continuously until they got broke and trigger their addiction towards gambling.

[Antotena]

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?

I don't blame and I don't think we have to blame them, it's the societal concept of gambling that is affecting them. In our society today, you see parents making gambling looks like you are doing something that's terrible than stealing or becoming a notorious person into the society, this has damage people that could have just gamble and understand the concept but because the way our environment has picture gambling for ages, it's discouraging many people from gambling.

Maybe it's working and safe alot of potential addict of gambling who knows but sometimes we need to allow people to do there things, we need allow people have ways to try gambling. People that are making money from gambling doesn't have two heads, they are just regular people like others that has try many things but it's gambling that work for them, you have to let them try at least and also gives good orientation so they don't gamble anyhow.

[Hatchy]

These whole things is where addiction begins to come in. When we fail to set limits on our gambling activities we may fail to evaluate our selfs. Many time we talk only about our bank roll, risk management but don't want to speak about addiction. In a way, our bank roll can can serve as a limit to our gambling activities. And I actually practice this as well. What I mostly do is to deposit a particular amount of money on my gambling account for every round. I keep playing and enjoying my self till the money is exhausted. This way you don't get to over spend on your gambling session and end up losing too much. 

Time limit would still work and important role in this. You have to know when to play and when to stop. You shouldn't just sit there all day gambling just because your bank roll is yet to be exhausted. You will be exposing your self to the risk of addiction and we know how difficult it is to recover one self once he becomes addicted..

[Onyeeze]

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?

that is true there are some people who easily get addicted on anything they do especially anything that has to bring return with the money, so because of money is being involved it will push them to be addicted in that, what what I want us to understand is that in gambling you have to know your limit because there is no Assurance of winning since there is no assurance that you are going to win in gambling you have to know your limit, those people who is afraid of going into gambling because they don't want to be addicted I think about there are wise because prevention is very important to humanity, so what you know that you can't control is better for you to leave that in time without stressing yourself because if you force yourself into it at end you will regret it, do you know that this is one of the things that made some people to be addicted in gambling is because they don't obey their mindset, because if you obey your mindset you will not involve in any any risk that is not your mind

[Jaycoinz]

Everyone is different and we all understand ourselves better than anyone can, for some people they know that if they start gambling it would be difficult to stop probably because its hard for them to discipline themselves. There are people that try out gambling and after the first attempt they decide not to back to it. Prevention is indeed better than cure. If you know you get attached to things easily it's advised to stay away from gambling

[Crypto Library]

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?

I will say here that those who have less self-control are the ones who are in danger. In many cases, someone's control breaks down at the beginning, while some people lose their control after a while and become addicted to gambling.

But I think those who are cautious and less greedy never get addicted to gambling. Maybe they gamble for fun, but they are not true to themselves. In my case, it happens that I go for two weeks or a month without gambling and I don't have any problems, and at the same time, I always try to gamble using small funds so as not to lose big.

[nakamura12]

Prevention is indeed better than cure. I have a question to ask, are you okay with getting sick first before getting the cure?. In gambling, it is the same where you should do everything you can to prevent something that you don't want to happen rather than letting it happen then find a cure or a way to fix it. I don't think there's someone who is willing to experience it before fixing it as it is very time consuming and maybe it may cost you money to fix it.

[Mindyspace]

Everyone is different and we all understand ourselves better than anyone can, for some people they know that if they start gambling it would be difficult to stop probably because its hard for them to discipline themselves. There are people that try out gambling and after the first attempt they decide not to back to it. Prevention is indeed better than cure. If you know you get attached to things easily it's advised to stay away from gambling

True, balance makes all the difference. The game itself can be just a form of fun, just like any other form of entertainment. The real problem arises when there's a lack of control, because then it stops being fun and becomes a waste of time. I think awareness of limits is the most important way to prevent this from happening.

[kawetsriyanto]

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?

It is purely a choice. Whether you want to gamble or not, it is your choice. It is the same as the people who don't want to gamble because they are afraid of getting addiction. If they don't want to deal with the risk in gambling, they shouldn't join gambling. IMO, gambling is only for the people who want to deal with any risks or problems gambling.

Well, it is related to the mentality of an individual. If someone has no strong mentality to deal with the risks/problems in gambling, we shouldn't force them to gamble. I can agree that avoiding the addiction sometimes can be a better choice. Not everyone has the mentality to face a challenge, some people may have no ability to face it.

We must always remember that there is no force to gamble. Everyone must gamble with his/her own intention. And must be aware of the risks!!

[BITCOIN4X]

Everyone is different and we all understand ourselves better than anyone can, for some people they know that if they start gambling it would be difficult to stop probably because its hard for them to discipline themselves. There are people that try out gambling and after the first attempt they decide not to back to it. Prevention is indeed better than cure. If you know you get attached to things easily it's advised to stay away from gambling

True, balance makes all the difference. The game itself can be just a form of fun, just like any other form of entertainment. The real problem arises when there's a lack of control, because then it stops being fun and becomes a waste of time. I think awareness of limits is the most important way to prevent this from happening.

In reality, many people struggle to maintain balance when gambling, and some even struggle to overcome addiction. I believe that those who can control their actions are very fortunate, not only in gambling but also in understanding the risks and consequences of taking the wrong steps.

Perhaps some people are able to control their actions and uphold their boundaries, but sometimes environmental influences can also change everything. Many gamblers struggle to quit because of the influence of their friends, and I think this should not be overlooked.

[junder]

Everyone is different and we all understand ourselves better than anyone can, for some people they know that if they start gambling it would be difficult to stop probably because its hard for them to discipline themselves. There are people that try out gambling and after the first attempt they decide not to back to it. Prevention is indeed better than cure. If you know you get attached to things easily it's advised to stay away from gambling

True, balance makes all the difference. The game itself can be just a form of fun, just like any other form of entertainment. The real problem arises when there's a lack of control, because then it stops being fun and becomes a waste of time. I think awareness of limits is the most important way to prevent this from happening.

Gambling is a game that, in my opinion, can cause players to lose control. This happens because of the potential for winning.

However, many people misunderstand this, and when they gamble, the limits and discipline that should be set are lost. Some gamblers lack discipline from the start, prioritizing winning, and their goal is to seek profit, even if that is uncertain. I believe the impact of this addiction is truly devastating, so prevention is better than cure, and this applies not only to gambling.