How easy it is to be addicted to gambling?

[Dave1]

Becoming a compulsive gambler is easy if you have a predisposition. These factors can include stress, personal setbacks, and general dissatisfaction with life, coupled with the joy you derive from gambling. While gambling helps you adapt to real life, it becomes a kind of drug. And the greater your overall dissatisfaction with life, the more powerful the drug gambling can be. But what are the manifestations of addiction? First and foremost, it's financial maladjustment. Losing money, accumulating debt, being unable to pay bills, conflicts over it, and a decline in quality of life. But one way or another, it all comes down to losing money.

Right, the big problem is when the gambler loses self-control over himself and cannot manage the gambling game consistently, thereby increasing the risk of losing money. When a person is addicted to gambling, in addition to losing valuable time and money in his life, his loved ones move away, and the gambler does not find the real meaning of life and at some point becomes frustrated. Therefore, we should always manage gambling in a proper manner, so that it does not turn into an addiction. It is just a game for entertainment purposes.

Addiction to gambling may occur much quicker than an individual would think that is especially when he or she turns to gambling in order to forget about stress. lamentation or personal issues. What starts out as harmless amusement can gradually turn into an unsafe addiction of gambling away and spending spree. I concur that the most obvious indication of addiction is loss of self-control. As soon as that occurs money relationships and mental health become in a bad state. Most gamblers do not realize that they have changed until things are too late. Gambling must remain purely as entertainment. and be disciplined and circumscribed at all times.

In short, it's a way to escape, maybe from some problems in life. But the thing is that it could be just temporary solutions. Sooner or later you will have to wake up again the next morning and face the same problem. So if you are trying to go to gambling to escape, then that could be one of the worst decision. I mean it will just pile up everyday to the point that you will lose a lot of money already but still the problem persists.

So it's very easy to get trap into gambling, if you uses it as a form of escape. Although there could be other reasons too why we go into addiction. And it's very hard to get up unless there will be a life changing experience in your life that will make you abandon gambling for good and never look back.

[lombok]

In short, it's a way to escape, maybe from some problems in life. But the thing is that it could be just temporary solutions. Sooner or later you will have to wake up again the next morning and face the same problem. So if you are trying to go to gambling to escape, then that could be one of the worst decision. I mean it will just pile up everyday to the point that you will lose a lot of money already but still the problem persists.

So it's very easy to get trap into gambling, if you uses it as a form of escape. Although there could be other reasons too why we go into addiction. And it's very hard to get up unless there will be a life changing experience in your life that will make you abandon gambling for good and never look back.

Losses in gambling are not only witnessed in terms of money, but also time and mental resources. Just as in real life issues, you need to take decisive action but when you get concepts of numbers, patterns or returns on how you can recover your investment back you lose your energy. Consequently, what issues would likely have been solved with a level head instead accumulate and become stagnant, and the problems encountered in life become all the more weighty than they need to be.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Yea, I have said same thing before that there are some other activities that can also be addictive but it is actually left for an individual to fight addiction on time and protect their self against it because it doesn't happen without a person's consent, before someone is fully enveloped in addiction, it usually starts gradually until the person can no longer control it but if the person starts on time to tackle it, they can prevent it.

[Agbe]

• How do you know you are addicted to gambling

For a gambler to know if he is addicted is easy. The frequent visiting the gambling site and gambling there. You can't control your gambling ethics and chasing your gambling losses at all time. Borrowing to gamble. Those are signs of gambling addiction.

• How easy it is to be addicted to gambling?

I have said it in the first comment. Once you do those first listed then you are gambling addict.

• Can an addicted gambler work himself out of that addiction without help from anyone, if yes, is it still addiction?

Once you are addicted, it is hard to come out but it will be a gradual process. But if you have the self-control, you will definitely come out from it.

[drangos]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Yea, I have said same thing before that there are some other activities that can also be addictive but it is actually left for an individual to fight addiction on time and protect their self against it because it doesn't happen without a person's consent, before someone is fully enveloped in addiction, it usually starts gradually until the person can no longer control it but if the person starts on time to tackle it, they can prevent it.

I concur with the fact that the addiction to gambling does not always start at once. It typically begins as fun and with little stakes and belief that everything will work out. Some over time start pursuing a loss or more frequently pursue the same excitement. The greatest threat is denial. since most people are aware of the danger signs but they disregard them. It becomes very difficult to quit once one becomes addicted to gambling. This is why it is good to exercise self-discipline. spend limits. and take early action. Early identification of the problem can help to avoid the further penetration of addiction.

[Sammye3]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Yea, I have said same thing before that there are some other activities that can also be addictive but it is actually left for an individual to fight addiction on time and protect their self against it because it doesn't happen without a person's consent, before someone is fully enveloped in addiction, it usually starts gradually until the person can no longer control it but if the person starts on time to tackle it, they can prevent it.

Addiction is a mind game that goes out of control when you can't coordinate your actions and allow your actions be influenced by your feelings. Addiction depends on the individual, as everybody has different resistance level and discernment to certain things so they address situations differently. It is easier to get addicted than recovering from that addiction, in this case --gambling but it could differ from people.

Losses are bound to come, but the way an individual handles those losses would determine their mental strength and possibility of future addictive behaviors to that activity.

[AmaGold70]

I have been gambling for years, maybe I have been addicted to it at some point even though I never noticed, however I'm a little in control of my gambling activities. Something still get me confused regarding gambling addiction that is a hot topic here and I want to get opinion of others on these areas:

• How do you know you are addicted to gambling
• How easy it is to be addicted to gambling?
• Can an addicted gambler work himself out of that addiction without help from anyone, if yes, is it still addiction?

It is very easy to become addicted in gambling. In the first place majority of gamblers chase after losses, and when you are chasing after losses it makes you gamble frequently without budgeting and control in your gambling lifestyle. When you can no longer control the way you gamble, you now gamble everyday without limits and  proper budgeting, that is a sign of addiction.
When you are addicted in gambling, getting away from it is very difficult more especially when you are not gaining help from people around you. Someone who is addicted to something, is like a caged person. Therefore, you need someone to set you free, you are left without somebody helping you out is possible there will be no possibility of you coming out of it.

[GIF-JOBS]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Yea, I have said same thing before that there are some other activities that can also be addictive but it is actually left for an individual to fight addiction on time and protect their self against it because it doesn't happen without a person's consent, before someone is fully enveloped in addiction, it usually starts gradually until the person can no longer control it but if the person starts on time to tackle it, they can prevent it.

I agree with you, it is very important to be aware of your limitations from the beginning to avoid addiction. If you do not have limits on your activities, then your emotions and greed can easily lead you to the stage of excessive gambling, where you are likely to face a lot of financial losses. But when you know your limitations, and keep yourself within them, then the possibility of unexpected losses will be less. So the main thing is that if someone can bring caution and limitations on themselves before the addiction starts or at the beginning, then they can protect themselves.

[Awaklara]

I agree with you, it is very important to be aware of your limitations from the beginning to avoid addiction.

But I think many beginner gamblers do not realize the importance of limits. I am even sure that many beginners who gamble cannot calculate the amount of money that is safe for them to bet. Most of them bet what they have on hand.
This is what makes a person, even a beginner, very easily addicted. It starts lightly, and eventually gambling becomes uncontrollable.

[hyudien]

But I think many beginner gamblers do not realize the importance of limits. I am even sure that many beginners who gamble cannot calculate the amount of money that is safe for them to bet. Most of them bet what they have on hand.
This is what makes a person, even a beginner, very easily addicted. It starts lightly, and eventually gambling becomes uncontrollable.

As the name suggests, "beginners" refer to people who do not yet understand the proper procedures for any activity, including gambling. In gambling, I myself was initially trapped in addiction, experiencing addiction, not knowing what wise gambling was like, just depositing, playing, and aiming to win. If I lose, I will chase it back. There is no such thing as a capital limit. Until I realized that this was wrong, that luck plays a role and that the bookie always has an advantage. At this point, real learning is carried out so that we can avoid repeating the same cycle or at least minimize its impact. One way is by implementing capital and time limits and only playing when the mind is calm. For me, it is quite helpful.

[shawonngp]

Addiction is not a good thing and I don't think a right thinking gambler could ever wanted to be addicted in the first place, but this is something that build up at the stages of time and the more we are gambling, that is why upon every gambling experience we have, we should be more considerable that there should be limit to what we do and why we should be a responsible gambler.

What you said makes sense. Addiction doesn't happen overnight, but builds through habits and excess. Being aware of your limits and knowing when to stop is truly what differentiates healthy gambling from a bigger problem.

But do you know the best way to identify when someone is already over the limit before the addiction takes hold? If so, how?

Too much time spent on gambling. That's one way. But it could only be seen if a gambler has the ability to keep on playing ,which means he has loads of money in his pocket and can play more.
Another is that he cannot stop thinking about it, which means he is restless. On idle time, he will keep on thinking about gambling like a drug addict looking for his drugs. If there's money available, he won't even think twice. He will gamble without any doubt.

If someone has a huge amount of money and gambles daily for a long time, is that not considered a gambling addiction? Whoever has a lot of money indeed has to afford it, even if he loses by gambling for a long time, but I think that whether he has enough money or not, gambling for a long time means gambling addiction,  which you compare without  drugs. Even if I have loads of money, wasting time Ovar gambling seems addictive to me. Those who have a lot of money can easily become addicted to gambling because they can deposit again if they bet randomly with a big amount and lose.

[irsykes]

In short, it's a way to escape, maybe from some problems in life. But the thing is that it could be just temporary solutions. Sooner or later you will have to wake up again the next morning and face the same problem. So if you are trying to go to gambling to escape, then that could be one of the worst decision. I mean it will just pile up everyday to the point that you will lose a lot of money already but still the problem persists.

So it's very easy to get trap into gambling, if you uses it as a form of escape. Although there could be other reasons too why we go into addiction. And it's very hard to get up unless there will be a life changing experience in your life that will make you abandon gambling for good and never look back.

Losses in gambling are not only witnessed in terms of money, but also time and mental resources. Just as in real life issues, you need to take decisive action but when you get concepts of numbers, patterns or returns on how you can recover your investment back you lose your energy. Consequently, what issues would likely have been solved with a level head instead accumulate and become stagnant, and the problems encountered in life become all the more weighty than they need to be.

There are some gambling addicts who always ignore their personality, their lifestyle is trapped not only in their money but also in the time they spend gambling without realizing it, just imagine a lot of time spent developing other uncontrolled things, there must be a repressive action to manage so that the problem does not accumulate and can become a big loss, the importance of discipline so that everything is balanced.

[Patikno]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Anything that evokes a feeling of pleasure can easily become addictive, and I think this is what you are referring to. Addiction begins with repeated "habits", and then become ingrained in the mind. This applies to anything, including gambling, even scrolling through short videos on our phone. Therefore, I believe the solution to addiction is to reduce the intensity, hoping to break free from it completely. Trust me, gambling addiction also starts slowly (not suddenly). The point is, it can still be overcome, but it requires a strong desire, and a strong intention to change.

[panjul07]

Depends on the gambler, addiction may come easily if the gambler do not have good self control but addiction will not come easily if the gambler do have good self control.
Actually addicted gamblers can help themselves as long as they do not ignore the symptoms of addiction.
Once a gambler realize that he do something more than what he should do, but he ignores it then it can be said as an addiction.
But he can stop after realizing that he do over the limit, it is not fully an addiction as he can still control himself.

[Muba20]

If you feel pleasure in any work particularly gambling, the desire to do that activity increases and when that activity is done excessively, addiction will occur. It is best to correct oneself before becoming addicted. When someone becomes addicted, it is difficult for him to recover. In some cases, recovery is not even possible. If someone can realize his addiction well after becoming addicted, then if he tries, he can come back from that situation, but it is certainly not easy. That is why one should discipline oneself before becoming addicted. Those who conduct their gambling activities with discipline will get the opportunity to gamble spontaneously.

[Yorubek]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Anything that evokes a feeling of pleasure can easily become addictive, and I think this is what you are referring to. Addiction begins with repeated "habits", and then become ingrained in the mind. This applies to anything, including gambling, even scrolling through short videos on our phone. Therefore, I believe the solution to addiction is to reduce the intensity, hoping to break free from it completely. Trust me, gambling addiction also starts slowly (not suddenly). The point is, it can still be overcome, but it requires a strong desire, and a strong intention to change.

It is true that a person can gradually become addicted by doing all those things that can give us a lot of pleasure for a long time. However, I think the main reason behind addiction can be recklessness. When a person starts gambling recklessly without following the right rules or strategies to enjoy entertainment or to make quick money out of greed, it will gradually turn into gambling addiction. Whatever we do for entertainment, it is very important to manage it in a systematic way, as a result of which we can keep our lives free from the clutches of a terrible addiction.

[Hardyrobust]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Anything that evokes a feeling of pleasure can easily become addictive, and I think this is what you are referring to. Addiction begins with repeated "habits", and then become ingrained in the mind. This applies to anything, including gambling, even scrolling through short videos on our phone. Therefore, I believe the solution to addiction is to reduce the intensity, hoping to break free from it completely. Trust me, gambling addiction also starts slowly (not suddenly). The point is, it can still be overcome, but it requires a strong desire, and a strong intention to change.

It is true that a person can gradually become addicted by doing all those things that can give us a lot of pleasure for a long time. However, I think the main reason behind addiction can be recklessness. When a person starts gambling recklessly without following the right rules or strategies to enjoy entertainment or to make quick money out of greed, it will gradually turn into gambling addiction. Whatever we do for entertainment, it is very important to manage it in a systematic way, as a result of which we can keep our lives free from the clutches of a terrible addiction.

The only way to avoid being addicted to gambling is to avoid over doing it. There are people that can not stay a day without gambling because they want to become rich through gambling. They placed all there hope that one day they will get lucky and win big amount of money. The best way is to treat gambling not as every day thing and also to remove the thought of becoming rich through gambling by so doing well can easily not get trapped by addiction.

[DYOR+BTC]

Gambling can become addictive when you cant stop despite losses, constantly think about it, or gamble to escape stress, and while some people can regain control on their own, professional help usually makes recovery more likely, though it’s still considered an addiction even if self-managed. However for the cases of small gamblers thats when the problem start when they become one. Borrowing money and got deep debts waiting for doing so.

Gambling is the only game  that even if luck is against someone quitting becomes  very difficult as a part of you will keep convincing you  to continue even at the worst point. To escape addiction all one need is to become calculative and sensitive never to be controlled by once emotions and ambitions or hope of what one is looking up to. At times expectations stands as the major reasons behind addiction, and to escape addiction all must be kept aside and games played on normal ground without any much expectations.

[Wakate]

This doesn't just apply to gambling addiction, it is easy to get addicted to anything but when it is time to unaddict yourself from that addiction that's when the difficulty starts. The funny thing about addiction is that is when it starts a lot of people fail to realize this until it is too late. But there are some people that actually get the signs but they choose to either ignore or be in denial. The reason why addiction is a choice is because it is something that you do repeatedly until your brain gets used to it and at the end of the day it becomes hard to stop.

Yea, I have said same thing before that there are some other activities that can also be addictive but it is actually left for an individual to fight addiction on time and protect their self against it because it doesn't happen without a person's consent, before someone is fully enveloped in addiction, it usually starts gradually until the person can no longer control it but if the person starts on time to tackle it, they can prevent it.

Getting an addiction is not going to be hard whether a gambler is looking for ways to be addicted to gambling or trying to avoid getting an addiction. If you continue to gamble and hoping that you are not going to get an addiction, if you do it consistently, you might be surprised that you could get an addiction as soon as possible which is going to be unconscious to you until you are being told.

[Z_MBFM]

I have been gambling for years, maybe I have been addicted to it at some point even though I never noticed, however I'm a little in control of my gambling activities. Something still get me confused regarding gambling addiction that is a hot topic here and I want to get opinion of others on these areas:

• How do you know you are addicted to gambling
• How easy it is to be addicted to gambling?
• Can an addicted gambler work himself out of that addiction without help from anyone, if yes, is it still addiction?

It is very easy to get addicted to gambling just gamble uncontrollably. When you do not put any limitation in your gambling and keep gambling as you wish and gamble regularly then you will gradually become weak towards gambling and your emotions towards gambling will work deeply and you will try to recover all the losses and also when you see that gambling can be won sometimes and there is a chance of very big jackpot then you will become very serious towards gambling which will automatically make you addicted to gambling. I think it is very easy to get addicted to gambling but it is very difficult to protect yourself from that addiction