Breaking Point in Gambling

[I_Anime]

A breaking point is the point you'll get to and you call it a quite in what ever you are doing.  The point were you are stretched to your limit and the option you should opt for is just giving up.
SO AT WHAT POINT SHOULD YOU CALL IT A QUIT IN GAMBLING? What is the level you will get to and you know its your breaking point in gambling?

Here's the reasons why I asked the above question;
I have a colleague that is has been into dept for the past 6 months because of debts accrued due to gambling.  At the end of the month he pays debts from his little salary so he ends up owing colleagues to just manage by till the month ends . And he complains bitterly of how he has been paying this depth for over these months and how it has even mentally affected him which inturn is affecting his performance at work as well.
At this point my only advice to him is to stop anything gambling when he is finally out of this depth because he is at his breaking point already. So what is your take on this issues?
Do you think he should continue gambling or he should stop?

This is very bad , is obvious that such individual is not gambling for fun . Because you won’t have any fun while owing debts , is no longer when debt is involved, is a sign of addiction. Because shows that you can’t wait till you have enough money to gamble , if you follow the right principles when gambling am not sure you will have any breaking point , because you are gambling according to your budget you know when to stop and when to keep going.  The best advice for your colleague is for him to stop gambling and try to sort at his bill , because in the look of things his way of gambling not healthy at all .

[Makus]

it is puzzling when I see people get to such a phase before they consider quitting gambling, personally I don't even need to get to a breaking point before I realize that I need to change my approach or quit completely. a lot of people lack restraint and that's their biggest problem. We should be able to have limits that no matter what goes on we wouldn't cross, taking a loan to gamble is definitely one of those points that no gambler should get to because in the long run it only makes your situation worse than it already is, discipline is important

[dimonstration]

it is puzzling when I see people get to such a phase before they consider quitting gambling, personally I don't even need to get to a breaking point before I realize that I need to change my approach or quit completely. a lot of people lack restraint and that's their biggest problem. We should be able to have limits that no matter what goes on we wouldn't cross, taking a loan to gamble is definitely one of those points that no gambler should get to because in the long run it only makes your situation worse than it already is

Breaking point is not necessarily should be on extreme level. For me I consider it as sign that players will automatically stop gambling and for some people like me just wait for a specific losing streak as sign to stop since nothing good follows for me when I pursue betting.

But for some people with high risk tolerance, this come the extreme limit like what indicated to OP because they can easily absorb losses due to their enough resources or available credit limit.

This is a serious problem for someone that involves on gambling.

[AYOBA]

It is obvious that he's a gambling addict so what he's supposed to do right now is to look for a way to come out from that hole he ran into, and surely asking him to stop when he finally clear those debt he's owing it's indeed a very good advice which if I happens to be his friend I would have also do the same.

What you need to understand about the gambling addiction is that once a person have already get addicted into it it will very difficult to get out from the gambling addiction, and that’s why the earlier is better if a person it seems to get addicted to the gambling the best thing is to avoid it right from the beginning. But some people are thinking  even after they’ve getting addict to the gamble they will know how to control their and the gambling is not all about that.

Gambling is kind of things that it’s very important for us to avoid it right from the beginning not until where getting addicted to they will want to find solutions their problems, they will definitely find it difficult to be done.

[nelson4lov]

When gambling starts to negatively affect one's life so much that there's no more good coming forth or fun from gambling, I think that's the time to call it quit. In the case of your friend, he's at that point. The lines between being in control of gambling habits and activities and letting gambling control one's life is thin and sometimes, blurry. So I get why it's fairly easy for people to put themselves in that situation. Your friend might not want to quit too become of sunk cost fallacy but he really should anyway to salvage what's left of his life and put it back on track.

[passwordnow]

The reality is even when you come into that point that you have to quit, you'll not quit. You'll stop temporarily and that's it. You'll be back eventually and will miss the times that you should be gambling. And with that, you'll think of another way of just limiting the time and money that you'll be spending to gamble. Many breaking points have happened to me and I think for the others too. But guess what? we're still back, and we continue to gamble again because even if we try to stop and quit for real, we just come back naturally.

[danadc]

I agree with you social media sponsored Casino's which pop up while you are navigating the social media space can only be harmful to the children of parents that, may not be concerned about the well being of their children. Because I don't believe that any responsible parent who buys a phone for their child will actually leave that child with having a level of restrictions and control over the activities that, the child uses the phone for. Gambling companies are taking gambling to the door steps of everyone especially the online casinos which has made social media their points of target, this is because they know that social media have a lot of young people which are highly susceptible to gambling.

The fault lies not with the child, but with the parents Firstly, a child should never have a phone to play games or do anything else with. If they do, the parent should be in charge of the device and monitoring what the child is viewing Parents who let their children have phones do so because they know the devices will entertain them while the adults get things done, but this is not how it should be.

[tread93]

A breaking point is the point you'll get to and you call it a quite in what ever you are doing.  The point were you are stretched to your limit and the option you should opt for is just giving up.
SO AT WHAT POINT SHOULD YOU CALL IT A QUIT IN GAMBLING? What is the level you will get to and you know its your breaking point in gambling?

Here's the reasons why I asked the above question;
I have a colleague that is has been into dept for the past 6 months because of debts accrued due to gambling.  At the end of the month he pays debts from his little salary so he ends up owing colleagues to just manage by till the month ends . And he complains bitterly of how he has been paying this depth for over these months and how it has even mentally affected him which inturn is affecting his performance at work as well.
At this point my only advice to him is to stop anything gambling when he is finally out of this depth because he is at his breaking point already. So what is your take on this issues?
Do you think he should continue gambling or he should stop?

Yes I am with you, I think that your friend needs to stop. At this point he is just being irrisponsible and adding to his own demise. He is complaining that its affecting him and his job and all this bullshit yet he still continues to gamble? Dude sounds like a broken record at this point. You have to change somethign if you want to change. You can't do the same things over and over again and expect different results. You sure as heck cant continue gambling and hope to win yourself out of debt, thats an easy way to dig yourself into a deeper hole.

[Emeraldo]

I agree with you social media sponsored Casino's which pop up while you are navigating the social media space can only be harmful to the children of parents that, may not be concerned about the well being of their children. Because I don't believe that any responsible parent who buys a phone for their child will actually leave that child with having a level of restrictions and control over the activities that, the child uses the phone for. Gambling companies are taking gambling to the door steps of everyone especially the online casinos which has made social media their points of target, this is because they know that social media have a lot of young people which are highly susceptible to gambling.

The fault lies not with the child, but with the parents Firstly, a child should never have a phone to play games or do anything else with. If they do, the parent should be in charge of the device and monitoring what the child is viewing Parents who let their children have phones do so because they know the devices will entertain them while the adults get things done, but this is not how it should be.

I don't know where you get this mentality from in this 21st century. You mean a child should not be allowed to use a phone because of gambling purposes? This is very wrong and even in some schools they are.not allowed to write exam with a computer device which phone is also one of it. Stoping a child from getting the basic amenities they deserve is wrong and can not stop a child that feels like gambling from looking for a way to accomplish that. They can have a friend that have a device in their school which can be a means of getting into gambling.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

When gambling begins to put one in debt, causing stress, and hurting their work, then it has already past its breaking point. The moment it stops being fun and starts harming your life, the only and best healthy step is to walk away. In the case of your colleague, completely stopping is the safest path. He needs stability instead of more pressure.

This answers it all, the moment it starts causing harm to the player, the person should just take a break or call it a quit for the time being, gambling is meant to be for fun, players are meant to spend the amount they can afford to lose, they gambler is not meant to allow themselves lose control over gambling, the moment those kind of things starts to fall out of place, then the breaking limit is reached.

[Su-asa]

When gambling begins to put one in debt, causing stress, and hurting their work, then it has already past its breaking point. The moment it stops being fun and starts harming your life, the only and best healthy step is to walk away. In the case of your colleague, completely stopping is the safest path. He needs stability instead of more pressure.

This answers it all, the moment it starts causing harm to the player, the person should just take a break or call it a quit for the time being, gambling is meant to be for fun, players are meant to spend the amount they can afford to lose, they gambler is not meant to allow themselves lose control over gambling, the moment those kind of things starts to fall out of place, then the breaking limit is reached.

The fact that there is no guarantee to win a bet shows that you are supposed to gamble with a little money of which you can afford to risk. But when a gambler start to gamble irresponsibly and also losing a lot of money, what they should do is to stop immediately and take a break so as to not lose more money to gamble. The only time gamble can have control over a gambler is when the gambler allows it by being greedy. Greediness is what actually makes gamblers vulnerable to addiction.

[Dr.Osh]

My critical point was when I spent so much money that I used up my savings, that was a critical point in my personality, the right thing to do was just stop and accept whatever was lost, if I continued the situation would get worse.

[Hispo]

My critical point was when I spent so much money that I used up my savings, that was a critical point in my personality, the right thing to do was just stop and accept whatever was lost, if I continued the situation would get worse.

Would you feel comfortable with sharing how much money to actually lost when you were going though your lowest point in your gambling experience?
It could help as a cautionary tale for many other gamblers who could fall for the same mistake you fell for.

I have personally never touched any money which was not intended to gamble and lost it all, so I would break me mentally and emotionally, but I can understand why there are so many people who fall for it, gambling and the seek for money can be very addictive indeed.

[Dr.Osh]

My critical point was when I spent so much money that I used up my savings, that was a critical point in my personality, the right thing to do was just stop and accept whatever was lost, if I continued the situation would get worse.

Would you feel comfortable with sharing how much money to actually lost when you were going though your lowest point in your gambling experience?
It could help as a cautionary tale for many other gamblers who could fall for the same mistake you fell for.

I have personally never touched any money which was not intended to gamble and lost it all, so I would break me mentally and emotionally, but I can understand why there are so many people who fall for it, gambling and the seek for money can be very addictive indeed.

It was very uncomfortable when I started spending a lot of money that I didn't intend for gambling, but because of that I got experience that made me better now and managed my finances in gambling and I don't really care anymore about my wins and losses, I became a game lover

[Abu-Naim]

At this point my only advice to him is to stop anything gambling when he is finally out of this depth because he is at his breaking point already. So what is your take on this issues?
Do you think he should continue gambling or he should stop?

You have given him a very good advice which he should have thought about because it is something that every educated person regardless of their age should do because getting addicted to gambling means it has started to affect their mental health because it is the only reason they will use the money that is kept for business and other expenses related to him should be monitored because the money will be spent in another direction which is wrong and that’s why addiction to gambling is not good.

[aysha9853]

For me the breaking point is the moment gambling touches money meant for basic needs, once rent food or debt payments are involved it is no longer entertainment your colleague already crossed that line and the stress he feels is a clear signal, continuing in that state usually makes things worse not better, stopping and focusing on clearing debt should come first.

[Orpichukwu]

The fault lies not with the child, but with the parents Firstly, a child should never have a phone to play games or do anything else with. If they do, the parent should be in charge of the device and monitoring what the child is viewing Parents who let their children have phones do so because they know the devices will entertain them while the adults get things done, but this is not how it should be.

Phones have parental control settings which allow the parent to control what the child views and what it doesn't view, even creating social media accounts. I guess when you create a child's account, what they will be shown will be limited, but that does not mean that the smart ones won't find their way around to discover how to bypass those restrictions and still view what they want to view. We are in a digital world. I don't blame parents who allow their kids to have access to phones.

[WhoYouCantKill]

This answers it all, the moment it starts causing harm to the player, the person should just take a break or call it a quit for the time being, gambling is meant to be for fun, players are meant to spend the amount they can afford to lose, they gambler is not meant to allow themselves lose control over gambling, the moment those kind of things starts to fall out of place, then the breaking limit is reached.

The problem is that some gamblers feel like gambling is a do or die, so even if they start losing more often and the losses starts getting to them and the fun completely disappears, rather than stopping, the urge to continue will still increase more and more, and it becomes harder for them to control and so they just yield to the urge until it completely becomes detrimental to them. Very few gamblers actually have the courage and the self control to actually put a stop to whatever they’re doing whenever they discover these signs.

[Numeral]

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At this point my only advice to him is to stop anything gambling when he is finally out of this depth because he is at his breaking point already. So what is your take on this issues?
Do you think he should continue gambling or he should stop?

In my opinion, this is a rhetorical question. Naturally, he should stop gambling altogether, because he is losing not only money but also his health. What's more, if he has a dangerous job, he could put other people's lives at risk. There is no other option here—he must quit gambling and forget about it altogether. There are certainly other people like the one described in the initial post. This recommendation applies to all of them as well: if gambling is clearly worsening your life, then don't touch it, because it is contraindicated for you, especially if you have been unable to grasp the simple truths of responsible gaming for a long time.

[TopT3ns]

For me the breaking point is the moment gambling touches money meant for basic needs, once rent food or debt payments are involved it is no longer entertainment your colleague already crossed that line and the stress he feels is a clear signal, continuing in that state usually makes things worse not better, stopping and focusing on clearing debt should come first.

Critically, speculating with the use of necessary funds is a precautionary measure that points at the complete loss of control. We must learn that evaluating losses will increase poverty gap and put tremendous mental stress. Enhancing our financial status should start with ensuring that we have our left assets to survive. Our financial future and sanity will be determined by our capacity to confront hard reality without necessarily making new bets.