Best way to help an addicted gambler

[LOVER BOY 422]

An elderly man was asked in front of me if his son, who is always gambling somehow got addicted to gambling, and they tried to talk him out of it, but all to no avail, what method he thinks he can use that will be very effective, and he said he will use his military influence to get his own son arrested and locked up for at least 2 years if he stays without any means of gambling his brain will adjust by itself.

Do you guys think such method will be effective or cause more harm to the person itself.

No need to use military on him ,the best way to do it is to starve him stop giving him food let him feed him self ,if he feed him self for 2 months he will know the stress in it ,so if he continues feeding him self not someone will tell him to stop gambling and be feeding him self,taking him to police station is totally a waste of time ,just ignore him let him survive on his own and see the results,he will definitely stop gambling,if he prefer gambling than his stomach let's see how it goes

[Jody.Drummer]

Most times, they will need our help, so that we can come in and help where necessary, we cant take extra time to discover on where the fault lies and try to suggest them on some possible ways that can serves a rescue routes from the addiction, who knows they might be effective if we give a try.

Well, that's what needs to be emphasized. If it's necessary, then we should help them to become better. You're right, we ourselves have things to do, so we can't possibly keep helping them all the time to find a way out of their addiction. Once we've helped them and given them advice, that should be enough, because they should already be aware and have the intention to change. As for how to do it, in my opinion, they must be able to avoid gambling, so when they want to gamble, they must be able to resist doing so. And if this is done with discipline, it may become a better habit.

[Astvile]

Do you guys think such method will be effective or cause more harm to the person itself.

Absolutely no sir. It could do more damage than help if we think about it. People who are addicted to something tend to have the itch to do it every time. Just like cigarette/alcohol withdrawal if you suddenly stops totally and not gradually your body will feel the impact. We all know many people who are trying to change have actually gotten worst by stopping it all of a sudden, same thing with gambling addiction people whos addicted to gambling will surely get the urge to gamble. If you lock them up they will find a way to do it, and if they can't find a way to do it there's a tendency that they will turn their anger/frustration to themselves causing self harm.

The best way I think to make a gambling addict change is to put him in rehabilitation centers.

[AbuBhakar]

Absolutely no sir. It could do more damage than help if we think about it. People who are addicted to something tend to have the itch to do it every time. Just like cigarette/alcohol withdrawal if you suddenly stops totally and not gradually your body will feel the impact. We all know many people who are trying to change have actually gotten worst by stopping it all of a sudden, same thing with gambling addiction people whos addicted to gambling will surely get the urge to gamble. If you lock them up they will find a way to do it, and if they can't find a way to do it there's a tendency that they will turn their anger/frustration to themselves causing self harm.

The best way I think to make a gambling addict change is to put him in rehabilitation centers.

I don't think rehab is needed yet. For me, that will stop on purpose if they really don't have money to bet on gambling. The best way for me is not to give them money or just hide the money that they can use for gambling. That's because there are many addicts who are depressed once their money runs out, and they don't have anything to gamble with. That's when they start doing bad things. They even stole once just to have something to gamble with.
Teach them other hobbies that they can replace gambling without having to spend a lot, so that they can avoid gambling and, at the same time, they will have fun.

[Maus0728]

There's this story in my country about a bird that will struggle even harder the more you try to grip it and cage it, it's a story about the desire of humans to attain freedom the more that tyranny tries to put it down and I think that in this situation it's also the same thing because trying to force someone to get out of addiction would make more adverse effects than the intended and at the end of it all, that confinement would probably lead to resentment and more rebellious attitude in the future. Maybe trying to limit their exposure to gamble in another way that doesn't restrict physical freedom is the best way to go like petitioning to ban his son on nearby gambling establishments or bond with your kid by doing different stuff, a little distraction might not hurt.

[Yablee0]

This can actually work or help an addict but that is very harsh and embarrassing mostly if the person is an adult, imagine depreving the person internet access and not using mobile phone that will be total and serious isolation and like I said it may help but that is so extreme and sometimes all these will not even work because change is what comes from the heart and followed by determination which means, some people can still undergo these processes and yet will not change.

At this point in time how the dude feel either comfortable or uncomfortable to the situation do not really matters what's count is how far it can help in turning things for the better,  perhaps this has been one of the best and recommendable method in fighting gambling addiction over the years and those that has given it a trial knows what am talking about.

Furthermore, their was a friend of mine that was having issues of addiction though he has never admitted that he is addicted but mere looking at him and from how he has sold most of his stuff just to be updated on his gambling things you definitely knows he needs help, what did we do as his friends, first we took away his phone and his business (his shop keys from him) from him to avoid further damage and then we ensure he didn't get access to any physical cash , though it wasn't easy but what we did is to make him understand that we are only trying to make him a better person and that how it became possible and today that guy in question can't stop thanking us his friends.

[Olatundespo]

An elderly man was asked in front of me if his son, who is always gambling somehow got addicted to gambling, and they tried to talk him out of it, but all to no avail, what method he thinks he can use that will be very effective, and he said he will use his military influence to get his own son arrested and locked up for at least 2 years if he stays without any means of gambling his brain will adjust by itself.

Do you guys think such method will be effective or cause more harm to the person itself.

Nothing will change. He will gamble again after two years of only physical punishment without any mental treatment. There is a risk of being tempted by others when he starts gambling but it depends entirely on his own control to stop gambling. In reality, you have to be responsible because making money and balancing spending becomes your personal matter when you are an adult. Family is the best place to practice responsibility and here your teacher is your parents. Most children imitate their parents. Secondly, those children are influenced by their school friends. You have to be responsible in every situation especially towards your family. You have to have mental capacity, you will not be tempted by others, you will be responsible yourself.