Best way to help an addicted gambler

[MRY]

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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

An addicted gambler if happened to be less busy that gives room for addiction the best is to engage the gambler is a Job that is very time consuming and also restrict him from gajet that give access to book or betting . Secondly I see relocation of gambler to unknown environment and follow him up immediately with rehabilitation and sensitization training and ensure that what leads the gambler to gamble is known and tackle if it's those that can't feed due to financial incompetent, it should be properly feed where how to feed will not be a problem where he will think to try gambling any more,  addiction of gambling start from the heart and it's course by problem where the gambler focus the gambling as the solution.

[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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

This will act as an invisible safety net for the addict because the only place that allows them to come back from their addiction is their family. The children in the family need to be responsible for their future and change their position to escape from the addiction. Some people need to let go of the pride that they do not admit to being addicted. By keeping them in a stable position financially or by limiting them. Family support plays a leading role in ensuring financial limitations bankroll management and overcoming addiction.

[Zadicar]

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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

Not that totally but it would be a good initiative by its loved ones that they will consider out on giving some advises about quitting up gambling for good. Of course its just common sense that they would be giving out the help as much as they could because on just simply using up their common sense on which we should be helping on whose that been struggling. We do know  that gambling could mess up someones life if it wont be that totally controlled and moderated. As a family then we would be helping that person as much as we could but we do all know that everything would be that depending on a certain individual if he/she would be that willing on quitting gambling for good. It all matters about self control and discipline because if we do speak about quitting gambling addiction then it sounds easy but actually its not easy as it sounds.

Always be considerate about on the actions that you are taking and not just careless making up some move just because you do want to make yourself get rich because of gambling and this is kind of action that would definitely be make you desperate.

[shawonngp]

This is a foolish way, it can't be done by any civilized parent, only gambling or if someone is addicted to drugs, his family members should not create extra pressure on him or military influence, he should be taken out of this addiction in the right way, like he should take a consultant from a good psychiatrist, it is the responsibility of the family to rehabilitate him at the right time, it is not possible to forcibly take him out of this addiction. So the family should take care of him.

[lienfaye]

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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

When a person is addicted, it's already hard to make them stop just by convincing them to do so. Because it depends on the level of the addiction and sometimes a simple talk would not work because they will still follow their eagerness to keep playing to satisfy themselves.

The intervention of the family is indeed crucial. But sometimes it is necessary to seek for a professional help to overcome the addiction. and of course, the willingness of the gambler to change what they used to.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

When a person is addicted, it's already hard to make them stop just by convincing them to do so. Because it depends on the level of the addiction and sometimes a simple talk would not work because they will still follow their eagerness to keep playing to satisfy themselves.

The intervention of the family is indeed crucial. But sometimes it is necessary to seek for a professional help to overcome the addiction. and of course, the willingness of the gambler to change what they used to.

Addiction is very difficult to stop, in this case, one must have the mindset to get out of the addiction, along with taking professional advice to remove the addiction, we have to be careful. When a person becomes deeply addicted, he cannot avoid it even knowing his own harm, because he does not have a cautious attitude, or he is not able to realize the issue of this addiction, due to which he does not have the right mindset to remove it. So the most important thing is that the person has the desire to change within himself, if he himself does not want to change, then it is never possible to change and stay away from addiction.

[Fredomago]

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

This method could help him overcome his gambling addiction because the military method is more stringent in educating and disciplining someone through strict routines, with this harsh method, the addict's mentality can be formed and he begins to get used to controlling impulsive urges. however, this can also have negative impacts because the harsh military method can cause excessive psychological pressure and this can even cause deep trauma to the addict, so perhaps this method can be taken, but if there is another better way then he should just take it.

If he take things for his betterment and seriously follow what the training provides him, I agree that it will straight things in him, like what you said military training exercise discipline and with the kind of discipline they implant inside you both physical and mental it really helps to remove the residue of addiction if willingness is also following that route.

[Hardyrobust]

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.

Well it depends on how strong the addiction is because most times such decision might likely be the best way to overcome the addiction because obviously he might decide to change after spending the two years. Because I have often see such decision from most parents and immediately they arrested and locked him up he was not gambling anymore because sometimes you need to proved to them that you don't take nonsense, even what you can not do just like them know that they are under your custody.

Strong intervention by the family is a literal protection to end the cycle of addict that has methodically ruined the mindset and future of an individual. We must acknowledge that in many instances the only thing that can break the inertial ego of the addict is to ensure that they are restricted in their movements. I believe that this is an important measure towards sparing them further loss and penetrate that there will never be deviant behaviour acceptance in a healthy social setting.

When a person is addicted, it's already hard to make them stop just by convincing them to do so. Because it depends on the level of the addiction and sometimes a simple talk would not work because they will still follow their eagerness to keep playing to satisfy themselves.

The intervention of the family is indeed crucial. But sometimes it is necessary to seek for a professional help to overcome the addiction. and of course, the willingness of the gambler to change what they used to.

yes it is not that easy to talk someone out of addiction. Addiction doesn't start a day and stoping it also isn't just a day work so an addicted gambler must see the need or the negative effect of gambling addiction. Until an addict see the need to quit his habits there is no amount of help that will stop or get them out from such habits. Just like the saying, you can't save someone that doesn't want to be saved.

[Akuma_]

People become addecting in gambling due to alone ness. They don't have Time to spend they spending their time in front their mobile screen or pc. If they make friends if their family gives support then they can easyly come out form gambling addiction. But they don't have friends no one gives time. If a gambler have friends family they gives time that can truly help to come out from addiction.

[cxtreenal]

People become addecting in gambling due to alone ness. They don't have Time to spend they spending their time in front their mobile screen or pc. If they make friends if their family gives support then they can easyly come out form gambling addiction. But they don't have friends no one gives time. If a gambler have friends family they gives time that can truly help to come out from addiction.

I agree with you. Most of the gambling addicts are isolated from their families or there is family unrest, so they feel lonely. With increasing age, the number of friends decreases because everyone is busy with their work. It is very easy for a gambler to spend time in gambling. He tries to find mental peace by gambling. Due to family unrest, he does not feel responsible towards his family, so he gradually becomes addicted to gambling. Now, a perfect life partner can play the most important role in pulling the gambler out of his addiction.

[Wapfika]

People become addecting in gambling due to alone ness. They don't have Time to spend they spending their time in front their mobile screen or pc. If they make friends if their family gives support then they can easyly come out form gambling addiction. But they don't have friends no one gives time. If a gambler have friends family they gives time that can truly help to come out from addiction.

I agree with you. Most of the gambling addicts are isolated from their families or there is family unrest, so they feel lonely. With increasing age, the number of friends decreases because everyone is busy with their work. It is very easy for a gambler to spend time in gambling. He tries to find mental peace by gambling. Due to family unrest, he does not feel responsible towards his family, so he gradually becomes addicted to gambling. Now, a perfect life partner can play the most important role in pulling the gambler out of his addiction.

In general, anyone that doesn’t get socialization to family or friends are prone for gambling addiction since you will only get addicted on gambling if you don’t have other source of entertainment aside from gambling.

If people time is mostly occupied by other things or activities such as work or socializing with friends I believe he/she will not choose gambling to spend most of his time.

The less time we dedicate to game the lesser chance to be addicted.

[Wakate]

We dont actually know because if we do speak about rehabilitation, then to those people who do able to recover themselves will definitely be able to make those kind of realizations and would be that telling to themselves that they wont be going back into gambling or they would be that still playing but having that moderation and control this time. Actually it would be  that still on someones preference in the end of the day but to believe on that they have been able to recover from that gambling addiction then it would be that somewhat creating that kind of lesson learn thing or trauma of what happened and might that avoiding gambling for the rest of their lives and would be that focusing into other things on which they would be able to spend up their time into. Actually it will be just that depending on a certain individual on how they would be making up such decisions and choices in life.

The rehabilitation center is a cool place for gamblers that have not really been into gambling for long with less addiction.
Gambling should be regulated and the government needs to come in to help those that are becoming a prey to gambling ending up with severe mental issues due to how far they had lost money to gambling. That alone can make a high emotional person to create severe problems for themselves.

[Lida93]

... And that's why these facilities are provided which should be well utilized by those in need of it because that's the right place which they can find professional assistants in handling the case, which would help them escape from all forms of chronic addictions like gambling and thay of drugs. An addict denying his condition could be as a result of how the society treats gambling addicted people and for the fear of not receiving such antisocial treatment these addicts live in self-denial. Which doesn't help them neither the society because, it will create a pandemic of gambling addiction unknown to them, therefore making things worse.

Yes, there are some people who isolate themselves from society because of self-isolation to treat addiction cases, including me, because the rehabilitation center is too far away so I do it alone and that doesn't mean I don't socialize with people, it just isolates myself from friends or an environment that is tied to gambling because it can make us repeat the same thing over and over again, gambling addicts have to admit it. This is the main requirement for solving the problems that exist in someone who is addicted and treated. If they don't admit it then it means they are not aware of their condition so they really need to be rehabilitated by professionals. in the field of treating gambling addiction.

Self treatment/medication on any psychological, mental and bodily health issues that needs a specialist to handle I don't advise people to self medicate even if it's not that severe that it looks like it can be personally handled. However, I agree on the other hand that helping an addicted gambler to get out of the dust he must first accept by admitting his condition and be willing to walk through the way of recovery out of addiction because anything in the opposite wouldn't work positive result.

[Zanab247]

People become addecting in gambling due to alone ness. They don't have Time to spend they spending their time in front their mobile screen or pc. If they make friends if their family gives support then they can easyly come out form gambling addiction. But they don't have friends no one gives time. If a gambler have friends family they gives time that can truly help to come out from addiction.

You think is because of loneliness? No, you can be addicted to gambling even though you are in the midst of gamblers always because you will like to be making it from gambling than other gamblers in the gambling center. Who will not be addicted to gambling no matter what, he or she will experience win or lose in the gambling not to be  addicted than to apply some tactics that will make such group of gamblers not to be addicted to gambling. If no one encourage you not to be addicted, you can get any kind of advise or encouragement from this community, because there are many thread that helps some gamblers to overcome addicted to gambling and they are doing well in gambling today.

To me,the best way to help an addicted gamblers,is to invite such gamblers privately and give he or she some secret advise that will make he or she to take a break to learn some important strategies that will help such gamblers to escape from such attitudes from gambling.

[Orpichukwu]

This is a foolish way, it can't be done by any civilized parent, only gambling or if someone is addicted to drugs, his family members should not create extra pressure on him or military influence, he should be taken out of this addiction in the right way, like he should take a consultant from a good psychiatrist, it is the responsibility of the family to rehabilitate him at the right time, it is not possible to forcibly take him out of this addiction. So the family should take care of him.

Some people just have a different way of handling issues, not the regular way that some parents do. Some consider being soft with their children as weakness, while others see it as the right thing. Putting pressure on someone can't solve a problem unless the pressure is in the right way, which involves taking them to professional bodies and forcing them to follow whatever tips and direction are given.

[danadc]

To me,the best way to help an addicted gamblers,is to invite such gamblers privately and give he or she some secret advise that will make he or she to take a break to learn some important strategies that will help such gamblers to escape from such attitudes from gambling.

It's a great idea, but when we go to see someone, especially if it's a stranger, they might not take it well.  On the contrary, they might tell us that we're interfering in matters that don't concern us and even get very angry I know that giving advice is good, especially to someone struggling with addiction, but if they react negatively , all that remains is the good intention we had, and that's enough to have done the right thing.

[ejikeme24]

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.

If you ask me I would say that locking him up for years won't change anything infact it's not a good idea, the best way to handle issues like that is to talk him out of it or better still they should go and see a therapist rather than locking him up because even though he spend decades in jail so Long as he haven't make up his mind to change there's no way he would stop gambling. He should have think of something  more positive than that, as a matter of fact jail is not meant for addicted people I mean someone who is addicted to gambling but didn't commit any offense.

[LogitechMouse]

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.

That might work, but I think it would be better for the elderly man to just put him into a rehabilitation center.

There, the military influence isn't needed, and at the same time, his brain will adjust there as well because he will not have any access to any gambling websites whatsoever. Using military influence might help, but worse comes to worse, the he might come to take his revenge to that military man because of how he did it. Why would the elderly man choose the harsher way and let his son get arrested rather than putting him in a rehab center? I mean I know he might be a military man, and that might work, but it's not the best solution if you will ask me.

Will it be effective? Might be, but for me there are better ways to recover from getting addicted to gambling. Putting him into a rehabilitation center for me is the best one, but if there isn't any then the support from the family members around the addicted gambler would be a great solution as well. It doesn't need to be harsh if we want somebody to recover from gambling addiction. It just needs to be addressed, and solved properly.

[Byebyebtc]

An addicted gambler if happened to be less busy that gives room for addiction the best is to engage the gambler is a Job that is very time consuming and also restrict him from gajet that give access to book or betting . Secondly I see relocation of gambler to unknown environment and follow him up immediately with rehabilitation and sensitization training and ensure that what leads the gambler to gamble is known and tackle if it's those that can't feed due to financial incompetent, it should be properly feed where how to feed will not be a problem where he will think to try gambling any more,  addiction of gambling start from the heart and it's course by problem where the gambler focus the gambling as the solution.

I agree with you, gamblers that are addicted see gambling as a solution, not just to money issues also to, depression, loneliness, boredom etc.

Somebody told me once you can not stop an addiction, you can only replace the addition with something better, and this is actually true, if you have any of this feelings the best thing to do is to find something else that can satisfy the problem at that particular time.