Best way to help an addicted gambler

[Chibit01]

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.

[bhadz]

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.

He shouldn't his influence with the military for disciplining his child. But if that's the last option that he's got and he's really caring for his son, he should get the help of the experts and have him consulted. That's the best method that he can do for taking care of his son's gambling addiction. Medical experts like psychologists and psychiastrists to best assess the gambling problem of his son. And they're going to give the diagnosis and medication or activities that needs to be done for him to recovery and get out of it.

[Oshosondy]

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

The man is not answering anything than making jokes. If something like that happened to him, I will not be surprised if such person do not do anything than looking for solutions to help his son stop the addiction.

It is not a good idea at all, the best is rehabilitation. If his son do not want to go for rehab should be when he can be provoked. But his son is over 18 at least, he should not use power to abuse him.

If he is the one giving the son money, he should reduce it significantly to only the money necessary for the son and let him know the reason and how he wants him to change for good.

[Stepstowealth]

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

It could work, but it is a dangerous and uncivilized method to use when there are better and more civil ways to help someone addicted to gambling. The best way remains to apply professional help. There are rehabilitation centers and even programs that could really help if the addicted gambler can be committed to it.

and they tried to talk him out of it, but all to no avail,

The people who have tried talking him out of it are unprofessional, maybe that is why it did not work. They should let the professionals try.

[Orpichukwu]

The man is not answering anything than making jokes. If something like that happened to him, I will not be surprised if such person do not do anything than looking for solutions to help his son stop the addiction.

It's easier said than done; the man is just suggesting what he might not be able to do when the time comes. I will also go with he might just be joking because I don't see anyone locking their own blood up because of gambling when there are better ways of handling it. Even if it's the only option left, that should even be considered illegal.

[Davidvictorson]

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

That is actually the worst way to get someone to quit gambling. And by extension, it would forever destroy his relationship with his son. They are other better and more humane way to help someone who is addicted to gambling to overcome it. You can only help a gambling addict you cannot force them out of the habit. Helping them shows empathy and makes them more receptive to the help you are offering. Trying to force them would backfire.

[aioc]

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 a method will be effective or cause more harm to the person themselves.

It's abuse, and he may be charged with illegal confinement. He should not think of doing that. In the military, there is consent, but if it's with a civilian or a family member, you cannot do that. It's better to send him to a professional who is experienced in advising people about addiction.
They are trained to handle this kind of case, but never show cruelty to your son. Young people in this generation are quite rebellious; it's better to apply diplomacy. There is a better way to handle this behavior.

[Questat]

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.

It's too bad to see that our new generations have been difficult to discipline due to the laws protecting them. That is why so many young people now are hard-headed because they know they are untouchables.

I think the best thing he can do is to hire a psychiatrist. His son has mental issues, which need someone who is capable to change them. It couldn't be done with military discipline. He will end up getting to jail.

If it can't be done with us personally, let the other people do it.

[Vaculin]

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

The man is not answering anything than making jokes. If something like that happened to him, I will not be surprised if such person do not do anything than looking for solutions to help his son stop the addiction.

It is not a good idea at all, the best is rehabilitation. If his son do not want to go for rehab should be when he can be provoked. But his son is over 18 at least, he should not use power to abuse him.

If he is the one giving the son money, he should reduce it significantly to only the money necessary for the son and let him know the reason and how he wants him to change for good.

Such military connections will not be helpful at all if his son will not be given professional help.

What he needs clearly is a good rehabilitation center that will help him in healing his addiction, not torturing him why he had ended up with gambling addiction.

I also see the point that his father might also one of the reasons why he'd develop gambling addiction. There should be good discipline at home, but not to the extent of using military discipline method.

[boyptc]

Such military connections will not be helpful at all if his son will not be given professional help.

It won't.

His son isn't a criminal to get arrested by the military or police force. But if it comes to the point that because he's addicted and started to ask so much loans and defaults in it.

And tried illegal things that have made him money to continue to gamble, that's the time that he should use his influence on the military to have his son arrested.

But if it's only about trying to solve his addiction, the military isn't the right people to do that favor for him. He's just going to scare him but if it works scaring him with that, it will create trauma I think to his son.

[Cantsay]

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

Why not use that same influence to get his son a therapist? Or book his son for a therapy appointment to help him slowly get over the addiction. When something affects the brain or when you become dependent on something like smoking or gambling you need to be careful so you don’t make it worse or make it lead to something more detrimental by trying to force the person to stop it.

Arresting the son and forcing him to stop might work if he’s still in the early stage of the addiction and hasn’t gotten to the dependent stage yet, but when it gets to that final phase then locking his son up would be a very bad and risky decision to make. If care his not take the whole thing might even get to the point of his son losing his mind because of the starvation from gambling, that hormonal satisfaction he gets by gambling will no longer be there and since it was forced his body might not know how to react to the sudden lack of satisfaction and probably cause him to go haywire.

So for me, I’ll simply advice they go for an experts opinion, if it’s to book a rehabilitation program for his son so he’ll get the necessary treatment for his addiction, that would be better than arresting him for 2 years.

[rbynxx]

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.

I think if the lock up was something that will change him specifically then I think that will be effective and tbh locking someone will totally limit their gambling habit and activities and for me that itself is effective. There are other effective methods tbh and it's something that doesn't involve as total lock up and that's by sending him to a rehab facility, that's more than effective I guess rather put him into prison.

[BitMaxz]

I'm sure his son will hate him if his son is going to be in jail for 2 years. That's too much, and he wasted 2 years just because his son is addicted to gambling.
I better look for professional help from psychiatrists for recommendations. I'm sure family is the first priority to help the addicted son, and the second thing is rehab.
Why not tell him to go on a long family vacation with his son, which is far from the internet and casinos? I think it would help to clear his son's mind and gradually forget it.

[Charles-Tim]

Why not tell him to go on a long family vacation with his son, which is far from the internet and casinos? I think it would help to clear his son's mind and gradually forget it.

Long vacation may not help, you can say it would be without the internet but he may still go online. Are there young people these days that can do without the internet? I do not think so. The best is to let him know that he has a disease which is gambling addiction and which need to be cure but it needs professional advise and therapy which is your first option.

[Shinpako09]

Effective or not, we won’t know until we see the result. But for me, since advice doesn’t work, maybe that’s a good thing to keep him away from gambling. However, it doesn’t mean he won’t go back after two years. The only guarantee is that they can stop him from playing for two years. The one who can help a gambling addict the most is himself. If he is determined, that two years might help, but if not, even if it’s five years, there will still be a time when he goes back to his habit.

[AmoreJaz]

I'm sure his son will hate him if his son is going to be in jail for 2 years. That's too much, and he wasted 2 years just because his son is addicted to gambling.
I better look for professional help from psychiatrists for recommendations. I'm sure family is the first priority to help the addicted son, and the second thing is rehab.
Why not tell him to go on a long family vacation with his son, which is far from the internet and casinos? I think it would help to clear his son's mind and gradually forget it.

We can't blame the father as he is already thinking radical solution to address the gambling problem of his son. And he believes that would be the best way to address it. Who knows, it can really help his son alter his lifestyle for the better. But if there are other lighter options to resolve the situation, why not? But for him, that would be his best solution to address the addiction of his son and who knows, it can really resolve his son's situation. Sometimes you need to think out of the box just to look for practical solution at hand.
Yes, one can always seek professional help but in this situation, the father is looking for unusual solution to address the problem. And for him, that's one of the best option. He can try, and see the results afterwards. If there's no change, then, find another solution. So long he is not giving up on his son, he has the chance to find the solution to his problem and hopefully, his son will also wake up to his senses.

[STT]

Best way to help with any addiction from food to anything more severe is to increase the difficulty of access to the product.  Simple as that really, if its too easy then you wont break the habit to start with and cant build any further layers you might need to distance yourself from the bad habit.
   Think of it like a path worn in the grass, people cut the corners and wear down the grass taking the easy shorter route.  If you know you want to break the habit, if you want to change your own path but your brain is worn down in this way to the incorrect way then you must build a wall or anything to stop the shortcut in your brain and take a better safer route for yourself to follow.  Its easier to say then do but its real, try it.

[noorman0]

Psychological therapy is actually better than punishing addicts by isolating them. I think it would be difficult to determine how well you suppress their urge to gamble again after release because during incarceration, you don't give them any access to gambling to test their progress. For severe addictions, even five years of isolation won't eliminate their urge to relapse.

[DaNNy001]

well, it depends on how deep his son is into gambling, honestly speaking there are some cases that requires such brutal force even though it might seem harsh..but gambling addiction especially when it has gotten to the chronic stage is no ordinary matter. But in cases whereby the gambler is addicted but is putting in efforts to be better then consulting a therapist is what would be necessary for the person

[tread93]

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 is incredibly extreme to take those kind of actions to lock your son up. I mean this man must have tried everything. This is why most parents want to keep their children away from gambling. The best way to prevent something like this is to raise them up right with lots of love and rooted in faith. Teaching them that gambling isn't a game, its real life and it can ruin your life if you let it.