Gambling Addiction Needs Compassion, Not Judgment

[Julien_Olynpic]

Compassion is certainly necessary, but sometimes even words of condemnation can be helpful. It's like a cold shower poured over a person, forcing them to make the right decisions. In principle, an addict gradually begins to change for the better under pressure from outside circumstances; they don't need condemnation. But it's inevitable. Addicted gamblers will always be judged. That's how our world works. But compassion will be more beneficial and heal faster.

[nimogsm]

So we have to be careful with the words we throw at someone, especially when we know they are already in a delicate situation. It becomes easier to understand them when we try to understand the situation they are really in.

Besides compassion, which is very important, we need to guide someone on the path to returning to normal life. Consoling them is unlikely to help. Finding and giving good advice is, in my opinion, better. I saw several threads on the forum where players wrote that they had lost everything. And I wasn't surprised when users offered words of support and tried to offer good advice or recommendations on how to proceed.

[junder]

Someone who is addicted, in my opinion, is at a point where they are confused, whether they should change their habits or continue with them. But perhaps the most advisable of course is to be able to change the situation for the better because it is for yourself too.

I believe people who are addicted no matter how bad can recover by trying as much as possible then it will work, I say this because I myself managed to recover from addiction which in my opinion is quite severe also the level.

[danherbias07]

I strongly agree.

You are very brave to share that you did experience it, and I hope you are okay now.
Gambling addiction is a big problem, and it can be stressful for the one who is experiencing it. That's why we have to be cautious about what we tell them or the advice that we give. We have to be sensitive so that we can avoid hurting them because it will just add to their problem, and it could cause chaos for them mentally.

I was also on the brink of gambling addiction, but very thankful that I analyzed myself so I could stop it early. It's a problem that is uncontrollable. Gambling calls them, like it was a habit that cannot be taken away. That's why, as early as possible, we should think twice about what to do next while we are not yet on that stage.

[topbitcoin]

Blame is not our right because especially when we are fellow gamblers but that does not mean in this case we also think this is right because in this case the gambler is still wrong when he feels addicted it indicates that the gambler does not really care about themselves and only considers gambling as everything.

But in this case when the stigma of gambling will still be considered bad in the surrounding environment then it is always a difficult situation even if we do not blame but there will always be things where others (especially those who hate gambling) will feel satisfied when someone is destroyed by gambling.
Addiction is a matter of mentality when we blame then indirectly we can also be contributing to the mental downfall of others so in this case I think we can only provide an understanding that addiction is not the end of everything because they addicts can still rise and heal themselves.

[Charcol]

Someone who is addicted, in my opinion, is at a point where they are confused, whether they should change their habits or continue with them. But perhaps the most advisable of course is to be able to change the situation for the better because it is for yourself too.

I believe people who are addicted no matter how bad can recover by trying as much as possible then it will work, I say this because I myself managed to recover from addiction which in my opinion is quite severe also the level.

There are many people who have overcome their gambling addiction. But it is quite difficult, and one of the main reasons why it is difficult is that the addict recovers the losses and then promises to come back from the addiction. They think that someday they will be able to recover their lost money. Because of this idea, they struggle to get out of the bad addiction of gambling. However, those who have overcome gambling addiction probably realized that the money lost to gambling can never be recovered, but rather, it will cause more harm.But good luck to you.

[Tetu100]

I don't have to start clapping or start jumping around an addiction persons all because am trying to make him feel please or feel good, capital NO. I won't do that, after all I didn't ask the person to be that greedy in his gambling streak that has literally result to what is happening to him.

However, it's not that it's actually a wrong thing showing them compassion and love but this people are so annoying honestly speaking, the crazy part is that this guys don't take advice from nobody, even when you being a caring friend has  seen the way things are going, the strange movement and all of that has become so obvious and then try to talk some sense into them but all will fall on deaf ears. So if not for the fact that something it's actually good to be doing good I would have just said it's best leaving them to learn hard lesson, maybe since they can not take advice from someone that genuinely care about them, perhaps experience is just the best teacher they can actually learn from.

[fruktik]

Gambling addiction is a struggle and a lot of cases there are people that really want to stop this addiction but they cannot really do it because of how deep they have gotten in it. There should be no sort of judgement or anything that is going to be too harsh on them. Most people that are addicted don't even talk about their addiction because they are scared of what others might say about them. Just because people are addicted to gambling doesn't mean that they haven't tried one way or the other that stop this addiction.

It was hard for me to admit to myself that I had a severe gambling addiction. If I hadn't, the consequences would have been far worse than what I had to endure.

I also don't regret turning to my family for help, who gave me the right guidance and recommendations.

None of us are immune to this, and we can become addicted at any moment without even noticing. Everything happens at incredible speed.

[Vompola]

A gambler is addicted to gambling and realizes his addiction too late. When he is completely addicted to gambling, he does not want to admit that he is addicted, but he only focuses on gambling and it is not important to him whether he is losing money or winning money, but whether he is able to gamble. I have seen many gamblers in my real life who have lost everything, borrowed money from people, and then fled their area, but still they could not quit gambling. It is very difficult to get someone who is addicted out of that addiction if he does not realize it quickly, if he does not think about himself and his family.

[giammangiato]

Telling negative words may seem harsh but sometimes it is needed for them to get motivated on changing their life for the better. It is only easy to know on why we got addicted or on what is the root cause of it. But since we are addicted already, that makes it difficult for us to change. It is not impossible though, especially if we have other people and add in god.

More than negative words are positive words, they are hard they hurt but they speak truth.
If I'm doing something wrong and someone says harsh words to help me, if I don't understand it, I react badly, but if I understand that those words are a help to me in waking up from gambling hypnosis, then it's time to thank whoever said them.
Addiction is hard to stop, but it's not impossible. Besides having people around to help you, you also need the will to change your current situation.

[laijsica]

Yes, we talk about addicted gamblers but we don't make fun of them. We just discuss their stupid decisions among ourselves. To be careful about ourselves. So that we can be careful ourselves and warn others about this.

You will not be aware of your addiction if you do not gamble because psychologically addiction is created when you cannot control yourself. To control gambling, you need to know why you gamble. Are you gambling for fun or for money or both? In each case, you need to allocate a limited budget. This is an ideal strategy to reduce losses and you can save yourself from becoming addicted.

[viljy]

Is it necessary to sympathize with a person who destroys the lives of his family members for the sake of his gambling addiction? After all, there is a responsibility to your family. If a person wants to get rid of his gambling addiction and takes concrete steps in this direction, then he needs help and empathy. But if a person lies, persists in his addiction, and causes financial damage to his family, then he hardly deserves compassion.

[fighter2627]

You know, addiction is often when it enters any gambler, they don't realize that they already have an addiction to gambling. It doesn't happen overnight
and most casino players know this, right?

That's why as much as possible, we should have proper control over ourselves and discipline so that we don't end up becoming addicted because it's hard to get rid
of an addiction to gambling.

[Africolo]

You will never really understand how serious gambling addiction is unless you experience it yourself. We have all seen some topics and news about people being reported as gambling addicts. Sometimes we just laugh, sometimes we blame them for their stupidity instead of showing compassion.

I say this because I experienced it myself. It is not easy to be addicted and no one really wishes to be addicted, it just happens. We who experience this are victims of our own weakness in gambling, lack of emotional control and bad decision making.

So we have to be careful with the words we throw at someone, especially when we know they are already in a delicate situation. It becomes easier to understand them when we try to understand the situation they are really in.

There's a saying that he who don't wear a shoe doesn't know where it hurts and this adage applies to gambling 100%, because those who are not addicted or had never experienced addiction in gambling results to judging those that are addicted instead of helping them out of the addiction, we should understand that everyone can't toll the same part with us and can't be the same too, most individuals who engage in gambling can control themselves perfectly without getting addicted whereas some gamblers out of greed who want to chase looses and hence become addicted.

Some people became addicted to gambling because they depend on it as their source of livelihood and you can't really blame them because they have no Jobs, showing compassion on gamble addicts should be encouraged and we should try to educate them on self control and having a budget for their gambling activities too, it will help them out of it than castigation.

[hyudien]

Those who are addicted to gambling do need compassion, not judgment, yes of course it is much better to give empathy, but this applies more to those who really intend to fight against their addiction, it's like they realize they have a problem and want to change, then support is very important in recovery, but compassion cannot be equated with unconditional tolerance, because if they continue to repeat bad behavior and without serious efforts to change, then empathy is useless, so compassion is necessary but it will be more meaningful if it is accompanied by a real desire to change from these addicts.