Why those who are addicted to gambling are always aggressive?

[Hazink]

I believe there's nothing we can tell someone whose dopamine has already taken over his/her gambling psychology.
The best time to communicate with someone who's already addicted to gambling to the level stated by the OP is when they are already aware that they have a gambling problem, have learned their lesson, and are willing to seek help.

And some of those gamblers barely notice they are addicted to gambling until someone points them in that direction, so in some cases, you will still have to try your best to make the gambler see that he's already addicted to gambling, which is, while he's reacting and gambling the way he's gambling, it might not work in all but to some they will have to pay attention to what's being repeatedly said from their they can see where their errors are before solution for fixing it can come in.

[Johnlomape]

I believe there's nothing we can tell someone whose dopamine has already taken over his/her gambling psychology.
The best time to communicate with someone who's already addicted to gambling to the level stated by the OP is when they are already aware that they have a gambling problem, have learned their lesson, and are willing to seek help.

And some of those gamblers barely notice they are addicted to gambling until someone points them in that direction, so in some cases, you will still have to try your best to make the gambler see that he's already addicted to gambling, which is, while he's reacting and gambling the way he's gambling, it might not work in all but to some they will have to pay attention to what's being repeatedly said from their they can see where their errors are before solution for fixing it can come in.

These people that are addicted to gambling are not fully aware of how deep they may have gone into gambling until they start to think and ask questions about their continuous loses in gambling. Those that have the money and don't listen to people's advise will continue without checking how far they may have gone into gambling and the side effects. The gamblers that are known to be aggressive when gambling are those ones that have been finding it very difficult to make profits from their bet. It is normal if they are angry and aggressive when gambling and this can happen to anybody struggling to make profits.

[Powerjumboo]

Not everyone is fond of taking advices from others, if I was in that position I will hear what others have to say and who knows it might be helpful for us, not to stop atleast to know where we are that can be a driving force to move forward. This is not particularly related to gambling but if they are addicted and when someone tries to talk them out of it, the most usual reply will be dismissive of what others say which is kind of the natural behaviour attributed to addiction.

When someone becomes addicted to something, he is no longer normal, he becomes completely abnormal. If that is the case with you, then you may not be able to live as before, because when you become addicted to something, you can no longer live like a normal person, you become a completely abnormal person. Let me give you an example. When I was in a love relationship with a girl, my family knew about this relationship. My family repeatedly forbade me from doing it, but I did not listen to them, because at that time I was addicted to her. Although they spoke very nice things to me, I felt very bad.

[sompitonov]

It's this aggressive self-confidence that gives them energy and strength, although in my opinion, players should be more modest and think first about how to avoid losing, and only then about other things, such as winning. Furthermore, I've noticed such players have a high opinion of themselves. Perhaps they just need to acknowledge this. This would be the first step toward developing a fast game, which also shouldn't be too modest. We need to find a middle ground and understand how exactly we can win.

[DYOR+BTC]

There are two different things people fails to understand about gambling and gamblers generally, a gambler experiencing constant winning behaves different from the one losing.  This is the place many misplace lost for addiction,  an addicted gambler is never aggressive because that is the general characteristics of addiction but because he is experiencing lost while gambling. It is only lost that makes an addicted gambler looks aggressive and will also happen to anyone including me and you if are losing instead of winning in the process.

[Issa56]

I am trying to get something straight for here about those who are addicted to gambling do have same characteristics? I have a friend who is so much attached to gambling and everyone around him knows it was an addiction and when they try to talk to him in regarding the way and manned he is putting much interest to gambling he picks offences and stops to be talking to people because they are like trying to make him understand that his gambling habits is becoming excessive.

Some addicted gamblers don’t want to be corrected, they don’t want to admit that they are doing the wrong thing, so anyone that tries to correct them, they do end up getting angry just because you trying to tell them what they are doing is wrong. No matter how you advise people like this, they not going to listen to you, some of them might just stop taking to you just because you are trying to guide them. Whenever you talk to someone about their gambling activities, and the person get’s angry, then you just have to leave the person, people like that are not just going to change, until they have lost so much amount of money.

If it was you would keep talking to him to reduce how he keeps gambling or you would allow him to continue gambling? And even if he is not paying attention to you?

If it’s me, I will keep on talking to him, but if he doesn’t listen, or he chooses to turn me to his enemy, just because am advising him, then am just going to leave him, time will come when he will realize his mistake, and will come to seek for my advise.

[Bright0515]

The best thing you can do for people who are addicted to gambling is to do nothing because fuck those morons. Those morons deserve to starve. They are absolute scum unworthy of life.

You are wrong on this, even though getting addicted and not being disciplined is their fault not every gambling addict are unworthy of life. There are some that genuinely wants to quit but the will to Break out of the addiction is very faint. An addicted gambler is only a moron when they choose not to do anything about their addiction and they continue losing money on things that are not important. A lot of gambling addicts are into drugs, their State of mind is Even more messed up when they do this, even such gamblers still need care and attention. Everyone is worthy of life, an addiction doesn't mean the person isn't supposed to live.

[Abbatty]

There are two different things people fails to understand about gambling and gamblers generally, a gambler experiencing constant winning behaves different from the one losing.  This is the place many misplace lost for addiction,  an addicted gambler is never aggressive because that is the general characteristics of addiction but because he is experiencing lost while gambling. It is only lost that makes an addicted gambler looks aggressive and will also happen to anyone including me and you if are losing instead of winning in the process.

No one is really happy losing money, being it in gambling or not. So I think for a Gambler who is already losing, the aggressive character is normal. Though there are other thing that also tend to trigger these aggression, let say maybe a gambler is gambling with money that he can’t afford to lose, money that is meant to be use for another thing instead of gambling.

A smart gambler is the one who actually knows the funds to gamble with, such gamblers can hardly be seen with aggressive character. Again I will say it also comes down to individual differences, we are not all the same even when we are losing money. Some can be calm even when they are losing money.

[Roseline492]

However, some gamblers had been addicted to gambling in the past, and now they are no longer addicted to gambling because they tried their best as much as they can to make sure that they get out of it. Honestly speaking, no addicted gambler ever recovered alone, they have someone who always advises them and they listen.

It only happened rarely but some do recovered alone from gambling addiction without nobody to help them overcome the irresistible urge of gambling because sometimes a scene could make someone recall and realize their senses of seeing how gambling could ruin their life if they do not stop the addiction they have so actually their healing could start from that moment through their determination but however like I said is not easy for self healing from addiction because the common way has always been with the help of other persons around them and the therapist who would be coaching them also.

[abel1337]

The best thing you can do for people who are addicted to gambling is to do nothing because fuck those morons. Those morons deserve to starve. They are absolute scum unworthy of life.

You are wrong on this, even though getting addicted and not being disciplined is their fault not every gambling addict are unworthy of life. There are some that genuinely wants to quit but the will to Break out of the addiction is very faint. An addicted gambler is only a moron when they choose not to do anything about their addiction and they continue losing money on things that are not important. A lot of gambling addicts are into drugs, their State of mind is Even more messed up when they do this, even such gamblers still need care and attention. Everyone is worthy of life, an addiction doesn't mean the person isn't supposed to live.

I agree, not everyone who is addicted is despicable. I've known a person who is addicted to gambling but family oriented and can support his gambling addiction. Not every addicts are a bad apple, it is always the point of view of the viewer on how he/she sees an addict. Most of us based our opinions on our experience and I have bad and good friends who are addicted to gambling and I can tell that not everyone is unmanageable.

One bad trait that I can combo with gambling addiction is drugs that comes along with aggression toward others when in bad mood, it's really really bad since I have a friend that had those worst combo of addiction. I despised him until he changed for his own good.

[Humblevirus]

I am trying to get something straight for here about those who are addicted to gambling do have same characteristics? I have a friend who is so much attached to gambling and everyone around him knows it was an addiction and when they try to talk to him in regarding the way and manned he is putting much interest to gambling he picks offences and stops to be talking to people because they are like trying to make him understand that his gambling habits is becoming excessive.

Some people who are addicted don't want to listen because they believe what they are doing is right. So, anyone who tries to correct them is always seen as an enemy.It happened to me some years back. The way I was gambling, my friends noticed that I was addicted, but I always told them that I wasn't. As they continued advising me to limit my gambling activities, I stopped talking to one of them because I saw him as someone who was against me. I believed he didn't understand what he was saying because I thought that if I kept playing, I would eventually win a big amount of money one day and I did not notice of my addiction but I finally realized that I was addicted when I used money that someone had kept with me to gamble. After losing it, I had no way to pay it back. That was when I went to meet the same friends who had always been advising me. Together we discussed how I could repay the money because I knew the kind of person the owner was.They sat me down, advised me again and gradually I stopped gambling for some time. Although I later started gambling again, I no longer gamble recklessly like I used to be before.

[bhadz]

There are two different things people fails to understand about gambling and gamblers generally, a gambler experiencing constant winning behaves different from the one losing.  This is the place many misplace lost for addiction,  an addicted gambler is never aggressive because that is the general characteristics of addiction but because he is experiencing lost while gambling. It is only lost that makes an addicted gambler looks aggressive and will also happen to anyone including me and you if are losing instead of winning in the process.

That two differentiations of being happy and sad. Happy when we keep on winning is a normal reaction and sadness or being frustration when the constant losing keeps on happening. But if someone becomes too aggressive, isn't it that's the real attitude of that gambler? The frustration that they show is also normal to be shown but if that has become a habit and that's how they're living with it seems to be a wrong reaction and needs to be changed. Because if not changed, there can be a consequence that could lead to bad interaction with other people.

[Byebyebtc]

There are two different things people fails to understand about gambling and gamblers generally, a gambler experiencing constant winning behaves different from the one losing.  This is the place many misplace lost for addiction,  an addicted gambler is never aggressive because that is the general characteristics of addiction but because he is experiencing lost while gambling. It is only lost that makes an addicted gambler looks aggressive and will also happen to anyone including me and you if are losing instead of winning in the process.

Yes when they loose they do get more agresive, but even on a winning day some still get angry because of someone else try to explain to him about gamblers, This is natural, talking about something someone is already addicted to may make him or her feel uncomfortable as a result transferring that energy to aggression.
But on a loosing time the aggression gets worse, but you still have to talk anyways, in order for him to stop he has to be spoken to Iover and over again regardless of him getting angry.

[Achalugo BTC]

These people that are addicted to gambling are not fully aware of how deep they may have gone into gambling until they start to think and ask questions about their continuous loses in gambling. Those that have the money and don't listen to people's advise will continue without checking how far they may have gone into gambling and the side effects. The gamblers that are known to be aggressive when gambling are those ones that have been finding it very difficult to make profits from their bet. It is normal if they are angry and aggressive when gambling and this can happen to anybody struggling to make profits.

That’s right, but they should be aware already that in gambling, there must be loss and that is why it’s important for every one who gambles to ensure they always remind themselves the rules of gambling, as that will make them to know the right way to gamble and when to walk away even if they are in a winning streak, this will help them to be able to stick with the rules, as the game will remain entertaining as it ought to be and that will also protect them from unnecessary pressure and stress.

[AgriTrack]

I once have a brother who was a gambler, and at a point he became addicted, but when we noticed him, we tried very hard to stop him, he was addicted to the extent that he was selling some of his belongings to gamble, so we tackled him so seriously, and even made trouble with him, and finally we succeeded to stop him.
On the same vain, if I have a friend who is addicted to gambling, is equally my responsibility to help him out, so even if he is fierce, and doesn't want me to talk to him, I will still try hard, because of I finally succeed, he will be so greatful in return.

Gamblers who are addicted would be very angry with people, and the reason is because, the addicted gamblers loose more money than they win, so each time you try to talk to them, they become so angry because of losses incured as they gamble.

Of course, if it's someone very close to us, and we know we can't just let them be, we will do our best to get them out of that situation when we can clearly see that they are moving towards destruction, and believe it or not, a gambling addict won't just ruin themselves and their lives, but their addiction will also affect those who they live around, because their bad habits and actions won't just be limited to themselves. For example, if a gambling addict reaches a point where they start stealing, they will begin this process from their home, stealing money from wallets, household essentials, and slowly getting bigger, and these things can be really disturbing.

And, the reason why gambling addicts get easily angry or frustrated is not only because they are constantly losing money, but it is also because they don't believe they are doing anything wrong, and when you try to stop them and tell them that they are addicted and they need to stop, they get angry for you calling them an addict, you see, an addict never considers themselves an addict until it reaches a point where they no longer can manage things and they know now it is a dead end.

[Somto9Light]

Yes when they loose they do get more agresive, but even on a winning day some still get angry because of someone else try to explain to him about gamblers, This is natural, talking about something someone is already addicted to may make him or her feel uncomfortable as a result transferring that energy to aggression.
But on a loosing time the aggression gets worse, but you still have to talk anyways, in order for him to stop he has to be spoken to Iover and over again regardless of him getting angry.

I agree with you to some extent, sure most gamblers get upset even after making a win. Sometimes it could be due to the amount they won perhaps they are expecting more than that, some use to feel that the amount they lost can't be compared with what they have there but that's greed because they are supposed to be happy. they think it's easier to make win in gamble? Obviously no, it is not easy at all even though they have lost a lot but it's a by-gone. Personally I don't remember my past loses because I know that even though I remember it I can't get it back so I focus more on the one at hand.

[Pi-network314159]

The op is very funny, you are asking why those who are addicted to Gambling always aggressive? Well let me driw it to your attention that losers are very aggressive. If you think I am lieing fail a test and let people mock you by calling you a failure then you will realize how painful it is to be addressed in hat manner. Although some gamblers are like that naturally, they don't just want anybody to advice them when they believe they are in charge on how to spend their own money. It make them feel like they are not matured to make decisions.

[As-Soon-As]

If it was you would keep talking to him to reduce how he keeps gambling or you would allow him to continue gambling? And even if he is not paying attention to you?

If he does not listen to the advice to stop gambling, then you need to talk to him in a different way. Maybe he is a little addicted to gambling, which is why he cannot listen to the advice to stop gambling, because he could not control himself. To talk to him, you need to gradually follow him and convey the strategies of gambling to him, he may be able to remove himself from gambling addiction by gradually following those strategies.
Moreover, the person will become more addicted to gambling if his friends around him do not discuss gambling strategies with him. It is possible to bring him back from gambling in any way, but you must keep trying again and again to talk to him.

[Smartvirus]

I agree, not everyone who is addicted is despicable. I've known a person who is addicted to gambling but family oriented and can support his gambling addiction. Not every addicts are a bad apple, it is always the point of view of the viewer on how he/she sees an addict. Most of us based our opinions on our experience and I have bad and good friends who are addicted to gambling and I can tell that not everyone is unmanageable.

When a behavioral pattern doesn’t constitute the majority, it’s hardly considered as the OP has generalized for gambler to exhibit a common trait of aggression.

Gambling addicts aren’t always aggressive. Of course loosing can bring out the worst or inhibited part of you but, that doesn’t mean it’s a common trait for addicted gamblers.

Addition isn’t easy to manage but it doesn’t necessarily mean addicts are angry people, they are certainly not and their response would always be based on how you present.

[Sonia_123]

Addicted gamblers seems aggressive because of the extreme financial and emotional stress they are passing through, stress of chasing losses .

The losses they find themselves makes them panic and makes them more desperate to win also their losses has made them go bankrupt , highly indebted all these pressure leads them to always being aggressive since they have not gotten a way out.