Topic: A call to self-examining our gambling habit. - page 5. (Read 1258 times)

I also think that before a gambler could bolster muscles to go to a therapist to complain about his compulsive gambling habit he must have recognized such repugnant habits through a conscious self examination based on how in his lifestyle there could have been a deviation from how it were initially when he started gambling.

Anyone can lie to another person but same can't lie to himself, except your conscience has ceased from working properly there's no way you can lie to yourself about the truth of things as it affects you compared to what you'll chose to tell a therapist. The therapist only privy to what the gamblers allows out so it's the therapist that's rather limited in helping out because he can't help beyond what he knows.

I wouldn't stop at gambling, you should always be reflecting on ways that you could improve yourself to become a better person - changing your habits, improving your personal grooming, creating greater financial planning, etc. There are small steps you can take every single day to become a better person and the sooner you get on that track, the more prosperous life you'll start to find. Many people are content with slouching around, doing the bare minimum each day - why cook a nice new healthy meal for cheaper, when you can pick up a telephone to get some over salted and sweetened takeaway delivered cold in 1 hour? You don't have to drastically change yourself each day, just start to gradually steer yourself towards the right path.

I think this was that set of questions that if even just one of our answers is YES then we are considered a gambling addict.  Idk. Things are definitely different when you become a pain in the ass to your family. But if it's just self-examining and you also treat yourself, you can always just say tomorrow I will quit and the next day you'll promise it again.

But on the other hand gambling is an activity that can stimulate the nerves in the brain while humans have a forgetful nature that can make them fall into it without realizing and obviously as I said it means that identifying gambling activities about whether you are experiencing problems, especially in terms of finances, is an action that I think is not wrong to do because after all it leads to good also so that when they realize that they have financial problems even if only a little they are able to make decisions to change their approach to gambling.

So even if for example you have a good approach to gambling and are advised to gamble responsibly then that does not mean you are free from bad possibilities such as falling into an impulsive approach to gambling, and I think it is not uncommon for gamblers who initially have a good approach but end up becoming impulsive gamblers, all of that happens because they are carried away unconsciously. On the other hand you have a good approach to gambling, and my advice would probably be for you to maintain awareness along with a firm grasp on planning and awareness, as this can prevent you from falling into the wrong approach to gambling over time.

My gambling habits tend to be normal, that doesn't mean I can't realize it, it's just that I don't gamble every day, that's why I say it's normal, and I also don't overdo it when I want to gamble, so I don't need to check myself whether I'm gambling addicted or not because it's clear I haven't reached that stage. Someone who is addicted to gambling definitely plays gambling every day without rest time and there are also those who spend large amounts of money. And there are also those who cannot control themselves when they are chasing losses too much, so this is something you should be wary of because things like that have entered the initial stages of unhealthy gambling and are likely to lead to gambling addiction.

It is true what you said OP that every gambler who has been involved in the world of gambling for too long and plays gambling more often must immediately carry out an examination of himself whether he is gambling responsibly or not. Because sometimes people who are addicted will find it difficult to accept that they are addicted and feels that he is normal. But usually the ones who can judge this are their own close friends or family, how often they gamble and what their habits are when they are gambling, and if they already know this it is their family who will act to advise them that their gambling is unhealthy and they should treat himself immediately.

Whether gambling should be prioritized or whether it is a necessity is immaterial because some people might prioritize gambling and yet have no problem because they gamble responsibly regardless of the number of times they gamble. I gamble every day but I don’t have any problem doing that. I have a fixed amount I use for gambling every week and I don’t exceed this limit because if I do it will affect my bills or savings so I don`t try it. Even when I win, I don`t exceed the limit rather I send it to my savings.

I intend to build a gambling structure in that no matter the number of times I gamble I will still profit from it. Since gambling is about trial and error, I try not to be trapped in addiction so I don’t chase losses because if I try to chase losses I will exceed my limit and I am not ready to face the problem that comes with trying to recoup losses.

Interesting, were you able to achieve this alone? That's a fine improvement and should be practiced while you're cured. Gambling addiction takes up lots of physical and mental strength from players, which should be leveled up, after one has been cured of gambling addiction. No player is expected to avoid this self-examination, especially after seeing your testimonial on the strategy. I've experienced that players who didn't consider checking their emotional stability, end up losing control and making a mistake. Hence, observing the inner consciousness puts the gambler in a state of mind, where he realizes his mistakes, and errors as a gambler. Where he's getting things wrong. Although what matters most is being psychologically stable, as a player. Players who have lesser time to screen their and emotions, is putting themselves in the dangers of problem gambling.  

Well yes, it could help a gambler be mindful of his gambling behavior to avoid being too dragged with the activity itself and eventualy become addicted of it. Self-awareness could yield to self-discipline, however, problem with most gamblers is not having the initiative to check themselves in the first place. They'd be seeking for profit more than checking themselves because there is a belief that self-control will just restrict them from winning big amounts. Personally, I do check the amount I am engaging in gambling activities. It is my way of knowing when to continue and when is the right time to stop and accept a 'bad day'. In the long run it is indeed helpful for me to be efficient with the amount I bet. Reality in gambling is that no matter how much you want to win, it won't be in accordance with your desires.

Unfortunately, most gamblers don't bother spending time to evaluate or self-examine themselves to gather important information whether we need more of an attention or minimize everything we do in gambling and we should also have to determine what is normal or not.

I actually do this thing that is why I see postive results in my gambling activity as I am now more disciplined compared to my previous years in gambling which for me is very irresponsible. I skipped meal for gambling, I spend more than I can afford to lose before but now I've learned through self assessment.

For me gambling is not a necessity, or not an activity that should be prioritized, I only gamble when I want to and also when I have a certain amount of money that I can afford to lose, if you count maybe I only gamble once a month or twice a month, even then it is quite rare and there is no consistent involvement, so with this habit I think I am in the situation of a casual gambler who has no tendency to lead to addiction because I also do not experience any problems at all especially in terms of finances.

But I think it's a pretty good suggestion, I mean it's fine and it's quite advisable to examine your gambling habits in particular identifying how far you're involved in this activity and also identifying whether or not you're experiencing financial problems after you've been involved in gambling. But I think it's quite unlikely for a gambler to think in this direction, especially if they're basically the type of gambler who comes in with the wrong goals such as to earn, the problem is that it's difficult to achieve awareness so yes as you say they'll most likely feel that they're still okay even though they're not.

It would be done naturally or something that you would really be doing along the way on which its impossible that you wont really be able to determine that you are already spending tons or
already on huge loss and if you are someone who do able to tolerate out such losing situation and tends to chase up losses then later on you had busted it all, then this is where you would really be that thinking that you should have stopped earlier but well everything has been done already and there's no turning back. When it comes on assessing yourself whether you are still that doing fine or
you are already showing some signs of addiction.

On the time that you've been noticing something that it is really that getting derailed on what you have set then its up to whether you should really be stopping
or would really be tolerating out such condition.Things turns out to be a mess if you do really let things happen but if you do bound to stop and go back
into the path then you would be saving up yourself.

Consciously, every gambler should do something like doing self-introspection once a week or every month, at least to see whether he looks fine while gambling and also to see whether his gambling habits are safe enough or not, it's not easy to do that. When a gambler starts to experience symptoms of gambling addiction, sometimes, as you said, they are usually more busy chasing to recover their losses or chasing their wins, so they don't have time to introspect and carry out self-examination.

But this becomes important when a gambler starts to forget themselves, they usually become addicted to gambling and end up going bankrupt, usually when they go bankrupt they will experience a process of self-realization, they regret what has happened, but they don't choose to recover in a positive way, namely stopping gambling for a while, but In fact, it actually makes it worse, because he feels that his life is useless and he doesn't have anything, so he continues playing until his gambling addiction becomes worse. That's clearly not a good path, that's why everyone should try to start at the beginning and get themselves checked before things get bad in the end.

When money is solely the motivation of most gamblers, do you think many of them even look after their health not to speak about the addiction and bad prowess in gambling? The reason why many people gamble today is because they want to stylishly double that money, so the least thing they want to think about is the frequent discuss addiction in gambling.

I think one of the ways you can access addiction is seeing how many times you have taken a break from gambling atleast a months and not having the urge to come back to play it or even facing outside life without even thinking about it despite watching your favorite games. In addition, also taking a time to review the time you have spent online gambling. I don't think it's healthy for any person to stay more than 6 hours online gambling unless you are an idle person who lack job or any other things to do and you know as the say, an idle mind is a devil workshop, idleness brings addiction in gambling.

Examining oneself is never a bad idea as this is a way to evaluate the person, the gambling style in relation to psychology and the result got so far. This should even be done by gamblers periodically so that they can get to know their strengths and weaknesses in gambling so that the strategy can be further made to work for the gamblers and they would have to improve on the weakness or avoid it entirely since it could be some thing that is not manageable. However, this may be more applicable to gamblers who want to take it so seriously, but for me, I do not think I need that. I am not taking gambling seriously as such to avoid emotional issues. Not that I don't gamble regularly or somewhat commonly betting even if I do not gamble excessively like some people, but I am satisfied with my gambling analysis, the forecasts, management and the results so far.

Also, what helps me more in gambling is the fact that I do not take it seriously like some people would do. I take it as a side activity that is not all about the money, and this psychology alone has helped me so much. Unlike those who would depend so much on it and get desperate about it and the money they want to make from it. This can only cause more issues, so I love the way I do not take it so seriously to preserve my mind. The same reason is why I will not continually evaluate myself in gambling, I do not just have that time. But all I can say is that with my rough calculation, I am still positive since I bet mostly on sports betting.

In that case the gambler doesn't realize he's into trouble or could be endangering his life and financial status. The game isn't for irresponsible gamblers. Staying in line with emotional tolerance, plays a vital role. Gamblers who try the self-examination, will have a better control on themselves. It also depends on the type of questions the player asks and answers by himself. Some players, with an effective question made available, may end up in tears. Good questions help in reviving the thoughts of the gambler, to direct his energy on other aspects of his life which he neglected. When reminiscing on his behaviors as per the questions he answered, feels sorry for his actions. Then the player can begin to act towards becoming a better gambler.

When you're feeling that you've got the signs of being addicted, you need to do some self test to assure that you're still in good shape. But there's also a need for other people to check you out instead of you checking yourself alone.

Why? It's because that we can be in denial with the findings that we'd see through our own tests. Because we might choose to diagnose ourselves being a healthy gambler.

Most of the gambling addicts will do themselves a favor if they're the one to check themselves and that's why if it's a self assessment for them, it won't help and won't do good.

Indeed! From time to time, you need self-assessment of yourself so as to make sure you are not digging your grave out of gambling. Because usually, these addicts were thinking that they were still in the boundaries of being a moderate gambler, up until they are too deep with their games. And they are finding it hard to get back to where they were.

Basically it's the addictive drive that gets most of these persons who get involved to such point and loose their sense of control gambling, when they are turning desperate and wants to win all at once, they will get to the point they will suffer all these because they were too addicted to not be able to apply restraint in their gambling activities, like you did said they may be aware that such bad habit is been cultivated in them but they usually lack that restraint to stop the gambling habit all at once because it's quite difficult to just stop it and the habit keeps growing from what it is to something even more bigger and disturbing.

Sometimes it's quite important bwe take out bsome time to do some self examination and make sure not to continue in habits that's costing us much more than we can afford and try as much bas possible to stop  them or probably apply control and restraint on such.

That's very correct and I would like to add that some folks have even zoned out other means of Making money as they see that gambling is the only way out that could help them win that money they are looking for. They are lots of person who can definitely tell when they are going off their habit but still find it very hard to stop the act because they spirit body and soul has been brain washed in thinking that gambling is the one true source of making money.

As a gambler, I think it is really necessary to check if you are still in the "acceptable way" of gambling because we don't realize that we are getting addicted; we don't feel that it is too much because we are too focused on gambling and want to recover or get more money. So every time you bet, you should think a little bit about whether you are still sane and thinking straight. 

But if you are not that dedicated as a gambler, just a casual one, You should be fine, because being casual means that you do not bet regularly, so the chances of you being addicted are low. Also, if you are betting within your means and betting the right amount of money that you are willing to risk, then you should also be fine. Since you are okay to lose it, it wouldn't cost you that much.