Topic: Addiction is 100% your choice: - page 11. (Read 3050 times)

It seems that yes, being addicted is a choice, because in my view about addiction is also when you become gambling as a hobby. So, in this case when you  choose to continue betting because you have made gambling a hobby, then at that time you will also be difficult to completely escape gambling and if that happens, then ofcourse you have also chosen to become a gambling addict. Because after all, if you only gamble once a week and don't care about the amount of money bet, then you won't be addicted.

Because after all, when you can do it for example only once a week, then that means you can do it with discipline. After all, an addict is someone who is basically difficult to escape from his activities in gambling, so they will do it all the time and of course it is something bad.

The problem is no one wants to lose money and if you are not ready to lose money then you will continue to make references and it is not worth it because the money that was lost is already gone, it is better to accept your fate and look to the future and not the past. people won't forget the past and get to exited about doing the same thing over and over again. some people have lost their lives just because of addiction. there are a lot of ways to avoid addiction, am someone who enjoys gambling I will continue to say it but there are limits to what I can do, and starting from one I can not gamble with people's money or even take a loan to gamble to me most of those things are not necessary because when you don't win you still have to pay back their money, it is better not to cross the line in other to avoid trouble. sport gambling is even fair compared to people that do casinos most of them are hunted by gangs just because they crossed the line. before I started gambling I already prepare myself not to do the things I stated.

Let me tell you that gambling is like taking drugs without the consciousness and the reality of addiction, you simply will keep taking the drugs without knowing that your body system is gradually adjusting to being used to the drugs, and you keep taking the drugs until a time comes when you discover you can no longer go a whole day without taking the drugs, at this point, you have become addicted to that drugs without knowing how it happened, or how you arrived at that stage.

This is how gambling addiction come upon some people gamblers, most especially gambling newbies who do not expose themselves to gambling communities like this forum to learn from other gamblers with better and extensive gambling experiences.

This whole thing still goes down to how you see the addiction.. you can get addicted without even knowing that you're addicted because you didn't see any addiction in what you're doing ... About the choice of a thing, I won't say it actually a choice because  it's driven by many factors especially the winning hope , so you can choose not to get addicted while you're already addicted , besides what you call addiction might not be addiction to another person that's why I said it depend son how you see it

Basically before you gamble and then choose to gamble you should know the risks that you might get from gambling when you always gamble, and addiction is your risk as a person who wants to gamble, so indirectly also you are addicted to it your choice because you choose to gamble.

Therefore before doing anything including gambling you must have a good understanding of the benefits and risks so that you know what you choose is good for you or not.

To be honest, so far I am not sure that addiction is a choice, in some cases it usually happens purely or naturally over time due to changes in a gambler's mindset in terms of responding to and responding to the gambling activity itself.

As you believe that one of the causes of someone being addicted is when they put their trust and hope in that activity, this means that in gambling someone is very likely to put their hope and trust in gambling slowly when they experience changes in terms of interest in the activity, and changes This attraction is very likely to occur without the gamblers themselves realizing it, especially when in several sessions they manage to achieve quite tempting wins.

I understand that gambling is a choice, in the sense that you are free to decide whether you want to be involved in gambling or not at all, but that does not mean that when you decide to gamble you will immediately become addicted, because the problem of addiction is an impact that will occur. which will change the person's perspective when they respond excessively to winning.

It's an action only you can hold yourself account for, I mean it's virtually not anyone cause if you end up being an addict because we all know what we are getting ourselves into at some point so basically everyone is consciously aware that their gambling habits is definitely going out of hand and they should find a way to stop it and nothing more. Any gambler that shifts blame to people for his action is actually an irresponsible human as he shy away from the truth.

your last part got me laughing hard. It has happened to me severally and I also did the same thing. In fact, I did not only delete the app, I requested them to block my account in order not to get access to gambling again but guess what… I created another account to continue gambling. The truth about this addiction is that people who are addicted have no idea about their addiction. They don’t know that is addiction that is controlling them. I was once a real gambler and I know how tempting it can be. It only takes grace and courage to free oneself from addiction of any kind. It’s actually not as easy as it is being said.

I think we can set another example, a much different approach. Like a guy who chose to get intimate with his partner having all the natural precautionary measures (but not using a condom) to not get her pregnant but eventually all those measures failed and got her pregnant.  Do you think it is the guy's choice to get her partner pregnant?  I think no, he may have become irresponsible resulting in his partner being pregnant but it was not his intention to impregnate his girlfriend.

I think the same scenario fits gambling and gambling addiction.  Choosing to gamble does not mean the gambler wants to be a gambling addict.

Like you said gambling is a choice so it is getting addiction is likely a choice as well, because when you set your budget and the amount fixed to be used to gamble then there's no way you would just got addicted that way except you aren't monitoring the amount and how you gamble. To me what mostly affect people is that when they put their trust and hope into gambling that it would give them quick money or took it as the only source of income could easily make them becomes addicted.

Yes, you are right; some people don't just think before taking one action repeatedly. Like you said, if a game can really bring successful results at all times, that means lots of gamblers would have turned millionaires through gambling, but rather millions of dollars are lost every day at the casino. Some gamblers don't seem to realize that gambling results can not be determined before playing one can only make predictions). Due to the principle of life, everyone has different habits, and it makes more sense that not really every gambler can resist addictions to gambling. 

Limitation helps you from the bad things that can happens after you playing gambling. With limitation, you will know that playing gambling don't have to be too long and after you gets the fun, you can quit gambling immediately to avoids the will to continue playing gambling. You know that playing gambling too long and too often can makes you become addicted to gambling so you wants to avoids that.

You can make a schedule when you can playing gambling or just playing gambling when you really wants. You don't insist to playing gambling if you don't have much time or can't enjoy playing gambling. Limitation and with other things really helps you from gambling addiction and that is your choice not to become addicted to gambling. You can enjoy gambling as an entertainment.

with them becoming addicted it is unlikely that they will realize that they are addicted, in fact I think they will not admit to themselves that they are addicted to gambling. other people who see how often he gambles and how he gambles will judge that he is addicted to gambling, subconsciously they gamble excessively and that is what makes them addicted, apart from that the thought that maybe only thinking about winning is what drives them. They continue to gamble by ignoring the obvious risks that will occur. Addiction is your own decision, it is not natural to blame other people when they are addicted. Even though initially it was because their friends introduced them to gambling, if there is self-control and clear boundaries, of course there will be no bad effects or excessive actions that make them addicted to gambling.

When someone has become addicted, of course they have to blame themselves for not being able to control themselves well, because if they could control themselves it would be impossible for gambling addiction and other bad effects to occur. Even though it is difficult to control themselves, if they can continue to practice it consistently then self-control will exist and be practiced well in order to prevent addiction and other bad impacts. because once you become addicted to gambling it will be difficult to get out of it, even with help from an expert it will not guarantee that it will be easy.

The above highlighted are very crucial to the subject of this thread.
Addiction is an exposed habit which everyone is aware of but no one wants to be a victim to it which means even while we are trying to be careful of it, it becomes unfortunate that even when we befalls its victim unknowingly.

And at the same time, we might not think that we are maintaining good response along the lines but to no avail so then, only those who pays attentions and cares about us are ones who can figure it out to us.

Unconsciously... Even when our gambling addiction is brought to our attention, we would still be in doubt claiming of being responsible gamblers not until we trace our formal being such as bankrolls and how much time spent as we began to gambling and how much time spent as a course of being enticed to the ground of being addict.
Only at this point we might be able to realize that we have truly gone off of irresponsible gambling.

In this case it seems like you have said something quite logical because basically that is the case and the only fact that someone knows about themselves is themselves. So in the case of gambling addiction, this is also the case where he is actually very aware that he is addicted to gambling, but because he does not have the ability to stop at a certain time. This will continue to be done as long as he can still do it using any means and I think in cases like that only himself is to blame, not other people even if that person is friends with other gamblers.

By having that limitation and add some things to do to divert your attention will help you to avoid addiction, like what you said, going to a gym after gaming, either you reach the amount that you allot for your gambling or you already made the amount that you are aiming for your win, as long as you schedule yourself to move forward, chances to become addicted is slim.

Most of those addicted gamblers always over-exceed from the allotted target and they forgot and that's where addiction will start to penetrate them.

People really think giving is the fault of the game and not the person?  If that were true than anyone who played that game would have the same results.  People are just built differently, some of which are suseptible to being addicted to things like gambling.  It's up to the person to understand theor level of addiction and place themselves in an area that will be healthy for them.  Away from those games, in therapy, rehab, around family etc.

Honestly, I respect your opinion. I know that no one knows everything at once, and based on my own idea, I have dropped my opinion above, and I think that addiction is actually the fault of gamblers. Before a gambler becomes addicted, they will get the signs and symptoms of it, but because of ignorance, they will let go of those symptoms and continue to gamble recklessly. There's nothing that we pass through without our mind being aware. If it's something bad, it tells us, but we can choose to ignore it. You don't have to agree with what I say, but I want to know if you have some facts to back up why you think it's not the fault of the gambler. 

To gamble is a choice, yes, but to get addicted is a process.  Gambling and getting addicted to gambling are two different things.  One can choose to engage in gambling but it does not mean that he chooses to get addicted to gambling.

Some people got hooked on chasing losses and eventually realize that they were doing wrong and stop that chase but people are different, others who are into getting their funds back lose their control over their gambling activities and end up getting addicted.  So initially, the gambler's intention is to get his funds back but due to circumstances, he ends up getting addicted.  It was not to be a gambling addict that the gambler chose but to recover his losses.


This simply supports that gambling addiction is not a choice but rather a circumstance since those people who choose to engage in gambling but lack self-control and moderation end up being addicted to gambling.


The best course of action to give little chance to gambling addiction is to know when to stop.  This does not care whether a person is greedy or not, as long as he knows when to stop, he can be confident that he has little chance of getting addicted.

Certain players may appear perfectly innocent, when interrogated, that they know nothing regarding their compulsive habit. This tendency of players being a complete cause to their problem isn't self relatable for addicts. Probably, most often, they resist the acknowledgement of this fact and move further with what seems right as a player. Sayings like "Not giving up on the chase, someday, guarantees a big win", is a widely accepted thought amongst compulsive players. Pressing hard on this “you caused it" perspective plays a trivial role on such players, as they have a list of people to blame for their gambling problem. While it's their fault, to what end do we remind them of this, when we know it'll piss them off?