Topic: Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling - page 21. (Read 3853 times)

I agree with everything you said, but it is easier to get rid of loneliness if you are next to your friend, he will feel that he is not alone and that he still has friends, so it will be positive for him. He will no longer go to the point of becoming addicted to anything, because you can only do that thing to forget, to get rid of the pain even if only for a short time. Loneliness can lead to any positive or negative habit, it depends on you. Because I also know some people who are like this, they are alone in life and have left their girlfriends and husbands but they still fighting, they keep themselves busy with other things and their friends are there who don't make them feel lonely.

if they have the means to gamble and have the least option on what to do in their free time. Most idle minds are the ones with no good ideas which sometimes include getting high to cure boredom and then if not satisfied they resort to more satisfying entertainment.

in my country,  the authority in gaming corporation have the ads containing the advice saying "If you are lonely, don't gamble." i think this is a common cause of bankruptcy to lonely people.

A lonely person is called so because they lack any form of companionship and it might be because they don't know how to make friends or people just avoid them for their personality traits.
In anyways, a lonely person who has had time to spend on their phone and therefore sees how possible to earn some winnings from gambling online will do so as often as possible because it is thrilling and no one would bother them.

Of course, the easiest people to get addicted to gambling are those who are the most lonely and have the means to engage in gambling at any moments call.

Actually, this lonely person needs friends to chat with or do something to spend his time with instead of choosing to gamble. Some people are lonely and have no one around them, but they can use their time well. He can look for something to do to fill his time every day and sometimes he also gets requests from neighbors who are some distance away to help him. This really helps him because he doesn't think about gambling or negative things but can instead spend his time doing something useful for himself and often, he gets paid for the help he provides. If someone can do something like that, of course, he won't feel lonely because there are people who need him. This is why if someone feels lonely, he can visit his neighbor and say hello and ask how they are.

Loneliness can cause loads of things and in some cases, you'd prefer to have one of its consequences as gambling than depression.

 If the only thing you have as a remedy to loneliness is games and precisely gambling, then it takes time before you falll into the plague of addiction. Most times people don't really intend to get addicted to gambling but the frequent visiting and consistency in the game brings them to the standpoint of addiction and the funny aspect of it all is that they still might not be aware that they are at the threshold of gambling addiction. At such point, you can attribute their addiction to loneliness

Loneliness is bad for everyone and can make you do things you don't want to do, because a lot of cases of people killing their self because they are lonely, the impact mostly leads to drug abuse and gambling is few, cases i have seen and have read is mostly drugs. When you say through loneliness people become addicted am not sure i only know when people are broke they become addicted to gambling because they need money to cover for a lot of things. And most cases of loneliness they need a professional to get throughout does moment they have been going through

You know what they say that an idle mind is a devil's workshop, so there's need to constantly occupy the mind with productive thoughts, otherwise  an unproductive thought will just creep in and take over. I think that OP's friend needs a paradigm shift to leave the unhealthy habit of gambling addiction, and wasting his money. He needs a professional help at this level, let him be encouraged to seek therapeutic help, and to engage himself in a safe recreational activity. Hopefully in the process  he can find himself another partner that'll heal his heartbreak, and move on positively in life.

Yes, because the environment and relationships are very influential on behavior, that's why when someone feels lonely, it's best to look for someone to chat with or friends to just look for fun other than gambling or to gather with family because family will usually always make the lonely atmosphere even more crowded. I often do that. when gathering with family to just chat and have dinner together.

You don't have to look for friends if you still have family, because family provides a quieter, warmer atmosphere, sometimes when we are with friends there may be discussions that lead to gambling unless it is a friendship that most people have is good, it won't be a problem. but for me personally loneliness is a moment where I can introspect myself so I don't need anyone to chat because loneliness doesn't completely make me addicted to gambling.

Gambling in and of itself is not harmful; rather, it is the obsessive behavior and lack of control that cause issues. One could say that any activity, when done too much as a way to relax, can be harmful. Balance and knowing yourself are important, whether you're gaming, playing video games, or just hanging out with friends.

Lastly, your suggestion for healthy venting is probably too restricted, even though it comes from a good place. Doesnt mental health involve more than just avoiding feeling things? Shouldnt the focus be on developing emotional intelligence, which helps people properly notice, understand, and control their emotions no matter what they're doing?

Gambling must be used wisely and not recklessly. Uncontrolled spending will definitely affect our financial condition even if we are rich people. Rich people who have intelligent thinking will definitely not easily fall into misleading gambling and if they are lonely they are more likely to use it for holidays and spending their money with pleasure that makes them bored or shopping because gambling will only waste money and have no benefits.
However, rich people who don't have intelligent thinking when they are lonely will use their finances to spend money in a careless way such as gambling, drinking alcohol, karaoke, they don't care about their finances which are decreasing day by day so that if they are not alert then their finances will they will just be finished in vain.

That's right, sometimes there are people who assume that it doesn't matter if they overdo the gambling because they have a lot of money, haha lol don't you know that there have been so many cases that reported about the destruction of someone who even he was a successful businessman just because of excessive gambling? You should know that casinos love people like you, because the losses of rich people must be quite large and not happen once or twice but if you overdo it then maybe I can't count how many times you lose because it's so much.

Basically even if you are rich it doesn't mean you can gamble freely, you still have to bring good management and limits to the time or money you put on gambling, and also on the other hand gamblers who are already addicted they will never stop gambling before the money runs out, I'm not saying they will never win but usually those who are already addicted will turn victory back into defeat with the greed they bring. Gambling is not a bad thing it depends on the person too, I mean it depends on your point of view in looking at gambling, if you bring the wrong mindset then obviously you will suffer a lot of losses but if you gamble safely and not excessively then I think you will stay safe, so the point is better to prevent than cure, that's all.

Even if you are rich and are capable enough you should still gamble in moderation because addiction will be the reason for your unnoticed losses that soon accumulate and empty your bank accounts. Gambling is not a bad thing but we never have to make this habitual and a solution to loneliness because we know how this could ruin our life once fall into addiction and uncontrollable emotions. Many people get in trouble with their finances and some even ruin their relationships which I don't think we need to experience that situation before we realize it.

People who earn more and have an interest in gambling tend to gamble more because they can afford to do it. However, if they get addicted to it, they might lose the source of income that keeps them alive in the gambling arena because an addicted person cannot work or do a job to earn money since they will always be thinking about gambling and how they can win more or recover their losses or think about all sorts of things that happen when they are gambling.

That's why, someone who earns good enough should spend a moderate amount on their gambling activities and shouldn't make Bitcoin a way of income because it cannot be one, and when you try to make it one by force, you won't harm gambling but gambling will start harming you financially.

what I feel as a man, when I have problems I choose to be alone and lonely, do all men when they have problems tend to be alone?
Venting emotions can be with various things that we like, if someone who has a problem and is lonely and wants to vent their emotions actually doesn't have to be with gambling, because it can become an addiction where gambling can basically pull people deeper, they can vent it on things that they like like like someone who likes to exercise, maybe when he has a serious problem and is lonely they can vent their emotions on sports that he likes so that emotions don't harm others, Indeed, gambling also does not harm others but will harm themselves, that's my opinion.

You're right, they should vent their emotions on positive things, including exercising, right? As for chatting, I think it's good but don't involve discussions that lead to gambling because if it leads to gambling, they might do gambling, so it's also best to avoid conversations that lead to gambling. And also don't choose the wrong friends to talk to or chat with.

Depending on his habits, if he often spends time or often visits bars, then alcohol will be a friend who will accompany him when he is lonely.
If the person often hangs out playing guitar with his friends, he will get rid of loneliness by singing and dancing with his friends.
However, if he gambles often, of course he will spend more time in gambling places to relieve the boredom caused by the loneliness he is experiencing.

To answer this question, you have to look at the habits that the person often does, so I think the answer is relative.

In this case, only winning is in their heads, they will consider gambling fun when they win, but if they lose, different thoughts immediately enter their heads. Gambling addiction can be caused by two things, when they often win and often lose. When they win, the hormones in their brains will work automatically, thinking that it is very easy to get money in gambling places, so they will continue to play in the hope of winning more. But on the other hand, for those who often experience defeat, they will try to withdraw the money they have spent at gambling places even though they end up losing and losing again.

Wishful thinking, what happened yesterday is reality and tomorrow's events are still a mystery. Nothing can be predicted perfectly, today you can make $600 at a gambling place, maybe tomorrow you will spend $800, who knows. Never hope for something that hasn't come true because it will cause depression when you fail to get it.

Loneliness makes people depressed and people do many things because of loneliness. Due to loneliness, some people become addicted to drugs, some people become mentally ill, and some people choose loneliness as their life partner. If you feel lonely after gambling then you can become addicted to gambling but if you don't know about gambling in the beginning and if you feel lonely then I don't think you can become addicted to gambling. He who has no idea about gambling will not think of gambling in his solitude but will probably adopt the things he is used to. Some travel to avoid loneliness, some play video games, some become drug addicts, so everything has positive and negative aspects. If someone wants to get rid of loneliness in positive mind then he must do traveling or any other work, if someone wants to get rid of loneliness in negative way then he will get addicted to drugs or do all other negative things.

Loneliness absolutely has no link to gambling appetites rather loneliness would make you feel dedicated to your endivoirs because you would be faced with no distractions. While contrarily, your undisruptible engagement who is fused by a longlines can be an addiction if time is not taking.
Addictions is mostly come from a pleasury activities or matter of depression where one can't take control of it's emotions.
So... If that of your guy has been a gambler before his marital issues and he is flexible to his emotion's then is absolutely liable to an addition to gambling and on such circumstances is just how he would keep to loosing over and over like he basically fails to stress on winning instead he would only want to have a fair play where he seems to take it for fun but regretting after realizing how much loosed.

Yes, it's very natural, especially for men, when they have problems feeling lonely, to vent out on bad things like drinking alcohol until they get drunk or what's more ridiculous, venting out on gambling to the point of addiction because actually venting is just for emotional escape, but venting out emotions into gambling is very bad and the impact is very big, like an addiction that is difficult to cure.
Therefore, it would be better to always make wise decisions when you feel lonely, want to vent your emotions or feelings of loneliness, it is better to vent it on positive things such as coming to a friend's house to chat with a cup of coffee and playing video games or just talking without having to involve yourself in gambling. just to vent loneliness that ends in bad things.
Maybe what I'm saying is just a small piece of advice for anyone, try to avoid being lonely thinking about gambling but try to find friends to divert your mind from gambling.

Some people consider this a solution to their loneliness and sadness and want to forget everything happens in the past.
Just like before when I have a problem I just drink and get drunk, it can relax my mind honestly but when it is over, the problem still appears in my mind. So I drank again and again. And this would probably happen if our trip is to gamble and we keep on gambling for the sake of not remembering our problem but sadly, we even bring it worse. And this kind of action is not the mindset of a real gambler as we just fool ourselves into believing something that won't help to solve our problem.

     -  $500 a day? Is that person rich? That's also $15,000 in one month. If that person is really rich, I think it's his freedom to do that, and it's his money. Then he is alone.

It could be a way for him to immediately forget what happened to him and his wife, and gambling could also be the one that gives him relief from what he is going through. But literally speaking in the eyes of others, he is wasting or just throwing away money, in my opinion.