Topic: Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling - page 28. (Read 3825 times)

Loneliness is not an excuse for being addicted in gambling, loneliness without having something to do is just as a result of being jobless, if you don't have a job then you're likely not to have money to use for gambling, so this makes gambling more of being engaged, busy and involved in all its activities, gambling is one of the ways one can use to deal with loneliness but not a way of one getting addicted to gambling except he choose to.

Most people get into gambling when they are at leisure or boredom, I will divide these two statements, some divert their activities by playing ordinary games and some assume to gamble, of course it depends on their own willpower. And I say you are one of the people who prefer gambling to fill boring time, honestly I will not prohibit or even blame your choice but I hope you already understand the impact and risks that exist in gambling, do not let you get caught up with the temptation that is there because obviously your gambling involvement will definitely deepen and I cannot deny that you have the opportunity to enter addiction.

I agree, addiction can be caused by many things and one of the possible reasons is because of greed and another thing may be because you gamble with the aim of earning income, both of which are really not recommended. So the point is it's okay if you want to gamble but it must be with self-control and good and firm limits, don't be too ambitious in terms of winning because usually that is the starting point that will make you greedy and then addicted. Then after that you will enter a phase like those who are already addicted, namely gambling with the aim of catching up with previous defeats. It seems like you should look for other activities to distract you from gambling.

Solely loneliness isn't an indicative to get addicted to gambling, because not every lonely people are addicted to gambling. There are another factors which must be also present in order to develop the addiction. Loneliness can be a boost on the process, but not the determining factor.

Factors can be biological, psychic and social, and when they interact among themselves the individual presents different behaviors, which may include the development of the addiction.

Anyway, if you feel lonely, you have to seek for help and support from a professional psychologist, if you don't have any friends or family around you. Not thinking only about addictive behavior, but also about a potential depression which may totally prevent the person from going further on his life.

Yes, loneliness has a greater chance of affecting someone to doing so many things, of which gambling is not an exception to what a lonely man or woman can not do, inasmuch as they derive joy and happiness from it.

Not everybody who gambles, gamble for the fun of it but for the profit, and as such if someone says he/she gambles for the sake of making profit/money, I don't see anyhow that can be referred to as been an addiction, in as such as they still have control over their gambling habit,.

Loneliness is real, and let's not try to pretend as if it's not, of which no amount of money a person has can stop him or her feeling lonely. Loneliness is a state of the mind, of which only the individual has loneliness into productivity, e.t.c

Honestly, you cannot treat a negative thing with another negative thing because it will just simply add to your problem, and Yes! it will create another big problem if you get addicted to it. Loneliness has varieties of cures and you can always try to look to cure it with positive activities rather than just giving yourself temporary happiness which will lead to more suffering in the future, especially when you are poor and cannot seem to fund your addiction it will just lead to some serious issues eventually and makes you more lonely.

Yes,I agree on that hundred percent,I know what have been through being all alone,and each time I am less busy,or have nothing to do,the only thing that comes to my mind is keeping myself busy with my phone,and continue playing games which I end up losing.Addiction can be sometimes cause by many things,some can be as a result of  greed,you want to win more which in the process,you end up losing to an extend that you won't want to stop gambling again because you want to win back the money you've lost.I have even tried deleting the Casino App from my phone,but it couldn't still stop me from gambling.

Gambling because you are lonely is possible but shouldn't be considered solid reason to probably get into gambling because you may not know when to stop as you are craving company and not entertainment so you may get so engrossed and probably become addicted.

Because you will continually fall back to it repeatedly whenever you are lonely again and gambling isn't a cure for loneliness, you will loose money and may proceed to depression since you were lonely because when you exhaust your funds you may fall back to been lonely again, this time without funds which is even worse. So it's always best to gamble for fun regardless of how much you make from it daily be responsible with your gambling habit and make sure to apply self control els your become addicted certainly.

Yes, hopefully, he has started to improve himself by realizing his mistake in gambling. And he is also trying to change himself for the better and if he can't go back to his wife because they are divorced, he still has a chance to get another woman.

Everything still has a chance to change if they can realize it. Only with self-awareness is what they can do to change themselves into better people. And even though he felt it was hard, he had to keep trying because it was all for his own good.

He must try to open himself up to others so that others can approach him and give him the best advice. This is to keep him away from his bad habits and to get the enthusiasm to get up and start giving up his gambling. He definitely can, especially if there is encouragement from other people who want to help him.

Gambling can be in two phases and it all depends on the phase that we are at a particular time for us to make profits. Gambling is all about understanding our mental health and ways to avoid getting too addicted to it. Can can earn as much as we want to get profited if we have the mindset of taking risk. Although their are some persons who had been taking risks in betting but still have nit made anything tangible from betting. It all depends on our luck and how and what strategy we are using to play bets. There are people that are very lucky in gambling allowing them to win some good profits.

Or maybe he will now fix his self? I already saw lot's of guys or girl, changes drastically right after their partner leaves them. One example is they will now work out or go the gym to have a better body and become more attractive, so that when their partner seems them again, they will try to approach them but it's too late.

All they want now is revenge. An encouragement from other people might still be needed because you could also be right there, that what if the situation could only lead him to become more attached to gambling? I'm sure, he can listen carefully now because he only got those people for now. He will try to value them as much as possible.

It's true, gambling is not good if you feel that way. If you just want to turn your attention to something else, maybe don't gamble, there are many other things that you can focus on because it will only get worse because we know that gambling really consumes money if you are not in your right mind.

So for those who have friends like this, make sure you are always there before they lose their way. They just need someone to talk to, lean on, get rid of bad feelings etc.

Yes it is possible, and in my opinion it also really depends on the character of each person too, because some are closed and some are quite open by telling some of their problems to other people such as the closest people maybe or family, and if indeed they are one of the people who are closed about all their affairs, especially the problems they are experiencing then it is very likely that they will feel lonely, Especially when facing problems, and with that some possibilities to do uncontrollable things are very likely they do there, the emotional impulse and pressure from the situation is quite large, and with such conditions it is only natural that uncontrollable things they will do because emotions will not be able to make a consideration.

Gambling, alcohol or drugs is one of the things that they are more likely to do in such a depressed state, it is true that they do it because they want the pleasure effect of these actions that will make them forget about their problems a little, but on the other hand it is really not recommended, and in fact as you said it will only add to the problem. Of course, one of the things that can be used as a preventive measure is to try to always think consciously, because then I'm sure there will be good enough consideration, so that the situation does not get worse.

That's true because when he is lonely, he will probably reminisce about all the events he experienced in the past and there is a possibility that he will try to visit the casino site he used to play at. And when he realizes that gambling games can provide pleasure, maybe he will return to gambling and if that happens, he will find it difficult to control himself. But if he can spend his time doing other things that are more useful, he will not return to gambling because he has found things that can bring him pleasure. And he can also open himself to doing things that might make him find someone else who can fill the emptiness in his heart. Thus, he did not need to use gambling to overcome his loneliness.

People who are experiencing problems in their lives may not be able to just tell other people so they will feel lonely in their lives so it is possible that lonely people will engage in activities beyond common sense such as gambling, drugs, alcohol, and so on. They consider this activity to be entertainment, even though it is only entertaining for a short time. Even though it has been proven, many people are confused and feel lonely in their lives, but if they continue to carry out activities such as gambling, drugs and drinking alcohol, the problems in their lives will not be immediately resolved but will instead become increasingly difficult to resolve. because the majority of these people do not use common sense. just using your mind because you want to be entertained even if only for a moment.
And what you say is true, if people experience something like that, it would be better to balance it with a healthy mind so that the aim is not to add new problems to their lives.

It basically depends on your personal interests and what you stumble upon when you are sad and stressed out and looking for a way to kill time and prevent yourself from drowning in depression that might be more harmful. So, someone who might had some interest in gambling in the past and has become lonely just recently might turn back to it.

Well, a lot of people don't gamble just because they find it fun, some might do it because of loneliness and depression and others might be doing it for earning money.

It's either addiction or reckless behavior just because one has a lot of money and they can afford to lose that much in a month. Whatever the reason is, it shouldn't be done.

He needs help, obviously. He is going into depression and he is definitely looking for ways that can save him from that and he is trying to do that with gambling. If he is a close one, try to help them out, spend some time with them, and try to cheer them up, also try and get them to do some other activity instead of gambling and wasting that much money. Video games can be a good way to convert your mind from such things.

I think it's a must for anyone who wants to gamble to understand all the positives and negatives that exist in gambling, they must consider everything, don't let you come with the wrong mindset like "one way to earn", assumptions like that are really not recommended because it's nothing more than a trap so that you continue to gamble. And also for the second point gambling is not a good alternative for anyone to be used as an escape from his life or personal problems, instead of making you better but there will only cause many new problems, especially your finances.

So I hope that anyone can be more realistic in looking at this gambling, don't overdo it because of course this is not a place to earn but just entertainment by enjoying a few rounds, and if you are lucky then you will get prizes such as random winnings. For those who are introverts yes maybe it's just their feelings about why they can't build good relationships with people around them, I think other people can be open to new people but maybe you are too restrictive. So it's better to go out, play with friends your own age, don't limit yourself so you don't get lonely.

I absolutely agree with you that gambling is entertainment. It is a pity that many people do not realize this and therefore create problems for themselves.

I think that if this man can not control his actions after his wife left, then he needs to get her back by all means.

Outhue, if you have the opportunity to find this man's wife and talk to her, do so. I think it could play a very important role in this man's life.

There are two things that actually shouldn't be considered in gambling, namely gambling as the best way to make money and gambling as an escape from the realities of life, gambling should only be used as entertainment.

btw, This is a strong reason why everyone is obliged to have good social relations in their environment, but out there now there are quite a lot of introverted people, who feel they are not worthy of being friends with other people. In essence, attention from family - closest friends - social services is very important to support someone who is depressed or who is truly lonely.

On one hand it's possible, but an addict will also blame everyone and everything for his addiction.
Think of it this way. You start gambling, become addicted, lose your money and then the blaming begins.

It wasn't me, it was my ex girlfriend who left me and I was so sad so I started gambling and lost all my money and then went to my parents, borrowed from them and lost that too.
That's no excuse.

Hey man, I didn't want to lose your money, but I was lonely and bored and you know, there was this dice game...

A person's sadness can cause them to become addicted to anything, because they are depressed. You are no longer in the right mindset, all you want is to turn your attention to others, especially if the love of your life has left you.
In your friend's situation, gambling is what he turned his attention to so that he could forget what he was going through at least a little bit.