Yes, because if we're talking about depression here and not just general loneliness that everyone feels every now and then that means that there's people out there that feels this and so they want to have an outlet or something to vent out what their feeling or to feel something.
It goes like this: depression and then the need to find purpose or joys in life and when they feel something in that stuff that makes them less happy, they never want to stop doing that but they have to sometime because they're limited in resources and so they end up doing lots of stuff and end up getting addicted to that temporary joy from the thing that make them feel something which is in this case is gambling.
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Of a truth, loneliness or being isolated all the time is bad because you will take some nasty decisions that might endanger your life without anyone noticing. So far as gambling is concerned, it is important you relate your gambling habits to someone you can trust because sometimes you can lose a bet and fall into depression without anyone noticing so at that material time it will really be dangerous to ones health because your thoughts will be filled with so many negativity but if someone knows about your gambling habits they can check up on you from time to time to know if you're fine or not.
That's why if someone feels lonely or isolated, as you said, they must find a way out before it worsens. The advice we can give is to look for people around him and start telling him about his problems and if he is really lonely, he can ask for help from people to invite him to do something so that his mind can be diverted. By doing something, he won't feel lonely and usually, if people feel lonely, it's because they don't have anything to do. He will feel that his life looks monotonous without any significant changes, so this must end immediately, and the solution is not to come to the casino and start gambling. But he must be able to do something that can keep him busy so that his mind can be distracted and he won't feel lonely. Some people prefer to join a charity where they can finally interact with people and do something useful there. And that will eliminate his loneliness because, from day to day, he will become busier and busier taking care of it, and it will not occur to him to gamble.While avoiding casinos is a good idea, not all gamblers become addicted. Some use it to socialize and get a thrill. The objective is to promote healthy gambling and provide support for those who need it.
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Of a truth, loneliness or being isolated all the time is bad because you will take some nasty decisions that might endanger your life without anyone noticing. So far as gambling is concerned, it is important you relate your gambling habits to someone you can trust because sometimes you can lose a bet and fall into depression without anyone noticing so at that material time it will really be dangerous to ones health because your thoughts will be filled with so many negativity but if someone knows about your gambling habits they can check up on you from time to time to know if you're fine or not.
That's why if someone feels lonely or isolated, as you said, they must find a way out before it worsens. The advice we can give is to look for people around him and start telling him about his problems and if he is really lonely, he can ask for help from people to invite him to do something so that his mind can be diverted. By doing something, he won't feel lonely and usually, if people feel lonely, it's because they don't have anything to do. He will feel that his life looks monotonous without any significant changes, so this must end immediately, and the solution is not to come to the casino and start gambling. But he must be able to do something that can keep him busy so that his mind can be distracted and he won't feel lonely. Some people prefer to join a charity where they can finally interact with people and do something useful there. And that will eliminate his loneliness because, from day to day, he will become busier and busier taking care of it, and it will not occur to him to gamble. 
This depends on the gambler in question, if a responsible gambler is lonely, I don't think that he will see gambling as something that will free him from loneliness. Why I said this is because a discipline gamble will have his time limit that he uses to gamble and as long he is gambling on his lonely time, he will stop gambling was his time limited is over.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
I think it is right to set the record straight that gambling in itself is addictive. Especially when you are already deeply rooted to gambling or you do it for fun and it will become a part of you. So since it is highly addictive, then loneliness can ignite your urge to gamble some more.
I have friends back then that were into online betting of sports odds, like football. And will go to the extent of saving their pocket money to be able to afford some money they can use to stake odds and it's really that addictive and terrible. Now, since it's not everyone that have the mental capacity to hold disappointments and tensions, this could lead to mental issues for some people.
Of a truth, loneliness or being isolated all the time is bad because you will take some nasty decisions that might endanger your life without anyone noticing. So far as gambling is concerned, it is important you relate your gambling habits to someone you can trust because sometimes you can lose a bet and fall into depression without anyone noticing so at that material time it will really be dangerous to ones health because your thoughts will be filled with so many negativity but if someone knows about your gambling habits they can check up on you from time to time to know if you're fine or not.
Gambling isn't just a villain in this story. It may be fun, strategic, and risky if handled well. Fun and safe. You need a knowledgeable wingman. This person is part of your strategy, not just damage control. Making sure gambling doesn't become a negative force, they help make it fun. They're your check and balance, keeping gambling fun. Like fire, gambling can warm or burn your house. Avoid playing matches alone
This depends on the gambler in question, if a responsible gambler is lonely, I don't think that he will see gambling as something that will free him from loneliness. Why I said this is because a discipline gamble will have his time limit that he uses to gamble and as long he is gambling on his lonely time, he will stop gambling was his time limited is over.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
I think it is right to set the record straight that gambling in itself is addictive. Especially when you are already deeply rooted to gambling or you do it for fun and it will become a part of you. So since it is highly addictive, then loneliness can ignite your urge to gamble some more.
I have friends back then that were into online betting of sports odds, like football. And will go to the extent of saving their pocket money to be able to afford some money they can use to stake odds and it's really that addictive and terrible. Now, since it's not everyone that have the mental capacity to hold disappointments and tensions, this could lead to mental issues for some people.
Of a truth, loneliness or being isolated all the time is bad because you will take some nasty decisions that might endanger your life without anyone noticing. So far as gambling is concerned, it is important you relate your gambling habits to someone you can trust because sometimes you can lose a bet and fall into depression without anyone noticing so at that material time it will really be dangerous to ones health because your thoughts will be filled with so many negativity but if someone knows about your gambling habits they can check up on you from time to time to know if you're fine or not.
That's why it is very important to consult to medical specialist to get a clinical diagnosis, also for us to know what things to avoid. Mental health check up is very important for us because sometimes we didn't know to ourself that we already have that kind of mental illness. When it comes to gambling and you've experienced any downsides about it, It's better to have someone to talk to so that you can vent out all your frustations. it's better to say it than to keep it to yourself for a long time because it might worsen the effect on your mental health.
This depends on the gambler in question, if a responsible gambler is lonely, I don't think that he will see gambling as something that will free him from loneliness. Why I said this is because a discipline gamble will have his time limit that he uses to gamble and as long he is gambling on his lonely time, he will stop gambling was his time limited is over.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
I think it is right to set the record straight that gambling in itself is addictive. Especially when you are already deeply rooted to gambling or you do it for fun and it will become a part of you. So since it is highly addictive, then loneliness can ignite your urge to gamble some more.
I have friends back then that were into online betting of sports odds, like football. And will go to the extent of saving their pocket money to be able to afford some money they can use to stake odds and it's really that addictive and terrible. Now, since it's not everyone that have the mental capacity to hold disappointments and tensions, this could lead to mental issues for some people.
Of a truth, loneliness or being isolated all the time is bad because you will take some nasty decisions that might endanger your life without anyone noticing. So far as gambling is concerned, it is important you relate your gambling habits to someone you can trust because sometimes you can lose a bet and fall into depression without anyone noticing so at that material time it will really be dangerous to ones health because your thoughts will be filled with so many negativity but if someone knows about your gambling habits they can check up on you from time to time to know if you're fine or not.
that's possible. Those who don't feel like they have many friends and want to find them, usually some people will go to gambling sites or communities, it helps them get lots of friends, of course this is an exchange. you get friends they get money. that was the exchange. If we think we will make good friends there, it seems impossible. The most likely thing is that we will be the same as them as gambling addicts. I usually when I'm lonely I'll look for something new like technology to limit my gambling. it's quite helpful as long as I don't get addicted like they once did.
Not only not having friends but loneliness in any way, such as not having a caring family, not having a life partner, not having friends, which causes a person to experience loneliness, especially for introverted people who have difficulty communicating with other people. It is true that gambling when lonely actually causes addiction. If those who are lonely cannot control themselves they will continue to gamble until their balance runs out to cover up their loneliness. If they are already addicted then things will be worse where the gambler has no friends to remind them so it will cause frustration and loss of contro. And it could also be a factor in causing someone to attempt suicide for those who are tired of living a life that is broken and lonely.I too have experienced loneliness, but it's best not to gamble which will harm myself, it's better to do other activities to avoid loneliness, there are many things we can do, visit a friend's house or go on holiday. And for those who don't have a partner, they can try to find ways to get to know each other with other people via social media so that this will distract your mind from gambling.
that's possible. Those who don't feel like they have many friends and want to find them, usually some people will go to gambling sites or communities, it helps them get lots of friends, of course this is an exchange. you get friends they get money. that was the exchange. If we think we will make good friends there, it seems impossible. The most likely thing is that we will be the same as them as gambling addicts. I usually when I'm lonely I'll look for something new like technology to limit my gambling. it's quite helpful as long as I don't get addicted like they once did.
There is nothing loneliness can not do, it can make us to do undo and involve ourselves in something that is not going to affect us positively in the future. We need to make sure that we deal with loneliness and involve ourselves in something that is profitable so that we are not going to become desperate or do things without thorough thinking. We can involve ourselves in so many things to make sure that we are not lonely so that we don't ignorantly involve ourselves with something that is going to cause problem for us in the future.
Loneliness and stress both have a bad impact on our thoughts and behavior, many people out there end up doing silly things because they are lonely and bored with their routine. do positive things - make peace with circumstances - always join a community that suits your talents will lead us out of loneliness
I have experienced to be lonely, and from my experience, being lonely is addictive especially when you can do almost everything you can be it gambling, alcohol, solo traveling, and many more. Sometimes those things are just the effect of being lonely, I come to think that these things are practically reversed. It is not the gambling, drugs, alcohol that makes us addictive, it is because of being free from other people and the real addiction is the feeling of being lonely.
The gambler who was lonely without any friends companion will do the gambling without any control.The gambler also get into the drinking by adding of the more thrill to the gambling game.But some gamblers will enjoy of the drinking during the gambling.Most of the gamblers had the drinking or smoking habit at the time of gambling,this was because they were stress at some loss in the gambling site.The gamblers think this habit will reduce some stress in their game.But the fact is that drinking will make them the random betting in the gambling site,Finally it will become your habit.So it will bring you more happiness by play with some drinks.
I'm confused and looking for answers
If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?
How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?
If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?
All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.
Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?
How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?
If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?
All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.
Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
Yes!
Loneliness can lead a person to fall into a world of addictions, often including alcohol, gambling, pornography and smoking.
In the case of addictions to online games, this is entirely possible because the practicality and agility provided by the web cause some users to become isolated from the real world, leading them to seek refuge in digital and electronic media from everyday problems.
You didn't comment on this person's age, but teenagers and young people are the profile most susceptible to the ease and vices of the internet.
likely they would really be going into this path.
I'm confused and looking for answers
If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?
How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?
If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?
All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.
Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?
How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?
If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?
All these questions is been asked because someone close said all these and I think he are losing money and losing himself too, of all the discussions we had, these are the points I held unto.
Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
Yes!
Loneliness can lead a person to fall into a world of addictions, often including alcohol, gambling, pornography and smoking.
In the case of addictions to online games, this is entirely possible because the practicality and agility provided by the web cause some users to become isolated from the real world, leading them to seek refuge in digital and electronic media from everyday problems.
You didn't comment on this person's age, but teenagers and young people are the profile most susceptible to the ease and vices of the internet.
That's right.
Your loneliness trying to find something to do that can fill up and remove it temporarily. That's why in gambling, there are many lonely people if you ask them that they're doing it for recreation.
But when the time is due and they don't notice the effect of it, they're doing much to the point that they're noticing themselves that they suffer from addiction.
Your loneliness trying to find something to do that can fill up and remove it temporarily. That's why in gambling, there are many lonely people if you ask them that they're doing it for recreation.
But when the time is due and they don't notice the effect of it, they're doing much to the point that they're noticing themselves that they suffer from addiction.
Even though you are right and there could be much people with problems with loneliness in gambling, so there could be people with such problems as well in other kind of activities, like drinking or addiction to videogames, among other things.
This thread and the comments of many on here it could be taken too literally and give out the impression all lonely people end up resorting to gambling or a good percentage of gamblers suffer from loneliness, which I doubt is true.
I am more inclined to assume or believe most of gambler are actually under control and can keep good relationships wit their family members, their partners. There are so many stereotypes applies to gamblers, to the point the stigma of people like us which like to wager some money from time to time cannot easily talk about it in some contexts, countries and cultures.
You're right that it is doubting that all of the lonely people are finding their happiness with gambling. We can just say that it is in general that lonely people tries to find something that can help them get over the situation.
Have you personally ever felt lonely and because of it log onto your gambling account? I have not, one needs to avoid to enter a casino which felling down, otherwise one gets used to it as a copying mechanism...
It varies from lonely people, it's possible that some of us are and you're right that some others like you don't. Yes, loneliness can make one a gambling addict. Loneliness can make one become addicted to other things like drugs, alcohol, sex, and masturbation, so it's the same thing with gambling.
I agree, gambling is not different from those things, and everything can be addictive when not used or taken moderately. When you're lonely and unhappy, you begin to look for things to fill up your time and reduce the sadness. This happens subconsciously most times because you don't make a conscious effort to look for these things, it's just what your mind wants.
I have experienced to be lonely, and from my experience, being lonely is addictive especially when you can do almost everything you can be it gambling, alcohol, solo traveling, and many more. Sometimes those things are just the effect of being lonely, I come to think that these things are practically reversed. It is not the gambling, drugs, alcohol that makes us addictive, it is because of being free from other people and the real addiction is the feeling of being lonely. 
By doing various kinds of activities, people will not feel lonely, especially if they can do activities that connect with others. This will help them communicate with other people so that something will be created from this activity or there will even be cooperation between them. This will allow people who feel lonely never to feel lonely again because they have other activities.
The point is to never be alone and feel lonely, look for friends and do activities to have fun, there are many games out there that can be played as well as other hobbies that can be played not only in gambling, don't always think that gambling is a very fun game, there are many in this world fun games that can be played besides gambling, for example playing football or other sports activities with friends or family.As long as it is done consistently there will be no desire to gamble because if you are alone and feel lonely there will definitely be something you want to do in gambling, for example trying to use a new strategy or something else, it's best to forget about that and do other activities to enjoy life more because gambling is not the end goal. from eliminating feelings of loneliness.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
Gambling could actually deal with our loneliness when we apply wisdom to how we approach it, there are people who have taken opportunity from gambling to avoid being lonely and use gambling as a means of getting themselves engage and have fun at the same time, we can also believe that there's opportunity in gambling and we can always make use of them to make ourselves feels comfortable with the way we live our lives when we are a responsible gambler.
This depends on the gambler in question, if a responsible gambler is lonely, I don't think that he will see gambling as something that will free him from loneliness. Why I said this is because a discipline gamble will have his time limit that he uses to gamble and as long he is gambling on his lonely time, he will stop gambling was his time limited is over.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
It is a gambler that cannot control his gambling activities that will use his loneliness as an excuse to game all through and we all know that gamblers that cannot discipline themselves will end up becoming an addict through any means, either by chasing his loss or passing away time with gambling. If you are lonely, go and chill with your friends or go to the cinema and enjoy yourself but not with gambling.
I think it is right to set the record straight that gambling in itself is addictive. Especially when you are already deeply rooted to gambling or you do it for fun and it will become a part of you. So since it is highly addictive, then loneliness can ignite your urge to gamble some more.
I have friends back then that were into online betting of sports odds, like football. And will go to the extent of saving their pocket money to be able to afford some money they can use to stake odds and it's really that addictive and terrible. Now, since it's not everyone that have the mental capacity to hold disappointments and tensions, this could lead to mental issues for some people.
To tell you the truth, there are people whom I know who are gambling addicts or are very close to it. Some of them are married and have families and some of them live alone. So, in my experience, there is no direct correlation between gambling addiction and loneliness. It depends on the type of person more. Just my 2c.
We are not saying that a person who has a family, a wife or close friends can't be a gambling addict. Yes, there are people who has a lot of gathering around them, who are very social but still they are gambling addicts.
The point is that a person who is alone has more probability to get addicted as compared to the one who has a company around him.
Anybody can get addicted to gambling but a lonely person may have more chances because he has no other entertainment around him else gambling.
If a person has family, sometimes the responsibilities won't let him play excessive gambling but when a person is alone. there is no hurdle for him to gamble all day and night.
Yes, loneliness can make one a gambling addict. Loneliness can make one become addicted to other things like drugs, alcohol, sex, and masturbation, so it's the same thing with gambling.
When you're lonely and unhappy, you begin to look for things to fill up your time and reduce the sadness. This happens subconsciously most times because you don't make a conscious effort to look for these things, it's just what your mind wants.
Yes, people become more interested in forbidden activities. Especially those activities that are forbidden or cannot be done in front of everyone, people's interest increases a lot when they are alone. Because gambling is still seen as negative in many places, the main reason is addiction and whenever a person is alone, he will get involved in all those addictions. But there are some differences between gambling addiction and other addictions. Those who want to gamble can play online gambling anywhere they want, so being alone or not is not very important. But being alone in other addictive activities will definitely indicate something bad. When you're lonely and unhappy, you begin to look for things to fill up your time and reduce the sadness. This happens subconsciously most times because you don't make a conscious effort to look for these things, it's just what your mind wants.
There are still physical casinos in the world and in many countries,you can opt to go there to socialize with other fellow gamblers and if you are about to get addicted quite some other people that will stop you if they see you are about to do crazy things.In such physical casinos there are beautiful ladies serving free food and drinks so that is another good way to not feel lonely at all by interacting with them.I know that in this place it can spark addiction but if you go there with the intention of not feeling lonely that can be a great motive to stay and forget about the loneliness one can feel at certain points.
Perhaps it could be a simple solution for lonely gamblers so they can kill their loneliness by gambling at physical casinos. At least they can meet and converse with many people while gambling. This will help them socialize, and they might get something from the gambling place. If they can find someone or several people who have an idea for doing something, that person may be interested in joining. He will not feel lonely by joining and doing something that can positively influence him. He will also not return to the physical casino because he is already busy with what he is doing. But whether to socialize with other people or remain alone will be the decision of each person who feels lonely. If they still feel comfortable with their lonely condition and decide to continue gambling, they will remain like that, and no one can change that except themselves. 
I think it is right to set the record straight that gambling in itself is addictive. Especially when you are already deeply rooted to gambling or you do it for fun and it will become a part of you. So since it is highly addictive, then loneliness can ignite your urge to gamble some more.
But we shouldn't make loneliness be the reason why we're gambling, we're in a social world and there are many things an individual can do to socialize and not get lonely. I think loneliness is a choice that we choose as if I ever feel lonely just a walk in the park and I'm back to been happy as I see nature and get to socialize with other individuals I see at the park. If you're a gambler and lonely is a problem for you, you can join clubs and keep yourself busy always to avoid been lonely.
We have clubs like book clubs and other clubs that hangout during the weeks, some do it once while other do it on multiple days so you can be actively busy and socializing always. You can also get a partner that'll keep you company so you don't feel lonely as loneliness can be the cause of many other issues you begin to develop and all leads to you not having good results when you're gambling.
There are still physical casinos in the world and in many countries,you can opt to go there to socialize with other fellow gamblers and if you are about to get addicted quite some other people that will stop you if they see you are about to do crazy things.In such physical casinos there are beautiful ladies serving free food and drinks so that is another good way to not feel lonely at all by interacting with them.I know that in this place it can spark addiction but if you go there with the intention of not feeling lonely that can be a great motive to stay and forget about the loneliness one can feel at certain points.
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