Topic: Do gambling addicts bother about the consequences of their actions? - page 2. (Read 687 times)

Those who gamble for the long term at least experience the impact by losing and losing money at the gambling table. They will not be aware of what they have done because the impact they feel will not be immediately visible. But the loss will surely come to them and will show clearly in the long term.

And psychologically, this also molds them into someone who doesn't care about other things around them so they won't know what's happening. This level of concern will decrease when they are too deep in gambling and all they have in mind is gambling. They may also experience mental disorders if the level of gambling addiction is very high because they don't know how to stop.

Gambling addiction is generally found in people who are very rich and can afford losing. A middle class man only gambles, in order to make some extra income for its family. It’s very rare that any middle class person gets addicted to gambling, as he won’t have sufficient money to gamble more, if he is facing losses. Yes gambling addiction really affects the family, as people here sometimes gamble the money, that is needed for daily necessities. They also become mentally unstable and hence bids farewell from the responsibilities that they need to make for their families.

This is how a gambling addict starts to harm people around them. They start to lie and steal from people that are close to them.

1. Yes they do, but in the end, it is the addiction that wins. They think that "it won't hurt if they don't know". They end up thinking that they will win and will be able to return what they stole (or doesn't even bother to and use it to fund his future gambling activities).

2. Maybe, maybe not. But most of them does live in guilt (hence there are people that puts an end to their own life).

3. Some are yes. They would take as much advantage they can. Sometimes they even use tactics such as manipulating someone to fund their activities.

Addiction to gambling definitely exists and is always experienced by anyone who starts gambling.
Gambling addiction is also a consequence of what they do in this industry so there must be awareness and concern to minimize the consequences that are getting worse.
Even though it is difficult to understand and care about the risks or consequences of gambling, at least if there is awareness they can always think clearly and have limits when betting.

The reality would be very simple in that the longer term effects are being ignored in favor of the short term high.   Like any similar fixation that would lead to negatives eventually but immediately if you feel better its chasing a high that is causing the problem.   This behaviour can be fixed but is hard to do all by yourself as the brain forms bad habits.   Care is a difficult word to classify this with as the person is maladjusted purely to the short term, underlying causes can be multiple like grief or poor health and that might be the best way to turn someone around by treating those negative events in their life.

I myself felt that impulsiveness but not in gambling yes it is very hard to stop and also if you are not aware that you are being impulsive you will do anything without thinking the consequences of it, addiction is very hard to deal with on your own it really needs help by professionals with meds and therapy and of course your support system.

In the case of addictive gambling, they no longer think about the actions and other effects they receive from gambling. But rather think about hallucinations to get big wins from the gambling they do, so that their mindset shifts to the verge of uncertainty because it is related to psychology.

Regret will come later when they lose everything they have, I think human instincts are there and they can feel how themselves and others feel from the effects of the irresponsible gambling that they live. It's just that sometimes they are difficult to control because of the influence of gambling addiction that has been embedded in their minds.

Initially all gamblers feel conscious of the actions they are doing, but because the habit is done repeatedly it makes them addicted and difficult to control. There are some gamblers who are victims of other people at first, but after the addiction is no longer able to be controlled, they will try to make other people their victims.

I think the gambler you are talking about is classified as a compulsive gambler. They are no longer able to control themselves so they keep repeating the same mistakes, so such an addiction cannot be overcome easily. Basically compulsive gamblers are almost the same as those who abuse drugs, so that their addiction can only be handled by experts because they are not only financially disturbed, but also mentally disturbed.

The lack of self-control which leads to seeking dopamine at all costs must be common to every addicted gamblers, but the narcissist trait isn't. It will really depend on the personality of each gambler if they feel remorse after all or not. Many addicts are good people who just can't control themselves.

They don't want to hurt and cause damage to others, so they feel depressed after they act wrongly, while the dangerous ones just feel like the whole society exists to serve them, to supply their needs and demands, so right after they do something harmful, they already start planning their next wrongdoing, until they are busted and imprisioned for the good and safety of the society.

Gambling addicts only want to fulfill their desire to gamble. They only want to feel satisfied and follow their urge to bet regardless of the possible results. They gamble with no direction, no target goal, no restrictions, and no fear, therefore they aren't disturbed by the results of their actions. They are also not concern about the feelings of people around them because if yes, it will be easy for them to stop and quit. Gambling addiction is an emotional condition that needs a professional help so advices or even the negative effects of their actions will not affect them anymore.
I think those who are just starting to fall for gambling addiction would still be able to find remorse about how their wrong decisions would affect them but it could only drag them to the worse situation of falling more into addiction.
I agree that gambling addicts are blinded to the long term effect because what they want is just to enjoy their present gambling activity.

As far as I know, gamblers who are addicted usually don't think long ahead, they are usually short minded and tend to solve their problems with violence. In some cases, they become more aggressive and are willing to hurt those around them, if these people stand up to them and call gambling bad.


Usually they will not think about the feelings of the people around them. They tend to only think about themselves and their gambling. These addicts don't even have a sense of remorse for the actions they take which can harm not only them, but also the people around them.

You have to be some kind of narcissist, if you do not have any negative thoughts and feelings about your gambling addiction. Let's not forget that a part of gambling addiction, originates from other problems that people might have. (A lot of people cannot control it.... they might be addicted to the "feel good" dopamine that "wins" gives them.

All of this happens in the brain... and this can cause long-term addiction.. like being addicted to drugs or alcohol. I had a family member that was addicted to alcohol and the psychologist said, it was a sickness. (self inflicted .... but still a sickness)

These people need help, even if they brought it on themselves.  

Gambling addicts never bother about their actions because they mind is short and just want to achieve the profit they have dreamed. But when there's no chance anymore to use money to gamble, they will regret what they have done and they will start to blame themselves. Mostly their will become lunatic, depressed, and antisocial, they might want to commit suicide. But the bad thing is, his family will need to responsible and pay all of his debt.

They are just like someone going to steal. The main purpose is to go for the act first and they are mostly hopeful for a success.


Once in the act, nothing else matters. So they might feel remorse afterwards or not but that doesn't stop a repetition of the act until they get help.


An addict is at the mercy of himself. If he does the act and succeed he benefit from it and if he doesn't then he suffers the more from his uncontrollable actions.

For me, there are different levels of being addicted to gambling. And one of the reason that you can really say someone is highly addicted to gambling is when the person starts stealing and is willing to do unjust things just to satisfy his gambling desires.
I feel bad for the cleaning person for getting dragged in that kind of situation where she's just doing her job. I may be wrong but I think those people who are willing to steal, don't feel guilty about their wrongdoings unless they got caught. Cause if they don't get caught, they will just continue doing things like that since they think that they can get away with it.

That is the most common mindset for gamblers when they are looking playing because why not? Everybody wanted to win and that's everybody's goal, there's no right or wrong about that. It's just that their mindset lacks something, it's the mindset to know the boundaries where a line shouldn't be crossed at any cost and that is the time to call it a day.

Without this, you will have no certain goal other than making money and sooner or later, you will find yourself chasing for the money and instead of making money, you'll find yourself in a spot where you didn't wanted yourself to be in as that will too late anymore.

Some may do but am very sure many don't and it will meet them of a sudden when they came to he realization that they have lost the bet or game, some never give any form of attention to the fact that they may loose or even device an alternative means to recover the lost if the worse happened.


Yes without thinking of the possible consequences in doing that, such people will later forbids taken such action whenever it's already too late to make amend after which they have been served with the consequences already.

The desire to win has closed their eyes to realize that winning at gambling is not as easy as they think. They can suffer even a big loss, especially if they can't stop. And they also will not see the circumstances around them because they only focus on playing gambling and trying to win.

Yes, gambling is fun but that doesn't mean we have to play gambling for a long time. But apparently, that doesn't make gambling addicted gamblers realize it because they can't stop that easily, let alone after getting the win they want. Especially if they still see a balance in their account, it makes them want to continue playing gambling and maybe until their money runs out.

Addicted gamblers will not want to admit that they are already a gambling addict. They really need to be given understanding by people close to them so they can realize and admit that the problem of gambling addiction has befallen them. Thus, this gambling addict can immediately know how to reduce his gambling time. Gambling addicts will only focus on playing gambling and not pay attention to other things, even if they win. They don't stop immediately after winning but will play a few more rounds.

It's true what you say. If someone is already a gambling addict, he will only think about gambling. This can trigger him to become a severe gambling addict who can no longer be saved and may lose all his valuables, including his family. And even so, that wouldn't stop him from giving up gambling but instead he wanted to gamble even more to recover his losses. He may think he must be able to win a lot of money to recover all his losses but this is not the case.

Addicts to other habits that do not have an effect on others rarely care about consequences or have accepted to live with the consequences of their actions since it only concerns them, but addiction to gambling is different because it has potentials to affect other people very close to you.

An addicted gambler either caring or not caring for the consequences on others depends on the nature of the individual. For an individual who asides being an addict is considerate, considering the consequences on people close to them can be enough reason to stop gambling or try to ensure it never gets to that. For an addicted gambler who is inconsiderate by nature, they will not care or consider others, they will selfishly do things and expect other people close to them to understand and live with the consequences.

One thing I've learnt is that, hope is what drives a gambling addict, and is how they get gratified, gratification does not necessarily come from gambling or from winning, if it comes from gambling, the urge to gamble will disappear after the gambler have gambled, and if it does come from winning, the the gambler will not gamble any more after winning the desired money, but we realized that even after a gambling addict have won money, the drive to keep gambling even increases because now, he or she doesn't have to look far to get money to gamble, atleast, until the entire wining is gambled away..

Gambling addicts live in the deceptive version of hope, gambling addict are always hopeful they would win in the next bet even after losing several bets already, this deceptive hope keeps them gambling until the entire bankroll is empty, then they count that day as their unlucky day, and stay hopeful that tomorrow will be better, and tomorrow, the circle continues from where it stopped the previous day,.