Topic: Do gambling addicts bother about the consequences of their actions? - page 4. (Read 687 times)

Of course, what happens is that they tend to exhibit compulsive behaviour. They know that what they are doing is wrong and can have bad consequences for themselves and those close to them, and yet they do it. As I just commented in another thread, this is not a question of rationality, they enter into an emotional state that pushes them to do it.


Unless they are psychopaths, yes.


I don't like the word victim for these cases, as they actively seek gambling, it's not like the victim of a robbery or rape who never wanted it to happen to them and yet it did. They are largely to blame for what happens to them, although if you have someone close to you, it is better to try to give them support to help them get out of it, especially if they are determined to try to quit, as it is not easy.

They just can't control themselves, and mostly they don't think about the side effects as they prefer the happiness brought by gambling to them and want to win big. Also, there are instances where they thought they were far from addiction and just said that they wanted to play more and stopped when they felt addicted to it. Only other people can say you are really addicted to gambling, as they will not claim that they are addicted, but for sure they are already aware of everything.

I haven't been a gambling addict myself. Neither am I a professional on this, but I think it's possible that a gambling addict about to steal something to support his/her vice has second thoughts. But the urge to have money to be able to gamble will easily overpower it. Gambling addiction is probably different from addiction on drugs in that a victim of the latter won't anymore hesitate to jump off a building. He/she would even do it with a smile on his/her face.

If a gambling addict is brought back to his/her sanity, he/she will surely feel remorse. Until then, he/she will continue to destroy himself/herself, his/her relationships, and so on.

I mean,  they're called "addicts" for a reason. If there was a thought process behind their behavior other than "trying to win", I'd consider them something like a rehab patient, trying to overpower the former reasoning and making it so that something can actually overpower it. It in most cases is impulse, which all addicts are known to have.

Gambling addicts is something similar to a state of a person in withdrawal imo, they see nothing during that state but only what they want. After a few hours of that if they still have some semblance of reason then they'd understand what they did, but knowing about it doesn't exactly make it easier to fix it. They can be considered a victim alright, a victim of their own desires.

Indeed two different things. But to add, there are different kinds of addiction wherein some people are addicted to the behavior and not the reward from doing so. And I think it is obvious that in gambling, addiction is created by the slight tendency of winning big time in an instant and not really to the behavior or the actual gambling or playing experience. I've mentioned this 'coz we are talking aboyt consequences. Playing too much won't be that bad in the first place and its worse problem is to not be able to function with proper on a daily basis especially if you're a student or an employee. On the other hand, playing because of high hopes of winning would more likely leave you broke or sell your properties if incase frustration would take place as its consequence, and this is where worse case scenarios, as a consequence, is not being percieved by some 'heavy' gamblers.

But the Jackpot was never hit until they became addicts and spent all their money, even selling their homes and belongings. this will look crazy, being an addict will never think about the consequences, the only goal is the Jackpot which the casino never gives. The addict does not realize that what he is doing will only enrich the casino, there is no control, no planning.
The roll of fortune that is always awaited cannot be guessed, it will still be a mystery and the gambling system has arranged it. 1 jackpot will indeed change his whole life, but waiting or getting a jackpot turn will be a very long wait.

I would also like to add that probably, in the mind if a gambling addicted person the ultimate consequence of their actions is to hit a jackpot which would cover all the losses accumulated through years and would allow them to improve their life in a substantial way (assuming they would not go back gambling the next day with the money of the jackpot).

That is an important part of what gambling addiction is about, I think. The unbearable feeling that next time it may be the lucky roll which could change their life for good. Of course, we all are area of the reality, they are not as much as they are supposed to.

Once you're addicted into something, you'd be aware of things such as its consequences but that is different from knowing the downsides. You'll just be too hooked  up with a speficic behavior or habit as part of an impulse to do it on a daily basis.Aware is different from knowing, for those people who are confused. As I've mentioned, knowing is having idea about a particular thing but with deeper understanding.  In the case of addiction, not only in gambling, they know what they are doing but they cannot explain why do they do it too often. They know the consequences but they cannot help it 'coz of the 'satisfaction' they get from doing a repetitive behavior. This is why professional help should be always advised if you know someone who is having addiction 'coz they won't have the initiative to do so, most of the time.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people who simply can't control themselves when it comes to gambling and it can quite often affect others around them, which is where the real problems lie. 

1. Do gambling addicts ever take a second thought on what the consequences of their actions can be not just to them but on those close to them?  Some do, some don't, sometimes they can't help it though.  The ones who can't help it (they are truly addicted) I do feel bad for. 

2. Do they in reality genuinely feel any remorse about  how those affected by their actions might be feeling?  Again, some do, some don't, just depends on each particular individual.


3. Or, are they a dispassionate victim of their own uncontrollable addictive gambling lifestyle?  See above answers.

Addicted gamblers don’t feel anything whenever they start gambling, they believe it’s normal, but after wasting lots of money that’s when they are going to start regretting why they gambled with that kind of huge amount of money, but by then it will be late already, money lost can not be recovered back. But the most annoying part is that if they end up making another money again, they will end up going back to gamble again, they are going to forget about their past experience.

You are right, when you tell some people that they are addicted to gambling, they will deny and claim they are just gambling for fun and they can stop it whenever they want and they can control themselves, few percentage of addicted gamblers will agree that they are truly addicted, higher percentage will claim they are not addicted, but from their behavior you will know that they are truly addicted.

Honestly, these people know what they are doing. They know what's right and wrong. They know the consequences of their actions. They know all the associated risks they are dealing with. But yet they ended up being addicted? It's because they are relying and depending on gambling as a last resort to somehow change their lives but in the end, the other way around happened.

The temptation of gambling is always there especially every time they lose. That's why as much as possible, they will think of a way how to gamble regardless of what will happen later on. Again, they are aware of the risks but still choose to face them.

Never-ending cycle and only them can help themselves.

They all aware.

But, it's because of the addiction and they still do it. It's not easy mate, fighting addiction need a lot time for cure-team and support from the family. Without a support family, they're struggling.

It's really hard, for the case addiction.

The answers to your question varies individually...
We've got alot of peeps that naturally have this sense of responsibility; that alone is an etiquette that could make them easily pronned to good morals no matter what they fall into. Gambling is sometimes right and helpful - for the fact that I've witnessed a novice that doesn't even know what clubsides nor nationals teams are, but gambled just by writing out the outlines of any club she felt like ( which are usually numbers ), then she wagered the little she had jokingly, and guess what??? She left happily the next day when the game came through.( It was alot of cash anyways)... _{that was just by the way..it was only illustrated to prove that sometimes, gambling is good}
On the contrary, we've got people too that don't even give a fuck about what happens - even if they're in possession of your cash, then they'll wager everything without a second thought.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

It depends on the nature of the addicts, egoistic addicts probably don't care about the consequences. They only think about how to get money for gambling and they just focus on chasing the winning. These types of addicts will be difficult to handle, it is because they have a complicated nature. IMO, the basic problem isn't about the addiction but it is about their nature/characteristics.

While for addicts who love their close people, I think most of them won't ruin the happiness of the people they love. They won't take the money from their close people, but they prefer to borrow money from other people.

If they become aware of their actions and the bad impacts, they should feel remorse. But it is not easy to make them aware.

well, I've had people addicted at home, they were my relatives, if there's something I've learned from all this bad experience that I've had for many years in my life and that when people are addicted they can no longer distinguish what's right and the wrong, family members and friends are crucifying the addict, in many cases people even kill the addicts who steal, that's because people are ignorant, they don't understand that an addicted person is sick, it's a serious disease that needs treatment, and the sooner an addicted person has treatment, the sooner he will have a chance of curing the disease, but relatives and friends do not realize this;

my addicted relative stole our goods and sold them and then disappeared, because the addict after committing a crime or doing something bad, he starts to regret it, he tries not to do that again, but the addiction is stronger than him, the only solution and to hospitalize the addict in a clinic for a long time for treatment, my relative died because of the addiction, we tried many times to hospitalize him, but he always managed to escape from the hospital and he got very sick due to the addiction and died a few years ago . he was a person that I liked a lot and that I always fought to help him, unfortunately my years and years of fighting to help him were all wasted

When gambling addicts don't care for the welfare of others and they're doing actions like robbing others' money and selling stuff that isn't theirs, the problem is already too much for them. They may look insensitive but I think that they still have feelings for the others but they just can't stop it when their hands are itching to gamble again. This is a serious problem and it needs medication and seek professional help. They could be aware of what they're doing but at the end of the day, they just want to gamble and will do everything it takes for them to get satisfied.

Uhm, this question will be very difficult for us to answer correctly. because it all depends on the individual. in short, relatively depending on the personality of a gambler. there are many cases, where addict gamblers will think many times before carrying out their actions and consider the consequences of what they do. especially, if it involves family or close people. not infrequently, there are many cases that occur as you describe in this thread. Usually, they will look for scapegoats to blame for their actions even in very diverse cases.


usually, after they have had a betting session then lose the money they have gambled. a feeling of regret arises, not infrequently they even run away from reality to avoid their responsibilities. for example, there is in what you tell in this thread. some who have a mental that is not strong, they are looking for a quick way to end everything, you know what I mean.


Once again, we cannot measure and generalize for each case to gambling addicts. there are many factors that are the cause, there are many factors to be considered and environmental factors also have a big contribution. So, we can't just see it from the point of view. for sure, people like this will really need help to reduce their addiction. as far as my experience goes, it is ourselves who basically have to be responsible for ourselves.

The measures to control problem gambling, in my opinion, are very situational. Perhaps, staying indoors and limiting the use of internet can be effective for someone who just started to develop an affinity towards wagering his money. However, I don't think that staying indoors is completely advisable, it can lead towards isolation and the internet is such an useful tool nowadays that it is hard not to use it to make one's life easier while managing things like banks accounts, delivery services or keeping in touch with our family.

It is best to go with a family and friends intervention and accumulate some money, so some professional help can be administered to the person who needs it.

I don't think so,especially those gamblers that are addicted to gambling. They care less about themselves and people around them because they are always busy chasing their loss,believing that they can hit the jackpot in the next bet.

Maybe/Maybe not...There are some that has such feelings and will consider people around them by doing it secretly. Especially now that we have online casinos. On the other hand those chronic gamblers don't care about how their gambling activities affects anyone,if not they wouldn't do so many drastic things when they don't have their own personal funds for gambling.

Of course they do feel remorse but that won't still stop them from going back to commit more atrocities. If you can be opportune to interact with a gamble addict after any unethical attitude you would discover that majority of them feel guilty and you could be able to read from their face how regrettable they are.

However, feeling remorse or not change nothing as it is just like medicine after death. Being a gamble addict is understandable if you are using your own resources but stealing to keep streak of your uncontrollable attitude is very bad. This addiction can be prevented using some measures such as staying indoors and limiting your access to internet and being in company of others. Feel sorry for the innocent cleaner after all.