Topic: Gambling addiction does more harm than mere financial loss - page 14. (Read 2320 times)

Gambling too often and not having the income we have, of course this will put us in financial problems, we will not be able to meet the needs we need and it will also be very difficult for us to refrain from gambling activities, if we have experienced something like this. then we have become addicted to gambling and this will be very detrimental to us because no one who has experienced a gambling addiction can have a lot of wealth, of course they will spend more of their money in gambling and it is not certain that they will be able to win every bet they play.

Gambler is not making his life difficult but all other people related with him will taste the bad effects of his gambling. People now a days is following those individuals who are earning lots of money so nobody knows about the reality of gambling because gamblers himself share good points about gambling so it will put bad impacts on society too.

Younger generation can easily be attracted towards such bad activities because they don't have active, sharp and mature mind therefore gambler will surely effects younger generations. it is reality that people follow wrong people more often than right ones due to the fact that wrong deeds effects them more and are easy to choose whereas right deeds needs hard work which nobody wants to accept and they surely will regret in future.

They will not want to approach someone who is addicted to gambling because they are worried that they will fall into gambling. But those who can control themselves well might approach someone who is addicted to gambling in an effort to make their friend aware of his gambling addiction and take him to a professional so he can cure his gambling addiction. This will depend on their concern as friends and their families must also be able to approach family members who are addicted to gambling so that they can cure their gambling addiction. Becoming a gambling addict will indeed make them lose responsibility towards themselves and the people around them, so they don't care about the presence of their family or friends anymore because they only care about their gambling activities.

health Challenges: A gambling addict is always under pressure and tension and as such is prone to health challenges like high blood pressure, depression, and on the part of his people, they might be suffering from the psychological implications of his lifestyle which includes social stigma.

True, gambling addiction does not only incur financial loss but also social losses.  Friends and relatives will keep their distance from a person who is addicted to gambling.  They will try to avoid these gambling addicts because they don't want to be pestered for borrowing money.  Aside from that being a gambling addict may result in lost credibility and being irresponsible.  So gambling addicts may also loss their family affection and eventually the partner may file a divorce or ask for separation if the partner wants to avoid the responsibility of taking care of the gambling addict.

These are the few possible losses a gambling addict may experience aside from money and losing jobs.

The gambler who loss the money in the gambling site will lose the money and the mental peace in the gambling site.The mental peace was the important one for the gambler,because the gambler real life affect by the mental health.The peace was the important because every gambler will be collapsed on the loss of mental illness.The gambler able to control their game after the loss of their own money,because the money can be earned in the different way.But no one can able to buy the mental health or peace with the money.This was the reason many experienced gamblers were advice the gamblers to play the gambling with free money.

Gambling addiction has been known to be associated with serious funds loss, bankruptcy, unsettled loan involvements, properties auctioning and other irritable financial behaviors that depicts frustration and desperations from the victims.
A little more observation shows clearly other effects of such addiction to just not the addict alone, but those around them, be it friends, family or neighbors. Here are a few of them:

Negative impression on children/ dependents: His addiction can corrupt the good intentions of the younger generation looking up to him for inspiration, they may grow up to see gambling as a way of life and follow the wrong footprints.

Decrease in overall productivity of individual: Addiction reduces the value that you add to wherever you are engaged career wise as you are mostly distracted with gambling thereby reducing your commitment and dedication to your duties, this might significantly reduce the overall company productivity and lead to job loss.

health Challenges: A gambling addict is always under pressure and tension and as such is prone to health challenges like high blood pressure, depression, and on the part of his people, they might be suffering from the psychological implications of his lifestyle which includes social stigma.

violence : most gambling addicts are prone to violent behaviors owing to anger issues from much losses and this might greatly affect his relationship with his immediate family and people around him who might start seeing him as a wild animal.

your contributions are very much welcome as we learn together the many demerits of gambling addiction to inform both those currently addicted and intending addicts of the dangers of that irrational lifestyle.

Professional help is not easy, nor it is cheap. I have looked for a psychological help about couple months ago, because of totally unrelated to gambling reasons, and it was quite expensive. You would have to pay 30 dollars per session, and while that sounds like not a lot in some nations, it is definitely a lot in my nation, that would mean you would have to pay 60 to 120 dollars a month, just to talk with a professional, that's like 10% of my salary right there, I do not think that I can afford to do that.

This is why there are a lot of people who do not go to professionals for help and instead use that money to gamble and call that their therapy. I believe that we are going to all need that help eventually one way or another.

True, gambling addiction does not only incur financial loss but also social losses.  Friends and relatives will keep their distance from a person who is addicted to gambling.  They will try to avoid these gambling addicts because they don't want to be pestered for borrowing money.  Aside from that being a gambling addict may result in lost credibility and being irresponsible.  So gambling addicts may also loss their family affection and eventually the partner may file a divorce or ask for separation if the partner wants to avoid the responsibility of taking care of the gambling addict.

These are the few possible losses a gambling addict may experience aside from money and losing jobs.

Those who know what gambling addiction is won't even try to justify it,because from all indications,it does more harm than good.Infact,it does no good.I can't say it is bad to gamble because it can actually restore some people's hope in life,but the truth is that it is not really good for everybody,it is bad for some persons,while it seems good to some persons,depending on the gains you've had since the day you started gambling,but I am judging it from a general perspective that the times we've cried that we lose money due to gambling is greater than the days we've smiled and say indeed gambling is good.This is to tell you that gambling isn't really good for us.

The gambler who loss the money in the gambling site will lose the money and the mental peace in the gambling site.The mental peace was the important one for the gambler,because the gambler real life affect by the mental health.The peace was the important because every gambler will be collapsed on the loss of mental illness.The gambler able to control their game after the loss of their own money,because the money can be earned in the different way.But no one can able to buy the mental health or peace with the money.This was the reason many experienced gamblers were advice the gamblers to play the gambling with free money.

Substance abuse as you mentioned can be a huge damage to the body, but it has no much difference to gambling. Because no form of pain or sickness is good. Be it mental or body problem the person will not stay comfortable. None of them is encouraged due to the bad behavior it causes to the gambler. On the other hand, a gambling addict may not be efficiently capable to resist chasing loss for some time. The compulsive gambling in him won't let him some few moments away from gambling. A person who is still enabled to control himself at some point in gambling is not addicted. Although such people can get addicted, if their goal is mainly about making money through gambling. That's why gamblers are asked to gamble at a minimal duration and wager smaller funds, which they can be able to lose.

Everything written here is true and that is why the true gambling addiction can only be cured with professional help.A mere financial loss is already happening before the person has fallen in gambling addiction,for one person to become addicted it is needed for him to have quite some consecutive losing sessions.

The family is the one who feels the most heavy suffering from the addiction and the addicted person should be the one himself asking for help in order to save his family otherwise is a sure thing that with gambling addiction he will end up alone.

Negative impression on children/ dependents: His addiction can corrupt the good intentions of the younger generation looking up to him for inspiration, they may grow up to see gambling as a way of life and follow the wrong footprints.