Topic: Gambling and Behavioral Change!!! - page 25. (Read 3202 times)

It depends on your behavior and your mindset on gambling if you're looking to profit from gambling then whenever you lose you will be upset and every time you win your behavior is very jolly, so your result will set up the moods for the entire day or night and this will have a very bad impact with your relationships with your family and your office mate that will result in a strained relationship and in the end will have a psychological impact on your character.

This is not good if you continue doing this, you will eventually lose your job and a broken family, if it turns worse your wife will eventually divorce you, these are the signs that gamblers should avoid and this is the result of treating gambling as a way to make money, but if you treat gambling as a form of entertainment you will have a good relationship with your family and your co-worker, so don't treat gambling as a source of income and it will do you good.

maybe you have entered an aggressive stage where you can no longer control your emotions because of gambling. i think you should immediately correct this behavior because your gambling has affected your behavior and it can worsen your attitude towards the people around you. if you don't correct it, maybe your family will get fed up with your attitude which could lead to new problems.

I experienced a change in my gambling activities, and now I don't think too much about gambling. I don't gamble as much now because I have more responsibilities to fulfill and more needs to meet. That makes me have to use money to meet my needs rather than using the money to gamble. What is certain is that I can control myself more in gambling and am still within reasonable limits and that is different from what I experienced in the past. I am grateful that I was able to change my gambling activities to not gambling too often because of the factors I mentioned above. And now, when I gamble, I can decide when I have to stop gambling and I don't want to lose a lot so I really limit my gambling.

I wouldn't say that it's normal though, but there are chemicals being released in our body when we win and that's why we feel good and in the mood for everyone. Same with when we lost, chemicals in our body that feels us irritated to everyone around us.

And this is very dangerous and not healthy feeling specially if you are mad at your kids because of you losing money in gambling.

Obviously losing money alters our brain neuro responses and we feel stressed and we just get out it through others, like the people in our environment.

If I am not mistakenly there are forces that controls a man whenever s/he is at lost why because at then all their countenance has changes at the moment they are being engulfed with greed and annoyance when they are on lost. Naturally no man loves wasting their money to something that is not bring profit and when is on lost they gets provoke to everyone including themselves because at then they have reasons what they should have gotten from that bet but since it turns the other way round they channel the aggression to family. It's usual most times it affects me especially when they are requesting money from me it gets me angry the more because I have lost online and they wants to take away from me - so it's like a double Lost.

      -   When I experienced winning gambling, I told my husband, and of course he was happy that I won 160 dollars. I took out 120 dollars and left the rest at the gambling casino where I played. Someone also helped, and I bought a delicious dish for us the next day.

Sometimes I thought that when you win gambling, you can't say that gambling is bad because you won, and what we won helped us. But it didn't lead me to have an addiction; it's just at a moderate level that I'm still a gambler.

This is common among gamblers; it might not appear to be a good thing, but the truth is, almost everyone feels the same way. No one ever feels completely happy for losing money, be it just 1 cent or millions of dollars, depending on the status of the person. We don't completely feel happy for losing, and then again, there is this joy we all get from winning money from casinos. Credit alert has it on the way of adding a smile to someone's face, so it's a natural thing.
 
But the only place where I find it not right is to transfer aggression. I mean, when you lose in your gambling games, instead of leaving the casino, go back home. If your mode is completely ruined, you can take a bath and walk straight to your room. Getting a sleep can cool things down, but instead you choose to pour that anger on your siblings and loved ones. Such an attitude is what is highly classified as bad gambling behaviour because if you don't control that now, that's still in anger and shouting mode. Who knows what it will escalate to next time?

Why does every gambler only tell something bad about themselves, but don't tell about their winnings, it's really a pity for your behavior, remember that it's your own flesh and blood, change your mindset. What makes you like that is you yourself. Before playing gambling, you should take experience from other people, if you have something bad about gambling, you should avoid it. Usually gamblers don't think about this, they only think about how their money can be multiplied. People who gamble will never be satisfied with winnings. This characteristic that gamblers experience is only greed. There are still many ways to make money the right way, so you should look for something else to do to get rid of your addiction.

This is a normal thing that gamblers do feels but I think that you are gambling with more than what you can afford to lose and that is why you are finding it difficult to control your emotions.

Make a weekly budget from your income, like maybe 5% and set a time limit that you will use in gambling, so that this will prevent you from much loss and can also save you from your addiction. The moment that you see that you have gambled all your gambling budget, you should stop gambling till the next gambling budget is ready. Also, if you are losing or wining, the moment that you see that your gambling time limit is over. You should also stop gambling until the next day. Gamble responsible to stay healthy with your family.

There's no doubt to the fact that a gambler's gambling result is a big factor that determines his behavior at a given period of time and that's why gamblers are advised to always keep their behaviors in check at every given time especially during gambling moments. Most gamblers automatically becomes too toxic to stay close to whenever they're losing in gambling, the reason behind that I think is because of the pains that comes with losing money and this same gamblers exhibit their cool and accommodating life whenever they're making profits. It's absolutely unwise for a gambler to allow his gambling activities to determine how he feels because in some occasions, he might lose his close friends or good relationship with family members because of their reactions during their loss moments in gambling.

If I'm to advice a gambler about how to manage behavioral changes, I'll tell him to temporary avoid any engagement with friends and family immediately after losing in gambling so he doesn't end up having issues with them that he'll later regret

Engaging in this thread would help you fight problem gambling. Discussing with friends and family members about this development is crucial in reducing addiction. Punctuating it, with an attentive person, can help you see things the way it is, behavior like that can make you fearful of what has become of you. But seeing it as a problem with solutions, that when applied would stop, curtails the risk of gambling addiction. Try to rethink or ease your stress, whenever the urge to scold the kids erupts. Read books concerning kids and taking effective care of them. It's a kind of psychotherapy method of shifting your thoughts from what won't help to a better and more meaningful one. CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, has helped therapists to battle client's addictions. If you wish to see a therapist, always stay active and don't resist the therapist. Sometimes we'll think of not being good enough if we can't help ourselves, who then can cure us. Regular activities in a different direction and engaging in discussion about our problems with other people has proven to be an effective way of curing gambling addiction. However, gambling addiction is quite hard to cure, as it's rare for gambling to switch focus on other things. Since winning money is attached to it. We hardly stop things that yield us money. Regardless of the risk or the mental disadvantages. Following the procedures for CBT can help reshape your thoughts on gambling and provide a fresh picture in your subconscious. Then you can have a happy session or moment with the kids. Staying happily with kids also helps in changing our bad habits as adults.

I guess everyone has experienced that, but the only difference is that some have managed to control their emotions while others find it hard and just let it out whatever emotions they have. And regret it after after the damage has been done.

However, for those gamblers who have never experienced these behavioral changes, I should say they are not real gamblers. Although they gamble but have never reached the climax in gambling.

I think it all depends on how the gambler reacts to it. If they respond to it by expecting a big win maybe they will do gambling that is beyond the limit or do gambling beyond the limit, then this will change one's attitude and behavior. Also this change in attitude and behavior can be sure to lead to a negative attitude, where a person will experience uncontrollable emotions easily they get angry because of even trivial things, and it is likely that they will become someone who is restless because they are addicted to gambling and when they don't gamble because they don't have enough money then they will feel restless, also will not be calm.

But if people who gamble deal with it well, I mean by dealing with it not as a source of money, maybe they won't feel that way, because by dealing with it naturally and having limits in gambling. And win or lose, they will definitely experience a change in attitude if they respond to gambling wrongly from the start. And that can also be detrimental to themselves in the future.

When we're winning, the brain releases a chemical called dopamine that makes us feel good. That's why your mood is improved instantly. If you're addicted, though, you're getting used to the dopamine and constantly craving more, just like how nicotine works in cigarettes. It's understandable to feel irritated after losing, especially if it's a large sum of money, but feeling moody and angry towards friends and family members is a no-go. It's a sign that gambling is getting the best of you to the point that it's controlling your emotions. Similarly, when you're stepping home from work, you need to leave your emotions out of your close circle; otherwise, you'll lash out about your work's issues to your loved ones, losing in gambling works in a similar way.

I believe that it's quite common among gamblers, and I've personally suffered some moodiness after losing a couple of times, but you eventually get the hang of it and control your behavior and your betting strategy.

gambling can have a serious impact on behavior. Personally, my inner concentration has improved significantly and I have started to listen more to my inner voice. I also try to meditate more often and engage in various energy practices. As a result, the results are better - but of course, winning all the time is something out of the realm of fantasy

Of course, and likely it's apparent and visible especially when you're losing. I think that explains a lot that it has effect on us and that's clearly understandable because you're not the only one that experience it, just don't get it to the extreme that you'll do things unnecessary.

It is difficult for a person not to change their behavior when winning/losing in gambling. Unless the amount of money you lose is small or the amount of money you are willing to lose. Is that amount all the money you saved? You cannot avoid changing your behavior with family members.
I also went through those days. What I could do was limit them from bothering me, and I would find somewhere to improve my mood gradually. I avoided it by saying I was busy with work. And when I won, I couldn't help but feel happy with my family. I hope my family and children will understand me about this.

What do you feel though after? Do you feel guilty when you shout at your kids? Or maybe this is the sign that you are becoming addicted to gambling? I haven't had this kind of experience. Most of the times I just put everything on me, why I lost in gambling and that I shouldn't have gamble in the first place.

So this is a dangerous or even can cause trauma to the kids, just saying. And as others have said, maybe you should take control of yourself winning or losing. So that you can still have a good relationships with your family specially we are approaching the holidays. So just stay cool and relax mate.

I guess because we hate to lost that's all, and we blame everyone around us, our kids or wife or husband. The last 2 days I also throw my mobile phone because I did lost on roulette games and my mood changes as all. So what I do is to sleep it out and calm myself.

So just be careful for everyone, we all know that losing has also a effect on us mentally that's why what the OP describe is real and we are very angry with people around us. Control is the key here, and just like in my case, I try to do it by just shutting down my self from everyone until I was able to get control of my emotions and apologizes to the people around.

Money is powerful but I must say that this behavioural change doesn't happen to me in gambling, and I believe the reason is that I do not have so much trust in gambling, and hence the need that my mind is not so attached to it as I do not view it as a means at which I will be rich in life. This alone is helping me not to be emotional in gambling, everyone can try it too. But I feel this way so much in trading. I feel the joy and excitement in me when I win or in a winning position, but the opposite goes to when I am losing. Perhaps, it could be for the fact that I am used to trading far more than gambling which makes me feel less of such in gambling, as trading is all that I have that feeling and attachment to when it comes to passive income.

Besides, let me advice you just the way I do. I never let my negative emotions show around the people I love. My wife and children deserve the best of me all the time, so I always hide it when I feel bad and it has been part of me as no one would even know how I feel unless I tell them. This is far more reasonable than passing aggression on them for something they know nothing of.

It might be difficult at first but with a very strong mind, you will realize you don't act based on emotion any longer if you wish to change.