Gambling is an activity that leads to dopamine surge in brain, just like any drug addiction does - over time the lack of it leads to withdrawal and the amount needs to keep on increasing, which is bad for that person.
Yes people have the tendency to attempt to escape from things they dont like - this includes procrastination in school work - something that is very common among students. Eventually use of drugs and alcohol.
Like any other addiction, it leads to financial and emotional problems. Gambling hits the financial button harder. But it can be controlled by the person involved better than controlling drug addiction.
Topic: Gambling as an escape (Read 2432 times)
Using gambling as a coping mechanism or as a way to distract yourself from reality can get you addicted to it, it's the same thing for those that get addicted to liquor, smoking and drugs they do it so as to derive pleasure and escape emotional discomfort, what most people don't realize is that doing this can actually give you dependency issues. It starts when your brain starts adapting to it, you will always feel like gambling even when you know you are not supposed to, at this point you don't care about winning or losing anymore, your only focus would be to satisfy the urge to gamble.
When gambling is used as a way to distract the mind it can lead to a chronic addiction because whenever you feel you need something to fall back to when you are down you engage in gambling, just like you said it's like those that are addicted to hard drugs or alcohol. When a gambler is at that point where he doesn't care if he wins or losses just like you mentioned, that's the dopamine effect that gambling has on the brain, gambling till you have nothing excites you but when you eventually lose everything you have depression sets in. This is a terrible situation and those that go through this should help.
That's what is feared, someone who gambles in a stable state at first can forget the limits, especially if someone whose mind or mental state is unstable then gambles, I think this is very vulnerable to making the situation even more messy. We know that addiction will occur when we make the wrong decision or take the wrong step, an unstable state of self allows us to make decisions without considering it, therefore it is better not to make gambling an escape because the risk is quite guaranteed in my opinion.
I would say that it is difficult to determine what exactly can more often lead to the development of addiction - winnings or losses. When a gambler wins, he develops a feeling of invincibility and builds a false confidence that luck will always be with him. When a gambler loses, he develops a desire to go back and win back what's his. And I don’t even know which is worse. What can be said for sure is that despite the prevalence of one of the options, the second opposite option is always mixed in, which only strengthens the addiction.
Anyone managed to escape stress with gambling? 
Dont be liars. Those who gamble for fun, dont have much stress related IRL situation that require an escape. And if they even had IRL problems, they can either solve them quickly, or that were not problems at all. Those who can afford to gamble for fun, have a quite life and all their stress situations are solved in sitting calmly alone with themselves, or by rubbing temples. But those who really have stressful life, gambling wont be a suggested stress relieve activity.
Dont be liars. Those who gamble for fun, dont have much stress related IRL situation that require an escape. And if they even had IRL problems, they can either solve them quickly, or that were not problems at all. Those who can afford to gamble for fun, have a quite life and all their stress situations are solved in sitting calmly alone with themselves, or by rubbing temples. But those who really have stressful life, gambling wont be a suggested stress relieve activity. is the other way round , sometimes instead of gambling freeing from stress it will literally add to it especially those that are not doing it for fun rather for the extra bucks they can make from it , some folks usually use their mindset to decive themselves, thinking you can escape stress through gambling when you are doing it just for the money and not for the fun, even when you're doing it for fun there's still some loss that will get you stress out. 
Using gambling as a coping mechanism or as a way to distract yourself from reality can get you addicted to it, it's the same thing for those that get addicted to liquor, smoking and drugs they do it so as to derive pleasure and escape emotional discomfort, what most people don't realize is that doing this can actually give you dependency issues. It starts when your brain starts adapting to it, you will always feel like gambling even when you know you are not supposed to, at this point you don't care about winning or losing anymore, your only focus would be to satisfy the urge to gamble.
Using gambling to get out of the stress and financial instability is not going to ease anything like burden at all.Although some people believe that they can get out of depression and frustration using gambling as a techniques.But the tendency of this reality relies heavily on the tendency of the individual to administer positive actions to redefine their personal goals again.
Actually, some people uses gambling to get away from stress and it basically works for them and they are comfortably doing it without being addicted or losing their mind in it but their are also a large number of persons who are not just gambling in the right habit, perhaps they might see it as an activity to ease their mind but instead they end up still being depressed due to loses.
So, for those who want to grow their money, gambling isn’t the way to go; they should look for other ways to earn instead. Gambling won’t make it happen—it’ll just bring disappointment.
Actually, some people uses gambling to get away from stress and it basically works for them and they are comfortably doing it without being addicted or losing their mind in it but their are also a large number of persons who are not just gambling in the right habit, perhaps they might see it as an activity to ease their mind but instead they end up still being depressed due to loses.
The problem is that many people consider gambling as a sustainable way to earn money for a long time, but at the same time do not have an adequate gaming system. This means that they do not have a clear strategy, there is no risk management, there is no management of the size of bets, there is no good system for choosing gaming platforms. They have nothing but the desire to play and have fun. Of course, for many people it would be tempting to have a stable income combined with gambling. But gambling and stability are incompatible things. Well, or in order to combine them, you need a lot of experience. In fact, many players are only engaged in the fact that they gain this experience.
It's impossible for any gambler to use gambling as sustainable means for a long time even if he has a good strategy, because your strategy will only work temporarily and losses will come after. It's better that a gambler does not rely solely on making profit from gambling, because the purpose of gambling is for fun and it is more on luck than any strategy or skill. For this reason bankroll management is very important so that you can limit your losses, because losses are inevitable. Gambling is not the same with the investment. Gambling is just a for a short term earning, which is less hassle but huge risk, you are trying to risk your funds and expecting a good profit outcome. In investment the same thing still have a risk but difference is you must need to know you are doing, your actions define your gains. People seeing gambling as easiest way to earn money which is not all of the story have the same outcome most of the time they lose their capital, make urge to revenge, and gets more debt.
We all associate gambling with fun, excitement, and enjoyment
There is a reason why casinos are brightly lit and has fast paced music. The overall idea of gambling should be energetic and exhilarating. Well, in my country, you might find gambling in a less thrilling environment such as a funeral.
Yes, it is very common in my country that whenever there is a funeral there will be people playing cards and gambling against each other.
I don’t know if this is common in other countries but I never really thought twice of the fact that gambling, which is usually associated with time for pleasure, can be found in a place that is so grievous.
I researched just now and found that some gamblers do in fact use gambling as a form of escape from their real life. Which is why you might find a lot of people just recently went through a divorce or death of a loved one gambling. I guess this is why there are always people gambling in funerals. Obviously over time I think it just became more of a tradition rather than an actual act of escape from mourning.
Personally I don’t think it’s a good idea to use gambling as a coping mechanism especially that your emotions will be the one driving your decisions and that almost never end well. It’s fine sometimes but I find that dealing with your emotions especially negative ones can be much helpful than turning into potentially harmful vices.
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
There are some reasons behind a person's gambling be it social, family or psychological. Most people choose gambling to overcome stress and grief in life but it later becomes harmful for them. I don't gamble to escape stress in real life. In my opinion, there are many other ways to escape from the stress of the real world than gambling, such as: talking with friends or loved ones, doing creative activities, spending time in nature. I do not support gambling as a temporary escape from the pressures of life and reality. There is a reason why casinos are brightly lit and has fast paced music. The overall idea of gambling should be energetic and exhilarating. Well, in my country, you might find gambling in a less thrilling environment such as a funeral.
Yes, it is very common in my country that whenever there is a funeral there will be people playing cards and gambling against each other.
I don’t know if this is common in other countries but I never really thought twice of the fact that gambling, which is usually associated with time for pleasure, can be found in a place that is so grievous.
I researched just now and found that some gamblers do in fact use gambling as a form of escape from their real life. Which is why you might find a lot of people just recently went through a divorce or death of a loved one gambling. I guess this is why there are always people gambling in funerals. Obviously over time I think it just became more of a tradition rather than an actual act of escape from mourning.
Personally I don’t think it’s a good idea to use gambling as a coping mechanism especially that your emotions will be the one driving your decisions and that almost never end well. It’s fine sometimes but I find that dealing with your emotions especially negative ones can be much helpful than turning into potentially harmful vices.
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
Yes, it is very common in my country that whenever there is a funeral there will be people playing cards and gambling against each other.
I don’t know if this is common in other countries but I never really thought twice of the fact that gambling, which is usually associated with time for pleasure, can be found in a place that is so grievous.
There are several tribes in my country who usually gather to gamble at mourning events, because usually the funeral will be held a few days after death, that's where many people will gather to mourn and also gamble, it can be said to be a culture, so I don't think of it as an escape but more of a habit.
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
No, I never do that, when gambling it is really done because it has been planned and not because of stress or needing an escape.
I think someone who is stressed and tries to relieve stress by gambling can make wrong decisions such as gambling without bankroll management or gambling without a target of when to stop.
Anyone managed to escape stress with gambling? Dont be liars. Those who gamble for fun, dont have much stress related IRL situation that require an escape. And if they even had IRL problems, they can either solve them quickly, or that were not problems at all. Those who can afford to gamble for fun, have a quite life and all their stress situations are solved in sitting calmly alone with themselves, or by rubbing temples. But those who really have stressful life, gambling wont be a suggested stress relieve activity.
Dont be liars. Those who gamble for fun, dont have much stress related IRL situation that require an escape. And if they even had IRL problems, they can either solve them quickly, or that were not problems at all. Those who can afford to gamble for fun, have a quite life and all their stress situations are solved in sitting calmly alone with themselves, or by rubbing temples. But those who really have stressful life, gambling wont be a suggested stress relieve activity. Most things are fine, if done in moderation. It it helps people cope with a loss of a loved one, then having a little gamble after a funeral is OK. It’s only a problem if it begins to affect somebodies ability to pay bills & live their normal life.
If it causes money problems then it’s not OK & help should be sought out. A little gamble here and there to help deal with emotions is OK though.
For this to be in form of helping to the family on which someone died then it is really that a good thing. Also, there's no way that we could be able to know on whose up into that conditionIf it causes money problems then it’s not OK & help should be sought out. A little gamble here and there to help deal with emotions is OK though.
on where they are already spending up all of their money? Also, its not really that something a place on which you could be able spend up that big because other players
will really be just that trying out to have that kind of minimal gambling in terms of amount and wont really be going all in, not unless if there would be other people on that place
does have that kind of addiction too then it might be leading up into that bigger stakes or amount involved.
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That's what is feared, someone who gambles in a stable state at first can forget the limits, especially if someone whose mind or mental state is unstable then gambles, I think this is very vulnerable to making the situation even more messy. We know that addiction will occur when we make the wrong decision or take the wrong step, an unstable state of self allows us to make decisions without considering it, therefore it is better not to make gambling an escape because the risk is quite guaranteed in my opinion.
It's good for us to think about the future in the short or long term, remember that when addiction has occurred it will be difficult to get out of that circle, addiction can occur in a fairly long period of time and of course this is something that is detrimental not beneficial.
Our emotion can change anytime so that is why we must always strict to our rule when playing gambling and always aware about when we must stop gambling. We can not playing gambling for a long time because that can affect to our mental and emotion especially if we lose our control. Many people already made a mistake so we must avoid the mistake and needs to take care of ourselves better. When we lose control over ourselves, we can make a wrong decision which may make us spending too much money because all people will not want to see more losses.It's good for us to think about the future in the short or long term, remember that when addiction has occurred it will be difficult to get out of that circle, addiction can occur in a fairly long period of time and of course this is something that is detrimental not beneficial.
So when people think about using gambling as an escape, they must change their mindset because that can ruins them slowly or fast depends on how they use their money in gambling. Besides that, they must remember and know what will happen to them if they become addicted to gambling.
Most things are fine, if done in moderation. It it helps people cope with a loss of a loved one, then having a little gamble after a funeral is OK. It’s only a problem if it begins to affect somebodies ability to pay bills & live their normal life.
If it causes money problems then it’s not OK & help should be sought out. A little gamble here and there to help deal with emotions is OK though.
If it causes money problems then it’s not OK & help should be sought out. A little gamble here and there to help deal with emotions is OK though.
The problem is that many people consider gambling as a sustainable way to earn money for a long time, but at the same time do not have an adequate gaming system. This means that they do not have a clear strategy, there is no risk management, there is no management of the size of bets, there is no good system for choosing gaming platforms. They have nothing but the desire to play and have fun. Of course, for many people it would be tempting to have a stable income combined with gambling. But gambling and stability are incompatible things. Well, or in order to combine them, you need a lot of experience. In fact, many players are only engaged in the fact that they gain this experience.
It's impossible for any gambler to use gambling as sustainable means for a long time even if he has a good strategy, because your strategy will only work temporarily and losses will come after. It's better that a gambler does not rely solely on making profit from gambling, because the purpose of gambling is for fun and it is more on luck than any strategy or skill. For this reason bankroll management is very important so that you can limit your losses, because losses are inevitable. As you said that gambling is actually nothing more than a place to have fun when we are bored, the reason is clear that we never know when the win will come which means there is no consistency in terms of results and of course anything that does not have a guarantee to produce always cannot be used as a place to produce.
This should indeed be done, because by allocating money that we can afford to lose it is one of the right behaviors because if we are not previously prepared to lose the money we bet then it will be another story that will happen, when we are not prepared to lose it is possible that what will happen is that emotions will overflow when the results that occur do not match what we expected at the beginning, of course this triggers dangerous behavior such as loss of self-control.
Therefore, I myself do not recommend making gambling an escape from the many problems we experience, because this can trigger unwanted things as well as we know that this is a thing that has a serious risk when we make the wrong decision. In addition, I think that even though we can control ourselves well when gambling, we should not make gambling an escape, because there are also many other things that can be done which of course have lower risks.
We must allocate some money to playing gambling so we don't use too much money and spends all of that money just to playing gambling. We can not risk the money especially when we have many things to fills so we must allocate the money that we can afford to lose. If we use gambling as an escape, we may forget to limits ourselves and there is a chance for us to use too much money to playing gambling and difficult to control the money. Besdes that, we also have a chance to become addicted to gambling in the long term if we really lose control every time we playing gambling.Therefore, I myself do not recommend making gambling an escape from the many problems we experience, because this can trigger unwanted things as well as we know that this is a thing that has a serious risk when we make the wrong decision. In addition, I think that even though we can control ourselves well when gambling, we should not make gambling an escape, because there are also many other things that can be done which of course have lower risks.
We can use gambling but not for escape for anything because the risk will be bigger than we can thought. It is better we use gambling for have fun and always use limitation to control ourselves from the big lose. We will not want to see the lose becomes big so we must stick to our rules and will not let us getting deeper in gambling.
It's good for us to think about the future in the short or long term, remember that when addiction has occurred it will be difficult to get out of that circle, addiction can occur in a fairly long period of time and of course this is something that is detrimental not beneficial.
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This should indeed be done, because by allocating money that we can afford to lose it is one of the right behaviors because if we are not previously prepared to lose the money we bet then it will be another story that will happen, when we are not prepared to lose it is possible that what will happen is that emotions will overflow when the results that occur do not match what we expected at the beginning, of course this triggers dangerous behavior such as loss of self-control.
Therefore, I myself do not recommend making gambling an escape from the many problems we experience, because this can trigger unwanted things as well as we know that this is a thing that has a serious risk when we make the wrong decision. In addition, I think that even though we can control ourselves well when gambling, we should not make gambling an escape, because there are also many other things that can be done which of course have lower risks.
We must allocate some money to playing gambling so we don't use too much money and spends all of that money just to playing gambling. We can not risk the money especially when we have many things to fills so we must allocate the money that we can afford to lose. If we use gambling as an escape, we may forget to limits ourselves and there is a chance for us to use too much money to playing gambling and difficult to control the money. Besdes that, we also have a chance to become addicted to gambling in the long term if we really lose control every time we playing gambling.Therefore, I myself do not recommend making gambling an escape from the many problems we experience, because this can trigger unwanted things as well as we know that this is a thing that has a serious risk when we make the wrong decision. In addition, I think that even though we can control ourselves well when gambling, we should not make gambling an escape, because there are also many other things that can be done which of course have lower risks.
We can use gambling but not for escape for anything because the risk will be bigger than we can thought. It is better we use gambling for have fun and always use limitation to control ourselves from the big lose. We will not want to see the lose becomes big so we must stick to our rules and will not let us getting deeper in gambling.
Yeah, when/I go we begin to see gambling as more than this, it becomes a problem for us, making us to welcome and accommodate other ideas on how to approach gambling, which of course we already know where all that ends. But when we realize that gambling is only an activity to help us relieve stress and refresh our minds probably after a long day, then we’ll be able to know just the appropriate amount of time and money that needs to go into gambling, because gambling won’t be fun anymore when we start losing more time and money than expected.
I feels that because I have similar experienced before. But I realize that gambling is just an activity to release our stress and refresh our minds from our daily routine. We can playing some gambling games without having intention to chase the winning because we realize that will make us lose too much money. We don't want that happens to us so we always use limitation to guard us from the big loss. When we can use gambling with right, we will not have a problem from the big lose while we can enjoy our time to playing gambling. We can not have a big expectation from gambling because gambling will not give us the win money easily without spending for some money. 
The problem is that many people consider gambling as a sustainable way to earn money for a long time, but at the same time do not have an adequate gaming system. This means that they do not have a clear strategy, there is no risk management, there is no management of the size of bets, there is no good system for choosing gaming platforms. They have nothing but the desire to play and have fun. Of course, for many people it would be tempting to have a stable income combined with gambling. But gambling and stability are incompatible things. Well, or in order to combine them, you need a lot of experience. In fact, many players are only engaged in the fact that they gain this experience.
It's impossible for any gambler to use gambling as sustainable means for a long time even if he has a good strategy, because your strategy will only work temporarily and losses will come after. It's better that a gambler does not rely solely on making profit from gambling, because the purpose of gambling is for fun and it is more on luck than any strategy or skill. For this reason bankroll management is very important so that you can limit your losses, because losses are inevitable. 
The problem is that many people consider gambling as a sustainable way to earn money for a long time, but at the same time do not have an adequate gaming system. This means that they do not have a clear strategy, there is no risk management, there is no management of the size of bets, there is no good system for choosing gaming platforms. They have nothing but the desire to play and have fun. Of course, for many people it would be tempting to have a stable income combined with gambling. But gambling and stability are incompatible things. Well, or in order to combine them, you need a lot of experience. In fact, many players are only engaged in the fact that they gain this experience.
It's impossible for any gambler to use gambling as sustainable means for a long time even if he has a good strategy, because your strategy will only work temporarily and losses will come after. It's better that a gambler does not rely solely on making profit from gambling, because the purpose of gambling is for fun and it is more on luck than any strategy or skill. For this reason bankroll management is very important so that you can limit your losses, because losses are inevitable. 
The problem is that many people consider gambling as a sustainable way to earn money for a long time, but at the same time do not have an adequate gaming system. This means that they do not have a clear strategy, there is no risk management, there is no management of the size of bets, there is no good system for choosing gaming platforms. They have nothing but the desire to play and have fun. Of course, for many people it would be tempting to have a stable income combined with gambling. But gambling and stability are incompatible things. Well, or in order to combine them, you need a lot of experience. In fact, many players are only engaged in the fact that they gain this experience.
It's impossible for any gambler to use gambling as sustainable means for a long time even if he has a good strategy, because your strategy will only work temporarily and losses will come after. It's better that a gambler does not rely solely on making profit from gambling, because the purpose of gambling is for fun and it is more on luck than any strategy or skill. For this reason bankroll management is very important so that you can limit your losses, because losses are inevitable. Jump to: