Topic: Gambling as an escape (Read 1753 times)

Yup that's right, at first glance there are similarities between the two things you mentioned between someone who gambles for fun after they spend most of their time working with those who gamble when they have problems in their lives, both of these things can generally still be called actions that make gambling an escape, but one of the differences here is in terms of the situation, you have said the right thing from a different perspective that when someone is having problems and then he makes gambling an escape then of course it is very possible for them to easily experience emotions or gamble aggressively and in the end his actions actually cause many new problems especially to his financial situation, that's very true. So the point is that the difference here is only in terms of their intentions and goals, the point is in any situation if their goal is only to seek entertainment then it will not be a problem.

Due to the fact that all gambling games are very different, everyone can choose the ones that will suit them. You like Bonanza, I now prefer poker, it is a really exciting game, and I, like you, feel maximum relaxation, and a feeling of rest inside, which cannot be caused by films or books. I like to watch tournaments, I feel involved. Yes, it is a way to escape from problems, but damn, if we are constantly stressed, then we will have to pay for our health.

Yes, but of course there are differences in terms of the behavior of a gambler who knows and is aware of the dangers of gambling with those gamblers who do not know about it at all, various actions that tend to be excessive will be the difference here, or what is meant is when they know that gambling has a bad impact then they will not be too excessive in treating the gambling so that understanding, knowledge and awareness related to the potential dangers are something very important that must be possessed by a gambler to avoid them from the impact.

What you said is actually true, but if we see someone gambling for fun after a day of activities, I think it can also be said as an escape. Indirectly it is the same, but it will be different when someone who has a problem then goes to gambling. Or in short this can be a different opinion if we look at it from a different perspective. Well when someone comes with a problem, of course he comes with unstable emotions. Actually that will bring other problems, because we know that in gambling we must be able to control our emotions to remain stable. So when you come with unstable emotions, it will most likely make things worse.

That's right, when we need an escape of course it indicates that our condition is not good, whether it is mentally or mentally, but what is clear is that if we gamble as an escape when we are stressed, what you said is true, it can endanger ourselves, so maybe it would be better to find another escape that has minimal risk and will not have a negative effect on us. I often meet a father sitting in front of his house while enjoying coffee and cigarettes, I don't know what's on his mind, but when I grow up I now feel that phase and that way is one of the escapes for me when I find so many problems that burden my mind.
You are right, gambling can certainly affect our thoughts and emotions when the results are not satisfactory, when looking for an escape of course what is sought is to calm the mind, but with gambling what will happen can be the opposite as you said it can be addictive and I think that's right.

Indeed every gambler need to know how to allocate the appropriate time and resources to gambling, because it gives us some level of advantage and control over our gambling habits and keeps us as far away as possible from getting addicted. Reports has it that those who tend to spend more time in gambling are more likely to get addicted because they spend both time meant for gambling and time meant for other important activities all on gambling, sometimes losing money isn’t the worst thing to happen to a gambler, sometimes the time we lose to gambling is also most precious, because if that time was invested in something else, it would’ve given much more better results than being wasted on gambling.
Same thing goes for money and resources too, thus the importance of knowing how to allocate the appropriate time and resources for these activities

usually those who gamble at the cemetery are those who gamble secretly, either from the authorities or their own families, but in countries that legalize gambling, there are rarely citizens who gamble at funerals.

actually why is there a sentence gambling for fun! it's all based on the habits of people who are a little stressed and then make their stress escape by gambling, quite a few also end up winning but not a few also end up getting more stressed because they run out of money (lose).

I myself gamble to relieve stress, the game I really like is bonanza and now mine, I set a limit so that when I run out of capital I will stop but when I win a few percent of the capital, I will restrain myself and withdraw the winnings.

Even if they know about the dangers of gambling, that will not stop them to keeps playing gambling because the rewards that they can gets is big enough that can makes them keeps coming back to the casino. Only those who can be wise treating gambling that can makes gambling as a fun thing and not for an escape from the reality because they see gambling is not a way to gives them more pleasure but only suffer especially if they lose much money. Those people knows and understand that gambling can only be use occasionally and not for too often because that can cause more problem for them.

Yes, that is right because they will not have a chance to stay away from gambling even for a while. They will just closer more and more without thinks about how they can reduce their gambling activity. But if they realizes that they need to responsible to themselves when playing gambling, they will not have a problem and even they can enjoy their time by playing gambling and stops playing gambling if they think it is enough to stops.

Gambling as an escape can makes them deeper in gambling and also getting addicted to gambling. So that is why we must reduce our gambling activity and not playing gambling excessively and too often to prevents the problems. We can only keep trying to control ourselves while we can learn more about how to use gambling properly.

It is why when we already use gambling occasionally to fills our spare time, we must keep like that and still limits ourselves using our money. If we can not do that, we will face many problems which can cause us to get addicted to gambling which we will not realize. Yes, controlling ourselves when playing gambling is a must so we don't have to worry with the problem.

Yes, in essence, using a casino in everyday life must be controlled properly even in good or bad conditions, self-control is still needed when playing a casino. It has been proven that if someone does not apply self-control when playing a casino, there will only be losses that he will get when there are no limits in time and financial management when betting or playing a casino wisely.


Yes, if someone already understands about real gambling, then he will play carefully and wisely in order to maintain his financial security. He must be able to control the casino as much as possible and as well as possible by using the casino only for entertainment, not for additional income. In my opinion, that is not a big problem because he knows when and how well he plays the casino.

When gambling is used as an escape it only causes more harm, sometimes people need something to forget about the worries and challenges of life, there are other things you can get involved in but using gambling as a coping mechanism would put you in a precarious situation. This is very different from those playing to make Profit or trying to entertain themselves but it's a dependency issue tied to your emotional and mental state. This could cause a serious addiction problem that might probably make life worse for you. Gambling shouldn't be used as an escape from life's problems or challenges.

If gambling is considered an escape, then a person's life will be much worse and they will never be able to get out of the problems they face. Why some people gamble can be much more responsible because they bet only when their heart condition is more pleasant and prepare enough money to enjoy gambling. The reasons for getting involved in gambling may have different versions, but in my opinion gambling can be much more responsible when people have full control in spending money.

It will be difficult for people to stop or not get involved in gambling if they do not have the ability to control themselves. Each individual has their own responsibility for gambling problems and if they are unable to control themselves, then others will not be able to stop the gambling activities they are doing.

Yes I understand that and I think it is a fairly natural mentality in gambling because no matter what and whenever we will always like money, but this way my friend I think we already know about how dangerous it is if we bring the goal of winning, I am also not a hypocrite in this matter, I like winning but what I mean is don't let winning be your main priority in gambling, or what I mean when I win then of course it will be very fun but when I lose then it doesn't matter to me and I only take the entertainment part of the sensation that I have gotten when I play.

You have mentioned the correct approach scenario to gambling which is to only bet the amount that we can afford to lose and that is the concept of gambling for entertainment which of course when your bet amount is small then when you lose it won't be a problem, but when we talk about gambling to make money then surely all the actions taken tend to always be excessive such as in terms of placing the amount of bets or in terms of time and hope for victory and that is what makes a gambler emotional.

Yes, that's only when or only if they know about the dangers of gambling, but what if they don't know about the potential dangers that lurk? Of course, so I don't think we can just conclude that everyone knows or is aware of the dangers of gambling because we can see that there are always people who treat gambling excessively or make gambling an escape without being based on any understanding of what and how gambling really is. In the end, all actions that lead to prevention will most likely only be able to be done when a gambler understands and is aware of the dangers of gambling when treated in the wrong way.

They know that gambling is not an escape from the reality or because of doing many things daily. By doing other things, he can reduce his gambling activities because he know that can risk his finances. Playing gambling is only for entertain ourselves after doing many activities but we can choose not to playing gambling because we can risk our money and losing it. They will not pursue the winning because they already think that winning in gambling is not easy. So they will only playing gambling occasionally with limits money to prevents the losses becomes bigger.

The ridiculous thing I've ever found from my friends is that they consider losing their money in gambling as saving, so the more money they lose, the bigger the win they will get later, this doesn't make sense but this happened to my friend who was already addicted to gambling, and why did he think like this, I think it's because of his wrong mindset in responding to gambling, like thinking there must be a win that happens after a series of losses that occur. Whether or not you are stressed when you lose depends on your mindset, if someone gambles for entertainment purposes then I don't think they will feel stressed because their goal is for entertainment, not to make money, but those who are stressed when they lose are people who have the goal of gambling to make a profit or win, with this of course they don't want to lose money but losing money is something that is certain to happen.

That is why I always advise playing in a casino only to those who have a lot of stress in their lives. And only in moderation, and not to sit for hours in an online casino. But for people who suffer from idleness, I do not advise betting or gambling at all, because free time should be devoted to self-development or sports. Such activities bring stable results, and there will be no disappointment, which is often found in gambling, when someone loses, spending both time and money.

You're not alone, everyone who gambles want to win and that's the reason why they gamble even if they lose money. They believe that after many losses they will get a jackpot and with that mindset they'll continue losing money.

It's also true that losses in gambling cause stress and winning causes happiness. If someone wins most of the time then that person never get stressed but if someone losses all the time then that person face huge stress levels.

Yes, by doing other positive activities, a gambler can reduce his gambling activities so that over time he will be entertained by his new activities.
It is true that gambling should be used as a place to entertain oneself rather than to find additional income because if the gambler continues to pursue victory and assumes that gambling can make money, then such a perception is a mistake and he will definitely regret it later because of the excessive actions he has done before.

Hmmm, seems people have converted burials which should be time for grieving to fun, that's insensitive of them to convert it to a group action. I am familiar with burial guests gambling online with their gadgets when they feel bored, but organizing groups in the burial environment for the sole purpose of  gambling is the height of negligence of the situation.

Gambling as a compensation for pain is as ineffective as using painkillers for an untreated severe injury. No matter the amount of painkillers you use, the situation would always get worse unless you go for proper medications, Gambling can make you forget about it temporarily, but the feelings always returns. the only way to get through those hurt feelings is to deal with them and get over them, sometimes therapy could help.

Gambling as sort of relief from pain is a pathway to more pain from addiction, and other misconducts. In the end you might have more pain to deal with  than what you already have momentarily.

Changing our mindset is easier said than done, but I agree that lowering our capital can also lower our frustration when we lose. I’ve tried to view gambling as entertainment, but when you win a big amount, greed sets in. You come back to gamble more, hoping to win even more, but often end up losing more money than you won, that's when the stress comes in.