Topic: Gambling as an escape - page 11. (Read 2432 times)
It sounds very strange to me - to have fun during a funeral. I know that in Spanish-speaking countries there is a special attitude towards death and the dead, but in my opinion, in most countries this is not the case. Of course, everything depends on who died and under what circumstances. If it is a tragic death of a young person who did not have time to live, then it is more than strange to have fun about it. But if it is a natural death of an elderly person who may have even suffered a little from helplessness before death and death became a deliverance from suffering for him - then most likely you can even be happy for this person. The person stopped his torment. But in any case, I would not associate death and a casino.
gambling at a funeral, now that's wild. i would have never in my life imagined to see gambling and funeral used in the same sentence.
where i'm from if they catch you gambling at a funeral which is considered super disrespectful, you will have your own funeral the next day
escaping reality by gambling only makes the hole you are trying to escape deeper. if you are going thru difficulties in life, gambling, drugs, alcolo or anyother form of escape is not the answer.
where i'm from if they catch you gambling at a funeral which is considered super disrespectful, you will have your own funeral the next day
escaping reality by gambling only makes the hole you are trying to escape deeper. if you are going thru difficulties in life, gambling, drugs, alcolo or anyother form of escape is not the answer.
For now, maybe the main reason for gambling is an escape from stressful conditions due to lot of work or some other things related to mental pressure for an adult man who already has responsibilities for his family, this will be kind of entertainment to relieve fatigue and thoughts that have more pressure in life.
As long as can still control yourself, whatever the reason and purpose of gambling except for making money, it will not have bad impact.
As long as can still control yourself, whatever the reason and purpose of gambling except for making money, it will not have bad impact.
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?
Undoubtedly, making certain decisions under pressure of emotions can be very problematic, gambling shouldn't be an option to ease stress of mourning in this regard and I don't think if that's even possible. But however, I have seen senerio cases of some gambling activities going on in a funeral ground but I must say majority of those participating might not really be mourning and grieving the death of their love one, not everybody that are present at a funeral ground came for the funeral, so many will only attend just to feel entertained with the activities going on at the funeral, and this are the sets of people that can easily find themselves indulging in such activities during a funeral ceremony. 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?
Gambling to escape from the real world, this is something I have often found it seem when I see my friends who are having economic difficulties but they still force themselves to gamble and hope to get lucky. But when they are in a sad mood and in a place where they shouldn't be, they vent by gambling. I have never found that because I think it is quite ridiculous, it makes more sense if the person is stressed, he gambles when the mood is no longer sad and he can go gamble somewhere else to avoid thinking too hard. I myself cannot deny this, many people when they have problems actually vent to bad things but end up getting more trouble.
No offense, but gambling at a funeral??
Honestly I find this to be disrespectful to the mourners and the dead
..but hey at the end of it we all have different cultures on how these processions are conducted should respect the cultural differences 🙏
Btw coming to think about turning to gambling for someone that is grieving could be a couping mechanism because some resort to alcohol and whatever calms the nerve...so I guess no judging others
Honestly I find this to be disrespectful to the mourners and the dead
..but hey at the end of it we all have different cultures on how these processions are conducted should respect the cultural differences 🙏Btw coming to think about turning to gambling for someone that is grieving could be a couping mechanism because some resort to alcohol and whatever calms the nerve...so I guess no judging others
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
There are many types of gambling because if you gamble regularly and all the time you are more likely to be the real one. But if you again leave the work and leave the family and you only indulge in jewels, then your problem will increase. Gambling is usually not a time-and-time game, gambling should be played according to the right time rules, then the signs of addiction will be less.
And if you start regular gambling straight away, your family will be destroyed by addiction, and if you run away from it, it will be self-deception. Because by your actions you have deceived yourself, therefore to conduct yourself properly, joy must be indulged for a time because it is played by many for fun.
No, because the situation is more dangerous when we play while stressed, it is difficult to control our emotions when we are in a problematic situation or stressed when placing bets, it is better to use free time to gamble rather than just as an outlet
You know that gambling is all about luck and is not about what you predict, you can use a negative emotion and predict gambling and it happens that every thing you predict play for you, what about people who gambles once they are drunk, I have meant people like that in a betting shop, we need to understand everything about gambling that is about luck not by prediction, prediction can make you you win but not occasionally, just assumption and procrastination can make you to win, people who drinks to gamble are the most people who wins gambling from day one. 
This is the first time I have heard about this, and how someone can get involved in gambling when they are grieving after losing a loved one. But regardless, whatever the reason the person goes to the casino, gambling is not an escape to relieve stress.
And although, there may be some people who manage to relieve stress by going to the casino and gambling or placing bets, but if you look at the percentage, this number is much smaller compared to those who are stressed because of gambling. Gambling will only entertain you when you are lucky enough to get a win, if otherwise which means losing especially losing a large amount and you are not ready to bear the loss, then gambling will only make you feel more stressed and even depressed.
Therefore, I never make gambling a place to escape when I am stressed or having a problem, especially if it is a financial problem.
And although, there may be some people who manage to relieve stress by going to the casino and gambling or placing bets, but if you look at the percentage, this number is much smaller compared to those who are stressed because of gambling. Gambling will only entertain you when you are lucky enough to get a win, if otherwise which means losing especially losing a large amount and you are not ready to bear the loss, then gambling will only make you feel more stressed and even depressed.
Therefore, I never make gambling a place to escape when I am stressed or having a problem, especially if it is a financial problem.
But unfortunately, a lot of people are using gambling to relieve their stress or to escape from their disappointments in life. We know that gambling is for entertainment purposes, however, we all know that a lot of them are hoping to earn good profits from their bets.
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
I don't, but I know many people do. Actually, every of us try to escape from daily stress somehow in different manners. The problem is when the escapist method becomes an addiction, and gambling is a common one among all of them. When this happens, it could be that the individual isn't escaping solely from a daily common stress at all, rather he is trying to escape from something more serious which has a deeper impact over his intrapsychic life. It could be an attempt to escape from himself (his self).It happens when the person can't maintain a conscious state of mind, due to it being extremely aversive and unbearable to be tolerated. Examples are traumas from the past, or current situations which have become unhealthy for the person, so they have to escape somehow. The ephemeral pleasures proportionated by activities like gambling proportionate a powerful disconnection from the conscious state of mind, so they restrict themselves to physical body sensations in the present time.
However, as the pleasure is ephemeral, they need more of this each new time, in higher dosages, always the aversive conscious state of mind takes place once again. That is when the addiction is developed. It's important to understand this process to find healthy alternatives to solve problems in life, instead of seeking for escapist measures which only make the situation worse on long run.
This is the first time I have heard about this, and how someone can get involved in gambling when they are grieving after losing a loved one. But regardless, whatever the reason the person goes to the casino, gambling is not an escape to relieve stress.
And although, there may be some people who manage to relieve stress by going to the casino and gambling or placing bets, but if you look at the percentage, this number is much smaller compared to those who are stressed because of gambling. Gambling will only entertain you when you are lucky enough to get a win, if otherwise which means losing especially losing a large amount and you are not ready to bear the loss, then gambling will only make you feel more stressed and even depressed.
Therefore, I never make gambling a place to escape when I am stressed or having a problem, especially if it is a financial problem.
And although, there may be some people who manage to relieve stress by going to the casino and gambling or placing bets, but if you look at the percentage, this number is much smaller compared to those who are stressed because of gambling. Gambling will only entertain you when you are lucky enough to get a win, if otherwise which means losing especially losing a large amount and you are not ready to bear the loss, then gambling will only make you feel more stressed and even depressed.
Therefore, I never make gambling a place to escape when I am stressed or having a problem, especially if it is a financial problem.
Gambling activity will be considered as the least form of stress free activity personally, if others view gambling as fun, enjoyment i don’t support the opinion but mine is from a different perspective. Even if we all should consider gambling as fun sometimes we get hurt by letting our emotions lead, we all want to win and I will consider a regular win as fun but when involved with lose I disagree. People who gamble where is not appropriate for gambling as op made an example maybe they have their reason, this practice is so rare in my locality or argument leading to bet is more common tho as humans in crowed environment people usually create loud noise and opinion so it’s understandable if group of people choose to bet for backing up their argument not the regular casino games etc.
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 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?
This has been a topic several times, what I view in this being an escape from stress would probably not focused on that state. Because, there's a lot of ways on how to divert stress not just gambling all alone. People who seems to be fanatic with betting their money without even giving value the importance of it will definitely have that kind of mindset. Most probably these will become a daily habits in which doesn't bring good outcome if not managed very well.
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?
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
It is not a good idea to use gambling as an escape from reality or it will have a bad impact on our life. People that just got a bad news should not go to gamble to try to escape that news. You will still have to come back to face the reality that that problem is still there therefore instead of running away, we should face the problem and come out stronger. We should use that situation as a means to gain more experience in life and continue to move forward. I know that gambling is being tried to be used as an escape by some people but I did not know that gambling are being done in burial. I find it kind of disrespect to the dead, I would not allow anything like gambling in my love ones funeral. Gambling should be known with you having a good time and not bad time.
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?
It is the first time I am hearing that people gamble during funeral. Do they bet who will be buried next? Lol, jokes aside, it does seem weird to me that people in your country starts gambling in funeral. Or was this just an excuse to gamble, and then eventually turned into a culture?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?
For people that choose gambling as a way to escape reality, I wonder why would they choose this forming of entertainment where they will have to spend a lot of money and be in constant stress? Anyway, I would say it is a very bad idea since gambling while grieving wont help you make informed decisions resulting in severe financial losses.
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?
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
I really wish there is real intention of people gambling with to have fun, there could be but if you do the math's right, the number of people that are gambling to make money is far far more than the other people that are gambling for various reasons. Personaly, if you are stress you shouldn't be gambling because of the emotional attachment that you will have, it's better to engage in other things than gamble to make it even worse.
Many people that are gambling today, if they get another opportunity to make money, the people left in gambling ecosystem will be few because most of them wouldn't gamble again. A lot of people are gambling because they are looking for alternative to make money and that's why the casino is making thousands and millions of profits everyday without struggling. There is no way you will gamble when you are in need of money without been emotional.
If you are going through a tough phase in life, i don't think gambling is the right thing to give you comfort, if you find comfort in gambling, that is even a bad thing, because you may end up an addict. If you are going through something in life, try to talk to those who love you, or you seek the professional help of a therapist, gambling should not be an option.
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.
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.
Gambling at funerals?, to be honest, this is wild. And the amusing thing is that most of the replies above can attest to this, which even makes it more crazier. What's this world really turning into if gamblers can't pay their last respect without avoiding gambling in one day or two. Just like someone said above, it is better to face real world problems, rather than using gambling as frequent short term solution.
What is your country? Maybe there are some specific "politic" situation that can influence this perspection?!
I strongly believe that, that's the case from what the OP has said so far.
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There are different approaches in real life gambling. Both from casinos owner than from players.
I don't think this is something "national" based but is something related to the environment or the marketing itself.
If you enter in some periferic bingo rooms where people could even smoke inside, you know very well that there is a different atmosphere of a glamour casino!
I don't think this is something "national" based but is something related to the environment or the marketing itself.
If you enter in some periferic bingo rooms where people could even smoke inside, you know very well that there is a different atmosphere of a glamour casino!
It seems gamblers have their own definition of gambling and the quality of places that suits them. Not everyone have tried some of these good casinos, so telling the experience might be difficult.
But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
No, because the situation is more dangerous when we play while stressed, it is difficult to control our emotions when we are in a problematic situation or stressed when placing bets, it is better to use free time to gamble rather than just as an outlet
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