Topic: Gambling as an escape - page 14. (Read 4114 times)

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But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?

If they are indeed fond of gambling, then it is likely that they will not be able to easily get rid of their habit, especially when someone is already addicted to acute gambling, then any game out there will not be able to satisfy them if not gambling games, even though the losses and losses that are always experienced do not make them stop but make them want to continue gambling to get even bigger wins, this happens because of the wrong mindset that drives them to continue gambling.
You are right, something called an escape should be able to provide satisfaction without risk, but if gambling is used as an escape, it is very risky, moreover it can affect our own feelings and maybe our feelings will be even more chaotic, instead of wanting to improve our mood but instead making everything more complicated. Therefore, it is better to look for something else than gambling as an escape because not only gambling can make us satisfied, but if we are already seriously addicted it is also difficult.

This is crazy to me and I will never regard gambling as a way of mourning the dead or rather as a means of raising funds for the dead. What if during the cause of the gambling, the gamblers involve in fights, isn't it burdening to you? There should always be a better way of making a befitting funeral for the dead but count gambling out of it. This is similar to people who drink alcohols and get themselves heavily drunk in the name of wake keeping? I don't think any right minded person won't regard this kind of honor.

The fact that the Philippines are practicing this does not justify the reason why we should make it right. Even though whenever we come up with discussions like this, people quickly mention utterances such as they are entitled to their lifestyles or culture. That it is their tradition to do so does not still make it right to me. There are always better ways to mourning the dead.

You can't generalized mate, there are countries that could have this as their tradition, so you can't blame them.

Just read it here:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_Philippines

So for them it's not disrespect, but a way to honor the person and specially if the person is poor, they can get some money from the result of gambling itself as they can get some from those gamblers specially the one that won.

In the Philippines, gambling is not just a pastime, but a way to honor the dead. Betting games, mah jong, and card tables are often set up at Filipino wakes, or paglalamay, where the tradition is to keep a 24-hour vigil over the deceased until the burial. Making wagers at games such as "sakla", the Philippine version of Spanish tarot cards, is particularly common at wakes, because the family of the deceased gets a share of the winnings to help cover funeral expenses.[42]

“It has its functions, it is a way of keeping mourners around,” Randolf David, a sociology professor at the University of the Philippines, told Reuters. Businesses dedicated to operating these games go from one wake to another, David said. He added that small syndicates often operate such games, moving from one wake to another.[43]

This is the first time that I have heard that people gamble on funerals. It's a shame though. Why would anybody do it ?
I only gamble when I am in the mood to have fun and enjoy my lesiure time.
Most of the time I am busy working but when I do get the time to gamble, I enjoy it well.

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?

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?