Topic: Gambling as an escape - page 8. (Read 4114 times)

so it is difficult for them to enjoy the gambling games.

Yes, it can be that way, no doubt, but it must also be emphasized that things are very good, you will say how they are, for example, I am a person who knows how to play slots, I feel relaxed because the music or the adrenaline of playing and almost winning is something that I like, it excites me, however this is something that not everyone sees that way, for me it can be an escape, it's like going to see my country's team at the stadium, however even though it is an escape, it has to be done responsibly, we cannot lose control because in the end we lose money.

Yes, it can be that way, no doubt, but it must also be emphasized that things are very good, you will say how they are, for example, I am a person who knows how to play slots, I feel relaxed because the music or the adrenaline of playing and almost winning is something that I like, it excites me, however this is something that not everyone sees that way, for me it can be an escape, it's like going to see my country's team at the stadium, however even though it is an escape, it has to be done responsibly, we cannot lose control because in the end we lose money.

You're absolutely right mate, just as you Said earlier gambling is part of fun and entertainment nothing attached you can only win in gamble that's if luck is on your side as long as gambling is concerned there's nothing like strategy even if you apply all the whole strategies in gamble definitely you will still end up losing your money. Moreover is only those set of people that doesn't have any source of income that sees gambling as a means of making Money without knowing that gambling is not what someone can rely on reason is because is very difficult to predict the outcome.

In our country, it is a tradition where when there is a funeral in a place, there is always gambling while there is a funeral taking place in a place.
And the gambling that is often seen is card games, mahjong; this is what is often seen if the deceased does not have death insurance.

But in this era, I rarely see it; maybe if there is still something like this in our country, it is only seen in squatter areas, not in subdivisions or villages.

Some people escape from the reality by doing different things but they don't want to admitted that. They feels that they can not hold their emotion if they doing that thing so they decide to escape from that thing by doing other activities that can makes them forget their routine activities. Maybe that is what people did by escaping themselves in gambling so they use the word "escape" to describe their situation. But people should know that when they escape or run away from the problems, that will not solve the problem instead will gives more problems. So they must back to the problem and trying to solve it before they do other activities.

Actually, the word "escape" alone is problematic, because logically it means that someone is running away from what they should face, so this is also very risky to cause even bigger problems. As you said, gambling has an effect that can make someone feel at home for a long time to continue gambling, so it poses a risk because someone who "runs away from problems" brings unstable emotions, I can be sure of that. And maybe from that emotion it can cause something unwanted, instead of being able to relieve the problem, it actually makes the person even more stressed.

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?

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?

Actually, the word "escape" alone is problematic, because logically it means that someone is running away from what they should face, so this is also very risky to cause even bigger problems. As you said, gambling has an effect that can make someone feel at home for a long time to continue gambling, so it poses a risk because someone who "runs away from problems" brings unstable emotions, I can be sure of that. And maybe from that emotion it can cause something unwanted, instead of being able to relieve the problem, it actually makes the person even more stressed.

But if we use gambling as an escape, we must know how to treat gambling with right because gambling can tempt us easily and makes us stay for a long term. It is better we use gambling for a way to have fun in our spare time and not for an escape so we will know when we must stops gambling immediately.

We must use limit when playing gambling so we don't lose too much money while we only want to enjoy our spare time by playing gambling. Yes, having control is a must for gamblers so they will not break the limits and could still aware with the temptation from gambling.

If gambling gives you some distraction or relief from your busy life then it may be used for temporary escape I think.

I also want to say like you every gambler should be careful about his gambling limits and determine when he has to stop when he loses several times at a time. we should keep in mind we gamble to get relief from work but somehow this gambling does not become a cause of our turmoil. For that you have to have control over yourself, if you lose you have to accept it and stop playing to ensure your stress level doesn't go up anyhow. Great to hear that you have been able to develop a sense of responsible gambling, it is really hard not to chase after losing!

I never have found anyone in my country gambling when they are grieving or in the cemetery. But I ever frequently seen people gambling when they have parties like weeding in his home. They are playing cards and dominoes, bet a small money and sometime with huge amount of money if the host join in playing too.

If gambling gives you some distraction or relief from your busy life then it may be used for temporary escape I think.

I also want to say like you every gambler should be careful about his gambling limits and determine when he has to stop when he loses several times at a time. we should keep in mind we gamble to get relief from work but somehow this gambling does not become a cause of our turmoil. For that you have to have control over yourself, if you lose you have to accept it and stop playing to ensure your stress level doesn't go up anyhow. Great to hear that you have been able to develop a sense of responsible gambling, it is really hard not to chase after losing!

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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?

I do.

And it is not a problem to me if ever I even got more stress than relieving it when I gamble. The mere fact that I have chosen to gamble is what I think shall give my mind some sense of assurance that I will be fine.

But when things go wrong, I have to accept it and there is nothing I can do but to stop on that day and leave all things until the next day comes.

In certain difficult situations in life alcohol and gambling can look like a good escape strategy but keep in mind that in most of the cases you are throwing yourself in more difficult situations than those that you were initially in. In gambling is much more dangerous than alcohol as if you get drunk you will spend a specific amount of money but you will not spend more than that and you will call it a day. In other situations like gambling we don't know how good we are at handling emotions as when you go from a difficult situation to forget about it through gambling if you lose money you become even more stressed and you go with clouded judgement most of the time. It is such judgment that will lead you to losing more money and it is such decision which will make you even more stressed than you already were before starting gambling, so gambling as an escape is the worse idea someone can have.