Topic: Gambling as an escape - page 9. (Read 4114 times)

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.

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.

Yes, that's right, as you said a gambler uses a long-term means of making money from gambling even though he has a good strategy and experience. the losses and regrets that will come behind cannot be avoided by every professional gambler. The idea is that gambling is just a place to have fun for a while, not to make money, but rather a place to get rid of boredom. In gambling, winning is not by strategy but by luck and it doesn't happen more than once.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Being stressed because of losing is common in gamblers who always aim to win. If they are just looking for entertainment, I think this type of gambler will stop gambling if they lose and not continue because losing is a sign to end their fun so that they don't get too deep into losing, and that will end up making them stressed and addicted.

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.

Gambling is not a long term strategy it can be a temporary strategy and gamblers get very limited value from their experience. I use strategy when gambling and by long term planning here I mean limiting allocations and having fun. Entertainment is essential for people and if you are always busy with daily activities then there may be chances of mental breakdown so you should find peace of mind through gambling. Yes thinking of ways to make money can be a big wrong decision for gamblers but sometimes you can win a big bet. Recognizing that most of the chances of losing when gambling are within yourself can help you avoid becoming addicted and even reduce the tendency to lose more money.

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?

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.

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

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.

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.