Topic: GAMBLING DISORDER - page 3. (Read 1563 times)

Not everyone plays gambling for fun most people go into gambling because of the money they want to win from it, what i have observed from most young gamblers now are days is that they come into gambling as a result of them seeing someone who have won big money from gambling and the person is leaving well with the money might have started something good and they want to earn and be like that, which could only lead them out from the fun that gambling gives and they will end up focusing on the winning aspect which they might end up losing all the time.

The emphasis on gambling within anyone's means and not exceeding affordable limits is a crucial piece of advice for any people participating in games of chance. Losing within the affordable limits allows for a more balanced and composed response which implies the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship with gambling and avoiding the potential negative consequences that can arise from excessive or irresponsible behavior.

Regret is always a thing for gamblers which leads to the potential emotional toll that can accompany significant losses. Responsible gambling not only involves understanding the games and odds but also includes being aware of the financial limits and ensuring that the activity remains enjoyable without causing distress. Striking a balance and maintaining control over the gambling habits is key to ensuring that it remains a form of entertainment rather than a source of regret or financial strain.

If you find it difficult to control yourself when it comes to gambling, it's better to stop first. From what I see of you, I think you should stop your gambling before it gets worse and you end up in a bad situation. If you have been able to stop gambling for 6 months or a year, you are sure that you have control over yourself. I can see that right now you are a bit addicted to gambling, so if you can stop, do it first. You can do it, just believe in yourself that you can handle it, think positive always. You are the only one who will help you, so you should be able to handle it.

When you lose more than you can afford to, it will lead to regret at some point in time, but if you gamble within your means, it will have too much effect on you,  and in the end, you should be able to take whatever outcome with levity when you only gamble with an amount that you can bear at all time, this is very important to every normal gambler because only those who have been overtaken by greed and addiction will put in more than they can afford to lose and at the end, they will end up in regret due to their unbearable lose at some point.

C'mon man, you gotta do better than that. If you really couldn't control your urges get yourself admitted to a rehabilitation clinic and get treated not only for your gambling addiction but for your depression as well. I have a hunch that you've become addicted to gambling as a result of your depressive episodes which lead to you secluding yourself from the public. And whether I'm right or I'm wrong matters little cause at this point it's either you quit cold turkey and swear not to enter or touch any casino ever again, or you find a way to do so, with the most effective being that you get admitted to a rehabilitation center.

And I don't mean to downplay you but I don't think it's as "uncontrollable" as you're trying to put it my friend. The fact that you're still able to find the time to do stuff instead of gambling is a clear indication that you can steer away from it even if it's just a matter of hours or minutes. I have a good hunch you can pretty much quit cold turkey and substitute gambling with a productive hobby instead like going to the gym or finding a job that suits your skillsets. That's pretty much what you can do at this point which wouldn't rid you of access to your phone or devices. Or maybe reach out to family members and crash into their place while paying some of their rent. You need company if you want to quit gambling, that's the only effective solution I could really advise you right now.

That is a sure sign of addiction, you need to get help as soon as possible when gambling is causing you depression and the urge is so high this is a warning sign that gambling is too deep into you, and, only a professional can help you with your situation, no advice can help you cure in your suffering, you and your love ones are in danger because of your addiction, people who are addicted to gambling can do things that they will regret later so its better to get help now before something bad happens to you, rehabilitating yourself is the only way.

I can't imagine if a family all did gambling, maybe the family would be very difficult financially because of course with all of them playing gambling then their finances would prioritize gambling,  because in my opinion if one family member has gambled and shows the family also the family because they want to solve their financial problems,  maybe they will also be carried away by gambling. over time I think they can accept it and will stop with their addiction. because it is also for their own good.

It's true, someone who is addicted to gambling in my opinion will indeed experience differences in behavior and sooner or later of course it will become a question of their own family.  but this only applies to families who really pay attention to their family members to be honest,  in my opinion, not all families have a good relationship, and also with everyone's different attitudes  so there may be some of them who let one of their family members do things that they think are cool, fun, and make them comfortable. but on the other hand, most families are certainly not like this  a family must have a good relationship, so they pay attention to each other.

Seek help. If you want your privacy, you can go for a psychiatry consultant specialized with dealing compulsive gambling.
If you can't afford them, there are NGO and Government established Gambling Clinics and programs that may help you for free providing necessary counseling and support.
If you are in dire situation, many country have helpline to provide solutions through phone. There are many online international platforms like Gamblers Anonymous that provides support groups session.
This article is a good starting point for exploring ways to get rid of your gambling addiction https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm

It's not that easy as you're saying it, any individual that has gambled for most of his life and his mind has been used to gambling cannot just stop gambling like that. If an individual is addicted he'll continue gambling regardless of him being financial stable or not. There are some individual that'll gamble with the last money they have due to addiction. The only way a gambling addict can stop gambling is when he seeks the help of a professional or have his family helping him recover.

As an individual gambling, don't use gambling as a way of making money but use it as a way of entertaining yourself and you'll be less likely be addicted to gambling. If you already have a problem as you're gambling for money, look for work and change your mindset from gambling for money to gambling for entertainment and you can quit gambling from there. You also have to be disciplined to achieve quitting.

Most gamblers stop when their money runs out and come back when they have earned money or a salary, but this is if they work in real life and they gamble with the aim of enjoying gambling with the results of their hard work, but if they are addicted to gambling and do not have financial resources from anywhere. It will be difficult for them to stop and they will do anything to gamble and can no longer think about themselves so it seems as if gambling has changed their true character and some are also affected by mental disorders.

Yes, if they have the intention to stop, they have to look for a job that keeps them busy so they don't think about gambling all the time and they can also rest their brain so they don't get too stressed by gambling, and this takes time, but the most important thing is that someone must be able to replace their free time with other activities to divert their thoughts which are usually only about gambling.

Regrets do always at the end on which they cant really be able to make those realizations on early manner but rather it would really be happening in the end or at the bottom on which they've seeing themselves getting wrecked with gambling on which this could really be had been able to avoid if they are really just that mindful about on the things that they are really that dealing with.
This is why it would really be that best that you should really be that mindful about your actions and just do the things on what you should supposed to be done considering that
we are dealing with gambling on which this is something that cant really be that easily be ignored specially on playing gambling and getting addicted to it.

the first step is indeed to accept the reality about his gambling condition. if he will be in denial to himself, then that's hard to address as he won't really make a step to find the root cause of why he is into this lifestyle. accepting his circumstances will be the first thing to do if he is seriously changing his path for the betterment of himself.

with all the suggestions, opinions and pieces of advice written on this thread, i hope the OP finds time to read and contemplate on what he needs to do whenever he is into the depressed state and thinking of doing something to his life. also, he can look into the following activities to divert his attention from negative thoughts -
> talk to your loved ones, make a conversation with your family
> find another hobby that you think you have passion of
> look for sports that you think you can spend some time with
> camping / hiking / visit a tourist destination near your place / travel / have a road trip
> do some charity works
> declutter things in your room or at home, you may feel refresh if your surroundings is tidy
> meditate / find a yoga class

Yes, most likely that will be the case of the majority here, hitting rock bottom before they can realized that gambling is going to ruined their lives. So they better snap back and go back to reality and realized that gambling should not be the one to dictate everything for them. Gamblers can voluntarily give up, called self-exclusion, but it will take a lot from them. But first the OP should acknowledge that he has a gambling disorder, and then seek help from within his family and go to professionals for medical help. It's important to understand that overcoming a gambling problem takes time and commitment to the gamblers.

I would never qualify anyone on nuances, whether or not they are addicted to gambling.I don't understand what you mean by "a serious addict."

There are many addictions through which we as individuals can fall, but it is like cancer, not everyone dies, some are saved and others who thought they were healthy relapse and die.  Comparative at the limit, but as a psychologist will tell you.

One of the ways to help someone suffering from addiction is to help them find a specialist, a professional who can guide them and help them find the path to healing, even with medications and therapy.

Many terms used like the title of this thread, but they do not have to be related to addiction, the player goes through these stages in his playing process, it is an activity that requires mental and physical training, you have to eat well, sleep, etc.

So, if you are not aware of these things you are a player prone to these shortcomings.

As family members, we will want to encourage the family member who is addicted to gambling to be able to cure his gambling addiction because it can have a bad impact on him and his family. It was like when a man advised his younger cousin, who had already become an alcoholic. He never gave up trying to convince his younger brother to stop drinking alcohol and took him to a rehabilitation center. After inviting his younger brother for some time, his younger brother finally agreed to follow his older brother's advice, and now he has recovered from his alcohol addiction.

That is why, as a family member, we need to pay attention to other family members so that if their behavior starts to be different from usual, we can ask them directly what is happening to them. And before things change and get worse, we still have time to help him and encourage him to get out of his gambling addiction. This may be difficult because bringing awareness to people who are already addicted, whatever the addiction, will not be easy. Maybe more people are needed to help make him aware of his gambling addiction problem so that he can slowly become aware of his gambling activities, which have turned into a gambling addiction.

That's right, the family certainly won't let one of their family members experience something bad, so they will probably help as much as possible to overcome problems that happen to one of their family members. because family is the most valuable thing, and a good family will of course pay attention to each other, and also remember each other. including gambling, if one of their family members is addicted to gambling then I don't think they will just stay silent. Also, if I find that one of my family members is addicted to gambling, of course I will tell him about the effects and so on.

of course helping each other is what must be done in a family, because one person who is addicted to gambling can of course have an impact on the whole family, including family relationships, a family can be destroyed because of one person who is addicted to gambling, therefore it is more either tell it or direct it to things that have a positive side. Gambling is not always beautiful because sometimes it can also bring disaster. because prevention is better than cure.

It would be much better if someone could stop and return when he had more money to gamble. The biggest problem for those who are addicted to almost no way to stop because spirituality about gambling will affect psychological to continue to be in gambling. For those who are not addicted to gambling will be much easier to forget and the rest will be far more difficult to leave gambling for those who are already in the stages of severe addiction.

If someone can forget gambling and find other jobs that are much better will be more useful. Therefore, before being too far involved in gambling, you should use the budget responsibly and if we get defeat in the previous place then stop so as not to affect our finances to be worse.

what you do is "stop gambling immediately" you can come back when your finances have recovered, it has nothing to do with spirituality, it's better to forget about gambling and look for work, slowly your life will improve

It is the hope of everyone who wants to see their family live comfortably and prosperously. They will try their best, help and support each other so that each person will protect and look after other family members and warn them if one of the family members has done something that could cause problems. And if one of the family members experiences a problem, they will try to find a way out so they can solve the problem. If someone gambles, they will also warn him, monitor him, and ask him to leave gambling before they experience worse problems.

If there is a family member who is addicted to gambling, they will immediately help him and find a way out so that the family member who is addicted to gambling can recover quickly and will not gamble again because he has had a bad experience. And if family members hide their gambling activities until they become addicted to gambling, other family members will know about it. They will not let it go too long so that the family member who is addicted to gambling can be cured.

Gambling disorder is not a disease diagnosed by any doctor. It's a disease you can inflict on yourself and later seek for help and advice from people and psychologist. The best way to escape from gambling disorder is by totally exempt yourself from anything gambling discussion. By targing it a virus that want to end your life. By so doing it becomes irritating to you whenever you encounter it. And use you time more frequently for other meaningful things that will keep your mind away from it.