Topic: Gambling therapy - page 6. (Read 1130 times)

You are right, any one who's in control of his gambling behavior wouldn't be needing the help of a therapist unless you believe that certain behaviors are not being maintained or your crossing the line of your gambling limit which I think happens most times to all gamblers even though they will not accept the fact but for someone who is sensitive enough, I think having a section with good therapist is not a bad idea but. In order cases, if you also notice that you don't stop gambling until you exhaust the amount you have in your funding account it's another means of identifying a little problem talking about addiction.

Gambling therapy usually for people who can not holds themselves when playing gambling. Those people difficult to stops themselves so they needs a help from the therapy to learn controlling themselves. The therapy is needed for people to have self control from something that can cause damage for his life.

But if people thinks that they needs to join in that therapy, they can  visits on the rehabilitation centre or a place that conduct the therapy. They can learn from other people story about how they control themselves in gambling. They can meet others so they can  share many things, not just about gambling.

Gambling therapy can helps people to stay away from the addiction. But people must discipline to follows step by step from the therapy center. But if you thinks that you can responsible with your gambling activity, you don't need that therapy.

To be honest, I don't feel like I need therapy for gambling every now and then. I agree with you that therapy is mostly intended for people who're already struggling with an addiction or any other mental illness, such as an alcoholic or someone suffering from depression. What am I going to say to therapy that I came here for prevention? I don't find it necessary unless you have other issues you'd like to discuss, and to be honest, most of us, including myself, do.

There is prevention, and there is therapy. You are talking about prevention when you say that every player should do this. This will be useful for absolutely every person who gambles. Therapy, in my understanding, is what is intended for people who already have problems with this and they themselves cannot solve them. Let's take the example of alcohol. There is a person who can drink alcohol in moderation and does not need outside help, such as a doctor or therapist. And there is a person who has problems with alcohol, he needs help. Both drink alcohol, but one needs help and the other doesn't.

You wont really be needing any check ups
You wont really be needing on approaching someone
You wont really be needing on spending money for those professional fees and others services
You wont really be needing up the hassle on going into various things to quit up gambling.

On the moment that you had found yourself on such condition. Whereas you are already that getting addicted into it then it would really be that just that enough on making yourself or mind
to fixed out if you would be having that planning on quitting gambling. Yes, it would really be that not simple but its not impossible. Each person does have that different control when it comes
into their mind on which you could really be able to control and quit up gambling for good. So it would really be something situational because not all would really be that good
or would be that successful and this is why we do see different situation.

Problem gambling is way deeper than losing and bankruptcy, according to the explanation about gambling problems, it is more likely gambling addiction so simply winning won't solve it.  When a person become gambling addict, therapy is really needed for the person to be cured of gambling addiction.  

Problem gambling as stated is a gambling disorder which is recognized as mental health problem. To explain problem gambling much more deeply, you can check this site[1] to see its explanation and the scope it covers.



If you have full control of yourself in gambling, sure.  This simply means you do not have a gambling problem so you really does not need any kind of gambling therapy and it is wise to not take the treatment because you do not need it.  But the case is, if the person have signs of these problem gambling, then the things you suggested is not enough to treat a person with gambling addiction and it is where the gambling addiction treatment or gambling therapy comes in.

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[1] https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/faqs-what-is-problem-gambling/

How many people will take this therapy thing seriously in present times, especially with the knowledge of its free nature. any free thing is often met with laxity and lack of commitment from the people concerned. Attaching a fee no matter how small would've made the service look more honorable. people attach value to medical checkups because they want to live long and want to maximize the fee thy pay for such services

never had a therapy session before, so I don't know how this will slow down or make an addict seek repentance, but nonetheless, its still a welcome development and sure it's being organized by experts who understand gambling and its addiction patterns from top to bottom, so I kind of give them a thumbs up, but I'm not sure of enrolling anytime soon.

You can control your instincts, but some people lose all control and start doing stupid moves like pawn the car or worse things just like keep gambling. You have no idea how deep that hole can get. And for sure therapy can help a lot of people, just like the ones who are addicted to drugs and therapy is the only way to save them.

As long as you know yourself... but some people hit depression and there is when the bad things happen.

Since I already know that I'm still under control in terms of my gambling behaviour, what's the point of going for that therapy? Unless I just want to try out my gambling behaviour, I mean for it to be examined by a professional to see if what I call being under control is truly one.
 
Because there are some bad behaviours we might not see as being because, within us, we are doing the right thing until we are being analysed and confirmed otherwise by a professional. If not, I don't see it as very necessary to get that therapy.

I think problem gambling is about losing and bankruptcy, so the way to overcome it is to win. After all, winning will also make you feel better compared to having to do therapy which will not necessarily make you better. Even if I get gambling therapy services for free, I personally wouldn't be interested because I think the way to make me mind and body better is to rest, sleep or maybe even go on holiday. But the point is, as long as we can be responsible with good discipline in managing finances, then I am sure these factors will make a better life even when coupled with betting.

I tried opening the link you shared, at least it's good enough for someone who wants to try it online. although in fact we don't know for sure whether it is useful or not for gamblers, especially those who experience disorders. But, there's no harm if anyone wants to try the therapy you share in this thread. referring to what you said, actually I don't feel like I'm experiencing any problems or need help from this online therapy. I wouldn't do it, even if it's only doing it twice a year.
Well, for me personally it's the opposite. If there is something we consider a problem, then that is the problem. I mean, even in this scenario it's a good thing. for example, routine health checks and all kinds of things. but when we feel something is wrong, then that is the problem. more precisely, if the things that we initially consider gambling are fun and entertainment, such as playing anything and that becomes a problem for us. meaning, in other words, you need help, therapy or any ideas to give up the habit of gambling, or even just to check your health. which can be interpreted as mental health, it is the same as inviting it into our minds regarding worries if we are in trouble.
Maybe your idea could be a good idea for us gamblers, but I don't do it because we ourselves should be the ones who have implemented concepts related to gambling and its limits, especially as an alarm for self-control.
Exceptions, a person does need help to reduce the tendency to overplay.

I like the fact that the explanation is simple, IMO the reason why is simple is for easy explanation for gamblers that are filled up with gamble depression to understand it easily.
Yeah. When someone is sick that's when he visits the hospital for medical checkups in other to take treatment. So when it's a game related thing, you shouldn't just visit a gamble therapy when you aren't getting addicted to gamble, unless you know you are gradually becoming addicted to gamble before you go ahead and seek an advise from a gamble therapy. When you are gambling responsible, it makes no sense to visit a therapist for gamble advise.

Well, for someone who is addicted and have some gambling issues, they probably would need some therapy to help them easy into their current situation. Gambling can be a bit emotional sometimes and one might need to go for therapy if it gets out of hand. Most time what I know people go is rehabilitation camps where they get to meet people of some issues like gambling addiction and they get to know more ideas how each of them have been able to counter the gambling problem. As long as a gambler can remain in control, he might not be needing a therapy. He just have to keep it that way to avoid losing control.

Check-up is not a therapy it is a process to know one's condition.  I agree that we all need this kind of routine to ensure that our mental and physical condition (even spiritual) is at its peak at most.  While I agree with the regular check-up, I do not think someone with a good condition is in need of therapy, so I oppose your idea that everyone even with a good conditioned body and mind needs to undergo a therapy.

Applying it to gambling therapy, those who are not in a situation of having a gambling problem or any sign of it needs a gambling therapy because there is nothing to cure in the first place.  So I think it is absurd to undergo a gambling therapy if we are in full control of ourselves and does not show any kind of gambling addiction or gambling problem.  Even if we go to a dr. and the Dr. assessed that we are not addicted to gambling, they won't recommend us to undergo a gambling therapy.  Just imagine a perfectly sane person undergoing psychiatric treatment or being confined in a psychiatric ward for treatment... isn't that absurd?

@ Charles -Tim, do you know that it is very difficult for you to see a gambling addict who can boldly accept that he is an addict?  how does  some people's relatives even find out that their brother has become a gambling addict when they don't even know that such person is a gambler because some people are so addicted to gambling but yet nobody knows about it because they are always indoors gambling with their phones. I think it is advisable to get people into talking before taking them to professional therapist for professional examination because some people will go as far as pretending not to be addicted to gambling because they are ashamed of what they have become and what people will say about the life style they are living. In my opinion, if there is a case of a strong gambler the person should be taking to a therapist.

In my personal opinion, those who are willing to get therapy, are so because they believe there is something working going on with themselves and they need to find a solution not to suffer so heavily from the symptoms. Would be really necessary to take a look at therapy even though one is completely under control? I think not, but I could be beneficial to search for therapy as soon as something within the gambling sessions start to feel off or wrong, but we cannot but a finger on it.
I believe that would be the perfect moment to know where to go and the steps to reach out for help.

As a side comment, I think it is great there are placed on the internet intended for people to help each other with problem gambling or any sort of addiction.

Therapy is a therapy. The only difference is that one can be done online and the other is in the real world but I think online can be ineffective, although can only be free. I'd say ineffective because it's still different from seeing the therapist face to face and they can also do some physical therapy with us. Gambling problem is one of the most famous problems in the world, even if you can't see a person struggling with it or doing/applying a therapy for it.

Good to hear that you are still responsible with your gambling activities mate. I hope you can retain it forever but in case you got in the wrong direction, always remember that you are not alone and there are always people around you to help you combat it.

Online gambling therapy? I don't know if it's effective or not but it's a good step, just like in the gambling platform service guide for gambling addiction health services, I think it's the same and if maybe someone who has a strong intention to quit can be effective for those who really want to quit.

But from the average that I have encountered people doing therapy on online lectures or getting online teaching in addiction services it is not effective, it is better in person, but this is good and also free.

I agree to this as even our general well been health wise, we are usually advice not to wait till we are sick before we get to visit the hospital but to make sure we ca be able to get routine checks wherein from we will get to know when we are at risk and definitely start doing things about it at its very early stage and to wait till its at the stage where its then chronic and a problem to everyone apart from the gambler alone. gambling therapy routine check should be encourage so as to help gamblers stay away from gambling addiction just before they are victims of the addiction already. We should wait till some one gets addicted before we will recommend or administer therapy as at that point it becomes even difficult taking care of, but at the very early stage it can be taken acre of and it will be much easier even for the gambler to be able to stay away from the addiction that comes with gambling, but at chronic stages, even help especially professional help becomes more difficult to hand and expensive because it may come with complications sometimes and all of that will make the gambler who can not afford professional help to become a menace to the society and even to their own self because they don't have to be able to really getting to be able to get the kind of help they need to get out of the gambling addiction.

You have just stated the fact and that's the gospel truth as no level of therapy that is given to a gambling addict that will change their mindset. If people understands the need to value every money they have and not spend it recklessly on a game of probability then that will be the best therapy because some persons literally don't know the value of money maybe simply because they didn't work so hard to earn the money or they get it on a platter of Gold whereby their parents has already set the part for them and make them get access to money so such people can spend money extravagantly on frivolous things but anyone who truly works so hard to earn money will learn to spend judiciously because they know what it took them to make the money. Gambling isn't bad but one's approach towards it will determine if others will see it as being bad or not.

If anyone gives value to their gambling habits over the conditions they go through to make money then such a person will end up living a very wayward life because being addicted to gambling will make them lose almost everything they've got. We should be very careful in our quest to make more money or double our income through gambling since it doesn't work the way we expect most of the time.