Topic: Health Benefits of Gambling - page 6. (Read 2242 times)

On #1, gambling's main objective is to give entertainment to the players but again we wage real money, it depends on how the person now how they handles their emotions, people could be happy because of their winnings, sad, angry, and fearful every time they lose and make a wage on the game or else depression and anxiety due to excessive playing of gambling so it depends on the person if this improves their mood, and tested out their emotional intelligence. On #2 could be a stress reliever but could be lead like the end of the statement in #1 its part of the entertainment so if you win sure you will really relieve your self but how about you lose? could bring stress of course if money matters.

Yes, it has. But I think the losing factor is always the apple of our eyes.
When we are winning, what happens? Did you ask yourself that or are you too inclined with the bad effects of gambling? I do agree that OP should've also listed the cons of gambling when it comes to health but the pros do exist.

Sports gamblers do appreciate this. The boost of emotions when watching games.
When I have money on the line for my favorite team, I cheer as loud as I can for that team to win. I get angry when they do foolish plays and I get happy when they are on the lead. All those emotions are good for our health, especially after the pandemic when we had a hard time finding the entertainment that would give us joy.

About those who took loans for their gambling habits, well that's being an irresponsible gambler and that should not be recommended to any gambler.
They took the risk, they must also answer for that.
I just read one good statement somewhere, "When you deposit money in a casino site, it's not your money anymore." IMO, that's true and it becomes like a casino coin unless you withdraw it and can spend it with something else, that is yours.

Gambling should have the opposite effects on someone, if a person is not relaxing and having a good time while gambling, and instead they are getting more stressed out because of it, then it is time those people look for another hobby.

Now such high levels of stress could be explained if a gambler was using too much money and every single loss was too much for them to handle, and in that case this can be easily solved by lowering the size of our bets to something more manageable.

  To me I feel it all left for person to be an addict because we all have a choice, in everything we do we always a choice, you can choose to quit gambling when you feel you are getting to it too much, those that suffer from addiction they let that get to them, if they take it upon their self stop they can. And with just discipline they can work on their self. Gambling first of is not mearnt for everyone, not everyone has the heart of gambling and taking losses. People reacts to losses differently those that have the compulsive ability shouldn’t even think of gambling.
  Same way some people are complaining of losing in gamble, they are still some who still benefit from gambling and have record success with it. Like I said gambling is not for everyone, it’s a game of chance and luck. Nothing is guaranteed that’s one thing you should know. We don’t have keep  stressing on the negative impact about it, we should learn to also talk about the many positive impacts of gambling as well.

I've been saying this, there are many things that people can use to have fun and they are things that help to stop a person from being sad when they have a big problem in life, for example a person when they constantly suffer a lot of criticism at work. and at home, that person can take time to listen to music, go to the cinema, go to the beach to spend time and look at the sea and the birds, that person can take their money and go shopping for the things they like most, that person They don't need to stay indoors, locked in their room and playing computer games and run the risk of losing all their money and then becoming addicted, they don't need to go through that.

but when a person has serious financial problems and that person needs money or when a person doesn't have a job and lives at home with his parents and always depends on the money that his parents give him but he wants to have his own money so that he doesn't need to depend on money of the parents, but more than many years pass that he cannot find a job and the person becomes desperate, so that person will start gambling with the thought that he needs to earn a lot of money quickly so that person will be having a lot of losses and even then that person will not will take time to think about these losses and stop playing, on the contrary, this person will be playing even more with the aim of needing to win a lot of money to change their life.

Health benefits ? How about getting depression and all that dark stuff ? Gambling should be just a fun gateway where you can relax a bit , gamble some money and be on your way but nowadays people are super addicted to gambling , they are having mental health problems and this is just sad but finding benefits is really hard when you just gamble besides the dopamine effect you get when you actually win a ticket but after the effect is gone , you will chase that moment over and over again.  

What spade exactly  

There have been series of threads here and contributions about the negative aspects of gambling and that has not been hidden. Much as new and old gambler know about the negative side of gambling, I don't think the positive side is really out there in the public.

So Op is also trying to show that there could be positive side of it if you gamble reasonably.

Gambling wins and losses have an emotional impact on people. When a gambler gets a win, his mind is very high, on the contrary, when a gambler loses a gamble, his state of mind is very bad. Our mind is like wax, seeing someone's pain makes us sad and seeing someone's happiness makes us smile. Usually, if the team that I support without any interest loses, then it feels very bad for that team. In this case, gambling is done entirely through money, so it is very natural to feel bad when money is lost. But as far as I feel a gambler should not be overly happy when he wins a gamble and should not be overly upset when he loses a gamble. A gambler should be normal in both win and lose situations.

Let's call a spade a spade, when people see things like this they will have the confidence to gamble more just because someone said gambling has health benefits, honestly speaking I can't relate with what the op listed. I think it's best to point out the side effect of gambling too, when talking about the positive side the negative side should also be listed other wise most people will get fooled.
Even if gambling in the right manner has health benefit what about those people who are gamble addict, they can't control the urge to gamble with the mindset that one day they will build a house or buy a car, what will happen to them and their health, the act gamble don't have any health benefit cause if gambling has a health benefit everyone would have benefited from what you mentioned but since the benefit are meant for few people then there's no benefit.
People who take loan to gamble do suffer from depression, the addiction of gambling has cause a lot of broken homes and many negative side effect for gamble addicts. I don't think gambling has any health benefits.

What exactly am I oversimplifying? It's natural human beings are always unhappy with something and looking for more, even though they might be much better financially, socially and emotionally than everyone else in the world. It would be strange if they weren't, because it's that feeling of missing something which moves and push us forward, otherwise it wouldn't make sense to live anymore, just like when you finish every missions of a game and lack desire to continue playing this. Life has to be fluid and constant. Nothing stays idle in the universe.

Stability is a good thing, and I believe we also have a natural inclination for achieving that in different aspects of our existence. We need stable relationships, stable finances and a stable (safe) environment to develop our skills and knowledges efficiently. Even gamblers when going beyond their limits are doing this dreaming about achieving that stability someday, so money won't be a worry for them anymore, although others will emerge.

I disagree that to consider gambling a stress-reliefer is a romanticization of the activity. It's a very important benefit proportionated to people who play responsively and can afford losing money without further prejudices to their finances. However, to relief from stress was never meant to be a definitive solution for happiness in life. To relief from stress is important to keep the daily life going on and its tasks more bearable, without going into exhaustion.

Money isn't a decisive factor. If it were, there wouldn't be so many millionaires, billionaires and celebrities frustrated and depressed. That is what I said earlier.

It implies there are, indeed, further factors which influence their state of mind and well-being outside finances.

In order to elaborate a logical, rational and deep reflexion about the situation, which will consequently reach closest to the roots of the issue, we have to judge and analyze the different aspects and elements involved and influencing those individuals to display such noxious behaviors.

The gambling was played by the poor and the rich people,the loss will affect the poor gambler the most.Still they lay the gambling by believe of their poor status will be changed by using the gambling site.But the fact is only some people achieve their target and become the rich person.The remaining person will play gambling with loan after they loss the entire holding money.The loan and gambling will not be the recommended by any experienced gambler.Because if they win it will be the good way of life,incase they had loss the money in the gambling site.Then he need to work for thee certain period of time to settle the loan to the loan provided person which made him further poor.

Gambling, in general, is not something to be used by people who are not financially stable enough to be able to afford it. It requires money that one doesn't need, which means that if you have everything else covered in your life, like your personal or family expenses, your savings, and your future investments, and you still have some money at your disposal, that's the money you should be used for gambling because in that case, even if you lose the money, it won't have any financial or psychological effect on you.

So, people who are lonely or depressed but aren't doing well financially shouldn't choose gambling as a stress reliever because there are thousands of other ways one can use that will cost them less money or even no money at all but will help them get out of the situations they are in.

It is true that a gambler will have many benefits if he is responsible for his moves and actions regarding gambling, let's not forget the fun of gambling. It's true that gambling relieves fatigue and stress if you know how to play it, but if you're already stressed and your way of playing gambling is to win big, your stress will only increase.

Talking about gambling is actually like a double-edged knife and it depends on us in seeing the perspective because after all what you mentioned is indeed positive and it can be felt by some people but another problem that occurs in this case we also cannot let go of the negative effects that exist in gambling so I don't think we can fully say that it is only about positives because in the end we have to realise that the negative impact is still very much felt compared to the positive impact generated.
But even so, itdepends on the attitude we have towards gambling because after all the attitude we have will make the perspective different so with this we must realise that it depends on ourselves if we are in gambling whether we can only see the positive aspects or we are carried away by gambling which makes this negative.

When you say that gambling is double edge sword where you win some games and lose some games, do you mean that the ratio of winning and losing is similar? I really doubt it because i myself experience more losses than winnings. Also, I hear more stories of gamblers who lose more games as compared to the winning stories related to gambling.

Now coming to the health aspect of gambling, even if we neglect the number of loses and wins in gambling, the stress in gambling is enough to make us ill. For example you start to gamble, you are in doubt and tension that you will lose or win. This tension is in all games and hence it can have a bad impact on the health of the gambler. Some gamblers may take pills to remain clam but those may still have the site effects.

Still, these things can have a positive effect to some extent. Of course, the benefit from them is at a minimal level, but if I make a small bet, for example on the Champions League final or some other major tournament, then it will definitely bring me a little joy even if I don’t win. Probably for some it will be a little more than the usual involvement in a tournament with his favorite team. For me this is true, but I repeat that with small and infrequent bets so that this doesn't affect our wallet too much. If someone doesn’t like it and wants to make a big bet, then the fine line is erased and there will be little benefit there, and perhaps this will affect the wallet and nutrition and well-being of the family.

You are right about that, because gambling is like a double-edged sword. Which can be profitable and can be detrimental, depending on ourselves in responding to gambling. Because it is not gambling that is wrong, but we are the ones who have misinterpreted gambling and assumed that gambling can give us great benefits and can change our financial condition or multiply the money we have. And if you assume so about gambling, then as soon as possible to change your mindset in understanding and responding to gambling, before it all ends badly and leads to a loss.

Although common, your claim oversimplifies the complex relationship between income, happiness, and mental health. Does it make sense to think that money is a universal happiness poison? According to psychological research, income has declining benefits on emotional well-being. However, financial stability can reduce many basic human need pressures. Gambling as a stress reliever is risky. Understanding gambling's addiction and stress is crucial. Gambling addiction increases despair, anxiety, and suicide thoughts. We shouldn't romanticize gambling as a stress-relief or happiness solution. Isn't it important to recognize these details rather than paint broadly?

We must walk carefully while tackling celebrity issues. It's a myth that affluence protects against mental illness. Living under continual public attention can increase loneliness and pressure. To think their affluence should protect them from such challenges misunderstands mental health. No matter their income, mental health difficulties can affect anyone. Shouldn't we approach this matter with more empathy and less judgment, knowing that mental well-being is complex and influenced by many things outside finances?

Agreed, this idea that money can somehow solve almost all of our problems is not true, and we have seen this being demonstrated many times before.

Lottery winners are the perfect example of this, as they went from having a normal life to having everything they could dream in an instant without the need to work hard for that money, and yet many of them end up believing the money they received was a curse instead of the blessing that it was, simply because they lacked the ability to manage it and they created thanks to that money more problems for themselves instead of solving any.

The reality is that with or without money, humans are constantly unhappy with something. When we lack money and a wealthy life, we think that must be the solution for every problems faced in life, however, if that was true, there wouldn't be so many millionaires and billionaires depressed, stressed, anxious and feeling empty inside for some reason. An example of that are the celebrities, who even reach to the point of commiting suicide, because the reality is just to harsh to be faced. And money isn't a problem for them, so why are they on this situation?

Gambling is more powerful, positively speaking, treating stress and anxiety on gamblers than making them rich. If richness is the final goal, I fear gambling will only contribute to make these people more frustrated in life...