the situation depends on the gambling addict himself. how serious the addiction is and that determines the attitude that must be taken. If the situation has become stressful, it requires support from the family to generate a new enthusiasm for life for the addict.
but if the impact is still on awareness that is detrimental to other family members, such as selling goods or assets at home for gambling purposes. then we can take a strong stance to show opposition to gambling activities that have disturbed him and his family.
we have to deal with it according to the addict's condition.
Topic: If a addict lives within, which method would you choose to help them - page 17. (Read 2426 times)
January 30, 2024, 05:56:11 AM
January 30, 2024, 05:48:52 AM
I believe I would incline myself to go for the first option and try to show kindness and love for that family member who is struggling with addiction. Though, I agree going this path alone will lead to that person not seeing major consequences to their actions, so there is a good chance they will fall into gambling addiction again. Because of it, I would combine the loving and kind method with actual help from a professional psycologist who has treated people addicted to gambling before and can provide a good track record of recovery cases to us as family.
One needs to keep in mind that someone who is into gambling is likely to also been suffering other emotional problems, like depression, anxiety and self-loath. Going to harsh in someone in this state of mind could prompt them to harm themselves in private or to worsen their gambling addiction until such person starts to try drugs to ease the emotional suffering is going through.
The advice from a professional is important and if one is able to get it, there is no need to improvise. Unless it happened to be a professional like the one I just described among the family members themselves, though, it would be unlikely.
One needs to keep in mind that someone who is into gambling is likely to also been suffering other emotional problems, like depression, anxiety and self-loath. Going to harsh in someone in this state of mind could prompt them to harm themselves in private or to worsen their gambling addiction until such person starts to try drugs to ease the emotional suffering is going through.
The advice from a professional is important and if one is able to get it, there is no need to improvise. Unless it happened to be a professional like the one I just described among the family members themselves, though, it would be unlikely.
January 30, 2024, 05:34:29 AM
I can not be harsh because someone is a gambler. But I will first be somehow harsh so that the person can know how serious I am. But I will have no alternative way than to understand him and let him know how addiction will not help him. Gambling should just be for fun. If you are gambling and you are not having the fun but you are having losses, not able to manage your money, then that person should stop gambling.
Like I always said, there are many life examples about how gambling destroyed some people's lives, also about people that commit suicide because they gamble and lose, they kill themselves. All these should be enough as an advice to let him know that gambling is not a way to look for money.
Like I always said, there are many life examples about how gambling destroyed some people's lives, also about people that commit suicide because they gamble and lose, they kill themselves. All these should be enough as an advice to let him know that gambling is not a way to look for money.
January 30, 2024, 05:31:18 AM
I prefer number one because he is part of the family. It is not appropriate for us to be rude to them even though they are addicted to gambling. We can talk to them and not leave out that side of the family. Say that we care about those who are addicted to gambling and want to help them get out of their gambling addiction.
It does take time but it's worth keeping trying. If you are rude to them, it may become an argument that never ends. There is a possibility that the gambling addict will run away from home and look for another place to live. He will feel that no one cares about him so he feels he should leave his house.
There is nothing wrong with being gentle and showing love to them. They are part of our family and we must help them by making them aware of the impact of gambling on them. We can show them evidence that their lives are a mess so they can realize it. By being willing to realize their mistakes, maybe there will be other things that make them want to undergo treatment for their gambling addiction.
It does take time but it's worth keeping trying. If you are rude to them, it may become an argument that never ends. There is a possibility that the gambling addict will run away from home and look for another place to live. He will feel that no one cares about him so he feels he should leave his house.
There is nothing wrong with being gentle and showing love to them. They are part of our family and we must help them by making them aware of the impact of gambling on them. We can show them evidence that their lives are a mess so they can realize it. By being willing to realize their mistakes, maybe there will be other things that make them want to undergo treatment for their gambling addiction.
January 30, 2024, 05:20:31 AM
As a member of a family and there is a gambling addict within, which method do you think it's the best to rip off the addict from your family member?
1. Talk to them and don't leave their side for too long, show them some love and make sure they don't have anything to do with gambling ever again, be soft and gentle with them.
2. Be harsh about it, force them to quit, let them know that gambling isn't this safe, bounce on them all the time because you love them, don't go any soft on them, because been soft won't make them see reasons why it's bad to be a gambling addict.
Which do you think it's best? Some people do think that been soft and gentle will be more effective and some people think that been harder on them is the real love here, they need to make them stop by force.
What do you think?
1. Talk to them and don't leave their side for too long, show them some love and make sure they don't have anything to do with gambling ever again, be soft and gentle with them.
2. Be harsh about it, force them to quit, let them know that gambling isn't this safe, bounce on them all the time because you love them, don't go any soft on them, because been soft won't make them see reasons why it's bad to be a gambling addict.
Which do you think it's best? Some people do think that been soft and gentle will be more effective and some people think that been harder on them is the real love here, they need to make them stop by force.
What do you think?
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