Topic: If a addict lives within, which method would you choose to help them - page 2. (Read 2446 times)

Helping a person going through such an experience is never easy, and it is even more difficult if that person is living with you, however there is not really an approach that works best over the other, and instead we must adjust our actions based on the circumstances.

As if we see that this person is reacting positively to our suggestions, then taking a soft approach is the best option, but if that person begins to refuse our advice and they even steal money or other stuff from us, then that is the time to take a hard stand, and if things do not improve, it may be even necessary to kick them out of your house before you lose everything due to their addiction.

Op your first option is quite advisable, talking to them and also try to encourage them. But looking at your second option, i guess it is not nice to shout at them, there is this adage that says the only way to stop a criminal from stealing is by keeping those items that he steals to be in his custody but that can not apply to all the criminals because some of them will also steal those items.

talking about the best way to assist an addictive gambler, i will suggest 'ABSTAINANCE' , when you make the person to abstain from everything that has to do with gambling, keeping him or her away from his or gambling friends, do not allow him to get close to any betting shop or casino house, distance him or her from traditional gamblers, and also regulate his mobile phones and keep his mind busy with something else that is interesting more than gambling.

lastly being gentle and soft will make them learn easier, because when you shout at them or beat them, they will still gamble believing that you can either beat them or shout at them. however, being gentle and soft will make them realize their mistakes because your soft advice will weaken their emotions and they will be reflecting on the words till they change or stop gambling.

They don`t know what the love means. They just will use it for their own purposes. You are right - it is illness, and the treatment usually hurts. Don`t spend resources trying to care about addict - the best way to show your love is to make him work with the problem. He willn`t do anything with his life as long as you cares about him, he don`t need it.

I have noticed, not in most cases, rarely, that an addict gets better when he encounters a painful event. An addict who slept in his room, and woke up, the next morning, in a sick bed will have a rethink. And accept to visit a therapist or get help. Addiction is a sickness, and requires consistent, adequate treatment. The addict undergoes series of pains, best known to him, but can't share his problems, due to stigma, probably. They are not getting the deserved love a sick person is entitled to get.

However, the society careless about such sicknesses, mental illness, and blame the victim. But forget that it could happen to anybody. Nobody is too good, or too bad. Hence, paying visits and assisting an addicted friend by any means possible does a great change to the player's health. Although, as you said, they conceal the pains and make everything look normal. Only a close fellow will understand the difference in his lifestyle.

Our approach will be really sensible. Tough love is involved. Showing care by setting boundaries is important, not cutting them off. No gambling debt bailouts or monetary aid. Its firm and tough, but it demonstrates you want to help them win in life, not slots.

Professional help? An absolute must. I know the best individuals, including therapists. They're experts at decoding these complex habits and getting to the root cause. Its not defeatist to suggest therapy - its planning a huge comeback. Remember, slips happen. Dont panic when they do. Show them their progress. Sometimes you take two steps forward and one step back when negotiating a huge deal. But you persevere. Thats wining.

In my opinion, people who are addicted to gambling will of course only think about gambling and winning, they tend not to care about what happens, in the end of winning or losing they will continue to gamble, because thinking about gambling is a must because they are addicted to gambling. What you say is correct, of course what you have to do is leave it, that can reduce the problem, but you also have to look at whether or not the main perpetrators are able to accept suggestions and directions from us, of course we as friends or even family want the best, when When a problem comes and befalls it must be resolved. forcing them to do other things that are more useful and more reasonable might be possible, but returning to the main actor, he must be able to receive direction from us, and in my opinion the key is in awareness, they must have their own awareness first, with I think they can receive direction from other people. because someone who is addicted to gambling will of course not be able to easily accept advice and input as well as direction from other people, even their family.

As I have said, the main perpetrator must first be able to realize on their own that they already have a serious problem, and only then can we take action to encourage and support them so they can recover from their addiction. If indeed they have self-awareness, it is possible that they will also try to recover in their own way, as you said, by consulting a psychologist, that might be one way that can be done so that they can recover. In my opinion, even if you get help from a professional, it's useless if they don't have their own awareness. but what you say makes sense too.

I think even a large stake wouldn't make them self-cure and as you said, they will most probably trick you instead by gambling when there is no one around using accounts that they hide and no one can know whether they did it or not. So I agree that such tricks or challenges would barely work on addicted gamblers. Such a thing might work like a charm on someone who is just getting addicted and isn't completely in it yet.

If one offers a huge sum to an addicted gambler not to gamble for a certain amount of time, they will surely find a way to cheat the challenger unless the person challenging them finds a way to have some surveillance over the gambler at all times so that they don't get to cheat.

Breaking the addiction hinges on the gambler themself recognizing the problem.  We can offer guidance, but ultimately, the desire to change has to come from within.  It's like that moment you realize you've been mindlessly scrolling social media for hours – that spark of awareness is crucial.

Lectures and ultimatums rarely work with addiction.  Imagine yelling at someone to stop eating cake when they're in the throes of a sugar rush.  Not effective.  Instead, compassionate support can be a powerful tool.  Listen without judgment, offer resources, and be a source of strength, not shame.

We can't control the addict's choices, but we can be a safety net.  Maybe it's helping them set limits on spending, accompanying them to therapy sessions, or simply being a listening ear.  Every bit of support makes a difference.

Forget yelling and finger-pointing. Instead, have a chill conversation. Let them know you care and want to help them beat this gambling thing. Try to see things from their perspective. What's pushing them to gamble? Maybe they're stressed, bored, or something else is going on. By understanding them better, you can offer support without the judgment.

Loving someone doesn't mean letting them keep digging a hole. Set some clear ground rules, like not lending them cash or rescuing them from gambling debts. It's tough love, but it shows you care and want them to get back on their feet. You can't fix everything yourself. A therapist can help them unpack the reasons behind the gambling and teach them how to deal with cravings. Find some treatment options and nudge them towards getting professional help. Getting better isn't always a straight line. There might be bumps in the road. Don't freak out! Be there for them, remind them of the progress they've made, and help them get back on track.

People who are addicted to something usually want some distance from normal life. They try to keep their distance from those of us who live normal lives and prefer to spend time with people who are in their nature. If it's someone I know or a family member of course I will try to help him but if someone I don't know does this then it's hard for me to help him. Whenever I go to help him with these things, he will come and try to follow my ways without giving importance to my issues. If my friendly neighbor lives like this, I will try to do what I need to do to bring him back to a normal life. I will try to bag the free time with him and try to keep him busy in various sports besides taking him for walks so that he will slowly forget his bad deeds from his brain.

Yes, basically the active player only thinks about winning and winning, sometimes he does not care about what he can lose, he is only interested in playing to win and win back, then that becomes a vicious circle because the player will only focus on playing. and win as it is, therefore sometimes that is not possible, and if it is not possible, other things have to be done, what is recommended is to leave it, but since it will not leave that, what you have to do is take urgent measures One of them is that the person who bets a lot will try to get him to entertain himself in another activity, make him leave the casino a little so that he can dedicate himself to something else, like playing sports, so that he gets tired, so that his body gets tired. , but that is difficult, also the fact that you accept that you have an orbelm that can sometimes be the most difficult, as long as you do not accept it, the person will continue to spend, become decapitated and lose as time passes.

So that's the kind of disorder that an addict can make, but what can be the chances of being cured? The first thing to do is to accept that you have the problem , to be able to act, as long as you do not accept it, you will be lost, the same person has to realize that they are falling into a difficult hole to get out of, at the moment they know From that problem, it is simple, you start taking measures, the best thing is to go to a psychologist, or psychiatrist, depending on what the person has, if they are addicted in an advanced way, then other things can be done to help, but the first thing is professional help.

People adapt to treatment differently and addiction, like gambling, doesn't have an adequate healing method for everyone. No theory, whatsoever, have learned deeply on gambling addiction and figured a method to heal an addicted player, regardless of his compliance to treatment. Here, unlike other sickness, the player has to comply to treatment. If he doesn't want to get healed, then all effort is a waste, he wouldn't. This triples the difficulty of healing a gambling addicted person. Addicts don't control the impulse to choose carefully what they want.

Same mistake they make while gambling, not knowing when to stop, gambling recklessly, etc., also affects their life decisions. He may not accept the responsibility that is on him, and still, endanger the safety of his home. I think before moving forward to your idea, a good one, the player need to be free from addiction. Giving him a family, he doesn't want can move his addiction from bad to worse.  I think everyone should decide about what they want in life. While we sit back and watch them execute their choices. Whenever, they need help, being there for their safety will be acknowledged.

with those who are addicted to gambling, maybe they underestimate gambling so much that they experience unwanted situations such as losing a lot of money while gambling. also maybe they don't see the bad side of gambling, because they only think about winning so they don't care about the impact that will happen, it's true what you said, after they are addicted to gambling and experience losing large amounts of money then they need help but it's possible , because someone who has gambled is unlikely to be able to realize it easily, of course they will only gamble continuously even if it only ends in defeat. If they can come to their senses then they will do their best to leave their addiction, whether it's exercising as you said or doing other things that are more beneficial.

Of course, if they really want to leave their gambling addiction, they must be disciplined in carrying out their daily activities, so that they are not easily attracted to gambling again. because currently there is a lot of online gambling going on, of course there are people in their environment who are also addicted to gambling, and when they win, this is the test, they have to be able to restrain themselves so as not to be attracted by other people who win from gambling. If they are interested in gambling again, it is likely that their efforts will fail and they will return to gambling even more aggressively. For those who are addicted, it won't be easy to get out of this detrimental cycle, because they only think about winning so they probably won't be able to get out of it easily.

What happens is that the effects of the eproasnq those who are addicted do not allow them to think very much, they do not see the solutions for them because from the beginning they do not give importance to them, some think that they do not even have a problem, then it is difficult, because when And they enter the acceptance period when they have lost considerable amounts of money, and that is something that we notice and when they realize that they have fallen low, that is when they feel that they need help, and that is where it is essential that the person is aware. that you must make many sacrifices, including playing less time, practicing less and trying to replace that anxiety with a sport or something that keeps your mind occupied.

Every time I can, I recommend that an addicted person do sports, because sports will make the person get tired and have to rest, sleep, that is time to recover, take a break, a rest, the normal thing that the body asks for.

This is one of the things that may be the most common and cheapest to do, but of course this is something that we must have a lot of discipline, even for Uranus we have to have a lot of discipline, for that reason it is because the game, everything it has What to do with casinos is delicate, sometimes we as people have to be aware of what we are going to do.

As for the fact that some people Sometimes realize their Excesses , that does not Always happen, it may be that they realize their mistakes, and that they have fallen very low thanks to the effects of addiction, but there are many who do not want to. get out of there.

That's right, it's true that someone who is addicted will probably not care about anything else apart from gambling, because that's what dominates their mind the most, playing, betting and gambling is all they think about. and it is clear that if they are addicted then they will experience a change in attitude and become stubborn, when someone tries to advise them that gambling is wrong, but with those who are already addicted they will ignore it and what is worse is that they will probably argue with the person who advised them. In my opinion, those who are addicted to gambling will easily get angry and emotional, because their desire from gambling is to win, whereas winning is very difficult to get, and with more frequent defeats it can make them stressed which will confuse their own feelings and the stress they cause. they experienced that it would be difficult to recover.

The addiction will disappear if they themselves realize that excessive gambling only harms them. for those who are already under severe stress and cannot withstand the pressure caused by their own actions, it is possible that they could end their life, but that is not the solution, because it will not solve everything. We should be aware that when we dare to act, we should have the courage to take responsibility. Many only dare to act but cannot solve the problems that occur.

Of course, things are like this, an addicted player usually the first thing they do is to know how to be and how to treat others, that they become stubborn, curmudgeonly and what can happen, because only in their environment is games, playing, betting, and if they have probably lost money, they may be in a very bad mood and they don't want anyone to tell them anything, much less to stop doing that activity, that's why getting into an addict It is very delicate, you have to enter with great care and tact because they can be very Irritable, I study the person closely and I will start to tell him if he can accompany me to do a sport or something, but first try to get the person out of the way, If you accept well, if not, then insist in other even gentler ways, because as I said, they are very irritable and can cause discomfort or more anger, because firstly they will be losing money , secondly they are stressed because they cannot recover it and thirdly they are people. Maybe they don't know where to get more loans, believers.

For an addict the trick is to know how to get in, letting the addiction go away on its own does not work all the time, sometimes an addicted person decides to take their own life because they do not see any other way to get out of their problem and That is theMost viable way out for them , addiction blinds them, that is why you have to know how to have so much with them.

You have to start from the little. Gambling addiction is formed during ages. It can be dropped like it nothing. Person can be cured from it after a day of resisting gambling. What I advice are just first and tiny steps to recovery. Maybe this wont even help; I dont know, I am not an expert in antigambling addiction. But with what and I suggest, this would help addicted person to at least try. Because you cant force him to stop gambling, and you cant help him if he dont want to.

Yes, maybe this could help reduce his daily activities a little which he usually uses for gambling, but now he has to pretend and use his gambling not as often as usual and slowly he is starting to get used to not gambling and he may not become addicted to gambling. But if a gambler does a challenge only at times like that so that they get a prize then when they have done it and can stop gambling but this is not because of the intention to stop but because they want a prize and a challenge and when the time is up they will return to being a gambling addict so In my opinion, this option is not very effective for stopping the addiction.

It's true that there's no point in helping someone who is addicted to gambling if it's someone else, but if they were related to us, would we just keep quiet without helping them?
I also don't care about other people who are addicted to it because it is their his own business and their money too, but if it concerns family or relatives I will definitely help them because gambling addiction sometimes involves the good name of the family and the impact is very big if the addiction is not treated immediately and the family will be affected it will be a loss someday, therefore it is better to prevent things that might be even worse.

Yeah, it would be better if they steal our money and everything they can to bet. They don`t need love - they must understand that the result they have is only the result of their actions and nobody will help them until they change their habits. Don`t waste time and money trying to help in such a way.

You know, pretending no to gamble is already a 1% win towards victory. As you have already done a minimum of your plan - you have decreased the amount of gambling in addicted persons life. That is a first step. This is already a win, when persons gambles daily, but now starts to gamble only 2-3 times a week, and do it secretly. This is already an improvement. And the trick is to lure gambler in this challenge with a unbelievable prize. I cant name something right away, as the solid prize is individual for everyone. And again, its no use to help addicted person unless he wants that help. I would no go first and force gambler for such a challenge. We should come together with him that there is a problem and he needs help, and than run that challenge. He would be interested in getting cured, rather than to trick me.