Is Gambling addiction a disease? - page 7.

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Quote from: Moiyah on March 31, 2019, 12:48:38 AM

Gambling addiction is surely not a disease that is contagious. Rather, it is a psychological/mind problem which is an attitude or a desire that is uncontrolled and can be triggered whenever you think about it. It is actually hard to resist when you are already an addict gambler, you want to win even if you keep on losing. And that makes you an addict.

Therefore prevention is always better than cure.
Gambling addiction is bad, it will not only destroy your life but it could also affect the people that surrounds you, like your family.
You need to be responsible to avoid this, know the risk first before you gamble, that way you will be able to know your approach in gambling.

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Quote from: jademaxsuy on March 30, 2019, 11:29:48 PM

No of course, gambling addiction is not a disease but rather a mental disorder. This is hard to resolve for most of the time we go to hospital if we are sick but most of tye time we had been taking forgranted about the mental disorder. And it really needs a medication before it gets worst. So if I were had a relatives, friends or members of the family that has the symptoms of addiction not just in gamblimg then i will start to find a way to break it. Luring him away from the addiction woulf be hard but there are simple ways to try it and one of it is to give him a pet that he would love too. Other than that giving him time to enjoy life ia the most crucial leading him/her to change from addiction. There are many ways but of course if still worsen then therr are psychologist that could help it.

Buddy, anything that lead to a disorder of structure or function in the part of body is disease but I don't see any reason why gambling is a disease because is the act of playing a game of chance for money not for mental disorder as you said and higher level of people thirsty for quick money that lead to addiction.

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I think its part of the human nature to gamble, not every people gamble, and most of the people who gamble just do this sometimes. Gambling each day, is some kind of addictions, but I don't really see this a big problem unless you can't control your money losses, if you just set aside an amount each week or months for gambling and stick to that, without that amount affect other bills you have, then gamblings is just a fun way to spend your time.

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Gambling addiction is surely not a disease that is contagious. Rather, it is a psychological/mind problem which is an attitude or a desire that is uncontrolled and can be triggered whenever you think about it. It is actually hard to resist when you are already an addict gambler, you want to win even if you keep on losing. And that makes you an addict.

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No of course, gambling addiction is not a disease but rather a mental disorder. This is hard to resolve for most of the time we go to hospital if we are sick but most of tye time we had been taking forgranted about the mental disorder. And it really needs a medication before it gets worst. So if I were had a relatives, friends or members of the family that has the symptoms of addiction not just in gamblimg then i will start to find a way to break it. Luring him away from the addiction woulf be hard but there are simple ways to try it and one of it is to give him a pet that he would love too. Other than that giving him time to enjoy life ia the most crucial leading him/her to change from addiction. There are many ways but of course if still worsen then therr are psychologist that could help it.

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Quote from: emmybd on March 30, 2019, 08:32:39 AM

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

Yeah its psychological or mental problem as they cannot control their emotions, it is a sign that they have no control of their mind because our brain controls our whole body .though greediness is additive thats why they continuous to becone more addicted than before

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Quote from: emmybd on March 30, 2019, 08:32:39 AM

Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

It is not a psychological problem as i think that Gambling addiction comes form greediness. For a moment think that you are not greedy, then you will not play with emotions and will be sensible in selecting the amount of funds for the gambling purpose. You will not think of making quick money and hence will avoid wrong decisions easily.

For me the root cause of Gambling addiction is greediness.

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Well, if it is a disease or not, but it is definitely a psychological problem that is in urgent need of medical attention. If it is not addressed timely then it can destroy a gambler's life.

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Quote from: morrisgonzalez on March 25, 2019, 12:40:39 PM

I don't think that gambling addiction is a disease. Yes gambling is more risky than trading, mining also it's chance to lose money. Gambling addiction is not a good things but it's not a disease. Nothing is good which is goes for extremely and out of control or addiction that's why I think gambling addiction is not a good thing but it's sure that gambling is not a disease.

Gambling is not a disease, but gambling addiction is. Take shopping addiction, for instance. Most people don't have it even though they do shopping almost every day, but for some people it's a disease that needs professional treatment. Same goes for alcohol consumption and for many other things. We have to distinguish between a normal activity and an addiction like one. Even working too much in order to achieve your goals is a bad thing and so there are workaholics who need professional help to stop ruining their lives and the lives of those around them.

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I don't think that gambling addiction is a disease. Yes gambling is more risky than trading, mining also it's chance to lose money. Gambling addiction is not a good things but it's not a disease. Nothing is good which is goes for extremely and out of control or addiction that's why I think gambling addiction is not a good thing but it's sure that gambling is not a disease.

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Gambling addiction is not a disease but an activity that is considered bad by most people, because someone who is addicted to gambling can certainly bring bad effects, especially if they experience defeat everything they can do is beyond the logic of most people in general because of the impact of the gambling addiction itself, for example they are willing to sell valuables just to gamble in order to make up for the losses they have experienced.

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Quote from: bitcoin31 on March 23, 2019, 12:45:49 PM

Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them. Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

If you play out of your choice and enjoy the gambling then it is fine because the problem arises where people start playing just for money and want to make the maximum money out of it rather than treating it as a game of fun and enjoyment.

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Quote from: Ellen Adarna on March 22, 2019, 09:02:54 PM

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

According to Oxford dictionary here's is one of the definitions of disease

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A particular quality or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people.

While another defined it as "Lack of ease".
From what I can say, gambling addiction can cause both an uneasy situation financial, which could definitely have mental effects, It can also have an adverse effect on the well being of any individual. So I assume it's safe and logical to consider it a disease.

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Quote from: bitcoin31 on March 23, 2019, 12:45:49 PM

Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them. Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

It depends on us if it is a disease or not. Two possible answers, one is that the person who play gambling games is playing because of his/her choice to play not because he/she is addicted to play, second is that the person who play gambling games play because he/she choose to play but cannot stop playing so in short it's a disease. My opinion is it's both disease and own choice to play.

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Addicting I think it's choice of the individual you need to handle yourself if you are playing gambling because if you cannot control yourself maybe someday you are one of them. Im not addict to the gambling but Im playing gamblinh because it's my choice and I don't think it is a disease.

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Quote from: Naida_BR on March 23, 2019, 03:05:18 AM

Quote from: Ellen Adarna on March 22, 2019, 09:02:54 PM

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Gambling is a disease from its own and it can also lead you in other diseases at next.

If you cannot get around gambling even for a day, then most likely you already have a dependency. It is too late to give advice on how to avoid it. But you can try spending more time with friends and family. This should distract you from gambling.

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Quote from: Ucy on March 22, 2019, 01:17:43 PM

True @michellee
But everyone is addicted to something , not just the gamblers. We are addicted to our smartphones, laptops etc ... we spend a lot of time on them without getting the value that is proportionate to the time spent on them.

True. I personally love games and i hope i could play them more often even if it is only about time, because that is really the only thing stopping me from doing it. when you are in really bad circumstances like me, then it gets really hard and you don't really feel like playing you feel like trying hard to improve and be able to change your circumstances.

Ultimately it's our own fault, in some way or another. Blaming other people is not only unfair but it is also a sign of lacking true independence. And that is a really bad and big problem.

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Gambling addiction is a disease that strikes from 3% to 5% of those who gamble, but it's not like if the activity was completely forbidden those people wouldn't have problems of any kind. I mean, most likely they would have problems of a similar kind actually, they would be addicted to something other than gambling, and, knowing what addictions are there, I'd say that could be much worse for them. We, as society, must do everything we can for preventing people from getting addicted to gambling, but prohibition is not one of those measures. Prohibition never works.

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Quote from: Ellen Adarna on March 22, 2019, 09:02:54 PM

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Illness or disease has different ways of attack to us. I guess you are only talking about those diseases that attack our bodies through viruses. But if you eber heard of gambling disorder it can be classified as that.

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Quote from: Ellen Adarna on March 22, 2019, 09:02:54 PM

Gambling addiction cannot lead you to a disease because playing gambling does not have a side effects that will result illness.

Gambling is a disease from its own and it can also lead you in other diseases at next.
All of them are a mix of psychological problems that push you towards addiction. The most important thing that a gambler has to do is try to avoid making company with other addicted people because this will harm his psychological condition more and enforce gambling needs.

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