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Quote from: kryptqnick on March 23, 2019, 01:10:09 PM

I've been watching Crash Course Psychology recently and came by an episode on trauma and addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=343ORgL3kIc&index=32&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6. This video argues that addiction results from various sorts of psychological traumas related to different events (rape, physical or emotional abuse, war memories etc.). That is, when a person has a trauma, this person tries to get rid of fixating on it with the help of an alcohol (what's often the case with PTSD) or drugs (a good example is the case of sexual abuse of Edward St Aubyn (Patrick Melrose's prototype) and his subsequent heroin addiction). My question is whether you feel like gambling addiction is also a result of desperate attempts of avoiding focusing on other traumatic issues.
Note that I am talking specifically about gambling addiction here, not about people gambling in general.

In my opinion, not all gambling addiction are as a result of trauma but a few cases can be traced down to trauma but a very good number of people who suffer from gambling addiction is not because of trauma, so its self made. Spending too much time gambling leads to addiction.

The gambling game is very interesting and at the same time addictive, players are not advised to spend too much of their time gambling but most gamblers do listen and before you know it they find it difficult to control themselves and in no time, they become too addicted. The few people who gamble as a result of childhood trauma are not as much as those that gamble as a result of excessive time spent on the game.

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Quote from: carlfebz2 on April 03, 2019, 05:53:29 PM

Quote from: lienfaye on April 03, 2019, 05:45:22 PM

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Gambling can really give out that easy money that you seek but in exchange its also the easy way to be poor too which would lead to trauma when you experience hardship that comes to a point on where you havent anything left even just for food that circumstance will really give a big impact to your emotion and recovery on such thing wont really be that easy.

traumatic/traumatize people will divert thier attention to other things ( @lienfaye was right ) but they only do that to forget thier previous problems a.k.a they want to enjoy thier self , they want to feel happy and we all know that gambling can also provide happiness to someone . gambling additction in a nutshell can also caused for a person to experience a trauma especially if he will get busted . trauma is a serious illness aside from addiction but they are possible to combat if a person is wiling to change .

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Quote from: lienfaye on April 03, 2019, 05:45:22 PM

It might be true because people with traumatic experience tend to diversify their attention to other activities wherein they can feel at ease or somehow forget temporarily their bad experience.

But gambling is not often their option, because those people that I know with such experience find alcohol as the answer for their problem that led to addiction.

I think majority of gamblers who became addicted in gambling are those who treat it as their source of income, after losing they chase their losses to recover it back then failed. Lets admit the fact that they thought it as easy money.

Gambling can really give out that easy money that you seek but in exchange its also the easy way to be poor too which would lead to trauma when you experience hardship that comes to a point on where you havent anything left even just for food that circumstance will really give a big impact to your emotion and recovery on such thing wont really be that easy.

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It might be true because people with traumatic experience tend to diversify their attention to other activities wherein they can feel at ease or somehow forget temporarily their bad experience.

But gambling is not often their option, because those people that I know with such experience find alcohol as the answer for their problem that led to addiction.

I think majority of gamblers who became addicted in gambling are those who treat it as their source of income, after losing they chase their losses to recover it back then failed. Lets admit the fact that they thought it as easy money.

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Quote from: kryptqnick on March 23, 2019, 01:10:09 PM

I've been watching Crash Course Psychology recently and came by an episode on trauma and addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=343ORgL3kIc&index=32&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6. This video argues that addiction results from various sorts of psychological traumas related to different events (rape, physical or emotional abuse, war memories etc.). That is, when a person has a trauma, this person tries to get rid of fixating on it with the help of an alcohol (what's often the case with PTSD) or drugs (a good example is the case of sexual abuse of Edward St Aubyn (Patrick Melrose's prototype) and his subsequent heroin addiction). My question is whether you feel like gambling addiction is also a result of desperate attempts of avoiding focusing on other traumatic issues.
Note that I am talking specifically about gambling addiction here, not about people gambling in general.

this type of things will always been separated if you are in the beginning stage it will gives only the sleep less and then next gambling interest so when it was came to an end position and you are in critical addiction only this type of things will happen for you.

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Quote from: Sanitough on April 02, 2019, 04:08:18 AM

I don't believe it, gambling addiction is created along the process.
When we gamblers are always giving time in gambling, usually that will result to addiction, there are times that it will also become more serious.
Addiction is a problem, but you can cure that problem, and learn from it so the next time you gamble, you will enjoy it.

It is true that gambling addiction happens during the process of gambling but the main cause of addiction is trauma. Some people have had some terrible experiences; mostly at childhood and growing up they look for ways to make them forget this things ever happened.

Unfortunately gambling been a game that is full of fun and a great place for excitement, they just find themselves in it and out of the pleasure they get, spend so much time and money and the reason why all this is done is to heal a wound, and before you can tell, the player is now addictive. That’s just how it works

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Quote from: kryptqnick on March 23, 2019, 01:10:09 PM

I've been watching Crash Course Psychology recently and came by an episode on trauma and addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=343ORgL3kIc&index=32&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6. This video argues that addiction results from various sorts of psychological traumas related to different events (rape, physical or emotional abuse, war memories etc.). That is, when a person has a trauma, this person tries to get rid of fixating on it with the help of an alcohol (what's often the case with PTSD) or drugs (a good example is the case of sexual abuse of Edward St Aubyn (Patrick Melrose's prototype) and his subsequent heroin addiction). My question is whether you feel like gambling addiction is also a result of desperate attempts of avoiding focusing on other traumatic issues.
Note that I am talking specifically about gambling addiction here, not about people gambling in general.

I share the idea, I have usually sought psychology about the game, and I have read psychology books, many times the authors focus on how certain experiences of our lives relate to the game, and if, some traumas for people try to erase them Through the game, others use those experiences for methods of overcoming the game as a revenge.

Some people who usually combine these traumas with the game, are very susceptible to falling into vice and addiction, because they believe that history repeats itself, that is why some psychologists advise that when the player moves away from his normal habits by playing It is a clear sign that you need help, it is the only way you have so that you do not fall into addiction.

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I don't believe it, gambling addiction is created along the process.
When we gamblers are always giving time in gambling, usually that will result to addiction, there are times that it will also become more serious.
Addiction is a problem, but you can cure that problem, and learn from it so the next time you gamble, you will enjoy it.

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Mostly in traditional gambling, trauma is present but I don't think gambling in cryptocurrency still results to this since we are anonymous in gambling. In traditional gambling, mostly those people that are rich tends to threaten somebody that took their money out of bet. This happens in real life as its sometimes portray into TV shows. That results into a traumatic experience.

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Quote from: Moiyah on April 02, 2019, 12:41:19 AM

Well, it may possibly contribute to trauma. But from my experience, I still enjoyed gambling. As long as I am still benefiting and gaining profits from it. Though there are a lot of times that I feel frustrated because of my losses but I still manage myself to still compose myself and go on with my life.

That is great thing, if you are enjoying gambling. But usually gamblers start to play gambling for fun, but time to time their mind and their attitude has been changed and then they start to play gambling only for earn money, and forget it to get fun from it. But it good to know that you are still good gambler.

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Well, it may possibly contribute to trauma. But from my experience, I still enjoyed gambling. As long as I am still benefiting and gaining profits from it. Though there are a lot of times that I feel frustrated because of my losses but I still manage myself to still compose myself and go on with my life.

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Quote from: Indrawan77 on March 25, 2019, 01:12:32 AM

It could be, some of the people I knew did that, when they face certain probkem they will go to gambling to forget the problem, most of them are broken home trauma, but the percentage is very small usually people become addicted to gambling due to the greed and can't accept losing

Exactly mate,greediness of the people and not accepting being loser and the idea of nor admitting an addict turns this trauma into nightmares.
People in traumatic experiences more on becoming a drug addict or a alcoholic but being gambling addict is far from that since gambling addict is seeking for profit and not for anything else more

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Some people "bury" themselves in gambling as it gives them a sense of being alive by experiencing contrarian emotions in very short amount of time. Others are caught in this addiction by pursuing the amounts lost and getting deeper and deeper into debt even losing their house, job or family.

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Quote from: samcrypto on March 28, 2019, 07:17:52 AM

Trauma on losing more money? I think addiction doesn't create trauma because if its the reason they why gamblers continue to play despite of their big losses? I think you addiction will stay on yourself and it can really ruin your life, not just a simple trauma but it can lose your mind so better to be more disciplined.

We need to understand that despite the loss in gambling, people still keep on playing gambling. Why ?
The simple answer to this question is that they have lost the money and they play again with the hope to recover the loss. They have strong belief that in the next few games they can not only recover the loss but also gain some good amount of money.
This over confidence can be termed as addiction and it is not good for gambler.

Although, will have people who keep gambling because they see at as a way to past their free time. But did you guys not know that gambling is like alcohol in the system of gambling addicted, I mean gambling also make people high and if you ask gambling addicted the reason why they still continue despite their losses they said it the buzz.

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Quote from: samcrypto on March 28, 2019, 07:17:52 AM

Trauma on losing more money? I think addiction doesn't create trauma because if its the reason they why gamblers continue to play despite of their big losses? I think you addiction will stay on yourself and it can really ruin your life, not just a simple trauma but it can lose your mind so better to be more disciplined.

We need to understand that despite the loss in gambling, people still keep on playing gambling. Why ?
The simple answer to this question is that they have lost the money and they play again with the hope to recover the loss. They have strong belief that in the next few games they can not only recover the loss but also gain some good amount of money.
This over confidence can be termed as addiction and it is not good for gambler.

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Well definitely all of us had problems and if one person used to gamble theb he/she may used it as a way to get out from depression. But we know that in gambling the problems couls get worse becuase it will affect decision making when you play. Most likely ine will get home with no gain for one will definitely take more time playing than a normal person with no depression playing.

I suggest if you find your relative, friends and family members having symptoms with depression and addiction to gambling or other things then spend some time with them and give something that could stop the addiction like giving a pet. A pet is one effective way to lure the depress one from addiction. Consult also with psychologist if necessary.

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Quote from: kryptqnick on March 23, 2019, 01:10:09 PM

My question is whether you feel like gambling addiction is also a result of desperate attempts of avoiding focusing on other traumatic issues.
Note that I am talking specifically about gambling addiction here, not about people gambling in general.

Yes, most gamblers suffer addiction as a result of trauma; it could be trauma at childhood. In the UK few years back, a research was carried out by Reuters Health on those who are compulsive gamblers and it was realized that a good number of addicted gamblers had suffered one type of trauma or another in their childhood.

From the survey data they realized that UK men from ages 18-64, 5% had minor gambling issues and 7% were serious addicts and from investigation, the 7% compulsive gamblers all had history that they have experienced one form of violence,abuse or assault while growing up. The study shows that compulsive gambling is associated with early and adult trauma.

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you can feel trauma when you've got a huge loss from gambling. But I think that scenario can avoid you from serious possible addiction. Meanwhile, you did not encounter that you better to minimized on gambling habit and control your self in doing that. Indeed, gambling is just for fun, not a source of income and chasing money on it.

The question is? Would you wait for that thing to happen on you?

If not then better avoid it on the earliest phase of gambling.You should not treat it as a source of income on the very first place nor engaging too much time and money with it.
Just limit all the funding and the activity.

This is the main problem that many gamblers are having by not avoiding such thing until it backfires for them. I don’t even know why gambling should be played as source of income, I see many people who see it this way as an nonserious person that needs to get a better meaning to their life.

In my opinion, the game is best played for fun. Well I don’t know how it feels to experience a traumatic experience out of loss because I don’t play what I cannot afford to lose. Self-control is very important for those playing for money. Try not to be greedy, because an huge loss can actually lead one to trauma.

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Quote from: Ryker1 on March 29, 2019, 12:15:00 AM

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Quote from: Ucy on March 28, 2019, 04:19:48 PM

Addicts are probably troubled souls looking for happiness or fun stuff. Once they discover the fun stuff they find it hard to abandon such experience for the old sad experience.
Addicts need to consider looking for safe alternatives that are beneficial and make them happy

Not only the fun stuff but they do seek out or already experience the greediness on making even more money by means of gambling.If they do have that motive on getting fun and entertainment with gambling
then later on would be changed when they are already on a winning streak. Motives will change and targets will be different compared when you aren't just starting.
Trauma would be experience if you got broke and experience things that you haven't experience before.

Well, that is true, you can feel trauma when you've got a huge loss from gambling. But I think that scenario can avoid you from serious possible addiction. Meanwhile, you did not encounter that you better to minimized on gambling habit and control your self in doing that. Indeed, gambling is just for fun, not a source of income and chasing money on it.

The question is? Would you wait for that thing to happen on you?

If not then better avoid it on the earliest phase of gambling.You should not treat it as a source of income on the very first place nor engaging too much time and money with it.
Just limit all the funding and the activity.

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Yes, I think there is a traumatic injury in gambling addiction. Because gambling addiction is like a drug addiction. As a result, when people lose gambling, they are very harmed. They feel very hurt. So I think gambling can never be an addiction. Gambling will have to play for fun. Gambling cannot be played every day. Because playing gambling every day will become a habit of gambling and will be addicted later. And gambling addicts hurt human beings.

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