Topic: Recognizing Gambling Disorders, Symptoms of Severe Gambling Addiction - page 5. (Read 897 times)
June 24, 2021, 10:29:56 AM
I also have some acquaintances and even my partner was once addicted to gambling. As long as they have money, they can gamble as they wish. I'm the one who handles our money so he asks and lets me know if he gambles. At that time it was almost every day, every night, and they played until the morning, it's good and it doesn't happen again now, I just don't know if we're not together. There is nothing good about gambling too much because you will neglect and miss a lot that you should have wasted on more worthwhile things. You probably won't ruin your friendship right away if you talk to him about his condition. You also don't need to tell him that he needs a psychiatrist right away. Sometimes they also need to be talked to in-depth, maybe they just lack attention as well. They can also be invited to other hobbies or activities.
June 24, 2021, 10:29:02 AM
It's a complicated issue when you want to give advice for his own good, but he won't listen, and sometimes there will be aggression towards you. Well, for me, if he isn't asking for help, I won't talk about it too deeply. If he wants to ruin his life, I'm afraid there is nothing you can do about it. Why should we care so much about our friend? It's his privacy after all. But in case you really want to help, tell his family about his problem and ask them to keep silent. Only his wife, son, parents, can talk to him.
People with severe gambling addiction wouldn't listen to personal advice anymore because they focus more on winning and targeting the prize that they want. They need to seek professional help because, to be honest, gambling addiction could ruin not just a single life but the family as a whole. If a person wants help, he should also try to help himself to control this type of addiction.
June 24, 2021, 10:17:22 AM
Gambling addiction includes known gambling addiction or pathological gambling. These are the most characteristic of non-toxic addictions and carry a series of extremely serious consequences gambling addiction can cause a person to lose a lot of money causing financial loss to both himself and his family and or friends addictions often affect many areas of a person's life. The most effective treatment is extensive you also need to spend time with your family and have fun to cure this addiction.
June 24, 2021, 10:10:57 AM
Maybe I won't care what other people do, but not with my best friend whom I have considered a brother. But what I'm thinking right now is how to convey it without destroying the friendship that has existed since childhood, and honestly its emotional nature makes me have to think twice about conveying it without causing other problems.
From one side your friend or relative will say 'just mind your business' don't worry about me, he will answer like that, that action is one of the characteristics of people who have experienced the worst gambling symptoms.But you can still persuade him or advise / your friends, show examples of people who experience losses due to gambling, for example: show something bad to your friends about gambling that has been experienced by other people.
People who are already seriously addicted to the world of gambling, cannot be advised verbally, they will strike back with bad words, the best way is to show an example as I said above, it might be a little better to alert your friends.
June 24, 2021, 09:27:54 AM
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Sounds like a gay story, but maybe it will work?! 
From my experience nothing can truly change a dude except his love for his family, or a heavy trauma (usually involves both).
It's hard to get rid of gambling addiction, to be honest I tried several solutions, but the temptation to gamble is still bigger.
I was on and off gambling, it's not that I want to quit playing slots, but I have more and more things to do. I often work on weekend as well.If you are busy, your cravings will naturally disappear as you utilize your brain for heavy activities. If you aren't that busy, consider joining a gym and get fucked there. But it's more difficult since working out isn't mandatory, and you will find a way to quit.
June 24, 2021, 08:51:12 AM
It's a complicated issue when you want to give advice for his own good, but he won't listen, and sometimes there will be aggression towards you. Well, for me, if he isn't asking for help, I won't talk about it too deeply. If he wants to ruin his life, I'm afraid there is nothing you can do about it. Why should we care so much about our friend? It's his privacy after all. But in case you really want to help, tell his family about his problem and ask them to keep silent. Only his wife, son, parents, can talk to him.
like what I'm experiencing right now, where addiction makes my friend who initially focused on crypto trading, only because he often experiences losses because he sees the same market as we know that is not friendly with this late profit.
a few days ago he came by offering a gambling site, I was surprised oh it turns out he has changed direction. and says the advantages of slot gambling, betting match scores and others.
I am silent, although sometimes I also like to gamble. but when you see other people profit. it affects our psychology and compels the heart to gamble again.
As a result, not a profit to be had, but a huge loss for three consecutive days.
It's hard to get rid of gambling addiction, to be honest I tried several solutions, but the temptation to gamble is still bigger.
June 24, 2021, 08:17:30 AM
In the last few hours I personally do self-introspection and analyze these symptoms may be in myself, family or friends. and as a result there are some of my friends who do seem to have these symptoms ;
1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
I will do number 2 to help my friend and risk the friendship because I do not want to see him get deeper into the gambling games. Maybe I can ask him to follow me to the psychiatrist and we can do that secretly so only we will know his problem. I think he will follow my suggestion, especially if he really appreciates our relationship. But before you ask him to the psychiatrist, you need to talk privately with him and tell him that you really care about him. 1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
June 24, 2021, 07:40:13 AM
"Responsible gamblers knows when to Stop" ...so if you cannot stop for any reason at all, then you have a problem. The same goes for any other activity or even food or alcohol. I know people who are addicted to "Exercise" .... because their brain gives off "feel good" endorphins when they exercise and they get addicted to that. (Doing too much exercise can also be harmful)
If you need to gamble to "fill" some need or to get some rush that you are not getting somewhere else, then you have to do some introspection to see if you have a problem and then get some help, if you do.
If you need to gamble to "fill" some need or to get some rush that you are not getting somewhere else, then you have to do some introspection to see if you have a problem and then get some help, if you do.
June 24, 2021, 07:24:01 AM
The article uses neutral formulations, it seems to me, whereas the op formulates them via the male pronoun, even though obviously gambling addiction isn't restricted to males. I also don't understand the part about a manic episode (and I don't see this one by the link the op provides as a source). Can you explain why it's one of the symptoms?
If you know someone who seems to have a problem with gambling, gently suggesting this person to get some help is probably something you should try. But pushing your friend towards going to a psychiatrist might not be a good idea.
It's true, the article is not gender-specific, but why am I focusing more on men, because from the survey data released by GambleAware, almost 57% of people who are addicted to gambling are men, and in this topic I focus on these symptoms to men because indeed my friend is a man, but I think we can all get these symptoms in everyone regardless of gender.If you know someone who seems to have a problem with gambling, gently suggesting this person to get some help is probably something you should try. But pushing your friend towards going to a psychiatrist might not be a good idea.
For the point of manic episodes, maybe I can say a little if a manic episode or in medical terms referred to as bipolar disorder (a person's mood increases suddenly and unnaturally) is one of the symptoms that puts you at risk for impulsive actions, and the emergence of a sudden desire to gamble arrived without dont care the regardless of place, time and situation when it happened.
June 24, 2021, 06:31:02 AM
The article uses neutral formulations, it seems to me, whereas the op formulates them via the male pronoun, even though obviously gambling addiction isn't restricted to males. I also don't understand the part about a manic episode (and I don't see this one by the link the op provides as a source). Can you explain why it's one of the symptoms?
If you know someone who seems to have a problem with gambling, gently suggesting this person to get some help is probably something you should try. But pushing your friend towards going to a psychiatrist might not be a good idea.
If you know someone who seems to have a problem with gambling, gently suggesting this person to get some help is probably something you should try. But pushing your friend towards going to a psychiatrist might not be a good idea.
June 24, 2021, 06:25:33 AM
Obvious behavior of a person to determine if he/she is a gambling addict is spending more money for gambling. Selling personal things to earn money and gamble again. Some might do the ssme but they only gamble when they have money. This type of behavior can be change as you have to advice them and for worst gambling addict is to bring them to a rehabilitation center for rehab.
June 24, 2021, 06:09:53 AM
In the last few hours I personally do self-introspection and analyze these symptoms may be in myself, family or friends. and as a result there are some of my friends who do seem to have these symptoms ;
1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
Number 1 should not be an option. But, surely, there must be a way for you to get to initiate a discussion about your friend's gambling problems without necessarily risking your friendship. You are friends, after all. Of course, you don't just directly tell him/her that he/she needs to go to a psychiatrist and have himself/herself checked up. As a matter of fact, I guess the first option is to try distract him/her from gambling. You might want to schedule different fun and interesting activities to divert his/her attention from going deep into gambling addiction.
Right now even his family is getting desperate for his habits and maybe right now I'm the only person who still cares about him.
June 24, 2021, 05:48:26 AM
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addicts, in general, have the same habit, when he is not able to fulfill his desire then he will involve other people...addiction to drugs, sex and gambling is an excruciating thing for sufferers. the sufferer has absolutely no control over himself so he tries hard to fulfill his opiate even though he has no money at all. when there is no way out at all then cheating, robbing, and pawning will be done just to gamble.
June 24, 2021, 05:34:14 AM
Gambling related disorders and gambling addiction is like any other addiction. It may start slowly, but it can build and grow into something very intense. Some people get into the habit of gambling for the thrill of the game and the thrill of winning money, but what this ultimately leads to is being addicted to something which is not to be taken lightly. In order to see if you are addicted to gambling, you need to look at all the clues. Many of these symptoms listed in the article can also be seen in other forms of addiction, for example, alcoholism or drug abuse.
June 24, 2021, 04:22:19 AM
Maybe I won't care what other people do, but not with my best friend whom I have considered a brother. But what I'm thinking right now is how to convey it without destroying the friendship that has existed since childhood, and honestly its emotional nature makes me have to think twice about conveying it without causing other problems.
if you really care for him as a brother you should be honest about what you think about his disorder. things like this are always hard often ruin a friendship. if I were you I'd tell him what the problem is, suggest a solution, and volunteer that you'll be there for him. if he takes what you said personally and decided to distance himself to you it's his loss and not yours. you being afraid of what to say will not help him. hero member
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June 24, 2021, 03:44:31 AM
You should warn them and tell them about the symptoms so they can introspect what happened to them and they can solve the problem before it is too late. You do not need to afraid with your friendship because a good friend will always suggest the best for his best friends. He does not want to see them get a problem in the future and they want to take care each other.
Maybe you do not have to suggest them to visit a psychiatrist at first but you can tell them the situation that happened to them and let they think about that. If they still playing gambling, maybe you need to go with them and always warn them to stop gambling.
Maybe you do not have to suggest them to visit a psychiatrist at first but you can tell them the situation that happened to them and let they think about that. If they still playing gambling, maybe you need to go with them and always warn them to stop gambling.
June 24, 2021, 02:54:13 AM
whats the problem with that ? gambling addiction is a mental disorder . we shouldnt be shy if we have illness
There is. At some point, people who gamble the money given by others can somewhat be humiliating. And I am certain that this person will feel awful to himself due to the fact that it's now his hard earned money he gamble to make some fun.This is why people with gambling disorder tends to lie to their relatives and others to hide their compulsive behavior.
June 24, 2021, 02:27:16 AM
theres a one sign that i think normal . this >
gambling can provide instant happiness if we are sad , hopless or experiencing other negativities in life . dont comfront your friend yet if he is having this but dont wait when you saw other signs occuring on him . a friend will appreciate it if we care for them or warn them but we will get blame if we act late .
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When he feels unhappy, distraught, remorseful and hopeless, he gambles
gambling can provide instant happiness if we are sad , hopless or experiencing other negativities in life . dont comfront your friend yet if he is having this but dont wait when you saw other signs occuring on him . a friend will appreciate it if we care for them or warn them but we will get blame if we act late .
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in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
whats the problem with that ? gambling addiction is a mental disorder . we shouldnt be shy if we have illness 
June 24, 2021, 02:18:38 AM
Personally I have been a long time ago somewhat related to only one of these points,I have been in a situation when life had not a meaning for me unless I used to go to Caesar Palace(local casino,not the big one everyone thinks about) and gamble there.There were some fascinating slot machines there as I didn't use online gambling that much back then.I used to go there even in 2 AM in the morning as it was a 24 h casino.I was unemployed back then but luckily for me I found a job which didn't let me that much time to go there anymore as I was getting tired during my daily job.The desire was big to continue and I only thought about the casino but after some time of not being able to go,I recovered from this serious illness and life was beautiful again.
My gambling addiction was similar to yours, I was very addicted to spot gambling in 2014, I played often which are offline but later migrated to online games for fast minute bet, I was very addicted, using data connection, my time and money, but the frequent gambling only lead me to lose more than I thought for years. But when I am working now and earning money elsewhere, I am not addicted again. I can even decide not to gamble for months if I like, I use the money I can afford now unlike before when it was a problem for me that I even sold my home theater and computer one time because of gambling. June 24, 2021, 02:15:19 AM
In the last few hours I personally do self-introspection and analyze these symptoms may be in myself, family or friends. and as a result there are some of my friends who do seem to have these symptoms ;
1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
1. Should I shut up and watch him continue gambling.
2. Or risk the friendship to fall apart by suggesting him to go to a psychiatrist, because because in my place people who go to a psychiatrist are identical to people who have mental disorders.
I prefer the option number 2. Your friend will surely be offended if you asked him to go to a psychiatrist but if he realizes soon that you are right about their addiction in gambling, your friendship will return. I'd rather lose our friendship than watch them ruin their life because of gambling. He won't be that same friend anymore if he got addicted in gambling. We should break the stereotype that if someone goes to a psychiatrist, he automatically has a mental disorder.
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