Topic: Recovering gambling addict stories - page 10. (Read 2096 times)

The level of risks involved with these gamblers is scary, I wouldn't advise anyone close to me to gamble because at the end, there are repercussions that follows, most of them couldn't survived and end up in endless heavy debts. Gambling addicts are passing through he'll on earth. They can't be able to do anything right when it comes to handling money, they will always think of gambling which is really a terrible activity. They don't mind using their last money to gamble, even if it means going to bed on hungry stomach.

There's also that I think that we might have missed or at least majority here experienced and that it turned them into a gambling addict, and that is what we call "Beginners Luck".


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beginner%27s_luck

And from what I gathered from those who turn into gambling addicts, this is the most common things they have encountered. One story is that this person was given the reward by his company to travel to US because he is their top seller. So one night him and others go to the casinos and meet a fellow nationality that works in Vegas as a dealer and tell him to play a game. And this guy was so lucky that his $1 turn into $88,000 and then he bring this money to his country.

From then on, he frequently local casinos and he says that he win big in a year. But after that, he lost everything, put in jail and almost get killed. So that is just one of the most horrific stories I heard and that this beginners luck could be positive and encouraging start for newcomer. But they may struggle to cope with setbacks or failures after that and then chasing that feeling again will turn us into addicts.

They will believe for sure however, their actions would matter more . Same thing with other inspirational materials and contents; at that moment when it was watched, they'd be inspired but eventually, they still won't make a change. Lessons will just pass by and if it is change being desired, the gambler itself should have initiative to create those changes. As we all know, there are many ways to lessen your exposure in this activity; other things that could occupy time. The idea of going back to this industry in general, would mean that you are not that devoted of what you want to achieve. It is not easy in the first place which is why it is and should be understandable. Many addicted gamblers are hoping to make themselves better however, not all people are willing to make it happen.
Borrowing money could not be an option and it would be more valid to put an end with what you are losing and where you are in debt with. Acceptance will always set you free and that is also applicable with gambling. The only thing which pushes a gambler to bet more is personal assumption that gambling could give you the wealth you are dreaming of.

To be honest, I haven't watched it or I can say I haven't tried to watch it. because just referring to the story in your post, I can feel it, know it, and have also experienced it, although maybe in different cases. but the essence, the story is the same. in fact, the stories or people told in the screenshots that you share like this don't even mean we have to watch them for learning or self-education. because, we can reflect on ourselves, that we are people who have been in that phase. not only that, in our immediate environment there will always be addicts, whatever the type of addiction, addicts are addicts. I understand very well, and even know that you have good and sincere intentions for sharing screenshots as a reference for the content in the story.

But for me personally, it reminds me of the past. we don't need to share much about the experiences I've had, but that's part of what I've been through. maybe, for some members in the community it could be a good reference, especially if the content in the video also includes how to reduce the level of addiction. because, if you stop completely, it seems like a difficult thing to do. in this post, I can only say based on personal experience. as we often say in many posts. Play if it's just fun entertainment, because if you're chasing profit or victory it will usually end like the story you said. also, the most important thing is to know the limits of what we can afford and be self-aware.

Everyone can get out of the circle of gambling addiction in various ways depending on your will and determination to get out of every circle that has the potential to influence gambling addiction factors, we can even do it ourselves without professional help and rehabilitation even though we face full of challenges but we can Applying a recovery pattern to heal from gambling addiction, if you regularly follow this pattern then my estimate will take 3-5 months to feel the effects of avoiding gambling addiction.

Everyone has a weak point to make as the main point for self-motivation to stop gambling addiction, I really feel lost when losses are high in sports betting because of greed of wanting to get high profits but those losses have motivated me to gamble responsibly and I have set limits money to gamble.

This is why more awareness of gambling is important but the governments and NGOs are doing little or nothing about it. Private people can't always have the needed resources to go around to tell and help people regarding gambling, especially the cons attached to it, which will be a warning before they start gambling at all. This is not about dissuading people from gambling altogether but letting them know the dangers of gambling if certain measures are not taken into consideration. You can imagine the person who knew the good and bad sides of gambling before he started and cautiously engaged in it with the full knowledge that this activity is dangerous if he is careless about it. Such will always be one step ahead of gambling in terms of being careful, unlike those who are just gambling without prior knowledge of it.

Such never knew the danger in it but always wanted to get that money from it. Even those who want fun from gambling should also be careful so that what they believe is their hobby will not be a trap for them where addiction through it will make their lives miserable. We should try to moderate things, and those who started gambling with prior learning and warnings could be better planners, budgeters/managers, and strategists since they know what they are in for is more dangerous than many think.

Everything that is done in excess is always synonymous with a bad point of view, none other than because the results are more often disappointing and  especially if you do it in gambling, and gambling without having a time limit or other restrictions is an early signal for someone to end up in an addiction situation or even they are already in an addiction situation, I think one of the reasons why it is difficult for them to ignore the time not to gamble or take a break from gambling is because they have an excessive interest in this activity and one of them maybe they misunderstand what is meant by winning opportunities.

This misunderstanding often occurs and usually the more vulnerable are those beginners who come because they previously saw the victory that was achieved by others, and from this we can already conclude that their intention is to seek victory in gambling, but unfortunately they do not know the real facts in gambling which over time you will actually suffer a lot of losses and not victory because after all in gambling the percentage of defeat is always greater. For the problem of reminding yes it is good but the problem is not everyone can care about others especially paying attention and giving  advice to novice gamblers who have just come, and also on the other hand we never know about  when the initial phase of their involvement in gambling, so I think we can only help one of them because for this problem is out of our control.

Self acceptance of the mistake you've done and self realizations will really be the main thing that you would really be needed for you to completely stop gambling addiction or something that this is something be enough rather than on having those professional help or advises from other people.There's no other main thing that could help you out other than yourself when we do speak about quitting gambling.
It is really just that you are really stubborn on quitting because you do really hope for some easy money and this is why people do really mess up their lives because of having those none right of thinking on things
and believing on something delusional. If you are really that loving to recover or getting away with gambling then you can, it is really just that depends on will power imho.

but maybe what is said is the truth because not everyone has friends they can ask for help when they need help with money or they feel too uncomfortable when they want to borrow money from their friends, so this leaves them with no choice but to gamble their money to be able to get more money.

but whatever it is, gambling to get money is something that is not recommended because when someone gambles to get money, it means that they are set in their mind that they must be able to win. when they can't win, they will keep trying, and at that point he will get caught up in gambling and become addicted.

It needs admitting from the addicted gamblers to cure themselves and solve the gambling addiction but if they don't tell to anyone about their addiction, it will not help them and even that can be worst and gives many problems to them. Addicted gamblers will not realize the fact that they already addicted and need help from people around them. But that's not easy as the addicted gamblers can't think clear and can't decide about what they need to do. They even don't tell to other people that they have serious problem, health and mental that needs resolve immediately.

It's a matter of time before the addicted gambler lives will ruin without anyone can help and save. When people around them realize that, it could be too late to help the addicted gambler. It's why that people around addicted gambler needs to discuss to him about his problem so there is a way to solve it.

Well, things with addicts are very different, sometimes they don't give much importance to the things that happen, the stories and everything that is told to them, they don't believe them simply because they think that those things are not going to happen and The truth is they are exposed to that type of things and events, for this reason we are not doing everything possible so that the people who are addicted try to become a little aware due to their problem, it is something serious yes, but they They themselves have to have the will to do it, we can tell them, make them warn them but they begin to believe that is when they are very bad and that is something sad, because at that moment is when they have lost the most money and when they have done the most things that they should not have done. do, sometimes it is difficult when they try to recover, because basically not only have they lost money, they have also lost friends, some families.

The majority of addicts reach a situation in which they want to die and that is something very serious, and all that pressure and all that stress comes because they owe money, they do not have friends because those friends perhaps lent money and they have not paid them back. , and their families have left it because they did not control themselves, they did not have anything to respond to, what they had in money they preferred to spend on the game and not on their basic things, so these people get into a lot of stress and sometimes they cannot resist that The idea of these issues is that the person does not reach those limits, the idea is that they can overcome these things and get ahead quickly, some advice can help, and everything that adds up is good.

Constantly gambling leads to addiction for addicted gamblers videos will not affect them. They will not believe that they are going to lose they will only be addicted to winning. He should have been warned in advance that he would feel pain when he saw the end. For those gamblers who are not addicted the video is good physically and mentally they will be prepared and alert to control themselves before becoming addicted will enjoy everything very easily.

Addictions works almost similarly, regardless of where the problem is emerging from, most gamblers who got addicted weren't just careless, some happened to be responsible, at the end of the process they became addicted. Meaning that whenever, we engage into any activity that has some form of addicting vibe, we have to be careful about it and not run short of staying responsible in the game. We always have things we love doing, until we can't control the reason why we started doing those things. Hence, addiction sets in and the trouble continues to torment the victim, mentally, financially, and many other ways. It's not simple to escape addiction, due to the fact that we tend to enjoy those activities, which kept us addicted.

Gambling addiction does not only make a person lose money but also most of their time because they spend so much time gambling that they don't know the time and there are even those who don't think about their condition which is increasingly worrying because they are not aware and are too focused on their gambling in order to win big, even though if he is addicted to gambling. Even though he wins big, it is like his own money that he spends on gambling, but if he doesn't win then their money can be someone else's winnings. Because most people don't realize that the more they gamble, the more they will experience big losses and the more it's hard to recover.

In fact, not only money and time, the family also feels disadvantaged because of his addictive behavior which is increasingly difficult to treat, like the story you told, he ignored his wife who gave birth to their first and second child. This is the same as making his wife struggle alone even without someone to strengthen her and if It seems like it is not impossible to make the family even more messy and the wife will ask for a divorce if her husband cannot change and only thinks about his gambling. For some people who are addicted and already have a family. They should be aware that sacrificing most of their time and family just to gamble is of no benefit, they will instead lose important things in their life and if it is like that, they will regret it and it could be that the regret is too late, therefore when it's not too late, immediately recover from your addiction.

Most addicts will never quit gambling until they face very terrible experiences that'll warrant them to draw the line. This video too will still not make sense to many until they get to experience what the man went through. Quiting gambling is not easy, it takes only a determined mind to embark on the quitting process.

This video will be useful to someone out there who is not yet addicted. Gambling addiction doesn't start suddenly, it starts like fun, from there we begin to aim for higher benefits. We keep making excuses for our excesses while gambling until we realise that we are addicted already.  It is better we try as much as possible not to be addicted, addiction is expensive and it can cause lots of damages before we even begin to seek for help.  I just hope this video inspires gamblers out there to gamble in moderation.

I am quite sure that the guy is just making excuses when he says that he is gambling to make money for the hospital to save face.  If someone needs money, he will not gamble it instead he will ask his friends for financial help to add to the money he is currently holding that time.  Only a gambling addict will gamble the money that is allocated for hospital bills and say the reason that he does it is to increase his funds.

There are lots of cases of gambling addiction on the internet.  Simply searching the youtube will give us documentaries of people who are addicted to gambling. Some videos of this search result[1] is probably worth watching since it give a proper thorough explanation of how gambling addicts is, reactions, and solution, even the cause of addiction is  also tackled in some of the video listed on the search.

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[1] https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gambling+addiction

We do know that there are different types of addiction which it could be ;

Physical Addictions

Alcohol
Tobacco
Opioids
Prescription drugs
Cocaine
Marijuana
Amphetamines
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
PCP


Behavioral Addictions

Food Addiction
Sex Addiction
Internet Addiction
Pornography Addiction
Using computers and/or cell phones
Video Game Addiction
Work Addiction
Exercise Addiction
Spiritual obsession (not to be confused with religious devotion)
Seeking pain
Cutting
Shopping Addiction
Exercise
Gambling Addiction

Source: https://newchoicestc.com/blog/types-of-addiction/

Conclusion: Anything which is too much is always been bad. This is why when dealing up with these things then moderation would be
always recommended or suggested.Regrets is always on the end but doesnt mean that we cant learnt up from our mistakes.
It doesnt need for us to experience these unfortunate events or condition before you would be doing the right thing.

Every kind of addiction will affect us mentally, physically, and financially so don't just draw the line only under gambling. I may have seen videos of such kind but I don't remember any of it because it doesn't really relates to me and I know how hard to recovery from any addiction from my personal expereince (not gambling).

I watch the video a little and I heard him said so many things on how he started gambling at a tender age and he also started with little amount untill he started betting with big amount. And he spent alot of time all day to play gambling. He also said he won frequently and developed an ego that he has know gambling more better, before he reacieve the shock of his life.

What I understand In this video is that, no matter how you think you are a professional in gambling, always play what you can afford to lose. I know we are likely to be tempted to play with big sum of money expecially when we have more frequent win than loos. No matter how frequently you win just try and maintain with little stake if not you will be tempted to stake big. And guest what? The day you eventually stage big you will lose big. And the amount you will lose will be equated to the total amount you have been winning. and all win and lost will be set to zero.

Are people that good to the extent they don't know when to called a spade a spade, they don't know when to quit? I know myself and I know when it's okay for me, thank goodness bankroll exist for a reason, if I lose it there will be no funding from anywhere even I if I have the means to do deposit. If you make another deposit thinking you are going to recover the money you have lost, then that mark the beginning of your addiction to gambling and because you lose all the time, the addiction will make you lose everything until you lose everything.

These guy stories look like someone that is under a influence, more like it's not ordinary, lose home and relationships and family is something one need to be careful about. I hope that he got back on his fit again but such stories are really hard to forget even if you are not the victim. They better make him go see a therapist session with a person that can help him out, sometimes family talk is not enough to change someone, outsiders and professionals do does the magic and I also hope this will be the end of it when he recover.