C. I'm I gambling to escape problems or stress?
It's not an issue if a gambler is betting to escape from daily stress. After all, every of us have to escape from daily stress somehow. Some appeal to watching TV, others to playing videogames, chatting with friends, drinking, going out and then there are those who prefer gambling. If they don't go beyond their limits, it's being a healthy measure to find balance in daily life.
On the other hand, if gambling is being used as mean to escape from problems and deeper issues, it's definitely going to be a big problem on long term, because instead of solving the problems, the individual is just procrastinating it and finding temporary relief in gambling, which is never going to be enough.
Unfortunatelly there are many people who act like this, and that is one of the reasons why we see so much addiction present in the modern world.
I do not think gambling would relieve your stress if you end up losing all of your capital. For me, it is frustration or, at times, boring.
It would only relieve your stress and problems if you gambled with your friends with a limit of small bets just to make your capital last long and I am sure if you win while your friends are watching, it was fun you will forget your problems and stress. However, doing it every day isn't fun, which is why you need to limit yourself. If you don't set your limits, you might end up losing all your money, which can lead to more problems and stress.