Based on what I have witnessed in some compulsive gamblers, they usually see some of all these signs when they are gambling but they ignore it and don't bother to make a correction, they keep ignoring it until they can no longer control it because it has become a habit. At least if a gambler begins to notice all this symptoms, they should either take a brake from gambling for some time or seek a advice from someone that can help them.
They're aware of the signs of gambling addiction, but still lack self control. A responsible gambler with a plan would recognize when they are losing too much and take steps to prevent addiction, without needing from others. As the saying goes, A good person advises themselves after all self reflection and introspection can be more valuable than advise from others.
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Based on what I have witnessed in some compulsive gamblers, they usually see some of all these signs when they are gambling but they ignore it and don't bother to make a correction, they keep ignoring it until they can no longer control it because it has become a habit. At least if a gambler begins to notice all this symptoms, they should either take a brake from gambling for some time or seek a advice from someone that can help them.
They're aware of the signs of gambling addiction, but still lack self control. A responsible gambler with a plan would recognize when they are losing too much and take steps to prevent addiction, without needing from others. As the saying goes, A good person advises themselves after all self reflection and introspection can be more valuable than advise from others. 
Extremely sad these circumstances for so many and the kids have to live and be struck down before they even had a chance with a very hard life indeed. I’m sure some strong willed determined kids come out of that tho, some kids that had to fight their whole life and make their own living even as a boy. Isn’t there some storybook or movie about that ?
I don't know if there are any movies about that. I know moogly, an Indian boy, was lost in a jungle, and the animals helped him to survive. I don't think that is a real story. But every homeless child's life is more than a movie. Most of them lost their father and mother because of their separation or they died in an accident. Now they live by begging for money from people, and sometimes some of them try to sell something. Some of them get addicted, too. A gambling-addicted person could be the reason for many people's trouble. Mostly, the children get affected, and this is a sad truth.
Gambling cannot be considered as a passive income, as you still need to perform certain actions and spend money to make a profit. It is more appropriate to say that gambling can bring additional income under certain circumstances.
What certain circumstances do you mean? 
I never assume gambling as a source of regular income. Gambling naturally is a place for having fun and trying luck with those games. Even if you got money when you have a luck, it is better to assume it as lucky money. If you assume it as a passive income or additional income, you are probably motivated to try harder. This way raises the chance of losing of huge money because you are trying to chase the wins for earning more money. In many cases, this ends up with addictions and severe losses.
It is scary when a gambling addict starts to face a financial situation that he can no longer have any money to gamble. This is where the worse comes worst part.
If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
Selling more important things when the urge to gamble is there. And that's why financial issues are really a sign of someone who's struggling with gambling addiction.
If a gambler runs out of last balance, he bankrupts all his bank accounts. If his bank account is exhausted, he will sell his house, motorcycle, mobile phone, all his hobbies and participate in gambling.If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
Selling more important things when the urge to gamble is there. And that's why financial issues are really a sign of someone who's struggling with gambling addiction.
There will come a time when all his balances are exhausted he will involve himself in various criminal activities. Managing gambling money in particular is likely to involve theft, kidnapping, extortion for dowry, and even murder. All of these actions are the extreme stages of a gambler's addiction.
Not necessarily that people who talk about gambling a lot of doesn't talk about it at all addicted to it or not, it's something that can be observed by their actions on daily basis especially by looking at their spending nature. So only someone who is very close might be capable of noticing when someone addicted to gambling.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
Not necessarily that people who talk about gambling a lot of doesn't talk about it at all addicted to it or not, it's something that can be observed by their actions on daily basis especially by looking at their spending nature. So only someone who is very close might be capable of noticing when someone addicted to gambling.
...We should not take gambling as passive income activity because most of them are using it and that lead them to the addiction.
Gambling cannot be considered as a passive income, as you still need to perform certain actions and spend money to make a profit. It is more appropriate to say that gambling can bring additional income under certain circumstances.
That's the severe and worst part of gambling addiction and such addicts almost forget about all moral values that they have learned throughout their life. They even sell belongings of their parents, siblings, and sometimes their wives.
I tell you and is very bad for one to go extra miles in borrowing money to cover up for their gambling activities, it's sure a pure state of gambling addiction just like someone that can go miles to smoke or take illicit drugs. And it sure tarnish and destroys ones image not to talk about loved ones being affected from it as well and thus an addiction are very penetrating so the need for opting out it's better.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
When a gambler is absolutely invested on nothing but gambling alone, it's important that he begins to seek mental help or end up becoming fully addicted to gambling
The most important thing for every gambler to know whether to leave gambling and when to continue because activity should not be a daily task for us to involve ourselves in. This should be a rare activity that is likely to be done when we are need to few dollars. People that see gambling as a part work are the ones that easily become addicted to gambling. It will be better for us when we know when to stop gambling and when to gamble because the little we might have made can still be lost if we do it excessively.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
When a gambler is absolutely invested on nothing but gambling alone, it's important that he begins to seek mental help or end up becoming fully addicted to gambling
The most important thing for every gambler to know whether to leave gambling and when to continue because activity should not be a daily task for us to involve ourselves in. This should be a rare activity that is likely to be done when we are need to few dollars. People that see gambling as a part work are the ones that easily become addicted to gambling. It will be better for us when we know when to stop gambling and when to gamble because the little we might have made can still be lost if we do it excessively.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
Most of what I know about gamblers around me, they started out by trying to fool around or looking for entertainment, but they were unknowingly trapped on the page until it was difficult to get out. If from the start of betting, are ready to accept defeat, maybe there is no ambition to return the money that has been lost, but most gamblers are frustrated with the money that has been lost. But not everyone understands it well. There are still many positive activities, but everyone is different 
Most of the people that posting in the gambling section are not even gamblers but probably because of the promotional campaign, they are force to make those comments. Therefore most of them can't be addicted because they are making comments on the online gambling platforms. And what let to addiction of gambling is the mindset of winning big and chasing of loss. If a gambler is not chasing his losses then he can control himself from addiction. And another thing that also making gamblers to be addicted is the small winning they got from the games.
We should not take gambling as passive income activity because most of them are using it and that lead them to the addiction.
We should not take gambling as passive income activity because most of them are using it and that lead them to the addiction.
What you are saying is true, but only for a specific number of people. Not everyone you see on this board is doing it only for incentives. Some have a general interest in gambling or sports betting, which is why they take part in discussions, make predictions, and may even gamble sometimes. I have also seen people who specifically join campaigns and promotions related to gambling so that they can spend more time in the space.
However, it's true that one cannot get addicted to gambling only by being in a space where gambling is being discussed all the time. One might get tempted if they see visuals of others winning which might make them have a thought that they can have the same results if they gamble as well and that might make them gamble.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
When a gambler is absolutely invested on nothing but gambling alone, it's important that he begins to seek mental help or end up becoming fully addicted to gambling
It is scary when a gambling addict starts to face a financial situation that he can no longer have any money to gamble. This is where the worse comes worst part.
If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
This kind of thing is inevitable because whether you realize it or not that in the end many people have felt this kind of impact where they really feel the destruction of their lives is getting bigger just because they are unable to control and control what they do in gambling.If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
There have been many examples where someone has sold their property, sold their closest people such as children and even become a criminal by robbing or killing just because they were involved in gambling so it is not too strange if in the end people who do gambling until now continue to be seen as someone negative because there are so many things that happen as a result of gambling.
Even though we want to deny that not all gamblers do the same thing but in the end with what happened in some cases caused by gambling then indeed we cannot defend ourselves that gambling is good considering that there are still a lot of negative impacts compared to the positive impacts that occur when we gamble.
It is scary when a gambling addict starts to face a financial situation that he can no longer have any money to gamble. This is where the worse comes worst part.
If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
Selling more important things when the urge to gamble is there. And that's why financial issues are really a sign of someone who's struggling with gambling addiction.
If that guy don't do anything before just to gamble because he has some money on his bank account, he'd do crazy things that are unexpected. Selling more stuff that he has able to save when he's a working man.
Selling more important things when the urge to gamble is there. And that's why financial issues are really a sign of someone who's struggling with gambling addiction.
I remembered before I talked to an acquaintance who likes to gamble in the casino and he was bragging about his vip membership card, and he was bragging to me that you can't enter the casino without the vip card. And he tells me that he's not an addict, it's just a hobby.
But there were times when he also admitted to me that the habit he started playing in the casino was that he experienced several times that the salary he earned at work was only a few hours gone because he gambled at the casino. He worked for a month and only spent a little while at the casino, meaning he has an addiction that he is having a hard time getting rid of.
But there were times when he also admitted to me that the habit he started playing in the casino was that he experienced several times that the salary he earned at work was only a few hours gone because he gambled at the casino. He worked for a month and only spent a little while at the casino, meaning he has an addiction that he is having a hard time getting rid of.
This is a common sign among all gambling addicts, denying the addiction. Some people believe that gambling addicts are people who spend huge amounts of money playing without making any returns and that successive losses are what make them addicted to the habit of playing without stopping. This may be partially true, but it is not very accurate. The evidence of addiction is that the person always thinks about continuing to play even if he always makes profits, meaning that he is not attached to losing in all cases. We all know cases that have lost all their profits from gambling after they were unable to stop playing despite making good profits. There is no explanation for these cases except that they are people in a state of pathological behavioral addiction that they cannot get rid of.
I’m not sure how telling of a sign it is, but I would think that posting regularly on gambling forums on the internet is probably not the best sign that you aren’t addicted to gambling. As long as it doesn’t become a problem and have a negative impact on your life, I think you’ll be ok. Mostly just don’t do dumb stuff and look for things to blame.
Actually, if many of us here are not gamblers it probably means that they do not have quality experience about gambling. And again, I probably think that anyone instead of anyone to be gambling regularly, it is better for them to be posting constantly on the forum. Because regular posting on the gambling board will do them no harm, but regular gambling will make them to become addicted to gamble. 
Symptoms vary between users depending on how much they've lost in gambling. A person who has lost little will be in an urge to recover what he has lost and will be thinking of gambling and the different ways possible for the same. A person who has missed his life spending everything will be looking for an opportunity to make money so that he can spend it once again and recover back what he had lost earlier. In simple terms, once lost, the person's thinking will be surrounding the gambling activities and never come out of it. This is the start of real addiction. If one is able to realise it, then sharing the hard incident with a closer person and needing to focus on something else. This will help them come out of addiction. Maybe the person whom we share about the loss might scold, but that gives some relaxation, and some might give consoling words that would help us recover and understand the real gambling problems.
This is actually the main thing that triggers gambling addiction, the thought of trying to recover what you have lost, the more you think about the losses the more you would be tempted to get them back. Logically it's insanity to chase your losses by gambling more but at that point you are too desperate to think straight. Gamblers including myself must learn to move on from what you have lost, accept reality and don't try to avert those losses by gambling more, revenge gambling always backfires, the chances of winning from it are very slim because it's done out of emotional feelings. Focus on doing other things to get those money you lost instead of gambling more.
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This is nice of you keeping a good communication with your family matters as your wife is also your confidant. You know not all men do this and in some cases, some men just keep things to themselves even away from their wives because they feel not every thing is worth telling their spouse and this pride and ego eats them deep to the point that it causes disaster in their life and wrecks their marriage and family.
Yeah, I understand and I agree with the fact that not everyone tells everything to their wives. I do not tell everything as well. But we should share important things. If I am getting addicted to something, which could affect my family members, of course, this is an important matter and I believe no one should ignore this thinking this is not a big matter for the family.
For now, I started a business already and have enough savings in crypto that even if I lose a couple of hundred dollars, my wife wouldn't notice. She does not know how much I am holding in crypto. But, If I were addicted to gambling or something, I am sure I would tell her that I lost a hundred dollars in a casino.
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