Topic: Signs of an addiction - page 27. (Read 4507 times)

 When gamblers admit that their involvement is at the stage of addiction, it is much easier for us to help cure the addiction because basically they already have the desire to stop, it's just that they don't know where to start to stop gambling.

If they have the intention to stop, we can direct them to do other activities that are much more productive and the family can control or supervise the excessive spending activities that they use. Thus, their own intention is also strong to stop and is helped by those closest to them to get out of addiction.

Well, if that's the case, you can not help such person that doesn't even see anything wrong in what they are doing. I use to say that, "it's easier to help a gambling addict who has already admitted that they want to change from their bad habits of gambling than help an addict that tells you that he or she is not addicted." You can try to help someone who is an addict but doesn't want and every effort you put to help the person will be in vain because they don't actually need it. 

As addiction deepens, gamblers may start to increase the amount of money or time they spend gambling, believing they need to take bigger risks in order to experience the same rush. They’re betting higher amounts than before, or feel an urge to chase losses.

Gambling addiction often leads to poor decision-making. Making decisions that don't make sense financially or personally, gambling addiction may be at the core of it.

Neglecting everyday responsibilities whether it's work, relationships, or self-care because gambling takes precedence. If you’re missing work, skipping family events, or not keeping up with other commitments due to gambling, this is a major red flag.

Gambling addicts are in denial. Even if we clearly see them struggling to control their addiction, still they would defend theirselves that they are not addicts, but are only gambling just to entertain theirselves. And when they can’t no longer control their addiction anymore, after they have ruined their lives and break their personal relationships, that’s when the time that they will admit to theirselves that they’re completely helpless and hopeless. And even wish to have their support system, their family, to be always around them.

We always talk about gambling addiction here in forum but it all seems vague. What are actually signs or symptoms of gambling addiction that you can try and detect from yourself or other people?

#1 Mood swings: It’s normal to feel excitement or disappointment when gambling but extreme emotions due to gambling results that you are unable to shake off is not normal. Additionally, if one is irritable when they can’t gamble, that is probably a sign of gambling addiction already.

#2 Preoccupation/Isolation: If you constantly find yourself obsessing over your past gambling experiences and planning on what or how to do it next, you might have an addiction already. Similarly, if you can’t socialize anymore since you are just thinking about gambling then that is also not normal and should not be happening. One may even purposely avoid their friends and family to gamble or think about gambling.

#3: Denial/Concealment: Most addicts are in denial. They would never admit to having a problem. However they probably subconsciously feel that something is wrong or at least there is something they should not be doing. If you are hiding your gambling habits from friends or families, you might already know deep down that there is an addiction already.

#4 Inability to stop: I can gamble and still stop when I’ve had enough. Gambling addicts might not be able to do that. They will continue gambling and maybe even make up excuses for it such as “I will just take back what I lost” and many more.

#5 Financial issues: Once you start going out of your way to gamble even if you no longer have money, you have some serious addiction going now. Some will sell their belongings and even borrow money if it meant they could gamble.

Beware of these signs and detect gambling addictions early on so that you don’t fall in too deep. What other signs do you think we should be wary of?

It seems to me that when the game is not going well, then someone's advice will not be taken properly. When a series of failures has started, then you think about how to win back what you have lost, and the worst decision at this time will be to rush to make new bets, because in a hurry new mistakes will be made, more does not mean better. You will need to understand this yourself without someone's advice, or even accept the fact that not everyone is capable of winning at bets...

That is a problem that each individual is looking for, the initial wrong mindset where they most likely fully expect gambling that thinks it will be able to give them profits in a short time makes them trapped, how does that happen? The mindset that hopes for gambling tends to make players unable to accept disappointing results, such as losing the money that is bet while losing or losing is something that is certain to happen. Unfortunately they are trapped by their own mindset. Unfortunately when they are addicted, there are indeed many bad impacts that occur and sometimes annoyingly there are other people who do not know anything are also affected by their addiction, the impact of addiction is not a trivial thing, therefore if we do have friends, family who still gamble, don't forget to remind them not to be too excessive in gambling, try to stay in good self-control whether it's mindset, emotions, anger or actions.

I think it is very important for us to know the symptoms of the symptoms you mentioned so that we can at least prevent family and friends from getting involved further in gambling, as @Oluwa-btc said is true, because so far gambling often has an impact on financial problems that eventually make a person depressed and unable to control their anger, so it is important to understand that gambling addiction is a serious problem that can have a wide impact on life Someone and I think it's interrelated with each other, anger, anxiety, and depression, so someone who is addicted and trapped in a cycle of defeat can no longer control their emotions which in the end actually destroys every relationship that has been have.

One big problem about some addicted is that they don't realise and agree that they are addicted to gambling. Even when you try to show them the symptoms of addiction, they will argue with you and tell you that they are just gambling because of the love they have for the game, so don't be surprised if I tell you that those signs you think most of them saw and overlooked might actually not be pictured the same way you think they saw it.

I think there are series of addiction signs and symptoms which have been a major concern, talk more of anger and restless state, one sign of an addicted gambler is that the person is prone to anger and violence and at such you find them being vulnerable to people around them and the society, another is having Lost alot to gambling and can't recover back depression it's another sign.

#4 Inability to stop: I can gamble and still stop when I’ve had enough. Gambling addicts might not be able to do that. They will continue gambling and maybe even make up excuses for it such as “I will just take back what I lost” and many more.

We always talk about gambling addiction here in forum but it all seems vague. What are actually signs or symptoms of gambling addiction that you can try and detect from yourself or other people?

Beware of these signs and detect gambling addictions early on so that you don’t fall in too deep. What other signs do you think we should be wary of?

maybe the symptoms will be a little different from other people, and OP has written the symptoms that are common to gambling addicts, so don't deny that we ourselves are addicted to gambling, and immediately realize, addiction is not only financial but forgetting time just because you are busy gambling

One big problem about some addicted is that they don't realise and agree that they are addicted to gambling. Even when you try to show them the symptoms of addiction, they will argue with you and tell you that they are just gambling because of the love they have for the game, so don't be surprised if I tell you that those signs you think most of them saw and overlooked might actually not be pictured the same way you think they saw it.