When someone is experiencing all of that or at least one of those factors in the OP, you need to seek professional help because it is no joke at all.
Those compulsive gamblers think that they're still at their best shape but little did they know, they're not really good and need someone to tap their backs to remind them that everything is no longer normal.
And it'll even get worse if no help is being done or if they don't want to accept the fact that they're already compulsive.
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Gamblers tend to spend a lot of time in casinos. Spending a lot of time gambling can have negative consequences. The gambler becomes stressed and has trouble sleeping. Not getting enough sleep can lead to a loss of health, both mental and physical.
Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
I will probably add disregarding the needs of your family, it is quite easy to think about the money you are not giving to them as a result of your gambling addiction but you need to also consider the lack of attention and time not given as well, as both are necessary to have a functional family, I have personally never be engaged in this but at the same time if your addiction is that bad then you need professional help as it is almost impossible to overcome it any other way. Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
A desperate gambler will do stupid things without neglecting the risk and huge losses.
I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
Being compulsive is completely undesirable for the average gambler, but it is the worst consequence of gambling when the gambler is unable to control his gambling.I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
Being a responsible gambler is something that is expected, even so, by any casino for its customers. But the problem is, not all gamblers are able to control themselves and their desire for gambling. Some problem gamblers become compulsive, which will get worse the longer term the inability to control themselves and their gambling.
Every time you are seeking just to play in gambling that's the time you are getting addicted and sooner or later you can't control this emotion and you will do anything just to play gambling that's why always keep making reasonable gambling, not all the time it shows a good return and outcome even though you keep playing always set a goal and limit to your self, not all the time is luck be with you. Gambling is not always the key for getting rich.
There are different signs of gambling addiction like you can't control yourself whenever you place bet without even calculating your budget limits so this is why it's advised that always be in your limits without pushing yourself too much after every loss.Once you get addicted it's really hard to come back and for small gamblers who don't have huge financial status it could be worse in other aspects as well.
Anger is also a sign. Normal people will play and just walk away when they lose, some with a little bad humor, but an addicted gambler may overreact, try to blame others, threaten people, maybe even become sick and depressed until he's able to play again. It's really a bad addiction if you fall deep into it.
First signs of gambling addiction are usually spending too much time playing when you should be doing something essential like going to work, sleeping, eating, studying. It's obvious when you're getting addicted but people lie to themselves and think it's not that bad.
Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
Number 1 is very destructive, you will lose your focus and attention to every thing that youare doing. If you are having a job you will feel to go home just to. gamble or when pay day comes all your salary will be put in your gambling addiction. This kind of mindset can destroy yourself and can affect every person around you. Actually, some people might deny they are addicted they will say they just think gambling to often because they need to have an outlet of stress or what but then if it is affecting other things they it is already bad. Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
A desperate gambler will do stupid things without neglecting the risk and huge losses.
I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
Some of the gamblers cannot overcome this stupid thing, including the big risks that will be faced, even those who are frustrated always think about the game that continues, hoping to recover, but basically it is impossible.I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
Meanwhile, for those of us who are aware of gambling and always consider the risks and just for fun, this will not cause problems. We might be able to overcome all of this. When the capital has run out in the account, gamblers who are aware will stop and play another time.
You don't need to overdo it, let alone wanting a bigger win, then making a bigger deposit, but if there is control and emotions can be stopped, it doesn't matter, while what most often happens is the effect after they lose.
I think you can add to this list: Debts. If they start to appear en masse, then this is the finish line.Gamblers when they try to recoup, they can very much get into debt both to the bank and to their relatives.And another point I would add is a nervous disorder, sleep and nutrition are disturbed.I did not get into such a situation, but I knew a person who had such problems.
It's still possible for a compulsive gambler to recover so no, it's not the end of the world for them but those who only believe on themselves and has a strong will, that they can do it because there were also hopeless and just accept the fact that they are born for it and will also die for it. When you say recoup, it means to recover so how come they will get into more debts this way?But, I think the opposite can only happen in which their debts will now get lessened (if ever they got involved with it) and eventually they will now be debt free. The same goes on other things that you listed after. Their routine can also return to normal if they will recoup.
Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
Thankfully, I don't have this yet. Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
Martingale? Nah, and even if I am doing sports gambling I don't have the urge yet to chase the losses in double the amount of what is gone in the previous bet. I bet the same. 3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
Chasing losses. I think this is normal as long as you don't double it, just like what is said above. And, you have to be calm before doing this or you will get rekt. 4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Job first, real money accumulation should be the priority and not where there's a risky part. 50/50Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
I think what I always did was the "chasing the losses" part, but like I said in number 3 it becomes a normal thing especially if you know the game you are betting with. In my case, it's basketball, NBA specifically, if there is still an on going game then I tend to take one more bet although I already admitted defeat so I will just try to get back part of it. After that, win or lose, resting will be next and will just try again tomorrow.
A desperate gambler will do stupid things without neglecting the risk and huge losses.
I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
I'm sure I was not in that category and I hope I won't be there as well. Chasing what we lost in the past is somewhat impossible in gambling, so instead of thinking of it, we'd rather enjoy ourselves. In fact, gambling is designed to make us entertain, and winning from this is absolute luck.
That is why we don't need to be compulsive in gambling and act with high emotions or else, we just be disappointed.
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
This is the only sign of a compulsive gambler and the rest on your list is just the normal effect on gambling. Being compulsive has different effect compared to normal gambler because you are skipping your regular routine of life just to gamble while normal gambler still can do their normal life after a few days of gambling rest. Chasing loss, thinking about gambling sometime and increasing bets is just a common effect of gambling because the game is designed so that people will enjoy and chase losses. There’s no way you will bet just for fun and doesn’t think recovering losses. 
Whoever is dealing with such a problem caused it themselves; how can one create a situation for himself that he allows to control him? Compulsive gambling just makes your mind set on gambling all the time, despite what the person is doing. Most often, the gambler feels lost in a state of mind where they are over-fantasizing on which game to bet on, if their bet has busted or not, if they can win the jackpot, and all sorts. Gambling needs to be handled with maturity; while you have fun, you also enjoy your winnings, and when you lose, you just get over it. The fact that it makes some people ignore even more serious work is so bad.
That's why when we play gambling, we really have to control ourselves so we don't try to chase victory and can stop at the right time before we experience a big defeat. Gambling is about how we can get entertainment from playing lots of gambling games and being able to enjoy whatever happens so that we don't neglect other things that we have to do. But many people cannot take care of themselves when they gamble. In the end, they become compulsive gamblers who cannot escape gambling. And for a long time, they end up being gamblers who are addicted to gambling and don't even realize it if they already have a gambling addiction problem. 
All of these signs and behaviors you mentioned are true and happen to gamblers all the time, and this is why gamblers go back to gambling again and again, and gamblers can't quit even when they promise to quit gambling over and over again. And gamblers cannot concentrate on any work because of these incidents. And they always misbehave with family members too because gambling addiction keeps his mind always rough
That's where the problem will become bigger, it's either his family members will try to search the main problem which cause him misbehaving or his family member will just leave him since there's no benefit to continue the relationship. The best choice is seek for professional and let see does there's any improvement or not. If he's didn't change and keep gambling exceed the money that he can afford to lose, it's better for the family to break up to prevent from the future financial problem.
Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
These are the signs that we noticed in compulsive gamblers that are close to us, but compulsive gamblers if you asked think everything is ok and natural to them, all addicted to anything are like that we can see their addiction but they are in denial and even if they admit it, they just continue what they are doing, but once compulsive gamblers admit his addiction and find a way to heal himself then that will be the time that he wants to be healed of his addiction.
I could remember that I used to have a friend who was a compulsive gambler, he would gamble away his money, and then locate where his wife kept her money and gamble that away soon, it wasn't easy for this couple as they fought each other almost every day that breaks.
Compulsive gambling is gambling addiction and it is what that can ruin someone's marriage or relationship with someone. I hope your friend is not an addict or compulsive gambler anymore? Because not being a compulsive gambler is what that can help him that can let his marriage hold.But for someone to think of stealing his wife money to gamble is not only a compulsive gambling, it is more like stupidity. Please do not mind me for saying the truth.
Compulsive gambling is a habit one must never allow to take over them, and for those that are already into it, they must find a way to stop as this can lead to serious issues in the gamblers financial life as well as family too, it can lead to depression, health challenges and so on, gambling too much was never a good habit.
It can put someone in a situation of depression and a state of thinking of killing oneself. It is what got some people to thievery and robbery too as they have nothing left to rely on. 
I was fortunate enough not to have a gambling addiction which is why I didn't have any of these signs for compulsive gambling.
I have a good self control when it comes to gambling and thus I haven't lost a huge amount in gambling.
Yes, I have lost many bets but all that I had lost was something that I can afford yo lose.
This is the same strategy that everyone should use in the long run to keep a healthy lifestyle at gambling.
I have a good self control when it comes to gambling and thus I haven't lost a huge amount in gambling.
Yes, I have lost many bets but all that I had lost was something that I can afford yo lose.
This is the same strategy that everyone should use in the long run to keep a healthy lifestyle at gambling.
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Whoever is dealing with such a problem caused it themselves; how can one create a situation for himself that he allows to control him? Compulsive gambling just makes your mind set on gambling all the time, despite what the person is doing. Most often, the gambler feels lost in a state of mind where they are over-fantasizing on which game to bet on, if their bet has busted or not, if they can win the jackpot, and all sorts. Gambling needs to be handled with maturity; while you have fun, you also enjoy your winnings, and when you lose, you just get over it. The fact that it makes some people ignore even more serious work is so bad.
Many times we are in a situation and we do not not realize the intensity of the problem. One such case is compulsive gambling. In simple words, it means that you are unable to control the urge to get involved with gambling even after understanding the potential harms associated with it.
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
Here are some signs of compulsive gambling :
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
2) You keep increasing the gambling related money with each game
3) You try to gamble more in attempt to recover loss
4) Ignoring other important work like job just for gambling
Would you like to add to these signs ? Have you ever found yourself trapped in this situation and how did you get rid of this ?
- Compulsiveness is a disease in an addicted gambler, and it is not something that a gambler can easily eliminate from his routine. Maybe what I can add to that is that when an addicted gambler can't gamble, he becomes hot-headed or irritable.
There is also a chance that they do illegal things just to finance or meet their gambling, in addition to this the gambler also neglects his own family because of gambling which sometimes even leads to the sale of property without the family's knowledge.
1) Gambling related thoughts are always in your mind even when you are working on other activities
I'd actually argue with one, there are probably only some instances where a totally unrelated thought would come when you're working on something like the activity your doing is not really interesting, or a forced activity so to speak. I've had a few instances of my mind wandering about when doing some random stuff, but never when I'm working since it's my passion really. I also wouldn't think it's bad to think of gambling then, since it may just be the activity that you really enjoy. Nothing wrong about it imo. I'd only ever consider something wrong if you're mindlessly spending money on gambling, to the point that it's negatively affecting your financial needs. Jump to: