Gamblers don't realize they are addicted to gambling until it's worse which they've done unthinkable already like breaking the piggybank of his kid just so he could gamble again. But you as a gambler can also notice it to yourself before you get to the worse situation like selling valuables like jewelry so you could play again.
Is seeking a new strategy or thinking of betting while you are sleeping signs of addiction? If not, what are little signs that unfold you are becoming a gambling addict?
There isn't any single sign or criteria but usually, person is addicted if he/she:
1. Spends more money in gambling than he can afford to.
2. Can't get fun from gambling, instead, he/she is getting nervous/anxious and agitated.
3. Person talks about gambling very often (It doesn't directly mean that he/she is addicted but usually, people talk about things that they are interested in and are captivated)
4. He/She prioritizes gambling more than necessary.
5. He gambles and his quality of life is declining.
Those are the main signs to my mind. If a person thinks about betting when there is a time of sleep, then sure he has very deep problems and it's not a typical addiction.
An absolutely correct observation. But often a person himself is not yet aware of his addiction, and then such a diagnosis may well be recognized by his family and friends, with whom he lives or constantly communicates. It is quite possible that the first to turn to the psychologist is his family and not himself. In addition, close people, of course, are very annoyed by such a person's insanity for gambling and his obsession with sitting down to a computer or burrowing into a mobile phone all the time.
And here's another sign of addiction - irritability when distracted from this activity.
