Signs that indicate you are not addicted to gambling - page 7.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Demonstrates Self-Control
You can go days without gambling because you have the will power and might to. You do not feel powerless and unable to control your desire to gamble.

In whatever one does self-control is a necessity so that we don't over do it and cause us regrets. There is a say that too much of everything is bad. If you can be able to control yourself in your gambling activities I don't see why one will be a victim to addiction.

Set a time limit at a particular hour that should be used for gambling, so that if it is not yet your gambling time,you don't need to gamble. Also when you are gambling, immediately the time limit is over,you should stop gambling,even if you are winning or losing. Gambling is similar to alcohol and drugs that needs self-control.

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There are things that we normally do that falls under those list of yours but that does not completely means that we are an addict.

Just as others have said, once a gambler realize that they are only gambling for fun or to spend their free time, then addiction is rarely seen in such a bettor. The sets of people that do come down with addiction are those that have decided to take gambling as a means to earn a living and if you take a quick survey you'll observe that 98% of addicts think this way. I am not of the idea for someone to just sit down and start to search and compare themselves to those characteristics, you will surely become what you think about and if all you think about is gambling addiction there's a high chance that you'll become an addict even without you knowing.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on July 14, 2023, 02:15:52 AM

- Signs that you are not a gambling addict are that you rarely gamble, you can control yourself gambling in a casino. You just do it as a hobby really and you don't think of it as a main source of income.

You are only doing this to pass the time so that you can forget your problem for a while or if it is called in another term it is stress relief. And you didn't let gambling eat up your time here for a long time, of course. And you don't spend a lot of money just to lose the gamble.

True, but indirectly gambling can provide a high sense of curiosity and make someone addicted when they start gambling.
So even though we think of gambling as a hobby and having fun, we still have the opportunity to come back again and again, plus when we manage to get a big enough win, the desire to win again can appear suddenly which makes it difficult for to leave the game and finally addicted.

But on the other hand gambling addiction, I admit there are some gamblers who are not affected by winning and those in casinos are looking for pleasure, not defeat, it's just that there are very few gamblers like this.

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- Signs that you are not a gambling addict are that you rarely gamble, you can control yourself gambling in a casino. You just do it as a hobby really and you don't think of it as a main source of income.

You are only doing this to pass the time so that you can forget your problem for a while or if it is called in another term it is stress relief. And you didn't let gambling eat up your time here for a long time, of course. And you don't spend a lot of money just to lose the gamble.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Today, let's shift our focus and discuss something different instead of constantly addressing gambling addiction. So, I've decided to bring up a new topic: signs that indicate you are not addicted to gambling. Let's explore it.

Here are some indicators that demonstrate a lack of gambling addiction:

Absence of Gambling Preoccupation
Do you don't find yourself constantly thinking over recent gambling losses. You do not get lost daydreaming of past wins. Your day is not spent thinking about gambling, or constantly laying plans on your next bet. You do not schemes ways to get more money to gamble with.
Stable Tolerance
You do not need to gamble larger amounts to feel the same level of thrill. You are satisfied with regular bets and low stakes. You do not pursue bigger wins, higher stakes, high gambling risks to feel "high" or happy.
No Withdrawal Symptoms
When stop gambling, you do not feel restless or irritable. When you are not gambling, you are having feelings of depression or anxiety. For you gambling more like hobby, something you do for fun.
Non-Escape Mechanism
You are facing your problems and challenges head-on without turning to gambling forget about them. When you experience stress, or any negative emotions, gambling is not used as a mechanism for coping.
Lack of Loss Chasing
When you lose, you do not attempt to bet more and more, with the mindset of winning back what you’ve lost. Rather you "leave" to bet another day.
Honest and Accountable Behavior
You are opened about your gambling behaviour and how much you have either won or lost while gambling. You see no reason to lie about it. Your family and friends know about how you gamble because you have made accountable to it.
Unaffected Relationships and Opportunities
Your life, career, relationships are in order. They are not being negatively affected by your gambling habits. You met you work target and deadlines, your education is not neglected, and you haven't lost any financial opportunities as a result of gambling.
Financial Independence
You have not ran into debts because of your gambling. Neither do you rely on other people for financial support. You haven't engaged in any illegal activity to get money to support your gambling.
Avoidance of Illegal Activities
You have never considered partaking in illegal actions like theft or fraud to finance your gambling activity.
Demonstrates Self-Control
You can go days without gambling because you have the will power and might to. You do not feel powerless and unable to control your desire to gamble.

These signs suggest a healthy relationship with gambling and indicate that you are not addicted. What other signs do you know of?

I think the major one is time control and how much you spend on any single activity. People can get addicted to all sorts of things like collecting or gaming, but when you start to put that ahead of regular life maintenance it crosses a line into unhealthy behavior. It can make you unstable as it becomes all consuming and using the gaming example - you may even get frustrated with team mates who are simply having fun but you have been playing so much you take a loss badly. Being able to detect changes in your own mood is super important to figure these things out.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Financial Independence
You have not ran into debts because of your gambling. Neither do you rely on other people for financial support. You haven't engaged in any illegal activity to get money to support your gambling.

This is not entirely true, because even if you are someone who is already financially independent, if you continue to gamble beyond the limit then you will become an addict, and this happens how someone who already has a big income but eventually goes bankrupt due to gambling addiction because he has never can stop gambling.

But it is quite certain that addiction will be experienced by a person not when he engages in these activities in the short term, he will experience addiction when playing for long enough and cannot stop these activities even when he has no money will look for ways to continue to fund his gambling. from the point that Op mentioned the point is self-control, when you can still control yourself properly gambling then you will be far from what is called addiction

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Quote from: Jawhead999 on July 13, 2023, 06:41:47 AM

That's too much, the simple way to indicate someone isn't a gambling addict is gamble only for fun and afford to lose.

It's funny, because I just read the OP and I was thinking: do we really need to know about all those signs to realise that we do NOT have a gambling addiction? Normally you have to watch out for signs to the contrary, by yourself or by someone around you, but I'm clear that I don't have a problem and I don't have to look at signs for it. However, some people, especially in the early stages of addiction, don't realise, or don't want to realise, that they are having a problem, and the signs that indicate that you DO have a problem with gambling can be useful.

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Maybe they have difficulty knowing whether they are addicted or not. But I guess if a person keeps returning to the casino and playing some gambling games, he seems to have started getting addicted. And if he can't control himself, the addiction will only get bigger and become a gambling addiction.

And it seems that many people who return to casino do not realize this. Do they feel addicted to gambling or just like playing gambling again? But when there is a feeling of wanting to come back to experience a different experience from playing other gambling games, it seems that is the beginning of gambling addiction.

You have to control yourself so you don't get addicted to gambling. And it's okay if you keep going back to gambling as long as you can manage expenses and don't cross the line.

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Quote from: Apocollapse on July 13, 2023, 08:24:26 AM

Don't self diagnose, it's bad.

When you're not an addict, you will search about signs of gambling addict and there are few signs that same like your habit, you will diagnose if you're an addict and vice versa. It's better for someone visit a doctor and ask them if you're an addict or not, so you will get a proper answer since they more know about your problem.

while I do agree with you on the fact that it is not a good idea to self diagnose, since one is always biased for oneself, I think that visiting a doctor is unnecessary. Addictions are easy to spot, especially from the perspective of family and/or friends. I do not think that one necessarily has to visit a doctor to determine whether one has an addiction or not. Especially a gambling addiction. Not only would you be wasting a doctors precious time but you will probably be laughed out of his office.

The safe bet is: if you start asking yourself if you have a gambling problem, the answer should be an automatic yes, based purely on the act of self-questioning. At that point, just walk away from the gambling world for a few weeks at the very least. Some would even need a longer time to get rid of the gambling addiction.

People who easily get addicted should not gamble at all.

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I mean do people actually struggle to understand whether they are actually addicted to gambling or not? I feel like being addicted to gambling is a pretty obvious thing. If you bet too much, lose too much , and don't have the money to be able to do so, and end up neglecting your retirement plan monies as well as you monthly "dues" money (food/shelter etc), then I think you know that you're fine.

However I guess there's always some that need the extra help.

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Quote from: Hispo on July 13, 2023, 06:22:42 PM

I think that the key point in this matter is to realize that there is a difference between coping mechanisms and entertainment.
In my personal point of view, when we talk about coping there must be some factor or situation which cause stress and other undesirable feelings on us, so in order to face them we develop behavioral patterns to deal with them, if the stress is relatively high and gambling becomes our only coping mechanisms, then I would say there is a problem going on.

For example, I can watch Netflix whether I am stressed after a day of work and also if I am feeling relaxed during the weekend. in the first case it is a coping mechanism in the second one it is just leisure time being spend without a source of stress.

... will usually always have a desire to continue gambling and hope they will continue to win and achieve high income. when they will just spend a lot of money without them knowing it.

But in order for us to call it addiction the desire to continue gambling must remain even if there is no reasonable source of stress around the person; it would be gambling for the sake of it and the small chance of hitting a jackpot.

Even if there was some source of stress, I would even consider gambling not to be a healthy activity if it is the only activity, coping mechanism or way of entertainment the person has. Would you say a person who only finds stress-relief in gambling to be a mentally healthy one? I don't think I would. One needs to have balance in one's life and be able to afford losses, walk around in the park, listen to music and socialize; otherwise the losses will remain in one's mind and we will always try to chase then down the drain.

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Quote from: Hispo on July 13, 2023, 06:22:42 PM

I think that the key point in this matter is to realize that there is a difference between coping mechanisms and entertainment.
In my personal point of view, when we talk about coping there must be some factor or situation which cause stress and other undesirable feelings on us, so in order to face them we develop behavioral patterns to deal with them, if the stress is relatively high and gambling becomes our only coping mechanisms, then I would say there is a problem going on.

For example, I can watch Netflix whether I am stressed after a day of work and also if I am feeling relaxed during the weekend. in the first case it is a coping mechanism in the second one it is just leisure time being spend without a source of stress.

In essence there is a coping mechanism when stress is happening, if gambling is a place to relieve stress it actually becomes a means of entertainment needed to reduce stress. There are no addictive effects that will occur as long as everything is well controlled. some people who start to get addicted to gambling will usually always have a desire to continue gambling and hope they will continue to win and achieve high income. when they will just spend a lot of money without them knowing it.

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Quote from: o48o on July 13, 2023, 05:33:56 PM

While i agree with every other point you made this i disagree with:

Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Non-Escape Mechanism
You are facing your problems and challenges head-on without turning to gambling forget about them. When you experience stress, or any negative emotions, gambling is not used as a mechanism for coping.

And i tell you why. Because without getting too deep with concept of reality, people are escaping reality all the time. Art museums can be seen as form of escapism as well as netflix, partying, listening or composing music, jamming, day dreaming and painting. If you try to write a book you need to escape a reality to dream yourself in another one.

What i am saying that this isn't necessarily a symptom. There's only so much you can do dwelling in problems if you can't solve them. Sometimes we just need a vacation from our lives to relax. Gambling can be one of such escaping fun activities. It doesn't automatically check out as a problem.

I think that the key point in this matter is to realize that there is a difference between coping mechanisms and entertainment.
In my personal point of view, when we talk about coping there must be some factor or situation which cause stress and other undesirable feelings on us, so in order to face them we develop behavioral patterns to deal with them, if the stress is relatively high and gambling becomes our only coping mechanisms, then I would say there is a problem going on.

For example, I can watch Netflix whether I am stressed after a day of work and also if I am feeling relaxed during the weekend. in the first case it is a coping mechanism in the second one it is just leisure time being spend without a source of stress.

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While i agree with every other point you made this i disagree with:

Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Non-Escape Mechanism
You are facing your problems and challenges head-on without turning to gambling forget about them. When you experience stress, or any negative emotions, gambling is not used as a mechanism for coping.

And i tell you why. Because without getting too deep with concept of reality, people are escaping reality all the time. Art museums can be seen as form of escapism as well as netflix, partying, listening or composing music, jamming, day dreaming and painting. If you try to write a book you need to escape a reality to dream yourself in another one.

What i am saying that this isn't necessarily a symptom. There's only so much you can do dwelling in problems if you can't solve them. Sometimes we just need a vacation from our lives to relax. Gambling can be one of such escaping fun activities. It doesn't automatically check out as a problem.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Today, let's shift our focus and discuss something different instead of constantly addressing gambling addiction. So, I've decided to bring up a new topic: signs that indicate you are not addicted to gambling. Let's explore it.

Here are some indicators that demonstrate a lack of gambling addiction:
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These signs suggest a healthy relationship with gambling and indicate that you are not addicted. What other signs do you know of?

Man, I must say this was rather confusing since it tackles what a gambling addict doesn't have, instead of what they have. And to be fair if we were to simply separate what an addict from a non addict has, it's simple. You don't overspend, you have a plan and you most certainly don't have loans due to gambling. Anything else? It's just a methods of trying to repress or change what you're feeling. Being depressed and turning into gambling isn't bad imo, it's just a way for you to change your mood, just like playing any other game. An excess of it is bad, and that's what makes an addict, well, an addict, simple as that.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

Today, let's shift our focus and discuss something different instead of constantly addressing gambling addiction. So, I've decided to bring up a new topic: signs that indicate you are not addicted to gambling. Let's explore it.

Very good topic!

Today there is a lot of prejudice against people who frequent physical or online casinos... "everyone is considered addicted" just because they place their bets regularly.

I think this is unfair as the casino, when played responsibly, becomes entertainment like any other and therefore its players should not be discriminated against for that.

This is the kind of discussion we should see more often around here, as we constantly talk bad about addicted people, but we never praise or positively recognize those who gamble responsibly.

Congratulations to all players who manage to have fun without being addicted to the games!

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Quote from: ryzaadit on July 13, 2023, 03:05:11 PM

Why to complicated? too long for the list.

One prove-point you're not addicted are: You're not deposit again, again and again until your money is empty (worst-case selling all of your stuff and going to debt) and don't have money for gambling again.

That's one points (really proven) you're not addicted to gamblin.

Thats the height of an addiction actually trying to win back those looses you have incurred from.your previous try when gambling its almost as if there is an external force telling you to keep trying and maybe in your next try you will get it right.

Having to sell your stuffs to gamble, I would like to think this action is probably related to addict that are both drugs and gamble addict because its one thing to be addicted to game but a really crazy thing to be addicted to both drugs and gambling.

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Quote from: DoublerHunter on July 13, 2023, 04:43:49 PM

Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

~snip~
These signs suggest a healthy relationship with gambling and indicate that you are not addicted. What other signs do you know of?

^ Your list was definitely right and true.
In addition to your list, here is mine. (Gambling as entertainment)
You should know this in the first place, you view gambling as a form of entertainment rather than a primary source of income. You approach gambling with a mindset of enjoyment and any losses incurred are considered an acceptable cost for the entertainment value.
The second is (Ability to take breaks), you can take breaks from gambling without feeling restless, irritable, or experiencing intense cravings. You have the capacity to step away from gambling for extended periods without experiencing withdrawal-like symptoms.

well, those additional items are actually true. it is quite easy to take breaks and pause your games if you are not too deep in your games.
we have been seeing a lot of discussions related about to gambling addiction. at least this thread is talking about people who are not yet addicted to gambling. and maybe, some gamblers who are addicted can identify their behaviours as compared to non addicted ones and accept the reality of what they are in right now.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on July 13, 2023, 06:29:04 AM

~snip~
These signs suggest a healthy relationship with gambling and indicate that you are not addicted. What other signs do you know of?

^ Your list was definitely right and true.
In addition to your list, here is mine. (Gambling as entertainment)
You should know this in the first place, you view gambling as a form of entertainment rather than a primary source of income. You approach gambling with a mindset of enjoyment and any losses incurred are considered an acceptable cost for the entertainment value.
The second is (Ability to take breaks), you can take breaks from gambling without feeling restless, irritable, or experiencing intense cravings. You have the capacity to step away from gambling for extended periods without experiencing withdrawal-like symptoms.

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Quote from: ryzaadit on July 13, 2023, 03:05:11 PM

Why to complicated? too long for the list.

One prove-point you're not addicted are: You're not deposit again, again and again until your money is empty (worst-case selling all of your stuff and going to debt) and don't have money for gambling again.

That's one points (really proven) you're not addicted to gamblin.

Probably if you want to be more specific, then go to OP’s list.
It you want a shorter explanation then this one can work, if you’re not into gambling and there’s no emotional connection and you can easily stop playing, then I don’t see any sign of addiction there. The usual scenario is that, you will gamble within your budget and after spending it, you can still go home happy and contented.

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