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November 07, 2023, 12:29:57 AM
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You mean to say that the gambler's mind is stuck to get money and he is unable to think about the risky and negative aspect of gambling. Well, i agree to this but then how strange is that when he lose in gambling, this madness of gambling addiction does not become less and he is still committed to risk more money and try again and again with the hope of succeeding one day.

This does not mean that gamblers do not succeed or do not gain a lot of money. Some may be able to change their lives with gambling but those people should not be the role model for gamblers. The gamblers should also look at the people, who are not so lucky, who keep on trying the games, become addicted and yet they lose everything but the luck till does not favour them.

For me, you need to gamble but wisely by using your mind, by not risking too much and staying in the game with minimal loss with proper technique and money management skills.


Yeah, I think the same.

Gambling can be quite bad for some people, so it's best to keep it contained to a certain maximum amount that you can actually afford to lose.

If you keep gambling more and more, and then you don't have money to pay it off, then that's a big problem.
Whether gambling is good or bad depends on how people have goals and opinions about gambling because in the gambling industry there are several people who really use it to be able to work and make money, such as the casino team and also several programmers who handle several casino features.
But here about a gambler it is clear that those who are addicted to gambling are people with limited control and limitations that make them experience the bad effects of gambling, it just that something like this is normal thing that almost all gamblers experience.

Work or business is human resource that must be prioritized to be able to meet life needs and gambler must also work or build a business to make money even though some of it is for gambling, at least there is consistent income at all times.
It just that gambling can use up everything, even how much money gambler can lose in short time if it is used for gambling, so it is highly recommended that you be able to manage and have financial limits.
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November 07, 2023, 12:09:48 AM

When someone is addicted to gambling, no matter how much you convince him, nothing will change. Because in his mind then only the matter of gambling will revolve. Gambling is a terrible thing from which it is very difficult to control oneself.  Gambling always makes a person greedy to get rich and because of that greed people can't control themselves and continue gambling with the greed of winning something bigger than gambling. Then a gambler acts like a madman for gambling

A madman causes huge price and sometimes lives, in other words, when their addiction reaches its peak, they end up causing more troubles to their families and to the community. I'm talking about my personal experience in our village when those guys were so addicted and they didn't have any money to fund their habits, they ended up selling everything that had worth in their house and when they ran out of options, they became robbers who illegally enters home and steal everything they need from it. Believe it or not, these people are not afraid to get caught because they know they gonna get out and continue what they have been doing until their time is up. This is the madness in the highest order that I have ever known concerning this matter.
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November 06, 2023, 11:44:48 PM
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You mean to say that the gambler's mind is stuck to get money and he is unable to think about the risky and negative aspect of gambling. Well, i agree to this but then how strange is that when he lose in gambling, this madness of gambling addiction does not become less and he is still committed to risk more money and try again and again with the hope of succeeding one day.

This does not mean that gamblers do not succeed or do not gain a lot of money. Some may be able to change their lives with gambling but those people should not be the role model for gamblers. The gamblers should also look at the people, who are not so lucky, who keep on trying the games, become addicted and yet they lose everything but the luck till does not favour them.

For me, you need to gamble but wisely by using your mind, by not risking too much and staying in the game with minimal loss with proper technique and money management skills.


Yeah, I think the same.

Gambling can be quite bad for some people, so it's best to keep it contained to a certain maximum amount that you can actually afford to lose.

If you keep gambling more and more, and then you don't have money to pay it off, then that's a big problem.
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November 06, 2023, 12:09:35 PM
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.

You mean to say that the gambler's mind is stuck to get money and he is unable to think about the risky and negative aspect of gambling. Well, i agree to this but then how strange is that when he lose in gambling, this madness of gambling addiction does not become less and he is still committed to risk more money and try again and again with the hope of succeeding one day.

This does not mean that gamblers do not succeed or do not gain a lot of money. Some may be able to change their lives with gambling but those people should not be the role model for gamblers. The gamblers should also look at the people, who are not so lucky, who keep on trying the games, become addicted and yet they lose everything but the luck till does not favour them.

For me, you need to gamble but wisely by using your mind, by not risking too much and staying in the game with minimal loss with proper technique and money management skills.
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November 06, 2023, 12:01:24 PM

Everyone has the desire to get rich but those who want to get rich quick choose gambling.  A gambler does not become addicted to gambling in one day and no one loses gambling constantly.  A gambler wins and loses several times gambling so it works in him that depositing will probably win the next time and recover his previous losses.  And when the loss is recovered he will stop gambling and quit gambling.  If he wins the gamble and recovers the loss, he gambles again hoping to make a profit and thus slowly sinks into gambling addiction. And at one time he was such that he liked nothing but gambling.  So the person who is addicted to gambling has to be controlled before it is not possible to do it later. Then they get really mad

The gambling was the shortcut to get rich in the short period,but their was the huge risk in the game.Because the gambler not play the trail and error game in the gambling.They play with the real money in the gambling,the gambler who loss the huge money in the gambling will start to target the damage in the gambling loss.This probably leads to the gambling addiction of the gambler,So the responsible gambling was the important one for the gambler.Most of the gambler do the quit for some days after the big win in the gambling.The reason was very simple,the emotion was get into the gambling betting of the gambler.
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November 05, 2023, 10:21:22 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.
When someone is addicted to gambling, no matter how much you convince him, nothing will change. Because in his mind then only the matter of gambling will revolve. Gambling is a terrible thing from which it is very difficult to control oneself.  Gambling always makes a person greedy to get rich and because of that greed people can't control themselves and continue gambling with the greed of winning something bigger than gambling. Then a gambler acts like a madman for gambling
Everyone has the desire to get rich but those who want to get rich quick choose gambling.  A gambler does not become addicted to gambling in one day and no one loses gambling constantly.  A gambler wins and loses several times gambling so it works in him that depositing will probably win the next time and recover his previous losses.  And when the loss is recovered he will stop gambling and quit gambling.  If he wins the gamble and recovers the loss, he gambles again hoping to make a profit and thus slowly sinks into gambling addiction. And at one time he was such that he liked nothing but gambling.  So the person who is addicted to gambling has to be controlled before it is not possible to do it later. Then they get really mad
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November 05, 2023, 08:04:48 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.
When someone is addicted to gambling, no matter how much you convince him, nothing will change. Because in his mind then only the matter of gambling will revolve. Gambling is a terrible thing from which it is very difficult to control oneself.  Gambling always makes a person greedy to get rich and because of that greed people can't control themselves and continue gambling with the greed of winning something bigger than gambling. Then a gambler acts like a madman for gambling

A gambler doesn't like advices from someone who doesn't even gambling cause they doesn't understand to stop the urge of gambling. Even from their love ones like their family, no matter how hard they try to convince them, they doesn't stop at all and would even say, "this is my life, and I have freedom to do gambling" things like that which is actually true, but we know that gambling doesn't even have a good impact to someone's health and as well their financial status. And I think we don't need to over hated someone who do gambling, sometimes they use it as their source of distraction and to relieve stress, which we know it's not good financially but due to it's fun, it can lessen stress. They just need to seek help especially to professional one like therapist.
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November 05, 2023, 06:23:14 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.
When someone is addicted to gambling, no matter how much you convince him, nothing will change. Because in his mind then only the matter of gambling will revolve. Gambling is a terrible thing from which it is very difficult to control oneself.  Gambling always makes a person greedy to get rich and because of that greed people can't control themselves and continue gambling with the greed of winning something bigger than gambling. Then a gambler acts like a madman for gambling
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November 05, 2023, 06:18:25 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.

That's the danger behind this kind of activity, once you got attached that enjoyment will bring you to keep playing and keep chasing for more, if you are not ready to handle that adrenaline, there's a big chance that you will get addicted and that's where all the after-effect are hiding, there are many things that you can't control once addiction already triggered and there are unusual things that you can do that no one will imagine that you will go to that far.
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November 05, 2023, 06:14:55 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.
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November 05, 2023, 05:05:00 AM
It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
Yes, that's right, when we have won, of course we will continue to place bets to be able to get even bigger wins and of course we will spend all the winnings we have so that nothing is left behind, including the capital we brought to place bets.

This happens because we cannot control ourselves in gambling, therefore it would be good for us to be able to control ourselves so that we don't get addicted to gambling because if we are addicted to gambling it will certainly have a bad impact on us, especially in terms of finances, we will spend more money on gambling rather than for our own needs.
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November 05, 2023, 01:50:08 AM
yes you are right, anyway if they open a casino company of course there are many requirements that must be completed, especially with offline or physical casinos. because if they open an offline or physical casino company of course there will be opposition from the community because casinos are legal and illegal depending on the country. Because there are countries that legalize casinos or vice versa, if someone has a lot of money enough to open an offline or physical casino company, make sure the country or government allows casinos in their country so there won't be much public opposition but if his country prohibits or illegal casinos in his country and he forces to open an offline or physical casino, of course this will bring a lot of opposition from the community. Maybe opening or owning a gambling company will be profitable but opening it also needs a large capital but they can sell their kidneys to open a gambling company, and when they are successful don't forget to buy the kidneys back hahahaha kidding.
For this reason, casino owners must have thought about where they can open their casino so that there is no opposition from the public or prohibitions from the state so that the casino owner will not have any problems. The casino owner will prepare a certain amount of money to open the casino and may increase the amount of money if he still needs additional capital. Gamblers who are near offline casino locations can also go directly to the casino if there is no government ban on gambling in their country. But gamblers must also be able to control themselves because, with all the conveniences they get in their country, they need to pay attention to their financial condition because they can easily become addicted to gambling.

Yes, because even the closest people or anyone if they have advised him many times and there is no change from the addict, I think they will get bored or sick of advising him as well as parents if they have advised him repeatedly but there is no change I think they will leave it until the addict himself realizes what he is doing is wrong. Or I myself think so if the advice, counsel, input, which has been said many times does not change the addict I will let it go until he realizes by himself. Maybe by the time they want to receive advice, suggestions, and input they already realize what they are doing is wrong. So in my opinion before anyone else, he must realize it himself to be able to leave his bad thing.
Yes, that's true because there are several friends I know who try to advise their younger siblings who often play PS games but their younger siblings don't want to listen to their older siblings' advice at all. Meanwhile, his older brother had become bored of advising his younger sibling because nothing had changed, so his older sibling didn't give advice very often anymore. However, his older brother still often pays attention to his younger sibling doing other things or invites him to go outside the house. Fortunately, his younger sibling is still willing to follow his older sibling's invitation. That is why someone who still wants to advise other people who are addicted to gambling should still try it because they will listen to his advice.
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November 04, 2023, 01:45:06 AM
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such phenomena occur frequently. I have a friend who always thinks like that. somehow he felt very lucky with a winning streak. or when he experiences a losing streak. what actually happens is that he is not satisfied playing and when the credits run out, everything is just disappointment.
More gamblers like that are looking for the satisfaction of playing without realizing it, they ignore when they have won, they should stop first but tend to chase other luck.
Your friend is a lucky one because a lot of the people that are believing this fallacy doesn't just stop when the credits run out, they will find a way to top up that credit and continue their gambling spree be it because of the frustration from the losing streak or that they are feeling that the losing streak is going to end and they can't wait to try their luck again so quickly. The satisfaction that they get from that is designed to be like that, a subtle and subconscious way so they're not easily aware of it and it helps with the casinos to get a returning customers because those that have stopped gambling will experience withdrawals that will make them want to gamble again.

It's hard to stop when you are already in the momentum either you are experiencing losing streak or you are in positive with good numbers of winning streaks, most of the time, instead of quitting your way you will push your way to play more, thinking that there's always more positive outcome that can happen or if you are losing chasing that money and trying to recover is also part of those big factors to lead you in becoming a gambling addicted person.

There are many side effects and it will be depends on different types of gamblers who failed to control and being dominated by gambling addiction.
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November 03, 2023, 12:52:26 PM

Common sense is not something that is even still common this days, and this is generally, not just for gambling addicts  Grin

Anyways, very much agree with all that you have said, maintaining a healthy gambling habit requires conscious efforts from the gambler, for without conscious efforts, it is very easy for a gambler to fall or slip into addiction even without knowing it.

So, this is why we must not stop advising, preaching the responsible gambling message every day, most especially, in forums like this one where we have a lot of gambling people or a community of gamblers, for we know not who is reading or might come around and read tomorrow and through the message here, avert what could have lead him or her into gambling addiction.
I think there are still a handful of people who still use common sense not to depend on the results of gambling and only use it for entertainment, but what you say is true. Not for people who are addicted rarely use their common sense. when gambling, all they think about is being able to play and play.

Maybe through this forum we can advise each other to always be careful and maintain control when gambling, because we have all experienced losing or winning in gambling, so that with the experiences experienced by the people here we can learn lessons and make the best of the experience. from them. So I think there's nothing wrong if we always remind each other even through intermediaries on this forum, right? Smiley
This is very good by providing solutions or understanding about gambling to our friends who are here. This will lead us to become better individuals in the future to be able to minimize losses and negative impacts that will be experienced due to gambling.

However, actually gambling is not completely bad, it depends on each individual who uses gambling, as long as we can use it in a good, disciplined and responsible manner, we will use our time wisely and control ourselves well, with this we will not experience a gambling addiction.
This for me is a very delicate topic, because as I have said before, for many addiction is something normal, but because they have not experienced it, thank God I have not experienced that either, but I know that the people who are suffering from it do. who suffer a lot, not only because they are left without money, also because they are people who lose many things, some even their friends, family, and they are left completely alone, because they lose credibility and that is the worst thing that can happen to them as people, So in this order of ideas we are the ones who decide how to deal with these things, that's why here in the forum everything that is discussed is always in favor of helping you, the feeling of helping other people is unique, sometimes It is even better than receiving, where you have a lot of money, I think it would help the people who need it most with all types of addiction, to gambling, to alcohol, to everything that is addiction.

Could it be madness? I don't know, but people who are very committed to what they have can give clues that they may be doing things wrong, because obviously they don't have the support of people, here in the forum that's all that can be said, some advice , something that people with this type of condition can heal little by little, because also with the strength of will that is required to have it can be overcome, so some advice such as being in other places, playing sports, all that helps, some do not even have money Now to pay for a psychologist or professional help, then this is something very delicate, because the more people can get up, the better, in each case it is different, I don't know if there will be addiction by levels or something like that, I don't know if there is a classification but always You have to move forward, try to control yourself as much as possible and not have relapses, because that is the worst thing that can happen. Personally, it is always good to have many friends, sometimes they help a lot.
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November 03, 2023, 03:58:54 AM
Yes it is true, it is also difficult for them to realize the impact of gambling if they are already crazy. Even though they have lost many times, their ambition to pursue victory will not just disappear, maybe they will be satisfied when they win with a very large value so they can have their own gambling company hahaha. I myself feel sorry for them but sometimes I also want to laugh at those who are ambitious to get rich quickly with gambling. anger, greed, that's what must be removed from themselves when they gamble, I see people who play gambling but not to the point of being crazy, maybe they gamble with the aim of entertainment, nothing more than that.
If they could eliminate their ambition to chase victory, they would not go crazy because victory is difficult to obtain, especially if they still use more money to gamble. And it would be better if they had a gambling company to get bigger profits. But to own a gambling company requires a lot of money so not everyone can afford it. But it would indeed provide the riches they would desire by owning their own casino. For this reason, people who don't have a lot of money to own their own casino don't need to gamble more often so they can save their money and avoid losing more often.

yes you are right, anyway if they open a casino company of course there are many requirements that must be completed, especially with offline or physical casinos. because if they open an offline or physical casino company of course there will be opposition from the community because casinos are legal and illegal depending on the country. Because there are countries that legalize casinos or vice versa, if someone has a lot of money enough to open an offline or physical casino company, make sure the country or government allows casinos in their country so there won't be much public opposition but if his country prohibits or illegal casinos in his country and he forces to open an offline or physical casino, of course this will bring a lot of opposition from the community. Maybe opening or owning a gambling company will be profitable but opening it also needs a large capital but they can sell their kidneys to open a gambling company, and when they are successful don't forget to buy the kidneys back hahahaha kidding.

Most gambling addicts do not accept advice or input from other people, friends or family, because they are convinced that gambling will give them a big win so they don't care about input or advice from people. It's hard if they can't accept input and advice, I myself can only give advice when my friend is heavily addicted to gambling and explain the bad effects of gambling. people who have given input and advice will get fed up if he still can't realize the losses he has lost because of gambling. So just let the addict spend their whole life until they die if they can't change their mindset.
That's the difficulty of giving explanations to people who are addicted to gambling because no matter how hard people explain, they still won't accept it. But those of us who know that there are family members or friends who have experienced gambling addiction must still try to explain their gambling addiction until they can accept it and are willing to heal themselves. Over time, they will be willing to accept our explanation, especially if we can show evidence that they have a serious gambling addiction so that they will start opening themselves up to undergoing treatment.

Yes, because even the closest people or anyone if they have advised him many times and there is no change from the addict, I think they will get bored or sick of advising him as well as parents if they have advised him repeatedly but there is no change I think they will leave it until the addict himself realizes what he is doing is wrong. Or I myself think so if the advice, counsel, input, which has been said many times does not change the addict I will let it go until he realizes by himself. Maybe by the time they want to receive advice, suggestions, and input they already realize what they are doing is wrong. So in my opinion before anyone else, he must realize it himself to be able to leave his bad thing.
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November 03, 2023, 12:29:53 AM

I have a family who is addicted to drugs but I think they have the same principle because, in my observations, they are willing to sacrifice anybody just to fill their needs because they don't really care about anyone anymore as long as they get the means to do their addictions. Just like the story I always relate concerning this topic, when our neighbor befriended a gambling addict, they won't give him peace because whenever he loses all the money from playing cards, he goes to ask for money from them even in the middle of the night where everyone is sleeping and this is a real story because I witnessed it myself. this is how mad they are and they cannot just simply stop whenever they want.

Addiction to drugs is the same like any other addiction. The habit tends to control the behavior and thoughts of the individual involved. And like any addiction, it would tend to control the activities of your life and this would I turn affect your life and the people in it.
No one has much patience for an addict aside from family and close friends and everyone tends to leave the addict sooner or later.
I don’t think addicts don’t care and is willing to sacrifice anyone just to feed their addict. They simply prioritize themselves and the need to feed their habit over anything else, including family. At Regis point, stopping is easier said than done as it’s no easy task for an addict to just quit.
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November 03, 2023, 12:02:35 AM
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such phenomena occur frequently. I have a friend who always thinks like that. somehow he felt very lucky with a winning streak. or when he experiences a losing streak. what actually happens is that he is not satisfied playing and when the credits run out, everything is just disappointment.
More gamblers like that are looking for the satisfaction of playing without realizing it, they ignore when they have won, they should stop first but tend to chase other luck.
Your friend is a lucky one because a lot of the people that are believing this fallacy doesn't just stop when the credits run out, they will find a way to top up that credit and continue their gambling spree be it because of the frustration from the losing streak or that they are feeling that the losing streak is going to end and they can't wait to try their luck again so quickly. The satisfaction that they get from that is designed to be like that, a subtle and subconscious way so they're not easily aware of it and it helps with the casinos to get a returning customers because those that have stopped gambling will experience withdrawals that will make them want to gamble again.
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November 02, 2023, 11:03:19 PM
When gambling, the person does feel a "high" when winning. If the gambler only experiences losses, it is very unlikely they would come back. That's why casinos design their games so that you win some times, and lose some times (with more losing), so that your brain gets the dopamine release of the wins. That's the hook.

Similarly, drugs like alcohol produce a "high" while you keep sipping your beer. That's why you need to keep drinking as it's the increase of alcohol that makes you feel good.
That depends, gambling losers will tend to feel frustration and will only feel extreme when things don't go their way consecutively and that extreme frustration they're going to feel the phenomenon of Gambler's Fallacy where they will feel like if they just continue, they will eventually hit a win when in reality it's an unlikely thing to happen and if it does happen, it will be a coincidence and will only serve to fuel that gambler's need to gamble more because they're suddenly feeling lucky.

such phenomena occur frequently. I have a friend who always thinks like that. somehow he felt very lucky with a winning streak. or when he experiences a losing streak. what actually happens is that he is not satisfied playing and when the credits run out, everything is just disappointment.
More gamblers like that are looking for the satisfaction of playing without realizing it, they ignore when they have won, they should stop first but tend to chase other luck.
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November 02, 2023, 10:57:35 PM
When gambling, the person does feel a "high" when winning. If the gambler only experiences losses, it is very unlikely they would come back. That's why casinos design their games so that you win some times, and lose some times (with more losing), so that your brain gets the dopamine release of the wins. That's the hook.

Similarly, drugs like alcohol produce a "high" while you keep sipping your beer. That's why you need to keep drinking as it's the increase of alcohol that makes you feel good.
That depends, gambling losers will tend to feel frustration and will only feel extreme when things don't go their way consecutively and that extreme frustration they're going to feel the phenomenon of Gambler's Fallacy where they will feel like if they just continue, they will eventually hit a win when in reality it's an unlikely thing to happen and if it does happen, it will be a coincidence and will only serve to fuel that gambler's need to gamble more because they're suddenly feeling lucky.
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November 02, 2023, 10:35:30 PM
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I think there's a crossover between gambling and drug addiction but many things are really different too
with drugs the person usually has a good experience
with gambling the experience could be good or bad, but even with bad experiences the addicted gambler keep hooked to it and craving for more.
Gambling and drug addiction are totally different things and should never be compared. If you want to see how different they are, ask the question, what is the motivation for both? Gamblers are motivated by the hope that they will win while drug addicts are motivated by the need to feel good and forget their sorrow or depression. So the targets and motivation are totally different.

Besides, you never can tell the extent a drug addict can go just to take the substance; the same can not be said of gamblers. Gamblers are law abiding citizens and are responsible tax payers as well. On the other hand, drug is forbidden and mostly done against the law.


literally they have different meanings and purposes, but in theory both have the same characteristics, namely that they are equally difficult to cure if they are at the addiction stage, whether it is gambling addiction or drug addiction, both have the same bad impact mental health and financial.

Gamblers and users do have different desires and yes, as you said, gamblers are law-abiding citizens, but that doesn't mean they justify this activity. In my country, it is very against gambling, so even if we know someone is gambling, even though they are law-abiding, it will still be considered bad just like drug addicts who are considered bad by society.
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