but is it possible for those who are rich and have a lot of money to make gambling their hobby, although in my own opinion it is not natural for them to make gambling a hobby, also because they have a lot of money is not a sign that they can make gambling a hobby, because with money what they have is that they can do other things that are more interesting as a hobby and even have benefits, also if they gamble, even having a lot of money doesn't mean the addiction doesn't exist but the opportunity for addiction is still there And if they can't control themselves. then it's very likely that they could spend a lot of money gambling and lose a lot of money, but when they don't gamble their money will be safe. meaning there are expenses but perhaps not as big as those lost in gambling.
I agree with that. indeed when we gamble just for fun, there is no feeling of wanting to gamble more because we have a good responsibility to gamble wisely without taking big risks, but it is true that self-control in gambling is difficult if you don't have very strict discipline because the temptation and attraction of gambling is so strong that there tend to be people who get trapped even though they have good self-control, this is where we have to be able to force ourselves to do not gamble excessively.
I went through various stages of my behavior and emotions while going through the gambling journey. At the very beginning, when I was inexperienced and naive, I accepted losses with great difficulty and experienced uncontrollable emotions. Of course, I understand that it is better for such players not to play, but I gained invaluable experience that cannot be obtained in any other way. And so time passed and I didn’t lose very much, but I gained experience in the game. Now, many years later, it’s hard for me to remember how I behaved then and my great thirst for money. I can now evaluate myself and say that at that moment I could have lost all my money because of thirst, today I will never do that because my experience allows me to have absolutely no emotions for the game. I am now more interested in the process itself than in the money I can win.
Indeed, every gambler has his own experience, as well as I have experienced where I lost control of myself and bet more than 5x which was beyond my own reasonable limits, but in the end luck was on my side, this is the good thing because I was able to get a win that turned things around with a win. which can cover all my losses when I lose self-control. Currently, I gamble normally without any desire to win big, so if I win, withdraw, if I lose, that's it, there is no longer any desire to recover or chase losses. Is it possible that this is what is called being numb to gambling because there is no longer any feeling of wanting to chase losses, either because you really understand gambling or you are bored. I myself am more of a fool, as long as I don't do it too much I don't have any problems.
and maybe there are also gamblers who have not experienced the point where they lose self-control which can make them very aggressive in gambling so that they still gamble with enthusiasm to win, I myself am no longer enthusiastic about pursuing victory, therefore I have sufficient experience made myself aware. and this is good because with awareness and also no longer feeling like chasing losses, I have good self-control so that everything is fine even though I still like to gamble occasionally.