Topic: Who does gambling addiction affect the most? - page 18. (Read 2507 times)

Maybe someone here understands more about the domino effect of gambling addiction and there are already several people who have explained it. But here I want to explain and emphasize the domino effect of gambling addiction. And it is indeed the family that is the impact of someone who is addicted to gambling. Where only one member of the family gambles, but because gambling is not well controlled, in the end it only ends in loss and suffering, and this is felt not only by him alone, but because the problem of gambling addiction is very complex. , is difficult to overcome and causes an extraordinary domino effect, so that the family also feels suffering, loss and becomes involved in the problem.

And there was an incident where, a father who was addicted to gambling, carelessly pawned his land certificate to the bank, in order to get some money to continue his gambling. Until finally the money was used up for gambling, while a very large bill was due and he was unable to pay it, so the house was confiscated and the family lost their place to live. And a wife and children who are not aware of this problem, now also have to suffer.

So in conclusion, both the family and the gambling addict, all suffer. However, the ones who suffer the most are the families, because they are the ones who have to share in the suffering, even though they were not previously involved in the problem.

When someone is addicted to gambling, they are not the only one affected, their family members are also affected, because there are lots of things which they will be doing that’s going to have negative impact on their family members. A father that’s addicted to gambling might not be able to sponsor his children to a standard school, the money which he is making will be spent on gambling, a addicted gambler might not be able to get the necessary things which his family members will be needing for survival, so if someone is addicted to gambling, it doesn’t affect the person alone.

Seriously I cant really say who it affects most, but i know it’s both the gambling addict, and the family also. I can even say it’s do affect them equally.

Primary it affects the gambler the most but as time goes that the gambler seizes to realize his infectious gambling life on how it is ruining his life, then the family suffers it because the gambler most have consciencelessly run out of his mind without undermining reputable gambling anymore so, it then affects the family whom are accountable to his responsibility and to those who relies on the gamblers provisional responsibilities at when he can't provide for them anymore.

It would start with the gambler first which eventually would have a domino effect and start to ruin his relationship with the gambler's family. The time that the gambler loses their cool and self-control probably they become prone to addiction as they keep gambling, it affects their mental, emotional, and as well their physical health. Then the minor changes would eventually be noticed at home by the family and this kind of situation would really depend on the gambler and the family on how they handle problems at home. If they can communicate to fix the problem that's good especially if the gambler is open and willing to change, but most of the gambler addicts are not aware and consider it normal, which can worsen the situation then later on the damage will be carried by the family.

Gambling effects could come on different angle on which it could affect out from financial status until to the very last root when it comes to relation to your family and the influence that it could give
into those people around you and this is why it would really be that wise that you should really know on when make yourself that playing gambling because the people around you specially your family
will really be that seeing that you are doing something which it isnt really that even worth on doing so or something that risky and might really be that ending up on making them as a gambler too.
It wont really be just affecting you in terms of money but also into those things that they affect them personally.

This is why its not really shocking for those children who do have that kind of father on which getting involved with gambling on where on the time that they do become adult
they are really that likely on going into the same path which its never been that ideal or good on doing so or doesnt give any good results.

I would say it depends on the gambler how he displays his emotions to his family.
If he can keep it to himself, there's nothing to worry for his immediate family.
But if his kids are seeing his lifestyle and how it affects on their daily lives, it may cause a life-long trauma.
So for this question, it is a case-to-case basis, relying on how the gambler is living his life with his family.

I don't know if there is a way measure who gambling addiction affect most but the truth is that if the family have minors, they will carry the scares of the characters that will be exhibited by the addicted gambler for a long time. It is not strange to see gambling addicts become aggressive which can lead to domestic violence, this will leave a very bad effect in the heart of the family. So I think the family might be more affected.

I can't tell for sure if there's a measure to which the effects of the gambling addiction has affected the gambler or his family so we can't say for sure who was affected thee most but then all of them were affected almost equally except that the kids may have suffered the most with regards to their early developmental stage in their lives.

The wife will also have a fair share of the effects of the gambling addiction of her husband and the husband himself also have his own fair share of the blame as to how much he will be embarrassed a d even the probability of possible depression setting in and other challenges he will gave due to the after effects of his gambling addiction. In all the effects will be evenly distributed amongst the gambler and his immediately close family so it's advisable we don't allow ourselves gamble up to the point others will have to suffer for our addiction.

What really impacts gambling addicts is of course the gambler, because he will lose money and what is even worse will lose his job. If he is the head of the household then this will affect the family's finances and it is not uncommon for divorce to occur because his partner is a gambling addict. In short, becoming a gambling addict does not only have an impact on oneself but will also have an impact on the family and the environment where one lives. Because usually gambling addicts will develop bad habits such as stealing, robbing and selling property.

What is most affected by gambling addiction in my opinion is finances, because that is where the other core influence lies.
However, any addiction is bad and must be treated immediately because it can harm yourself and others. And gambling addiction can affect regular gamblers and can damage finances, health, and relationships. And besides that, gambling addiction also has an impact on the people closest to him, especially the family who are most affected by it.
And it is very unfortunate for gamblers who are addicted and already have families and children, because their needs will be neglected and this will make their families and children suffer financially and also with other important needs including school fees and so on. And they could potentially drop out of school because of the cost.
And another frightening impact is that an addict becomes easily emotional which can lead to domestic violence, and this will damage the mentality of the wife and children.

And I pray. Hopefully we will all be kept away from these things, especially those who already have wives and children, including me. Because our obligation is to make them happy in every way, not to make them suffer because of our stupidity in becoming addicts.

Gambling addiction is one of the worst addictions that anyone can go through in life because the consequences that comes with it won't just affect the addicted person but will also affect people around him. The level of who it affects more between the person that's engaged in it and hisclosed ones depends on how influencial and important the affected person can be to the immediate family.

In a case where the affected person isn't the breadwinner of his family or doesn't have much financial contribution to the family, his addiction will mostly affect him because no one depends on him for survival but if reverse is the case, the immediate family will be more affected because those responsibilities that the affected person undertakes will slightly attended to but in a chronic situation, those responsibilities will be left unattended to.

The most is only natural that affects the gambler but right after him it also affects his family.The reason is simple as gambling addiction leads to unpredictable actions from the addicted gambler which can also affect his family,like spending all his salary on gambling,spending money he has loaned for other things through gambling which makes the life of him and his relatives,his close relatives I mean a living hell so for me there is on real difference between which gambling addiction affects the most,once a gambler affected all his family is also affected so I cannot really divide although I think that gamblers life is more badly affected as his stress level will be surely more than that of his relatives.

To me the people around him are the ones that suffer most because a gambler may not really understand the pain the family go true as a result of his gambling habits because there are times that he may gamble with the family's feeding money and afterwhich the family may go hungry due to his act and it's really going to affect the family and moreover, he may receive his salary and spend it on gambling so when his family demands for money he will tell them he has no money.

Further more, if someone is too addicted to gambling is the family that bears the brunt because people will be talking ill of their father and they won't say anything because they know that their father is a gambler. It is necessary for us to know that our actions and inactions most times affect our families and loved ones so it is the duty of every gambler to be conscious of their gambling habits and not be too involved to the extent that their decisions will start affecting the family and loved ones.

Very true about that,  as a man one need to struggle as much as he can to be on top of the game,  never allow anything to control you,  and put the welfare of your family first,  one of the things that have affected some of the gambling addicts that I have seen is the fact that,  most of them are young people without their own personal family and sometime they don't have any dependant on them and that fuel their addictions when the lack the personal responsibility aside family,  this set of gamblers can waste any amount on a bet without looking back,  and some they have nothing left for even themselves.

So for that,  it is highly recommended that as a gambler,  one must be seself-disciplinednd avoid any possible chances that can usher in any form of addiction in the long run,  since is far better to avoid getting into addictions than trying to get out of it at some point.

Gambling could have big consequences to the younger ones of care is not taken. Normally gambling is not meant to be expose to people that are still underage and are not allowed to gamble. All adolescents are not supposed to be exposed to gambling that is why we need to be very careful and we expose our gambling activities to those that are not supposed to know about it. Many parents had made the mistakes of discussing and letting their children know about gambling is one of the things that made them to follow their parents lifestyles and end up being a gambling addict because they do not know how to position themselves and gamble in an appropriate manner.

It will affect them both if the one person depends on the other for survivals. Just as you explained in your post about someone explaining how his father’s gambling addiction made his life disastrous, it will affect everyone that is surviving under the father. Gambling is something you should be able to control and not allow it overpower you and gets you addicted to it, the repercussions is always bad. Also, when you don’t have money spared for other purposes after you’ve spent for your primary wants, don’t go into gambling with money that you need to pay for important expenses, you’ll regret so if you don’t win in those games. Rather than you to affect yourself financially, it is better you don’t gamble too much and make yourself addicted to it.

It depends on the occasion. If the gambler has a family with kids (not necessarily though), then those who suffer the immediate consequences of their addiction are their family members or close ones in general. They may become distant or cause a shortage of funds because all of their money was spent on gambling. Certainly, it affects both parties, but the gambler is usually out of control and has lost his sense of emotion, which means that quite often, they don't immediately understand that they are hurting their loved ones and only focus on what's troubling them, which is their gambling losses.

It's unfortunately quite saddening that any type of addiction, such as alcoholism, can pretty much ruin your life and the lives of your loved ones.

If they are one of the parents in a family then obviously the first bad impact that will be felt is by their children, there is a possibility of mental changes that occur in their parents so that the possibility of their children will get harsh treatment from their parents, and not only that, other bad impacts will also occur on their finances so that they make them lose balance in terms of finances and difficulties in making ends meet.

That's right, gamblers who are addicted will only think about what they want, especially how they can gamble, as we know that gamblers who are addicted will usually do everything possible even something unexpected such as maybe stealing or other criminal acts just to get money to gamble, so if the scenario that is addicted is the parents then obviously I can't imagine what the finances in the family will be like, there will be absolutely no balance and the days may be filled with pressure and debt problems.

The kids are the most affected when it comes to their parents involving in gambling addiction. I can see children suffering from starvation or malnutrition due to their parents addiction in gambling wherein they don't have time to take good care of their kids though this mostly happen in lower class but could also happen in higher class if not given an immediate attention.

In my opinion, family members suffer the most from gambling addiction. A successful gambler is less prone to gambling addiction because he knows how to quit in time. The unsuccessful player gets into debt and starts taking or stealing money from family members. This is what is dangerous