In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
As long as a gambler is able to manage gambling with his money he keeps it. When he is completely defeated and loses all his assets, he is helpless. Then he tries to understand what he did wrong. If a gambler can anticipate these things and conduct gambling accordingly then he does not have to suffer from such situations. Gambling addiction is a major barrier to responsible gambling. This type of situation will not arise if this addiction can be controlled. 
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It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
It depends on the gambler. The same way I've heared many stories of gamblers who say gambling ruined their lives, I've also heared stories of gamblers who stopped in time and didn't let this hobby become an addiction. I guess gamblers don't tend to act like that. The point is that there are every kinds of gamblers around, and what will really matter for you is what kind of gamblers' behavior you take into consideration to make your analysis.Without further evidence and data, we can't really claim gamblers tend to ask for help only after they are screwed up.
In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
Gamblers don't often notice they are already falling slowly into addiction. Most gamblers fail to notice because they don't even acknowledge it to begin with. They don't want to entertain the fact that they are falling into addiction which is often the main causes of why prevention isn't done and possible - because the patient himself who needs help is in denial. In addition it's al fun and games until you run out of money, so it's possible that they also fail to notice until there's nothing much left of them.
It's just unfortunate how this thing goes on and on. But it's the reality we have to deal with. Although I just hope there would be gambling awareness so that the players won't delve so much in gambling if they don't possess the discipline needed in order to prevent themself from being dependent on gambling.
It's not as if they intentionally do it. To a certain extent, they're victims of their own vice. They must have gone too far down the rabbit hole. But the blame is still largely on them. They are the ones who allowed themselves to drift away into the ocean of addiction.
I guess these gamblers the ones who were tolerant early on. They failed to practice self-discipline. Little by little they're consumed by gambling. Their gambling urge grew stronger and stronger until they cannot control it anymore.
I guess these gamblers the ones who were tolerant early on. They failed to practice self-discipline. Little by little they're consumed by gambling. Their gambling urge grew stronger and stronger until they cannot control it anymore.
It's like the same thing as someone whos addicted to drugs. If you haven't ever been fully addicted to anything, I suppose it would be hard to understand. For those who are gambling addicts, it's like a drug, and they get addicted as well as they get a "high" of sorts. For the vast majority of people, you have to hit "rock bottom" until you're actually able to change your life and move forward in a better manner. So that's why, it's a high addiction that doesn't really hit you in the negative way it should until it completely hits you ( you go broke ). Those who are lucky wake up and change their ways.
Any form of addiction is really dangerous into someone but usually the people who do fall out on addiction just because they arent really that good when it comes to self discipline, im not here to discriminate but ifthey had just make use of their own common sense and will then they would be able to avoid them since you are aware about on possible problems ahead.Just like on what they do said about
blaming others which is really a common action or reaction. It is really that there are ones who arent that good on handling their emotions
and there are ones who are really that too disciplined on things.
Finite balance and perfect awareness of cashflow is not likely to go with such a tale. Losing everything requires that somebody would bet too much in the first place. The best policy and it is hard to do is recognize good luck and go home happy, if you risk perhaps too much and get away with it be happy at the close win and realize its not a bet to be repeated. Of course its human nature to ignore the close calls on luck and only when we hit the wall to acknowledge this event has always been possible.
Play using the law of eight tenths, never bet all never allow the lost everything scenario even if the odds of a win is 90% dont go down that road unless you want to walk back in the rain. Ive done that, just glad I remembered and didnt repeat it tbh.
Play using the law of eight tenths, never bet all never allow the lost everything scenario even if the odds of a win is 90% dont go down that road unless you want to walk back in the rain. Ive done that, just glad I remembered and didnt repeat it tbh.
It's like the same thing as someone whos addicted to drugs. If you haven't ever been fully addicted to anything, I suppose it would be hard to understand. For those who are gambling addicts, it's like a drug, and they get addicted as well as they get a "high" of sorts. For the vast majority of people, you have to hit "rock bottom" until you're actually able to change your life and move forward in a better manner. So that's why, it's a high addiction that doesn't really hit you in the negative way it should until it completely hits you ( you go broke ). Those who are lucky wake up and change their ways.
You sounded like you blame them for doing what they used to do until things started to fuck up their life. Of course, gambling is fun and some people didn't realize yet that fun was temporary when they started to win and one major cause of it was greed or out of control.
They may not have noticed it for the first time but once the problem is present like having a financial problem but they can't help them selves to stop from gambling then that's the time some of them will seek help through someone that won't judge them they just want to vent out or seek help.
It should really be for fun but people do really mind or think or believe the other way around on where they do believe that gambling could really be a source of income which is really that a very bad move to make.They may not have noticed it for the first time but once the problem is present like having a financial problem but they can't help them selves to stop from gambling then that's the time some of them will seek help through someone that won't judge them they just want to vent out or seek help.
You would be expecting that people would be pointing up fingers and blaming out like crazy on the time that they had lost everything without even trying to look back on what are the actions that they had made out.
If they were just sensible enough in regarding into their actions then they wont really be that be shocked if ever they would be lost.No one enjoys losing
but in gambling then its better you mind that it is the payment that you do get from entertainment.
Maybe most of them are trying to chase to win it back, and they will be very tempted to bet bigger to make up for their losses. And it's less likely to succeed, but sometimes and often, most will end up losing even more.
Always bet what is recommended to gamble with money that you can afford to lose, and stop gambling when you have a big loss and never continue playing just to chase losses because it will only make you worse off. And gambling or casinos are designed for that, so we have to control it ourselves.
When a gambler starts to loss, the thought of having the same balance where he started to gamble triggers to continue the wager. At such situations, users mostly keep their wager continue and some gets lucky whereas the majority end up losing. The important thing, one should not get emotional when he's losing. Just taking a break will let the gamblers stay on the safer side than connecting emotionally. Always bet what is recommended to gamble with money that you can afford to lose, and stop gambling when you have a big loss and never continue playing just to chase losses because it will only make you worse off. And gambling or casinos are designed for that, so we have to control it ourselves.
You sounded like you blame them for doing what they used to do until things started to fuck up their life. Of course, gambling is fun and some people didn't realize yet that fun was temporary when they started to win and one major cause of it was greed or out of control.
They may not have noticed it for the first time but once the problem is present like having a financial problem but they can't help them selves to stop from gambling then that's the time some of them will seek help through someone that won't judge them they just want to vent out or seek help.
They may not have noticed it for the first time but once the problem is present like having a financial problem but they can't help them selves to stop from gambling then that's the time some of them will seek help through someone that won't judge them they just want to vent out or seek help.
Maybe most of them are trying to chase to win it back, and they will be very tempted to bet bigger to make up for their losses. And it's less likely to succeed, but sometimes and often, most will end up losing even more.
Always bet what is recommended to gamble with money that you can afford to lose, and stop gambling when you have a big loss and never continue playing just to chase losses because it will only make you worse off. And gambling or casinos are designed for that, so we have to control it ourselves.
Always bet what is recommended to gamble with money that you can afford to lose, and stop gambling when you have a big loss and never continue playing just to chase losses because it will only make you worse off. And gambling or casinos are designed for that, so we have to control it ourselves.
In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
The ''denial stage'' is one of the most difficult stages gamblers find difficult to accept, there is a point when you are supposed to give up while it is still fresh but some people don't know their break-even point, they will continue to play, and play in hope and anticipation to get back all they have lost and within that space, if care is not taken, they would lose an entire fortune or life saving and it is when they have lost all they start a thread of that headlines, is just that seeking financial help is frowned upon by the forum, they would even go lengthy to seek for financial help.
While the wound is still fresh with a little cut, get out and have some outdoor activities, not when it has become unbearable before speaking up to friends, that's what I do, I go the extra mile to even delete the gamblings mobile app from my phone.
We are the ones who do make out on our own future which means it would be depending on the actions that we had made.We could really make out choices neither it would really
be good or bad for us.I agree on some points above that we do have our own will and understanding or approach on things around which it is really that impossible that you can't
be able to understand on whats the difference between good and bad.If ever someone do mess up their life because of gambling then it is really their choice that had been made
and this is where people do realize when its already too late.
be good or bad for us.I agree on some points above that we do have our own will and understanding or approach on things around which it is really that impossible that you can't
be able to understand on whats the difference between good and bad.If ever someone do mess up their life because of gambling then it is really their choice that had been made
and this is where people do realize when its already too late.
you wouldn't seek help if you are not helpless against the addiction. It's a cry for help when one goes to an online forum to talk about his issue. we all know the trouble doesn't end there. some people even kill themselves when they see all hell broke loose. at least taking it out online helps them breathe it out.
The answer is very simple.
some gamblers can no longer stop and set limits and for a variety of reasons they lose much more than they really could afford to lose. On this forum I read these comments very often. In the sports betting forums that I frequented I never read such comments
Probably this happens because here we are "anonymous" (at least a kind of) and most of people start to gamble without real experience or understanding gambling issues.
Most of people are really that impulsive when it comes to things on which it would really be just ending up on being addicted just because they do have that kind of mindset that they would become rich because of some gamblers can no longer stop and set limits and for a variety of reasons they lose much more than they really could afford to lose. On this forum I read these comments very often. In the sports betting forums that I frequented I never read such comments
Probably this happens because here we are "anonymous" (at least a kind of) and most of people start to gamble without real experience or understanding gambling issues.
gambling which is really that very wrong.People who do firstly tries out about gambling and make up some winnings would really be having those common first impression and thoughts which would be molded up
as the time goes by which would really be making out that kind of desperation which is really that a very common approach.People would only learn up things on the time that they
are facing up some financial challenges or getting devasted which they might have able to avoid it out if they had just been that sensible towards their actions earlier.
It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
It is because nothing wrong with the games/gambling, it should be fun as long as you do it properly.The problem rises when you be greedy and try to chase the losses, then you will end up with severe/huge losses.
It is actually quite simple, you won't lose severely if you limit your funds or gamble with small money. Don't gamble to get income, just gamble for fun like when you play common online games. Gambling for entertainment is safer than gambling for gaining money purpose. Once you think gambling is a source for gaining money, it is the beginning of the sad tale.
The answer is very simple.
some gamblers can no longer stop and set limits and for a variety of reasons they lose much more than they really could afford to lose. On this forum I read these comments very often. In the sports betting forums that I frequented I never read such comments
Probably this happens because here we are "anonymous" (at least a kind of) and most of people start to gamble without real experience or understanding gambling issues.
some gamblers can no longer stop and set limits and for a variety of reasons they lose much more than they really could afford to lose. On this forum I read these comments very often. In the sports betting forums that I frequented I never read such comments
Probably this happens because here we are "anonymous" (at least a kind of) and most of people start to gamble without real experience or understanding gambling issues.
In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
There is a fair amount of self pity going on with these kind of posts and while sometimes you can feel sympathy, often it is a story repeated many times before and ultimately driven by greed. Nobody likes to feel foolish and most people who have lost money any where will come away with that feeling, so it can just be a form of venting off steam at their own stupidity. Others will just go through life performing all sorts of attention seeking behavior including this sort of posting. In times of despair, like the most extreme examples you gave, it can often be a cry for help and people in need of more voices - but sadly it will not change the underlying fact that they thought they were special enough to beat the system, but the system beat them.
In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
Because it takes a huge loss and lives ruined before they finally realize it's a big mistake to be addicted. Of course, they didn't realize they were addicted and some are often in denial about it.
But then it helps to get it out of the chest even just doing it online to unknown people than to someone who might just judge them. Forums are a better option than learning your parents called because your wife told them you lost it all. And then you know what will happen after when brothers and cousins call.
That’s just how people work… They do something so dumb, like gamble away their savings and have nothing to show for it but a sad story. So they use what they got in exchange for their savings, a story, to tell others. Maybe a part of them think someone will take pity on them and give them some money, or maybe they think the tale of their gambling risks will earn them respect. Who knows…
Exactly. Plain and simple.
Op is asking why they wait until they're in problems. For the same reason why people drive drunk, then get into an accident and all hell breaks lose. They have to pay for the damages, get a court sentence, pay fines, have their license suspended, damage the car and probably lose it... Everything because of a simple mistake that could be avoided. We are just people, we make mistakes., If we all could think a few steps ahead we'd all be rich and healthy.
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