Reasons for Gambling addiction

[uche6215]

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But addiction to gambling is completely avoidable by the gambler practicing responsible gambling, this is why the rules exist in the first place right?

If every one who gambles was going to get addicted, then I don't know about others but considering the number of years I've been gambling the little I can, I would have become addicted..
So, it is 100% possible to gamble, enjoy the game and not get addicted, it's about mindset and gambling for the right reasons.

Responsible Gambling practice should never be ignored, Because you can't gamble without getting addicted when you don't have responsible gambling practice. Responsible Gambling practice involves setting boundaries when it comes to gambling, prioritizing money that is ment for family running and business is key because many people don't don't have money that they set outside for the purpose of gambling. You have to be specific setting outside money which you will use for gambling will help reduce those losing money when it comes to gambling.

[Frankolala]

Responsible Gambling practice should never be ignored, Because you can't gamble without getting addicted when you don't have responsible gambling practice. Responsible Gambling practice involves setting boundaries when it comes to gambling, prioritizing money that is ment for family running and business is key because many people don't don't have money that they set outside for the purpose of gambling. You have to be specific setting outside money which you will use for gambling will help reduce those losing money when it comes to gambling.

In addition to what you said above, having a gambling budget and setting a time limit for your gambling activities is a good way to a healthy gambling lifestyle. To be a responsible gambler, you have to discipline yourself and have self control over your gambling activities so that, you don't get addicted.

[khiholangkang]

Responsible Gambling practice should never be ignored, Because you can't gamble without getting addicted when you don't have responsible gambling practice. Responsible Gambling practice involves setting boundaries when it comes to gambling, prioritizing money that is ment for family running and business is key because many people don't don't have money that they set outside for the purpose of gambling. You have to be specific setting outside money which you will use for gambling will help reduce those losing money when it comes to gambling.

In addition to what you said above, having a gambling budget and setting a time limit for your gambling activities is a good way to a healthy gambling lifestyle. To be a responsible gambler, you have to discipline yourself and have self control over your gambling activities so that, you don't get addicted.

Discipline is a must in order to avoid excessive addiction which always has a negative impact on the gambler himself. This is not easy. You need to have a strong stance in implementing it. Sometimes, when you are not used to being disciplined, a person has to force himself to suppress his ego to play again after his gambling limit has been reached, and that is one way for us to be disciplined.

Addiction can be triggered by a big loss or a big win or the sensation you get, first understand for yourself what makes us feel like we can't stay away from gambling and you can reduce it to stay on the path of responsible gambling.

[Agbe]

When one talks about addiction in gambling most people always think it's always greed or love of money that causes it but it's more than that

It is not more than that and those are the driving forces of gambling addiction. And others are to assist or to boost the addiction. It is only insane gambler would not think of making money and more money and only like to waste money in the casino to become addicted. Which I will even disagree with you. Greediness and love of making more money are the key factors of gambling addiction. Chasing of lost funds to gain them back is another factor.

[Jewan420]

The purpose of gambling will not make you addicted as long as you can control yourself. It doesn't matter whether you gamble for fun or to make money. If you can control yourself and stay disciplined, then your chances of becoming addicted to gambling are very low. Without discipline or control, no matter what your purpose is for gambling, the chances of becoming addicted increase. Gambling for the purpose of making money makes it even harder to maintain discipline and self-control.

[Porfirii]

When one talks about addiction in gambling most people always think it's always greed or love of money that causes it but it's more than that

-snip-: relaxation, extra money, escape of reality, pleasure, to calm your self, then you are likely to become addicted within a period of time.

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I must agree with that, and that's why I not only set a limit in terms of bankroll but also in terms of time I'm willing to spend gambling. I think that the mere fact of spending a lot of time playing, even if little money is involved, has the potential to develop am addiction because of the mere habit of doing it. I have no proof of that, and perhaps I'm confusing an habit and an addiction, but that's how I act, just in case.

[puloweh555]

Responsible Gambling practice should never be ignored, Because you can't gamble without getting addicted when you don't have responsible gambling practice. Responsible Gambling practice involves setting boundaries when it comes to gambling, prioritizing money that is ment for family running and business is key because many people don't don't have money that they set outside for the purpose of gambling. You have to be specific setting outside money which you will use for gambling will help reduce those losing money when it comes to gambling.

In addition to what you said above, having a gambling budget and setting a time limit for your gambling activities is a good way to a healthy gambling lifestyle. To be a responsible gambler, you have to discipline yourself and have self control over your gambling activities so that, you don't get addicted.

In addition to setting a budget and managing your time before gambling to avoid addiction you must also maintain the mindset of not expecting to get rich from gambling. This is crucial to remember the biggest mistake gamblers make is expecting to get rich quick.

Gambling is a game and gambling is for wealthy people seeking pleasure by sacrificing a small portion of their money. Therefore before gambling cultivate the mindset of the wealthy, who view gambling as a game for pleasure.

If you don't pay attention to these three aspects you risk becoming addicted. Gambling addiction is very detrimental and once addicted gamblers are at risk of mental disorders such as stress, anxiety, and even depression. These conditions are exacerbated if the gambler is poor.

[FirmWars]

If you gamble because of : relaxation, extra money, escape of reality, pleasure, to calm your self, then you are likely to become addicted within a period of time.

Every gambler in the world are gambling for any of these reasons that you mentioned, yet not every gambler in the world are addicted, you know why? Those gamblers that are not addicted have made up minds not to get addicted, you are right when you said everything starts from the brain, they still have that brain that doesn't let them get addicted because they are conscious of decision it takes them to gamble. If these attributes you named can make most people addicted, it will not make everyone addicted.

[Onyeeze]

Responsible Gambling practice should never be ignored, Because you can't gamble without getting addicted when you don't have responsible gambling practice. Responsible Gambling practice involves setting boundaries when it comes to gambling, prioritizing money that is ment for family running and business is key because many people don't don't have money that they set outside for the purpose of gambling. You have to be specific setting outside money which you will use for gambling will help reduce those losing money when it comes to gambling.

In addition to what you said above, having a gambling budget and setting a time limit for your gambling activities is a good way to a healthy gambling lifestyle. To be a responsible gambler, you have to discipline yourself and have self control over your gambling activities so that, you don't get addicted.

gambling is all about strategies so when you fair to strategize where in gambling you will not be able to get what you want, to be out of gambling addict you have to make a budget and the work on that budget weekly or monthly so that you will not spend above their income, so many people does not follow this kind of procedure, so I believe that it is what makes some people to be a gambling addict for knowingly to them but when they strategize well and they have a plan for gambling I don't think that they will have anything that will important them whenever they lose, so what I'm emphasizing on is that is to have a limit in gambling and the unlimit should be well known and the be maintained

[Z_MBFM]

If you gamble because of : relaxation, extra money, escape of reality, pleasure, to calm your self, then you are likely to become addicted within a period of time.

This is not true, this is not what defines who is addicted to gambling. If someone is gambling for fun but not wasting money on gambling, the person is not addicted to gambling at all. What defines gambling addiction is frequently using gambling to look for money but in the process you are losing money and you can not control yourself than to continuingly gambling and losing money.

It is not possible for those who gamble not to waste money on gambling. Regular gamblers develop a weakness towards gambling, due to which they cannot control themselves if they are not gambling at that time. And they are seen to have a lot of greed and hope.

It's embarrassing to say that I myself fell into such an addiction and lost a lot of money, so I have practical knowledge about it. I am very happy that I was able to come back from one. I still feel very guilty when I think back to that time. My addiction started while enjoying gambling as a fun.

[Patikno]

It all stars from the brain. Your brain cares for you and anything you find as an activity of positivity it will always want to go back there

Gambling can lead anyone to addiction if they can't control themselves, whether it's their finances, time, desires, or even their brains, as the OP suggests. Personally, I consider gambling to be the same as any other game, including online games. The only difference is, that the risk of losing a lot of money in gambling is more likely to happen, than in online games, if if we play irresponsibly. So, I don't think we should ignore the whole "self-limitation" thing, and that applies to any activity that can lead to addiction. Therefore, let us be wise in every step, or activity we take. Don't take gambling too seriously, consider it just entertainment, and that is how we should view gambling. So, we can become responsible gamblers.

By the way, we as humans have complete control over our bodies, including our brains. So, when we say we can't control it, or try to blame our brains for our mistakes, I think that is wrong and seems like an excuse to avoid admitting our mistakes.

[masulum]

In addition to what you said above, having a gambling budget and setting a time limit for your gambling activities is a good way to a healthy gambling lifestyle. To be a responsible gambler, you have to discipline yourself and have self control over your gambling activities so that, you don't get addicted.

everything is true, control and discipline have the role to limit our gambling activity, and the most important too how a gambler to forget his loss after deposit. Limit, control and discipline can be broke at anytime if a gamble ignore the reality he already loss. thinking about his loss will bring a gambler to gamble more after the limit, control can help them but as far as that gambler still thinking about a win, slow but sure, a gambler will break his own rules to control him self.

[Russlenat]

All those reasons you've mentioned are definitely the reasons why people are gambling, so does it mean that everyone here will get addicted in the long run?

I bet you don't get the point. Those who turn gambling addicts are certainly those who are gambling irresponsibly from the very beginning, those who's greed are uncontrollable so they end up gambling most of their time, thus spending above their income, and losing most of them.

Its always discipline and self-control that matters in gambling. If you think you don't have this, you will always end up addicted with gambling.

[Finestream]

If you gamble because of : relaxation, extra money, escape of reality, pleasure, to calm your self, then you are likely to become addicted within a period of time.

This is not true, this is not what defines who is addicted to gambling. If someone is gambling for fun but not wasting money on gambling, the person is not addicted to gambling at all. What defines gambling addiction is frequently using gambling to look for money but in the process you are losing money and you can not control yourself than to continuingly gambling and losing money.

As long as you can't live life without gambling, that means you're already addicted to it. Gambling can be interesting because of the potential profits it brings, but it can also be bad if you are not gambling responsibly.

Those who end up addicted do not see gambling for fun anymore, but they are seeing gambling as the only means to earn an income and make more money, they forgot the real job exists.

[Su-asa]

When one talks about addiction in gambling most people always think it's always greed or love of money that causes it but it's more than that

It is not more than that and those are the driving forces of gambling addiction. And others are to assist or to boost the addiction. It is only insane gambler would not think of making money and more money and only like to waste money in the casino to become addicted. Which I will even disagree with you. Greediness and love of making more money are the key factors of gambling addiction. Chasing of lost funds to gain them back is another factor.

Greediness is actually the main reason why gamblers get more addicted to gamble but that doesn't mean other factors are not included. The thing there is just that greediness triggers the other thing to make the addiction more worse. Although, to gamble responsibly a gamble really need to gamble with what they can afford to risk because by not doing so, they might lose more than just money. But gamblers really need to start accepting their losses.

[JunaidAzizi]

Well, you best explain the psychology of addiction. To my knowledge and observation, addiction does not start from greed, it is a need that later changes into addiction. I can take the most commonly used example,money. You need it for your expenses and daily use (it's your need), and the sudden solution is gambling. Your mind knows that if you go to casinos, this problem can be fixed. The same applies to other things like relaxation and entertainment. Your mind locks onto the idea that if you are tired and need rest, you go to gamble, and later you will need gambling to relax yourself. And that's what we call addiction, anything that can be your need, and you can't live without it, or simply you want it at any cost, is considered an addiction.

[SUPERSAIAN]

Those who are addicted to gambling will never admit to gambling addiction, yes it is true that every person's brain takes care of their body. So never identify yourself as an addicted gambler by yourself, but we have to understand by looking at the gambling behavior of gamblers. We can definitely get the right sign from the gambling behavior, because those who gamble for money basically enter the win to recover the lost money, and those who gamble regularly and are addicted will never take a break. Yes, it is possible to get out of gambling addiction only by changing habits, and it is also possible to get out of gambling addiction by adopting strategies.

it is possible to get out of gambling addiction by changing habits you are right about that, but what strategies can you adopt that can help a person quit gambling addiction...One way to drastically reduce gambling addiction is to  change the timing at which you gamble...by reducing the hours you spend gambling there is a chance that you would gradually detach yourself from gambling, you can't quit in a day

To reduce the time spent gambling, you need to develop new habits. This could include starting a sport, going for a run, or finding a distraction. If you occupy yourself with something else during the hours you spend most gambling, I think it will gradually lead to a detachment. People need to push themselves to do new things. Even starting new activities can be stressful, it's something completely unfamiliar, something outside your comfort zone, which is why you need to push yourself.

[acroman08]

If you gamble because of : relaxation, extra money, escape of reality, pleasure, to calm your self, then you are likely to become addicted within a period of time.

People need to realise that not all people get addicted just because they gamble frequently or use it to relax, earn money, escape from reality, or for pleasure, etc. Believe it or not, there are people who don't get addicted just because they do all the things that were just mentioned, you can even look it up if you are doubtful.

[Nothingtodo]

The purpose of gambling will not make you addicted as long as you can control yourself. It doesn't matter whether you gamble for fun or to make money. If you can control yourself and stay disciplined, then your chances of becoming addicted to gambling are very low. Without discipline or control, no matter what your purpose is for gambling, the chances of becoming addicted increase. Gambling for the purpose of making money makes it even harder to maintain discipline and self-control.

As long as you are not hypnotized by a substance or thing, it cannot be called an addiction or intoxication. I gamble or consume alcohol regularly but it has not caused any harm to me, so can it never be called an addiction or intoxication? There are many gamblers who do not become hypnotized when participating in gambling, but rather control themselves and participate in gambling with full brain support and control. It would not be right to call them gambling addicts.

[bangjoe]

All those reasons you've mentioned are definitely the reasons why people are gambling, so does it mean that everyone here will get addicted in the long run?

I bet you don't get the point. Those who turn gambling addicts are certainly those who are gambling irresponsibly from the very beginning, those who's greed are uncontrollable so they end up gambling most of their time, thus spending above their income, and losing most of them.

Its always discipline and self-control that matters in gambling. If you think you don't have this, you will always end up addicted with gambling.

Greed can be the main factor why someone can be addicted to gambling, it is lust that will lead him there, what he gets is not getting satisfaction which ultimately results in giving up everything he has to gamble in order to win or have more pleasure in gambling every time he gambles.
I agree that a person who lacks self-control will never gamble responsibly and will certainly never escape the addiction and the final path is to lose everything before they can realize their terrible mistake.