in the beginning stage we don't realise it is a disease but once we got the addiction to the end of its situation when we can realise it will not give any normal mindset for you and it will really go with like disease that's why addiction is ended up with the disease.
There seems to be no gambling addict who realizes he is a gambling addict, because they feel it is his lifestyle or a normal habit that they always do every day and I think gambling addicts are different from drug addicts, because even though you are an addict but you have good control in gambling then it will not damage yourself or your health, if drug addicts even though they have control somehow, but with drugs that continue to be consumed will be dangerous for your health.