Quote from: CarnagexD on March 06, 2020, 02:37:04 PM

Quote from: deisik on February 21, 2020, 05:01:37 PM

Quote from: KrisAlex18 on February 21, 2020, 04:27:38 PM

I suggest that if you feel that you are like that, you may visit some professionals to help you

And how's that supposed to work in practice?

As you say yourself, "compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable eagerness on gambling" (personally, I would say urge or obsession, but it doesn't really matter). If you don't listen to your family and your friends anymore, if you don't care about anyone, what on earth is going to make you listen to some advice here (or elsewhere in the Internet, for that matter)? Just curious

You cannot reverse the argument cause when he mentioned professionals, they are far too different from your relatives and friends. Professionals have their own ways on how they would assess the situation and condition things to make it change. It could actually be a great help if you would start consulting on a professional so that your gambling addiction would end and you can avoid any possible future casualties and losses

Somehow, that's not my point altogether

I'm not questioning the level of change that an experienced and highly-qualified professional can make. However, if the compulsive gambler in question is not willing to see any professional help at all or he doesn't even accept the reality of his addiction in the first place, how's that supposed to work out?

The truth is a gambler who genuinely accepts that he is addicted may not even need this help after all. As already said on numerous occasions, this kind of addiction is not dangerous on its own (apart from its consequences which can be quite devastating indeed). It is a mild form of addiction, and as such, it is a matter of personal choice mostly