- Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
This is very interesting to the point that most people have associated social distancing to social isolation.
The COVID-19 pandemic really took everyone to their surprise. Many people have troubling adjusting due to the nature of the circumstances of the virus, catching people off-guard to their daily habits. While the pandemic has surely forced us to adjust a safe and cautious lifestyle, this does not necessarily mean that we must isolate ourselves from the whole world, including our families.
In fact, many addicts took this opportunity to be more addicted to their hobbies (i.e. drug use, online gambling, etc.) since they have a reason to rationalize their behavior. This is a very interesting study that addicts, in general, must know and take it from the heart.
The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.