It helps me to reboot my brain. I forget about real life problems and have fun, the same as to watch football match at the stadium. And it doesn`t matter will i win or lose - i just rest from stress. There are different cases of solving this problem, so gambling doesn`t become a problem and the only solution.
Maybe it can reboot your brain but you can't use gambling as a stress reliever because one day, you can become more stressed, especially if you feel defeated. But as long as you can be responsible for gambling and always try to control your emotions, I think you can use gambling as a way to release stress. But try not to play too long, especially if you experience consecutive losses, because it can trigger excessive stress and the use of more money.
Nope. This is the main idea. It doesn`t matter will i win or lose. I can gamble for an hour (for example) and after this time i stop. And for me doesn`t matter will i win or lose that moment. Like as cinema - you don`t sit in the cinema after the film ends.
PS. The gambling is not the only way to relieve stress. I play football, watch films, visiting museums, just walking - you mustn`t have just one choice.
That means you can use gambling well so it won't have a bad impact. I hope you can keep it up when you go gambling and can still keep yourself from increasing stress because I see stress can develop and increase even more when we start to get tired. And yes, I agree that we shouldn't have only one option to release stress and you've already mentioned some good options other than using gambling to release tension or stress.