In this forum and other forums where gambling is one of the topics of discussion, one of the recurrent topics is people who write about how their gambling addiction has ruined their lives. We usually encounter topics like "Gambling ruined my life," "I lost all my life savings to gambling," "I gambled away my entire salary," etc. Then they go on to tell a sad tale. It makes me wonder: why do gamblers tend to wait until they have suffered a catastrophic loss or a string of losses before quitting or seeking help?
People always like sharing bad news. When they gamble and win big nobody hears anything about their wins but when they lose they always publicize it.
Others really needs advice or help because they are facing serous challenge caused by gambling addiction. Addiction is not a day's journey, it starts and progress gradually and most gamblers might not know that they are addicted until it becomes uncontrollable. So they come to the forum for advice and sometimes they get the help they need from members of the forum. Instead of going to the social media, this forum have many experienced person that can proffer solutions to their problems.