Many people find it difficult to accept who they are and the bad habits that they have, accepting a habit is the first step that will determine if any help offered to you will work. As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.
well, like I said in a post earlier, so many addicts do not know they're addicts, the may never even know but they're best ways to make things known to people and they'd appreciate, if I'm an addict, it's not wise you call me that to my face, it makes it look like we have a problem and I may never regard you.
They're best approaches to matters, seek the right approach and watch the persons involved celebrate you.