Most of the time on which people would really be realizing things on the time that they are already experiencing hardships or unfortunate events on which this would really be that so common if we do speak about
gambling effects specially if you had already spend up tons and losing lots of money and the worst, you get addicted to it. On the time that you do still have money, then you wont really be bothering yourself on
stopping midway because you do still have that kind of hope that you would be able to make profits or winning along the way on which this is a common approach by most gamblers on which they would really be that mindful about those probabilities and doesnt mind about the consequences in terms of probabilities on losing the next bet.
If you are already that spending on the amount on which you cant afford to lose or already that spending those emergency funds of yours then you are really that putting yourself
into great trouble later on.
Sometimes those effects like hardships or some unfortunate events doesn't help gamblers to change from their addictions because I've come across cases where some persons become poor due to adverse gambling habits but still decide to take loans from bank or borrow from friends and still gamble not minding the fact that they're in debt, that's how bad the effect from gambling addiction can be on people, persons like this need serious help in some cases, regular visit to a therapist that would be them change gradually.
Knowing when to quit when you've suffered numerous loss if one of the ways gambling responsibly because it won't only help prevent addiction but would also one from spending recklessly,while some people people fall victims of gambling addiction is that they don't know when to pause for a while when they suffer loss having a believe that their next bet would become successful, some people would even come up with wrong slogans that those people that pause or give up are those who lose
Following your statement, indeed there are people who really push their way to continue betting even the amount of money they lose inside gambling is way high from the usual budget, with desperation, instead of stopping those addicted gamblers will find ways to continue to the point that they will be borrowing money, selling their things or even to do illegal things just to please their lust of playing, those kinds of mindsets are already alarming and they needed deeper attentions.
If they are willing to take that therapy with an open arm and a good self-will, chances of stopping or moving away from this kind of addiction is possible, else, they are going to waste time and lot of money and it will result it to nothing at all.