Your knowledge of gambling addiction's roots is excellent. Yes, it's a mental compulsion that explores our emotional vulnerabilities - boredom, stress, and dissatisfaction. It's more than throwing dice or pressing a slot lever - it's a yearning. This is the crucial question: Why is acceptance so hard for many? Why do people deny everything when they're about to lose it? It's time folks face their demons and admit their problems.
I completely agree with your view of gambling as a hobby rather than a means to wealth. People must realize there's no jackpot at the end of this rainbow. The cycle of wins and loses, highs and lows continues. Financial stability, planning, and control are the ultimate joys. Real-life goals are worth more than a win. Let your adrenaline kicks come from real-world challenges and triumphs. Always remember the house win.
I think that not every person can be aware of the question of how attracted he is to gambling and whether this passion is a simple hobby or whether it is already the beginning of a painful attraction to gambling.
Some, of course, may understand that they have become too strongly drawn to play and throughout the working day the thought of quickly getting to a computer or mobile phone and playing quietly so that no one distracts them from this game constantly appears in their heads. This, it seems to me, is the beginning of such an unpleasant process as gaming addiction.
A nd you should at least think about the fact that gambling is penetrating more and more into your brain. In my opinion, this is the moment when you need to slow down and give up the game for a while.