I see a lot of people here talking about gambling responsibly. Yes, that is something very true, but have you ever been a gambling addict?
To be honest in the past I have spent a lot of money gambling. What I mean here is that I spent all my savings on gambling. Maybe the nominal amount is not that big but it makes me feel like a gambling addict. I spent 5 months of my savings on gambling. Currently I am aware and am in the stage of improving my own financial condition. Have you ever felt like a gambling addict? and how much did you lose in gambling?
That's because they weren't, or won't admit it, so they talk about something else, avoiding the answer.
Saying that you've spent all your savings on gambling doesn't tell us much. You could be a teenager and all your income is the pocket money your mother gives you every week so you can buy yourself a meal at school. Sure, losing that every single week means you're an addict, but it doesn't describe the severity of your situation.
I've never been an addicted to anything. The closest I could get to that was maybe to PC gaming, but I stopped doing that long ago by myself, so maybe I wasn't as addicted as I thought. Some of us are just not prone to addiction. Maybe it's strong will or something?