Quote from: tottong on Today at 07:22:08 PM

Quote from: ARTOIS on March 06, 2024, 12:51:08 PM

Partners in dependency - Relatives often try to "understand" the addict and help him, by paying off his debts, while accepting his promise to stop gambling, a promise he is unable to keep. More than once, family members come to the aid process, becoming partners so that they become “addicted” to the therapeutic process. But help works in exactly the opposite direction instead of helping the gambler wean off, they perpetuate his condition. These partners, such as parents or spouses, may find themselves in great distress that requires treatment.

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

By paying all the debts of gamblers by their families, it will not help them to stop because they assume that every time they owe money, someone will pay it.
If family members want to see the gambler stop then this step is not a good decision, it is better to direct them to rehabilitation by relying on people who have psychological abilities because addiction is more of a psychological activity that must be touched directly. Encourage them to stop gambling and do therapy consistently every time because that's the only way they can slowly stop gambling.

Apart from family, there are many people in the immediate environment who can become victims of gambling that people do.
Such as neighbors, children or wives because these activities are directly related to the social life of the gambler and those closest to him.

For sure it would really be definitely be fueling up someones gambling activity even more because they do know that there's someone who would really be paying up those debts but the question is,
how long the family of yours would really be doing it? Aren't you ashamed that you're supposed to be the husband and father or simply the foundation of the family but typically doing such bullshit addiction and spending like a mad man? as if you dont have a family to raise for? You are just basically showing on how irresponsible you are and it is really that sad that someone would really be
affected by the actions that you are making.

It is really just that sad that there would really be people who would really be mainly affected on the things that you've been doing and the first one would be your own loved ones or family.
What if they dont have the money? for sure it would really be that a pain in the ass kind of problem that you would be giving.