Quote from: leonair on April 28, 2024, 09:03:38 AM

Whether or not you can control yourself comes later, but first you have to decide for what purpose you gamble. If you gamble just for fun then you can control yourself and you don't need to use any other special strategy. But if you gamble for income, no matter what strategy you use, you will be unable to control yourself and keep yourself away from greed. So first of all you need to set your intention then go for gamble

Most people will not have a clear goal when they first gamble. They just want to experience gambling games and don't think about anything else.
But then they start gambling often and don't think that it will have a bad influence on them. That is why they need to control themselves when gambling so that they can avoid the bad effects of gambling.
They should not think about gambling to earn income because it will be difficult to obtain. They should use gambling for fun only.

Quote from: FanEagle on April 28, 2024, 02:45:24 PM

Emotionally unstable gambling addict will always find an excuse to gamble, same goes for people who emotionally eat, or emotionally even self-harm. There are people who just do not have the right psychological material sometimes, and they do need help from a professional to get better. If those people ended up getting into gambling then they would end up with a terrible result and will end up keep losing money all the time.

I am not saying that we can't really consider those people getting better all by themselves and no matter how much money they lose, they are going to end up with more and more trouble in the end and will try to gamble more. I personally believe that we are going to end up with a lot more issues in the end and we can't really make it change, they need help.

Many gamblers are emotionally unstable and this makes them continue gambling even though they have lost. They cannot think of stopping their gambling activities, even for a moment, to calm their emotions.
They think that if they keep gambling, even every day, it will give them a win, even though that doesn't guarantee they can win. They will only become emotional because they see loss more often than imagined.
They will not know how much money they have used for gambling because the emotional factors that occur to them make them unable to think clearly.

Quote from: Blitzboy on April 28, 2024, 04:41:07 PM

The moment you recognize you need help is larger than people think. Relief, possibly joy, humiliation, and dread are mixed in. Thats our mistake. Make it easy for folks to get there without baggage.

The concept of addiction requires a rebranding. Stop the stigma and see it as a challenge you can overcome with help. Resources must be accessible without absurd hoops. Meet folks where they are with apps, online support groups, whatever. No judgment, just entry.

This isnt only about the struggling person, right? Each win benefits everyone. Consider its effects on families and communities. Man, we must battle this. We can, given the appropriate approach.

When someone becomes emotional, they cannot think clearly and only want to win from gambling. That will make them deeper into gambling without being able to think about stopping for a moment.
Those who lose self-control will become emotional and that will make them deeper into gambling. They will not think about reducing their gambling activities because they already use gambling more often than before.
However, we must try to ensure that we do not lose control of our emotions because that will have bad consequences.

Quote from: Accardo on Today at 01:10:42 AM

Some players get more addicted into the game when suffering alone. Think of some family men who suffer addiction after maybe a divorce. In some cases the person may not have engaged into gambling. But for the fact he's lonely and alone, he'd begin to find a means of handling boredom by engaging into gambling. It's also risky to do that, because, people who find themselves doing that are quite not informed about the consequences of gambling compulsively. Since gambling is like a companion to them, they'll spend most of their time playing the game. Risking more money and getting emotionally attached to the game.

Which consumes more time and could make a person broke. Loneliness is another strong factor that leads to addiction faster than anything else. Hence, if a player is sure that he is not capable of handling his emotions, playing games all alone isn't a better strategy. Getting a helping hand would be difficult for such a player. Due to his challenges and how compulsive gambling could maneuver his thoughts and emotions. But, in a situation where the player have close friends around, and he opens up to them, getting help wouldn't be a problem. I think every gambler should know himself, capabilities and abilities, before moving further to the weary aspect of gambling.

When they become addicted to gambling, they will not think about anything else other than gambling. They can lose their family because they no longer pay attention to their family.
They can also become more emotional when they lose and this can hurt their family members. They can commit violence against their family members as a result of their losses in gambling and that will not be good for everyone.
That's why we have to be able to control ourselves when gambling so that we don't experience the effects of gambling like them. By always trying to control ourselves while gambling, we will not experience any problems and we can also enjoy our free time well.