Quote from: taufik123 on Today at 07:03:55 AM

Quote from: alegotardo on Today at 01:24:01 AM

While gambling addiction recovery success stories may be less common to find online, they certainly exist and are valuable in providing hope and inspiration to those currently struggling with addiction. Although rare, I believe it is possible that many individuals who have struggled with gambling addiction have found ways to overcome their addiction and lead healthier, more balanced lives.
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It seems that it is rarely exposed because it is also related to personal problems that others do not want to know.
Becoming an addict will certainly be a catastrophe that can result in all their lives, and getting rid of it is very difficult if you have gone too deep.

People who are addicted lose more and even have nothing left to use as bets or for games that are usually played quite easily but cost a lot of their money.

Gambling really has to be done consciously and responsibly, so that there are no negative effects that are too dominant.
It is necessary to be self-aware and purposeful to gamble whether it is just for fun or to want to make big profits.

Consciously. I like that.

I think a gambling addict is forgetting that. He ain't conscious anymore about what is happening to him, his environment, and his family. This will just get worse if he continues it and I think we will know to ourselves if we have crossed the line. A gambling addict though might just ignore that and he will continue playing as long as there's still a way to do so and that's when we have gone too deep and there will be no easy way out.
We should always be aware of what we are doing, the money we spend, the people who are relying on us, and those who care for us and what they think. I know the people near us somehow have an idea of what is happening but they are just too afraid to tell and the same goes for the gambling addict so someone must take the first step so that one can help out.