- Greed isn't just financial: it's the desire for victory, excitement, and status.
It's the desire for profit and status at any costs, and regards gambling, it's a move without thinking carefully on potential negative consequences.
- To what extent is gambling fun, and when does it become a way to escape reality?
It becomes escape from reality when it's practiced in a disfunctional manner. That is, when the gambler is spending more time and money with gambling than he really should.
- Can we learn something about ourselves through risk and the decision to gamble?[/i]
Yes, we can learn what our characteristics, traits and skills are. So we will know what we have to improve and what we have to change in our lives.
Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with gambling, or does it always awaken something dangerous within us?
It's possible, and not everyone engaged on this practice are problem gamblers. There are many people who have been gambling along their lives for several years already without compromising their finances and other aspects of their lives. The proof of that are the rich individuals who are gamblers.