When I read an article about a gambler with addiction, I noticed that he often mentioned that when he started to accumulate debts among friends, and loans from banks, he began to eat worse, stopped buying new clothes. He began to live in the Syndrome of Deferred Life. What kind of syndrome is this?
Deferred life syndrome - is a psychological condition in which a person constantly postpones a full life, happiness and satisfaction of their needs to an indefinite future.
Do you think problem gamblers can save on themselves to start living in the "bright future" they hope for after a big win at the casino?
The same goes for problem bettors and sports betting.
I have been addicted but not at that level to eat worse, we have a saying here, we have big expectations for good women, good food and good wine and so I live to this standard first, everything else come right after this so also gambling together with its addiction. I also know people that are suffering from this syndrome you describe here though those are truly desperate people, they wake up and want only to gamble, they don't care about family, friends or everything else except gambling, unfortunately when you are addicted to this level there is not much to do except professional help as the only way out.