i found a research which identified four psychological traits contributing to risk for problem gambling. these are the four Es:
escape, esteem, excess and excitement.
escape: when people try to find an escape from stress and all their other problems through gambling, more problem arises and addiction happens
esteem: when people try to find their value through materialistic things and wins in gambling, addiction happens
excess: when people gamble excessively, that is when addiction happens
and excitement: people get excitement from gambling and they no longer know how to stop and that's when addiction happens
this is my understanding of the four Es. do you agree or no?
You came up with something very brilliant, let's start with excitement, people get this thrill when they gamble and they find it hard to understand why they become addicted, when gambling affects your mood it actually becomes a problem. Anything that you do to entertain yourself shouldn't make you happy or sad. People use gambling as an escape either from depression or life circumstances and this is unhealthy