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Any help or guidance for those struggling

4 år sedan av inferno2110
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4 år sedan

What is your take or opinion on players that have a gambling addiction to the unhealthy and cant control themselves around gambling?

  Do you feel the best way of dealing with something as strong and potentially devastating as a strong addiction is avoidance? Avoiding casinos or any other gambling hall, bingo hall in hopes there inner addict doesn't come out.

  My personal opinion of this is the same way i feel about any addiction of alcohol, cigarettes or drugs, anything that can posses you do its bidding and takes away your free will cannot be helped, cured or relieved by avoiding it just letting it sit for the day when your weak and forgetful, maybe accidentally pass by the gambling hall from work , sooner than you realize you'll be back at it ! Because it never left you, it just was waiting its time to act. The only way is to talk about it, ask your family, friends for help, they will admire your strength in being able to ask another for help! Trust me. Go to a gambler anonymous or group therapy sessions, face it head on and be open to new ideas and ways to cope with feelings inside yourself. Don't let it sit and wait for the time you least expect it and resistance inst strong.

 

Anyone have any comments or advice for others? Please share your mind.

4 år sedan

It's very serious problem , i would say worst than drugs, because here u have no limit 

People usually get addicted when gambling become their thing to do in spear time, and not just fun ..and that's how become regular thing in your life..

if  don't cut that right away the oppression gets bigger every day,simply because human psychology when something become u a regular thing, it's not amusing so much, (like a marriage) and ppl always go for something that excites them more, and the only thing in gambling that excites u more is bigger stake every time...so yea

4 år sedan

for sure a serious problem for people who could not play in moderation, drink in moderation etc                                                   and for people who have no control over her own behavior the only solution is not to play or drink anymore at  all in my opinion. any other attempt to deal with it will fail for sure.           

 

 

 

 

4 år sedan

Common, until you admit you have a problem you won't be able to solve it. Man up guys. Just admit it. OK, so I am starting Gamblers Anonymous group: "My name is Deadhead and I have a gambling problem."

4 år sedan

Till you play and do not expect a win and don't care, it's OK (and take any winnings as a something positive but not expected)  

But when you start to believe that you can make big money on casinos ... then it's time to therapy

Ändrad av författare 4 år sedan
4 år sedan

The first step to addressing problem gambling is to acknowledge the problem. Most gamblers deny that they have an addiction to gambling. Some feel that if they have the money to gamble away then it is no problem at all. But these are signs that gambling is already an addiction and requires the person to take serious steps. 

Only when a gambler acknowledges that they have a gambling problem could they proceed to the next steps like reaching out for support, identifying ways to avoid gambling or finding the root cause of the problem.

Some self-help steps are:

  • Use self-applied limits on casinos. 
  • Avoid using the auto-play.
  • Uninstall mobile apps to reduce gambling while you are on the go
  • Reach out for help from professional organizations who offer rehabilitation services
  •  
4 år sedan

I was reading and watching a lot about problem gambling "no substance" addiction. The worst thing is that you cannot see any external signs of it, there are no smells of alcohol, no smell of tobacco, no holes in hands from needles and eyes look normal too. It is just very well hidden addiction. 
I think that inferno2110 is right that if you find yourself that you cannot control any aspect of gambling you should find help in groups like gamblers anonymous or gambling therapy in UK - they have enough experience to help as they went through the same experience in the past. There are also good articles about problem gambling here https://casino.guru/problem-gambling  . I saw there also some list of help centers for many countries, but what I'm missing there is more centers for UK as we have much more than just GamCare we have Gambling Therapy, rehab4addictions, Rehab Recovery etc. There are many people in UK with gambling problems as they think the  money will help them. However, even they win 100 000 pounds they will gamble it away because they wanted to win a million. 
Here is link to my favourite video on youtube: "Problem Gambling: No One Wins". I like the story how the guy had everything and lost it -  it is from 43:30 

 

 

 

Ändrad av författare 4 år sedan
4 år sedan

Hey guys.

We do our best to provide helpful advice for people struggling with problem gambling in our problem gambling articles (as joe3 linked above. We are still working on it to make it better, adding new articles and fine-tuning those that we already have.

If you have any suggestions on what could be improved in these articles or added to them, please, let me know. Our goal is to make them as good and helpful as possible, and your feedback can help us achieve it.

4 år sedan

Jag tror att det är farligt att ha beroende av spelet, eftersom det inte är synligt som narkotikamissbruk eller alkoholism, och därmed är det svårare att få hjälp, bara om personen är villig och erkänner problemet de har, kan de be om hjälp men om de inte säger det och inte synliggör det är det mycket svårt för honom att återhämta sig eller komma ur det beroende.

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paulish
4 år sedan

Yes, that is true. I think there are signs that can be spotted by family or friends, which can then take initiative and try to help the person that struggles. We are also planning to add this specific topic into our problem gambling articles, although it will take some time before they're 100% ready. But definitely this is an important part of battling problem gambling in general.

4 år sedan

The first step to addressing problem gambling is to acknowledge the problem. Most gamblers deny that they have an addiction to gambling. Some feel that if they have the money to gamble away then it is no problem at all. But these are signs that gambling is already an addiction and requires the person to take serious steps. 

Only when a gambler acknowledges that they have a gambling problem could they proceed to the next steps like reaching out for support, identifying ways to avoid gambling or finding the root cause of the problem.

Some self-help steps are:

  • Use self-applied limits on casinos. 
  • Avoid using the auto-play.
  • Uninstall mobile apps to reduce gambling while you are on the go
  • Reach out for help from professional organizations who offer rehabilitation services
  •  
4 år sedan

Very well said

4 år sedan

 Like substances, gambling addiction is very difficult and to overcome it requires extreme motivation and strength, however it can be overcome. It grows out of personal problems that are reflected in this.

 

 

 

4 år sedan

Jag är en spelare och spelet när du inte kan sluta spela är en sjukdom, jag har ett klagomål om ansvarsfullt spel, det finns kasinon som unika, machance och vegasplus, även om du vet att ditt problem och självuteslutet låter du öppna kontot igen. Jag har varit i terapi i mer än ett år, jag hoppas att dessa kasinon tar denna osynliga men mycket beroendeframkallande sjukdom mer allvarligt.

Automatiskt översatt:
4 år sedan


That is a difficult problem. Abstinence is not something we can easily do on our own. Do you have friends and family who don’t suffer from addiction? Maybe you can let them help you monitor your activities or stop you by force whenever you try.


4 år sedan

Den bästa lösningen är att besöka en psykolog som kommer att ge hjälp och förståelse. Ibland är det tyvärr nödvändigt att ta mediciner, särskilt i de allvarligaste fallen. Lyckligtvis har jag inte upplevt detta, men jag är säker på att stöd är viktigast, oavsett om det är en släkting, vän eller främling.

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4 år sedan

Jag har besökt en psykolog under en tid och jag har också psykologiska behandlingar. Mitt problem är kasinon som känner till mitt spelproblem och när apan går in i mig utan problem öppnar de det igen utan någon skam.

Automatiskt översatt:
janquel
4 år sedan

This should be taken very seriously. If you specifically tell them about your gambling issues, they close your account and then they reopen it after you come back and ask them for it, they should refund you the lost money.

4 år sedan

Hej, jag är registrerad i RGIAJ på statlig nivå i Spanien. Jag är förbjuden för kasinon online och ansikte mot ansikte. Finns det något blockeringsverktyg även för kasinon utanför Spanien?

Automatiskt översatt:
janquel
4 år sedan

Hello Janquel.

Unfortunatelly, something like global self-exclusion list doesn't exist yet. But we are making an initiative to create one. The only possibility for you is to try some application.

https://www.gamcare.org.uk/self-help/blocking-software/?cn-reloaded=1

Here are a few options, some of them have a monthly fee, some not.

My best recommendation is to choose the app and then ask some good friend or family to instal the app on your devices. Most apps they have something like admin and user mode, and admin can change important settings. So it would be great if you have a role of user, and chose somebody else whom you trust to be admin.

It's very important to install the chosen app to all your devices. (PC, cell phone, Notebook)

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