Wednesday 6 April 2016

Is Gambling All About Fun And Games?

By Tony Maroon


Most people on earth today suffer from an addiction. Addictions vary. For some people it is food and for others it is gambling. An addiction often runs in families. If you grew up watching your mother and father gambling in casinos, you probably feel like you want to gamble as well. Playing slot machines are fun. You can often find slow machines all over the world because people love to play them. However, when it becomes an addiction, it can leave you homeless and without a job.

Gambling is often associated with drinking alcohol and having a lot of fun. It is often looked at as being "gaming". A fun and entertaining night out. However, there is nothing fun or entertaining about losing all of your money when you go. People are often smiling when they walk into a casino and angry when they walk out. Many addicts lose their entire paycheck and sometimes house when they play. It is important to not allow your addiction to take over your life.

Many addicts say that they want to do better in life. They don't want to keep on going to the same casino over and over again. It is often hard for an addict to stay out of a casino once they have been addicted. Often, rehabilitation is needed in order to stop the habit. Gambling addiction is not fun for anyone that has ever seen this. A lot of couples lose their marriage over gambling. It often works out where someone is responsible for paying the electric. Instead of paying the bill, they take the money and gamble it away. There is nothing more devastating than gambling away your entire life's saving on poker and slot machines.

It is hard to change your circumstances for many different reasons. A person that gambles is said to suffer from something that they are trying to hide from within. Addicts often are running from something that they feel ashamed about. Sometimes it is because they were molested as a child or were abused in some sort of way. Many addicts often feel a sense of rejection. It is important to tell people how you feel so that you can overcome your addiction. Many people in the world feel the same exact way as you do.

There are many different reasons as to why someone would not want to get help for their addiction. Many people say that it's mainly because their lifestyle doesn't permit it. Some people are caught in a cycle of always spending their last dime at the casino when they get paid. Some men and women would rather be dirt poor and gamble, then to have a nice home and live without gambling. Treatment centers will tell you that it's a choice.




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