How Handle Gambling Addiction?

By Priya Devi

Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 15:17

The wish of earning quick money is present in every individual but the problem is that most of the time, the path to quick money does not have pleasant outcomes. The most luring trick of earning lump sum overnight is Gambling. From Casinos to hotels, every night these places earn millions, thanks to all the gamblers. Gambling is good till the time it is for fun but most of the time gambling turns into addiction. In their quest to win millions, people lose all that they have and many end up broke and depressed.

Gambling addiction is not handles in time can be hazardous to the family and to the gambler as well. Most of time Gambling addiction takes so much control on the human mind that even if a person is aware of the ill results, he can't help but gamble. At this time be cannot motivate himself but the family needs to interfere.

Ways to Cure Gambling Addiction

1.Addiction is all in his mind. The first step is to make him realize about what he has lost. Gamblers are under a trance and they need to be woken up from it. Tell him a full account of how much money he has lost, who are suffering from it, make him realize that his social status is going in ruins. Only when he realizes the evil side of gambling, will he question himself.

2.Realization may bring on depression. This should not happen. Now, don't expect him to understand your word in just first time. Even if he understands, just because he is addicted, he might tend to go back to his den. Don't fight with him It will take far away from you. You need to repeat your words but at the same time make him believe that he can come out of gambling addiction.

3.Every gambler has a fixed time, to gamble. On that time, try talking him somewhere else. Every person has more than one habit. Try drawing him to his second habit. Because he likes that, he will slowly accept indulging in it. Let him be preoccupied at that time.

4.Money, the source of all problems, need to be handles. Don't let him have extra money to gamble. He might get violent at you for denying him money but you need to understand he is under a trance.

5.Continue to make him realize all that he has lost in his addiction for gambling. Gambling addiction is an impulsive-control disorder. You need to treat this. This is an unrest state of mind. Take him away to a peaceful place and let him take up meditation lessons.

6.By this time he has accepted that faults of gambling. At this stage there are two possibilities. One, he will leave it forever and second he will leave you forever. If he still indulges in gambling then he is suffering from compulsive gambling. He needs psychiatric treatment.

Once in a while betting money at a casino is not bad but this game is such that it easily lures you into it's addiction. Why take the risk at all?