The gambler’s addiction
December 27, 2007
If you are a gambler then you may be addicted to something else that is more profound than gambling. Why do you gamble anyway? Try to find the reasons why you gamble away one month or even two months of your salary in a casino. Yes, it is absurd but for those gambling addicts out there, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. You have actually maxed out the ATM machine and loaded your wallet with cash. Later on that day, you go home with nothing. Why did you do that? Why did you gamble away all your hard earned money? Okay, there may be an explanation to this and this is the more profound addiction.
One of the more profound addictions behind gambling is the addiction to hope. Some people hope too much. Some people hope that they will buy a Ferrari next year. Some people think that they will buy a mansion in Beverly Hills next year. Some people think that they will marry one of the hottest men or women on earth. But at the end of the day, what does this hope do to you? There is such a thing called false hope and it is not pretty. Okay fine, you may think that it is okay to dream and all but at the end of the day you have to come to terms with reality, right? If you are using gambling so that you can get a one way ticket into the luxuries that you have always hoped for then you should not hope too much. I am going to tell you now, this hope is dangerous. There is no other way to get these luxuries than by sheer hard work. It is not an easy way to luxury. Do not think that gambling will get you these riches. The odds are against you.
Another more profound addiction behind gambling is the addiction to excitement. Some people love the thrill. Some people enjoy the ride. Some people love the rush they get when they gamble thousands of dollars on poker. If you are addicted to the rush in gambling then you are a thrill addict. If you have no other way to thrill yourself than by gambling away thousands of your hard earned dollars then you might want to think your gambling vice all over again. It is not funny to lose thousands of dollars on poker. If you want to be sane then you should put your addiction in check and try to find the best way to find a thrill. Maybe you should go hang gliding or sky diving. Maybe you should go skiing or scuba diving. Whatever controls money pouring out of your pocket is certainly better than losing thousands and thousand of dollars on poker.
In gambling, you have to be smart. You have to know yourself. You have to know when to stop and when to bet again. If you do not know yourself and if you do not keep your addictions in check then you certainly have a big problem to solve. Hi I am blank and I am a gambling addict. Applause!