Compulsive gambling disorder or gambling addiction

Today alongside with such addictions as drug abuse and alcoholism stands yet another problem - gambling addiction. Those who are suffering from this disease are easy to identify as they are melancholic, sad people who lost their interest to life, they are also psychologically unstable. Why does this disease appear? Where does this mania of chronic will to gamble appear that affects human's behavior so much?

Who is subject to gambling addiction?

Oftentimes the basis for gambling addiction are boredom and gloom. If we turn to statistics, the life of every other Earth habitat is full of routine: home - work - home. There is the lack of entertainment, joy, emotional outburst, everything is gray and habitual. People in this condition oftentimes don’t get enough adrenaline, get bored by their lives and simply lost the sense of existence. In the search of before mentioned hormone, man goes to the nearest casino or slot machine hall.

Also we can see that gambling addiction is not just a one-time thing but appears from time to time, even with regular visits to entertainment venues. The pursuit of the thrill and excitement becomes a basis for mania as human stops to get positive feelings and emotions from playing and it is becoming harder and harder to stop.

Specialists confirm the fact that gambling addiction (on slang it is also called ludomania) is identical to such an addiction as alcoholism, and they often go alongside. Many people would ask, 'So why gambling addiction doesn’t often met among those who are into parachuting, racing and mountain climbing?' The answer is very simple - those who prefer casinos for getting adrenaline have weak power of will as in sports results don’t come momentarily, unlike in gambling. Passion to gambling is able to not just hurt one financial state, but significantly affect human’s mentality.

If we’re talking about fighting this awful disease, it is real to get over the addiction if the will to do so is strong. There is only one condition to going straight - the gambler must really thrive to get over his addiction. Otherwise, different rehab courses and installments won’t be successful. So if the strong will is needed to not get back to gambling, the question arises: 'Should I start to gamble in the first place?'