In the world, only a few things that can deliver such a strong pleasant feeling for a short period of time - sex, drugs, rock and roll and, of course, gambling. Incidentally, gambling addiction is equivalent to drug addiction and is defined as a disease.
For many system game players free money - it is a way to relieve stress, escape or to forget about the disappointment.
For many system game players free money - it is a way to relieve stress, escape or to forget about the disappointment.
When you play gambling, your brain allocates a maximum of neurostimulants and at the same time spends a minimum of resources. You do not need to get on skis and go with a gun in the woods to kill the bear. Just sit down at the table and play on critical for your pocket rates. The concentration of hormones in the blood will be above the state of rest. Having experienced this one day, you will come here again.
Jockerist said:
I do agree people love gambling, and those people are seduced with the idea of taking their own monies with the attempt of exponentially increasing it through a win, wins while feeling the excitement, thrills typically caused by dopamine being released in the brain.
Many people do it because of of the same reasons however it is because they are self destructive, and while some may take on some of these other habits ie. excessive alcohol consumption / drug abuse, violence, compulsive and deviant sex; gambling can be often times the more innocuous of the addictions where you could just lose, people close to you, money, possessions, a job; and not get an actual physical illness / disease, or lose your actual life.
Some are very disciplined, analysts, and gifted and make a consistent living doing it, and it's a means to an end.
I'm 48, and gambled 3/4's of my life and have been through all 3 scenarios, with the latter working at least according to my tax returns for over a decade, thank goodness. I'd rather be fishing though. BTW my worst loss came in a business start up, blew through $850k in 9 months, made my historic gambling losses seem like peanuts.
The question, what risk (business, other ventures) isn't actual gambling? And does gambling put a negative connotation on people who do well doing at it which might consider calling what they do non-traditional short term speculations. 😉
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I like playing poker. I play so much, but I do not get bored. I play and play. In addition, prizes in the form of real money are motivating and pleasing.
Life develops many 'gambling dimensions'.Whoever likes to explore repeatedly these dimensions, is exposed to addiction-in the starting stage there is only attraction-I think.
Some, are attracted-addicted to the gamble itself,some to the earnings of it.
Anyway,addiction can come in everything, if someone overdoes this 'thing' attracted to.
Some, are attracted-addicted to the gamble itself,some to the earnings of it.
Anyway,addiction can come in everything, if someone overdoes this 'thing' attracted to.
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