Is it just me that thinks like this

Personally I would find it a sad state of affairs if when I had the means to do virtually whatever I wanted, I could find nothing better to do than gamble. Surely there would be more positive ways to provide the "buzz".

It's not about the money it's about the buzz and the thrill and the involvement and excitement. It's about filling a void in your life.

When someone realises this they are well on the way to recovery.

I don't think many people find anything to replace the buzz, although there are of course many alternative means of enjoying life depending on your circumstances and width of interest. I think most cgs who stop train their brain to be able to live without the buzz but they don't replace it.

If you are addicted to gambling winning the lottery would make no difference in the long run. It's not about the money.

I think when people understand WHY they need the buzz then they are on the road the recovery. Why do people have a "void" in their lives that can only be satisfied through gambling? That is the real issue to be dealt with.

I also think its a myth that its "never about money". When I started it seemed a very easy way to make money until like everyone else I realised I was wrong. Then like others, I spend years trying to win back what I had lost. I don't see many people saying they don't mind losing vast quantities of money just so they get the "buzz".

Gambling is not the only way of filling the void, other addictions to drink, drugs, smoking, anything that gives you a good feeling for a while and allows you to escape from your normal life which lacks that something, which may be the individual's fault or purely down to bad luck and circumstances.

Granted many compulsive gamblers start out believing they can make money but sooner or later it just becomes a way of life, wins feel good, losses feel bad and inbetween is nowhere. You crave the action and the buzz and if someone is being true to themselves, they realise pretty quickly they cannot recoup losses. The mindset may then be 'forget the past losses I'll make money from now on' but after that stage the compulsive gambler just becomes accostomed to a life where you lose all your money but there are highs at times in the process and that's what keeps you boxed in to it for years before being strong enough to do something about it and admit a problem and somehow live life without the buzz. Either because you are lucky and identify an alternative to the buzz which doesn't damage your health or because you simply know you can't go on losing all your money forever.

Some really interesting points of view and I would probably take a bit from everyone in understanding how my mind works ...... It would be a sad state if affairs to chase the buzz through gambling if I was in the position where money was no object but also the points of the buzz been the factor and not the money is also important as well .... I smoke I like a drink and I am a cg so maybe I am always chasing the escapism of my life , the buzz of these things takes me away from reality , maybe I need to explore my inner self a bit more and start to enjoy life for what it is and enjoy the time we get on this planet because I don't want to get to the point where I look back thinking I wish I had done this and I wish I had done that . I think initially as well as the buzz it was about the money , I was robbing peter to pay Paul every month to live a life I had which in reality I couldn't afford so the first big win I had probably ... well definately made me think that this was a way of making money but once the losses started to appear it became about the buzz of hitting the win and not the realisation that in actual fact I was financially down compared to if I hadn't gambled . In reality I am quite tight and hate spending money but when it came to gambling I wasn't spending it I was speculating to accumulate , that's what I used to think , I couldn't of been more wrong ....... Maybe I need to start going skydiving or absailing to get the buzz it's definately goin to be cheaper and better for my health physically and mentally than drinking , smoking and gambling . Thank you for your comments on my initall question i, they have been very helpful in helping me understand me and how I think and behave 😊

hi i have always said if i won the lottery i would be bored as i wouldnt need to chase any more , i always think of delboy when he bacame a millionaire the realisation that he actually enjoyed trying to make a living and that the money didnt actually change him, he was in his big house with the pool table realissing well now what whats next, i agree with other posters saying there must be a void in your life somewhere cos if allthat amount of money wouldnt stop you gambling what will, that said i think im saying i would be bored if i won it is because ive always had some money worries since gambling from an early age ive always tried chasing my losses , and any spare money is stake money and i really dont know any different as to what to do with spare money, im only on day 2 from a 20 year addiction, but i do beleive i would still gamble but become even more reckless than i have been already . like any addict on payday

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Believer wrote: Hi all

Hyperthetical question but one I don't know the answer to about myself .... Not promoting gambling or trying to make people wish they were in this position but ....... If you won the lottery would you continue to gamble ?

I personally think I would as it's not about the money it's a habit that I have that I am trying to rid myself of . I think initially I would pay all my debts ( about 40k ) but after the buzz of it had subsided I would return to gambling

If it's not about the money tho why is it that we do what we do ? What is it that's missing from my life that makes me do this

More than one question I know but I am intrigued by the first question and what other peoples answers would be .

Believer wrote: Hi all

Hyperthetical question but one I don't know the answer to about myself .... Not promoting gambling or trying to make people wish they were in this position but ....... If you won the lottery would you continue to gamble ?

I personally think I would as it's not about the money it's a habit that I have that I am trying to rid myself of . I think initially I would pay all my debts ( about 40k ) but after the buzz of it had subsided I would return to gambling

If it's not about the money tho why is it that we do what we do ? What is it that's missing from my life that makes me do this

More than one question I know but I am intrigued by the first question and what other peoples answers would be .

eliasnavila wrote: [quote=Believer]Hi all

Hyperthetical question but one I don't know the answer to about myself .... Not promoting gambling or trying to make people wish they were in this position but ....... If you won the lottery would you continue to gamble ?

I personally think I would as it's not about the money it's a habit that I have that I am trying to rid myself of . I think initially I would pay all my debts ( about 40k ) but after the buzz of it had subsided I would return to gambling

If it's not about the money tho why is it that we do what we do ? What is it that's missing from my life that makes me do this

More than one question I know but I am intrigued by the first question and what other peoples answers would be .