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Originally Posted by SNapON
"Have you seen a watch in a casino?" - I've heard this a long time ago, while was still addicted to roulette. I knew that in the long run I can not win, but still kept playing, that's even dumber most of the people will say. Addiction to gambling is like smoking, it's bad for you, you know it, but you still do it, because it gives you some kind of pleasure, or illusion of pleasure. I knew the game was rigged, but I didn't know many other details. In the start I said "Have you seen a watch in a casino?"- Well besides this the lights, music, beautiful females, drinks, are all there to make you stay. Also dopamine is a key psyhological factor. So feel free to study deeper all of these things. After long study I managed to quit gambling for 3 years now, 5 with some setbacks (gamblers know what I meant) and smoking (also after studying) for 1 year.
is it some sort of self punishment? : For some yes, in my case it was. For this subject, I recommend the movie "the gambler" (commercial, but still good).
hey thx for your insight and valuable reply! yes, forgetting about time is definitly one function of gambling. why do we have the eager to forget about time? this is an intresting topic to think about.
i think another thing to consider is that the human mind has a problem to understand the word "no".
i know in alot of situations where i was drunk (but not always) i heard my brain cry at me: "Dont do it, dont do it".
next thing i did was doing what i was meant not to do.
lets use a simple example: "dont imagine a pink rabbit"
i would like to hear why you wanted to punish yourself. i know it is kinda personal thing, but im really intrested, as i remember phases of selfpunishment also. it often had something to do with sexuality and not being able to integrate myself into society.