Gambling and mental health issues

[biggie12]

This thread is directed to people that bet daily.

Please if you are replying to this thread be truthful with your answers

Do you suffer from any of the following

A) depression
B) lack of motivation
C) suicidal thoughts
D) lost interest in all things that used to interest you.

Are you currently taking any drugs?

If you answered yes to any of the above. Do you think gambling is a direct link to your symptoms? Explain


ONLY SERIOUS REPLIES!

[grease lightnin]

ONLY SERIOUS REPLIES!

[jjgold]

A) depression..yes at times
B) lack of motivation...not really
C) suicidal thoughts ..no
D) lost interest in all things that used to interest you....a little

Are you currently taking any drugs? ..no

[VeggieDog]

I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.
--Stuart Smalley

[SEAHAWKHARRY]

I feel like I'm depressed only when I can't order the food I want

But when I'm gambling I feel warm and fuzzy and I want to order the wrong food on purpose does that make me bi polar or specia
L?

[cashin81]

wrong forum buddy

[cashin81]

A) depression..yes at times
B) lack of motivation...not really
C) suicidal thoughts ..no
D) lost interest in all things that used to interest you....a little

Are you currently taking any drugs? ..no

Serious replies J dawg.

[unde0087]

Biggie, are you having those thoughts because you are in over your head and can't stop or what? I actually find gambling as an out this year. I broke up with my girlfriend of 5 years and I find it refreshing to be out of the loop. I guess to each their own but I have to think something else has to be going on because many of the things you are describing is some serious shit

[DigBick86]

yes to all your questions

[shaunovery]

Gambling should be fun , we all go through tough times , life far more important

[WalkingLuckCharm]

A) depression
B) lack of motivation
C) suicidal thoughts
D) lost interest in all things that used to interest you.

Are you currently taking any drugs?

yes, yes, no and yes. and yes

[biggie12]

Biggie, are you having those thoughts because you are in over your head and can't stop or what? I actually find gambling as an out this year. I broke up with my girlfriend of 5 years and I find it refreshing to be out of the loop. I guess to each their own but I have to think something else has to be going on because many of the things you are describing is some serious shit

I have lost interest in mostly everything besides gambling. But thats about it. I was just trying to get a feel how the answers on this forum compared to the one i took the post from

[WalkingLuckCharm]

I find it hard to unwind; like you ive lost interest in other things too. Try to find balance but I've always been a degen by birth.

[jjgold]

lets all regroup and be better people and gamblers

We all have some sort of issues some sexual and some non sexual

[Smoke]

lets all regroup and be better people and gamblers

We all have some sort of issues some sexual and some non sexual

You have both though

[Seaweed]

You have both though

Be Quiet.

[Smoke]

Be Quiet.

You want me to kill your granny!!!??

Don't push me saer

[Seaweed]

You want me to kill your granny!!!??

Don't push me saer

[biggie12]

Lets keep the nonsense to a minimum boys u have 200,000 other threads for that

[Smoke]

egg zack lee

[PorkChop]

completely anti social but thats how moneys made

[blackbox]

paxil/xanax anxiety leads to immune disorders which leads to physical health issues. we all know that it involves compulsion issues. We just read about the Shrink again, yesterday. Self destruction. gl all

[grease lightnin]

Going after grandmas in here.

[jjgold]

completely anti social but thats how moneys made

Porky that was a strong post

[INVEGA MAN]

im on zoloft

[DiggityDaggityDo]

A) depression NO
B) lack of motivation NO
C) suicidal thoughts NO
D) lost interest in all things that used to interest you. NO

Are you currently taking any drugs? YES

[trobin31]

A major depressive disorder is likely to occur in 76 percent of pathologic gamblers, with recurrent depressive episodes likely to occur in 28 percent of pathologic gamblers. Because of this high correlation, the coexistence of depression and gambling may help discriminate pathologic from nonpathologic gambling; however, the severity of depression does not correlate with the amount of money spent on gambling.5 Suicide risk is also high in pathologic gamblers—Las Vegas, Nev., and Atlantic City, N.J., have some of the highest suicide rates in the nation.6