A Gambler

We all know that being a gambler is a risk-taker, Sometimes you win sometimes you might get lose. But that's the life of a gambler. I wonder how these people get addicted, when at first they just want to experienced how to gamble and just to have fun.

As a student for some time it also happen to me, when were playing cards we decided to play poker that involves money. And I can say that we get addicted to it, and sometimes we feel like dying if we don't play poker in one day. Sometimes it serves us bonding moment with my friends but its a serious matter because it involves money, sometimes our friends get offended with the way we bluff each other.

An article I found in Addiction Blog called Top 10 signs of gambling addiction the author discuss how people get addicted into gambling. The author give these following signs:

1. Inability to stop or reduce gambling
2. Obsessive or compulsive thinking about gambling
3. Continued gambling despite negative consequences: loss of job, relationship, or opportunities
4. Increased tolerance; needing larger or more frequent wagers to experience the same “rush”
5. Emotional symptoms of withdrawal when you stop or reduce gambling (irritation, restlessness)
6. Needing to gamble to improve your mood, escape problems, win back losses
7. Breaking the law in order to get gambling money or recover gambling losses (stealing, fraud,)
8. Asking for financial assistance as a result of gambling
9. Denial of a gambling problem or lying to friends or family about behavior
10. Frequent changes of mood

I can say that those signs are being encountered by people who always play in casino. But as a gambler they should know the consequences of it, and they should be responsible enough to manage themselves if they're losing. 

When I read this article I think I am becoming a gambler. Because when I won my eagerness to win continue. And when I get lose I try to win back all my money. But sometimes I tried to tell myself that if I continue this kind of attitude I might get lose every time I play. So I have to control myself, when I'm already winning I have to stop because in life, the winner can never takes it all.