I’ve been thinking about how gambling affects not just the person playing but everyone close to them. One of my friends went through a rough patch last year — he didn’t even play that much, but the stress from small losses kept piling up, and he became more withdrawn. It wasn’t dramatic or anything, just this slow change in his mood and routines. I’m curious how others deal with this kind of emotional drift. Does it usually start small like that, or are the signs easier to spot early on?
In reply to ron swon
Re: Psychological and social impact of gambling on players and the people around them
by joy joy -
From what I’ve seen, it usually creeps in gradually. My cousin used to play only on weekends, just for fun, but later he started checking apps during work breaks and got more tense when he didn’t win. It wasn’t about the money — it was the constant pressure he put on himself. I sometimes read discussions on Krikya bet o understand how people describe similar situations, and it helped me notice patterns I hadn’t paid attention to before. What made the biggest difference for him was taking a step back and talking about what was stressing him out rather than focusing on the games themselves.