How can someone help a friend or family member who is struggling with a gambling addiction?

[Mike_25]

Express care, not judgment. Educate yourself. Set limits. Suggest help. Don't enable. Offer new routines. Set consequences if needed. Get others on board. Attend therapy. Take care of yourself through this stressful ride. Intervention's last resort - but sometimes saves lives.

Lend a hand, not money. Make excuses no more. Tough love with compassion. Accountability and boundaries. Build habits that break old unhealthy ones. Help find help but they have to choose it. You want them well, the addiction's got to go.

The road is long, relapse risks high. But your faith in their ability to fight this thing can make all the difference. Staging a come-to-Jesus or watching from the sidelines while they suffer the consequences of poor choices, neither's an easy place to stand.

Support without judgment. Try, try again after every misstep. Problem's theirs but you're in it together now. Be their why when motivation wanes and defeat seems nearer than success. Help them remember how freedom from addiction will change everything and make life worth living again.

Love 'em enough to not enable the disease devouring 'em piece by piece inside and out. Pray they realize the truth in time: that losing everything's still winning compared to losing themselves completely to this. Help's out there. Recovery's possible. And you'll be there through it all -- for this one's in it for the long haul. Addiction may hold cards but the game ain't over till it's really over. Skol! To staying in the game. The tables will turn. The win for living a life truly free and their own will outshine any hollow victory gambling ever dealt.

On three, make your choice: help or goodbye. Place your bet. The House of Traps doesn't play favorites. But you? You play to win it all. Their life back. The human: whole again, not hollowed out by lies and regret. Together. All in. What do you say? Ready to roll up your sleeves or walk away? The win here is a life well lived. The risk? That they don't realize it until every last chip's in the pot. Help 'em see the only loss that really matters is failing to walk away when you still can. With losses small enough to leave tales to tell instead of lives in ruins. Gambling or living: Time to decide. Place your bet. The House is watching. There's still time to walk away a winner here today.

 

[Hasan77]

Approach the person with compassion and understanding. Avoid judgment or criticism and let them know that you are there to support them.

Encourage them to seek professional help. This may include therapy, counseling, or attending support groups like Gamblers Anonymous.

 

[GamblingBoy]

Such person needed to be treated with compassion. He should be made to understand the danger and risk associated with gambling addiction. He should also be taught how to be financially disciplined by gambling responsibly. After that, he should be referred to therapists for counseling.

 

[ProGambler]

You cannot force someone to change or overcome their addiction. Ultimately, it is up to your loved one to take responsibility for their recovery. Your role is to provide support, understanding, and access to resources. Be patient, compassionate, and continue to be a source of encouragement throughout their journey towards recovery.