TMWT Episode 023: What's So Wrong with Gambling Addiction?

Welcome to Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi: Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Interesting Ideas. We're a podcast where we explore ways we can heal from the past, grow in positivity in the future, and find some food for thought along the journey.

In this week' episode, we talk about a misunderstood addiction, gambling addiction. We discuss how it plays out in the brain, and what destruction it causes.

“THE passion for play is probably as old, and will be as enduring, as the race of man. Some of us are too timid to risk a dollar, but the percentage of people in this feverish nation who would not enjoy winning one is very small. The passion culminates in the professional. He would rather play than eat. Winning is not his sole delight. Some one has remarked that there is but one pleasure in life greater than winning, that is, in making the hazard.” – S.W. Erdnase

In this episode of Thoughtful Mind with Tzvi:

• What is gambling addiction fueled by!
• How does addiction affect the brain?
• Why does the gambling addict take more and more risk?
• Where can a gambling addict get help?
• Who gets hurt by gambling addiction?
• When was The Expert at the Card Table written? 

Mentioned Resources:

• The Scientific American article mentioned can be found here
• GA's website can be found here

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