Ludomania
This word may sound like some disease and is often referred to as problem gambling. This is a problem where a person has the urge to gamble and cannot restrict it. This term is also known as compulsive gambling in a doctor’s dictionary it is known as ludomania. The word suggests ludo and mania, a person who is maniac or crazy about ludo or gambling. Problem gambling refers to harm whether emotionally, mentally or monetarily. Gambling becomes more like an addiction and a person cannot think on his own. He just wants to gamble and without it he or she feels incomplete.
Often when a person becomes obsessive with it and loves the game he cannot resist it. Often with many people the amount of money they win becomes a motivating factor for them to earn more and more. And often it happens that they win too much after which it becomes impossible to stop that urge. Family support becomes at this point and generally people think sending a person to a rehab can solve the problem but the problem is very deep.
Rather than sending the person to a rehab the person can be asked to stop or avoid gambling and spend more time outdoors or with family. A family holiday can be a great idea too. The problem is not with gambling. We can obviously play it but in moderation as a pastime. The American Psychological Association does not regard this problem as a disorder but a kind of obsessive ness that a person develops. It is not a disease which has no cure but it is an urge that needs to be controlled. Once under control we ca easily overcome this situation and help anyone suffering from this disorder. So gamble well and safe and stop it before it becomes obsessive.
