Did you gain new friends? Did you find a new hobby to keep you pre occupied? Did it push you to travel or go out to interact more?
The most positive effect that gambling has had on me is developing my self-discipline. When I first started I wanted to gamble on anything and everything. Over the years I have learned to control myself and only make a few select bets as I do today.
If I had not made this change then I probably would have spent all the money I had on gambling. I might have had some big wins from this - who knows? But something tells me that I would have lost most of my money and this would have caused me many problems in life.
Gambling creates such a "high" that it is easy to lose control and bet more than you can afford to lose. My advice to every member here is to work on their self-discipline to avoid addiction problems. As I have said a few times, know how much you can afford to lose and stick to this. When I started to do this everything changed for the better.
There are many benefits from having a high degree of self-discipline apart from with gambling.
It made me more confident, I learned to believe in myself more, and it even helped me to gain more patience.
Discipline, having plan, curious to learn more and many other positive effects.
I would say meeting new friends and learning casino games that my father used to play. I grew up watching him gambling amongst his friends for fun. -
Meeting new people and enhancing my skills. I love interacting with new people and this is one of the best way to do it especially in a physical setting. Apart from that I get to hone my skills such as analytical skills that are helpful in many other situations.
