Discuss: gambling is not an addiction.

[heyjude]

This would be a sexier topic if it was: "discuss: makeup is not an addiction."

[pixy0stix]

What was his further reasoning?

[iamali]

And since Dr. Phil isn't a doctor we are taking his thoughts to heart, why?

[pixy0stix]

Sept 30, 2014 17:38:09 GMT -5 iamali said:

And since Dr. Phil isn't a doctor we are taking his thoughts to heart, why?

We don't want to discuss ebola. Or stores being open on turkey day.

[meshaliuknits]

Sept 30, 2014 17:38:09 GMT -5 iamali said:

And since Dr. Phil isn't a doctor we are taking his thoughts to heart, why?

He's not a doctor of anything? I figured Art History or something else totally unrelated to his actual job.

[msmerymac]

If you put "Dr. Phil" in the title, I never would have even come in. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS DISCUSSION.

[dirtyred]

Sept 30, 2014 17:46:06 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Sept 30, 2014 17:38:09 GMT -5 iamali said:

And since Dr. Phil isn't a doctor we are taking his thoughts to heart, why?

He's not a doctor of anything? I figured Art History or something else totally unrelated to his actual job.

He has a PhD in psychology

[tacosforlife]

Fuck that guy.

[jlt19]

It absolutely is. The high you get can affect your brain just like with a drug. Then you gamble more and more trying to reach that high again. I'm sure there's a more scientific way of explaining it, but that's the easy way.

And I also consider someone with a phd in psychology a doctor.

[starburst604]

Tell that to my MIL, who is divorced from my FIL because he gambled and lost her wedding rings, and their home into foreclosure. :/

[pamela]

Sept 30, 2014 17:58:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

And I also consider someone with a phd in psychology a doctor.

Exactly, does no one call their psychologist a dr?

[Deleted]

He's a doctor since he still holds a degree, but he's not a psychologist since he no longer has a license. So he can't legally treat anyone.

He's also a complete moron.

[meshaliuknits]

Sept 30, 2014 17:49:45 GMT -5 dirtyred said:

Sept 30, 2014 17:46:06 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

He's not a doctor of anything? I figured Art History or something else totally unrelated to his actual job.

He has a PhD in psychology

So not only is he a doctor it IS related to his job? Mind blown.

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[origami]

Dr Google says gambling used to be classified as an impulse control disorder, but the DSM 5 reclassified it as an addiction disorder.

[Deleted]

He gave up his license after being brought up on ethical violation charges by the Texas Board of Psychologists (for a 'dual relationship' with a female patient). He was suspended with the provision that he could be reinstated by completing a year of clinical supervision, but he decided to take his ball and go home.

So he's also a creeper.




I used to watch a lot of E! True Hollywood Story.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

Sept 30, 2014 17:58:29 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

It absolutely is. The high you get can affect your brain just like with a drug. Then you gamble more and more trying to reach that high again. I'm sure there's a more scientific way of explaining it, but that's the easy way.

And I also consider someone with a phd in psychology a doctor.

That's what I was thinking. There's actual brain chemistry involved. What exactly is the medical difference between an addiction and a disorder?

[ttt]

Speaking of addictions....I thought I had broken my addiction to this place but 

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 1, 2014 9:50:34 GMT -5 ttt said:

Speaking of addictions....I thought I had broken my addiction to this place but 

I was thinking about you the other day. I've missed you.

[Deleted]

I hate Dr. Phil. Anything he says is pure quackery!

[ijack]

As someone whose grandmother has been to inpatient rehab for gambling, I think he's wrong.

[havarti]

Sept 30, 2014 17:26:14 GMT -5 heyjude said:

This would be a sexier topic if it was: "discuss: makeup is not an addiction."

I think this can be filed under "shopping addiction."