Thursday, April 27, 2006

Addiction is a compulsive need. What starts as a pleasurable experience turns into an uncontrollable destructive craving. Some people become addicted to alcohol, drugs, food and gambling. The gambling is an activity which is acceptable and fun. It is the area where the behavior can cross over and become irrational, abnormal, and destructive. The Gambling can easily be ignored as an extremely common, enjoyable, and legal activity. Many times, it is associated with trading or investing, and deemed as acceptable. The individual and his associates are quick to deny and reach for the most convenient rationalization. But the performance is a very high stakes game, where friendships, family, finance, and reputations are all at great risk. Read further...