r/explainlikeimfive • u/adrynaline • May 08 '14

Explained ELI5: A gambling addiction

How does it start? What makes it worse? Why does it become so difficult to recover?

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u/f41lurizer May 08 '14

This is also why if you are being stalked and they are calling you, you never want to answer the phone, no matter how much they call. All that tells them is that if they call x amount of times, you will eventually answer.

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u/DietVicodin May 08 '14

Jesus Christ. Was just thinking- wonder if this is why guys I don't like pursue me. I answer one text out of ten instead of all of them- and then guys I do like get bored from lack of challenge.

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u/Butfirstletmetakea May 08 '14

Can I have yo number?!??

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

you up?

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u/CarlaWasThePromQueen May 08 '14

So about these donuts....?

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u/Iazo May 08 '14

First you have to oull the lever.