I have also read studies that gambling does affect us physically. When we place a bet and watch it as it either wins or looses a bit of dopamine is released into our brains similar to a heroin user. The rush for whatever reason feels good to us because it probably helps us not think about things in our lives that are painful and we haven’t gotten over. Or maybe it just feels good. I think we are trying to forget or compensate a feeling of insecurity or whatever… The point being that gambling does release a chemical into our bodies that makes us feel good. Over time and by gambling a lot this can be very bad for you. In some cases it can actually lead to parkinson disease. 5-7% of all people diagnosed with parkinson have or have had a gambling addiction. The number speak for themselves. It seems like ti just takes a few days for this feeling to go away for us gamblers but you will feel it go away at a certain point after you quit.
