NOTE: We are reprinting the following article with the permission of “Weekly World News.”
Do you like to gamble? Don’t worry, it’s good for you — even if you lose all your money!
Gambling is exciting and stimulates your body just like physical exercise does, experts say. It quickens your pulse and makes your blood run faster. Gambling even helps to relieve tension and gives you a “high” without drugs.
“Gambling is a healthy form of recreation and an emotional outlet,” says Dr. Don Baucum, Ph.D., a teacher of gambling psychology. Gambling puts you in control. You make your own decisions. You become your own boss and get a psychological boost, Dr. Baucum observed.
“If you bet on baccarat, blackjack, craps, poker or roulette games, you’re the one who declares which bets to go with, which bets not to go with, and you’re the one who decides how much to bet on one and how much to bet on another.
“If you have a routine day-to-day job in which you have very little decision making responsibility, and then go out to gamble for recreation, you can change your personality entirely — and that is very healthy.”
Psychologist Dr. Igor Kusyszen says gambling makes you feel more alive because of the risk and uncertainty. “You get a high without drugs,” he said. “The excitement of winning and the disappointment of losing are very healthy. It’s a form of exercise,” he said.
“You get the same health benefits as you would from most exercises,” Dr. Kusyszen added: “Increased heart rate, faster system circulation of the blood, muscle tension and relaxation, and an increase of oxygen through the system because of more rapid breathing.”
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