Senior Gambling Addiction Rates Soaring in America, Driven by Corporate Greed, Bad Govt. Policy

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38. I didn't mean to discount the suffering of people who ruminate bitterly about not being appreciated

or feel that "we are a profoundly unhappy people" ... "not living in a world of our own making" (paraphrasing the latter a bit)

and especially those whose ruminations about not being appreciated etc. leads them to "doing something that they know is not good for them" like getting into a serious gambling problem.

All of that, especially when it leads to self-destructive activity, is symptomatic of a real mental health issue. And I don't say that in a snarky or superior way, frankly I've been there, and had to get a lot of help to learn to live life on life's terms. Rational Emotive Therapy and other cognitive approaches and all that.

There are a number of mental health and health forums under the "Heath" section under "Topics" on the leftside menu. To name a few:
# Addiction and Recovery http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1144
# Chronic Health Conditions http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1147
# Mental Health Information http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1260
# Mental Health Support http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1151

If my tone in #36 was dismissive, it was in response to #35.