As the new year approaches, long queues began to form in front of lottery dealers. The fact that the prize was 80 million TL increased expectations and interest. Experts say that even though ticket buyers know that the probability of winning is very low, they buy tickets out of a sense of pleasure.
Excessive self-confidence and needs lead to addiction
In this case, the brain believes that it will only win, and emotional manipulation occurs with the desire to compensate. The brain's think and do network cannot be active enough in this process. Individuals addicted to games of chance, which get out of control with the increase in dopamine levels, continue to play even though they know that they are harmed. This is one of the factors that show that they are addicted. We can consider their beliefs and needs as the most basic factors. If the individual believes that he is lucky or smart, or says 'I know for sure or I made good calculations, it is impossible not to win', it is inevitable that he will continue to play games by considering his basic needs. Moreover, if there are times when they win, they begin to create prophecies.
Lucky people worry less
This center gives pleasure to people and this is the brain. As it goes through pleasure, it leads to addiction. We see big prize winners lose everything within a few years. Risks become impossible to evaluate. There is an experiment conducted between people who think they are lucky and those who do not. Lucky and unlucky people were gathered in the laboratory and analyzed. The common characteristics of the lucky ones have been revealed. There are important findings that these people are less anxious, more open to innovation and more confident.
Their children, whom they call lucky, eventually became addicted
This family has been buying tickets from the National Lottery every month for many years, but they cannot win any jackpot. After three daughters, they have another child and the father gets a bonus that day. When there is a boy, family members refer to the boy as bringing us luck. Then the father starts giving all the tickets he played to his son, whom he thinks is lucky. Sometimes he wins sometimes n is losing. A load is created in the child's brain about being lucky, but the truth is not like that. They ignore what they haven't won and highlight what they have won, and this continues for many years. Over time, the games of chance played by the young person increase and he comes to us as a gambling addict.
Luck has three different dimensions
Luck has many dimensions. It can also be evaluated in psychological, biological, social and even economic dimensions. The world focuses mostly on the biological and psychological dimensions.
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