Mega Millions...losing can cause depression

29 Aug 2007

LOS ANGELES -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- "The Mega Million jackpot is up to $320 million, which gives rise to a sensation called 'lottery fantasy syndrome,' a form of psychological depression that can occur in lottery purchasers when they think that they will win and don't."

This is according to Los Angeles psychologist and researcher, Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., who researched lottery players' hopes, dreams and fantasies.

The symptoms of Fantasy Syndrome: these lottery buyers firmly believe that they are going to win the jackpot, and even before the numbers are drawn, they make plans on how they are going to spend their winnings.

These fantasies usually involve drastic life changes. Unfortunately, when they don't win, their dreams are shattered and they experience a type of depression -- "when the truth of reality destroys the dreams of fantasy," says Butterworth, adding, "This lottery fantasy syndrome really heats up when the Lotto jackpot climbs -- people purchase a ticket, ignore the odds and start thinking of the impossible: quitting their jobs, buying items that they've always wanted, going places that they have never been, and some even think of divorcing their spouses and starting their lives completely over.

"Then their Lotto number doesn't win and all these folks who have been in fantasy land -- thinking about how all this money may help create a new life -- crash! Life becomes more difficult; depression and apathy can occur -- just because someone buys a lottery ticket," said Butterworth.

Lottery fantasy syndrome can occur regardless of how many tickets are purchased. This phenomenon is not necessarily associated with compulsive gambling (people that mortgage their home in order to purchase large amounts of lottery tickets).

A person with one Lotto ticket can have these fantasy symptoms as strong as someone with 1,000 tickets. Butterworth believes that if people really look at their Lotto wishes they will discover that many things in one's life can be improved without the addition of large sums of money.

"Failure to win the lottery is just an excuse for many people not to do anything to change their life," said Butterworth. The psychologist is not against the lottery or purchasing Lotto tickets, as long as people remember the odds!

Mega Millions...losing can cause depression is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.

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