In the Tiger’s Grip
The beginning of the loop: when the promise of ‘fixing everything’ meets fatigue, silence and a click. The fall isn’t sudden — it’s repetitive.
- The first contact with the promise and its ‘proofs’
- Near-misses and the illusion of control
- Emotional triggers: fatigue, grief, loneliness, shame
- Losing spontaneity, time and attention
- How ‘profit’ becomes a justification
The central topic is Gambling Disorder (online betting), focused on understanding, prevention and recovery — without glamourising the behaviour.
- Betting/gambling and compulsion
- Anxiety, stress and loneliness
- Debt and urgency
Read a sample
A short excerpt so you can feel the rhythm and tone (no meaningful spoilers).
Introduction
Volume 1 opens through the most common doorway: the promise — arriving at the exact moment the mind wants an escape and the body is exhausted.
Little by little, the game stops being an event and becomes routine. You don’t notice ‘when you got in’, because it happens through micro-decisions: one more try, one more day, one more breath.
The book follows the shift: curiosity into habit; habit into compensation; compensation into loss of control.