Topic: A hero or a fool? - page 5. (Read 1391 times)

I wish that this is possible over here, because I have talk to few addicted gamblers before just to know how they feel when gambling and I get some point about how they have tried so many times to quit gambling, but they always lose the hope the next day and they found themselves going back.

I believe the person OP is talking about have good self monitoring, he knew that he is on a path of lust for gambling and he knew what could happen if something goes wrong, that's why he decide to take this step for himself.

Many people have this same feeling but they can't embark of such journey to restrict themselves from gambling, as this banning on yourself is not available in all countries.

This guy knows himself well and he took the right action to prevent more damage to himself and his family and friends because he lost that huge amount of money quickly, he would be running to his friends to borrow some more in order to recover what he has just lost. Now that he already passed those trials and managed to survive for a decade not to get close there, he should not be thinking of coming back because he won't be safe and secure unless he had the same mindset 10 years ago.

A tool that does something like this is worthy of Admiration , it is very nice that they have Brought him here and show what some people in the World are Capable of doing , because this Draws attention because it is a person who is also Valued and those who do anything to be able to establish a better path, of course this will always have a lot to do with the things you have to wear so that someone sees it in a Constructive way, because someone who does not know much about the addiction problem will say that that Person is Kind of Stupid for doing that , if I had so much money , why Leave it there? On the contrary, he is not a Person who loves Himself.

In another Aspect , people who do something similar so that they do not fall into Diction are worthy of applause because not everything involves this desire for self-improvement and not Falling into this shame again, they are a person who should feel Good about themselves , in addition to Everything they Won , it's not bad at all.

I think this is a great move.  He knows he is getting addicted so he do things accordingly to kill his motivation to gamble.  The guy is brilliant, he has to kill the reason for him to gamble so he purposely limit his winnings since the reason why he is into gambling is due to his first experience of winning huge money anyway. So if he knows that he is limited to win a small amount, his urge to gamble due to huge winnings possibility is nullified thus it is easier for him to reason out for himself that there is no point in gambling anyway.


I think I won't do the trouble of going to the gaming institution to limit my winnings since I believe I still can manage to control my gambling activities.

Self exclusion worked exactly as it was intended, even though the way it's implemented in that country does seem unusual. Sometimes when people get deep into the rut of an addiction, this sort of shock treatment can be exactly what is necessary for them to change their ways. Often addiction is just a habit that has been formed, so if there are extra obstacles in the way then it can make it more hassle than it's worth. It would actually be nice to see such implementations apply world wide, but the gambling industry is so big that there will always be a jurisdiction that would benefit if they did not apply it. It actually shows a much more responsible country when such offerings are in place.

What I can think is that when a person does something like that, it is because he really went through something similar or that he was really very addicted and his experience must have been very strong, and for that reason he doesn't want it. things become reptiful or he falls into temptation again, perhaps his experience was so extreme, and even somewhat challenging in how traumatic that he preferred to do it that way, that is why when we are in a casino we must consider everything necessary to not fall again into the traps that harm us, and this means that if we try to see if someone has already been a follower, why should they be again? If he already curom, it is a way of protecting himself like this, it is something that he used for his own protection and it is something that should rather be admired, perhaps he is a hero of himself, more conscientious than sometimes the But since they are addicts they can end up committing suicide, in this order of ideas we can always make a difference.

For this reason we must always do our best to do things for our own good, even though winning an amount is enough to start with a bad streak and lose our temper, this is something that can happen, of course we must always maintain the autoncotnorl, but if there is some vulnerability in ourselves, then that attitude he did is not bad, and although it was an extreme measure, it was necessary and what he considered, not bad at all, I like people who are like that Protect yourself, this is worth doing and loving yourself much more.

Now every person who is afraid and cannot control it is always good that they can exercise some solutions so that they do not fall into addiction, sometimes it is good to prohibit themselves so that things like this do not happen, in this order of ideas we go to make a difference, everything that helps prevent addiction is welcome.

You wont really be doing such act if you werent that serious on quitting gambling addiction. Those moves or decisions that he had made might really be that too extreme but for the sake on quitting gambling
then he could actually say that it is really that effective. Why? you wont really be able to play up again and imagine that 10 years since your last play on which it do really proves out that he had been able to quit
up gambling for good. Those steps might be that extreme or really  that off the charts on which we cant really expect for some individual to reach out that kind of steps for him to avoid or completely
quit up gambling. If those things were possible and applicable then it wont really be that bad for those gambling addicts out there to do the same thing.

Just like i have said earlier that it might that too far extent for such action to be made but we do know that someone do able to successfuly quit up gambling with these kind of steps.
It isnt really something to be bad though. It is really just that unusual way or method on quitting gambling on which doing such actions arent something that you could
be able to encounter on day to day basis.

If I were to be addicted in gambling someday in the future I'll do anything possible to kick my ass off that addiction wheel. I mean anything legitimately possible!

Many persons suffering from gambling addiction if you go closer you will comprehend that they do really don't like their attitude they live with and are fighting to resist it but are unable to totally delink themselves from the addiction, that even when they take the decision to stop they later find themself going back to it.

Desperate times demands desperate actions/decisions, for that gambler it was his wife, from the one I heard of it was his family members that went about all betshops in their community with his photo asking them never to let him gamble in their betshops. I even created a topic about that here in the forum thy raised alot of discussion.

If there's any way we can assist anyone around up that's struggling with gambling addiction from stopping it we shouldn't hesitate, they might not like it in the beginning but with time when they get their reasoning back on track they will forever appreciate you did whatever you did for them.

What he did was the right thing to do for himself, he knew that he couldn't control his greed or addiction to gambling the moment he lost his rent money.
The way I see it if he didn't do it he would provable be down in a debt or his life would be ruined by now due to his addiction.
He saved his own life by banning himself to casino, and limiting his winning in this way he wouldn't go overboard and lose control again.

It is always a wise decision like Op has done to take a break from what is not benefiting someone like in the case of Op. At least taking a break for a while is good and even if you want to come back, you would have restrategized on what you were doing wrongly earlier and fashion a way forward to it just like in your own case that you started afresh on another platform after banning yourself on the previous platform.

We need such discipline in gambling because it requires effort not to allow our sentiment becloud our sense of reasoning and not many gamblers have that kind of strong will to take a decision to ban themselves out of their gambling platform because they would keep thinking a day will come for their own winning but that may not happen, so is better to take such kind of hard decision if you are a serial loser.

I'm not familiar with this either. I've never heard of it before. If there's something like this and I'm addicted to gambling It would not matter since Gambling is widespread in our country. In some communities, it is common to see people gambling in their homes or neighborhoods. Moreover, when someone in the community passes away, people may hold a vigil in their memory, during which gambling may happen. Self-exclusion may not be effective in stopping gambling unless you take personal responsibility to avoid it.

Overcoming gambling addiction is a difficult task, and self-exclusion doesn't always work. Despite this, he has managed to avoid it, making him a hero.

Taking a break from gambling is highly recommended for those who have been gambling too often. Instead of losing a lot of money and losing control of himself, it would be better for him to leave gambling for a while.
It will remind him that gambling is not something that can give him victory and earn money.
By resting, a person can reduce his gambling activities so that his mind will not think about gambling, especially if he really wants to reduce his gambling activities.
The self-exclusion feature already exists in casinos but it will not be useful if a gambler wants to keep returning to gambling as he can create another account to return to gambling.
So it's better to decide to rest for a while while thinking about really reducing your gambling activities.

I have to agree that the rule sounds so stupid, how can he is banned but he is still allowed to gamble but he has is limited to win. I will even say that the gambling commission with such a rule is a scam because they just want to take advantage from gamblers. If the gambling commission banned him, he should not be allowed to play anymore. Such a rule has changed the real meaning of "ban". This is the first time I heard such a stupid rule, self exclusion in online casinos seems to be better although it is not effective to stop people from gambling because addicted gamblers will always find a way to gamble although they have used the self exclusion system.

So you friend won $5,000, got addicted, lost everything he had, got himself banned from casinos in his country, and now he is still allowed to gamble but can't take home any winnings except up to $200. This seems to be the most stupidest rule I have seen. Whoever made that "law" or "rule" in your country made it in such a way that they can still take advantage of the gamblers. In other words, a predatory rule where they take advantage of gamblers. A real gambling addict would still go and gamble to that $200. Why doesn't the gaming comission just ban him for life? If he tries to enter any casino, they will just deny him access. That's it!

A gambler can take a break from gambling whenever he wants. If he feels that he has lost control over gambling. Then he can cancel his inclusion there at his wish. This happens often even after I started my gambling life when I lost a lot of money and I decided to ban myself from gambling when I realized that I was addicted. The site I was browsing showed me the option to self-exclude. There I can take a break from gambling for different periods or for life if I want. I asked for a permanent ban there at that time. Later when I got a desire for gambling again I was forced to start gambling on another platform.

I agree with you, addiction could be easily attained by just doing things over the limit that has been already affecting them in many ways such as financially, mentally, emotionally, or even physically. However, the process of being clean would take a lot of time and seeking help from professionals. Some would literally take years even if they are that old, they would only realize that they have been eliminated from the addiction that they have. Remember that even doing just a simple thing like limiting yourself wouldn't help you overcome your addiction, it could go back to zero once you try once again while you are in the process of cleaning. I also want to say congrats on overcoming your addiction, it's not as easy as it might sound, just surround yourself with positive people who could give you a healthy lifestyle.

No matter where he ends up in life, the step he has taken for what he did to himself is a heroic step without a doubt because a lot of people wouldn't do that, not because they can't do it but because they don't have that much courage and self-control so that they can control themselves after they do that. If you know that you can't stop gambling and you will find some way to gamble anyway, there is no point in getting banned or blacklisted from casinos around the city or country.

With online gambling platforms on the rise, this has become even rare. After all, even if a gambler does get himself banned or restricted on a certain platform, they will head to another platform once they feels the urge to gamble and cannot control it because they know there are a lot of options available.

It is easy to get addicted to something but it is very difficult to get back from addiction to normal life. Those who have once been addicted to drugs and have recovered from that addiction know how difficult the challenge is. We may be good in that we do not do drugs or we are not addicted to drugs and therefore we cannot understand how difficult it is for a person to recover from drug addiction. I was addicted to gambling so I can imagine how hard it is to get back into a normal life. Ever since I felt that I needed to go back to a normal life I tried and made up my mind a lot even though I failed several times to get back to a normal gambling life but I didn't give up and I managed to get out of there. If there are people around us who are addicted to gambling or drugs and they want to return to normal life we should help them to return to normal life.

Some said that self exclusion is really that somewhat pointless or useless but if the site or platform does have this kind of feature then we cant really say that there would be no gamblers would really be making use of such feature on which we do know that it would really be something that might be helpful into some gamblers but somewhat its true that if you are really that liking to quit or getting yourself that get rid towards
gambling then you wont really be needing up these kind of things but if you do really find yourself having that kind of problem on which you cant really be able to resist then you would really be finding
these things to be something relevant and we cant really be able to avoid that there would really be always something to say by peo0le around.

Self exclusions could neither be effective or not, as long its been there or such feature then its up to us whether we would really be making use of it or not. Just make it sure that you would
really be that responsible all of the time when it comes gambling activity because this is where people do usually mess up on the time that they are making themselves that
being too delusional and thing that we could really make ourselves that getting rich with gambling which we know that it cant be that possible or would be so easy.

Self-awareness and the ability to recognize and acknowledge addiction are indeed critical steps toward recovery. Nothing is more valuable than doing something positive by your own pure intention. It takes great strength and courage to confront one's own challenges and take proactive measures to address them. it is indeed a heroic action, when a gambler realizes that an addiction is having a detrimental impact on their life, and they actively work towards overcoming it.

Some people may indeed be deeply entrenched in their addiction and may not be receptive to advice or help, even from the closest ones. People may respond defensively when confronted with the reality of their situation, because addiction can be a sensitive and complex issue. But acceptance opens the door to various support circle, whether through friends, family, or professional help, that can aid in the recovery process.