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Call yourself to order whenever you're gambling and having nothing to tell concerning your experience in what you do, have a time to run a check on the kind of gambling lifestyle you've had in couple of times, access yourself on a grade level to see if you're proud about what you're doing or not, also check if there's need for an improvement to be implemented, consider the benefits it has served you in many ways and that which you may have lost at the same cause and weigh them all together, if you think you're going too far already, then try to apply wisdom and gamble moderately.
That's the point of doing self-reflection, especially after you've been gambling for some time. This is so that you can see the benefits of gambling and decide to keep or stop gambling. And if you don't find any benefits from gambling, you can decide to stop gambling. But if you find pleasure in gambling and can still control yourself, maybe you can still gamble but always control yourself in gambling so that you don't cross your limits. This will help you check whether you can still gamble while having fun or will just be greedy because you want more wins.

That's a good idea, I agree with that gamblers or people who are addicted to gambling should do self-reflection in order to have a good mindset. Because most people who gamble will fall deeper and become fatally addicted so that they don't realize what they are doing has crossed the line, with self-reflection maybe this will help the mindset that used to only think about the victory from gambling to think about the negative side of gambling, but it is difficult for people who will do things like this, because if new people gamble or say beginners and they lose greatness will feel a sense of wonder that will make them become addicted to gambling and go deeper into the world of gambling.

In addition to self-reflection, maybe they can do a little consultation from people who understand gambling as long as they give the right direction instead of inviting them to continue gambling with the belief that it will make them rich in a short and fast time. It all depends on themselves if they can control themselves well and have a positive mindset they will not be addicted to gambling. So by controlling themselves maybe they will be able to limit their gambling.
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Setting a budget is an important step in managing overall finances. This help maintain financial balance and prevents overspending in any activity, including gambling. By having firm principles and discipline towards your budget, you can ensure thats the financial decisions you make are within limits that can be managed in a healthy and responsible manner.
As well as maintaining commitment to a budgets will help you avoid debt trap and promote long term financial well being, so always be able to set a suitable budget and stick to it so thats if we experience defeat it will stop us and not chase those losses.

Yes, many times we have heard this tips, and I will tell you that some times even if I know this trick already, I will still succumb to play even more specially when I'm in a losing skid. So I will deposit just enough money to play, however, when I experienced a losing streak, very hard to control on my end as I will come back and chase or just recoup what I have lost.

But there are times that I was able to comeback and win some, but very hard when you lose your initial capital + another deposit. It will not feel good and I will say that I'm also affected mentality. Nevertheless, I can get back after a while and not be bothered by the worst experienced and just wanted to remember that not to overspend and just play what I can afford to lose.

Settings a limit to how much we can spend in gambling may not work out as expected in as much as we are having the money in our casino wallet account, the more we keep playing bet the more we finds it more interesting to continue with the attempts and have better chances of winning without minding the possible risk involved.

Gambling fun is an irresistible form of an entertainment whereby if started, it is is difficult to stop the fun except when there's no money to use up for more entertainment, thus is why what we can afford to loose should be the limit of what our casino wallet should have.
Well said friend! It's easier said than done for people as we are more emotional than we think, it's when we are in the practical light that we will know what we can actually do. Holding big money in your casino account and thinking you can spend it bit by bit on gambling might backfire. It's better to have it off the platform and send it bit by bit to avoid emotion.

If not, if you are losing, you won't know the time that you would want to take some revenge bettings, and that might be the end of the whole money in a few hours. Wink
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Call yourself to order whenever you're gambling and having nothing to tell concerning your experience in what you do, have a time to run a check on the kind of gambling lifestyle you've had in couple of times, access yourself on a grade level to see if you're proud about what you're doing or not, also check if there's need for an improvement to be implemented, consider the benefits it has served you in many ways and that which you may have lost at the same cause and weigh them all together, if you think you're going too far already, then try to apply wisdom and gamble moderately.
Someone who is already addicted will hardly have the time to appraise themselves. It is not only being addicted, when you have a group of friends who gamble with you and not even one of them say ill about gambling. I mean anytime any of you is called upon, there will be no objections. Maybe there is this competition among you to see who gets luckier and who losses the most. If this happens to you, just know that you are going extreme in gambling and the only way to deal with this is to reduce your association with those set of friends. If this cannot happen which I know it isn't easy to happen, try to relocate and meet different set of persons

According to what is said above, it is nice to always have a second thought about whatever thing you are doing in life.
A gambler cannot easily keep a good sense of his position when competing with friends over gambling wins and losses. He is obsessed with how far his friends have progressed and how far he has progressed. There are some gamblers who often think outside the area about their gambling, trying to understand why they gamble. Many of those who come to this realization can turn away from addiction, but the number is very small. Clearance is very important for gamblers who are or have been addicted to gambling. Because it is difficult to get out of that circle of friends.

Although some say that nowadays online gambling is more convenient they can conduct gambling from wherever they go. But still, when the place is changed, by the touch of a new good company will definitely improve from the position. Which is almost impossible in the former gambling place.

I agree with your argument, changing the surrounding helps a lot to cure yourself, if there's a self-will to help yourself it will be much easier to stop and quit, but with the same environment even how hard you try the chance is still high of coming back, those people who interact with you from time to time can easily encourage you to play back.

From that new beginning, most of the case that gambler will be more addicted compared to the first time he gets caught by this vice.
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Settings a limit to how much we can spend in gambling may not work out as expected in as much as we are having the money in our casino wallet account, the more we keep playing bet the more we finds it more interesting to continue with the attempts and have better chances of winning without minding the possible risk involved.

Gambling fun is an irresistible form of an entertainment whereby if started, it is is difficult to stop the fun except when there's no money to use up for more entertainment, thus is why what we can afford to loose should be the limit of what our casino wallet should have.
If we have set a limit on how much money we can use for gambling, we will have no trouble stopping, but it also requires discipline and good self-control to get out of the casino on time. The more we bet, the risk of losing it will be there, and we can lose a lot of money. For this reason, we must be aware that chasing victory can cause us to experience many defeats.

And if we have found joy and pleasure in gambling, we should stop immediately because we have achieved our desired goal, so there is no reason to stay in the casino. It will only make us lose self-control to take care of ourselves, and in the end, we can use more money.
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Setting a budget is an important step in managing overall finances. This help maintain financial balance and prevents overspending in any activity, including gambling. By having firm principles and discipline towards your budget, you can ensure thats the financial decisions you make are within limits that can be managed in a healthy and responsible manner.
As well as maintaining commitment to a budgets will help you avoid debt trap and promote long term financial well being, so always be able to set a suitable budget and stick to it so thats if we experience defeat it will stop us and not chase those losses.

Yes, many times we have heard this tips, and I will tell you that some times even if I know this trick already, I will still succumb to play even more specially when I'm in a losing skid. So I will deposit just enough money to play, however, when I experienced a losing streak, very hard to control on my end as I will come back and chase or just recoup what I have lost.

But there are times that I was able to comeback and win some, but very hard when you lose your initial capital + another deposit. It will not feel good and I will say that I'm also affected mentality. Nevertheless, I can get back after a while and not be bothered by the worst experienced and just wanted to remember that not to overspend and just play what I can afford to lose.

Settings a limit to how much we can spend in gambling may not work out as expected in as much as we are having the money in our casino wallet account, the more we keep playing bet the more we finds it more interesting to continue with the attempts and have better chances of winning without minding the possible risk involved.

Gambling fun is an irresistible form of an entertainment whereby if started, it is is difficult to stop the fun except when there's no money to use up for more entertainment, thus is why what we can afford to loose should be the limit of what our casino wallet should have.
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Setting a budget is quite okay because when you make budget  not only in gambling, it makes you stick to things that are within your budget and you have to be determined not to go against your principles no matter how tempting it is because I know there are times when one is in need of money so bad that immediately you lose a bet you might want to try more with the hope that you might win on several attempts.

And again avoid betting on too many events in one bet instead you can split the bet as there might be chances of succeeding in outcome of one of the event because the risk would be lesser compared to when you make so much accumulation


Setting a budget is an important step in managing overall finances. This help maintain financial balance and prevents overspending in any activity, including gambling. By having firm principles and discipline towards your budget, you can ensure thats the financial decisions you make are within limits that can be managed in a healthy and responsible manner.
As well as maintaining commitment to a budgets will help you avoid debt trap and promote long term financial well being, so always be able to set a suitable budget and stick to it so thats if we experience defeat it will stop us and not chase those losses.

Yes, many times we have heard this tips, and I will tell you that some times even if I know this trick already, I will still succumb to play even more specially when I'm in a losing skid. So I will deposit just enough money to play, however, when I experienced a losing streak, very hard to control on my end as I will come back and chase or just recoup what I have lost.

But there are times that I was able to comeback and win some, but very hard when you lose your initial capital + another deposit. It will not feel good and I will say that I'm also affected mentality. Nevertheless, I can get back after a while and not be bothered by the worst experienced and just wanted to remember that not to overspend and just play what I can afford to lose.
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Setting a budget is quite okay because when you make budget  not only in gambling, it makes you stick to things that are within your budget and you have to be determined not to go against your principles no matter how tempting it is because I know there are times when one is in need of money so bad that immediately you lose a bet you might want to try more with the hope that you might win on several attempts.

And again avoid betting on too many events in one bet instead you can split the bet as there might be chances of succeeding in outcome of one of the event because the risk would be lesser compared to when you make so much accumulation


Setting a budget is an important step in managing overall finances. This help maintain financial balance and prevents overspending in any activity, including gambling. By having firm principles and discipline towards your budget, you can ensure thats the financial decisions you make are within limits that can be managed in a healthy and responsible manner.
As well as maintaining commitment to a budgets will help you avoid debt trap and promote long term financial well being, so always be able to set a suitable budget and stick to it so thats if we experience defeat it will stop us and not chase those losses.
Yes in other words have financial limits and also have financial management so that there are no irregularities in managing the money used for gambling and for daily needs including savings.
Not few gamblers fail to manage their finances so they use all their money to gamble without choosing between money for living savings and having fun like gambling.
People like that can be sure that they will only experience hardship and bankruptcy so that in the end they will not have anything to meet their living needs.

We know that the money they use is their own right to spend it on but here it is not about the rights or conditions they have but we are trying to provide awareness to gamblers who are still careless in their actions.
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Call yourself to order whenever you're gambling and having nothing to tell concerning your experience in what you do, have a time to run a check on the kind of gambling lifestyle you've had in couple of times, access yourself on a grade level to see if you're proud about what you're doing or not, also check if there's need for an improvement to be implemented, consider the benefits it has served you in many ways and that which you may have lost at the same cause and weigh them all together, if you think you're going too far already, then try to apply wisdom and gamble moderately.
Someone who is already addicted will hardly have the time to appraise themselves. It is not only being addicted, when you have a group of friends who gamble with you and not even one of them say ill about gambling. I mean anytime any of you is called upon, there will be no objections. Maybe there is this competition among you to see who gets luckier and who losses the most. If this happens to you, just know that you are going extreme in gambling and the only way to deal with this is to reduce your association with those set of friends. If this cannot happen which I know it isn't easy to happen, try to relocate and meet different set of persons

According to what is said above, it is nice to always have a second thought about whatever thing you are doing in life.
A gambler cannot easily keep a good sense of his position when competing with friends over gambling wins and losses. He is obsessed with how far his friends have progressed and how far he has progressed. There are some gamblers who often think outside the area about their gambling, trying to understand why they gamble. Many of those who come to this realization can turn away from addiction, but the number is very small. Clearance is very important for gamblers who are or have been addicted to gambling. Because it is difficult to get out of that circle of friends.

Although some say that nowadays online gambling is more convenient they can conduct gambling from wherever they go. But still, when the place is changed, by the touch of a new good company will definitely improve from the position. Which is almost impossible in the former gambling place.
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Setting a budget is quite okay because when you make budget  not only in gambling, it makes you stick to things that are within your budget and you have to be determined not to go against your principles no matter how tempting it is because I know there are times when one is in need of money so bad that immediately you lose a bet you might want to try more with the hope that you might win on several attempts.

And again avoid betting on too many events in one bet instead you can split the bet as there might be chances of succeeding in outcome of one of the event because the risk would be lesser compared to when you make so much accumulation


Setting a budget is an important step in managing overall finances. This help maintain financial balance and prevents overspending in any activity, including gambling. By having firm principles and discipline towards your budget, you can ensure thats the financial decisions you make are within limits that can be managed in a healthy and responsible manner.
As well as maintaining commitment to a budgets will help you avoid debt trap and promote long term financial well being, so always be able to set a suitable budget and stick to it so thats if we experience defeat it will stop us and not chase those losses.
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Gambling is fun but you need to deploy a strategy that will help you control your addiction to gambling.

Always go to a casino gambling center with your gambling budget in cash and don't go with your ATM card so that you will not withdraw cash from the ATM when you finish your gambling budget.
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Do not chase your losses in gambling, it is always tempting to keep on playing to recover the money you have already spent. The longer you keep chasing your losses the more you will lose. Know when to leave a gamble if it is no longer fun. You can also reduce how often you gamble by creating a timetable that will guide you on the days to gamble
But in order to do what you've mentioned, the most important things are "discipline" and a strong mind. Why discipline? Simple: with discipline, you have full control over your mind. A gambler with strong discipline will not do things that exceed the limitation; an example is playing more even if you know where things will go. Strong mind, because every time you lose, you will not be swayed by your thoughts about playing more; maybe you will win and not notice that you are making yourself suffer. With those two concepts embedded in your mind, you may eventually be successful at gambling or earn more from it. Also, your greatest enemy will be your own mind, so better set boundaries and limitations so gamblers will not be swayed or make decisions that are not reasonable. And if gambling is just a hobby, then it's also a waste of my time. Find a suitable way to earn money for you.
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You would really be crossing your limit on the time that you would really be tolerating that kind of urge of playing gambling or something that do talks that going beyond your limits and this is something that wont really be that recommended on doing so. If you are already on the state that you are spending too much or that really goes beyond on your financial capability then this one indicates that you are already addicted into it or something that do talks about going beyond with those limitations which sooner or later you would be able to experience those unfortunate situation which you didnt expect that it would really come into your life. If you wont really be making yourself that mindful and responsible in regarding with your actions then you would be really experiencing that bitter experience
towards your life. This is why moderation on everything would be crucial on which it isnt really just that for gambling but also in other things in life that everything which is excess would really be that
bad or something that you shouldn't really be doing since from the start.
Yes, I can understand what you are saying, indeed anything that is excessive will always be bad in the long run, even if it is done in gambling, the impact will definitely become an addiction and as I said before, having your own limits in gambling is very important to avoid various things. The bad impact that will occur if one day you bet too far or bet recklessly with a larger amount.
All of this must also require support from healthy mindset habits not to think too much about gambling as a place to earn something and with this healthy mindset a person will have more reasonable boundaries not to fall into gambling addiction.
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Gambling is fun but you need to deploy a strategy that will help you control your addiction to gambling.

Always go to a casino gambling center with your gambling budget in cash and don't go with your ATM card so that you will not withdraw cash from the ATM when you finish your gambling budget.
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Do not chase your losses in gambling, it is always tempting to keep on playing to recover the money you have already spent. The longer you keep chasing your losses the more you will lose. Know when to leave a gamble if it is no longer fun. You can also reduce how often you gamble by creating a timetable that will guide you on the days to gamble
Taking money? That's a move of a genius, a real genius. It's setting boundaries, clear boundaries. Leaving the ATM card at home as well? That is how you communicate to the casino that "I, not you," are in charge

Chasing losses? Very bad idea indeed. It's comparable to digging a hole, and hoping to find riches as you go deeper and deeper. A warning: You won't. Once the enjoyment is finished, it's over. With your head held high, exit the room. And setting up a timetable? Now that's thinking outside the box, way outside the box. You'll be absolutely golden if you stick with it. Always keep in mind that playing your cards well is everything in the world of gambling
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Setting a budget is quite okay because when you make budget  not only in gambling, it makes you stick to things that are within your budget and you have to be determined not to go against your principles no matter how tempting it is because I know there are times when one is in need of money so bad that immediately you lose a bet you might want to try more with the hope that you might win on several attempts.



There is a place for the above mentioned. However, there is another view from which one will consider not having value for what is left since he has spent all he has on gambling without budgeting and in most cases, what he has is less than what he has spent gambling.

I've been in such a situation before, I gambled without betting and I spent a lot and I just looked at what was left and just thought to myself, let me use it all since I've already used most of it, at least I know I used it on gambling.

This is a disastrous thought and budgeting helps curtail it.

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just like the saying goes that birds of the same cliq always roll together, so to that extent, we have to first check our cycle of friends to see which of our per group is pushing us so deep into gambling and what can we do to avoid that, is to strictly separate yourself from them at some point to avoid any possible slid back when we trying to get yourself out of such mess of a situations.
So if we have to leave then we must make it at once and just get up a leave without looking back on anything that will take us back to the previous position we found ourselves at first being too muchly involved.
I totally agree with you. If you think your friends or the people you frequent daily have a bad impact on you then you should stop seeing them and find other friends who have different hobbies and activities. This will let you realize how close you were to become an addict just because you were having fun with your friends and simply doing what they do without taking in consideration the harmful consequences. Those who have a strong personality don't need to worry about this.
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Gambling is fun but you need to deploy a strategy that will help you control your addiction to gambling.

Always go to a casino gambling center with your gambling budget in cash and don't go with your ATM card so that you will not withdraw cash from the ATM when you finish your gambling budget.
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Do not chase your losses in gambling, it is always tempting to keep on playing to recover the money you have already spent. The longer you keep chasing your losses the more you will lose. Know when to leave a gamble if it is no longer fun. You can also reduce how often you gamble by creating a timetable that will guide you on the days to gamble
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It is a privilege to be going too far in anything and you see someone to call your attention to it, this does not have to be gambling alone, there are many things we do that aren't done in perfection not until someone took our attention on them, a responsible gambler us more likely bit to go too far in gambling because he knows what he's doing and how to control himself to the best of his behavior while gambling and not like someone who is uncordinated.
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This is just the basics, but anyone should be aware of it:

Budget: set it BEFORE you start gambling and stick to it.
Have a break from time to time, it is important to let your brain stop and consider.
Avoid drugs / drink as much as possible, they will make you loose some control innevitably.
Seek help if you feel you are no longer in control. Make a phone call to a friend or go out and speak with someone.

Anything else anyone can think of? Like... read this post before gambling? Tongue

Very true. Especially budgeting.

When you don't budget on what to spend, you'll end up spending everything with hope that the great wins are not afar, when, in reality, they might not be in sight that day.

Another will be, have metrics for gambling. Just like trading, if you have a setup, you'll always wait for your setup to activate any trade rather than jumping into the market.

Same goes for gambling and betting, ensure to have your metrics of gambling before you adventure into it. Lets say you want to bet on a team and that team has been unpredictable in that season, just stay out of it and avoid the risk.

Setting a budget is quite okay because when you make budget  not only in gambling, it makes you stick to things that are within your budget and you have to be determined not to go against your principles no matter how tempting it is because I know there are times when one is in need of money so bad that immediately you lose a bet you might want to try more with the hope that you might win on several attempts.

And again avoid betting on too many events in one bet instead you can split the bet as there might be chances of succeeding in outcome of one of the event because the risk would be lesser compared to when you make so much accumulation
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Call yourself to order whenever you're gambling and having nothing to tell concerning your experience in what you do, have a time to run a check on the kind of gambling lifestyle you've had in couple of times, access yourself on a grade level to see if you're proud about what you're doing or not, also check if there's need for an improvement to be implemented, consider the benefits it has served you in many ways and that which you may have lost at the same cause and weigh them all together, if you think you're going too far already, then try to apply wisdom and gamble moderately.
Yes, gambling is not an isolated activity in life, it is part of your habits and life and should be integrated into your lifestyle, the people you are with and you job or occupation if you have any. This context can be a help in putting gambling into perspective and use it properly and only while it is fun. Just remember, see around you and will get a better hold on your behavious.
correct , but I think it is better to call HOBBY than HABIT mate because there are still obligation on that part of habiting , Hobby for me is something that I only do when there is extra money and of course extra time.
but that is completely true to only spend depending on your capacity in life and that never to put in risk your daily living.


Prioritizing family needs is one way to manage our minds so that we don't place too much emphasis on gambling and the way you say is also very good when gambling is used as a hobby which will be done when we have money left over that is not used and even when we have money left over but our minds are always thinking about the daily needs for the family, he certainly would not use the money to gamble because he felt that he would really need the money in the future.
So all of this must be trained from our minds which always think of prioritizing something more important than gambling.

Well there are many people who when we make bets and go a little far away, we cannot control many things, for example when we are making a good and big bet, sometimes we lose it, our logic should tell us it is better to withdraw with money and not bet more, because the most likely thing is not to win, but it is not like that, it is quite the opposite, and that is that betting and betting and betting, for everything it is a bet, so when we do certain things in the caisnos we can have some control and get out, but those who don't, may be doing other things, for example I have seen as a person when they play and if they lose they can get a lot more money and so they get excited and continue betting very hard, the truth is I don't know how they can do it, like they forget the value of money and they can't do more, so when it comes to how to generate a better game, what they do is lose and lose, which I don't see well, so these types of things are not good to deal with like this, because they are worried about it. losing money is not good, who likes losing money? I don't consider anyone, the best thing that can be done is to have good control over things, for me it is essential to be able to do a good job with it, for many what they can do is that the more they bet the more chance of winning? Sometimes that doesn't happen, casinos don't consider that, the harder you bet, the casino knows it has to pay more and you won't win all the time.

Now many people talk about self-control, but self-control is not something that everyone has, it is something that many want to have but that is rarely taken, when it is known, some say that after the good streak is when they take the addiction, or after the good one. streak and the bad one begins, which it could be, but since everything is random I prefer to think that things are not like that, but rather that they go in a completely natural direction given to luck, for me there is no other complement to the house advantage.
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You would really be crossing your limit on the time that you would really be tolerating that kind of urge of playing gambling or something that do talks that going beyond your limits and this is something that wont really be that recommended on doing so. If you are already on the state that you are spending too much or that really goes beyond on your financial capability then this one indicates that you are already addicted into it or something that do talks about going beyond with those limitations which sooner or later you would be able to experience those unfortunate situation which you didnt expect that it would really come into your life. If you wont really be making yourself that mindful and responsible in regarding with your actions then you would be really experiencing that bitter experience
towards your life. This is why moderation on everything would be crucial on which it isnt really just that for gambling but also in other things in life that everything which is excess would really be that
bad or something that you shouldn't really be doing since from the start.

Exceeding from what you should be doing will lead you to addiction, there's always a bad side-effect when you lose control in anything that you should be controlling, especially when in terms of gambling, there's a big risk getting too much engage with this activity, allowing yourself to enjoy and be entertained in the sense that you are not exceeding from your limitation is good.

But if there's already excess or I mean you already get attach and you can't control yourself, then things will be ruin apart, you need to think back and re-assess yourself before you go deeper and unable to resist everything that will damage yourself not only with your finances but also your mental health.
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-snip- The first thing you must realize is that you can’t get rich gambling. Gambling will always be a 50/50 chance and winning is not guarantee or sure. Challenge yourself, not everyone pays their bill on time. Work on shaping up your financial life. Set a few goals, if you make them, you will get the same rush you did in gambling. A win is a win. Then you will find it easier to stay on the same track. Focus on what you want and find another direction to try and achieve it. Gambling is recreational, you don’t get rich. -snip-
Your knowledge of gambling addiction's roots is excellent. Yes, it's a mental compulsion that explores our emotional vulnerabilities - boredom, stress, and dissatisfaction. It's more than throwing dice or pressing a slot lever - it's a yearning. This is the crucial question: Why is acceptance so hard for many? Why do people deny everything when they're about to lose it? It's time folks face their demons and admit their problems.

I completely agree with your view of gambling as a hobby rather than a means to wealth. People must realize there's no jackpot at the end of this rainbow. The cycle of wins and loses, highs and lows continues. Financial stability, planning, and control are the ultimate joys. Real-life goals are worth more than a win. Let your adrenaline kicks come from real-world challenges and triumphs. Always remember the house win.

Your answer is very interesting, too from the psychological perspective. I'm not an expert but I know that people usually believe what they want to believe, and nobody likes his "shadow", quoting Jung.

The level of self-consciousness and humility to admit one's flaws is really high, and most of us mortals struggle with it because of our own Egos. That's why external help is needed in most of the cases, because others can clearly see what one often denies.

I agree, btw, that satisfaction from real-world triumphs can be so high as the ones you get with any addiction, but after reaching certain point one needs to detoxify from certain practices and substances in order to start enjoying these more natural pleasures again.

Let's face it, not all gamblers out there have a good grip on life. I guess that is not that different from other people that are not gamblers and do not either have a good hold on their life, but when you are gambling for fun it may be easier for them to go past the line because they have other problems around - family, money, work, relations,... All that ends up reflected in their playing.
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