Topic: Advice when you are going a bit far in gaming and betting - page 26. (Read 7732 times)

It is known that once something becomes a habit it is difficult to quit it, now take into account I am not talking about an addiction right now but simply a habit, and the reason for this is that you do that activity without even thinking about it and it becomes almost a reflex, so you have to make an effort to stop yourself from engaging in that activity and if you let your guard down you may find yourself doing it anyway, the good news is that you only need a few weeks to stop a habit from being part of your life.

Do you both really thing that when someone got addicted to gambling it is impossible for him to quit forever? It seems a too pessimistic insight to me. AA members say that once alcoholic, forever alcoholic, but many never drink alcohol again, and in comparison gambling is not so dangerous, in my ignorance.

For those who went too far with drugs or other addictions, although difficult, I think there is always hope if they have something to fight for. The problem is that when you go too far in your addictions, very often you also lose job, friends, family... pillars that are the basis in many cases for recovery.

no gambler really stops completely once they are familiar with gambling, even when they have a family and have a permanent job they will definitely carry out gambling activities in their spare time when they feel tired or need entertainment but only occasionally do these activities.
someone who has known gambling for a long time and has stopped, of course when they return to the world of gambling they will be more careful in playing games and yes they will be more disciplined in using their money to bet because they know how difficult it is to make money so they use gambling only as a means of entertainment.

* Set limit
* Know your boundaries
* Know your priorities
* Play for fun/entertainment
* Play with your extra fund
* Dont get impulsive

These are the common points which you would really be needing to think off if you dont like for gambling to mess up your life because this is where usually people do really end up
on which spending up the money which arent supposed to be spent up and later on whining and crying basing up on what they have done on which the damage had already been done
and its already that cant be taken back but somewhat it turns out that everything would be fixed up slowly and this would really be a costly lesson learned for you.

Getting too far basing up on your actions just because you do really make yourself that greedy being that too hopeful on becoming rich without
even trying out to realize on what are the impose risks behind it.

I do not know if you are a gambler or not, but in most cases, the gamblers would find it hard to quit gambling. Even if they know the bad aspects of gambling, they will still continue to gamble.

If you are currently involved in gambling and have decided to quit it, I would be willing to know how would you accomplish that because as I know it is almost impossible to quit the habit of gambling.

When we are gambling, we shouldn't just be involved in everything if we already know some of our personal weaknesses, we should set boundaries to things we should do and the ones we shouldn't, every of our actions must be deliberate, we are not to be a frustrated gambler who got into the mess because of his actions and inactions, we should also consider what's best for ourselves and work towards getting them for our own benefits each time we are gambling and not that we gamble the same way other people do and end up regretting.

I agree every gambler should be sensitive or else the demand is at a level where it becomes difficult to restrain yourself. Therefore you have to prepare yourself by trying to understand the various harmful aspects of gambling addiction. Addicts often don't want to think about it or don't remember it instead of this habit you have to prepare yourself by analyzing the symptoms or the reasons behind the harmful effects. At least I have to come to the conclusion that I want to quit gambling.

Don't call a friend who is an expert in gambling, but look for a neutral friend who can listen to your story and provide a solution. It will help you to tell him about your problems. And we need to keep friends who know more about us so that they can immediately come and help us if we encounter difficulties.

We must have the initiative to open ourselves up to other people so they can find out what is going on with us. They can also provide us with solutions so that we can start reducing our gambling activities. And we should be frank with them so that there are no misunderstandings between us, especially if we expect help from them.

Actually, I am not that good when it comes to aspects of gambling, but I know some things and I engage in research all the time, so with what you have drafted, I will try to explain it based on my understanding and also include what I can add up for better understanding.


For sure, if you can write or draft a budget before gambling, you will enjoy it because if you lose too much, you will have a break due to your budget. As long as the money you have budgeted is finished, you will find your way, unless you are already addicted to gambling. If you are addicted to gambling, even though you draft the budget, you will not stick to it because, even though you are losing, you will be expecting to win and gain more. Instead of reducing the amount you spend to gamble, you will end up increasing it to gain more. Because you believe that you will win, but you will end up losing all your money in just a night.


Exactly because with a short break, you will have a chance to think about whether to continue or go back home, mostly when you discover that you are just losing without gaining. You need to have a break to think and also figure out your mistakes that make you lose.


Fact: Drugs can make you jump to wrong conclusions because when you are drunk or drugged, you will just conclude without thinking, and anything you do at that time, you will think that is the best solution because instead of using your brain to think, you will just conclude on what your mind says, but some do win while many lose. That is just the reality, and drugs affect the health of human beings, so let us abstain from as many drugs as possible.



This is another way to have a second-hand innovation because if you are with a friend who is also an expert in gambling, he will bring a suggestion that might be helpful for you. That is why you need to keep friends who know more than you to avoid falling into wrong conclusions or getting yourself into depth.

Only being aware that they already spend a lot of money and time gambling can help them reduce their gambling activities. And he can start thinking about what he should do to reduce his gambling activities because after all, he must be able to prevent a more serious gambling addiction that might happen to him. He can also look for further information to find out what he should do to reduce his gambling activities and maybe he can consult with people around him so they can help him.

Creating a new hobby can help prevent him from thinking about gambling. But if he can't do that, it will get him deeper into gambling and if that's the case, it will be even more difficult to get him out of gambling. Gambling addicts can cure themselves of their gambling addiction as long as they have the intention and desire to do so. He can also ask his family to help him find a solution to create a new hobby that has nothing to do with gambling so that his mind can be diverted.

I think the impact of stopping gambling is quite difficult. but if it is to reduce gambling activities, it is still possible.
Maybe you can stop gambling at a certain time when you reflect on the problems that are making you worse. but when the atmosphere returns, I think gamblers will return again and perhaps with more limited and responsible activities so as not to involve the people around them again.
Maybe there is a story of a gambling addict who managed to quit, but I'm not sure it really stopped completely. there will be a time when they return to the table again.

Denial, especially in addiction, is prevalent and destructive. But lets dive deeper. What if our loved ones gamble frequently? They may unwittingly oppose our interests. When gambling biases obscure their judgment, the support feedback loop is unbalanced.

To whom do we turn when others face comparable struggles? A neutral, third-party check-and-balance mechanism is essential; delicate. One that can objectively observe our routines and conduct. Even though our loved ones mean well, addiction management and recovery require professional help. Think people require a certified expert or support group to realize their tendencies and break free?

Yes, the first people who are aware of bad habits are family, friends and partners and as a gambling addict you have to accept this in order to improve your bad habits. If a gambler is aware of these bad things and listens to what his friends or partner say, of course that will encourage him. The gambler slowly stops carrying out his gambling activities.

and to advise an addict is not easy, you need courage because sometimes the nature of gambling addicts is that they easily get emotional (not all) and cannot control themselves, so it is not impossible that they will feel right and not feel wrong and will not want to be advised about their gambling. So as a friend, you have to be really careful when making him aware so that the gambler's feelings are not easily offended.

Indeed, at the start you will think that you are just enjoying and from a winning or losing streak you'll start to change your appetite, adding time and money to your initial setup will lead you to a possibility that you'll going to go deeper, that willingness to continue and to spare more money is an indication that you might going to lose your control.

I think it's more on wise and practical decision making. Best not to gamble if you know that things can't be handled in the long run.

The fact is that when people experience a lot of losses and have become addicts, more of them will continue to gamble chasing those losses to recover the money they have lost. Usually people who are already at this stage should slowly learn to reduce their gambling activities to get used to it first because of methods like This is often done by many people, some of whom have recovered from gambling addiction.

I think addicts can reduce their gambling activities so they don't gamble too much and spend full time gambling, divide their time into other activities and hobbies to reduce it slowly, just like what I do, I only gamble on weekends to find entertainment and the rest I work. and spending time with family. It is difficult to cure an addict if it does not come from his heart's desire to stop without anyone's encouragement. Even though I'm called an addict, at least I can still control my playing time and limit my budget well. do not counsel an addict unless he comes wanting to stop gambling. 

I think this one of the things that all the addictions have in common, all the people that struggle with it would have never thought before that it could come so far. Even if you have heard about addictions and how devastating they can be, it's hard for people to imagine that they could lose control over their life's to such an extent. The problem is that changes to our gambling habits happen slowly and we fail to recognize them. It's not like one person wakes up the next day and is addicted to gambling. One solution to the problem is to listen to friends and family when they are concerned about us. In my opinion it's much easier for others to notice changes in our behavior than for  ourselves. It definitely helps to keep an eye on rapid changes in our mood and not to give in to quick decisions that we make from. Our stomach, better to stay rational and think before acting.

Not being able to control yourself is a big problem for every gambler because it means they will lose money which could be a lot. And if that happens, they will lose everything valuable and maybe even those who are frustrated will commit suicide because they cannot bear the burden. Gambling is only for entertainment in between our busy activities, so we should not use it as a place to make money. Unfortunately, many people still don't know about it or aren't even aware of it and still use gambling to try to make money.

Before you experience many losses and become a gambling addiction, you must apply discipline, boundaries and good self-control to avoid these problems. It's all for our good so we can still enjoy gambling as we should.

No one would ever thought about been addicted to gambling from the start of it all, but if we are very sensitive enough, we will also know that there's an indications that is giving us the signal for strange habits or behaviors in gambling which we often don't take with serious till everything turns to what is now obvious and called addiction, therefore, we should be sensitive to how we gamble, the way we did it and the things that involves through the means at which we gamble so we can know if addiction is setting in or not and we must not be reluctant in taking a disciplinary action against any form of addiction.

Thanks for reiterating what I've said, it takes someone the will and guts to be able to control the urges. I wouldn't agree with the last part though, no one who gets into gambling knows they can get addicted because most people think that their control is that strong that they can easily quit but in reality, those that's more confident that they're not going to get addicted are the most likely people to get addicted.

Mate it's not easy as you said to quit gambling, what you don't know in gambling is that, gambling is like a smoker or a drunker, if you are addicted in smoking to stop it is very hard but to start smoking is very easy, so what I want you to understand in gambling that the only thing that will make a gambler to stop gambling is when you are not addicted in gambling and I know it too well that gambling addict is the most thing I have seen so far that is not easy as someone as outside their may think that gambling is easy to stop, since you are an addict in gambling, its only finance can make a gambler to stop playing gambling frequently, when it lacks funds to gamble