Budgeting is something very hard to do, many gamblers most especially chronic gamblers might not adhered this instructions by constantly setting a limits for themselves without thinking they are missing alot.
Though fees ago I was like what's happening to me within myself I understand that something was wrong with me, because I tried to gamble out of my limits all in the names of trying to make a win without knowing that is my resources that I am losing.
What i did was to step away and logout from the gambling site and I have already given myself a break not to gamble for a month or so to reduce attention being paid to gambling.
Gambling and same time making loss usually affects the brain and state of reasoning, first it would come with higher body temperature then followed by Headache this occurs whenever you stake higher than what you do budget for the month or week hoping to make a fortune from your winnings.
On both side, winning also create damages as you will continue thinking that you can do more than what you won from your previous sessions, I think there are many gamblers who begin from a small win and did try to engage and the sooner they suffer from losing streaks they attempt to keep pushing and trying it hard to recover those moneys that they've loss when playing.
I think what you did is something that will free up some space inside your mind. Quitting for a while and analysing your gambling participation might give you good control.
Not many people manage to control themselves, sometimes I also give advice by saying that to someone to control themselves when playing gambling, leave when they win or take a break when they win big, but basically human nature we cannot deny that greed always sticks with us. we are wherever we are even though we have tried to control it but at certain times sometimes we forget that we should be able to control it but seem to forget to be consistent.
I already feel like this and have even tried it, but it comes back to the intention within us if we gamble looking for a win then we will continue to bet when we have won before and will bet more to get more, but if we intend to gamble for fun then we can control it when we win because it's not the main goal, which is to be happy, to stop when we feel bored or to win, believe me, everything depends on our intentions