I have been gambling since 2 years ago. Playing from casino sites to another casino sites. Win lose, win lose, win lose, many sleepless nights. One time somewhere 2018 i started to bet bigger than before. I got stressed out because of the bustings. I cant stop myself from playing. I just want to stop. Up until now, im still gambling and i cant stop myself from it. What will you do if you have situatiom something like this?
Problems like these, you may want to address it to your family, relatives, and close friends so you could ask them for assistance and support. Breaking any habit requires extreme patience, motivation, and determination as it involves your mental capacity to decide what is right for your current situation. If you are supporting your family, think of them as your strength to overcome this addiction. Think the future of your children and your relationship with your loved ones as it they are affected by the looks of it.
If you are supporting only yourself, think about your own future 2-3 years from now if you do not break your addiction. There is always that potential danger that you may be bankrupt or even cause mental stress that would eventually lead to suicide.
See a psychologist. You obviously have a gambling problem. Do it now before it gets any worse and ruins your relationship with your loved ones.
Funny to see those "typical" answers, like go see a shrink.
No, OP, before you see anyone -
arrest your addiction.How?
Make it impossible for you to bet, and if you can't - put fences around it, the more - the merrier.
This is how you educate yourself to stop betting, and thus you can focus on building a better life for yourself, but you have to put your addiction under arrest (just like a cop puts a civilian under arrest), once it's locked - it's locked, you won't be able to release it so quickly, it will require to pass the fences you build.
For example - self exclusion, keep your money with your loved ones so you won't be able to spend it - any website that causing you problem contact the site and ask for permanent account closure without the ability to reopen the account etc.
I honestly think that's not a "typical" answer. What's typical is "just stop gambling."
Seeing a shrink means seeking expert help. Shrinks are in the best position to tell one addicted to gambling where the problem lies and how to go about it step by step (as gambling addiction may be treated on a case-to-case basis).
I believe consulting a psychologist is always better than getting not some non-whole-hearted advice from random people who sometimes just play expert (and never even really got to study serious cases of addiction unlike psychologists who did).
Any kind of addiction is very difficult to stop especially if it becomes part of your daily routine. It is advisable that OP might want to seek help from his loved ones and he also needs time to think about his current situation.
Everything is on the mind- exercise your free will to think and to decide what is best for you.
In addition, try to substitute your addiction to something recreational like: going to the movies, taking a walk outside, going to church, or even by just watching television. As much as possible, he needs to keep himself busy and distracted and it will only be possible by asking for help.