Topic: Do you have a "gambling problem" which you can sometimes control for years? - page 15. (Read 2143 times)

Don't we all have it? We just tend to control it which helps us avoid addiction. Mine is with frustration of losses wherein I struggled for months when I started gambling. Eventually I managed to control it by setting limits on the amount I would be betting on each day. Emotions are innevitable to take place gigen that we have expectations on our every bet especially that it involves money; something which is necessary in our daily lives.
Where are you getting your money then if it is not from your salary? Actually it is not a bad thing using a portion of your salary, just avoid using that much. But good thing you are not problematic in any aspect in this activity.

First, I don't have gambling problem as I control myself from time to time and always have my limit.
Second, having your full time work can make you away from gambling and I can tell that this helps me a lot. If you don't have full time job then make sure to look for something that can make you busy, or at least make you forget gambling for a while. You should be more responsible and have the timeline on when to gamble and when to stop even if you can easily do it online.

I had when I was just starting but I soon overcame it through the guidance of my friends who are veterans in gambling I needed to correct how I play It was a struggle but I eventually overcame it, you have to do the right thing or your life will be in misery, stopping is the way to control gambling, having a limited funds will save and it works for me, I like to believe that if you don't have that much funds stopping is easy it worked for me, but of course its still a case to case basis.

Currently I believe I have no problem with gambling as I am in control of my spending in most gambling sessions. Of course, there are times when I am so caught up in the excitement that I make an additional deposit, but it happens very rarely.

To reduce the attraction to gambling I do sports. Sport allows me only to spend time with the benefit of my health, but also has a positive effect on the psyche.

No, I gamble regardless of any problems be it family, finances, happiness and so on, which make me miserable, I have reasons for all of that.

1. My family never knows about gambling.
2. I placed a bet not with my salary.
3. I gamble just to look for challenges and experience.
4. I gamble for myself, I also use the money I win from gambling for myself, my family doesn't take part.

So, for the reasons above, of course you understand how I gamble, of course it doesn't hinder any action I take, including happiness.

You can't have your cake and eat it too, you simply have to stop the cycle before it hurts your finances, security, relationships and finances you have to choose to stop the cycle even though it benefits you, just take gambling to its truest nature and that is entertainment and don't let it get in the way to the most important things in life.

I have to stop it's not easy but you have to you cannot go on having an addiction and expect to live a normal life, I have to change my habits and turn in more work so I can forget gambling for a while and when I think that I'm ok I get back to gambling with new perspective.

For some people gambling can cause problems and for others gambling can be just a pastime. Gambling is a very bad aspect for those who initially started gambling with the expectation of good profits but only lost after starting and are still losing. When a person gets addicted to gambling, he cannot get out of that addiction even if he wants to. I understand that gambling is affecting my life badly and I should get out of this bad situation but still we can't do it. People with this problem should try to take up gambling as a pastime rather than giving up gambling altogether. Gambling every day with some amount of money and if you win stop gambling for that day and if you lose, stop gambling for that day and plan for the next day. If a gambler can gamble in this way, he will not be addicted to gambling but will accept gambling as a form of entertainment.

1. No, I don't have any gambling problem, to be more specify gambling never make a problem in my life.

2. That depends on each person, if you're interested to play video games, why I or anyone else need to force you to climb a mountain when you feel climb a mountain isn't fun at all? regardless the answer is, it won't going to affect or change you.

That's what should be done, but all of that is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand to refuse ourselves to return to the right path and stop for good things, although basically it is very good advice but unfortunately most of the gamblers are difficult to do so, they have a weak mentality and defense to ignore some of the temptations that come and enter their minds.

In my opinion, what they should do first is to re-imagine past events where the activity really only worsened their situation and living conditions, especially in financial matters which made them maybe barely able to make ends meet, sometimes I think awareness has a very important role in terms of considering and choosing something better, and with a fairly good level of awareness then I think it will not be too difficult to reject and ignore all the temptations that seem to tell them to return to gambling. True, the sooner the better and prevention is better than cure.

Luckily for me in this context and I am answering about the something different here which I am a part of,I keep playing for a long time and luckily I have control,I just play for entertaining myself and if I win something on top of that I consider it extra.I never withdraw it though as I keep playing more as I don't consider the gambling a type of income rather a type of entertainment I pay for it.I love the emotion that it gives you when you are playing slots and you just get the bonus round before starting the free spins,in that exact moment I feel the happiest as I am waiting and hoping for a huge win.So overall I don't think I have a problem with gambling.

the number of voices I read "there is no problem with gambling", this makes it an answer to this title, and it is probably that way.
I myself also don't have a problem with the gambling that I do, because I only gamble for fun and I only do it on weekends or once a week with a limited budget.
People who are addicted to gambling may be people who have problems with gambling, because in my opinion a gambler who is addicted to gambling will gamble and perhaps make gambling the first source of income in his life, this is wrong.

Never make gambling a priority in life, because basically gambling is a type of game that pays, even if the winnings are only a bonus from this game. and what's wrong in my opinion is that many people use gambling as a source of income and this is not good, because people like this tend to have problems with gambling, in other words they experience financial problems because of gambling. where the percentage of losses is greater than the percentage of wins, and the large number of gamblers who always lose makes them addicted to gambling, they will try to keep gambling even if they don't have money, they can take out loans to gamble again or commit crimes that harm other people . So in my opinion it is people like this who have problems with gambling.

also in my opinion someone who is addicted to gambling will experience difficulties in his life whether financially, economically or in relationships. because someone who is addicted to gambling can be sure they will experience changes in their behavior, and these changes certainly lead to the negative where they will easily become emotional and tend to become stubborn. because I have a neighbor who experienced this where he experienced drastic changes when he was familiar with gambling, also his relationship with his family became untidy.

If a person can control this, then most likely it is no longer a problem. Problems come when a person uses money to gamble that he cannot afford to spend or is not his own money or borrows money to recoup or takes money from family. I think such a person needs the help of a specialist. The best specialist is God. Perhaps what I am writing now will be important to someone. I was addicted to hard drugs for many years and no treatment helped, but then the Lord gave me freedom. If you are reading this now and you have problems with something, be it gambling or drugs or something else that you yourself cannot get rid of, then know that there is  Someone who can help you

It's hard to go on with your life with gambling problems in your back even if you don't want to admit it will affect your family even if you can control it will eventually escalate, so it's better to address the issues right away so it will not harm anything in your life, I have not experienced issues like this but I have a lot of friends that have issues on controlling their addiction and my advice always is to prioritize what matters to your life.
You cannot be happy totally if you do not prioritize your happiness, relationships, and finances, you cannot control your gambling addiction all your life it will come down to the point that you need to fix it or it will eventually harm you.

I don't have a gambling problem, this way of making money is a red flag in my country and we are always warned to be careful with gambling, I took this warning too fat serious from my father and this makes me to not expect to make money from gambling, I do it for entertainment purposes and I am now into sports which I found more interesting to waste some free time on.

You can ruin your life in gambling if you expect to make money from gambling, you don't want to be too hooked into gambling, you can start to believe that gambling is the real solution to your financial problems, don't do it, find time to come up with a strategy, not in game but on your bankroll, do not put in too much money since its not free to gamble on online casino.

Be selfaware always, but you should be fine if you understand the risk and choose to make money from investments and also your life skills, there is no strategy that can stop you from losing money in gambling, be a responsible gambler always.

I dont have the gambling problem but I tried gambling a long time back and understood that the casino will win in the long run and the only way to beat the casino is by being the casino or by exploiting it. I would not recommend the second option because that is illegal but the first one is doable.

I have seen problem gamblers have difficulty in managing finances, relationships and goals. Its because their addiction is turning their lives inside out but this can be controlled by professional help and discipline. Thankfully today it is a recognized disease and help exists for those who need it.

For that the first step is always accepting that they are having a problem which they cannot control on their own.

No, pretty sure I have gambling controlled under my belt. As for being impulsive, which I assume is what you wanted to say, then yea sometimes. It comes rather randomly but I've tried to force it to never affect me negatively THAT much, which has so far worked due to how I balance my life.

As for how, I just do. It's probably a matter of how you've lived your life really, how much of an activity can affect you or not. For me, I've always gone on and off among a LOT of activities, from sports to games to gambling, and stuff like that. So it's not really hard for me to transition to something new if I really wanted to. Well, the important part in wanting to stop is wanting to stop and knowing how to. I reckon most people have the "wanting" part down, the how is kind fo specific from person to person imo.

If it's hurting your relationship and your finances it is something that you have to deal with right away when you're gambling activity is hurting these two areas it's not good that you keep it rolling for years even though you are managing it well, there will be a time that the problem will become unmanageable or both your relationship and finances will deteriorate, I experienced having issues with addiction in a short period and I fixed by stopping my addiction, that's the best way to deal with it, stop and focus on your finances and relationships, these two are more important than anything gambling, so gambling should be on the backstage


I just focus on my relationship and my work and stop gambling for some time, I do come playing but I make sure that it will not harm things that are important to me, in life, you should know your priorities, and those priorities are the things that will make you stronger.
 

My answer to your first question is no currently I haven't face any kind of problem with this. I think that if gambling can be limited within your afford then I don't think trouble can make your life. This is actually how I manage my life, I set aside a fixed amount every month or week for gambling and from there my entertainment is taken.

Discipline, and the act of understanding what gambling is all about, everyone knows but they pretend as if they don't because they want to make money, gambling can't always be defeated, it defeats gamblers more than gamblers defeat the game. Its not hard to accept that gambling can likely take away all your money and give back a tip of your whole bank roll, every possibility of losing money is highly possible in gambling.

The solution is to accept that you get lucky when you win in a game and take your prize, do not let greed lead you because the more the time you keep on gambling the more money you likely will lose, when you win its time to quit and if you don't win make sure you are spending what you can afford to lose.

If you gamble with ten dollars and you lose it all, be brave enough to walk away until another day when you have money you can afford to lose again, and if you come back with another ten dollars and you use a dollar to win some money, take your leave, its the act of disciplinary.

Gambling addiction is not so easy to get rid of as some people think that individual can himself get rid of his gambling addiction problem. He is gambling addict because he is unable to control over his emotions , he is unable to stop himself from gambling so he need some cure , some external help which can help him to recover back to the normal situation.

Gambling is only profitable and entertaining for those who are moderate to gambling and who knows how to control their finances in gambling. If we are unable to save our money in gambling then I am afraid gambling is not for us.