Topic: Easy or hard to quit? - page 10. (Read 2389 times)

People can make money from gambling but they must know that to be able to earn money from gambling is not easy. And also, they must be aware that gambling can actually eat up all their money and even everything they have if they have become addicted to gambling. And when they are addicted to gambling, it will be even more difficult to cure it. Gambling can indeed change their lives to have money but they should not use gambling because there are still others who can provide a way for them to make money.

Certain situations will make the gambler go towards addiction even without them knowing because they don't equip themselves with a goal other than seeking money thru gambling. Everybody can do that as that is the main goal but what separates us from the addicts are our own ways like having the right mindset and setting the boundaries to keep us away from harm.

I like the idea of we are always the loser of the game if we become addictd on gambling. I can relate to this because I experience this first hand. I’m not that addicted by my urge to gambling is always affecting my work before that makes me loose focus and keeps checking gambling site for games.

I start to change right after losing huge amount and got a failure on my work. I re-evaluate my life and decided to go slow on gambling. Right now, I’m only gambling during weekends with limited amount of budget. I stop immediately when I reach my target profit or lose my allowance bankroll for the week. So far, I’m on profit since my come back in gambling.

Well, in the end, you are the loser of the game.
If we fall into addiction, the more we can't focus on what we gonna do nor we can think right but certainly all are desperation and regrets. So we don't let our gambling habits turn to addiction because the moment that we got hooked on it, the harder to get out. Until we still have the chance to limit our time to gambling, we have to do it right away. Everything ruins when we get into addiction, none got a happy life with this but miserable life.

Yes, you are right as long as there is still belief in ourselves that one day we will win big, of course we will come back to play again and keep playing and will not stop, that's why it's hard to leave gambling for those who don't really want to leave it, it's not easy to stop either. unless you have a high intention to stop, if you intend to stop hoping to win big one day because it will draw us back to gamble another time.

I'm not an addict who only gambles on weekends, but I think it's normal for me to have fun at online casinos as long as I can manage myself and expenses, of course everything will be safe and sound, so chances are I can still control myself whenever to play and when to stop.

That doesn't mean you are addicted to gambling because there are people who believe they can make money through gambling, and they have been successful. It's only wrong if it's impossible to make money in gambling, and yet we still pursue it. If you are addicted to gambling, that means you can't control yourself anymore, and once you are out of control, there's no way you'll win.

Exactly. Because in gambling alone? There's no problem with that. But once one participant turns to have an addictive or impulsive behavior, then you know that gambling itself has negatively impacted your life. Some people changed their lives by winning in gambling then quit because they know that it's enough money to put into a real business. Some stay on the game. What I'm trying to be saying is that gambling is not bad generally. It's about those people who cannot control themselves and their behaviors.

This also means that if you truly believe that gambling will change your life, you have that addictive behavior that is pulling you. Just know that you can change. You can control your own gambling and win in the long run. You don't necessarily quit, but you need to change your life for better if you want a better result for yourself.

Your take - that treating gambling akin to a pastime necessitating resources - is thought-provoking. Yet, it somewhat bypasses the risks of gambling addiction. The excitement of gambling lies in its unpredictability, but this same factor can be its peril. Uncertainty breeds hope, hope for that ultimate winning hand.

Your view of disregarding long-term losses is intriguing. While it reduces emotional strain, acknowledging losses is essential for financial prudence. Though your standpoint of seeing gambling as leisure is fascinating, we can't overlook the potential financial and psychological repercussions. Even as a hobby, gambling requires keen awareness and restraint to prevent addiction

Indeed, it's your strong will that lead you to control yourself and be back to where it should be, like in your case you use your family as your source of encouragement to slowly stop, with the help of those other channels to keep yourself busy then you find your way and manage to control, it's a good improvement in terms of losing a lot of money and time.

You can still play and lose some, but the important thing is you manage to survive and you learn from it.

the seasoned old gambler knows how to try to quit slowly with good reason. I have also experienced like you and a strong reason for me to try to control myself to stop slowly is my wife and family.
this reason was strong enough for me and I also looked for alternative ways to have fun without having to gamble.
for example when I have a budget of $ 50 for 1 week but it runs out I will go play offline poker games from applications or play video games that can entertain myself.
so it's very easy to slowly forget about gambling and it's true what you said that it all comes back to each of us having a strong desire to stop or not at all which will make it difficult for ourselves.

Hard or easy is obviously depending on ourselves, it can be something quite hard but it can be easy as flipping our hand. I proved it myself, I was a very active gamblers few years back but I can reduce my gambling habit from slowly. The process is not that easy indeed but it is not that hard as well. In my opinion we have to have at least a strong reason why we should stop but it would be better if the reason is not the negative one. However I cant deny that I cant stop it completely, but at least I can have a better control now than few years back.

Therefore, it is not surprising that many gamblers eventually become addicted to gambling and cannot control their urge to gamble. They keep promising themselves to stop, but when they win they will think about playing just one more time, and so on. It makes many gamblers trapped in a vicious circle and it is difficult to get out of this circle because they become addicted and it is difficult to control themselves not to gamble anymore.

This is why whenever I hear someone say they can leave their addiction behind as soon as they decide it I simply shrug my shoulders, as it is going to be impossible to explain to those people how this is not true, and the only way they will understand is when they actually try to stop gambling and they fail to do it, after all even if by some miracle they recovered all the money they have lost gambling over the years, instead of stopping right there and move on this will create in them a feeling of euphoria and they will try to gain even more money, only for their plan to fail and eventually lose it all again.

Also, the most important thing to realize before gambling. that, gambling involves risks contained therein. that means, every penny we bet has the potential to lose. that is why, one must realize that when he first tries gambling, he must be prepared that the money at stake is at risk of losing. if we try to calculate the amount of loss from gambling, even that in the long term. better, never do it. because in theory, what you say is true.

First, people have to realize that it's not something that can improve financial status, be it income or something else and so on. second, we might lose $20 today, maybe $40 tomorrow, even the day after tomorrow will experience even more. concept like this, is not ideal when applied to gambling as I said. because, once we try to make a bet, we are consciously prepared to lose the money at stake. ideally make it a fun hobby, because every hobby will require sacrifice be it money, or so forth. that way, we don't need to calculate the money we lose in the long run. however, should be underlined. that every gambling session, does not mean we let our money just disappear. that's why, extensive knowledge and insight is needed. also, responsibility. At least, we can minimize losses. also, make gambling just part of the fun and enjoy.

Yes... most people think so, they believe that one day bigwin/maxwin will come. But when the victory has come, they also can't stop, they want more, until the winnings return to the casino. The biggest win in the gambling circle is stop gambling. Quitting gambling is something that is very difficult, even if you run out of money at the casino. If you have professional support, it's best to contact them before it's too late

But I keep playing, I've tried quitting many times but when there is money I definitely want to try again. Are you also the same as me? hard to stop playing?

No person will be contented with what he has. A person who have more wealth he needs more to increase wealth. So even if a gambler gains a lot of money in gambling, he cannot stop gambling. But it totally depends on a gambler whether he quits gambling or not. Since people take gambling for entertainment purposes, it must be difficult to give up. With responsible gambling it will not be a problem if you do not abandon the gambling platform. But naturally addressing, it is certainly somewhat difficult to abandon.

Quiting is a difficult task that can be hard for us to fulfill but with time, what give us the money will also call us to come back and make bets again for us to make more money. Gambling is not easy to quit even though we are nit making anything from it. We might keep having the believe that surely one day we are going to make the crazy profits of our life. Those who have successfully quitted gambling are the discipline ones since everyone of us may have some certain level of discipline in us.

All starts from curiosity and on the time that you do find that you are really that looking way for you to win then you would really be creating that kind of impression on which you would really be playing more than on what you have played before not only in terms of time but also in the money that you've been spending. The time that you would really be making yourself that playing on constant manner without realizing that you are already getting addicted to it then this is where problem do starts and this is why it would really be that important that you should really be wary on what are the things that happening and you are responsible with your actions because once addiction do hits you up then it would really be that hard to quit. No one could easily gets out on the time that you do shackled up yourself with addiction this is why we should really
be that careful on what we are doing.

Yeah, you're right that it's simple but sometimes the others can't take it seriously and they're the ones that's being in that situation. At first, they also know their limits but eventually, it is the emotion that had put them in that situation.

That's one solution to being busy with other things. It may be hard to resist at the beginning but when you started to put your interest into other things, you'll forget what you've been experiencing and you'll just have to enjoy the process that you're having. However, the other activity that's being done shouldn't be close to gambling so that you'll not be ending up doing the same thing and allotting time where you know what can happen again to you.

Addiction can arise from naive thoughts hoping to win the jackpot, chasing defeat, hoping to win to make something happen and hoping gambling can win and make it happen and many more who hope gambling is the solution. And thinking like that makes gamblers unable to control themselves and play with ambition and emotion which will actually make them keep losing and repeating it again because of high expectations.
and if we do it seriously and with consistent intention we can create new activities to do with our busy lives so that we forget about addiction more and what helps more is having a job and with this we can slowly reduce addiction due to time constraints, apart from work and other busy times for personal, family, friends and social interests. And with this you can make gambling a pleasure because you can do it in your free time and also limit yourself to gambling. But you also have to be disciplined and consistent with your original goals and you have to be able to manage your own finances and limit them when you have little time to gamble.