Topic: Easy or hard to quit? - page 13. (Read 2411 times)

I will quit, without a doubt. I'd invest on something else and forget about gambling forever. Real Estate, Cryptocurrency, or just save it.
That's called greed. That also means they neither have a plan to quit nor erase it in their daily habits.
"The house will always win." Let's not forget about that fact. When you win and you are just using an automated betting system, you will see how much you will lose afterwards. I saw it many times and there's no avoiding it, so if ever there's a chance, I will win an amount of money that will surpass my expectations, then I am out.

Exactly, all you need to do is apply the principle of gambling, don't gamble with emotions and don't gamble out of desperation to win back a lost game.

Of course quitting after a big win is never an option for most of us and  is most of the time an incentive rather and than a stopper for most people but there are some gamblers,me being one of them that we set limits for example if I hit x1500 my bet I call it a day and quit for that day no matter if I see that the slot machine is giving a lot of money during this session as I consider my objective achieved.

Sometimes is easy to quit,you hit a really big loss and that put you into thinking mode,you say what I have done now and I will never do it again while the hard quitting is when you win sometimes and you think that even if you lose some others winning times will come again and this is a dangerous cycle ready to throw you into addiction.

But i can also still put it this way that there are ways we can curb an addiction provided if the gambler will make himself being subjected to the whole process, we can go on a total rehabilitation process, employ a therapist to work out somethings for us, avoid all gambling enabling environments and get busy with doing other things of quality interest to us in replacement of gambling addiction, though it may cost us financially and emotionally but if we can adapt we will see the difference throughout the process and with time things will change foe better, it's not a spiritual matters but what we can from within control it and revert the curse to benefits we gain from the change experienced.

do you quit your jobs after your first pay??
It's same thing with gambling for some persons.

I do not encourage addiction if that's the case but I feel like gambling is a source of livelihood for so many persons, quitting after a big win isn't even an option for them

If you went to rehab to treat your addiction, only a few percent of you will get back into gambling unless you are not fully healed during your rehab because that is where you don't gamble for a few months or years and they are going to give you medications as well as you will create your own hobby so that you will get rid of your addiction, but again, it isn't 100% that you've cured because there are still instances where others came back to addiction, but there are only a few of them. But again, this is the same with other addictions like alcohol, cigarettes, etc., for which you need to build your own hobby, like keeping yourself busy with other things like basketball, so that you can forget it.

What you say is true. When greed comes and we can't control ourselves, we will only try repeatedly to chase victory even though we have won before. Those of us who cannot stop ourselves when we have succeeded in getting the win, while others find it difficult to get it. We should realize that we are lucky compared to others and must stop immediately before greed becomes big.

If it's a friend or relative, we have to try it because we don't want to see them getting addicted to gambling or even having a gambling addiction. At the very least, we try to warn them of the dangers of gambling so they don't get too deep into gambling. It is also in their best interest not to become addicted to gambling.

We can only regret it after experiencing it and it can't come back. That is why gambling can tempt all gamblers, including us. We ourselves must be able to overcome it by having self-control that must be continuously improved to prevent the urge to continue gambling. I also experienced like you and it happened many times but I realized that I couldn't be like that all the time and had to be able to change. There's nothing we can do but keep trying without stopping so we don't get tempted by casino promos and the most important thing is that we don't become addicted to gambling.

Depends on how you would really be controlling up your mind and your emotions on the time that you do gamble. Persevering on getting huge wins in gambling is something that would pertain with your earlier motives and plans which had molded out this kind of desperation and this is the result on such mindset that you have made earlier. It wouldnt really stop unless you have tried and spend out money to earn money on your gambling activity.
On the time that you had engaged up that much with gambling then this is where possible addiction would kick in on which this is the time you would really be experiencing problems when it comes to self control and even on spending into your own money. You would be finding it is really that hard to quit and not so simple despite on stopping such activity. Once you havent still able to control yourself
then there's no way that you could really quit up such addiction which it would really be just that normal that you would be keeping on coming back as long you do have the funds to make
use of those to your gambling activity.

It is not easy at all to stop gambling. I don't speak for myself, but there have been plenty of people who have tried to quit gambling and failed. And that is often accompanied by large losses on the bank roll. I think it's very difficult on your own. Cold Turkey seems to me to be the only and best way, because phasing out is a very expensive process and the decay remains present that way. Rehab could also help, but the risk of relapse is high.

Quitting gambling is easy when one gambles only for fun, but it becomes difficult when one becomes deeply addicted to gambling. and a gambling addict cannot completely quit gambling even after thousands of attempts. because it takes shape as if it is mixed with his blood. But since it is possible for a man to do anything, if one tries hard from the heart it may be possible quit gambling. but very few people are able to do it.

Yes, that mindset that luck might continue to shower you and maybe it's really your lucky day and not to waste that opportunities, there are many instances that gambler think like that, I'm saying this since I also experienced the same thinking, planning to quit once I already double my money but when it's already done, still placing some bets and keep winning, then drunk with that winning streak I forget to quit and the rest for sure you all know what happened...

Nothing but regret is the only thing that will follow, especially if you can't move forward after losing your money.

Gamblers are born greedy, the reason why most gamblers always chase for bigger winnings no matter how often they lose in their past bets. That’s why it’s a hard decision to leave gambling when you have fulfilled that dream, winning a life changing amount. Because the more you see yourself winning in gambling, the more you are eager to continue to bet and take advantage of your luck while it is there. This is based on real life experience. Though I had not won such a huge amount, but seeing myself constantly winning from my bets makes me decide to increase my urge in gambling, regardless if I end up losing them all.

That's right, an addiction to anything can be a curse for a human being because no matter how hard they try, they can't stop themselves from it and they keep doing it until the stage where they have already lost everything and then they realize that they've been doing the wrong thing, but when someone tries to talk them out of the situation, they don't listen to them and tell them that they don't need any help.

When it comes to gambling, we all know that it's a game of luck, and everyone will surely get a winning streak at times, but that doesn't mean that it is something that can be sustained for the long term and you will eventually lose if you keep gambling after that.

When greed has possessed you, it will never be a good thing because we will continue to chase victory after victory that we want. But it will be difficult to do because the opportunity to lose must also be there and prevent us from being able to win another victory. If there are people who experience it, they should try to stop before the greed becomes bigger, which can eliminate some of the money we have won. But that often happens to many gamblers where when they have won, they don't stop immediately but want to try to get another win in another game. They think luck has come and shouldn't waste it, so they continue to gamble. But what happens is the opposite. They can experience losses exceeding the number of wins.

It will be very difficult for gamblers who are actively betting after getting a win to stop gambling and will instead continue to bet in the hope of getting a bigger profit, namely greed.
this is not I'm talking about addicted gamblers but casual gamblers if they can't control themselves not to be greedy of course they will soon spend their money gambling again even though they already made $100 they still hope to earn $200 and so on.

gambling responsibly and knowing when to stop betting is much better. (one of the wise words someone ever said in this forum)

Gambling is never a good thing. There are many people who play gambling for fun and there are many people who take gambling as a profession. There is a kind of greed that works in gambling which is very dangerous. You win 100$ by betting from one place and then you see the greed to win more money. But you will see that you lose what you have won in the greed of winning money. In my opinion you should not go back to gambling after making a lot of money because it will lead you to ruin. I have made a lot of money in my life by gambling but I was not able to keep it because of that Now quit gambling. I will tell you from my real experience to refrain from gambling.

It happened to me many times though it's not a huge winning. The thought that you can replicate those previous wins can really motivate a gambler to play again. But in reality the chances are slim especially if it's a huge amount. Thus it's really best to already stop once you experience winning huge. Just quit and divert your attention on how to use the winning money to earn a passive income and not thinking to return back playing again.

Nevertheless, self control is the key to refrain ourselves from playing. It might hard but if you are determine to stop since you already win a huge amount, then nothing is impossible. It just depends on how the gambler deal with it.

Repeating the same with expectation as the past is a major reason that ends in massive loss. Gambling is kinda fun with certain expense. We should have the ability to bear it. If not we should understand the limits and spend. We don't follow this, because of the hope and the dream of turning small money into big. When it comes to quit gambling, it is simple and easy thing if your mind is ready for it.

I think quitting will be hard, especially if you won a large amount of money in gambling. A good example is, whenever I win a significant amount of money in gambling, I am more enticed to gamble. Winning a life changing money may put me into a life of gambling. Discipline can also play a large role in determining if the gambler will stop or continue to gamble. A more disciplined individual may be able to stop gambling if he ever makes that much money because he can control himself. Otherwise, the opposite can happen.


This can be true as well. If gambling already becomes a habit, it is hard to stop it especially when it is reinforced with a life-changing amount of money won. In fact, it might reinforce the habit and become an addiction which is really bad since gambling is not a good activity to be addicted to. It can destroy the life of the person. It will take an extra amount of determination and discipline to be able to stop gambling if this happens.

Talking to myself and if I'll promise that, I can do that but not easily I think.

That's right, when someone who's got a huge winning and he wants to maintain that. The same routine again by tomorrow that he'll start to gamble, place some bets and put an amount on the bankroll on how much he's willing to spend.

And then, not the same result, losing, losing bets and money and that's the start of it that someone might lose everything that he's gained.