Honestly now I feel something different in my life, I really feel calm and my money can be balanced because there are no unnecessary expenses such as the budget for gambling, the point is that my obsession with gambling especially on winning has been greatly reduced due to boredom, I don't know if there are gamblers out there who also experience the same thing as me, and my advice if you already feel bored like this then don't let you try to return to gambling because it is still a thing that might eventually tempt you back, for myself honestly I prefer to keep myself busy with many other things.
I am glad to listen to your own story about quiting of gambling. Gambling at most times comes with negativity rather than positivity. Although one will say, gambling has some advantages, however the disadvantages of gambling are much more than the advantages.
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One have to be truly honest about gambling, and the honesty is that, although gambling have his advantages, but the disadvantages that comes with the advantages are humungos.
i agree what you enumerated about gambling. that's the hard truth about this activity. but, do remember, whatever you will do in terms of gambling, will indeed influence your way of life one way or another. financial or emotional aspect of life. but if you think you can be of control of yourself and contain how you manage your financials and yourself, i guess, you can still experience the fun and entertainment that the gambling can offer. just think of those people who are going to offline casinos on occasional basis bringing only cash that they can afford to lose. i believe they can have a very good experience of a lifetime. and that i am sure, they will appreciate the existence of casinos, because they can truly see the fun side of it.
If we are to go by the way of how much we have lost while gambling, we may seemed discouraged in seing how far it has all being and that alone may be a reason for being disappointed on our own self in gambling, we should learn to understand and know the reason why we are even gambling, also, we must be able to engage gambling with the amount of fund we have and can release to go for the sake and purpose of gambling without any regrets in us.
understanding oneself is the first step to learn yourself, as you can identify your ambitions or your goals why you are heading to this activity in the first place. if you are just an occasional gambler, then, there's nothing to worry about going to casinos. as for sure, you are here to spend only your spare money. but as a regular gambler, you may have some certain targets of possible winnings, and that i can say, you may possibly chase your losses and can easily lost your way along the process. this i think need a check-and-balance from time to time so as not to steer from the right direction.