Topic: Gambling addiction threads (Read 587 times)

When we get to know the circumstances of gambling activities then there is high chance for people to change their mind about gambling so it helped lot of members directly or indirectly by saving themselves from getting addicted to gambling when they read experiences and struggles of other addicted players.

I am not a gambling addict, but I am always passionate about helping people get rid of their gambling addiction by giving personal advice via Gambling Addiction Threads. It really is fine to play gambling. But addiction to it is something that I wouldn't recommend. Probably I may not be a gambling addict. But I have a bunch of friends addicted to it. I just can't stand seeing them that way. One of my friends once reached me because her daughter is going to college and they needed funds to pursue it. I was able to give them a hand, but the next morning I found out that the money is gone. She went to the casino and played.

I have read so many threads here (situational) and I can say that these threads helped me to become a gambler and at the same time, it also helped me to stop gambling.

I became curious when I read some threads here and I tried to gamble a portion of my weekly BTC in my current signature campaign. As time passes, there are times that I'm winning but my profits will be gone for a few days because I will use it again if I lose my capital until all of my funds are gone then one day I realized that I spent too much money on gambling already and that is the time that I decided to stop gambling.

I didn't felt any regret when I stopped gambling because it really didn't give me any benefits but losses instead. These threads urged me to become a gambler and at the same time, helped me to stop gambling.

For what I have read those that have become addicted to something have a better chance of improving their condition when they talk to other people that are going through the same or that suffered the same problem in the past, this is because they can relate to those people and they can see that if someone else could get out of the path of addiction then they can do it as well, so the people that are sharing their experiences, as difficult as they may be, are really helping many people even if they do not realize it.

Gambling within limits is not bad at all but gambling too much is not good for the person at all. This game makes one highly vulnerable to addiction. We all simply need to understand that greed plays an evident role in this game and in order to avoid addiction we need to control greed. Since we all know addiction ruins people around you.

So people who have addicted to gambling can learn from other people's lessons, and they can practice or apply to themselves. That people can also share his problem or his experience so other people can get something too. By getting any information from this forum, we can try to solve our problem, and we can give a solution to other people by telling our experience.

Actually that user doesn't reach yet the addiction level that's why just by easily reading threads here, the realization of what will be the result of continuous gambling comes upon his mind. That's good before things get worst.

But for a person that already hooked up in gambling, threads about how to solve their addiction will not help. They are now deciding for themselves. Not that they irresponsible but these gamblers are now used to play this game so even they know the risks and possibly losing, they will continue to gamble as much as they want.

In any case, communication is always good. Here gathered smart people who speak on various topics, including discussing their own problems, which means it can be very useful for someone.
Even if one person can look at themselves and their problems from the outside and realize them, this will already mean that such branches on the forum are of great value.

Good to see you achieve such from the forum, at least you have been impacted positively on this forum. Many have been wanting this for their self and you have just be healed from your addition. This has been my fear, not to be addict of gambling because it can be detrimental to ones health and also can affect the general family. Addiction don't bring anything good to the addictor rather, a set back for life.

Though I gamble mainly because of entertainment and not solely for money like others does which lead to their being addicted to gambling. Am not of the view in seeing gambling as a means of earnings but as a means of entertainment.

Learn from mistakes,so you can also learn from other mistakes as well which helps you to realize the reality without spending any money so yes its definitely helped me to understand what should i do while making bets.Sometimes I do care about others and give suggestions to help them from stay away from gambling which might helped others as well same like me.

This thread reminds me a out my habit but it does not bothers me as I am not a compulsive gambler. I gamble for fun and when I feel I should have a little bit of enjoyment. I do not gamble daily therefore it is okay for me.

It is good if you realize because if you don't, you will lose the money, and yes, you will destroy your life. With so many threads here can help us to realize that gambling is not the way to make money, but gambling is to have fun only. You can play gambling, but you must control yourself, so you don't lose too much money.

It increase addiction in my opinion because people stumble new gambling sites that offer freebies and bonuses and new tricks and strategies, so with threads about these people will be attractive to gamble more, if people wants to change and stop gamble they should stop checking gambling sites for a month or more to stop the cravings to gamble.

Many or most people are addicted to alot of things. Doing that things despite their huge risk is what I normally consider as gambling. The bigger the risk, the more it qualifies as gambling. And it's not really a good thing to be addicted to taking big risk. Besides, enjoying taking big risk could leave you easily vulnerable to dangerous addiction.

I think there are some that will realize how much the have lost when they are gambling, not only the money because if you gambling you may lose your relationship to your family and friends because you will be lacking of time to spend with them, you will only be focused on playing or betting. I have a friend that have read a thread that made him realized how gambling can destroy his life, he said that there is no goods that can gambling give to use, it can really destroy our life, our physical health and mental health, so upon reading that thread, he stopped gambling and focus on other things like spending time to his family and friends.

But I think if a gamblers is really used in gambling or those compulsive gamblers who cannot control his or herself from gambling cannot influence to stop gambling by reading some threads about it, actually consulting or visiting some professionals or psychiatrist can be the reason for you to get healed from being compulsive gambler.

As a long time gambler, gambling addiction is very dangerous when we reach on that stage, because we didn't even know that were an addicted, were just keep playing at our own freedom no knowing that the assets is going down. Gambling addiction threads will help you to realized that being an addicted gambler, because it shares and talks about the symptoms and feelings when they reach at the stage of being an addicted. I am not a gambling addicted because I know my limitations to myself

Those threads also serve as a warning if you are not addicted to gambling, this is useful because a person that has never been addicted to anything does not really have an idea of how destructive an addiction can be for the person that is addicted and there are people here that have shared their experiences and when you read them the first thing that comes to my mind is that I do not want to go through the same things, so the next time you gamble that is always in your head and the chances you could become addicted to gambling go down.

It will not change, in fact I believe it will only increase the number of gamblers as they will learn from the experience of other people and we can read a lot of advises and tips on how to prevent addiction and to get out of it, that's very helpful for the newbie to gamble responsibly.

Come one, there are millions of gamblers all over the world while there are only few of them which are addicted.

Gambling addiction threads help me realize that if i don't stop, it will destroy my life.
Also i need to change for thag future that i am building right now. I cannot continue gambling and then lose all the time.

Even if someone starts to.talk about gambling addiction it's a good begininig.
We all know that the hardest thing is to recognize and admitt that you have a problem with gambling addiction and discussiions here could also be a good start in solving that issue. Of course, threads on forum are not the cure, very often professional help is needed but still they also could be support for community members with problems.
Selfcontrol is the key and gamblers mustn't allow for gambling to rule their lives. If gambler comes to.that phase then it's very hard to get out of it.

Could not measure it all. But it gives me an idea, and somehow a feeling of being in their shoes you know a feeling of being portrayed by someone. Well may be there were people here who have been highly influenced by such threads/stories because they are truly useful as for someone who are looking for a person who behaves as they are. Since it is tough to listen to somebody who didn't knew the experience, who didn't knew being in their place, just a someone who are giving words of advice out of what they think are beneficial compared to someone who have been through it all a lot, much credible I mean much believable.

I don't think it helps a lot because if people are addicted then they are ignorant to their flaw because they are afraid that people will judge them and that they think that they don't have a problem. This threads only help people who are trying to help gambling addicts. In short, these threads don't cure addiction but helps other people who are trying to cure gambling addicts.

I became an addicted gambler before but its been few years already and I overcome those moment right before I joined here. Thus these threads about gambling addiction didnt help me because im already over it however it help me realize my past mistakes and can also relate to their problems about gambling. Its not really easy to overcome gambling addiction but advices can help a gambler to think or change if he is really determine to stop.

That is right. No matter if we are in hard situations, with having control in ourselves, we can see the way to prevent that thing. We can protect ourselves by remembering that in gambling, our chance to become addicted will bigger so we can apply something to avoid that.


We have the same hope for that. We need to know ourselves, making a limit in gambling is necessary to prevent the worst thing that could happen. We can also help them who feel that they are addicted to gambling by advice to do something else than to stay in the gambling places. But the first thing that they need to do is realizes how long they stay in the gambling places so they can feel that if they are addicted to gambling or not.

I hope it really did.

I am not addicted but I did learn some good suggestions and recommendations from a lot of people here. To be honest, some of those things I am still doing and started doing. As I said, I am not addicted so most of that help is to monitor my winnings and losses and I realized that I am losing a lot than winning so I really reflected on that.

People always need someone to give them advice on how to overcome their problems in gambling. Every gamblers need some discipline and encouragement for them not to ruin their lives in wasting their money. Most of the gamblers are experiencing stress, depression and greediness that's why they have a hard time focusing on their work. You're lucky enough to read those opinions and advice, the only thing you need is to apply and practice it for you to really know the value of self-discipline. No one wants to ruin their lives just because of money, that's why gambling is just for people who want to become entertained and modify the stress they have. Some people are making a constructive advice so that it is not boring to read, professional gamblers are legit and easy to communicate with.

Those threads helps me realize what's wrong about myself and what should i do to limit my addiction to gambling, those threads are real life scenarios and it's good that they cope up with their addiction, Because gambling is a dangerous kind of addiction you won't stop until you win or until your money depletes because it gives some kind of euphoria when you win something and it will make you gamble more, it slowly destroy your system and immerse you in gambling more and more so i'm looking in opinions of others so knowing that i'm not the only one experiencing it.

For me being addicted to gambling is not a good character although being good in gambling gives you such benefit but being addicted to it will possibly destroy your life even your relatives and companion will be affected.As soon as possible change your habit or else you will suffer at the end.

I think that partly the answer will be yes and partly no. After all, it is quite difficult for a person with an addiction to recognize and understand that he has an addiction.

However, reading all the comments that users leave here, a person can realize that he makes the same mistakes and is in the same conditions as other people who are here with game addiction.
Thus, he may well realize that he is addicted, which in turn will lead to the understanding that this harms him.

In addition to this, controlling ourselves will protect us not just from getting addicted from gambling but in whatever decisions we can do in our life. There are many scenarios that we need to decide sometimes and if we can control ourselves, it will help you decide better.

I have read so many threads here and commented on them base on my own experience in gambling too. I wish that some of the threads here in gambling helped the gamblers to realize that they've spending their money in a wrong way. That they must stop gambling at all or if they can't then they can just limit themselves.

Posts in this thread can also contribute to this discussion since all we care is the addiction https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ways-to-recover-from-being-addicted-in-gambling-5231217 this may help answering some question also but of course this is not what the topic really talks about.
i am not addicted so i don't know how to answer this literally but for my opinion?addicted gamblers that starting to have realization might consider posts here as added reason for them to stop but not the main way.

I think that is because our curiosity becomes bigger than we can imagine, so that makes us come back on the other days. We realize that gambling can make us getting another loss, but on the other side, we want to know how to win in gambling.


Yes, it's always about self-control. If we can always control ourselves in gambling, I am sure that we can prevent from the addicting, and we don't have to worry if we are playing gambling.

Many threads here can be a good lesson for people who feel they addicted to gambling so they can try to change their mind to prevent the addicting. If they can do it, I am sure they will think that it is good to avoid addicting.

I think those threads have positive impacts on our state of mind.
The more you see addiction threads, read about peoples experience, how they recovered, and their present state of mind as gamblers, Makes us / you develop this self believe that we / you can equally do the same and be free from addiction

So yes, this gambling discussions has helped alot.

I have read so much thread about gambling, there are a lot of informative posts that I have read in gambling section, which is really helpful for everyone who is facing gambling addiction, there are testimony about being addicted and being cured because of many reasons. I have learned that if you feel like you are being addicted on gambling, your family and your friends are the main thing that may help you to recover yourself from being addicted, they may give you some advise which can make you realize how good is life without gambling, because gambling can destroy our life, it makes us being unproductive, it makes as mentally unhealthy, physically unhealthy, etc.

Here are the links that I like the most:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/about-compulsive-gambling-5227519
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/is-gambling-a-threat-or-fun-5227284
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/whats-in-the-game-after-all-5216552

There are also threads that may push you from being addicted in gambling, like those gambling that encourage you to bet on some gambling sites, make a strategies to win, etc.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/poker-talk-specifically-holdem-hands-and-or-strategy-5214582
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-to-play-dice-strategy-with-btc-5231028
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-are-your-recommended-ways-of-gambling-5225956

I don't believe that an addict can't realize his wrongdoings until I myself realize the negative effects on myself being an addict. This instantly trigger me to start to change. I know many addicts just justify their deeds because they can't accept the fact that their lives are going to their lowest point in life.
I think it is depending on the person, I know that on your perspective, People can't change without the help of other people but some people are grown independent and can do and realize things on their own. I know some people actually and even me, I am proud that I start to change on my own realization.

yeah it does that is why OP is asking about the chance of making this section as a valid proof to lessen our addiction from reading topics and replies here in gambling threads.
but addict cannot realized that fact instead they will always look for reason to justify their deeds.
 i tend not to agreed on this,because No One be saved if we will only rely on ourselves ,but all we have to do is accept other people to enter your life and lead you to better tomorrow.

 I need to change the previous wrongdoings a typical addicted gambler has. Isn't the first step we shall do to lessen the addiction is to reduce gambling activities?
 
 I've been there, done that. We bust, we say we can leave gambling. But then we come back to gamble. That's addiction. Reality is that, we always want to feel how to win in gambling again. That is why we are very eager to gamble more and wanted to recover the losses. Not realizing, the more we wanted to recover the more we tend to lose.
 
 It's a matter of self control. Reflect yourself so you will realize of what type of a gambler are you already in. It's hard to fight addiction. But with a strong mindset and self control, we still can. Noone will gonna help us but ourself.

and they are mostly hated to be asked,most of them are in denial and don't even believe that they are in addiction just like what you've said.

but there are also little part of addict that starts to realize what they are missing and now getting some changes.

also the discussions here are sometimes reliable so i think at least we can learn even small part for future.

The big problem for drug addicts, alcoholics, and people who are addicted to gambling is that they can't recognize their addiction. And this is the first and most important step necessary for their recovery. Therefore, it is unlikely that real people who have a very strong dependence on gambling will write to you here.

I guess only a few people can realize the failures or the negative impacts as you. Many addicted gamblers maybe not aware that they are addicted to gambling. So, how they can think of the failures or the negative impacts of being an addicted gambler. You are lucky that you can be aware of it, those threads only help once you realize it.

I have never been a gambling addict however the discussions on the forum really helped me understand the extent of gambling addiction within the community, and I really respect all of those people that are brave enough to talk about their experiences and how bad things got for them, this has helped me in the sense that whenever I gamble I always have on the back of my mind the thought of never becoming addicted to gambling and as soon as I think that I may have gambled too much I stop immediately since I do not want to go through those difficult experiences.

Yes. They're helpful to everyone, someone who's already addicted and to anyone who can be the same. It is not just for those specific people but anyone can find it helpful as long as they realize the thoughts of those shared posts.

Advices are there to guide us and if you choose to be guided but still at the end, the person who's dealing with the problem must submit himself to what have been told to him, suggestions or advices that's concerning his situation.

I understand that you see it that way since you are not into regular gambling but unfortunately if a person turned into a gambling addict or just a person that gambles regularly but still control of themselves, what you called as eye-opening threads is not really a tool for them to realize that something is wrong. Threads related to that issue will just be ignored by them and I'm sure of that.

If they didn't experience losing hard yet and they have a source of funds to gamble, they will not stop. Experiencing only by reality will change them and not by reading advice beforehand.

As I see it, gambling addiction threads is an eye-opening tool because it guides the gambler by making him realized how gambling influence his life. Admittedly, I am not a gambling addict, but seeing those threads makes me feel like I should be guiding myself carefully as I gamble. Different opinions, advice, and experiences will be seen, which can create an impact on how people see things. Furthermore, it depends on how they perceive the lesson from those experiences.

We should really advocate this kind of threads because, this could indeed help a lot of our forks here in bitcointalk that have become an addict in gambling. Even if we don't feel it but, I think that our words and ideas have contributed to a lot of people in this sections.

We should continue this kind of thread so even in just little things we could help other people overcome their gambling addiction.

I am not a gambling addict so I cannot share an accurate answer but I want to share my perspective about it, Maybe it will help a little, some of us never realized that they are an addict so by reading those threads they can realize something they should have not done. But it really depends on the person some after realizing it they keep doing what they like until they satisfied but it depends on financial capability. I guess gambling addiction could be dangerous It might lead to crime if not prevented.

Thank you for all of the trade that you have been made for those people who have been addicted in gambling it has become a really useful and a base guidelines that has been followed by many people because of the trade that you are sharing and the trade that you have been made this probably the main goal of your sharing the story of your gambling addiction to help other people who has been addicted on gambling.

They will fine, I mean I'm not gambling addict but if I'm gambling addict the discussion about gambling who have a lot of exhortation won't ever be help them and make them aware against his activities.

Because I have an imagine that the gambling addict will avoid some exhortation from other people, he still comfortable with his situation. But if they bored and he has intention to compunction he will ask by hiself about the way to reduce his gambling activities and come out from his addiction.

Gambling threads discussion would really open our eyes on what we had loss and what we could have bought if we didn't gamble at all.
It would make us realize that we just waste our money.

actually it became very helpful for us who became addict on gambling because those tribes that you are making and which you are sharing your experience way back when you are addicted on gambling we are thinking about those experience that you have done and which is making for as a path or guide on what do we need to do in order to prevent those bad activities that you have been done i am pretty sure that you have been able to help other people by just sharing your experience and stories when you are gambling way back then.

Depending on the gambling guide in making policies and conclusions, gambling benefits or disadvantages them.

The gambling addict will realize if he loses the game many times, the gambling addict will not realize if he experiences victory when betting continuously.

So the point of the problem all depends on the thought of the gambling addict in considering the life of him and his family, I mean: stop and live with family well or continue playing gambling, But for individual awareness about the topic of gambling addiction, like someone going to college to study: [some successes and some unsuccessful ones, those who don't succeed keep doing things in their daily habits, don't change].

I think that helps people from the addicting to gambling, but if they still cannot control themselves, they can be back addicting to gambling anytime. We need to solve what is wrong inside ourselves so we can identify if playing gambling too long can attract us to become addicting. Many threads can help us to change, but that depends on how we treat gambling and don't get deeper into gambling. I am sure that we can hold ourselves from playing gambling for a long time.

damn thats nice to hear from you  . i like it the most when you say you forgot about winning  but now your playing to enjoy  . that is also what i realized lately  . i dont want to have all the money in this world to be happy but i can be happy on a simple things like rolling a dice  . besides i have  my own job and i think i can already earn sufficient income with it even without gambling   .  gambling threads might help small with you or not helping at all to some but there are also people that are willing to change their bad habbits and they are looking for ways on this board  . that is a big help to them  .

It helped me a bit but I stopped because of my personal attitudes too.

When I'm reading some of the posts here of the users, I often think that "What if it also happened to me" especially when it is a negative event like they got broke because of gambling or they didn't bought something they want because of gambling.

I also said that I stopped gambling myself because of my discipline attitude. I know when to stop and when to gamble and at the same time, I have priorities in life and gambling isn't one of them so I will just gamble if I want to and vice versa.

Or in short, its already late they do soon realize that they are addicted when they do already facing up problems.
I dont really believe much that someone can be helped out by just reading up some threads towards into their gambling addiction problems.
Its just totally depending if you do self admit that you are addicted and making steps for it to be resolve by your own.
but somehow reading up these kind of threads or experiences from other people isnt really a bad one it will just matter or depend if you do
absorb or learn from those things or just simply ignore and continue on what you are doing.It will vary from person to person yet
we know that we do have different mindsets when it comes to sorts of things.

People who do aim for making big money will really easily get hooked up with gambling activity yet this do give out that high chance
on making money on short possible timeframe and so as with losing too.

Yeah it does but just a little bit because the moment i have read the threads here i am in process of changing and realization.
i start consulting my wife and mother on how can they help me,and also some friends(real friends and not gambling buddy0 that always stay besides me to make me busy and stop gambling at least for a while.
and this actions bring fruits and i forget about looking for winning always and starts using as enjoyment habit.

If they are engaging into different topics here in this forum, for sure they will be affected with those topics because they may somewhat reflect on the subject matter being talked about. It will not only affect those who are akready addicted but those who are showing symptoms of addictions. They might be able to cut the stigma if ever they would be able to read such topics, because reflection to oneself is an important thing not only in gambling but to most of the things that you engage yourself with.
I actually assumed that this is a rant such as to those threads correlating corona virus and movent of the price of Bitcoin. Actually, it is still depening to those people tehmselves, whether they would allow themselves to be affected and would insist for a change in their gambling routine in order to not be classified to "addiction".
To put it simply, those threads are not only limited to those who are already labeled as a 'gambling addict' but also to those who are also prone of being 'one' with the said group of people, because of potentialities due to their exposure with such activity. Reflection is really something, because sometimes, professional advice won't work if you won't allow yourself to be consumed by those advice. Simplu putting that it will be yourself at the end of the day, who would make a change for yourself.

if this really happens?i would like to congratulate you mate because it is very rare occasion that a Addicted gambler Change just because of this section in which too many answers in each thread as it wasn't helping anymore,but with your testimony?yeah this is a helpful area i thing.
sorry but for me its not since what i believe reading comments here are just an instrument but still we will be the one will decide so Good for you but for others this is nothing.

Most likely, NO. Main reason is, a addicted person couldn't realized that he is fall in addiction. Its same like if you ask a mad that are you mad? Simply he will answer NO. It's just not about gambling, any kind of addicted person can't realized they are on addiction. Even some people realize it but very low percentage and only they could leave addiction when they don't have enough money for gambling.

lol what i thought is that your against with those threads and your now sick of seeing them but i was wrong because after opening your thread i see that your giving credits to those gambling addiction thread . good for you  .

 with so many related threads about them who will not possibly learn from it ? as long as your sincere reading every important details on those thread  , the words will stick up on your head and you will prolly apply it so that you wont repeat the same mistake again  .

There's some point of threads are helpful especially to those gambler who are now experiencing an addiction through gambling. These threads give some gambler to realize their mistakes but the only one who can help them is theirself and the people whose around to gambler addict to support to overcome the addiction.

Yes, that threads help me reducing my gambling activities. I realize that I've been playing gambling with more money in the past, and I don't want to do that again now. I know that it is hard to reduce, but that is what we need to do to prevent the addicting, and we need to realize the failures that we have made before.

But that will back to that person if he realizes the failures and he wants to reduce, and then he will do it. Otherwise, he will not do that thing, and he still playing gambling again and again. Solving the addiction is hard, but it is worth if we try to prevent the addicting before it's too late to realize.

In reality, I see there are only a few here who really become addicted to gambling that needs serious attention. There are lots of threads about advice and how to get help on how to overcome being addicted to gambling but even how simple and easy those instructions, it's hard to do if the gambler itself didn't experience being in that situation.

I'm hoping that there are really gamblers here who got help by some threads here even for a few but as we know, from gambler's point of view, reading those long advice is boring and they will just realize that they should read those pointers after they lose big.

I don't think that gambling addicts will change their ways just because they read or hear some worrying story here. Their mindset is very different, they are really focus on their thing that no matter what you tell them, they won't change a bit, unless something happen in their life and realised that they are out of control.

I find strategy of others on how they managed to control themselves, how they overcome addiction from those threads that I've read really helpful. I'm not a heavy gambler but it's all about the emotion when I'm near to what I know where I'm heading.

I'm realizing that if I will not be careful with myself, I might end up worse just like what has been shared from those threads. So, I also take it as a motivation and a reminder to make myself calm.

No, since I'm already a gambler even before this forum was created. I already experience painful losses, hard time, regrets, inability to think properly and other negative effects that gambling can bring to a person.

That kind of experience now becomes my foundation for what I am now. Instead of totally stopping my gambling activity which I don't really like, I've begun to think, what's wrong on the process and work on that. Still, there are losses (that are really unavoidable) but what matters now is, I can now properly managed my bankroll to lasts in the long-run of playing.

It's still a case to case basis, some people will accept and learned from they are reading while some will not, when we are gambling for so long we tend to become immune to what other people are saying and what we are reading, maybe it applies to new gamblers and not to old timers who just ignore what people are saying.

First of all im not an addicted gambler thats why these kind of boards or threads doesnt really help much but at least its still a good read for you to know others experiences towards addiction.It may help others but most of the time this wont really make such changes because if people would tend to quit gambling in the first place then theres no such thing about reading up something will help you out but rather ones mind will be the key on completely quitting into something.

Good for you that you do able to realize on things about addictions by some sort of reading which is good to hear at.

If I had to go back where i'd gamble nonstop it probably wouldn't help that much since i'll be more focused on which game to play and casinos to choose from. During breaks i'll take some time to read threads here in the gambling board but it won't be effective since i'll sometimes get those mental blocks and start to forget(or give less priority on) what you just read an hour ago then remember it all once you finished your session.

It's quite nice honestly, reading stories of how and what to do when combating addiction. Even if the solutions become quite repetitive, there are various unique ways that actually are given at times. I've had some nice help with regards to finding new hobbies and forgetting gambling for a bit back then. Didn't come from here though, rather from a few of my friends who were once also deeply involved in addiction.

Well, some are actively looking for ways to get out of the cycle of addiction, so maybe. Some might actually not recognize themselves as addicts but are in fact pretty deep in already and is in need of immediate help.

The question is does these gambling addicts really read those threads or have devoted their time to read it? Well, if they do I guess that might help them to realize the severe effects if they still continue the habit. I can't say for sure since I can't call myself an addict but I guess there is pushing effects if they (those gambling addicts as you call them) read some threads about the realization of being on that situation.

For sure, forum members that keep joining the discussion about gambling they know what is gambling addiction and they are educated well about this. We are lucky here because since the start we know those consequences may occur (a gambling addiction) in the future. So, I think everyone can control their selves and didn't come to the point of addiction.

Yes, we've seen a lot of thread regarding gambling addictions and I know most us aware of those and know already how to cure and avoid gambling addiction if you are regular poster in gambling section. We're lucky enough we have a community like this.

I don't really consider myself as addicted to gambling because I only do it so often.
But reading some threads about gambling addiction and the things that I could have had if I didn't gamble always makes me regret gambling.

Not really playing wildly nor addictively , but it is a nice point to take about their experiences and well, think of how I should avoid them whenever I meet the same circumstances. Sides, not to be offensive or anything, but reading the circumstances and opinions of different people creates an opportunity for me to understand the mentality or mindset of others. Plus, you never know. Gambling addicts may just need an outlet of sorts to release their stress and pressure and well, needs someone to talk to. The forum is perfect for this kind of stuff.

Personally? I would say say because those story might happen to me, so come to think of so, you don't want to get yourself on that situation. I can only speak for myself, other gambling addicts here might not be affected by the horror stories of others and will continue to play until they themselves go on the same path or go to that same experience.

Gambling addict threads will help realize gambling addicts what will happen if he/she continue being a gambling addict which would only result in losing money. I am not a gambling addict but thosw kind of threads would help me remember that being a gambling addict is not good to your health and having money problems.

It's disastrous and been there before it almost eaten my life since it came to the point that I almost lost everything but this is not related on online gambling but in real life using fiat, and lucky I manage to get out on the darkness and manage to control my spendings.

And actually those discussion is helpful but it doesn't help me for now since I'm not totally doing some wild plays on casinos.

I have seen countless threads about gambling addiction and I've been sharing my experiences on those threads, To be honest those threads helped me realized the failures I got from being a gambling addict. I'm just curious if those threads helped other gambling addicts here and do the threads helped them on changing.

Does the gambling discussion here about gambling addiction help you reducing your gambling activities or helps you to think that you need to change?