An addicted gambler finds it hard to control their addiction. Instead, the addiction controls the gambler emotionally, thereby putting him under the influence of compulsive gambling for a long period. Leaving the player with no energy to bring his bad gambling habit to a halt. On the other flip, I recently read a research paper that claims addicted gamblers can get over the problem themselves. It was seen as impossible in my view, when I was first reading psychotherapy. Where it's stated by therapists that addiction can't be solved alone, without someone else's help. At this point, it sounds confusing, but nothing in literature is absolutely right.
I thought about a longtime friend who was just about getting addicted to gambling but later ended his involvement with gambling activities. I was not, in a bit, interested in knowing how he did it, but I'm a bit clear he did it alone. I know of someone else whose girlfriend helped him stop his gambling habit, and he's never done gambling even in her absence; a month or two away from him. While I'm certain these are rare cases, they're players who got so compulsive that it was impossible to survive it alone. So, using the term "anyone can control their addiction" is wrong, as not everyone is capable of dealing with gambling addiction all alone. A lot of players suffer addiction till date because no avenue of help is close by.