I was close to addiction, but at some point I realized that this must be stopped right now and no one but ourselves will do it, everything is only in our hands. Of course, many people want to win back after large or even huge losses, but there is one trick, it lies in the fact that we should not look back at this lost money, it is not there and therefore it cannot be returned, we just need to accept it and give up. Otherwise, I often hear how players cling to the past, thereby robbing themselves of the future. If anyone is reading me who is an addicted gambler, then stop clinging to the past right now and immediately, if you can do this, then you will get out of addiction, even if not forever, but at least for a long time, and this should also be considered a good result of the struggle with addiction.
True, no one else can help us but ourselves, because after all we are the ones who can make decisions that are in our favor. On the other hand, you said the right thing that as much as possible we should never think about returning the amount that was previously lost, because it is a mindset that will ultimately make us chase losses based on emotion and greed, and this is why people always say and advise to bet small amounts or amounts that we can afford to lose because then it is less likely for us to feel emotional due to losing.
What this means is that a gambler is required to have a good sense of responsibility for all the decisions he or she has made regardless of the outcome at the end of the session especially losing, because if not then chances are as I said above that they will get emotional and chase their losses, so I will complete your idea that the trick to getting out or to avoid addiction is to understand that gambling can multiply our money but also to realize that losing is part of the risk in gambling.