Topic: How do you stop gambling (sports betting, casino e.t.c)? - page 2. (Read 1803 times)

I think to come out of addiction is based on certain circumstances which I agree that if someone doesn't have money to gamble again then that can force him to reduce playing and probably stop totally. But if you try to stop the person where he is still having money to play, the person will still look for ways to play because he already have passion for playing. Gambling addiction is like a passion and only very few things can stop someone out from there passion like if the person is physically not dispose to it anymore.

Monitoring the addicted gambler 24/7 is unnecessary. It's up to the gambler whether he will also help himself to stop gambling addiction or not. Also, this kind of concern requires a specialist. The person addicted to gambling needs counseling. Someone he can confess everything he feels while playing.

But as I said, the gambler is required to help himself. For this reason, even if counseling was done, it would only be put to waste if the person addicted to gambling still continued to gamble. Whatever help is received, it's all up to him if there will be a result or not.

If someone is going to help change the gambler is a plan that's very hard, unless the person acting as the helper will devote 85% of his or her time for the addict, because is like a kid that you monitor 24/7 so he (gambler) can't go offline.
And we know how difficult it will be because you as the helper can't have that comfortable time for yourself. Keeping an eye on the gambler has to be under strict rules, no messing around or having pity for him or her. So I can't say is going to be very easy to accomplish.

It's very hard to stop the gambling from my experience after you become a gambler,we can reduce the number of games and betting amount.The OP speaking this for the gambling addict or for the general gamblers.Because it's toughest part for the normal gambler and only we can control the amount of playing games and amount of dollars which he going to deposit for the particular game or for the particular period.Once the addict want to change the addiction,the number of games must be reduced based on certain period.The game without sleep must be reduced as the second thing,if you find the sleep is more important then a game.Then you can able to control the addiction in upcoming days.The winning amount can be withdraw till it reached the deposit amount.But you should keep the time interval between each game.

I doubt that you can stop gambling when you are addicted since it’s very hard to notice the symptoms due to the addictive nature of gambling. The only way for a compulsive gambler to stop is if someone help him to change or he doesn’t have any money to gamble.

I believe the gambler is not on completely addicted state if he can still evaluate what’s going on and evaluate what he needs to do.

Do you know how you know you are addicted to gambling or not?
Well if you stop gambling completely and you feel independently fulfilled and relaxed,
then you are not addicted. But if you become restless, irritated or even angry to people you most
likely are addicted to gambling.

When you know what the real root of the problem is or you recognize it, you will be able to stop
being addicted to gambling once and for all. You don't have to feel ashamed for the fact that you
are addicted to gambling because we all get addicted to something or someone first in life before
you know how we control it or stop right. Gambling is fun but you should know your limit.

And that's what happens to people who gamble a lot. They cannot hold their limits and stay within them because the temptation of gambling is too strong to resist. They feel they can win every game or gambling game so they keep trying. If they realized what they were doing was wrong, they should have stopped and would not have gambled as much. They don't remember that gambling is not always about winning but there will be lots of defeats that they will encounter. So even if they can win today, that doesn't mean they can win tomorrow. They better check themselves to see what they have done so they can know that it is not good to chase the win because greed comes to them.

It is very easy to turn sports betting into addiction and majority of people involved are toeing this line, given the promises it hold and requiring little efforts although with compounded risk. Furthermore, the chances of failure is also aggravated by the requirements of 100% results... this is why the chances of winning is very slim.
However, when greed is conquered,  sports betting can be a very profitable businesses. The pundits have integrated many risk mitigation option and some companies even give options that does not require 100% delivery. Many smart guys are already seizing these opportunities to make a living. Some are making as much as 20% of their capital daily with minimal risk.

For many people, sports betting may be a deadly addiction because it is a simple method to generate money with no physical work. It is frequently perceived as a technique to make quick and easy money, but this is not always the case. Many people find it difficult to give up sports betting because of the possibility of significant gains and the sense of being in control of their own fate.The reality, however, is that once you become addicted, quitting can be extremely tough. People may wind up spending more money than they can afford to chase their losses or becoming addicted to the adrenaline rush that comes with winning.

Few betting sites, they offer a Responsible Gambling option in which you can freeze your account.for both Definite and indefinite period. But many sites wont provide you with that option. your account for both a fixed and an infinite term.

What if you had already started?
What if you had made yourself that already get addicted?
What if you do have always that mindset that gambling could make you rich?
What if you are in deep losses and does have the plans on trying out to break even?

For sure these would be the main reasons on why you would really be finding yourself on huge trouble on quitting gambling or stopping into it specially on the time that you are already that addicted
into it.This is why it might really that simple or easy to say but on the time that you are on such condition then you would really be finding yourself on a tough situation.

the hardest thing in this world is to cure the addiction, see that here where I live there are bars & clubs, every day people are there, from dawn until dusk people are consuming beer and playing games of chance, I started and to suspect that they were addicted to alcohol, until now this has become something normal in my country unfortunately, but it wasn't just alcohol that they look for in bars & clubs, they also spend all day gambling, and they always end up with intense fights because no one of them accepts losing when they are playing, so when one of them tells the other that it is time to stop playing they leave

this becomes a reason for arguments, fights and humiliations, unfortunately as my house is close to the bars & clubs I am forced to listen and see all this noise they are causing every day and every day, it is strange that here where alive the police don't stop, not even for a few minutes the police don't stop, now let's ask ourselves: how could these guys stop playing every day? if someone just went to talk to them, that person would leave with serious injuries, if they closed down all the bars & clubs in my neighborhood no doubt they wouldn't come to my neighborhood and we would be free of the noise

but I believe that they would drink and gamble in other neighborhoods, the central problem of their addiction would not be solved with the closing of bars & clubs, but with relatives admitting them to some rehabilitation clinic, considering that they are violent people I very much doubt that the relatives managed to admit them peacefully, that's why I see that the only solution would be for them to confess that they are sick and ask for help, only in this way could the relatives admit them to a rehabilitation clinic, the solution to stop gambling only depends on of each person

Not easy as it is, emotions play a big role in terms of controlling yourself during your gambling sessions, like what you mentioned, when you already attached inside the game either you are winning or losing your adrenaline is really pushing you to keep playing, and here's where self-control is most needed, those who knows how to play with their own emotions can make some money from gambling while others can lessen the amount of possible losses.


They ignoring everything as the desire to continue playing is what the priority inside their mind, addicted gamblers are tough to stop, they will push and will always please that desire to play the game or to bet with the sports that they are thinking they've got the advantage and will have the best outcome.

Yes, that is precisely how you approach it, what happens is that when there are people who do not know how to handle their emotions well, they only give free rein to the things they believe may be possible, it is as if it were the only opportunity to do things and sometimes a player takes a casino or sports betting game so seriously that yes, he cannot stop playing, he is one of those people who takes the game as the only thing he should do and carry out, in fact this type of When the People are not in the casino, they suffer from anxiety because they want to be in the casino playing, and that can become a very harmful psychological cycle for health.

I am a person who likes to watch television, I have seen cases of addicted people whose life almost always gets out of control, the truth is a state in which I do not want anyone to be in that position, because the person degenerates, socially they are not Like the others, they tend to be a bit more solitary, they move away, sometimes it's difficult to determine in other people because they know how to hide the problem very well, however , in online casinos we always come across those names As always, and those names are of the same players who do their part, they come and go every day , they play little, they see how the Game compares with the rest , sometimes they don't play but they do Community in a casino, it is also valid, because these people Sometimes know Lots of details about others and because they are so up to Date they can Quickly figure out which people are having gambling problems and it is possible to go there to help , I always advise that no matter what, it is best to help.

When a person does not find their own Method to stop betting , it is very difficult to advise them , because they believe they know a lot, and even if they win , they say that they were not lucky Enough, that on another occasion they will be able to do it and with That thought (very wrong) manage to lose everything they have, so you have to find a simple Method so that they can Stop in the Middle of the Game and not play Anymore.

In fact it's not as easy as you say, even though self-control has a big role in our behavior when gambling. however, all of that requires considerable effort. the concept is not as simple as we say, the fact is that in practice sometimes we often get caught up in every gambling game session. that's why, we need self-control so we don't become gambling addicts. or, spending more time gambling which in the end will harm us both financially and mentally and family harmony.

IMO, self-control is one of the factors so that we are not addicted. usually, gamblers who are already addicted do not have good self-control. they tend to ignore more rational thoughts, and think only of how to fulfill their desire to gamble. actually, what you say is an ideal idea. however, not to release someone from their addiction. more precisely, so that one does not become part of a gambling addict. in fact, gambling is fun depending on how we define it. if the concept is for fun, and do the steps you say. gambling, will not make us addicted even though it will always have the potential.

Too much winning too can lead to addictive attitude. When a gambler is used to favourable streaks of wins for a period of time haven been lucky for too long forgotten that there's also an opposite side of gambling and then started experiencing series of losses later on, trying to chase those losses based on a one sided winning mentality you might have developed could lead to addiction as you endlessly keep chasing each loss after another, at that point it's very difficult to control oneself as you have already lost control of your gambling limit.

Gambling addiction and drug addiction is of no difference, the two are negative and self destructive so let not give one victim out there a feeling of a better position compared to the other.

Addiction to gambling or drugs is something I fear like hell, and I feel it's that fear that keeps me in check as I go on gambling. IMO, sometimes it's good to create fear about a phenomenon we see as negative to our wellbeing and that avoiding by keeping limits does us a lot better than trying to act brave whereas we're unconsciously falling to it gradually.

And self-control will only knock once a gambler doesn't have anything left anymore. That's going to force a gambler to stop and whether you like it or not, when you've got nothing left that will make you realize that you shouldn't go further or else you'll lose more.
A disciplined person will have himself understand that there's nothing on him if he's not careful with his actions and decisions upon gambling when things have been worst already.

Temptation will remain there but we have the way to resist it based on our experiences and our will.

So far I haven't thought about quitting gambling but if I find other pleasures besides gambling there is a possibility to stop.

As long as my finances are in order, and I can control myself not to get too carried away by gambling, I feel fine. As for the ways that I do to stay in control in gambling, especially online gambling, I always invite other people to watch me gamble so that when I lose control I have friends who remind me and make me aware.

To get out of the addiction to gambling itself, namely by reckoning my expenses while gambling and the wins I got, which turned out to be as long as I was playing I only got losses. And that is what made me aware not to deepen losses and let go of the addiction to gambling itself. And the fact that it managed to make me a normal gambler again.

.yes the only way to stop gambling is Self control which means if we have a discipline in our self and we can control them we can quit gambling in a short period of Time because quitting from addiction the main reason behind that success is self control motivation and discipline.
Cause in the world of gambling we can't control ourselves then addiction is on the way to tempt us .

Self control help to get away from the addiction for sure,either it’s gambling or drugs or drinking.The first think is you need to understand you was get into the addiction,the foremost part it understanding you are in addiction.Then you can easily get away from it,secondly you need to reduce the usage of the gambling.Then you need to fix the monthly deposit on the gambling by calculating your income.The deposit should not reach more then the 20 percent of your income.Then try to get some profit from the game,it will avoid from addiction.Gambling addiction mostly cause due to huge loss in gambling based on his luck.