Video games seem addictive, similar to gambling. Taking up a new addiction like video games, which costs less than gambling, could be a good approach. I can't say I've crossed that bridge yet. The world is an intriguing place, there are many interesting and entertaining things in it. For those who wish to quit gambling there must be something worthwhile and exciting out there somewhere.
Having a new hobby that will costs you lesser is a good idea. To remove your gambling look for another addiction that will make you spend lesser money. And it's a very good way to quit gambling for good, playing video games with gambling theme will mostly help you to stay in gambling but it will never cost you money.
You will still maintain that urge though no matter what else you are doing.
My suggestion is cold turkey, go on a vacation somewhere remote without any possibility of gambling and relax until it has passed. You will still feel the occasional urge afterwards but it will be much easier to control.
Going to a vacation seems a good idea and I thought of this before when I was planning to quit gambling but the question is that, I will be able to quit gambling for good? Because if you want to quit for good, you must be living somewhere that has no gambling places or even people who are gambling.
I don’t know if a place like that exist. Here in my country, even places that are far from the main land or city have gambling games. A vacation might be a good escape for gambling but I think that it will just be for a meantime. To be able to quit gambling, a strong determination is really needed. I suggest doing recreational activities which can consume most of your free time, in that way, you will not have time for gambling. To quit is to forget and to start a new life without gambling.
There are places that existing that there's no gambling place, go to the top of the mountain and look on how people are living there peacefully. A vacation is just a temporary solution to quit gambling for good. But it will help you to have some good time and make yourself be thinking the things that you must do instead of gambling.
It is not quitting gambling, it is like forgetting gambling for a while, and when you get back, you are going to gamble again if you find yourself bored in the things that you did. But if you are really dedicated on quitting gambling, without going to anywhere, without the help of others you could help yourself out to get out of this gambling addiction where you are into, the change must always begin to ourselves.
Relaxing and sometime to think about other things that you must do. It will go through with quitting in gambling if you will have enough time to think that you have other things to focus your time. Anything that you'll think that can be good for you will go into quitting and who knows maybe you want to be a traveler after having a vacation.
