Topic: I am only trying to stay safe by gambling less - page 15. (Read 2882 times)

this does not only happen with gambling, even people who are consuming alcoholic beverages every day, when someone tells them that they are addicted to alcoholic beverages they deny it and always say that they are fine, that they have control and can stop drinking alcohol in the day and time you want, but when you challenge them and say something like: "so try to stay a week without consuming alcohol" the person will say yes (but they won't say it immediately, only after a lot of insistence will they accept it), but unfortunately it won't take 2 or 3 days for him not to be able to fulfill what he said, he will start consuming alcohol again and will continue to deny that he is addicted to alcohol. this is the same with people addicted to gambling


without a doubt this is the part that many people refuse to accept, what happens is that people even say something like: you shouldn't see gambling as a source of income. but they are talking just to please other people, in practice the person who said that is playing in search of profits, and every time he loses he thinks that when he puts more money he will win money, always with illusions


nowadays with the evolution of technologies, I wonder if someone goes to stay in a distant village they won't have access to a telephone and internet and gambling, it's hard to escape technology to avoid gambling, but it doesn't hurt to try , and it is true that staying away from all this for a long time the person manages to overcome the addiction, but we have to see if it will be a temporary or permanent cure

Exactly, what they have initially thought as mere curiosity end up as their fun play time and then end up with addiction. Most people tend to forget to play it safe and not focus mainly on their game just to expect them to win in the beginning and ended up being frustrasted due to streak losses. The pleasure of earning instantly is difficult to handle specially for those who are easily swayed, and it will take a lot of courage for someone to be able to escape and accept the reality of being addicted.

The more we gamble less the more we get interesting in the world of gambling but its up to us if we can control ourselves as we all know that once we involve in gambling we can not deny the fact that sometimes we will feel like in gambling we are comfortable. So it's up to us if we can control our selves in to a educated gambler that we gamble for the sake of joy and not for earning. Because gambling is for fun not a job.

I would say there is no comparison between gambling and investing in Bitcoin. It's not even close to being comparable since gambling is mostly based on luck, while investing in Bitcoin is entirely different. The value of Bitcoin depends on the market demand and supply, and it gains value when more people invest in it which is not the same as gambling.
That's correct, I can confirm that investing in Bitcoin is much safer than gambling with your money since in most cases, gambling results in losing your money, while Bitcoin investments can be profitable and more secure in the long run.

It is unlikely that gamblers would be able to prove they win more than they lose since, deep down they know that they tend to lose more frequently than they win. In some cases, they may have lost a considerable amount of money but are reluctant to discuss it. IMO gambling is not a for a consistency. If you do choose to gamble and happen to win a huge amount of money, it's best to cash out and quit as the biggest threat is greed. Once you give in to it, it can be difficult to stop and may result in significant losses.

If we choose to live in an environment of gamblers then don't expect to be able to stop addiction, my friend once exiled himself living in a village without the internet and he really succeeded in getting rid of his gambling addiction, it's really difficult to get rid of gambling addiction but if there is intention then everything will be lost,

But still, as gamblers, always take care of portion and refrain from gambling because when we are used to looking for pleasure in gambling because basically it starts from being happy, it will also end in curiosity, namely curiosity which is the beginning of addiction. 

I know that nobody wanted to get caught in addiction but because of some influence from friends and other gamblers, that gonna happen.
The problem now is how to get out of the cage of addiction since we know that it doesn't work easily especially if a gambler doesn't help themselves. Maybe, if we are serious to stick on our limitations and make it a habit from the start, definitely, we don't get into this tough situation.

Agreed, doesn't matter how much effort we try to give but it is very difficult to get rid of it at the end unless a gambler can improve his situation in time. However, if people want, it is possible to bring about their own change. Gambling is especially effective if one can change the environment. A gambler's change of environment and location is not very effective in changing his addiction. If a gambler's company changes there can be something significant. But in my opinion, if a gambler can practice responsible gambling without going into such wars, it will be effective for him. If a gambler can control his greediness, he is less likely to become addicted.

It is natural that your friends are comparing investing in Bitcoin with gambling, if they have no idea about investing in Bitcoin they will compare Bitcoin and gambling at the same time. A few days ago, Warren Buffett compared Bitcoin to a gambling coin. If a world famous person like Warren Buffett can compare bitcoin to gambling coin then your friends will invest in bitcoin and gambling as same..I don't see anything wrong with the comparison that the game will be the same and of equal value. But apparently Bitcoin and gambling are not the same thing. If you place a bet in gambling you have two possibilities, either you won't win or you lose. But if you invest in bitcoins and save those invested bitcoins for future price rise, you are sure to get profit. Such profits in gamblingIt is not possible to give chances with guaranteed availability.

In as much as a Bitcoin investor spends enough time to study their charts and base their investment on their interpretation of the chart the studied they are far from gambling. But a Bitcoin investor who simply invests because everyone is investing and doesn't even know how to do research on their investment is a gambler.


So where strategy is not adopted or the strategy is not fully certain be it in gambling or Bitcoin investment the fellow is simply a gambler.

Professionals can help if the person who is already addicted is willing to admit that he is suffering from addictions,
close relatives and friends are those who can assist him to realize that problem and when the person is ready to
accept it will be easy to cure this as self-will is the best solution to quit away from addictions.
Very difficult as you always have the reason when you are not willing to admit that there's already a problem
inside you that's already un-controllable.
You can divert your attentions with the help of your love ones' you'll be able to keep yourself busy away from
thinking about any gambling related activities.

Any help to be received best is rhe ones that comes through our sincere determination in gambling, we can hire a professional psychologist or metal physiotherapist to engage us on this gambling responsible, but when our mind isbnot turned away from it completely, we will just hear but not act what they have instructed, it is very easy to control and emotion for addiction from the early stages before it escalated to he advanced stages which are likely uncontrollable, change in environment can also help and any other thing that could facilitate gambling irresponsible to be well tackled with, including having access to money to be use for gambling at all times.

Professional help doesn't work on addiction like the way people perceived it to be, some people go as far as going meet a doctor to get some therapy and also rehabilitation but still, it will end with no positive result and that is what has been the reality, so just as you said, it is better not to get involved in any addictive activities or substance, because withdrawal process is not that easy to achieve on the long run.
But then a change of the environment can help you reduce the hold of addiction on the addicted and this can even go as far as erasing the memory from the victim but the majority of the efforts must come from the individual involved.

Professional help only helps a little because there is a time limit in helping, and indeed the most helpful and influential are the people closest to him. Like family, partners, friends and others, because they will always be with us and can help prevent it if they care.
and indeed when we are addicted to something it is very difficult for us to overcome, it is better not to get used to it and in the end it can become addicted. And to limit it we can create new activities that can be done on the sidelines of our busy life, so that we forget about addiction and all of that there must still be intention and determination for addicts.

The help of professionals will have no effect in being able to help gambling addicts quit their addiction.
The main factor for a gambling addict to be able to stop and get better is the family, where if the family always provides support and accompanies him to move towards more positive things and also provides some positive activities such as work or other activities then a addict can feel pleasure and gradually forget gambling.
It's just that it's difficult for gambling addicts to have a family that wants to always help them because this requires a lot of time and extra patience because they have to supervise and direct every action they take.
At first they also thought of gambling as a place of fun and entertainment, but over time, because some money was lost because they lost, they became curious and chased after victory, which made them fall into the gambling pit.

Gambling is just a game to spend free time. But with bets made, gambling can also be a place to earn income. But that is very risky, like a slot game that only presses Spin and is just waiting for the jackpot to appear. But it won't be that easy, all gambling programs have been set in such a way, there will be some wins but there will be more losses. and Gambling also cannot be equated with investment, because there is no guarantee of winning. Gambling is still gambling and not for investment.

but in the minds of gamblers, there will always be the ambition to get a big win. that's why they will always come back to the casino. fewer gamblers are aware they will continue to lose their money. and more of the gamblers play in the casino like addicted people. although there are gamblers who do go to the casino to have fun with games that they have to pay for. but still, there is a feeling of wanting to get a big win.

And we know that casinos are a business that they earn from their customer's money and losses. It's true that they don't promise money for their gamblers but they need to win it over their system and choose games that gamblers want to gamble with.

Just as what we mostly say about gambling that it's intended to have fun and people win for sometimes but not at most times. You choose what you want to argue with and people might have that misconception about gambling and investing. Those that are not yet educated yet, gambling isn't investing because I get that a lot of time and saw people say that it has no difference.

Casinos don't promise you easy money or any money at all, casinos themselves warn the gamblers and say that they should only gamble the money they afford to lose and it's the consent of the gamblers that they gamble their money in a casino and hope to get a lot of money in return which is not what gambling is for.

You can have some fun, spend some money by spinning some slots or play a hand or two at a Poker table, but don't expect that you are going to get money out of it, if you get something, consider it a bonus for the time and money you've spent.

I believe gambling intoxicates gamblers to the extent that they don't realize it until they are fully addicted to it. It's just a matter of time for someone who is not self-determined and also lacks self-control to become overruled by gambling. Gambling mess with their minds, and they are like, "I will not stop now, I might be close to my chance of winning, and quitting now is not a good idea." This is just some kind of elution they don't get off until they totally go bankrupt at that moment. One can enjoy the money that comes from winning games and not just specifically the fun they derive, but I just advise that no gambler should see gambling as the only means of solving their financial problems, they might even end up adding to them because, when a person is not doing any other job apart from gambling, gradually they get themselves so drawn to it as if they are just enjoying the fun until they become so addictive that they begin to feel they could make a good living out of it.

Well, regarding what was said about the investment, yes, there is great wisdom in what was said, many things can happen personally, those who want to invest in Bitcoin given what is happening in the market is a matter of decision, I would invest, but as soon as I have profits, then I would put a good withdrawal at once, only then would I see the benefits of this, of course each person has their way of thinking when they make investments and many things are consequently had according to the decision But of course, with the experience that some have had with the market, something can be learned and play the best role to earn money, which is what is wanted.