Some people don't even realize how interesting other hobbies can be. The main thing here is to try and discover something new for yourself, but I would base everything on what can be beneficial for us in the future. This could be sports training or cycling, or something that is related to mental development but at the same time brings us pleasure.
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having a hobby other than gambling is something that gamblers need to do to divert their focus from gambling, especially when they lose. as you said, gamblers can look for their hobbies such as cycling, sports, or playing games. because from my experience when we lose gambling, playing games is a very good thing to divert our focus from gambling, games like gta or other games that are not competitive, that can be a gambler's choice. it will not only divert the gambler's attention from wanting to play again, but it can also improve their mood after they lose at gambling.
It’s cool that you mentioned a game like GTA, because I played it once and if we touched on this topic to calm the nerves and distract from gambling, then I would recommend
The Witcher 3. Some may think that distractions by computer games are nonsense, but it’s better if a person went outside and did something negative after a loss, it’s better to do it in a computer game to let off steam and cool down after losses. But we must not forget that real life is still more interesting and it is not worth immersing yourself there for many months in my opinion, a couple of weeks will do for relaxation.
Some people don't even realize how interesting other hobbies can be. The main thing here is to try and discover something new for yourself, but I would base everything on what can be beneficial for us in the future. This could be sports training or cycling, or something that is related to mental development but at the same time brings us pleasure. It’s just that gambling probably to some extent implies that the player is lazy, he creates for himself the illusion that he will make money from the game and will only press one button. And if we tell him that nothing will come of it, he won’t even want to listen to us. Only after he is convinced and has lost a sufficient amount will he begin to listen to our words, and not every player is capable of this. Therefore, if you have lost the best thing, stop and listen.
That's why they still use gambling to have fun and not thinks that the other activities can gives the fun for them. They will not wants to try a new thing that can gives entertainment and pleasure and only thinks that gambling is the one thing that they must do to have fun. Yes, that can related to their mental development and if they don't wants to realizes about something bad that already happens to them, they will gets deeper in gambling and no one can helps them if they don't open their minds. They will not stops from playing gambling if they lose instead just to keeps playing gambling because they thinks that they don't have the other things that can makes them busy. They will lose more money without realizing that can makes them gets addicted to gambling and it's difficult to makes them realizes.
You just need to think more broadly and not limit yourself to gambling. I feel sorry for those who have only one such hobby, because life is interesting and you need to try yourself in other areas. I'm sure many gamblers have excellent potential to realize themselves, but they don't yet know where exactly. They need to make an effort and find themselves, otherwise no one will do it for them.