While many demonize gambling as the root cause of addiction and financial ruin, isn't it time we shift the blame from the industry to the individual? After all, countless activities can lead to addiction, but we don't vilify them all. Maybe it's the lack of self-control and inability to understand risk that's truly at fault. Let's stop blaming the game and start holding players accountable for their choices.
Yes, this mistake arises due to the lack of responsibility of individuals in gambling, so they become addicted and have difficulty curing their gambling addiction. They really need to realize that they have a gambling addiction so they need to go to a professional who can help them cure their gambling addiction. Each gambling addict can block the thought or desire to gamble but unfortunately, this is lost to the urge to gamble and many of them are even unable to resist the urge to gamble. If they are willing to learn to overcome their desire to gamble, they will see opportunities to do other things that have nothing to do with gambling. They need encouragement to do something different from their routine activities, where they need to create or build new activities. 
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I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
Few years ago, i'm a kind of gambler who gamble without discipline. I forgot my responsibilities to my family and rarely go out with friends because I prefer to just gamble. Gambling is more enjoyable and the thought of winning really gave me the eagerness to continue what i'm doing. I started playing in moderation then I became out of control. What changed me is when I almost lost my family due to gambling. I took a vacation away from the city and gadgets (everything that can tempt me to gamble) with the support of my family. It's not easy but if you're determine to overcome your gambling addiction then you can definitely change for the better. I'm still playing now but not often unlike before. I want to ask those of you who have a hard addiction experience in gambling and then you can treat it yourself, and today still playing gambling but with the principle of good management and financial management in gambling.
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
I have never been addicted to gambling, however all the addictions despite their superficial differences are roughly the same, a person will need a period of a full year to detox themselves from an addiction, also it is often recommended that unless absolutely necessary you never engage on the same activity to which you were addicted.I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
And this is because even if you can control it you are only one mistake away from becoming addicted again, and some therapists go even further than that and prefer that you even avoid places and people which may lead you in that direction again.
You will not get addicted if you know how to handle things yourself and just having an idea what these addicts will do will be sufficient enough for you to stay in the safe zone. Gambling might be hard to ignore but this is just a challenge that we need to endure if we are really inclined to gamble and we need to face it so that we cannot be one of those list who need help but chose not to because they don't know how deep they are already.
Sure. If we always gamble in the right way and never gamble excessively, we can avoid the addiction. We need to be discipline and has he some limitations, so we can handle everything properly. I suggest that we have certain rules for ourselves in gambling, we need to obey the rules for healthy gambling. For example, we limit the time to gamble in each day, may be around 2 hours as the maximum time. Then, we need to allocate the maximum funds to use daily. And we must to remind ourselves to never take a loan for gambling. If we obey these rules, I think we can avoid addiction.*We limit the time and funds allocation daily, but doesn't mean we must gamble everyday. There should be time for no gambling time. On weekend, it will be better to gather with family and lovely friends.
If you find the people who had quit the gambling after the addiction,you can use their strategy to reduce the gambling activities.Many gamblers won’t quit the gambling after the advice from the other friends.Because his mind will not accept the other words,the gambler start to play the game secretly.
That's right, I experienced it, several years ago, I ignored someone's advice not to play every day. but I actually play every day. Until finally I used the money I saved and ran out. ::)The only thing stopping me is the limited money I can spend. Plus other unexpected events that made me responsible for my brother's debts, this situation not giving me possibility gambling. Can I stop? No, I still gamble sometimes, but not so intensely anymore, and only use small amounts of money from campaign, when i feel i can use it to gamble.
The question that worries me is, what if you win the jackpot, what will you do then, continue to play every day or finally stop? If you continue to play, then this is pure addiction to the game.
I want to ask those of you who have a hard addiction experience in gambling and then you can treat it yourself, and today still playing gambling but with the principle of good management and financial management in gambling.
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
People can go through various stages of life, some start off with very little money and prospects - maybe throwing away any spare change they can get on different habits, like gambling or drugs. Then, one of two things will happen - they either burn through it, wake up to the realization that they fell too deep into the hole and decide not to hit it again or they sink entirely. Those who get a grasp and remove themselves from the temptation for a period of time, maybe a year or maybe ten, can get stronger once they regain their feeling of self control. They move on to a new stage of life, hopefully growing wiser from their previous experiences and they may have enough control at one point to gamble once or twice a year in the right setting.
I have not be addicted to gambling before but I have been able to successfully break free from other maladaptive habits. If you don't mind, I will be happy to share how I broke free which is basically the same core principles of breaking free from any other addiction.
-First, be honest with yourself and the fact that you need to break free from the addiction
- Second, talk to someone about it. The person could be a therapist, a close friend. Someone you trust and you know would help you fight through.
- Third, eliminate if possible all items or objects that could serve as a trigger for the addictive behaviour
- Fourth, find a new habit to replace the old one. This will help you have something to fall back on when you feel the urge or something to keep you occupied.
- Fifth, join a community of people who are on the same path with you.
These may sound simplistic but I know they are not however, since other people have beat the addiction you too can.
-First, be honest with yourself and the fact that you need to break free from the addiction
- Second, talk to someone about it. The person could be a therapist, a close friend. Someone you trust and you know would help you fight through.
- Third, eliminate if possible all items or objects that could serve as a trigger for the addictive behaviour
- Fourth, find a new habit to replace the old one. This will help you have something to fall back on when you feel the urge or something to keep you occupied.
- Fifth, join a community of people who are on the same path with you.
These may sound simplistic but I know they are not however, since other people have beat the addiction you too can.
While many demonize gambling as the root cause of addiction and financial ruin, isn't it time we shift the blame from the industry to the individual? After all, countless activities can lead to addiction, but we don't vilify them all. Maybe it's the lack of self-control and inability to understand risk that's truly at fault. Let's stop blaming the game and start holding players accountable for their choices.
That's true because if the gambler has no serious awareness and intention, he will not be able to stop or reduce his gambling activities. Everything will return to the person who lives it, and even if someone forces him to stop gambling, he still can't stop, and he might gamble secretly. And even though his life has become poor, he still cannot give up gambling, he will return to gambling, but maybe his gambling will adjust to his finances. Gambling activities are only for fun and entertainment, so they cannot use it as a way to make money, let alone passive income. They should know that it will be difficult for them to win regularly because gambling is not designed to give wins to the gambler but to the casino.
If you find the people who had quit the gambling after the addiction,you can use their strategy to reduce the gambling activities.Many gamblers won’t quit the gambling after the advice from the other friends.Because his mind will not accept the other words,the gambler start to play the game secretly.
You will not get addicted if you know how to handle things yourself and just having an idea what these addicts will do will be sufficient enough for you to stay in the safe zone. Gambling might be hard to ignore but this is just a challenge that we need to endure if we are really inclined to gamble and we need to face it so that we cannot be one of those list who need help but chose not to because they don't know how deep they are already.
I don't know why people have very negative about gambling. Like when they hear the word gambling, the first thing that comes to their mind is addiction, next is losing money and their home. Maybe it's true because many people broke their life from it because they cannot control themselves and that what you need to observe. The problem is not the gambling industry doing their business. The problem is the person participating yet they are not ready for the risk.
The real challenge is not in the probabilities of each bet. The real battle is inside the psychology of those unprepared to gamble.
If you find the people who had quit the gambling after the addiction,you can use their strategy to reduce the gambling activities.Many gamblers won’t quit the gambling after the advice from the other friends.Because his mind will not accept the other words,the gambler start to play the game secretly.
That's right, I experienced it, several years ago, I ignored someone's advice not to play every day. but I actually play every day. Until finally I used the money I saved and ran out. ::)The only thing stopping me is the limited money I can spend. Plus other unexpected events that made me responsible for my brother's debts, this situation not giving me possibility gambling. Can I stop? No, I still gamble sometimes, but not so intensely anymore, and only use small amounts of money from campaign, when i feel i can use it to gamble.
That's true because if the gambler has no serious awareness and intention, he will not be able to stop or reduce his gambling activities. Everything will return to the person who lives it, and even if someone forces him to stop gambling, he still can't stop, and he might gamble secretly. And even though his life has become poor, he still cannot give up gambling, he will return to gambling, but maybe his gambling will adjust to his finances. Gambling activities are only for fun and entertainment, so they cannot use it as a way to make money, let alone passive income. They should know that it will be difficult for them to win regularly because gambling is not designed to give wins to the gambler but to the casino.
If you find the people who had quit the gambling after the addiction,you can use their strategy to reduce the gambling activities.Many gamblers won’t quit the gambling after the advice from the other friends.Because his mind will not accept the other words,the gambler start to play the game secretly.
You will not get addicted if you know how to handle things yourself and just having an idea what these addicts will do will be sufficient enough for you to stay in the safe zone. Gambling might be hard to ignore but this is just a challenge that we need to endure if we are really inclined to gamble and we need to face it so that we cannot be one of those list who need help but chose not to because they don't know how deep they are already.
That's true because if the gambler has no serious awareness and intention, he will not be able to stop or reduce his gambling activities. Everything will return to the person who lives it, and even if someone forces him to stop gambling, he still can't stop, and he might gamble secretly. And even though his life has become poor, he still cannot give up gambling, he will return to gambling, but maybe his gambling will adjust to his finances. Gambling activities are only for fun and entertainment, so they cannot use it as a way to make money, let alone passive income. They should know that it will be difficult for them to win regularly because gambling is not designed to give wins to the gambler but to the casino.
If you find the people who had quit the gambling after the addiction,you can use their strategy to reduce the gambling activities.Many gamblers won’t quit the gambling after the advice from the other friends.Because his mind will not accept the other words,the gambler start to play the game secretly.Some gambler are taking the gambling as the serious one,they forgot the fact gambling is just for the fun.The gambling had the enough entertainment giving possibilities.The gambler should use the gambling to get away from all the stress factor due to their real job stress.
Learning from experienced players how to control our gambling habits is the best method to escape addiction. Most times it's best to have them around you in real life, watch how they go about their daily activities, it'll help the addicted player to shape his/her bad gambling attitude. One of the things to learn from experts, may include, managing our money by setting out a specific amount that we must stake for the day. If exhausted gambling for the day ends.
The worst part of addiction, is lack of self control. If an addicted person doesn't manage their funds, when they go broke, you'll see that such person will do anything possible just to gamble or win. Another good strategy is to stay with people friends or relatives who are not gamblers, join them in their daily activities, like sports or useful discussions. This will help the addicted player to forget gambling for some times, thereby reducing the urge to gamble as usual.
The worst part of addiction, is lack of self control. If an addicted person doesn't manage their funds, when they go broke, you'll see that such person will do anything possible just to gamble or win. Another good strategy is to stay with people friends or relatives who are not gamblers, join them in their daily activities, like sports or useful discussions. This will help the addicted player to forget gambling for some times, thereby reducing the urge to gamble as usual.
How do you imagine it, someone should constantly be near you while you study? It doesn’t work like that, everything happens the other way, you make a mistake and try to understand what needs to be changed so that it doesn’t happen again, in fact, for this you need to make a lot of mistakes that will help you make your own rules that will help you become a better gambler. If you are unable to learn from mistakes, then no experienced teacher will help you...
@Accardo also have a point and we should give him that, but I think there's something missing because you can never have both when it comes to these things. I know what he is trying to say but what he is trying to suggest is also a very risky path because instead of learning from other's mistake by keeping them near, they will in turn give you a negative impact and you will be a gambler as well even before you realized it. Taking this path is not easy but if you're courageous enough, then it's up to you but you should know the risks and its consequence if it turns out trouble along the road.
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Of course, whether a regular gambler or an addicted gambler wants to stop or reduce his gambling activities, it depends on the gambler's awareness and serious intentions. And if there is no serious intention they will continue gambling until they realize it after their life becomes poor, and this often happens and they stop and realize it after losing everything.Gambling activities are not an opportunity to seek passive income, because winnings in gambling are inconsistent and if they cannot be controlled it will actually make the gambler suffer.
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I want to ask those of you who have a hard addiction experience in gambling and then you can treat it yourself, and today still playing gambling but with the principle of good management and financial management in gambling.
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
I have never been addicted to gambling before , but I have have a couple of friends who have been addicted to gambling, though it was a long time ago and we are separated now, but before we got separated, one of them managed to gain freedom from the addiction, but this was after he gambled away money a group of individuals contributed and gave him to keep, probably that was when his eyes got opened and he realized how much damage gambling has done to him, he was arrested and he spent about 3 months in a police cell, there was no gambling facility there so probably his long stay in the cell without access to gambling helped him heal from the addiction .I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
"I want to find out because I think your experience in the case as I mentioned will be useful for readers, especially for me personally"
When he eventually came out from police custody after 3 months, he wasnt gambling anymore, when you talk to him about gambling, he assumes you are mocking him and picks up a fight with you ..
We still communicate on the phone though and I am glad he is doing really well today, even though he now gambles again from time to time, he is no longer addicted to it .
By default I've always grow the fear of gambling addiction and that's coming from experience in my local area where lives of men turned upside down because of gambling addiction, they later result into drinking heavily and that makes them turn into drunkard because they can't get over the losses and damages they have done.
It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
Fear has always been connoted as something that is cowardly, but I think having fear is actually a great thing because it helps us to be cautious and careful about such things. It help us to avoid possible consequences that we might encounter along the way. I am sorry to hear that you have to experience and witness such things at such a very young age. But what you've done is right, you turn those experiences into a positive thing and make it as a lesson so that you will not have to experience what these men had suffered from. But still, these gambling addicts need attention and care, because if we took immediate action we can stop their addiction from getting worse.
I want to ask those of you who have a hard addiction experience in gambling and then you can treat it yourself, and today still playing gambling but with the principle of good management and financial management in gambling.
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
I want to know how you break away from the addiction, you can mention the actions taken or what kind of steps? And how long do you need time to break away from the addiction that has been experienced?
I am not speaking of personal experience but I have witnessed someone making a big comeback from gambling addiction.
I remembered that my friend used to tell me stories about his relative that was suffering from drug and gambling addiction. It came to a point where that person sold the personal belongings of his mother just to satisfy the cravings of drug and gambling addiction. In fact, there were also times were this addict threatened his own life while he was so high with drugs. But after that experience, everything went uphill due to his urge to change his lifestyle.
My friend told me that the journey took roughly years for him to recover and be sober. Gladly enough, that relative is now 7 years sober and he is drug and gambling-free!
By default I've always grow the fear of gambling addiction and that's coming from experience in my local area where lives of men turned upside down because of gambling addiction, they later result into drinking heavily and that makes them turn into drunkard because they can't get over the losses and damages they have done.
It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
It's the fear that make you avoid being an addict. Maybe it's a good thing I guess? Though you still gamble with the caution of not turning into an addict. Being addicted to something really turn the table upside down, there are bunch of vices that you can be addicted but one thing is for sure, it can possibly destroy your life and gradually affect you in aspects of life like mentally, physically and financially. I myself learned from my own experience of being an addict and now that I recovered, I'm trying my best not to be the same man that is being destroyed because of gambling addiction. It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
By default I've always grow the fear of gambling addiction and that's coming from experience in my local area where lives of men turned upside down because of gambling addiction, they later result into drinking heavily and that makes them turn into drunkard because they can't get over the losses and damages they have done.
It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
It's terrifying as a kid to grow up seeing such things unfold and at that time I have always promised my parents to never grow up to be a gambler, I know that gambling is not the issue here but the impact it could create on someone's life is very scary.
Today I do gamble on a few casinos but damn I am very active inside of me, the past stories of those men living close to us still haunt me, I don't want to end up like them that's why I cautiously engage in gambling activities.
I am confused about how much gambling addiction I experience today, because there are no concrete parameters to indicate the level or amount.
The small amount of money that I budget for my gambling is true, but sometimes there are many X factors that make me make deposits continuously, whether it's the environment, feelings and others that can make me impulsive in gambling, so with advice from friends it will be useful for me .
I opened this thread based on my personal desire to find out what I should do, if I didn't care about advice maybe I wouldn't open this thread, that's logical.
And these past few days I've been doing it gradually, and I think I'm better than before.
Aren't you offended by what I have said. I think that is not true because you know that the discussion you are making is for the purpose of change for gambling addicts even though other members have already opened topics like this.The small amount of money that I budget for my gambling is true, but sometimes there are many X factors that make me make deposits continuously, whether it's the environment, feelings and others that can make me impulsive in gambling, so with advice from friends it will be useful for me .
I opened this thread based on my personal desire to find out what I should do, if I didn't care about advice maybe I wouldn't open this thread, that's logical.
And these past few days I've been doing it gradually, and I think I'm better than before.
You want to know why I asked you about the level of addiction you have. Many people ask how to stop addiction even though they only mean something else, one of which is to make them look serious about it.
The old me barely knew how to stop making deposits to be able to play. Not enough from morning to evening, continue again at night. Not much if the exchange rate is in dollars, but if the exchange rate is in fiat currency, a day and a night are quite large.
I give advice based on my experience. So now I've stopped playing. The answer is no. I still actively play but only on weekends at football matches.
A close friend of mine once asked me how I could stop using my old habits. After I gave it to him and he couldn't do it until now his habit hasn't changed. That's what I mean, it's useless to give advice or ways to stop addiction given by everyone on this topic if there is no motivation from within yourself.
Hopefully you can get through it.
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