Topic: Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction - page 2. (Read 3600 times)

Yes, it's great if we can convince the player to play smart. I think no one is against this. It’s just that many addicts don’t know how to play, what smart strategy to use. They use very simple strategies and believe that they are intellectuals who have learned the secrets of the universe. I would recommend learning and mastering something new. Or even play other games. This is both distracting and allows you to take a fresh look at your strategies. In addition, it prevents tilt.

As i told before, self-exclusion is best way to get out of anything if one seriously give his best effort for that. There are many ways to making money and it depends on people what source they are choosing for what perpose. I mean its okey to gambling for fun but not primary source of income. Nothing wrong with gambling untill a person get addicted and keep losing his all in it. That's why need to take step. If he fails to do avoid it ownself then he may ask help for such organizations what op mentioned in his statements but the process will take time to complete. Addiction is kind of thing where anyone can't get out of it shortly

Yeah, it is usually a good idea to stop doing some negative behaviors for a bit and see how it goes.

Some people are able to change their whole life like this.

People often think about their minds as something intangible and mysterious, however their mind works under the same principles than anything else, so if a person wanted to get physically stronger we will recommend to them to go to the gym and exercise, and the same can be done about any aspect of our minds as well.

So someone that wanted to improve their self-control can train it using similar principles than what you could use by training your body, it is just that training your mind can be way more challenging than training your muscles and people simply do not want to do it despite their claims.

All about moderation. My motto is "If you're going to play, play smart." That need constraints. A cheat meal in a diet is fine, but dont let it control your life.

Speaking of self-control. Like a muscle, it gets stronger with use. Gamblers should work this muscle. Stick to a budget and remember its for enjoyment, not money. Those that gamble as a hobby enjoy it most, in my experience. They know when to hold and fold.

And then, esponsibility. This is about managing money and expectations. Gambling should flavor life, not define it. My mantra? Gamble for fun, not escape issues. What's entertainment without fun?

FIND one! I said in my post it shouldn't be someone close. This forum has 100s of gamblers, supposedly. You claim you're one, go make a buddy if addiction is so important or if you want to help offer yourself...


But you guys lost the whole point of this thread. If you're addicted, you can't stop yourself. You can't rely or even trust yourself.

Breaks are good, they work. But an addict can't push himself to stop and take a break.

Hence my solution of a buddy system.

Indeed, everyone should think about their basic needs first and then think about other things they need, such as mere entertainment. With gambling, perhaps it can be done for entertainment,  but unfortunately, by doing this one thing, many of them make gambling one of the quick ways to make money. where by aiming like this it actually makes them spend a lot of money on gambling. the problem may be in good self-control, it is true what you said if they have good self-control maybe there will be no serious problems.

In my opinion, everything that is positively related to gambling is in self-control, because with good self-control, it seems like there are many things you can own and set, such as budget limits gambling time limits,  as well as greed and emotions that can be controlled. , if they don't have good self-control then all these things can happen and they will experience destruction in their lives.

Even though meeting basic needs is the most basic thing in our lives, rather than just playing gambling, which should only be entertainment for us. But those who still do it will not realize this and will continue even though there is no guarantee of winning. They will see it sooner or later and if they remain unaware of this, they will only get deeper into gambling without being able to leave gambling easily. When playing gambling, there should be no need to use a lot of money, especially if they still have to allocate the money they earn for their daily needs. And if they can allocate their income to their daily needs and gambling, they shouldn't experience any problems as long as they have good self-control.

If they have self-control, they will have limits in gambling so that they can reduce or prevent big losses. They should also be able to learn more about self-control so that they can take care of themselves while they are gambling and can also be responsible with themselves and their money so that they don't experience too many losses. Many gamblers have experienced this, but we shouldn't experience it because we have learned from other people's experiences. These will be ways to overcome large losses and can be a solution for those who still have difficulty limiting their gambling activities.

A break certainly matters. This is indeed a good recommendation, but it is only one element of successful therapy. And this assumes that you have already decided to stop gambling. But what if you are driven to therapy by failures and losses, but in your heart you still don’t want to stop playing? Then most likely no break will help you. A person must honestly ask himself whether he wants to stop playing? If the answer is no, then the therapy will be only partially effective.
To be fully effective, a person will need to understand himself.

The break here that I catch is to stop playing gambling for a while. not always in front of the computer or in the casino continuously. indeed, rest is very important because in addition to maintaining brain health so as not to always think about gambling, it also maintains mental health.
take a break, for example, 1 day not playing gambling, or if you can't rest for a few hours before returning to the gambling arena. even better as @nullama

Yeah, that's a great way of making sure things are somewhat stable.

But not everyone has a buddy like that though, unfortunately.

I think in those cases the best thing to do is to just go for a walk in nature, disconnect from the grid.

Buddy system.

I say it in this forum every few times. It's the only thing that works for me, it was due to forex I had this system and it transferred over to gambling.

Have one guy know everything. Your bets your expenses. And ask him to confirm your biggest riskiest bets. It has to be a gambler too, but not someone to close. Just we are buddies over 15 years now, I warn him when he is taking too big risk he does same for me.

Take a break, buddy. It's the most welcome phrase to hear.

what happens a lot like this, they tend not to care about their basic needs because they still believe that what they are doing can produce big profits, but who knows when that will happen even if there is a victory, it does not guarantee the victory they will get. it's very big They can gamble within predetermined limits, especially from a financial perspective of course they don't have to gamble by spending a lot of money in just one game session. They can do this within the limits set and if they have finished one game session they have to stop and come back another day maybe luck will be on their side and give them a win, that might happen.

But I think the limit will be there if they have self-control, because everything they have to have to avoid losses in gambling in my opinion is in self-control so the most important thing is self-control, if they don't have good self-control then they won't be able to have a sense of responsibility in gambling, limits in gambling and so on. but I believe they can have self-control to reduce the risk of losses and the bad effects of gambling  as long as they realize first that excessive gambling can cause big problems.

Yes, if we can be careful in using our money to gamble, we can prevent a lot of losses so that we don't have to deposit more money to play, especially if we still have many other needs that we have to fulfil. We will not gamble like crazy because we know it will only speed up the loss of money and we will lose a lot. We can only use gambling as entertainment and don't need to try to chase win because that will be very difficult to do.

By setting clear boundaries when gambling, we can prevent many losses and control ourselves well while gambling. We can also avoid the gambling addiction problem that many people have experienced so that it won't happen to us. And we should be able to learn self-control continuously so that we won't have difficulty playing gambling. We also won't gamble continuously because it will only give us more problems. The important thing is that we know our limits when playing gambling and will not try to cross those limits so that we can enjoy gambling as we should.

For reducing gambling addection tharapy is the high cost is it effective or not I don't know. But if a person want to left gambling then the best way is give time to family friends etc. Try to spend more time with friends. That will be effective. Because everyone can not efforts the tharapy cost for reduced gambling cost because everyone's financial condition is not good enough and everyone can't bear it.

It's true, in using it to bet it should also be careful because of course most of those who gamble want to win, unless there is a person who deposits his money with a large enough amount and he doesn't care about the money then he can play crazy on gambling by placing a big bet but he doesn't care about it and is also ready to lose the money he has. and indeed you shouldn't do gambling by chasing victory because it's not recommended.

It is important to have limits in gambling, and that can happen if we have good self-control besides that gambling wisely must be done so that we do not experience a lot of losses in gambling,  it is true what you say if they continue to gamble there is a high probability of problems and the problem may be small but with those who cannot control themselves well then the problem can potentially be big, and in my opinion if they are addicted it is a big problem.

Your ratio seems more reasonable because when we start gambling, our chances of winning will be smaller than the chances of losing, so we must be very careful in using money to bet. We can't keep trying to chase victory because it won't be easy, so we have to understand that we should only gamble moderately and not exceed the limits not to lose a lot of money. By understanding that when playing gambling, we will not always be able to win, we will always try to maintain self-awareness and self-control so that we can enjoy gambling as entertainment only. After we can properly understand the meaning of gambling, we can become wiser in using gambling as well as possible without any desire to chase victory.

Apart from that, their desire to continue gambling is because they still want to win from difficult gambling. They must understand that playing gambling continuously can cause problems and when the problem becomes big, they can experience gambling addiction.

Is all this easy to do and can be done by most gamblers?
I not sure what you are saying here because gambling addicts are not someone who is easy to direct, they have a way of thinking that is much different from normal people in general.
No gambling addict can truly recover just because of meditation efforts or listening to advice from those closest to them, on average gambling addicts only think about what they want to always do, namely gambling.
I know quite lot of people who experience condition where they are addicted and find it difficult to stop or cure it, the only thing that can be done is to put pressure on gambling activities.
Indeed, this does not guarantee or can make addicts recover, but this can reduce the intensity of gambling, even though they are still classified as addicts, they can limit the amount of losses that occur.

That is what must be remembered and underlined, that the chance of winning is not as big as the chance of losing. There are also those who say that in gambling they think it's 50/50, but I myself am more confident with 90/10 if the chance of losing is greater than the chance of winning. maybe with good self-control the risk of loss will be slightly reduced, because many gamblers experience big losses, in my opinion it is because they don't have good self-control so they continue to gamble in the hope of getting a big win that can cover the losses they have had before. -previously. and what you say is true is that the number of wins will most likely not be comparable to the number of losses that have occurred.

I think what makes them continue to gamble is because they can't control themselves well so they follow their greed which causes them to experience quite a lot of losses. and also the fact that the host will always win is also what must be remembered in gambling.

We can predict the chance of losing when gambling after we play for some time. When we experience loss, we should be able to realize that the chance of winning is not as big as the chance of losing so that we can prevent further losses by stopping the gambling game. We can return to gambling again at another time and not continue gambling that day to prevent losing more money. Most people will deposit their money again when it is almost gone because they think they can still win. And even though they can win, they must remember how much they lost so that even if they win, the amount they win won't be as big as the amount they lost.

It's true that they gamble because they're chasing the sensation, whether it's the sensation of losing or winning. But they get various kinds of negative and positive feelings, which will make them keep going back to gambling. We must also remember that the house will always get the biggest win. While many gamblers experience losses, we have to be able to prevent that loss from happening to us. Only by controlling ourselves to prevent loss can we do so that we will not experience losing a lot of money.

The words "big win" can make gamblers return to gambling and spend more money. They have difficulty accepting whatever results they get from gambling so they still decide to continue gambling. This makes it difficult for them to control themselves from gambling and they are still tempted to get that "big win".

Demo-based gambling helps beginners who are curious about gambling but provided that they will not use their money to start gambling. Or at least if they want to use their money to gamble, they must be able to control themselves when they start gambling because when they gamble, they can have difficulty controlling themselves. There is a possibility that they will also be tempted to deposit more money. That has happened to many beginners and made them lose a lot of money.

Having limits on money and time is very necessary so that people do not lose control of themselves in gambling, and even though it is difficult, it still has to be practiced so that they become accustomed to controlling themselves. We cannot continue gambling because we are also limited in terms of money. Maybe we have more time, but we don't have much money, which is the main problem we must pay attention to.