Topic: Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction - page 4. (Read 3600 times)

There's no fun on free or demo mode which we know that there's no way that you can lose and there's no way that you could really be able to win up money and this is why people would really be not interested and this is why its not really that shocking that people would really be that sticking into those games on which it does really give out that kind of opportunity or chance
for them to make money and this is why they would really be dealing into those games which does have that real balances. Its true that there's no fun when it comes on dealing
up with something that you cant win or something that doesnt give any value. Yes, its fun on some point but it would just simply vanish on some few rolls.

A very well articulated statement here, but again, like I would always say that addiction as of different level, some one who is not very much addicted to gambling yet might find it very easy to quit and come out of their gambling addiction through this strategy.

But for that gambler who has become really addicted, this strategy won't work, atleast, I know this for a fact based on my personal experience with a friend of mine, much more like a brother rather.

So, for gamblers who have gone past the stage where they can easily quit gambling as well as their addiction to it through the strategy you stated above, the final solution could be to seek professional /psychological help.

Unfortunately, the categories of people you listed - students and the poor - are not able to pay for their treatment, and they will be forced to remain without professional help from clinics, the prices of which are incredibly high. The fact is that the arrogant doctors in such establishments know that gamblers are suffering greatly due to addiction, and they want to extract money from the gamblers. After all, according to their logic, “if a gambler finds money for games, he will also find money for treatment.”

I know the prices in my country for treatment for gambling addiction. And they are huge! But it’s not even this that’s offensive, but the fact that the quality of the services provided there is NOT CAPABLE of curing a gambling addict. As a rule, addicted gamblers are placed together with drug addicts and alcoholics. But gambling addiction is something else! And of course, no healing effect occurs.

One of the things that makes it less fun when we gamble in free mode is that there is no thrill of winning like when we do it on a real account and that is one of the reasons why people are not very interested in free mode when all the games are exactly the same. We can't lie to ourselves that winning is the result we always want even though our main focus is only for fun for example, but I'm sure behind the fun there must be a little purpose in winning, or the situation can be reversed where people prioritize winning over fun, in the sense that it doesn't matter to withstand the various pressures of bad spins that occur as long as the end result is what they want, but when the time comes they are again slapped by the fact that defeat still dominates because luck is not there. Hope and strong belief make them do whatever it takes to chase the uncertain results, this is the idea of making money that is contrary to what happens at the end of the session and also that will never end unless they stop.

Really, there's only one way out if you've gotten so far as becoming addicted to something and that is going cold turkey. There's no half measures that are going to work, you most likely will suffer even more and make it much harder for yourself if you try to wean yourself off by playing less. You first have to come to terms with and accept the fact that all the money you've put into it over however long, is lost. That is often the most painful part, because if someone has put $50k in, often the thing driving them to continue is the remote chance that they could get back to just break even. Just let it go, because you'll never be getting that money back and define it as an expensive lesson that can keep you away from it in future.

Yes, because addiction is nested in human thought patterns in any case, this concerns habits that people enjoy so that it is one of the reasons why it is difficult for them to get out of activities that are difficult for them to miss, so don't run away from the problem but solve the problem and find out what's wrong and what needs to be improved, I think awareness is one of the big drivers for a change in mindset and beliefs, realizing that this activity is not suitable for you because it only causes a lot of problems for your finances. But on the other hand, why are other people still fine? Every gambler has a different approach, there are some gamblers who don't understand the concept of gambling which is only about chance and there are also those who only focus on winning and they think as if "chance" is a certain thing so that excessive actions occur and they do it.

As I said although my experience  says that I can do it alone by successfully quitting the addiction but on theother hand you can still choose another addition as a boost, which is to involve others in the process of mindset recovery, not too significant but definitely quite helpful. As we know that usually the urge to gamble always comes when we don't have anything to do or mean to have free time, and that means you have to fill the empty time with other activities, like what I did is adding a part-time job, I only have time to sleep and no time to relax, the goal is to make my mind distracted from gambling.

I've tried engaging in activities every single minute of my time, and when I'm not busy I sleep. These things work, but keeping up with the routine is another work. Which requires will power to accomplish. We've been through problems that takes up our time and doesn't allow us to engage on other activities easily, but sometimes we tend to stop it, but it persists. The best solution is for the person to travel to a place where such activities would be hard for him to participate. Because recently, I saw a friend who told me he's no longer a part of his addiction. And it was as if an easy decision but, he was actually very sick and after he survived it he concluded not to engage in such activities anymore. Something leads to change. Most gamblers who felt they can't stop gambling, only had a rethink when their device had a problem, during the period of fixing the gadget, the gambler began to change his habit on gambling. People behave differently, and not everyone visited a therapist before they got cured of their addiction.

No medium can get you out of gambling if you don't put your heart into it. So the cheapest way to quit gambling is to try it yourself and it won't cost you any money.  Otherwise you will fail with your addiction no matter what path you follow. Your plan may work if implemented properly but it is also very expensive which not every family can afford.  Because it has to be done on behalf of the family because no one would ever want to put themselves in such a situation. Who is addicted to gambling.

Its hard to give gambling effective solution becose one you addected with it it's hard to live. If you want to live gambling addection there is a way spend time with favourite person. Go out make memories with your love. Spend quality time with family its hard to live gambling but it's not impossible. Try to stay away from gambling and give time to your family members friends etc. that will be for effective for reduced addected from gambling.

That's true, even though they have lost a lot of money, they still do it repeatedly and they enjoy it. Maybe they really enjoy the game so they still gamble despite the losses and defeats they experience. and in many cases those who gamble cannot accept the losses that occur so they have the aim of gambling as to recover losses, even though if they gamble they should be prepared to lose their money. If they really want to gamble but are not prepared to lose real money they can play based gambling. demo, and I'm sure they already know about demo-based gambling.

However, there are people who force themselves to gamble with real money, even if it's the small amount of money they use, and maybe people like this really can't find fun in demo-based gambling, so they still gamble with a small budget. It is possible that they believe in luck, because if they are lucky they will win even if they use a small budget, even though on the other hand they are not ready to lose that money.

Mindset plays an essential part in overcoming gambling. The psychological hooks in the games matter too. Your method for identifying and correcting gambling hopes is perfect.

I think there's a delicate line. Self-help empowers, but external assistance is important. I find that combining methods works best. Engagement with loved ones, spiritual advice, or support organizations can provide a safety net that self-reliance may lack. Its about a holistic gambling defense.

Finally, dont demonize gambling. For many, its innocent fun. Be moderate and self-controlled. Good idea to stay busy with productive tasks. Using cognitive-behavioral methods, it focuses energy on positive goals. For those seeking balance, this method plus knowledge of gambling's risks can help.

Gambling should be a fun game that uses money. They must be able to use it as an activity in their spare time rather than making it a serious activity.

Otherwise, they don't need to use money just to play gambling games. They can use the free version, although it is less challenging for many people. They should not think about becoming rich in a short time because gambling is not a place to make money.

Using fake money to play slots or other gambling games in casinos can be a solution for those who want to spend their free time and don't want to experience losing their money, let alone losing large amounts of money. But many of them ultimately choose to deposit their money because they feel there are no interesting challenges so they intend to do so. They can deposit money to gamble but must have good self-control so they don't lose too much. But what happens is that many people use more money because they think it can increase their chances of winning, even though that is not true.

Yeah, there is a small amount of fun that people get when playing the free games, but that's quickly gone and the interest of actually making real money starts.

At the end of the day it is the idea of making money that is the addictive ingredient, the games, lights, sounds, etc, are all there to help, but they are not the main thing.

One of the things that makes it difficult for gamblers to get out of their gambling activities is that they are very fond of the activity, actually in my opinion it is quite simple formula if you really want to get out of gambling, all addiction diseases are in a person's mindset due to mistakes in putting hope in winning, the point is that if you are able to realize all the mistakes and accept the fact that you can never become a rich man just by gambling then I think it is not difficult for you to get out of this activity.

It can be done alone but it will be more effective if it is accompanied by the help of others like the suggestion you said by asking for prayers to priests and not only that, on the other hand there must also be an agreement with the closest people to keep us from getting into the same hole like always reminding us every time or preventing us when we want to gamble. Honestly on the other hand I am one of the people who was able to recover from gambling addiction in my own way, did not need the help of others and I did everything based on self-awareness, if you want to get out of gambling then you should try to keep yourself busy with other things one of which is like adding work, don't spend even a little time without activity, do it and let me know if it doesn't work for you.

I share your views. Physical activity is useful, but dealing with addiction, especially gambling, is impractical. Exercise has obvious physical benefits, but does it help overcome addiction psychologically?

Mind is powerful, and addiction is fought there. You're right - willpower and determination are the fighters in this conflict. Reprogramming the mind changes the story inside. This is like convincing a cat it's a dog - possible but requires time and a lot of persuasion.

Your encouragement to try new things is refreshing. Reversing a river's flow is difficult but feasible. Finding something that pleases the soul and fills the gambling hole is key. Creating a satisfying and diverting habit loop for painting, hiking, or cooking is key. With the correct perspective and support, recovery may be beautiful despite its challenges.

Yes I agree with your idea that gambling is more than just a fun game, there is something they are after and maybe we can already conclude here that they are after a return on the money they put in, or I mean wanting a bigger amount than the capital money they brought. On the other hand, if they're just there for the fun of it then aren't there plenty of other things they can do without the possibility of risk such as playing online games for example? Obviously, and gambling is someone's choice to pursue something that is basically not easy to achieve.

As you said that if fun is the main priority then I think people will prefer to gamble on a demo account which certainly does not require real money capital and only requires free time, so your assumption is quite reasonable in my opinion and it can be a strong reason why people come to gamble.

If he keeps playing and gambling well, no matter how much your therapy costs, there won't be any improvement, and your friend was merely wasting his money. Also, there's a chance that we will become bored during therapy sessions or that we will have to wait on other patients. While you're waiting, you might be thinking to yourself, "What if I get to play for a while? I won't be noticed anyway." After all, gambling can be done both in person and online. Thus, no matter how much the therapist suggests, you will never be able to put it into practice.
 
The majority of the cases of gambling addiction that I have observed in my nation have involved individuals who were able to overcome their addiction with the support of their families. When it comes to family, they are the ones who will make you feel guilty, and, therefore, you will be worried that they may abandon you. Indeed, I've seen it as a successful strategy to break their gambling habit, and I understand that their family is threatening them in that way.

My friend has spent a lot of money on therapy but it hasn't made any changes to his gambling habits. I think it's true what you said, at least using a cheaper method involving the family would be better in my opinion, for example, just reduce it slowly and increase other activities. something more positive, for example exercising or doing other things, I'm sure this method can reduce it even if it doesn't stop completely.

It is not easy to cure gambling addiction and it takes time to cure it, another friend of mine managed to cure himself by reducing his gambling and also involving his friends and even his family. Finally he managed to stop gambling completely and never even tried to gamble in a gambling house. I think it's a time-consuming process but in my opinion it's better than paying. 

I wouldn't say that unless someone tries it first because there's no way that even if I think that it's a funny solution, there's still a chance that it might work you know. There's a hospice for dementia patients in Europe that created a fake bus stop for their patients because it helped them prevent the people afflicted by that dementia to not get lost because most dementia patients wander around familiar places and it just so happens that bus stops are the most familiar for these patients and yes it's not a long-term but you can see the effects of it which is the reduction of these people wandering aimlessly, that's the same with your solution of fake money, you might not see the benefit yet but it's there and there's nothing wrong with trying.

It's more than just the fun of the game.

Otherwise people would simply just play the free version of it.

It's all about the chances of becoming a rich person with a few coins.