Topic: Platforms Where You Get The Same Level Of Enjoyment Like You Do In Gambling - page 2. (Read 362 times)

Playing games, I like playing games than going outside and interacting with people.  I prefer indoor activities to outside but I think there is no harm in going to malls to check for new movies to watch and treat the younger family members.

But as I said, it would be mostly playing games and looking for new MMORPG that is newly released to play.  This activities may distract me and possibly let me forget about my gambling activity for some time.

What you're doing is your hobby that's why it makes you happy despite getting no financial profit from it you still derive joy doing it. We feel entertained doing what we love doing the enthusiasm can't be quantified that why whenever I don't feel like gambling I make sure to use that free time I have to engage into one of the many hobbies I enjoy engaging myself in, I love cooking and that's what I use to while away time if am home less busy and not interested to gamble, I usually do that with my headset on as I love listening music a lot too and I can do that the entire day without frowning.

Kudos to those who take gambling as an entertainment. Still on fun fact, if am not gambling or not doing anything serious, i do spend time in my game center where i play the 8-ball pool with some folks. Funny thing is that we do make the game more interesting by gambling. We stake money on each game whoever wins is the winner. So indirectly while am not gambling at home the alternative thing i can do for fun still involves gambling. Which means am still in the circle of gambling no matter my current choice of Entertaiment. This is because. the 8 ball pool is currently the only thing i do for fun and entertainment if am not at home.

Fortunately, no one is going to tell me to take a break from gambling because I don't gamble recklessly, and perhaps it's my hard-earned money I'm using to gamble, so I gamble wisely knowing that I don't have to waste more money on gambling than on my budget because there are other important financial needs to sort out. Perhaps, let's say, I want to shift my source of fun from gambling to something else, then it would just be going to the field every day to watch some players play or carry out their foot ball training. Or I can still visit other sports event centers to watch some sports activities.

I don't think ever feeling any form of enjoyment in gambling unless i takes the winning roles else what I sees in gambling is a game of heartbroken.
You don't expect me to feel the gratitude of my loosing as an enjoyment neither would anyone who looses feel so.
If I may ask, who is entertaining who in the gambling board? Is it the gamblers on active gaming or is the the ones that stays aside and watches to see who looses and who wins?
Gambles specifically with the goals to win and make more money from my stakes so if my parents would ask me to skip gambling and engage on other entertaining activities of the same goals and potentials of gambling, then it is certainly another means to gamble been I would still have to make profits so if there is no profit at the other recommended activities from my parents then it is certainly not the same feelings I have in gambling that I would have there .

Fun and entertainment can always come at your want so I don't even think my parents would ask me to go entertaining myself when I know I can always have them without being told.
If I must find gambling that entertaining and enjoyable as said by the OP, then I don't feel any strong energy and seriousness that is required to either enhance my skills or the form of winning possibilities.

There are times playing games for fun and feels the enjoyment as an entertainment where losts can be tolerated but not when stakes are involved.

I like really good movies, so if hypothetically I am the one whose family has asked to stay away from gambling for a very while, I will engage more in watching movies. I find good movies a good way to keep your mind busy, because an idle mind from a person who is trying to stop gambling or reduce gambling usually will find it difficult. If I am not watching movies, I will keep myself engaged by discussing with other people around on any relevant topic, or be swimming.

I find that there is enough free gaming out there which can keep you fully entertained without the need to spend anything at all, in the era of microtransactions - game manufacturers are increasingly interested in offering even the highest quality core gaming experiences for free in the hope you will pay for "cool" looking skins or weapons. If you can refrain getting sucked into the "pay to play" model, it's very possible to grind and earn comparable top tier loot for free in many cases., they're just hoping people take shortcuts or are happy wasting large amounts on virtual show offs. I'd much rather spend time exercising, cooking or doing jobs around the house than losing money to casinos.

Do my parents really have to advise me at that point, assuming I'm already addicted?? If they do, I think I'll quickly switch up into playing other types of virtual games; like ps2,3 and 5.. it's not a girl thing yunno but I'll definitely learn on that for free, rather than spending money unnecessarily on virtually programmed games like bc, roulette etc.

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The most important thing now would be how to convey the same feeling and ecstasy into this new phase of gaming..

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

In my case it would be to try to replace casino games and gambling in general with videogames I used to play when I was younger, those are so enjoyable I am certain they could keep me away of wagering for a considerable amount of time. I would also try to entertain myself by drawing and riding a bicycle. Those are the things I enjoy doing.

I have never rode a Bike but if a normal bicycle is enjoyable I can only assume that traveling several dozens of kilometers per hour only enhances the experience. It is a pity gas is not as cheap as used to be here.   

Volunteering to teach refugees or internally displaced people will give the same excitement as gambling. The ability to help the helpless gives me uncommon joy. Another adventure that can give me some pleasure is visiting prisons and hospitals to give them some moral and financial support. I don't mind volunteering to take up an academic position inside the correctional centres to replace gambling for some time.

Going close to nature will be my second choice. Leaving the polluted urban areas to the peaceful serenity of rural areas will be another good alternative to gambling. Visiting local bars where traditional music and dance are prevalent, and local drinks and meals are served is another platform that could substitute gambling. In these rural areas, you will enjoy the privilege of hunting, fishing and swimming in natural water. So if they will accept to pay for any two of these adventures, I might spare gambling for even two weeks.     

Do something that keeps you busy and makes you forget. There are things that you can do even when you're stressed and they'll occupy you completely and make you focus on other things. The best is probably going to an unfamiliar place and staying there, like hiking through mountain trails, spending a night in a tent or a cabin, where you have to start a fire, cook food, make yourself warm. We have a lot of free time to worry and enjoy our addictions because everything is easily accessible. You wake up in a warm bed, start a coffee machine, open the fridge to get fresh food, take a hot shower... When you have to get water from a well, or a stream and boil it on open fire or a wood stove and preparing a bath takes an hour, your life changes.

Better term I guess is outlet for enjoyment. I tend to socialize with my friends and play Basketball during mu free time and whenever I am not feeling the urge to gamble especially when my luck seem to be running out. If ever mu parents would be the one to tell me to quit gambling, I think it is where there would be a difference 'coz they see you as a problematic gambler. Gambling is indeed entertaining and is just leaving a bad impression with people who finds it hard to control themselves.
Indeed some people tend to force their luck while chasing their losses. A domino effect; frustration would make you more exposed into it.

The hobby of bicycle riding is what you you while some others have gambling as what makes them happy, so if the family suggest for such person to quit gambling for other activities, it is going to be difficult to leave. Habit are not left on a platter but on a personal effort that is gradual. This is like those who also smoke and their families ask them to quit, it is all a gradual process.

For me I like watching action movies. So if that happens what I will do is to get glued to my TV set and watch movies.

I'm also a rider, and I also love long ride trips because they're really entertaining and relaxing, especially if the places you see while traveling are nature. It feels very refreshing.

If I were to shop, I would prefer the joy ride over motorcycling. I even plan to set up a small cab that my motorcycle pulls like a small cabin that fits me like a camping van and the motorcycle camp motor builder like that. At least I can really feel that we are enjoying life.

If the other platform were an activity other than gambling, I would definitely be willing to do it and not gamble for a week because it would definitely be useful for me in reducing my gambling activities. And it can also refresh my mind from my daily activities so that when I return to my activities, my mind will be fresher. I prefer going on only a short trip because of the tiredness that may take time to get rid of. So perhaps I'll go somewhere not too far, enjoy the time and atmosphere, and it'll be good for my health too. I will also visit friends and relatives who I haven't seen for a long time, and that will definitely relieve the longing, especially now that the pandemic has completely disappeared. During that time with family, it will definitely be very fun, and we can enjoy closeness with each other, which will strengthen the family relationship between us. Going fishing can also be one form of entertainment that can be done to get rid of boredom or daily routine.

No, my principle is that entertainment cannot be forced, pleasure and entertainment come by themselves.
The reason:
This is the same as someone liking a tourist spot, for some people the place is impressive and beautiful, but for others it is just ordinary.

So entertainment comes from the eyes and mind, what people like is not necessarily what we like and vice versa.

My choice or preference as an alternative to gambling with the same enjoyment is watching a movie I prefer watching movies in the cinema rather than online because cinemas offer a different ambiance, and you have to be fully focused watching a movie.

I like the experience of commuting to the cinema and afterward eating in a fast food, watching the movies is for the excitement and eating in a fast food is cooling down from the excitement I always do this on a weekend when I take a break from playing on online casinos.

In addition to gambling, another thing I look for fun is to play games, riding a motorbike at midnight with a speed that is 100km/hour, it makes me very happy because I feel as a rider of the street ruling may be a little different from you OP, but I really enjoy it in driving like That, and sometimes I also like hiking to breathe fresh air, far from pollution, far from the crowd, far from the internet network, it doesn't make me happy but that makes me calmer in seeing the lives of the other side that I have to enjoy.

This habit is still fairly new in me, because before I was an impulsive gambler, but fortunately I got a lot of suggestions in the forum to improve myself with tips on people who have more experience in forums about gambling problems.

I feel bored watching long movies so physical activities is the best alternative for me and jogging on the nearest park is the most practical thing to do. I already do morning runs on a regular basis so I would just double down and dedicate the time I would have spent on gambling to after work jogging or other physical activities in case it rains or if it's not possible for some other reasons.

My alternative is to go out with my friends and have a small party. We basically love playing snooker and a little bit of booze doesn't affect us while playing. The second option is to go out for a movie with my family and end up having dinner with them on the same day. It is only a day or two that you can stay away from gambling or placing bet on your favourite game. The rest of the week goes as usual without any interference from anyone.