Topic: Possible measures to stop online gambling addiction. - page 27. (Read 4529 times)

And that is the problem with being connected all the time, now it is expected that every single person is not only the owner of a smartphone but that they know how to use it, trying to get by without a smartphone is very difficult now as your bank accounts, contacts or even your bitcoin wallets could be there.

And this is making overcoming addictions or compulsive behaviors even harder, as even if it was possible to live without a smartphone a decade ago this is not possible anymore, and if anything this tendency will only get worse during the next years.

Well that's a good suggestion right there.
If you really want to quit or stop online gambling you should control yourself first, because we know that no matter how many casino adds you block if you really can't control yourself you can easily unblock it if you have internet and wanna play right? Because addiction is really hard to resist if you're not really committed with your goals about quitting. Maybe tell to your family that you have a problem with gambling and you can't stop it. Tell to your friends too so they can help you out, remember you're not alone. You have family and friends right there.
Find another habit is a good idea also .

It very difficult to most people because gambling for them becomes their medicine. You see, gambling isn't bad at all. In fact, it could make you a lot of money if done correctly. It is the addiction of it that make the lives of many people worse. They become addicts or chasing excitement because it helped them cope and forget real-life problems.

It's their choice to be there playing. It's also their choice to be there still playing. What they need is not to stop but to create a new mindset for them that gambling won't save them from their misery.

Right, theoretically that's how it should be.  we agree, if someone wants to stop from gambling or from addiction, all of that must start from himself. or as you say, it should be their own choice. but if they do not have their own will, to stop their addiction to gambling seems like something that is difficult to realize. in fact, nearly impossible. another point, that's absolutely true and I also have the same experience as what you said. only, in different cases. however, the name of addiction is the same anyway. have a tendency to excessive activity, even some of them no longer care about something that has harmed them.
well, the thing is, what we discuss in this post is not as simple as we say. in reality it is not enough just to choose, but it will really need determination and a strong desire to change. even then, after going through a series of painstaking processes. some of them worked, some of them didn't work at all.



In fact, it's not just online gambling that's difficult to escape after addiction. everything in excess, it is not good. in the end, it often makes us addicted to doing it again and again. Regarding online gambling, of course we are very easy to access and this is one of the advantages. but on the other hand, there is a downside if we don't have a good understanding of gambling itself. Gambling in today's era is a type of entertainment that has been legalized in many countries and is even very fun, but what you need to remember and know is that gambling has risks involved. so that we are not trapped in it as gambling addicts, ideally we must have understanding and self-control and at the same time gamble within the limits we can afford. nothing else, but we ourselves make the rules for ourselves if we like this one hobby.

A gambler will always choose a destination for a vacation where he is able to gamble more. Smartphones can no longer be avoided as we are in an era where smartphones are doing all our personal assistant job. What you are saying are just excuses to ditch the problem and the problem is addiction and not accepting to be an addict. I personally have seen people getting addicted but they never accept it. I know it is very hard to accept the fact but without acknowledging the problem there is no problem and zero solution.

Perhaps for the better, he doesn't need to use a smartphone like he is now using if he is afraid to return to gambling again. He could just be on a normal phone that can't connect to the internet or all his social media accounts or whatever, so he won't feel the urge to go back to gambling again. But this is hard to do because it means we leave the conveniences that we had before and will not use them again if we cannot cure our gambling addiction. But if he can do it until he recovers from his gambling addiction, he will not return to gambling again, even if he is back to using his smartphone as before. This depends on the ways someone wants to stop gambling wants to do, and the ways will certainly vary.

This cracked me up for real. LOL. Yes that's one way to do it.


Yeah, I definitely agree with this. Those who are lonely, always try to find ways to keep themselves busy or entertained in some way. They may start gambling for entertainment purposes. But as they move forward with it, they get addicted quickly. As humans, we are always dependent on others. Whether it is about life or survival. We are always seeking some sort of help from others. Having people around us in times of bad situations will always help us. But we need to keep only those who are good. Not the bad ones. And in the end, even with their help, we can't achieve anything unless we have a strong will for it.

I suppose not even that is going to be enough, all of that information not only is associated with an account but with you as a person.

So even if you could start over and get new devices, accounts and even phone numbers for everything, the moment you input your name in one of those services then all your previous preferences are going to be linked to your new account, and if you are a gambler that is trying to stop yourself from doing it you will still receive many ads related to it, which could make you fall into temptation and gamble even if that was not your intention.

Does this work the same on apps I wonder? Like clearing the data would hard reset everything you see. In the cache thing though, I'm not totally familiar with it but isn't the data stored within a specific cache tagged to your account? That is why your ads are matched whether you view them from a phone or laptop/desktop. At least that's how I think it works, so I don't think clearing the cache would actually work. Not familiar with how they store data so idrk, might be better to if needed, just create a new account and format everything to remove any possible connections, maybe even stop using devices as others have said altogether if possible.

You seee, alot of peeps have given Thier suggestions on this particular issue that 'em gamblers might even get confused on which way to follow - especially since they sometimes contradict themselves...hahaha!!
It's good to run a therapy, cut down your greed , control your movement, cravings and desires, control your gambling budget, move on when there are too many loses etc.... Most importantly, do what works for you ..
I'll advise that nobody even plans of starting, with the hope of doing this things to escape addiction in the future... CASES ARE DIFFERENT!!

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Yep, In the end it depends on our intention too because it's hard to stop gambling if we don't want it to stop
I personally probably won't stop gambling activities before I'm really old because it's like one of the injections for me to relax but that doesn't mean we have to become addicts too because in the end we also have to know our limits.

As for stopping gambling and addiction problems I think both online and offline are all the same when it is addicted then it is difficult to stop but on the other hand we also have to try self-control so that we don't completely fall into gambling because I still feel that gambling is not wrong if we know our limits. what makes this complicated is when we don't know our limits and become more obsessed with gambling.

Actually they could. We have straight jackets for that lol.

In all seriousness though, it's one thing to be prepared to quit gambling and be aware that at some point you're going to be addicted to this and you would need to step back, it's another to actually plan things out should you gamble against your plans and be belligerent enough to break your own promises to yourself. I'm not against relying on other people for gambling addiction assistance especially when you really need it, cause one thing that I find to be the common denominator among gambling addicts is that they are mostly lonely and alone people, so socialization could definitely help. With that being said, if you feel like you're going to be addicted after all, don't follow through with the gambling idea lol, but should you do so, and I know most of us will, then might as well let people you care about the most that you're into this new thing.

If someone wants to quit gambling, it has to be their own choice. If they don't possess the will to stop, others can't do it for them. There are rehabilitation centers that help people to quite addictions. But in order to show up there, it has to be their own choice. I have seen many people put into rehabilitation centers against their will. They were able to quit their addiction, but after some times, they were back to the same thing again. But those who have gone there on their personal choice, they were the ones who were successful in doing so.

Online gambling is very hard to avoid if you are addicted. All you need is a smart device and internet connection. If you don't choose to quit gambling, doing this won't help. You can change your settings at any time. You can use other devices or internet. Not only the ads, but your mind could do the same. If it's a habit, you can't change it like this. If you have a strong will to quit gambling, only then this will help. And if you are a starter and not addicted yet, then this will help a lot not to get addicted.

I've never been so frustrated in my life, and it all started when I started gambling and maybe forming the wrong gambling mindset. We risk for the purpose to separate modest bills from the profits we generate on a regular basis. There are several ways to stop gambling, but it must begin with the gambler, who must decide before these stringent measures are implemented. Gambling is detrimental to young minds, particularly newcomers. They are primarily the sufferers of this impediment. It's critical that they take a close look at what they're doing, whether it has a positive or negative impact on their lives. I would not recommend gambling to anyone because it is potentially dangerous and unpredictable.

this method will not be effective because currently there are many sites that are important and often open, people always display advertisements from gambling sites and it makes them but if those who don't want to gamble will not pay attention to these advertisements, gambling is an activity that for most people is a means of entertainment, while some people think that gambling is a means to get rich in a short time, the most important thing is that as long as we can control the intensity of our struggle then there will be no problem with gambling, gambling is not a bad thing.

Indeed, there are many methods that can help reduce gambling addiction. One effective way is engaging in various activities throughout your day which can divert your attention from the urge to gamble. Also I think it'll be better if you limit your internet usage and avoid browsing sites that might tempt you to gamble again. Anyone is free with which method it'll work the best for himself but for me I think the way I just decreased my gambling activities is when I tried to make myself busy with other stuffs during the day.

I think I can agree on it because there is no way we can totally stop the ads about gambling. We are only too small for them. We also can't shut down the internet because it is useful on other things that we do or our family members are using it. Speaking of family members, some of them won't care to their other family members and then an addicted gambler can also hide his condition to his family members. If that is the case, we can only see the experts on our own.

It only becomes a problem if we don't have other sources of income because we already use our money in gambling as we are addicted to it. Anyway, we can try seeking a help from other people, to our friends or to our local government. Maybe there are also some who offer a free service in regards to this matter.

Exactly, it totally depends on a person himself whether he can prevent himself from gambling or not and nothing else can be effective in keeping them away from gambling or casino platforms. We live in a world where everything is digital and we literally can't breathe without the internet these days, and for someone to stay away from devices and the internet is like not eating food which is a basic essential to stay alive, so that is totally not an option.

So for a person who wants to stay away from gambling or gambling ads, they will need to develop self-control in themselves so that they don't get attracted to those ads as even if they remove browsing history, browser cache, or do anything, there will always be some way or another where they will see something related to gambling.

Gamblers who want to stop gambling will look for these methods and try them one by one, but it's not as easy as one might think because when he is trying every method, there will definitely be temptations that make him return to gambling. Only a gambler who sticks to his desire to stop gambling can carry on so well until finally he can really stop gambling. They will not stop trying until they can really stop gambling and that determination can help them. At the same time, others will only return to gambling because they are tempted to play gambling again.

Reminding those people to have that courage to accept things that being notice from how they are acting in terms of their participation from gambling practices, I think it may help them to open something in them that may break that silence since there are people who already noticing changes with their gambling practices.

I get your point that it will help, especially if the person is already being lured by gambling dominance from their own self.

It's your self-will that allows you to move or quit away from any possible addiction that you have inside you.