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I have a family I know where the husband, who is also the father of two school-age children, is practically addicted to gambling. And I want to draw your attention to the fact that this Is indeed a very difficult and serious test for all members of this family. The fact is that this man, no matter how his wife and his elderly parents and even his children begged him, he did not listen to them at all. He was like someone possessed, almost crazy. And he played all the time. And to physical casinos and online too. And naturally he lost everything, even the last money from the family budget. Often there were scandals in the family and the wife simply did not know what to do. But gradually he began to understand that he needed treatment. And he began to go to some kind of prevention, like an Alcoholics Anonymous club. And, I’ll tell you, not immediately, but after five or seven years, he finally got rid of this addiction. And he became a completely normal person, and even plays very rarely, but of course in amounts that he can afford without damaging the family budget. You can say he is losing his pocket money in small change.
But he no longer has such an attraction to gambling.
So sometimes gambling addicts are cured, although with difficulty.
It was a sad story that had a happy ending because the man was finally able to cure his gambling addiction even though he had to do it for five or seven years before he was free from his gambling addiction. He is truly a man who can do it for his family, and he has seen what the hardest impact of gambling addiction can be on his family. But thankfully, he is now no longer interested in gambling, and this is proof that someone who has a serious gambling addiction can be cured even with difficulty, and this is a blessing for his family. Finally, he was able to cure himself of gambling addiction. He finally understood that he needed treatment, and there was no resistance from him so he could complete healing from his gambling addiction. What this means is that people out there who have experienced even the most severe gambling addiction still have hope of curing their gambling addiction.
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That's right, because addiction is not an ordinary problem or an ordinary disease, it's lodged in the human brain, and if there is no willingness to stop in their little heart then obviously no matter how much advice you give them I don't think it will be able to change anything. That's right, if they are tired of the addiction phase and want to quit then the first action to take in my opinion is to be more open to others, especially those around them, asking for some advice will also be very helpful, but on condition that you really want to stop and take any action to prevent you from returning to gambling.
I think it's actually quite simple, they don't need to bother looking for a cure because stopping gambling is just a matter of "whether you want to or not", if you really want to then yes I think with some advice and restrictions given by your family is also very helpful. Yes, if they are regular gamblers, or in other words not addicted at all, then it is not a significant problem because of course with those who are just regular gamblers who come only for pleasure, they must have a better mindset than those who are addicted, the point is that they already have their own control. Adding new activities to distract them is good enough to be an alternative.
The important thing is there is a will. In the future, there will be a way to cure his gambling addiction. Willingness will lead him to find a path that suits him so he can try to fix his gambling addiction. This will work optimally with encouragement from the people closest to him who continue to encourage him that he can cure his gambling addiction. He will not feel bored during his healing sessions because the people around him always encourage him to continue to endure and undergo treatment. This is what people who are addicted to gambling and the people around them must do so that they can collaborate to get the results they want, namely freedom from their gambling addiction. Maybe it won't take long to recover from his gambling addiction because of the support and encouragement from the people around him.
Once again, help from family is very meaningful for people who are experiencing problems because they feel that they are not alone in struggling to solve their problems, so they will continue to receive encouragement and encouragement from their family until they can recover from their gambling addiction. A strong desire to recover, coupled with encouragement from his family, will make him able to survive the difficult sessions of healing his gambling addiction. If he recovers, he can share his story with many people, especially people who are still struggling with gambling addiction, so that their hearts are moved to want to try to cure their gambling addiction.