Topic: Quit gamble! Easy or Hard? Let's talk. - page 35. (Read 10434 times)

Gambling for a small amount is showing what you know as a gambler. Limit yourself to the casino, then have your friends with you. When it's like that, you'll really feel like you're having fun because you're with someone.

It's just that I had an experience in the past when my friend was gambling with me. I always lost until I ran out of money, while my friend always won. In short, at that time, he had a lot of money, and I told him he refused or stopped, and he followed. I felt jealous of him, but he scolded me and let me eat fast food.

Definitely agree that gambling as a primary source of income can be dangerous and stressful but life is all about managing risk right? Sounds like you suffered a huge loss lately maybe? Agree to the extent that using gambling as a means to earn regularly can trap one in a cycle of dependency, where the next bet always feels like the chance to "make it all back" - but at the end of the day maybe you have to separate work from pleasure so that your day job doesn't become an addiction

I have done something like this when I am addicted to smoking reduce the habit after a few months, I will get used to reducing it finally stopped completely and it was the same as what my friend was done, he could stop gambling that way, it was true that the addict would find it difficult to quickly recovered and will not be able to instantly stop just like that, it takes time to change habits slowly after being accustomed it will be easy to stop gambling.

It is true to limit time and money when gambling gradually because that way it will make it easier to get rid of habits slowly and must be accompanied by high intentions to stop because without that it will not be possible and even very impossible to do that, the point is always confident And sure also do it consistently and the results will not disappoint in the end.

I agree with you on the part where you stated the obvious how hard it could be for someone who is already addicted to quit the habit, you rightly said it will be harder if the habit is already earning something in terms of gambling and being on the winning stride,  but if there is a will there will definitely be a way,  so for that ongoing what have already been part of you could be hard but not impossible but best easy way is to give it a long term approach and not by quitting at once.

E.g by placing a limit and reducing the number of time and energy you put in at the initial stage and this could mean a lot because someone may think that not quitting 100% may not yield any positive result for the addict but believe me it will eventually and on the long run.

Yes, in my opinion, we don't need to be ashamed of the condition of gambling addiction, because somehow it must be cured. A gambling addict tends to be more emotionally and psychologically unstable, especially if he experiences lose while gambling. Another thing that is more frightening is that maybe they will commit crimes for money or end their lives because they can no longer afford to pay their debts. So, before something bad happens, it's a good idea for us to open up and find a solution to this condition

It seems that it is more difficult for most people to get out of online gambling addiction than offline gambling. If necessary, perhaps he should abandon everything that might make him access gambling sites, as that would force him to stop gambling online

As long as the person is not addicted to that habit, he can easily change it without much of difficulty.  It is the addiction that makes things very difficult.  Like in gambling, if one falls to gambling addiction, it would be very hard for him to pull himself back to sanity where he is in control of his activities.  I do not blame the social media here because they are there to advertise but you are the one who is in contorl wheter you let yourself get influenced or shut these social media advertisements down and ignore them totally.

I say, don't blame others for a mistake done by ourselves, instead reflect and see how we can change things for the better if we find ourselves in pits of trouble due to gambling excessively.

We could say such think is a consequence of how marketing and directed advertisement work nowadays. Once Google and other big technology companies are aware of one's product preferences and tastes, then it is just matter of time before the stream of ads start to come. Sure, it is not a thing which is exclusive to the gambling world or ecosystem. No many of us would be mad by finding something actually useful and appealing through these new mechanisms; but certainly will make life harder for anyone who wishes to disconnect from an habit or specific service which is generating problems to them.

Sometime you may think that you are playing for the fun, but unknowingly to them that they are already going out to chase a particular direction,  although a few gamblers are smart enough to set a limit to their involvement in casinos.
But above all, you should maintain a standard limits to your gambling operations and making sure that you are not going all out too much in any direction, because is very important to maintain such to avoid getting into something that won't be avoidable such as a case of addiction.

Quitting a habit that has invariably taken over you could possibly be the hardest thing you'd wanna try... But if you've got solid reasons to do so, then you'll be driven on that motive..
It takes alot of resilience and self-motivation to avoid them sites and supress the urge to gamble; especially if you were already on your winning streak...The social media has made things WORST this days as you'll be redirected to several more sites with more sumptuous offers just after signing out on the former.

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Unfortunately, in most stories, if a gambler has some kind of problem with addiction to games (in fact, there are not many addicts, there are about 6 percent of the total number of players), then relatives or friends will refer him to a psychologist. Because the addicted gambler is the last to admit the problem.
Often even the scenario is as follows: an addicted gambler begins to steal money or sell things from home, his relatives give him to doctors or psychologists, the gambler pretends that he has taken the path of correction, doctors or psychologists see that he is lying, the gambler truly admits the problem and is cured.
I think there are exceptions when the player himself notices his addiction and goes for treatment, but this happens very rarely.

You're right. The habit of winning is a must when the house will always be the major problem behind the issue many gamblers are facing today in terms of gambling addiction especially those that are gambling to regain loss or winning big and lose all the winning due to not taking a break.

Yes, most gamblers that are newbies know this but how many gamblers check their gambling behavior after the game buzz take over.

True, if it's really hard for someone who already addicted but he already admitted the addiction inside him, asking for help from your love ones  to assist you to work your problem with professional to know what's the best practices and remedies to lessen  or to completely move away from gambling can be a good resort, with the guidance of professional, it will be possible to trace the root cause and eliminate it inside your mind. A big help to realize  and quit away from your gambling addiction.

Yes, most people don't want to admit that they are addicted to gambling, maybe they feel embarrassed so they don't want to admit it. However, if his gambling addiction is allowed to continue, he will spend more money and leave a lot of debt. The best option is to try to stop before all the money is gone and you go bankrupt.

If a gambling addict cannot overcome his addiction on his own then it is better to ask someone else or a professional for help. It's not good to be an addict although I'm not against gambling, but anything in excess definitely has a bad impact

If so, we must continue to limit ourselves when gambling and prevent it for too long so that it doesn't cause problems when we have finished gambling. By controlling ourselves and being careful in everything, we can prevent the urge to continue playing, especially if we have experienced a lot of defeats. We really have to be able to control ourselves because many gamblers lose self-control when gambling, so we have to prevent it from happening to us.

Yes, stopping is not easy, especially if you are addicted. Still, we are responsible for ourselves, so if we are addicted, we should start introspecting and looking for a cause to heal ourselves. However, most gambling addicts will find it difficult to recognize that they are addicted to gambling because all they have is the desire to continue gambling. But when awareness from within says that we are addicted to gambling and this must be stopped, we really need help from other people to stop gambling.

And when we get help, we shouldn't waste it because we really want to stop gambling and cure the gambling addiction. We must try hard to fight the urge to gamble for our own good. And even though we find it difficult to do it or go through the process, we must keep trying and remember that what we have gotten from gambling is defeat after defeat, and we don't want to experience that again. This will encourage us to be more active in healing our gambling addiction to go through the process well.

In my opinion, quitting gambling depends on the person. Let's put it this way: a person who is addicted to gambling has a high rate of losses, and a person who's addicted to gambling but, let's say, has more winnings. So the first person For them, if they become addicted and experience a lot of losses, it's hard for them to quit. Because they will keep on gambling to chase their losses, hoping that they will win and recover, but in reality, it's not just you who bet and play; you should also use critical thinking, skill, and luck, which is, I believe, the main aspect of gambling for you to earn. For example, the second person that I've mentioned is the one that has a lot of winnings. I have a colleague at work who does gambling; he uses 1/4 of his salary as capital to play. But not just that, he also offers his friends and other coworkers to invest in him and has a contract that says that every month depending on your investment, you will receive a fixed amount. Why do I share this? Because you will see his confidence in gambling, why? Yeah, he maybe doesn't have 100% winnings, but he also doesn't have a high rate of losses, meaning he is a skilled one; he uses thinking, skill, and luck to do gambling to earn. And because of that he treats gambling as a side hustle. So for him, quitting gambling will depend; for him, gambling became his hobby and side hustle. But for the other person, gambling can be a nightmare, so will he or she quit gambling? We never know; it depends. There could be many circumstances and situations for an addicted gambler to quit.

nice to see you are gambling for fun and your friends too.
playing with small amount of money which we can happily afford to lose is fun because our emotions don't take control of us.
if we lose a reasonable amount in one or two bets, it's highly possible that emotions will take control of you and you will try to recover that amount by placing huge bets,
sometimes we can recover but many times we bust our account in that process,
it's better to stop at that point so we can save the remaining balance.

I will say that, not every gambler out there begin or began their gambling activities on the ground or bases of just having fun, atleast, I can say of myself that I didn't start gambling as a way of having., I started gambling with the sole purpose of making money, after watching my friend win good amount of money three times through sports betting, I decided to try it myself  to see if I could win too, I began to see gambling as a way to have fun after I gambled for a while without winning anything, I withdrew for Several years, but seeing that when ever there was a match being played, my friends bet on their favorite team with small amount of money to make watching the match very fun for them, I decided to join them in betting small amount of money, and at the end of the match, I discovered I was always happy whether I won the bet or not, I was always happy for the fun I had watching the match with friends and debating, arguing who would win the match, who will score and who won't, who played well and who didn't, all this wit some money at stake..

This is how I learnt to gamble for fun.

It's not easy to stop if you're already addicted. Gamblers who can't control themselves but want to quit needs a support group (family, professional help etc.) to overcome their situation because they can't do it alone since their behavior are uncontrollable. Though one must be determine to help himself in order to stop the addiction.

Therefore as a gambler, would you like to be in such situation before realizing what you should do beforehand? Play in moderation to not suffer what gambling addicts are experiencing due to the lack of control. It's fine to play games, have fun and have a desire to win but always limit yourself. Because if you did not, it's the start of having a gambling problem because of the way you treat it.

Gambling isn't for the faint hearted and is so funny how you have to show your weakness this open and that's not right and I want to say that, you can't and don't expect people flood to your direction simply because you think and feel gambling isn't for you.
I've read and also seen cases of people who are doing extremely well in gambling and I've also seen people who live all their lives on gambling and how do you want to explain to these set of people that relying on gambling for survival is bad?
Gambling doesn't work for you doesn't mean it doesn't work for some other persons.
One man's food is another man's poison.

Initially, people gamble for fun and entertainment, but after some time, they become addicted. Gambling is an addiction, and just like every addiction, it is very difficult to quit gambling, and the person will feel serious withdrawal symptoms. To manage these symptoms, a person should join a support group and have behavioural therapy. Other ways can also be explored, i.e. regular exercise, making oneself busy with productive work, and having an 8-hour sleep. The mind will reprogram itself, and after some time, the gambler will not feel any withdrawal symptoms.