Topic: Quit gamble! Easy or Hard? Let's talk. - page 50. (Read 10012 times)

I'm on my way to quit smoking as well but it's just not making me stop when I see no one is at home. I still sneak out to the store and hide a pack inside my drawer. It's hard when I still enjoys doing it. But I can stop whenever I have flu and coughing. That's the difference. 

What a gambler needs to be able to quit instantly is an unexpected event that will make him stop for a long time and when he is able to resume he will lose his interest and example I think is going to prison 

Everyone has a different mentality, that's why it all depends on the person, if you want to stop or reduce gambling activities, you should start by not accessing any gambling sites or avoiding things that contain gambling, for example, if you are used to playing gambling on the internet, at least disconnect the internet and stay away from cellphones are also laptops so that you don't have the desire to access them.

But it all has to be driven from intention because without intention it will not work after all even so it depends on how the person wants to quit, if he has a high desire to quit I'm sure he can, because I was once a cigarette addict and it's hard for me to quit smoking unless I have a high intention to quit, even now I have quit smoking, success depends on the level of intention itself.

I guess the internet have opened us up to a lot of chance and freedom to take individual responsibilities of what we allow and how we set the limits to our daily activities,  there os no doubt that there are somethings that the environment can influence such as some learning a new language,  if you find yourself leaving amid other natives you may be easily influenced into learning and speaking the language the natives are speaking otherwise you won't be able to communicate with them so the environment can influence such characters.

But in gambling where we have the internet which is a global village itself, making it easily available to access any casino,  gamblers are left with the option of controlling their activities themselves and this is what is likely the best way to quit an addiction is by self-restrictions.

You have spoken the truth my friend, it's exactly what I was pointing at in my comment you quoted above, gone are the days when environment was the only factor that determined whether a gambler is able to quit or not, with online gambling becoming even more popular this days than their offline counterparts, online gambling casino ads are every where on the internet, so even if a gambler decides to change or leave an environment due to heavy gambling influence in that environment, the gambler also cannot leave or run away from the internet..

So in such circumstances, personal decision has become to most effective way of quitting gambling, environment still plays a roll but no longer a major roll, he or she who wants to quit gambling must make the decision to do so, and gather the mental and emotional strength needed to stand by that decision, else it's just gonna be "quit today, come back tomorrow".

It would be rules for common gambler without problems. For me(for example) there is no problem to stop gambling even if i have enough money on deposit. But the gambler that can`t stop - mustn`t have more money than he ready to lose. 
And i can`t agree with your second rule. Trying to win big prize is normal, but only when it doesn`t repeat after loses again and again.

wrong in that mate, I think you are not really a gambler or never become addicted.
because this is depending in about the level of gamblers you are.

if you are just occassional gambler then indeed that you can just quit easily ,

but if you are addicted ? how can you measure its addictions and the desire to quit?

have met addicted gambler and I know how hard it is.

I think that it is the circle of friends that plays a very important role in the question of how difficult or easy it is for a person to stop gambling.  His image in their eyes depends on the people around him, and many of his friends may not understand and wonder why and for what reason this player refuses to gamble.  And in the company of other players, such a player will immediately feel superfluous, which is very unpleasant. 
And if the player is just unemployed, which happens quite often now, then gambling is generally simply dangerous because he initially does not have the money he earned himself to place bets.  And he plays with other people's money, which he either borrows, or his relatives give him just like that, or, in the worst case, he stole it.  Naturally, such gambling cannot end well.  It is often difficult for such people to stop, especially if they become addicted to gambling.

It may be a factor in it, but again, that is really natural right now. The government is providing jobs to those unemployed, but again, not enough, as we can see that the unemployment rate keeps going up. Also, also with your company or circle of friends, you can leave them or don't hang with them if you really want to quit. Though that is where the difficult words begin, there are tons of factors that affect you, such as just browsing social media and seeing an ad about gambling, which again factors into the fact that you can't quit and play it again. It is really a matter of discipline and controlling yourself.

Maybe he can move from the old neighbourhood to a new one to escape the influence of people still gambling in his old environment. This is necessary so he doesn't associate with those people and can also focus on healing his addiction. Usually, that is what many people suggest to people addicted to gambling or others so that they can build new habits without any interference from people who are still doing old habits. But it takes a big struggle to move to a new environment because he has to open up and adapt to the people around him. Thus, he can gain new experiences that will be useful for him in healing his gambling addiction.

If he can't move to a new environment, he must control himself and have the courage to say no if someone around him asks him to return to his old habits. But usually, a person will gradually return to his old habits if his environment can invite him and give him something more interesting. This will certainly affect his gambling addiction recovery process because he has to struggle to stick with his new habits and leave his old ones. And only with a strong determination to leave his old habits can make him continue with his new habits to recover from his gambling addiction.

If they are not too deep or have been playing gambling for too long, maybe it won't be too difficult. But the problem is when they have found pleasure in playing gambling, they can come back to find other pleasurable experiences. And that is what triggers them to feel addicted to gambling so they cannot control themselves and if they want to stop gambling, they will find it difficult to leave what they have been doing.

So they need strong controls to moderate their gambling games so they don't overdo it and can enter and exit gambling whenever they want. They will not become addicted to gambling because they already have strong reasons only to make gambling as entertainment. And they can also leave gambling for a few days because other activities require their presence so that they can divert their attention to other things.

Easy or hard ? It it depends on the person because if he wants to get rid of his gambling habit he can do it but if he really doesn't like and loves gambling, it can be said if he has a hard time quitting gambling

Whenever money arrives to a person, it happens that that person is free to spend it, if they want to spend it in a casino that's fine, if they want to spend it in any other case, that's their problem, but what should be understood is that a habit has already been created, things go more for what they want or what they want to do, there is nothing else there, in the game, regardless of age, anyone can become addicted and they can do things that they did not do before, sacrifices or even some who are so addicted to casino do not eat because that money is used to bet in the casino and that is something that happens in most cases.

Age in this case does not matter, there are young people who are addicted and are very young, even so they suffer from addiction problems that do not let them live their lives in peace, and they can do many things, but here who has to act correctly is the person who is sending the money, to ask what the money is spent on, to show him, with so much technology out there , a video call or something is enough, you always have to be very aware, when a person is older you have to be more pending because things with the elderly may have someone who disrespects them or worse still takes advantage of them, in this case it is not like that, but the woman must have more supervision.

The fact that money is sent, with a lot or little Effort, is something that has to be seen as a nice gesture and for it to be totally complete, you should at least ask, or have a special person inform you of what has been spent your money, because I am sure that you will stop buying basic things just or play in a casino, I agree that you play in a casino, but that it is not the full money, because it is easy for you to lose it, that you have a small amount of space play , so you don't get out of line with your things and you can enjoy the game , sometimes playing with little money is exciting, and first play in demo mode so that you can have more experience when playing with real money, otherwise all the money they send you It will be for the Casino..

If you are really that willing or serious on quitting then you should really be that responsible or mindful on avoiding things which are really that correlated to gambling because if you do engaged yourself again or being exposed then likely you would really be coming back and play once again. Quitting gambling is never been that easy specially on the time that you do make yourself get hooked or caught by addiction.If you arent really that good on handling your finances and really that going all in with gambling then you are really that putting yourself at great trouble and this is something that you should really be avoiding on the first place.
Dont make yourself get engage on something that you cant handle specially on gambling which it does pertain about spending money and if you are a type of person on whose really that impulsive then you would really be finding yourself on great trouble once that your finances had been greatly affected. This is why we should really be careful because gambling addiction isnt something that could easily be geting rid with if you
arent that good on control your mind and having that kind of impulsive reactions then this would really be a great or big challenge.

Just like the environment one stays in plays a major role into being a gambling addict or not, another key factor that contribute into people being a gambling addict is the company they keep, and lack of jobs, because due to the high rate of unemployment & poverty in most places,  people have now dive into gambling for the purpose of easy cash out, since it offers the ability to predict and win, they continue giving it a try hoping to someday win a life changing money. Which in most cases, never comes.

Quitting gambling for the average gambler is incredibly easy, as this is just another form of entertainment for us, however for the one that has developed some sort of dependency towards it, this can be one if not the most difficult thing that they are going to do during their lives, so it is important that people do what they can to never get to that stage, as due to many different factors, leaving a gambling addiction behind is getting more challenging by the day.

Environmental factors indeed contribute a lot to one gambling habit and how effective gambling withdrawal can prove positive results,  I use to be heavily involved in some character and habits before and when I discovered that those characteristic where part of the environment I decided to change my location but that is after I already made every personal arrangement to disengage from such habits.

Gambling this days doesn't necessary mean environmental engagement since we can gamble online using our cellphones or computer devices in other to make a drawback from gambling in this situation,  it has to be a personal decision regardless of the environment,  your mindset is what first makes the decision and even though environmental factors can play a role it has to first start from the individual.

Well, I have to agree with you, you are very correct, at least, from my personal experience, I can really tell that environment in gambling really matters, I remember when I began my gambling journey, I gambled for a while and then stopped due to lack of winnings, I started gambling occasionally, that is from time to time, until I joined this forum, and start promoting gambling casinos and participating in gambling discussions, that was how I started gambling almost regularly again.

So for anyone looking or wanting to stop gambling for what ever reason, he or she must try and change his or her environment if the environment has so many thing to do wit gambling, but then another question is, if the person manages to change environment, how about adverts?, that is google ads, we all know that casino ads can just pop up from any site when we least expect it, if this can act as a trigger for who ever wants to quit gambling, how does the person deal with such?.

Many times people bet as if to try to see what it is about, and how is their luck, it is not something that begins to be seen as a prize money, if the person wins, they are encouraged, motivated and incentivized so that Keep doing it, until you know defeat, it means you won't have full maturity, because when you lose money it's like you have to see what the person's reaction is, if it's for better or worse, there are people who, when they experience defeat they leave the game and any type of bet, they leave disappointed, others don't, others what they do is keep looking for good luck because they liked winning, that depends on how the person is and how they react , it is difficult to determine and say what Something works the same for everyone.

Apart from a strong determination to completely leave gambling, we also need to distance ourselves from the gambling environment. Most people who are interested in getting into gambling are very much influenced by their surroundings, so it is better if we decide to stop playing gambling to immediately avoid and get out of that environment. If not then your determination will falter and return you to gambling.

In that sense you have to isolate yourself from the environment around you until you are able to control yourself and have a strong and unshakable determination to return to gambling.

If you want to stop gambling, you must have a strong intention to do so because stopping gambling is not easy. Many people fail to do so because the temptation of gambling is very strong and gambling will always provide attractive advertisements that can make us come back.

But if you have seen what happens to you when you play gambling and already experience many losses, maybe stopping gambling is the best for you. Stopping gambling will prevent you from losing more money while you can save the money to prepare for the future for you and your family. And do it immediately before you become a gambling addict because if you are already addicted to gambling, it will be even more difficult to cure gambling addiction.

And with that kind of mindset you will be able to quit or stop as soon as possible, if you treat gambling as a source of entertainment alone, you will not acquire the kind of addiction that will lead you to continue losing more money, in the note of easy or hard to quit, always going to depend on how the person treats gambling, if it's for entertainment and the person is not that attach yet, we can say that it can be easy to quit, but if there's already and addiction or attachment, it's tough to find ways to quit that easy.

You will always find ways to continue playing as the desire inside you always wants to play and nothing else inside your mindsets. Everything is about gambling alone.