Topic: Recovery journey from gambling addiction. - page 4. (Read 2708 times)

Possibly addiction will stay inside forever, and waits until something triggers its return. I dont want to look like a person who loves dig in one persons dirty laundry, but take a look on OP posting history. Even though he fights with addiction and talks about his recovery, a lot of his posts are still gambling related. Right now he isnt gambling, but he is walking on the edge of a blade. Maybe he is only posting in gambling section and does nothing gambling related IRL, but being close to gambling when you are on a process of recovery might not be good.

Easy to say but it would really be that so hard to be done on which you cant be able to make yourself having this kind action at the moment that you are on such situation.
Gambling addiction isnt a problem that you could be easily be able to recover or get out from it, on which you will really be needing that extreme mental fortitude on quitting
on which this isnt really that easy. When your addiction is really that severe then stopping would really be a tough challenge but its not impossible to quit though if you wanted to
it is really just that there are ones who cant be able to do and thats why they would really be asking out for some external help.

You did well mate but I wonder why you decided to change your mind towards gambling. You should always have it in mind that gambling is not a mean to make profits which is ok of the place where some gamblers get it wrong and end up losing too much. While having a good gambling strategy or risk management, yous till need to have self control and don't have the mindset of getting rich rich. This will enable you to extend your gambling experience a bit longer while also managing your funds and risk.

Yeah that's what I actually use to overcome such addiction, I stopped playing casino games for a while . So the plan was to stop it once and for all but now I have a change of mindset of not taken gambling as a means of making money or getting rich rather as something one do for fun .

So something one just got to do once in a while , than to take as a means of earning or something you have to be doing daily which to me ain't cool especially for those that are new to it because you may endup getting addicted to it over time.

You're experiencing light addiction because you can stop it yourself. You've done the right way to remind yourself that you are getting addicted to the games. When you are still aware of your addiction, you can find a way to stay away from the gambling games temporarily. Until you can handle your mind in gambling, it is better to stop playing gambling first. You need to remind yourself that playing gambling is for fun only, this way to avoid addiction.

Well it's not just an usual behaviour it's mutual infact almost everyone who participate in gambling can testify of gambling more than they can handle. at some point in gambling especially when you begin to see profit more than losses you always have the urge to get more bags through gambling than ever but it's very important to find yourself before it becomes too late. A lot of you guys who became almost addicts did that because you couldn't find anything wrong in your behaviour in the first 2 weeks of consistent gambling. So encourage giving family or close once the consent to check you out when they begin to see changes and with this it will help you get of addiction when it begins to hit you.

Does addiction actually lesves us? Maybe it depends on the degree of the addiction because normally addiction is supposed to ease us when we have introduced different aspects that will aid us and increase our discipline to the level when addiction can easily leave us.
There are people that are still suffering from addiction and we ought to help them especially when they are in their conscious mindset.
Recovering from addiction is not really the problem because I have seen many people that had testified that they don't have addiction of one or two particular things while later going back to it.

Because in the end the initial goal in gambling is to win even though this is always restrained by other thoughts but in the end the initial intention of most people in gambling is like this and I am also still at this point even though I also think more logically where I will definitely lose because I will not be able to fight the bookie but in a small heart when gambling is done in the end it is always implied to make this a momentum for the victory that I want to get in the end.

Indeed, this thought is quite naive but indeed we cannot help but admit that things like this in the end always happen and are difficult to control which in the end if we cannot rethink with the mindset that we emphasize then we will be trapped with the same mindset in the end.

In the end, when we gamble, it is this kind of challenge that we must conquer because in the end this is also an inner battle between our desires and expectations in gambling so that we do not fall further into the wrong mindset in interpreting the concept of gambling that is done.

To accept defeat and forget about your losses does not mean that you are weak or a loser, because you are doing it for your health sake in order for you to have a stable mindset. If you don't want to let go of your losses, it means that you will wallow in addiction and there will be no way out. An addicted gambler needs to quit gambling before he can come out from addiction.

True, it means that it is very unlikely for a gambler to stop when they have a winning streak, surely they will never think of stopping because we know about how valuable money is in life, and in most cases they are actually getting greedier and more confident that they will get a much bigger win, but it also means that someone will probably only stop when they have no money, but not stop completely, but stop when they have no money and one day there is a possibility to come back again after having some money.
On the other hand, as you said, usually when we win, many people will approach and try to defend us and vice versa when we lose, maybe they will not see us at all, or maybe blame us with various assumptions such as someone who is involved in gambling has a very bad personality, money is talking here.

Yes, the point is intention, because everything will usually be closer to success when you involve intention and sincerity in it, I understand that recovering from addiction is difficult but it does not mean it is impossible if for example you really want to try and have a strong intention, seeking support from others especially those closest to us is a good idea, but from my own experience I was cured after I succeeded with an idea that I made myself, namely by excluding myself from various things that smell of gambling especially the circle of friends who are active in gambling.

So far I see that people only talk about wanting to recover from addiction but they don't take any action and that's why addiction is very difficult to cure, the point is you have to really be able to hold back your curiosity about winning and after that exclude yourself from various things that can connect you to gambling.

one of the fatal results of addiction I always imagine being those who are in prison, sleeping on the streets who no longer have anything. I just imagine it is very painful if we experience that. therefore must be able to control yourself so as not to be carried away by the great current of destruction so as not to become one of them. to recover from gambling addiction it is very difficult to get out of that zone, because of the large amount of money lost they do not let go of the money until chasing victory comes again. this concept is very dangerous if are not ready to accept the risk

Gambling addiction isnt something that would really be so simple for you to get out on which this is something that you must really be that very careful at the time or moment that you will really doing gambling. Each person does have that different level of tolerance and patience towards unfortunate conditions such as on the thing that you will experience loses on where it do mainly causes up on trying out to break even on which on this case then you will definitely be trying out to deposit more for you to be able to break even on what you have lost. This will definitely the thing that comes up into your mind when you do play gambling. On the moment that you do play gambling then make it sure that you should be that minding about having some fun and entertainment and expect with those loses that will happen because it is really the part of it. If you cant be able to control yourself on such urge on playing gambling then this is really a solid sign that you are already addicted to it. Only a few could be able to recover on such addiction on which most of them do end up on seeking up some professional help, some do getting imprisoned because of doing some crimes and some people do end up on sleeping on the streets or totally broke. These are the potential situations that will happen into your life.

Addiction begins with trial and error, and at first all are the same, all start with a small budget, but at high intensity it will cause a very risky addiction. On the other hand, I have a different opinion from you about small capital not being able to win big wins, because I saw it happen to some of my friends and it didn't happen just once. So no matter how much capital we bring, as long as luck is on our side then all possibilities will happen, including in terms of the amount of victory that seems impossible but can happen when luck comes.

It's certainly not easy to recover from gambling addiction but where there is will, there is way. The first step to leave the gambling addiction is to make a personal resolve that you are going to quit that addiction. Without personal will there is no way one can recover from any addiction. Once there is personal resolve, the family and friends can come in to help a person getting back to normal life. To me getting rid of gambling addiction depends on persons own choice and it's not very hard thing, he can leave that only if he want to! 

Every process of quitting gambling is always a heavy obstacle to return to normal. However, if the belief is strong to stop gambling, it may be said to be successful but not 100% at least reduce the activity. Maybe can still gamble but only as entertainment and not make it the main thing anymore if you are already aware of logic. Because gambling if you understand until logic they consider it entertainment there is no more hope to win

I am of the opinion that everything just needs to be put in order, if there is a desire, then sooner or later the player will find a way to play, it is better to try to leave gambling but make it safe, that is, play for money that you do not mind losing and learn not to exceed this amount. This will be an achievement in gambling, and everything else, including family help, are temporary measures and they require constant monitoring, but no one wants to be a nurse for an adult who cannot control himself in finances or other addictions.

From the topic «how would I gamble if I have $1 budget per day», I personally came to conclusion that if I gamble with little money, I will never taste the taste of big wins. Since I dont believe tha someone might be ever fully recovered from gambling, playing little budget, but sticking to it might help not to go wild and do uncontrolled gambling like previously.

You know I try so much as possible to never witness how gambling addiction feels like, because once I get a taste of something it will always be a part of me, I gamble but I do it based on fun and little risk taking, never have I dream about making life changing money from gambling, I know this will likely open the door to addiction easily, I don't want it.

I keep using small money to gamble and I never let it cross between me and my responsibility in my family, no one even know that I am into gambling while many people show it off especially when they win some money, I knew that everything gambling gives can be taken back in future.

To recover from addiction you need to make up your mind first, and if you are ever going to come back into gambling you should make sure to understand what gambling is, knowledge is power and I respect what gambling is

Because there is a thin line between getting fully recovered from addiction and continue gambling a little after taking some measures to fight with gambling addiction. Like with OP, he has said that he has recovered, yet we see him in gambling section. So far he is strong and keeps his past addiction closed. Or he will be always be strong to keep his addiction away.