yes, we deny ourselves to we are addicted, I have seen my friends who deny themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but don't able to resist with it for a day.
there are many organizations to get out of addiction there is too much ways to get out of it, we can talk to people by calling, chatting, etc. if someone don't have people to seek support.
I really liked the idea of the organizations they are really helpful to get out of addiction.
Seeking professional help should be your last resort. But the first thing that you need to do is realize that you are actually addicted to gambling. In order to get rid of this addiction, you need to have a strong will which will determine whether you are going to get rid of this addiction or not. I am addicted to cigarettes and let me tell you this. It is hard to quit smoking when you are the one making the decisions. If I decide to quit but I don't have a strong will, I won't be able to do it. But if I really choose to do it with a strong dedication, I will succeed for sure.
I know it's not the same thing with gambling addiction but every addiction does play the same role and could be avoided by following some kind of precautions. First priority should be not getting addicted at the first place and even if we get addicted we should choose ourselves that we really want to get rid of it.
You are right and I completely agree with you, addictions all play same role and operates in the same manner, regardless they are of different types and levels as well.
I know some guys who are addicted to smoking over here as well, one of them once confided in me that he's really tired of smoking and wishes to stop, but hasn't been able to, my reply to him was that, he is not ready to stop, that he has not made up of his mind to stop. Then he asked me what I meant by that, I told him exactly the same thing you said here about being strong willed to quit something, that he has not really made up his mind to stop smoking, for if he has, he would do any thing possible to stop it.
Then, he tried to explain to me that, quitting an addiction is not as simple as making up one's mind to stop, and then boom, it's gone. He explained that, just making up ones mind to stop doing something, and then that person just stops doing that thing, simply means that the person was not really deeply addicted to doing that thing, that for someone who is deeply addicted, personally decision and determination to quit doing that thing may never help except God intervenes, which is why it's called addiction, that if addiction was as easy as we think it is, to come out from, it wouldn't be called addiction.
In the end, he seemed pretty serious and I could not help but agree with him, I only managed to tell him to seek medical or professional help since he on his own can't stop, and I believe there are alot of gambling addicts going through the same challenge, I will also advise them to seek professional help when its imminent that they can't help themselves anymore.