Topic: Tips to avoid compulsive thoughts related to anxiety - page 2. (Read 551 times)

Behavior therapy works fine and addicted people who use such therapy can easily forget about gambling. The neurosis would stop emerging. It's a matter of determination and will power to stop receiving the neurosis. However, demystification helps in removing the doubts and hearsay clamoring the brain of the addict. Most people haven't seen, in the first time, clearly what gambling is about. They still stay in fantasies of wealth. Those fantasies need to be removed in the memory of the addict. Hence, he can then gamble at his will since he doesn't feel moved by the crazy things that makes gambling fun. A gambler who then gambles for the sake of attempting what he likes, can easily avoid gambling at any given time. The invisible hand as Adam Smith said, may still get him to gamble, but only when he is in need of it.

They are unaware; that's how mental conditions work, in everyone's lives unless they are told by professionals with proper diagnosis. If you are anxious, you tend to find something which will relief you from such feeling or state of mind, thus it could be gambling. Mental health condition isn't something "Oh, I know this is wrong, I have commonsense so I would avoid it". Think of it; if that's how it works, why are there people dying over such conditions? Simply 'coz it is never too easy to be in such situation.
Yes it is controllable in many ways but things should be first be diagnosed clinically before making any actions in order to avoid unwanted manifestation to ither mental illnesses. Ways to cope would sound practical and easy hut if you are in such state of mind then there will be factors to be considered and to affect the individual who is anxious. Gambling will never be an advised activity especially from professionals however, it is by one's initiative whether to engage or not.

All of these things include fun activities to entertain oneself, in fact they are various activities that can divert someone from certain mental or psychological conditions.
This is quite helpful and can be done by anyone at any time when they are in compulsive state of mind.
The psychological connection here is very significant and if there is no effort to divert or refresh the mind then worse impacts could occur.
The impact of compulsive state of mind can be even worse than that of gambling addict, of course this will be very dangerous for the continuation of normal daily life.

There are several other ways too, namely by using the services of experts or professional psychiatrists or psychologists, they are smart people in the fields of psychology and brain anatomy.
It just that it might cost an incalculable amount, but they can really help by providing motivation, encouragement to change thought patterns and also suggestions.

Even though the method you have presented is quite efficient, will certainly need an expert if the problem is really getting worse.

That's right, one of them is by doing activities that we like because when you do things that you like then obviously you will feel happy and this feeling can reduce your anxiety level, on the other hand people say that their goal is to gamble to get pleasure and entertainment, yes maybe I can justify that idea if they have a very good and good approach in their gambling activities and far from being excessive. but in my opinion seeking pleasure by gambling is better to avoid it because it is very vulnerable to bad things over time, I mean humans have a forgetful nature which means it is very possible that you can forget some boundaries and self-control if you make gambling a place to gamble and far from being excessive, But in my opinion, seeking pleasure by gambling is better to avoid because it is very vulnerable to bad things over time, I mean humans have a forgetful nature which means it is very possible that you can forget some boundaries and self-control if you make gambling a place to seek pleasure which eventually unconsciously gets carried away and experiences many problems.

So it's better to avoid this and don't make it an alternative to seeking pleasure with the aim of reducing anxiety, anyway there are also quite a lot of other things that can be done as you said about the recommendations of the doctors, and maybe I will also add some of them such as always thinking positively and having enough sleep hours, this will help you to stay healthy and reduce anxiety.

great that you can keep up with your routine to embark on addressing your panic attack. not many people can even admit to themselves that something needs to be addressed in terms of their mental well-being. the very first step is to acknowledge that you have some mental health issues and you are willing to subject yourself to any form of treatment in order to lessen and totally eradicate such emotional burden.

taking care of one's self is the very beginning of change. if you are neglecting yourself, how can you even start things that you need to alter for yourself?


there are so many ways to address such situation. just be open mind with things around you and you will find out that it is much easier if you are open to things that you think you can't do for yourself.

as you mentioned, the following activities can help you refresh your mind towards life -
> exercise
> camping / hiking
> visit a new place / tourist spot
> new hobby / sports
> watch plays / movies
> face-to-face conversation with loved ones, friends
> joining some charitable activities
> meditation

That's what I'm going to say too, since lately I've been experiencing panic attack everyday, which really affects my daily routine and decisions, One thing that helps me to calm is the deep breathing, Ice theraphy and meditation, I've been doing this for a couple of months and it really helps. It seems difficult if you come to a situation where you suddenly panic while gambling because it is possible that your strategy and decision making while playing may be messed up. Maybe the only thing I can advise to others is, if you have anxiety, it would be better to do the self practices first and make sure you are mentally well before playing.

I like the breathing techniques whenever I feel the stress. It works and I was surprised when I did it. Sometimes we cannot just forget about our losing streaks and it adds more to the stress that we will feel. Breathing techniques can be read in some medical articles and some can be watched in the popular streaming service.
Before, I thought I was not going to be affected by casino gambling losses but when the amount grows you will definitely not stop thinking about it. That's why I tried many techniques on how to prevent compulsive gambling and breathing exercises were one of the easiest ways to relieve those problems.
Another one of my ways is taking out steam from your body. Exercise. If I find myself not able to win thousands of rounds, I will just stop and do a bit of exercise and maybe take a bath after that. This helps like you are renewed, and fresh, and it clears the mind to think straight again. Actually, it's better if we can start the day doing that.
When it comes to public services that help cure anxiety due to uncontrolled gambling, I don't think we have those in our country. I mean, I have never seen one organization near me yet.

I've experienced something similar like that but fortunately, by sleeping soundly, I can get rid of all that anxiety. We have to try until we can get rid of anxiety and maybe there are many more ways we can do to get rid of that anxiety. If other ways might be more suitable, they can do it to relieve that anxiety. Achieving calm is not easy and you have to go through many stages, but it is still worth doing because when we are calm, we can think more clearly and decide things well.

It's uncomfortable if we experience anxiety because of something, but believe me, we can get rid of it immediately, and that will be a way to get calm. Regulating our breath is the simplest thing we can do to relieve anxiety. Try to regulate your breathing and affirmations to calm yourself, and with continuous practice, you will definitely be able to get rid of the anxiety, and it won't take long.

Another best way I also sense one can eliminate anxiety is for totally relocate to area where there is no much space for him or her to practice gambling or even think the condition of his present predicament. Most times anxiety easily arose when things around is not moving fine and you find yourself in a tight situation where you have no alternatives of living or even sustaining yourself or able to pay some of the bills surrending you all this can easily increase anxiety but in a way man is financially sufficient and has something that distract them from thinking much about their predicament then anxiety is will decrease to zero.

Anxiety can be controlled and the best way to do it according to doctors here where I live now is to keep doing activities you love and no not gambling,following an afternoon class of what you like for example dancing,going for running or watching comedies in theaters as this has resulted in a much lower anxiety compared to people who don't practice such things.

It depends on the person. I'm an anxious person myself, and I'll occasionally gamble with a specific budget in mind. I avoid having large amounts of money on exchanges too, to make it more difficult to get carried away. If gambling is causing you distress and anxiety, to the point that it deteriorates your wellbeing, then it's time to stop. It's not for everyone.

Addictions and mental illnesses are tough and cannot be dealt with alone; you need professional assistance. There are some public carriers you can contact in such cases, but there are usually long waiting times.

This is also a good way to go to sleep as well. I have a trouble sleeping, I am usually always sick because of this, I am sleepy almost all the time at all days every day, I have a bit of weight problem as well so breathing is not always that easy neither. However, when I go to bed, if I want to sleep, I concentrate on my breath and then I can sleep better, it allows you to remove all the anxiety in your brain and try to make it better and it does help you calm down and when you are calm down, you sleep better.

It's the same as anxiety, because most people who try to sleep and fail do have anxiety as well, and I do too, I have anxiety disorder, and breathing techniques matter a lot, calming teas do also help as well if you want to. That's when you are awake, I do drink teas that are special for this purposes, and they usually help me calm down, when you have anxiety it's usually about your heart beating fast, and calming down will allow you to get rid of anxiety thanks to that.

I agree with you, If a person has anxiety and other mental health issue, It's better for them to know everything they need to avoid, the things that may trigger their mind and decision making. It's difficult to control that's why there are some seminars and webinars offer to the target people so they will have any Idea and knowledge about their mental state. Sometimes, a person isn't aware that they have anxiety or depression, not unless they were clinically diagnosed, so regular mental health check up should be normalize nowadays

And those of us who are busy with various activities often feel anxious because we cannot complete them. They usually experience self-doubt in doing something, so they often feel anxious about what will happen next. If they can handle it by being calm and not thinking about things that are beyond their reach, they will no longer experience anxiety.

Perhaps that's what causes many people to often experience stress due to excessive anxiety. They can't cope because they feel like no one can help them, so they feel alone. And this triggers many suicide cases out there because of this excessive anxiety. It seems that in this current era, there is a real need for experts who can help solve this anxiety problem because if it is not addressed immediately, various problems will arise, especially problems involving a person's health.

I think that if a person has chronic anxiety or some other mental illnesses, they should be smart enough to stay away from gambling and any other triggers. That is only common sense. And there is a lot that they can do to keep themselves away from casinos, like informing friends and family to help them out, contacting any and all casinos and asking for a voluntary ban, finding a new hobby to distract themselves and so on... Anyone who really wants to keep away from triggering their mental condition, knows how to do that. The problem is convincing yourself that you might have to stay away for your own good. Usually we do not want to believe it ourselves... Whether out of pride or ego.

Yes, there's no anxiety if you are really just that responsible on which we know that people would really be just that forgetting on the things that they must do before they would really be able to learn when things gets messy. Just like on what others been saying that whenever you do have that compulsive approach or thoughts towards gambling then you would be doing acts which is really not something ideal or recommended.
Lots or tons of losses would really be ending up on having that kind of stress and anxiety which we know that this is something wont really be worth because it would really be heavily affecting our health on long run.
Therefore, if we do see that we are really that losing much money then it would be just that right that we should stop before everything would really be messy.

Its better to have money problems rather than on health problems but as much as possible it would really be that great that you dont have any problems in related to finances because we know that
once things be affected specially health then it would really be that so hard to make recovery. This is why it would really be that important that you should really know
on how to determine on which is good and which is bad.

No one would be talking about anxiety in gambling if they do the right thing while gambling. Everyone knows gambling is based on luck and uncertainty, so you have to prepare your mind for a win or a loss. If you cannot deal with losing, then i see no fun there for you, and if you are gambling to make profits, you will have to search elsewhere for less stress free means of making money because gambling is not a win win all the time. A person who gambles with the amount he can afford to lose will be more relaxed compared to the one who gambled  with the amount he doesn't want to let go. You can't just eat your cake and still have it. The solution here is to gamble within your capacity,  with this you will be reducing the rate of anxiety.

The best way to avoid compulsive thoughts related to anxiety is to reach out to a person or persons who can help you alleviate what you're suffering, there will always be institutions, and organizations that help people who are undergoing anxiety and depression.
We are living in a fast-paced world and there's so much anxiety about everything we do, on jobs, relationships, and the environment we have to learn to reach out sometimes we lose our way to living the right way and only by reaching out to people who can lead us back to the right direction is the best action we can do.

This is why it would be ideal that you should really be stopping or not tending to get engaged with gambling or some other betting related kind of activity whenever you do have this kind of stress.
Some could be able to handle it out because we do have different approach on things on which there are something that could relieved out the stress that you are feeling and there are ones who would make it more worst. We know that in gambling then it would be likely that it will make things even more worst.Why? losing money is never been that entertaining or could relieved stress
and this is why it would be always better that you should really know on how to differentiate sensibly on which one is the best option and wont really be able to poke up your emotion
or simply being that impulsive.

This is true, first and most important thing to do if someone has compulsive thoughts is to quit entirely if it's damaging their livelyhood.
However, anxiety can also be induced by other factors in someone's life such as family matters or work issues for instance.
There are so many things that can induce stress in an individual actually...

So if someone has already budgeted their gambling to a healthy level but stress still leads them to compulsive throughts, some workouts to reduce stress would be a good case on such scenarios. Of course nothing works for everyone so the safest option is to talk with a pro at any time.