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Yes and one of the childish things is that they might be a little bit selfish, they understand that their minds should be mature and that means being able to differentiate between good and bad sometimes they are still selfish like children, like I said before because they misinterpret the opportunity so they keep gambling because they want to get the winnings that are always expected, they are already stuck in that cycle like any other gambler.
That's one of the goals of casinos, they want gamblers to get stuck in their own mindset of uncertain expectations, and they're already there to keep playing and chasing wins. Basically if they are too serious and ambitious in their pursuit of winning then surely whatever control they have previously set up will be lost and they will forget about it.
Honestly, I can't really be sure whether they will be firm with their decision to quit at some targeted time, because sometimes it's just nonsense, it's very difficult to avoid it. So I think it's more effective if you want to quit in the next few years then you have to start reducing the activity from now on, you can reduce the time to gamble and also the budget. This must be done slowly because there is no way with such addiction they can stop suddenly.
And they must realize this by reducing their gambling activities to avoid difficulties when they really want to stop gambling. Often, people get caught up in their thoughts, which makes them think that they should be obeyed even though that is not necessarily true. And that makes them misinterpret the odds because they want to win. Perhaps they should stop gambling for good so they don't think about winning from gambling.
That's the way it should be, whether they are young or old, they should be able to realize it so that they can make precautions or reduce and basically some restrictions that should be done. Honestly I don't care if they are old or young, in gambling they are the same and it all depends on themselves and their own personalities. We can't assume that those who are older are mature in their thinking and choices, it won't always be like that even though our assumptions usually say that older must be more mature. And that's the wrong thought, they make a mindset that will indirectly make themselves trapped or create a trap for themselves. So before gambling or getting into gambling it's better to do your research first, if you can't withstand all the risks that are there I think it's better not to do it because it will only make it worse and add to the problem.
We must realize that we only use gambling as entertainment and nothing more so we don't get trapped into gambling deeply. Apart from that, we don't need to chase victory because the more we chase it, the more difficult it will be for us to get that victory. That will only result in us losing self-control and making us lose money.
I know how hard it is to get our minds around gambling especially if you're already in the addiction phase, it's very difficult, your logic and greed will keep arguing between the facts and the uncertain expectations. I hope you can give your logic a little time to think realistically that this is gambling to test your luck, nothing more than that and don't overdo it if you want to survive until the end of the journey.
They must be firm with themselves and know what they have to do, especially if it is gambling. And I agree with you that trying to reduce gambling activities from now on will not make it difficult for us if we want to stop in the next few years. And it can also allow us to save money to use it for other things.
For the problem of whether or not they are firm in applying self-control, I think it's true that it will come back to themselves, only they know what they feel, every gambler has a different way, so that means they also have their own way to overcome it if they really want to stop. Of course, as I said before, there is no way they can instantly stop gambling especially for those who are already addicted. So a more effective alternative is that you have to start from now on to reduce it so that when you reach your target to stop you will have no difficulty stopping because your interest must have decreased to gamble.