Topic: With gambling, it's probably easier to quit cold turkey - page 3. (Read 789 times)

We human beings have habits, customs and things that we always do known as routine, when we are accustomed to a certain type of activities and that does not make us feel good, and at the same time very happy, that is something very difficult to do. leaving it, when we try to leave one of those things, it is difficult and even though it is known that it is dangerous and harmful to our health, sometimes it is hard to leave something like that, but in retrospect we are people who must learn to leave what makes us damage, I have seen that there are people who know about these risks, and they don't care, I talk to them, I tell them the dangers they face and they don't stop them, they don't give them any importance, it's as if they don't care about their health, It seems incredible to me, I have always seen cases like that, and to remove some bad things is the hardest thing ever, this makes me remember a friend, well one of my friends that I always go out with, who also plays dice with the police in the middle of the border of Colombia and Venezuela, he is going through a very bad time.

His wife left him and he went to the USA out of nowhere, like saying that today she is with him and tomorrow he woke up in the USA and he didn't even say anything to him, he is wrong emotionally, but he said that he made a promise to Heavenly Father God, he was not going to drink alcoholic beverages again, not even beer, at most some guy for a meal or something like that, but they still came in to drink beers and just enough, 'he left that to him, and he told me that long before smoked and also made a promise like that and stopped smoking, I believe that everything depends on the will of the people to do things, if a person decides not to do something again, then he achieves it, because it is a way to get out of it At once, for the rest I see it as very deficient because it is something that you will not be able to do under any circumstances, which is why willpower and desire are better.

Yes it talks about addiction and habits, it is ideal that people can live life without having to depend on something that is still common but excessive, low expectations will reduce to ideal games and habits and not excessive, do you think you should stop gambling? or are you a smoker?

The fact is that people who quit smoking and continue to gamble will forget about their cigarettes because of the sensation of the game they enjoy every day, as well as people who quit gambling and continue to smoke can certainly focus on one or the other in their spare time, and get used to being without these two money-burning habits, even though they are literally different.

Yes, it's not just about quitting, it's about having other pleasures and replacing them with new sensations, by enjoying life more naturally, healthier, and better.

Addiction cannot be stopped suddenly but must be driven by a strong impulse from within themselves and done slowly by reducing activities little by little, reducing expenses little by little, limiting the time spent gambling. It may seem easy, but this is very difficult for an addict to do, but if within themselves they have realized their mistake and have started to think clearly then they can do it, namely stop their addiction and the most important thing is their intention and determination to stop excessive gambling.

If someone does it slowly, I'm sure they can stop someday, even though it takes a little longer, but with family support, it might speed up their recovery. Active smokers can stop when they are sick and forced to stop, while someone addicted to gambling will stop when they experience it big losses and forcing him to improve his gambling so he doesn't make continuous mistakes, so in my opinion gambling addiction can still be stopped slowly but surely.

Addiction arises from being unable to control the urge of a certain activity.  Addiction will not emerge if a person has full control over his activity no matter how he regularly does things or habitually does them. 

And with that things said, a sudden quitting of an activity will do no good because a person's reaction on that will always lead to a person doing them again and again, or the thing we call relapse because the body is used to the kind of activity and will voluntarily doing the same thing again.

I think one of the best examples is the action we call mannerism.  It is the action of the body that we unintentionally do when in a certain situation.  And no one can stop mannerisms abruptly.  it needs a process to correct, so I also think the same way about gambling.  It takes time to fully stop gambling activities without the worry of relapses.

Habits/Hobbies or something that you do keep on repeating on doing or engaging with it then it would really be leading into that addiction.Although not all people would really be ending up
on this situation on which there are ones who are really that good when it comes to self control on which it would really be just that so normal that they would really be making those engagements
without making themselves being addicted. Its possible but it does really need up that kind of mind control or discipline towards yourself because if you do fail on doing so then you would really be
that become impulsive and becomes that too careless on dealing up with things even if its not really that worth or ideal anymore on doing so.

Addiction arises from habits, habits arise from curiosity, curiosity arises because you have tried and succeeded easily, in my opinion even activities in daily life also have the same potential.
If hobby in investing try for other instruments, but not instant, at least the loss is also not too fatal even a matter of minutes, although luck can come, I'm talking in terms of analysis not just luck.
I think there are many to choose from, when you get a profit that makes more sense and technically can be learned, then you can choose to gambling for fun or slowly enjoy in the world of other investments by yourself, and continue.

depends on the willpower of the gambler to change his lifestyle for the better. if he has very solid reason why the sudden shift in his life, he can do it. but for most, they want to slow down their gambling activities first before totally surrendering to this habit.

either way, it is up to you which one would sustain you in the long run. because the usual dilemma is that you finally managed to stop but a simple desire to play can lead to more games to play again. so quitting all of a sudden may just be pointless.

however, whatever route you will traverse, the sustenance of your habit is the real challenge here. you need to remind yourself why you are doing this for long-term. without life changing reasons, would be hard for you to stick to your promises.

Different approach for different gamblers, for some gamblers, their approach to quitting will be to struggle to reduce the number of times they gamble, slowly until they can now control the habit, deciding if to gamble or not. For some other gamblers, stopping once is the best way because they will not be able to pass through the discipline of slow reduction. As a gambler who will like to quit but cannot, think of the other addictions that you may have had in your life and reason how you were able to overcome them. If you are able to remember correctly, maybe you will be able to know if the slow or sudden approach is your style.

There had been cases where a person stop in gambling suddenly to have their gambling habits to root more when they relapses.  Quitting abruptly without any process has been proven to be disastrous to gambler because they often suffers after effect their gambling activities.  They often have relapses and with that relapses grows the urge to gamble. If anyone wanted to quit gambling without any worry about relapses, they must undergo rehabilitation.  Quitting gambling need to undergo process and should be done gradually  through rehabilitation in order for the gambler to minimize  relapses and ready itself to completely quit his gambling activities.

Quitting cold turkey can be done, unless the gambler doing such action have strong will, he might end up more missing his gambling activity and eventually engaging in gambling again.

yep I agree with you, I myself am like that, if I do gambling I will definitely smoke of course because it is a pleasure that I can feel where I can enjoy gambling games and also accompanied by cigarettes, in my opinion someone who gambles does not make them stop smoking even that will make them smoke continuously. because it is true as you said, smoking can make us relax about what is going on and that is the function of smoking.

So in my own opinion gambling and cigarettes cannot be separated because these are things that give pleasure to each, but it all depends on the person, if someone who doesn't like smoking but does gambling is their right.

I'm not sure; it depends on the person as well, doesn't it? It's certainly best to quit cold turkey, but how does one do that without relapsing shortly after and possibly going through multiple relapses? I've tried cutting a few bad habits (watching TikToks or Youtube shorts is probably the worst one I'm still facing) that way but almost always relapsed, sooner or later. Gradually reducing it seems a little less harsh to me, and it's something I opted for and pursued to at least spend less time. Will I ever manage to quit? I don't know; probably I will. Till then, I'm hoping that eventually I'll lash out and quit cold turkey by deleting any associated apps for good; they're a pure waste of time.

It can be done, but it depends on the gambler himself, does he really want to change himself and avoid gambling? if someone has a strong determination, in my opinion he will definitely escape from his gambling addiction, even though it takes a long time, but with strong determination someone can get out of the thing that makes him worse.

Every addiction in my opinion has the same problem in his case, things that might be able to do if you want to do it by yourself then, stay away from environments that can remind you of gambling, do activities that are very time-consuming, your mind and energy, so you don't have time to think about gambling, because at night you will feel tired and choose to rest instead of placing bets. IMO

I am a gambler, and I am also a smoker. and I feel that stopping smoking is very difficult for me to do and I have tried it. And someone will stop smoking only when they are sick, and even then because they have to. because it was not allowed by the doctor who treated him. And when they recover, most people will return to smoking. Likewise with me.

And the same goes for gambling addicts, they will only stop when they have experienced a big loss. Because of the loss they experienced, the size of it will make them aware of how bad the gambling activity they are doing is. However, there are quite a few people who have experienced a big loss, but they still continue these activities. And hopes that in the next gambling session, the losses experienced will soon be recouped.
Addiction is a quite complicated problem, so getting out of this addiction is very difficult.

Online-based gambling is increasingly easy to find, especially in some social media that you have, in this problem people must be able to filter whatever they see by thinking more realistically in responding to anything that seems tempting, some people who come carelessly starting from experiments often get stuck and have difficulty finding an exit and that is the addiction zone that is always feared.

The ease of accessing online-based casinos makes a person's interest increase to get involved and bet. On the other hand, gambling addiction always cannot be fully predicted and in my opinion, lately more people have fallen into addiction without realizing it. I think the difficulty of achieving awareness makes it difficult for them to get out or at least get enlightened from some of the indications they find to improve the situation, one of the help that might be done is right as you said is to ask for help from some professionals to find some solutions that must be done when in such conditions, I think this is a pretty good suggestion for them.

Seeking help to a professional is easy to say than done since some gambling addict doesn’t have courage to open up their problem to others and also the cost for this kind of therapy and consultation is sometimes very expensive depending on the country you live.

That’s why some people with addiction problem just go along the flow and some is just reducing their gambling expenses and not abruptly quit because that is very hard to do. Even I that is just a seasonal gambler can’t get rid off gambling out of my system totally because I can I always find a way to bet when I have free time.

I often say this in forums that my friend succeeded by reducing his gambling habits so that his high desire to gamble gradually reduced a little, so he started to stop completely, maybe you say that because you want instant results, everything needs a process and can't easily cure it in a short time, I'm sure nothing like that can work, even if it takes a very long time at least my friend doesn't feel tormented in a more extreme way.

Everyone has their own views and ways to heal themselves as long as they are aware that they are addicted to gambling. I think they have to measure themselves whether they are addicts at a high level or at a low level. Usually high level addicts need a very long time, even if in a rough way. I'm sure it won't help at all. Everyone has different handling.

I think this is definitely the right recommendation for a person who is struggling to quit any kind of addiction.

There is actually some science behind addiction- like you cannot quit in one (1) go after years of being exposed to a habit. Once you attempt to quit and stop it completely, the relapses happen often which leads to a failure of quitting altogether.

Like what you have just mentioned, take things slow. A gambler built their addiction on a year's pace and getting it out of your system will also require small steps. But what is important here is the consistency and determination of quitting which makes everything from impossible to possible.

People now live on digital ages where they see a lot of things on internet including gambling plus their favorite influencers are blatantly promoting gambling and over exaggerating their winning result to their audiences that's why there are curious young mind will try to play the casino games they are trying to promote. They believe on the words said by those people which they can easily get money from playing those casino promoted by this influencers.

We know how bad the addiction especially for young adults and if they are been affected with it its best for them to accept their condition and always seek for professional help since this can help them get proper aid for their addiction and also they should quit gambling for good since they already experience how life became a gambling addict and they maybe can't take what will happen again to them if they get into this situation for second time around.

Yup especially now that people are getting addicted in gambling quickly even those young people nowadays are experiencing addiction in playing online casinos, that's why it sounds perfect if a person is aware on what they are experiencing and comes with a solution of getting rid of it. seeking a professional help is more important when it comes to this kind of scenario especially worst cases of addiction. Medication and rehabilitation is one of the best way to exclude yourself in this kind of activity.

If it just words then it not the right method as you said "stop breathing because the air is dirty" statements alone will never change anything and require better method.
For example, let go find something to do and slowly leave all the bad activities behind, then it will be more acceptable and get very good respect from them because we give advice as well as examples and also concrete actions.
But some people will never be able to understand it because everyone mindset is different in responding to every problem that occurs.

Well, this is pretty good method where there is clear encouragement and effort that is clearly visible, in fact by using method like that it will be easier to understand and to follow.
Sometimes many people don't care and cannot understand other people input if there are no real examples that are clearly visible.
Most people only believe what they see, not what they hear.

That good idea, but the question is who will implement and be able to set those limits?
Gambling sites are built to make money and they try to carry out promotions to get more customers so that if system like that is set up then it is clear that gambling sites will not be able to make big profits.
Gambling sites don't care about the addiction experienced by their customers because they are in business, they are trying to make money, and only ourselves can do that.
By having predetermined limits and awareness that can truly be held accountable, we can stop by ourselves at certain times instead of relying on gambling sites implementing such systems.