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So I was going through a story of a girl who literally stole 70,000 Euros to Gamble apparently it all started when she invested 20 Euro and won a thousand and since then she became addicted to easy money.
It made me realize that every now and then there is someone here sharing their addiction stories and it might help to have a particular thread for them to keep all the sources which could help them get their life straight again..
Here is a quote from BBC :-
url of the story :- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-56997362.amp (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-56997362.amp)



This is a url with further sources :  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1kS7QTDB16PWkywhsXJLzxz/information-and-support-addiction-alcohol-drugs-and-gambling)


Please feel free to add sources according to the nation or locality. 🌞

You are literally reading my mind! Good for you to create this thread. I just recently had a thought: there are so many people with gambling addiction, and some portion of them are on this forum, creating threads and sharing their problems. But the thing is when a gambling addict is sharing a problem everyone just keeps saying "you need professional help, go get help, you're addicted", but no one actually gives sound advice as to where to get this help, which forms of treatment are effective, etc.

You've shared some good sources on Gambling Helplines and Anonymous clubs, I think these might be helpful.
To that, I can add a link to a guide (https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm) with a very in-depth look into the gambling addiction problem, especially the reasons for it, good tips and advice, and it also contains many sources to some popular techniques.

However, looking deeply into this problem I can see that stress-relieving methods and psychotherapy sessions may not be enough in severe cases. In such cases, I believe, only medical intervention can help. I've found a study (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210101412.htm), which, contrary to many beliefs, shows that medical help can have a positive effect. In particular, such substances as naltrexone and memantine can be used for different types of gambling addiction.

More info regarding these medications for gambling addiction is behind the links:

Naltrexone - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426388/

Memantine - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465841/

If you are there in gambling addiction, it is really hard to cure this kind of mental illness. Mental health disorder towards gambling needs to cure under an inpatient rehabilitation program or a residential treatment program and you must undergo with psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy, treating yourself from being addictive is very challenging and you will fight it, the depression and anxiety will become your life change and if you will not overcome with it, it could destroy yourself.

In your local hospital, there will be a psychiatrist, psychologist, addiction counselor, or other mental health professionals that could you to fix your problem.

She is lucky to win thousands of dollars on a $20 investment on her first online venture, but with no one to guide her or not properly educated on the risk of gambling that was such a bad start, she thinks that she has what it takes to win more and if she losses, she thinks that she can come back and recover all her losses, which we all know is bad thinking and denial for compulsive gamblers, she really needs all the help that she could get, we also have a local Gambling Helpline, I guess all country where gambling is legal have one, they just have to Google it many of them have their own website for easy reach.

Most online casinos have self-exclusion programs. You simply need to contact their support team and tell them about your gambling problems. They will deactivate your account for six months or any period you agree on and they may even guide you on how to get proper help.
There are also many websites you can visit to get assistance and support such as: https://www.gamcare.org.uk/
You can also look for support groups near you and join them.

Sir, I don' think it will work, yes they can exclude you but that doesn't mean you cannot register again using a new account or you can just go to other gambling sites register and continue playing, we need to address the symptoms not restriction to a gambling site, a compulsive gambler will always find a way, and will always try to cheat himself to play.

There's a lot that popped when you google search it, a few of them are these.

--> https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-treatment/national-helpline-1-800-522-4700/

--> https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/process-addiction/compulsive-gambling/related/gambling-hotlines/

What the girl has been experiencing is true addiction. This is out of greed, but in most of the gamblers addiction happens as a result of trying to recover the loss. Here this girl is lucky, but the greed has made her get addicted. Myself an addict keeps losing and to recover the loss I used to borrow and gamble. Now my life has turned to be a question mark ?

Apart from independent providers, any problem gamblers should also look into counselling services provided by their local governments.

I honestly do think that the main catalyst for problem gambling is simply the attitude, though.

People seem to think that gambling is a way to make money when in reality it's just a form of entertainment. Allocate a fixed amount of money each time you gamble, and consider it gone before you start. If your mindset is stuck in the former then you're much more prone to becoming addicted.

It's great that you are acknowledging that you might have a problem, however, it is but the first step towards the many if you want to achieve full recovery. That being said, you can always hire a counselor or a therapist to have your issues addressed, I believe that they will accept all forms of addiction and will do their best to assist and ensure that you get back to your normal and best version. Keep it up king, you're getting there.

The story reflects the key point of addiction: winning.  To hit a jackpot provides an emotional state similar to that of taking certain drugs, and from then on, the gambling addict plays more and more in search of that hit again, even though his rational mind knows he is losing too much and should stop.

Apart from the remedies that have been cited, there is also the option of self-exclusion from Casinos, although people can always end up in illegal gambling, but it is a first step and greatly reduces the chances of returning to the habit.

It might not be the most effective solution to most gamblers but I think it's still a good alternative to stop other gamblers from escalating their addiction even further since there's different stages or phases to these gambling addictions.

He's only trying to help and give every solution available, it's always better when you have other options.

Most casinos should have those links that actually help you with gambling addiction. Iirc when I used to try Roobet they have in their site linked gamcare was it? It was kind of like a customer support style of gambling healthcare where you can basically call them up to help you with managing your gambling addictions. Idk if other sites have it though since I've never actively tried to actually look for something like that. Though the first step starts with you (and is probably the hardest one imo).

Those the main mistakes that many gamblers made and ruin their lives. They get tempted because of the big easy winning money, so they think that they can win more money in the next game.

Every people who are playing gambling needs to have control so they can prevent from playing for longer. Many cases about addiction to gambling and many people lose their money by playing gambling.

I do not know what place the gambler needed because it will depend on where that gambler lived. Those gamblers need to have other people who can watch them playing gambling or that gambler can admit to other people that they are addicted to gambling to help them solve the addiction. Otherwise, that gambler will not have a chance to solve his problem.

I support gambling sites that posted links of a site like Gamecare, responsible gambling sites care for people too, they offer games and entertainment but it's not within their power, if the players are doing it too much, they offer exclusion features but they know it's not enough when playing in a gambling site player should know the risk and how to deal with it, and if you are a responsible gambler be sure to guide new players on how to play properly.

I think the first step with any addiction is to realise you have a problem. This can come either through friends and family who are concerned or from your own realisation. Once we identify a problem with gambling than we try and get better. In my opinion it is best to talk to people who have had the same experience. It is much easier for them to understand your problems and fear. I came across this forum https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/forum/ (https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/forum/) where people recovering from addiction can help each other. This is a good way to go.

There is one in our country and they offer the same help Gamcare is offering, these organizations know what gambling can do to people who lose their sense of control so they set up this organization, some of its members are former addict themselves and that's what makes this organization effective, it should be mandatory on every country where gambling is legal.

Many times it is difficult to give more precise advice because people never reveal where they are residing because they want to retain their privacy, however there are many centers that treat any kind of addiction as even if gambling is different from substance abuse in the sense you are not consuming any chemical it is known that while gambling the brain of the gambler generates the same chemicals, which means the treatment they should receive is very similar to the one those addicted to chemicals substances need to receive.

Professional help would be just the last resort if you do find out yourself on not to be that being helped with those help from loved ones but honestly you can really stop your addiction

if you do just simply be aware on what are the things you are currently been doing.If you can handle up yourself and your own will that you are already experiencing problem

then self realization would be enough and nothing can beat out when it comes to that but there are really people who cant just resist an do fail out on this one
and this is where professional help would be needed.

This is just my opinion, while am sure that a gambling addicts can greatly be helped by these psychological programs to help them with therapy and coping up, I don't think it can really uproot the main problem which is the addiction itself and it can only be beaten by self and discipline and sometimes, moral lessons. The lesson that "it is wrong to accept that another person's hard earned money is yours just because you have a 19 in blackjack and he has a 17" is the lesson we need to instill in a person and make them value hard earned money instead of chasing easy money. Plus, a gambling addict who's in debt simply can't be helped with therapy, we need to help them through paying their debts and so that they can pay us back in installments when they get a job and be pressure free and not gamble again to recover the amount. I think not many things which are really necessary to stop this dangerous addiction is done and only few therapy stuffs are promoted.

It's always useful to see these horror stories, but it's worth adding "she became addicted to easy money" is a bit misleading - the fact that she kept losing money all along should tell us that it is far from easy to win and pretty much impossible with some online gambling. What I find slightly shocking is the rather low sentence she received for the theft side of it. While I fully support helping problem gamblers, she was basically given a slap on the wrist for stealing what would be a life changing sum of money to many, community service and no jail time. It is actually a discredit to the justice system - if we were talking about a few hundred, or even a few thousand, then it might be acceptable to let them off with this light punishment. However she stole tens of thousands and consistently lied while trying to cover it up. What happens if it was a small company? That might be enough to send it bankrupt and many people could have lost their jobs for her reckless theft. It is essentially fraud and they have been given a free pass, it feels like even 3 months jail time would have sent a minimal message at least.

Gambling addiction is clearly a malfunction of the human brain which stops thinking about anything and keeps hammering the head with wonderous thoughts like if I win a lottery, if I win a million dollars with just €50 bet, if I could live a lifestyle those celebs live. The hunger of living a king sized life is something that needs to be conquered on by a human brain to control itself, instead of it all the helps will not work as some time later, that gambling addiction will pull out the gambler from his house and take him to the casino.

Gambling addiction can still be cure if you seek for others help, most of the gambling site have their own way to help addicted gamblers, just check their responsible gambling site and seek for their help. If you’re already addicted into gambling, you tend to lose more money than to win and this is the start of many depression. Your family can also help you get out of this gambling addiction, don’t be afraid to seek for help because that’s the only way for you to survive that addiction.

If you ponder about it, refraining from doing things is easy you just need to have a proper way to do so. Because when you refrain yourself from not doing certain things, you don't need to pay for that nor have to get any punishment from doing so. instead, you will gain some spiritual and good conduct. Like for example quitting gambling, you don't really need to go to anyone but it is recommended to seek the help of an expert and after that things will be easy because you don't really need to pay for not doing those things anymore.

Besides the gambling anonymous in your respective countries or localities, you should also ask help from your loved ones, they are the first that should know your condition, besides the professionals, your family will help you to overcome excessive gambling and help you get back to normal life, your family will also suffer financially and emotionally with what you are going through.

It makes a lot of sense since family is the only set of people that would be willing to put efforts just so they can help you recover and get back. The first step towards working their way back from such addictions would be to open up to family but sadly, its not everyone that likes doing so.


It sounds so easy but I tell you, it's only easy to say but much harder to put into practice. That's the problem with breaking free from gambling addiction or any other kind of addiction for that matter. You can't just "quit". It takes a lot more than that - help from professionals and support from family and friends to break free from something as strong as that.

Indeed, they're the first one who can understand our situation and can give advices. Being open to our family of what we have been going through is important, but there are times that some of us think that its more comfortable to open up with our friends rather than to our family.

When I became addicted few years back, I seek help to my family because I cant bear the emotions of losing money plus the debt I had. Then I attended sessions of counselling to enlighten me and to address the issue, it really help.

Now that I experienced the worse that can happen if you let yourself become addicted in gambling, its a lesson learned to never repeat the samr mistakes. Its important you know your limit and already responsible to know whats right to wrong.

Addiction is recurring, if you become an addict there is a possibility that it will happen again, that is why these gambling anonymous groups have a follow-up session, it takes character to remain in control after you have reached the height of your gambling, it's hard to forget that one time or many times you've won a lot and you seldom think of your losses, you only think of the excitement and what you've won, so even if you are cured, you still have to check yourself from time to time.

Getting away from addiction is the most toughest challenge because this is just still similar into those common addictions that we do have in real life experience.
Once get hooked then getting away would already be hard or wont be easy even lets say that you are telling to yourself that you can handle that but basing off with
your actions which simply shows addiction then denial would always comes next. Seeking out help would be neither be starting on yourself
or your loved ones or professional thing would be needed.

The problem is not all countries have a hotline or institutions to help with someone's gambling addiction. Even if there are, gamblers are afraid to go there because his neighbor and relatives will discriminate him if they found out that he goes to some group because of his extreme addiction. If someone got to the extent like what the girl did in the OP, his family could bring him to a psychiatrist since they specialize in helping people with mental health problems which I can think gambling addiction also belongs.

It sounds easy on paper but if you are actually experiencing it, refraining is a really difficult thing to do. Trust me, I know that when gambling addicts want to stop, they do want to but they seem to not be able to do it. The problem is that if that person doesn't recognize that he/she is having a problem, intervention is useless. I don't know any facilities that caters gambling addiction specifically but rehab programs are a thing in my country although they aren't that famous.

Yes, easier said than done. Someone who is addicted to gambling, the moment they recognize it, will make rational plans to stop gambling, but it's not as easy as just making a decision and doing it. He will usually relapse and it is because his emotional state will dominate over him, even though he knows that what he is doing is not the rationally right thing to do.

These drugs could certainly help to cure very serious case of gambling physical dependence, but it's only a help and I don't think it can cure gamble addiction in the long run alone. Gambling addiction is mostly psychological, people are convinced they can become rich and change their life thanks to gambling like in the fiulpro's story, how drugs could fight against these thoughts?

This will depend on the gambler itself. It can happen again if you let yourself be drown to another addiction, but if you're determine to move forward and just gamble for fun or to kill time then it can be prevented by right control. Experiencing how to win is really addicting but as I've said it will depend on every gambler on how he will manage his gambling habit. In my case I can say that im now discipline and aware of my limitation.

I was also speaking at a personal experience but the good thing is that I was still young when it happened so I don't have that much difficulty trying to resist my gambling urges, good thing that I found a really good distraction. The relapse is the saddest thing because you felt like you have already won the battle but then the problem reels its head again and you are back to square one, it is frustrating but you have to do it again.

There are drug treatment clinics in my country and they can provide therapeutic assistance to a person suffering from gambling addiction. 

Also in my country there are a lot of Orthodox Christian monasteries.  A person suffering from gambling addiction can come there and ask to be accepted into the "poslushnik".  He will carry out work related to ensuring the functioning of the church and monastery economy. 

This is physical work, work in the fresh air.  Usually monasteries are located in picturesque and very beautiful places.  Nearby there is a river, ponds, forest, green meadows.  The novice either prays, or sleeps, or works.  He has no opportunity to gamble. 

He lives the simple life of our ancestors - beekeepers, peasants, fishermen and livestock breeders.

It knock you off again since you are continuously browsing the gambling boards for sure you will be curious again to try what other experience on their gameplays I know gambling is addicting but if this affect your lifestyle better get out of it and the first step you can do now is to ignore the gambling boards and stay on other section so that you will not back to square one and regain your normal life again.

I don't think so dude, I have been doing signature campaign on Bitvest for over a year now and I complete most of my bonus and never had I relapsed. Doing signature campaign and having an account in Netflix and playing Axie Infinity is a really good distraction for me even though I don't need one, trust me, I tried to play again and test if I relapse but I don't have any fun gambling abymore.

Nothing will help like self-control. Having strong will power and executing all the pre-determined plans against gambling are not possible from the day-one itself. So, staying away from gambling after addiction requires lots of homework and dedication. Still, everything will work and get result only when that gambler works with all heart and with full swing of efforts to come out of gambling addictions.

I never believe into external help and guidelines which may work only up to some levels and after that it all depends on how that particular gambler decides. This is the reason some gamblers quit gambling for some days and then resuming gambling after some period. Human mind always swings hence not at all getting into gambling addiction must be the better and effective solution here rather than looking for a cure after got addicted.

Since the pandemic is still going on, the only service they could offer is via online or phone call, which in my opinion is only less effective compare to if you're gonna talk to them in person, I don't know if in your place it is already allowed but with of course safety gears like face mask and face shield while consulting to a rehabilitation center or a therapist.

Addiction is really hard to cure, especially now. Addiction is what makes people still sane, in some cases, because it what makes them alive, to avoid getting bored or whatsoever, it is like their elixir but in a bad way.

Well, you have a point because if you want really to get out of gambling addiction you must set your attention to other things because making an encounter once again on any gambling-related stuff would just make a relapse, though of course, it will still depend on you. However, visiting this section will possibly temp you to get back but if you have a strong resolve it everything is will be fine. Some others like to visit this section not to reminisce their past, they were here because they just want to bring awareness from everyone and share their stories.

Aren't they more like antidepressants or something of the sort? I'd honestly think that taking a walk, having some fresh air or having a vacation of sorts is a lot better than drugs. Idk, it just makes it feel more like, the one under medication is in need of a LOT of help instead of having that free mindset of calmness you get when having a breather. Like instead of letting go of what strangles you, it instead just lets you go for a moment before strangling back with stronger momentum/force.

For me personally , it is our family that we need to ask for help and not just government body or anyone.

and also the addict must be willing to cooperate for a successful process.

It depends on the severity of the addiction.

During the early stage of addiction, the gambler may overcome it by spending time with his family, talking to them, doing activities with them, focusing on having fun with them, etc. But if the addiction is already at a certain stage in which simply actions like those cannot anymore distract him from gambling, professional help should already be sought.

Severe gambling addicts might hardly cooperate because their drive to gamble is already beyond their control. So again there must already be professional interventions done.

We all know that addiction to gambling can negatively affect your financial situation, relationships, and other aspects of your life. So the sooner a person receives treatment for a gambling addiction, the easier it is to stop the progression of the illness. Doctors or mental health professional can help provide useful guidance, support and treatment system.

I ain't a psychology doctor but this kind of problem are need to be treated well because the mere fact that the involve with gambling addiction if minor or even if not should need a cure.
And yeah giving him/her a new environment where he/she could live another way of lifestyle is better for him/her to forget the addiction hw/she had undergo in his/her life.
But of course before he/she bring in another environment we'll just need to make sure that he/she had undergo medication if needed or been in pschology doctor to treat his/her addiction.

Yeah right, most gambling addicted persons are prone of doing things unusual, especially those minors there's a need of special treatments to make them recover and start living a normal life.

The very bet way to counter this addiction, moving him away from the place where he got that addiction and start providing new activies to change up his mindset and keep him busy to other things.

It's important to know everything and hear what professional will advise for a much faster recoveries.

That is why I always have a mindset that gambling is for fun, no more no less. In the past, when I got a little of money (around $50), I believed that gambling can help me to x2 my fund. But after a few games, my money vanished. My heart broke and melt so I decide I would not gamble anymore. Afterwards, after having a better income, I started to look at gambling as a source of entertainment. I spend $50 to play it weekly, sometimes I lose but I do not feel I anything because that 50 bucks is to buy happiness, relaxation and fun

You should really be having this kind of mindset because you wont really be hurting or depressing yourself when you do lost in gambling since you are already expecting on what would happen.
If you do have aims on making it as a source of income then tendency of getting addicted is high rather than into those who are just aiming for getting some fun out of their money that had been spent.
Its just a matter on how a person would treat it up and if you do really go into that desperation on making money then it would really just mold you into an addicted person later on.
If you dont like for it to happen then you should realize things up that gambling is never created for this sole purpose.

I think the best help that you could get is from the people around you,
Your family and friends and of course yourself,
You need to help yourself if you think that you are already addicted to something and it is already destroying you.
Your family and friends could only guide you and give some advice but it all depends on you.
You are the ones who need to start acting up and fix yourself.

If you cant able to help yourself then your loved one's would be the nearest for you to approach on when it comes to your problem.

Addiction isn't something that can really be removed into someone easily and this will take time and does depend on how serious you are on quitting it.

Professional help is also there if you do need some counselling or some sort but its not actually that much needed if you yourself will really be that
eager to solve it out on your own.

The question is, can consultants in general can help gamblers get out of their addiction? Countries where physical casinos are allowed to operate may become accustomed to accepting patients from gamblers because gambling is such a natural thing that even consultants themselves can do so. On the other hand like my country, gambling is a violation of law and social norms so I think gambling addicts will doubt that there are special consultants or therapists dealing with gambling addicts.

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Damn,
just realized that now gambling addicts don't just need a psychiatrist. I don't know if this method is also effective for gambling addicts under economic pressure.

Escpecially during lockdown, gambling can be a easy money if the person has no another hobbies to spend his spare time. Family and close social circle can help up to 1 level, later it all depends on the mental strength of the person to give up on gambling and stop chasing losses. One Italian gambler took a loan from the bank and busted $10k in a few hours while chasing high multi on Sweet Bonanza slot by Pragmatic, he later decided to close his gambling account and never come back. Imagine losing $10 in one night and anxiety happens naturally after that red streak, I can't even put myself in the shoes of that poor guy. We should know the red line before crossing it, otherwise the consequences will cost us big.

Most of the addiction cases are like this. They win for the first time and thinking that gambling is easy money to get. And then they play and play again without any consideration and also an awareness that they have been losing more than what they can earn or win. Yeah, this is real. many addictive gamblers are not aware that their loss is even much bigger than their wins. This is ironic, but gambling addiction is very hard to cure without serious treatment by a professional.
And unfortunately, not all addictive gamblers are willing for the treatment because they are ashame and also unaware of addiction. Or, they cannot find out any place for treatment.

Here is one of the rehabilitation places specifically in Asia:
http://www.kayarehab.com/gambling-addiction/

i found out that the girl is lonely and has anxiety but there are specific cures for this and not directly gambling .
he can go outside and make friends that dont cost money but its effective .
 gambling provides entertainment but it will make you isolated now that people cant get outside and can only play gambling online .
if she wants to get entertained by playing gambling theres no need for her to bet big .

Obviously, the person you need to seek help is those psychologist major or those who have knowledge when it comes to the mental problem or mental health because they are the ones who will be able to understand you on how you are going to cope up with your gambling addiction and another thing is that they will teach you on how to cope up and stop gambling for your own good.

^ This is one of the most effective, philanthropic, and helpful ideas, and a platform or a program that I have even seen during the past year. I just wonder if Gamcare is a non-profit organization that would like to help people who are suffering from gambling addictions for free. This will surely avoid the situations the gamblers are avoiding that’s why they are trying to avoid seeking assistance and that is to seek help even without talking to a person personally. Because most of these people are too ashamed of their deeds, they could not even seek immediate assistance with their family and friends. Having these types available in the future markets is something that we had to look forward to.

I doubt that a psychologist alone could help a gambling addict.
There is a special rehab for that, where sets of people gives you activities to slowly drive you away from becoming a worse gambler. Counseling alone may not be effective, advices may never work.
Rehab is a long process and an individual who eagerly wants to seek help will undergo series of counseling and activities.
The rehabilitation center will counter all your intentions on why you're gambling and how you become addicted to it.
And most specially, the end results depends on you.

if you realized you become addicted to gambling i'm sure you could also find a way to stop it. people who figured he is addicted will figure something else to do as long as he can make money out of it. money is always the case that makes a person gamble and become addicted in the end.

my aunt got addicted to gambling because his husband was a sailor, she always imagine things like the husband must be sleeping with a girl every time the ship reaches a port. we give her something else to do like cooking cakes and cookies and make it a business. it did work for awhile. 😬

On the extent the problem can't be handled easily by the family it isn't bad to ask to the concerned authorities especially the experts regarding this issue. Sometimes the only hindrance really is if the problem gambler doesn't want to cooperate.

I strongly agree with this.

I also want to mention that not all families are willing to help their love ones in their addiction, sometimes instead of helping them, they will just insult them and discourage them to be a better person, like saying that they have no more future etc... and other harsh words. That's why you'll notice that addicted gamblers or any addicted person chose to stay quiet rather than sharing his problem because he is afraid to be judge by his own family.

Addiction on gambling cause many family destroyed so expect that family cannot solve this issues since even if how they show care to addicted person but if he insist to change his self well nothing will happen. And its really advisable to seek for help since this could really the best solution for people who's not in right situation, but if they insist to be help well a rehabilition might needed since I think this is the last option so that we can cure or make people away from temptation of gambling.

It's good if there are dedicated hotlines for gambling addictions on a country, though if there isn't one available, intervention from medical professionals such as psychiatrists would go a long way in helping people already addicted to gambling. Turning oneself in is difficult, especially if they are still in denial of their condition and are shrugging it off thinking that they are still 'normal' despite their obvious behavior of being hooked to a certain game. It's a case-by-case basis, so you can't really know for certain whether an individual is already deep into the addiction or not.

If an addicted gambler is in that situation, he will not tell his family about his addiction instead of keeping it for himself.
He will bury his addiction inside himself without saying to other people because he thinks that is not useful.
Maybe someday, he will get the right person who will know his gambling problem and help him solve his addiction.
We hope that we will not like that family who will abandon our family members if they have a problem, especially gambling.

A person that already eaten by their eagerness to always do gambling, without worrying about everything, anything but just focus on what they want, will not read any thread or information about controlling gambling addiction.

The only cure they can get is by, fighting it on their own by force or their own will or someone close to them will guide and help them. A reality that needed to overcome.

A person can independently get rid of (recover) from gambling addiction.  One addiction can be driven out of your life with the help of another addiction. 

Why do people play? 

They lack arousal in everyday life.  The body needs adrenaline.  Therefore, in order to get rid of gambling addiction, you can do extreme sports (parachute jumping, fights without rules, rafting on rough rivers, etc.).  You can start dating girls.  Street dating is drive, excitement and adrenaline.

If you have a new girlfriend in your bed every night, you will forget about gambling. 

Sex with a tanned beauty is much more interesting than roulette.

I doubt a pure gambling addict is reading here at Bitcointalk. They don't want this advice stuffs. :)

But the topic is more helpful for people that want to help others to overcome their addiction. Since these gamblers will not read this kind of stuff, we, as a gambler that still in control will help those struggling ones.

The goal is to minimize their gambling addiction, not to advise them to stop gambling right away as there's a process for it. It's hard for these gamblers to just stop completely as it needs time for them to adjust to a lifestyle that they never used to.

GamCare - https://www.gamcare.org.uk/
Gamblers Anonymous - http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/
BeGambleAware - https://www.begambleaware.org/
Gambling Therapy - https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/en
GamStop - https://www.gamstop.co.uk/
Responsible Gambling Foundation - https://www.rgf.org.mt/
Gamban (paid service) - https://gamban.com/

These are some ideas that come to mind where one can find help.

The story about the girl is definitely unsettling. I hope that nobody finds themselves in such a situation and if they do that they would be brave enough to ask for help. As for getting help, I'm not sure if it's enough to just subscribe to one of these services. The first step must be accepting your addiction and be willing to stay away from gambling. Still, not being able to access gambling sites is probably helpful to some extent.

I hope these links will help someone who needs support. Don't give up!

of course addicts will continue to avoid a discussion that does try to prevent them from quitting gambling ;D, but apart from that, I think this will be very helpful for those who really want to stop gambling and of course in every discussion maybe they can find at least There are several solutions (treatment) that they can use to quit their addiction, stopping an addiction is difficult but it is not impossible if we have a strong determination and encouragement from family to continue to help.

Should be the right or initial thing that you would mind off is about self-realization and if you do really mean on quitting gambling then you should do it and dont tend to get involved into more gambling activity further.

Try to avoid all of the ways or things connected to it and you would slowly heal up on the process.Its up actually on someones self discipline and control because if you do really mean to quit then you can actually
do it.

Even though there are still instances that we cant really help out ourself too get away with addiction.

i doubt so too. if he's here he'd be tempted to click my signature link to roll a dice before he can try reading any advice. but if it's OP that is already addicted, he might really read the advice posted in this thread.

he'd rather be reading the advice in the forum than going to a nuthouse and jail himself. it just really need the diversion of the attention from gambling to a hobby of the past.

You can easily search on Google which places you can check out to seek help against gambling addiction and I did some search which is limited to my country and there is a lot of intervention groups that can help.

There is a scenario where gambling is illegal in your country and if you are suffering from gambling addiction then you can neither tell anyone nor you can visit a psychiatrist because you will behind the bars very quickly.

Most of the gamblers are underage and students which makes it really challenging for them to inform their parents and some don't even realize they are suffering from such a problem. I relate gambling addiction very closely to drug addiction where you don't know what you are doing and the moment you realize it is either too late or you have done too much damage to ever recover.

I am not saying one cannot recover but it depends on the individual, damage done and one's self-confidence to come out of it.

True that not all would really be having the access due to country locations and not all of the places which does have correspond professional help or services something like
this which means not all would really be catered out with this kind of help.Therefore the best thing to be done is to help out yourself first before asking out some help
in others like your loved one or any other services out there that do cater out gambling addiction.This is a kind of problem on where someone cant easily
get rid off.

It depends, I really think those kind of medicines have their reason to be especially if they are used during the short term, the problem is that many doctors give those drugs to their patients for years and that is when it becomes a problem because we know of all the undesired effects drugs like that have on the body, that is why people need to learn to do the things you describe, however those drugs can be effective at the beginning of the treatment to treat gambling addiction as many gamblers that have indebted themselves to the point it is very difficult to pay their debts have suicidal thoughts.

It would always be best to seek medical attention from a trained professional first and foremost before you go around medicating yourself. Not only will you get better advices, you'd also be assisted in recoveringfrom the  addiction you succumbed into. Furthermore, some anti-depression medications would require a doctor's recommendation before you can even buy them, so you would really need to consult a professional firs.t

There are a lot of groups in this day and age that offer help regarding gambling addiction, I am pretty sure that a simple Internet search is going to yield you millions of results, just make the parameters specific to your country since the search engine might be confused and give results about groups in the international level.

Maybe before he can find medical attention from a trained professional, he can ask for help from people who closest to him to join with him to search for a psychologist. He can feel hard to find that professional and maybe he will not visit that professional.

I am sure that he will have a chance to solve his addiction with help from the psychologist, especially if he follows every step from the doctor. It will have a big opportunity to cure his addiction if he gets support from the closest person because that is the important thing he can get from them.

What actually makes people addicted to things like games, sugar, drugs, etc is the fun/happiness they derive from them especially when they are sad. So, you need to make sure customers don't get addicted to your products/services by making them less flashy, less sweet, lessen the prize money (so they don't get attached to it) etc. The world is full of addicts who are addicted to movies, foods, games, money, flashy things, etc.


Important Tips for Betting Sites and other Businesses on the addiction issues:
Make your products/services safe and beneficial to customers. Better to have people addicted to very beneficial games,, foods, movies than have them addicted to dangerous ones. Make them good/safe and beneficial just incase your customers get addicted, the products and services will help them to be useful to their societies and themselves.

Also remember to promote Safe Bet

I believe the best solution to gambling addiction is to get rehab, there should be interaction from gamblers to professionals who would help them, not by seeking online advice only since even though they have the information on what to do, if they are not interested in doing it, it will still not help them.

Some gamblers are afraid to go to rehab because they are afraid to be discriminated by the society. Plus, it would also need the family's support of that addicted gambler for him to go on those institutions or specialists. Most often an addicted gambler just goes broke and ruins his life because his family is not willing to help him. That is why I admire people who are willing to help these types of people, they are also good at giving advice that they will even help you to go to those rehabs.

Judguing by the article, this girl, Danielle, isn't a common gambling addict, as we know them. That's why I find her case the most interesting one. She's not trying to earn a lot of money with gambling. Neither she is a healthy gambler doing gambling just for the fun of it. "I was in a bad place and it filled an emptiness in my life. People assume everyone does it to win money or for the excitement, but it stopped me feeling lonely and anxious." - she said.

The thing is that this emptiness can be filled with much more dangerous things than gamnling, things like drug addiction, criminal activity, joining a radical religious sect etc.

Gambling addiction is a bad thing, no doubt about that, but I want to emphasize that it is only one of those bad things that can happen to anyone when there's this emptiness in their life, and actually it's this emptiness is what should be fought first of all.

Around my area there are only 3 local psychiatrists who usually serve as places for those who become addicts to heal such as  gambling addict, drinking alcohol, playing games, and sex.

btw, i saw on google, some best sites to cure gambling addiction, maybe you can share it with friends or people around you who are gambling addicts;

You're the only one who can help yourself if you become addicted to gambling. We can provide advice like find something else to spend your time so you forget gambling or think that gambling is not good for you at all so you must avoid gambling. Even though there are thousand of people that tell you to stop gambling but you continue to play, other people's advice are all non-sense. Help yourself in your own natural ways by pushing yourself to stop gambling.

We are just human and we need the help of others during this difficult time so don't hesitate to ask for some help from your friends and your family, I believe those are the people that is very close to you can help you out of that gambling addiction. You can also make yourself busy to Church activities, I'm sure God will also help you, you just need to seek for his help. Anyway, most of the gambling site have already a supported site for the gambling addiction, there's a responsible gambling if you need a professional help, you can go to them.

Oh man, I have a good story how it often going in private "clinics". One important moment, that such clinics are universal: they helping to gambling addicted, drug addicted and so on.

So: you're arrive into such "clinic", out of the city in private area. The house and near territory is fenced so you can't run away. At least if you can jump over 3 meters. They  rid off your smartphone and other personal stuff. And it where it all started: Day after day you doing only few things. In the morning you clean up territory outside the house. After that you're going to talk about your problems and addiction with other patients in so-called "Alcoholics Anonymous" circle. And after that you're going into your "spartan-style" room and just sitting. This is not a joke: there is nothing to do. No books, no games, NOTHING. It looks like some kind of mental torture.

3 months in "clinic" looks like thousand years in the Hell. In the end you will never play any gambling games again, mostly because of animal fear to get back to this place.

the will of recovering from this addiction begin at you, your self will let you to surpassed this problem.

Advise if being taken accordingly will also help the person who have this kind of addiction, if he'll challenged himselves and try to over power this lust of gambling inside him.

If you are unable to leave this activities, how many advise that will be send to you are nothing, without your self admissions and willingness to work on and forget about this activities, nothing will happened.

Yeah right, that's the only way to escape from this gambling addiction problem.

When trying to compare it on treating phobia then it would be still on 50-50% chance because not all would really be able to cope up with their own fear into particular
thing and also addiction isnt something comparable to it so its a bit off that you would really be comparing it with gambling addiction into some sort of phobia.
Nothingless, everything can be stopped out on ones will or self control or discipline, if they are really eager on stopping anything according to their likes
then they can really do it.

Giving suggestions can be tried for that gambler, but that will need a professional who really knows how to do that because that needs to enter his subconscious, which not all people can do. It is like reprogram our minds not to think or do not know anything about gambling, and our minds will tell us to stay away from gambling. Maybe that can work, but still, that needs an effort from the gambler to stop his gambling habit and he needs to have someone or his family beside him.

I believe the best place to seek for help is at the respective public department of your city/province. I know it as social assistance or welfare department. The employees working there will guide suffering individuals to proper treatment, what doesn't include only gambling addiction, but also any other kind of addiction or social problem as well.
These employees are supposed to know better than anyone else what are the treatments disponible on the region and can also work as middlemen between the citizens and the clinics, spas and doctors.

There are many groups that can help you get out of any kind of addiction, now it is important to contact them because even if your family and friends want the best for you they have no idea what you are going through, while in those centers not only they have people with a lot of experience dealing with people that are addicted, the patients themselves know what you are going through and are going to be willing to help you out just as in the past there were some people willing to help them out, and that is invaluable.

I agree, the thing is, unless you want to stop gambling totally and completely from your own, I don't think therapy or any type of medicine can help you. It's sad that people only speak bad about gambling when they lose, but many when they win consider it as gem, while it's not. The pressure to kill it should come from inside, else if you still want to gamble, those same doctors and therapists will look like your enemies because you wouldn't want them to stop you from gambling, hence in my personal opinion, refrain from gambling by yourself for some time and then go for therapy or other support and commit to yourself that you will never gamble again.

But is bad to be gamble addict because it will lead someone that is not financial buoyant into deviate altitude in regards to get quick money, so such process can equally make a gambler addict to start stealing or hijacking anything in order to generate money for gamble, from another perspective people are seeing gambling as a source of revenue, an easy way to get money, but is not like that, in rural area people practice diver's forms of gambling more especially young adults.so the level of this have to be eradicated.

While that is the first step that you should take in order to stop gambling addiction the truth is that is the first step in almost anything as well, before doing something people must want to do that something, and the market of cryptocurrencies is the perfect example of this, over the years I tried to convince some people to invest in it and I showed all the evidence I could to prove my point, did they do it? No, it was not until recently some of those people began contacting me about it and I told them to not do it, what do you think it happened? They did it lost money and now they blame me when I clearly told them to not do it.

People wont realize until they do able to experience those unfortunate situations which is really a bit dumb if i were to say or this had been part of the reality.

We wont really be trying to avoid when its still early and when things happen the desperation do comes next..Addiction is something that cant really be get rid upon.

Honesty, ourselves is only enough for us to quit gambling and it all matters with self realization and sensibility towards the situation.

Some addicted gambler are still afraid to share their addiction and bad experiences about gambling to someone that’s why they are not contacting those group that can possibly help them. If you’re already addicted in gambling there’s still a chance for you to get out of that trap just ask for a help and someone will help you for sure, its just that its hard to pay those bad debts but slowly you can repay it in time.

There are indeed people who are really that shy or part of their ego on not to know on whats currently happening on him in terms of problems and other negative things.
They would just simply hid off and would try to resolve the problem on their own but actually addiction isnt something that can be solved if not really being helped
by your loved ones but there are people which did successfully get rid of their addiction by their own but of course it wont be an easy path.
Asking help on your family first would be the first step.

I am not sure if that group is available in many places as we know that many countries still do not have a legal casino wherein they play gambling in hidden places. That can make them addicted to gambling which is not easy to get help from other people if they do not share or tell their problem to other people. But if that group is available and can easily find them, we can ask help from them if our friends, one of the member families, or other people we know are getting addicted to gambling. No matter what, it is better for a person who addicted to gambling to tell other people and ask for help to get a solution to solve the addiction to gambling problems.

Pretty every country has their own intervention groups that will help them, I don't know what you are talking about not having access but I think that everyone has, it's just a matter of opportunity. Helping yourself is easy on paper but if you are in the denial stage, it will be difficult to do that.

covid19 should have been a good help for them for it's not allowed to go out and casinos are closed. Some find their way to do it online, however. addiction could take a long time to be out of the system, it's like an old habit.

but if another habit comes in, it will be replaced by another. this another habit should be programmed to be a good habit like raising chickens on the farm, fishing, trading cryptocurrency or porn. :D

Regarding a professional doctor I have a theory on why it doesn't help so often. Gamblers think that only a former gambling addict can understand the problem fully, and that a doctor who was never addicted to gambling can't help them to fight the addiction. They are wrong. A good doctor can help you even if he/she was never addicted to gambling, but, as it happens with mental problems, without your will to be helped you can't be helped. So, I think, even though they are wrong, it's better to find for them a doctor who was addicted to gambling and defeated the addiction, a doctor they can trust.

Good info and it's for real, Doctors have knowledge about this problem, they study and take specializations about to this case.

Even they don't have that experienced their advance knowledge that they've gathered from studying mental problem gives them authorities to prescribe proper medications and diets, but the most part still is the acceptance and participation of the person who get addicted without it, there's nothing doctors can do and help.

•Your self
•Family, relative or loved ones
•Seek professional help

These are the three on where you can really get rid nor solve out addiction and this thing isnt simple that for you to get rid off
and if you dont like to suffer such stuff then better to gamble on a moderate manner or on having limits.

Know your boundaries and know about on how to manage your finances because this is something important and if you do just simply ignore and dont mind
about the consequences then you would really be heading into these unfortunate condition.

In my opinion, from the 3 points that you mentioned, maybe solving the problem of gambling addiction is difficult to overcome by yourself.
Most people addicted to gambling usually result in difficulty controlling themselves when gambling, so it takes other people to be able to deal
with the problem of gambling addiction. We can indeed start from the closest people, if it can't be overcome, then the final step is to seek
professional help who are used to dealing with the problem of gambling addiction. So from that we should limit our gambling time and also
manage finances for gambling wisely. So we don't need to be addicted to gambling.

The number will not be easy for a gambler to solve the problem as he will deny that he is addicted to gambling. Telling the problem to family, relatives, or loved ones will not be easy for that person if he does not have a strong bond with their family or does not feel comfortable telling his addiction. Seek professional help is not easy, as not all countries have this addictive center to help the gambler solve his problem.

But it needs a strong effort from a gambler to have a willingness to solve his addiction. Without realizing the addiction inside the gambler, that person will not be easy to cure the addiction.

Telling other people helps someone to share his problem so he can solve it. However, two heads will be better than one head.

And their fears are justified, however a loving family will understand that you got a problem and be there to support you, many of those that are addicted are afraid that if they admit they are addicted their families will leave them behind not understanding that is precisely what it would happen if they continue this self-destructing behavior, unfortunately what happens most of the time for those that are unable to admit their issues is that they begin to steal from their own family to the point they could create the very same scenario they were fearing all along.

There are people who doesnt like to share up problems even into their family which same as you said  that this kind of behavior would really be destructive and would really create problems later on
when you cant already handle up yourself when it comes to the emotion you are dealing with. Honestly, the problem could really be resolved by yourself but its not easy as it sounds
where you do really need some time and realizations towards on the situation.You would surely learned up lessons after such disaster you had experienced
and only a few who do came from addiction would go back again in gambling.

Two heads are better than one and once you share your problem with anyone, you release a lot of pressure off yourself. If no one else, one can at least inform their family members and seek help because there is no shame within family members. Gambling addiction is nothing to be ashamed about and there is almost no one who gambles and at some point doesn't feel addicted. Some might be severely addicted while some might just have a bit of an addiction and can get away with it through little to no efforts.

The more people know about your problem the lighter you will feel because you won't feel like you are living under the rock. In fact, some doctors might even suggest spending more time with friends and family to gambling addicts just so that they feel more socially connected because most of the gamblers are usually introverts and avoid social gatherings.

There's a feel of shame when the addicted gambler wants to tell it to his family that's why, some of them chooses to tell it to their closest friends because they're for sure won't be judged and instead will get some help. In reality, they're just scared to tell it but once the family understands what you're dealing with, they'll be the first one to help you get out of addiction and will help you for sure.

Its really a very shameful thing but honestly there's no other people in the world that could help you but rather your own family but if you are a type of person

who doesnt really welcome any external help even in your loved ones then you would really be finding out this thing to be not included into your options.

Professional help would really be your next option but honestly self realizations should be think up first before going into other options.

It is important not only to acknowledge the problem of gambling addiction and talk about it in a way that helps to ease the distress, but also to look for ways to deal with it. As practice shows, the best way to get rid of an addiction is to visit collective anonymous addiction communities. There you will find not only people who have the same problems but also professional psychologists who can help you free of charge.

Admitting the problem in gambling will not easy for people who have a gambling addiction. They can feel hard to tell the right situations to other people and share their problem because that is their secret that they do not want to share with others before. But if they realize that they really have a gambling problem and want to cure the addiction, they will share and ask for help from other people.

There is no need to open up or tell others about your gambling addiction, just tell your family honestly because no matter how difficult your problem is, only your family will really help you, not anyone else.
I am sure your family will do their best to find ways or information and advice that can touch your heart so that you are aware and free from gambling addiction.

Sometimes if we feel difficult to tell our family, we can talk with our friends or best friends. Maybe telling other people will not make them feel stress as they do not have any relation bonds with us. But they can share or advise what we need to do to solve the addiction.

But if we can tell our family, that will be better as they will try to help you, just to make sure you can cure the gambling addiction.

https://skywoodrecovery.com/gambling-addiction/negative-effects-of-gambling-addiction/statistics/

With this statistics alone in the US I can only imagine the world statistics when as pertaining gambling addiction and most of this countries don't have regulatory agencies as compared to the United States. So many gambling addict's suffer depression and a whole lot have attempted sucide but the bottom line remains there are no such thing as therapist in some  countries, most of which aren't concerned about how their citizens go about their day-to-day activities let alone getting involved in how the survive. For such countries gambling might not necessarily be legalized and there are no therapist to assist when addiction sets in. I just wished gambling industries could also assist where government regulatory agencies aren't doing much on helping their citizens so we can as well reduce the rate of sucide across the globe

Glad to hear such communities exist in the first place and you are right when you see like minded and similar mentality people around yourself then it becomes easier to discuss the problem with them and know how they got rid of their problems.

I always think getting out of the problem is not the real issue here, the biggest problem or challenge gamblers face is to accept that they are addicted and realize that at the right stage. One might argue how someone is addicted when he is aware of his problem. Most gamblers are usually suggested to take a few days or weeks off the gambling to realize if they are gambling too much.

It might not even need a doctor's visit if you are in the initial phase of addiction and just shrug it off.

I believed people should be responsible to their actions and decision in life. And also that the three you gave are really helpful for gambler to get rid the addiction in gamble in their body. But, for me aside from that one of the bestest way is to have discipline in your self. I see this in way where people want to lose diet. In order to lose weight you should be discipline in what you eat and I think that should be apply also in gambling. All in your list I strongly agree it's just that I see being discipline is the best weapon to not get addicting.

Agreed, self discipline is the right thing that can make an user get out of gambling addiction. There were more and more number of counseling session providers charging certain amount as fee. There are very few number of gamblers who have come out of addiction through such motivational counseling session participation.

Until and unless an user himself have self discipline and self control it is impossible to get out of gambling addiction.

If you are really an addicted type of gambler, it is very difficult to quit gambling with self-discipline alone. Your mind always tells you that you should gamble on that day because you will win some big amounts. Having someone that is professional in this field can help you to have more control over yourself. Why would you bother if they charge a fee if you can even afford to lose it in gambling in just a day? Just make sure that they have really a background of it and not just someone who is a self-proclaimed psychologist.

If only all of the government around the world will have this? then for sure we will be having a good gambling community and not just pure of negativities.

How i am looking for our government to have this same offers and will help many people get out of misery.

From which country you living?

Are you sure that there's no such help for this type of problem existing in your country? AFAIK, there are help that exists and if there's none coming from a government unit.

There are some existing from volunteering groups and non government units.

I agree.

However, people who are addicted in just one thing will be having a hard time to replace his bad habit with a good one because his mindset would always be that his addiction is the only one that's fun and entertaining for him when in fact, there's a lot of things that could entertain him in a good way where he wouldn't lose any money that doesn't benefit him at all.

When this pandemic hits, I also thought about playing gambling but luckily I got influenced by YouTubers who do fishing as their hobby and I tried it, and guess what? it's pretty fun and good exercise for your body. It's expensive but you got a good time, fish, and good health.

You are correct that this problem could be solved by the people that are addicted on their own, but like most problems it is easier to solve problems when you have help, and in the case of any addiction the help of the family is really important as it shows to the addicted that despite their mistakes there is still people out there that want them to get better, but as I said if this problem remains unaddressed for long then the family may just think this person is never going to recover and give up on them.

Not all people or loved ones would really be having that kind of behavior but its true that if they would see that the treatment would  really taking so long then they would really thought
that you wont really recover into such addiction and would just simply give up on you and leave you but its impossible in most cases because family doesnt really work on that manner
but there are indeed probabilities because not all would really be similar on this case.When it comes to addiction problems then this would always be minding off
on your own problem.

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

That's right, without full cooperation with doctors an addicted person can't be helped. Medications work, but only when taken as prescribed, and taking them is only a part of the healing process. They can help you to quit if you want to quit yourself. If you feel like nobody understands you, and that what you really need is not medications but more money to win everything back(a typical way of thinking of a gambling addict), then you will be trying to not take the medications at all.

I'll say it again, in some cases, severe ones, only a former gambling addict can find the right words to persuade an addicted person to undergo treatment.

I think he will feel not right if he shares his problem with someone who does not close to him because that will make him feel uncomfortable. Instead of searching for that local government help or institutions related to the addiction, he will keep that secret for himself. It needs more attention for people who close to him to watch what changes from him because if other people see something wrong with that addicted gambler, they will try to communicate or ask that person. With a little conversation, I think other people will know that person has a problem that needs to be solved right away.

Unfortunately, perhaps gamblers hate a serious discussion of their gambling problems and they often respond very superficially to questions from family and friends, and until people realize the symptoms of a gambling addiction, a state of debt piled up and can't get out, it's really hard to help someone in such a situation. And if the family can't help, community organizations only make the addicts alienated from society, the gambler just likes to hide in the dark corners of society and doesn't like to contact others.

It seems like if someone wants to get special attention to people who are already addicted to gambling.

My opinion: @Timothy J. Legg, Ph.D., CRNP, is the best place to do a gambling addiction consultation ever discussed.
Little about medication that he said about gambling addicts.

What's to know about gambling addiction (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/15929)

additional consultation for gambling addicts.

I personally use the most effective way, in my opinion the way to overcome gambling addiction is to be closer to the creator (God). because the closer you are to him, the further away from bad things such as gambling and so on.
and this has been proven by some people, of course, will immediately get the benefits, don't delay it and do it seriously and with sincere intentions.

It is better if we ask for help from the one who created us, namely God and continue to do it in a real way, and pray that God will help you.

At a severe addiction level I think they really need an expert, but I think a tolerable gambling addict should not see an expert for consultation. In my opinion, a gambling addict should have a positive mindset about the gambling they are doing. A severe addiction has caused them to think about money over and over and try to recoup their losses. Gambling shouldn't be like that, because gambling is a place for fun.

Set the limit on the time and use of money for gambling is part of addiction control. I have done it and in the last 2 month I have only gambled no more than 3 times.

I'm catholic, but I don't think this is an effective way to overcome the gambling addiction unless the person is very faithful to god. Attending church every Sunday and doing church activities can help you stop thinking about gambling. Doing church activities have a significant impact. For me, the best solution is to get a consult from a professional or even your parents and do some outside activities or even hang out with your friends/family. In this way, it can distract you from thinking about gambling.

I am not aware of much schemes that prevents gambling addicts but recently it was discussed in the forum so I came to know about Gamstop self exculsion programme for great Britain.

https://www.gamstop.co.uk/

They help you to enroll with them and you enter into a legal aggreement with them according to which they restricts you to gamble on any site until a particular time or for the time of your contract.Many people are becoming addicted to gambling these days and lossing their hard earned money as well as their social life due to it.So these schemes are gaining huge popularity to stop them.

Family can help but young age people are more close to their friends than they are to their parents which is why I would suggest informing some of your selective friends about it. Not every friend because you don't want to become a joke or the talk of the town for a problem you are facing.

When I was young, I had a problem talking with my parents about personal problems. You can think of it like how one hesitates to talk about sex or porn to their family but would be laughing it off with your friends. Letting your best friends know about your problems relaxes you and you get the best suggestions from them. What's important is to make sure the friends or people you discuss your personal problems with aren't going to take advantage of it.

Don't be offended and have to read it well my friends, I mean getting closer to God related to religious activities and so on or positive things.
I am a Muslim and I mean it is effective because my religion requires prayer five times a day and it is obligatory, and if it is really practiced it is useful to treat any addiction due to busy prayer and other religious activities and must also be accompanied by sincere prayers.
and I also claim to do other ways in real terms including those you mentioned consulting with experts and others.

Religious aspects does count or anything that would really give space for you to avoid gambling and making out yourself busy and of course its not bad to seek for some help through prayer.
Dont know if others do really see this to be relevant but for religious people then this thing does help and if you do really mean it on quitting gambling then its up into ones self on how they do
deal with it. Lots of ways for you to avoid gambling but once addiction sticks on you then its undeniable that this wont really be an easy one but doesnt mean
that it cant be cured.Therefore, if you dont like to experience such things then better be in your control when you do gamble.

If a person addicted to gambling must be hidden for himself, a person who is addicted to gambling does not want to know that he is addicted
to gambling. There are even some gamblers who are addicted, he doesn't want to admit that he is addicted. So from the family duty is to pay
attention to each member of the family, usually people who are addicted to gambling experience financial problems, and this sooner or later
the closest people will surely realize that one of their members is addicted to gambling. If it is like that it is indeed the best step to try to deal
with the problem of gambling addiction by the family first, if it still cannot be cured, Therefore, people who are addicted to gambling are very
forced to be handled by local government help or institutions that are used to dealing with the problem of gambling addiction.

Well, there is a lot of suggestions but I think you can seek help adolescent psychologist near your place, it is good if it is actual treatment not just talking online or else calling them because addiction is not easy to cure, it will take a long process before it will heal. Usually, committing to rehabilitation is one of the most effective ways as a step of treatment and should undergo different therapies such as Behavior, Trauma, and Holistic therapy. We have also our local government who had a treatment like this if you can not afford to hire a psychologist alone.

Since you have mentioned addiction, the problem here is, a gambler that already out of the mind will not seek any help. They need someone to assist them on the way and if possible, by force. They won't surely like the idea of undergoing gambling rehabilitation so as much as possible they need everyone's help just to convince them to do so.

There will be no healing but educating them on what to do. Gambling is not a disease that needs to be cured but instead a thing that needs to be responsibly done. There are lots of gamblers that regularly gamble but still on their proper mind to act like a normal person.

All matters on how you do treat gambling and this is where good control differs on each person because not all would really be good at that. Some would able to handle but there are some who cant which do
really ending up on getting addicted.

Its true that addicted ones wouldnt really like much of help specially if it would be done on forcibly and its true that this isnt a sickness that needing to be cured but rather on that thing you do said about
educating and make yourself getting aware on thats the truth.

You can solve out problems like these on your own but its wont be easy as it sounds.

That's the sad part about it, most of the time, your family is the one who will say bad things about you because of your addiction, instead of helping they will discourage you on everything you'll do to change yourself. So the normal response of our body is to listen to them, and make ourselves even more helpless and hopeless, therefore you'll never think of asking help to other people because your mind would say "they are not going to help you too".

One of the reasons why gambling addiction can proceed to such stages is that unlike other addictions in which you can clearly see the effects of someone that is addicted, for example in the case of alcohol if every time that you see your friend or family member he has obvious signs that he has been drinking then you can easily tell that he has a problem with alcohol, but in the case of gambling addiction this is not possible as the only way to tell if a person is addicted is to see him at the casino over and over again or see how indebted he is and neither of those two things can be easily observed unless you make an effort to do so.

And it can't be otherwise. According to stats, 26% of the world population are gamblers to varying degrees. Our world can't afford having so many problem people, it simply wouldn't survive. Even if only half of gamblers were likely to become gambling addicts, gambling would be banned everywhere. But in reality the vast majority of gamblers are healthy people(mentally).

Gambling addiction is a huge problem that must be addressed, no doubt about that. I'm just writing the above to show that it's not a rule(actually very far from that) that if you gamble you will necessarily become an addict.

sad to hear that a girl was addicted to gambling at a young age and lost a lot of money...

I'm not sure this girl will have a good future but if her addiction goes away then she has the potential to become a better person. Psychiatry is usually the best place to treat any kind of addiction and today in almost all cities there are psychiatric services.

When it comes to addiction then theres no certain age would really be exempted when addiction hits you but its bad nor not right to make out conclusions on presuming someone would have a bad future.

Maybe later on that girl would able to recover on such addiction and would make her life even way more better.No one knows but it cant be avoided on not to make out some comments in regards to that.

Only yourself could really help when getting out of addiction but it wouldnt be easy as it sounds.

Yeah, it happens a lot with gamblers: people turn their backs on them when something terrible happens. And I think that says more about the society we live in and the whole perception of gambling. Many family members fail to understand that addiction is a disease, and they should neither encourage nor condemn for that, but rather truly try and help.
Also, I think it says a lot about one's family, and the person with such "support" during difficult times maybe should reconsider whom to include in the closest circle and avoid this toxicity, which families can bring upon their members, it only makes things worse.

If you are going to check on it further there are a lot of shrinks that can be consulted for gambling addiction, addiction in general. I would be careful as to what these doctors will give you as treatment. For me, the advise and the plans of action would be sufficient. If they will give me a medicine or a supplement, then that is a whole different story. Some of these medicines that they prescribe might not be good for me. So I need to be sure that I will not drink any medicine nor buy the medicine that they recommend.

Why would someone be careful with the treatment that's going to be given by those consulting doctors? That treatment includes those plans of action.

It's not all about medicine but also with help and therapy.

First of all it is not "shrinks" it is psychologists that helps people, if you call them shrinks then there is really not much that we can argue with you and there is no way you could ever convince any person EVEN IF you tell the truth, pick your words carefully or you could say 2+2 equals 4 and you would still not be listened to.

Secondly medicine is only good for a while, it is to get rid of the early days, and if you can handle it yourself then you do not have to take it but just like any other addiction medicine helps you get rid of that first month type of level where you want it the most, you do not get it after 5 years because you are doing better. So, medicine for the first few months and then just keep the therapy for years to make sure you have it under control (first a bit more frequently like once a week, then once a month and then once 3 months then once 6 months) would be the ideal way to handle it.

Exactly and unlike with what happens with drugs in which there are drugs that are so addictive that a single use can make someone an addict which means that every single person is susceptible to its effects, the same is not true for gambling, this means that the majority of the people that gamble can do so without any problem and the one that develops a problem most likely would have developed another type of behavioral addiction like social media or video game addiction anyway.

Not all addiction would really be similar and i dont know on why they do make out some comparison between drug and gambling addiction.Yes, in the sense that both are addiction but
it does on a different extend and the probabilitiies for you on not to get affected as where drugs is on different case, once you taste it then you would surely get hooked unlike
in gambling where you can still mind neither you do play for fun or just simply play for money and this is where gamblers do differentiated on whats the motive that they do have in mind.
Seeking help is just a second option after you had tried on solving the problem by yourself.

Addiction is an addiction because we will try it repeatedly without feeling satisfied unless we do not have money or something that can fill our satisfaction. Both drug and gambling addiction is dangerous, making people lose their lives too in the future, especially if they do not stop and go to rehabilitation. It is good if they have someone or family that can help them to solve the addiction problem. Otherwise, they will not stand for a long time and they can commit suicide if they are really desperate with their life.

This is very true.

You'll never know unless it's too late, or if some of your friends accidentally saw your husband of a family member that he is addicted in playing gambling. But you'll also notice it if you're asking him money because it's his salary day but he always said he have no more money left because he spend it on something or whatever. There will be only less number of gamblers who confessed or will confess their addiction in an early stage.

While taking medicines can help in some time, but it does not guaranteed addiction will be eliminated. Find someone who will motivate you to stop gambling I think no matter how we seek advice and supports from others only ourselves will make us change, I know someone who learned from his experience already to stop gambling since he almost loses his family because of his bises. Find something to make you busy at the same time someone who can inspire you to be busy.

Medicines are not really for problems like addiction. It's a mental sickness that has to be treated gradually but not through medicines. The condition that the person is going through might become more intense because of those medicines that will be prescribed.

I agree that it's about someone who will help you to stop gambling. There's another doctor in that field, if it's not the psychiatrist that will help, then your family or a life and well being coach or of the same.

Your family should be the first to help you, if they can't then there's always the professional that would do, but without the help of your family,  you'll still be having a hard time recovering. That's why it's important to prevent addiction that to cure an addiction, we would not want to waste our money and properly, therefore being responsible is a must in gambling.

Well most of the gamblers especially ones that are addicted will never ask for this kind of help only if they go into big troubles
This i know from personal experiences from my friends. O most in every casino or sportsbook you have the number if you are addicted

Regret will come last when everything we have is gone. But that is not important anymore because we can not have it and we have an addiction that we need to solve. It requires attention from people close to that person or if that person does not have it, he is hard to save. Those who addicted to gambling can go to the rehabilitation centre to cure their addiction and maybe he needs months to clean his mind about gambling and never touch or come into gambling anymore.

Yes and most of them will just keep the problem to themselves. Not only happened to friends because I personally experienced things like this until I finally managed to get out of addiction, one of the important points is about a strong determination to quit. Well, maybe some casinos have phone numbers to call for consultations or for advice on how to stop gambling, but I think it might just be practiced or done in the beginning. Because if they don't have a strong determination then the next day is very likely they will come back again, and keep repeating the same thing only when they have problems in gambling itself.

Actually what OP is asking when the gamblers turns when they are already in deep trouble mate and not just a random thoughts.
it is not about medicine mate , but about Mental help .. doctors expertise is mind control and not physical health.

But some doctors do prescribe medications for fighting gambling addiction, and in many cases the drugs work. For example, there are antidepressants and mood stabilizers which can mitigate the negative effects of compulsive gambling. And there are others that can help in fighting the addiction itself. Check this out:

Actually curing gambling addiction is in principle the same as curing drug addiction. And my friend who is addicted to gambling has indeed come
to the doctor, because he has had difficulty dealing with his gambling addiction. It turned out that the doctor gave the drug Naltrexone which
functions to suppress the behavior of gambling addicts for an irresistible desire. The drug Naltrexone has been approved by the National Health
and Medical Research Council. Usually, if gambling addiction is in a severe category, it must be helped by coming to a psychiatrist for
psychological treatment.

You are correct that there are other signs, however in the case the person that is having some problems when it comes to their gambling activities they are never going to tell you the money they are asking from you is going to be used for gambling purposes, so you think you are helping them overcome a difficult time on their lives or investing in a business, and even if they do this with every single member of their family it is probable they are not caught as most people prefer to keep those things a secret to not worry other family members.

I think being a gambling addicted and having difficult to control personal finances due to this addiction is one thing, but stealing money from others to gamble is different and much more serious on my opinion. By doing this the person isn't harming himself only, but causing prejudice to third parties. It's the same as the drugs addicted that steals or kills to maintain his addiction.
When the situation reaches to an extreme like this only treatment isn't enough. Besides it, a punishment is also needed, otherwise the person will never learn how to respect others. As we live in society people must respect each other, doesn't matter if they want or if they have any kind of issue on their private life.

No gambler would really be telling out the truth on where those funds would be used for because if they do then that would really result into being ignored or been rejected when you do tend to borrow money.

They would really be saying up things which would convince you out just for you to give or borrow them money and as a friend that someone do seek out for help then for sure you would surely pity him/her and borrow him up without any knowing that those would be
used on gambling purpose which i dont see to be worth.

Once you hooked up with addiction then for sure you would really be having a big problem.

He thought that he has a Midas touch the first time he tried gambling and won, but unfortunately, it did not go on his way, by the time he realized that he is too deep in his addition losing a lot of money, this is what happens if you do not have the character and you are on a wrong start in gambling, somebody should have told that guy that he should only gamble money that he can afford to lose.

Treating things the right way, I see your point and it's really valid to avoid heavy addiction, if you the right understanding and you know that everything around this venue needs a responsible decision-making,

If you are well prepared and you able to sets your limitation it won't necessary to asked for any professional help,
addiction comes after you when you engaged yourself too much but forget about setting the boundaries.

It's a must to use only spare money or amount that you can easy to let go.

Exactly! The problem is with the psychological addiction, and it doesn't matter what's the subject of addiction: drugs, gambling, games, etc. The only exception is with the drugs, because unlike other things, it can cause physical addiction, which requires a much more serious treatment.
Also, IMO psychiatric help comes as the first-line defense, and only in most severe cases, the medications should be prescribed.

Unfortunately, most gamblers are undisciplined so it is difficult for them to set these limits. Also, gamblers who get a lot of losses at least they will only share their experiences only with close friends and in this case, a close friend when they realize that it must be stopped then this close friend can ask for help from an expert or more professional. But unfortunately, most of them will remain closed to others but it doesn't really matter as long as their friends can help them to get out of gambling that may have ruined their lives.

Thats why there's a consequences in our every action if you become involve in illegal activities or committed a crime because of addiction or to sustain it. Gamblers who became addicted deserves a second chance to change and to lead a new life however it depends on how far you go for being addicted. Someone to talk to is a big help to open up our problem, but a psychologist would be much better.

This is a two different cases but serious matters. Stealing money just to have an access to get engage in gambling were connected. Connected in a way the she is desperate to steal a money just to gamble. This is really a serious case knowing that the person involve is young ones. It really need to seek help from doctors like psychometricians or psychologist. And also it is some if the reality of gambling addiction and how important of having a self control over wants.

If the intention on stealing is to have money for gambling then is really disturbing if this kind of person came to the point doing this well we can say that he is on high level of addiction since she can afford to do bad thinga just to fulfill theirselves on their addiction. They really need to get professional help since if this type of person doesn't get cured expect that they will do worse things just to get money for their vices.

There are medicine that helps you though. Not necessarily helpful in the long run imo, but it does help you control your mental health in the short term, at the very least, enough to help you from being affected too much by the stuff you're worried about. Heck, even doctors that specialize in psychological health would still probably recommend some medicine in certain situations.

Well at the point that someone actually lost all of their money due to gambling, it already sends the wrong signals, both for others and for the person in talk themselves. They need professional help, yes, but first is that they really need to face the situation face first since they wouldn't actually ask for help if they don't do so.

Every person who made a mistake deserves a second chance, especially if they really regret what they did before. But unfortunately, society seems hard to give that second and do not open their minds that every person changes after making a mistake. Everything that we did have a risk and consequences, but not all people can realize that. Talking to other people can solve the problem temporarily, but maybe it needs to go to the psychologist if the problem is worse.

Second chances are for people who regret on what they have done in the past and a punishment is indeed needed to let the person think about their actions and to make justice towards the victim. As far as I know people who steal deserve the jail. After they fulfill their sentence a new chance is given to them, so they can choose changing their lifestyle or continue doing mistakes.
Gamblers who steal to play are selfish and don't care for anyone else. They are not only damaging their own lives, but also the lives of anyone else they may encounter on their way. So first of all we should care for their victims.

As we've seen with the Opiod epidemic that engulfed America, sometimes Doctors may be doing more harm than good - not maliciously but because corporations have carefully crafted strategies to sell more drugs. You should obviously take professional advice (ideally at debt charities first) and not necessarily jump straight to the idea that medication is right - they can bring a whole other set of problems. Being in the right state of mind and having a stable setting around you is a key part of recovery that is overlooked. If you are unemployed, bored or lack social interaction on a regular basis then any one of these things can make you seek out an activity (like gambling) in an attempt to fill an empty void in your life.

that's why all religions in the world forbid someone from gambling, because it has a bad effect on themselves and their families and even other people, when someone gambles and they lose of course they will be very desperate because they no longer have money, so inevitably they want or not will commit to be crimes, especially when someone who gambles will always drink alcohol and this will trigger them to do bad things.

That is why every gambler should not make gambling their main source of income as this can lead to a lot of problems in the end. You may be right about the prohibition of gambling by various religions, but that will not stop many gamblers from gambling. If you are afraid of addiction, then stay away from gambling. If you can't control your emotion in gambling, then never approach gambling. We really have to be responsible for all the action we take and a gambler should always be responsible for the gambling.

It's not just religion that forbids it, the law also prohibits it and other people also prohibit or exile it because they don't want to be infected.
Gambling means being willing to risk something that was previously valued in the hope of getting something more valuable. As a result, a gambling addict ends up sacrificing everything he has, including possessions, lots of debt and crime or crime just to get money to gamble. and it can affect financial problems, work, to mental health.
and serious gambling addict should be cured completely otherwise it will result in suicide, seek professional help who can help him and delete or avoid the site as well or not come again to real casino, serious intentions and closer to God.

Actually only the minor parcel of gamblers will act insanely like this. This fact indicates the problem isn't gambling activity itself, but the addicted individual. There are people who have a tendency to become addicted and if it's not going to happen through gambling, it will be through alcohol, drugs, compulsive buying or something else. By turning gambling into illegal practice, governments and religions aren't saving people from addiction at all.
In order to save people from addiction, the society would need to cancel capitalism and tie each person to a chain, so they could be controlled 24 hours daily. However it looks more insane than the own addiction, right?

Too much to ask just to get rid of this one and also about capitalism then its really hard to believe even in my dreams for it to be cancelled so this isnt actually an option to consider. When it comes to addiction then the only ones who could resolve out is only yourself but if you do find out
that it cant be helped or you cant really resolve it on your own then thats the time you would consider on finding some help neither
from your loved ones or professional help because addiction isnt something that you could just get rid with.

This is it. The ban was carried out because of the negative impact caused by gambling itself, especially the gambling addiction. Indeed, not everyone will be negatively affected and many people can control their gambling. However, not a few also make problems and criminals because of gambling. Even the existence of gambling addiction makes it worse the situation, does not want to know if he has no money or has lost his mind because of too much debt due to gambling.
Because this is a fatal risk we should not do gambling if we don't use it ourselves.

Should be in order.

1. Seek help into your loved ones like family and relative.
2. Professional help

But honestly yourself realization would be the fastest treatment of all.If you don't like problems then better avoid gambling if you are a person which does have
impulsive or way too emotional on dealing with it because risk of addiction is high so better avoid it.

Such things will be always happening because nothing is perfect in this world. However, if we are regular people, not health-care professionals, it is very likely that we know less about what drugs, or what measures, to take if we want to cure ourselves from gambling addiction. Professionals know better than we do about possible side effects and stuff like that. I would suggest to ignore those rare cases when doctors prescribe medications only to help corporations sell their drugs, and, as a rule, follow the advices of the doctors.

Number one is the first thing that we must do before going to a psychologist and asking for help.
But it seems, it is not easy to admit the reality that we are addicted to gambling to our family and we do not know how our families will react after they know our problem.
But that is what we must do to figure out how they can help us and search for the right psychologist to help us.
I agree that realization will be the thing that we must have before doing something because that can help us commit to solving the problem.

100%, I agree to this.

Self-realization is the first big step to cure your gambling addiction, and that's where you should start seeking help if you can't do it by yourself. Accepting that you are addicted in gambling means that you are aware of your problem, that you are really serious about quitting on being addicted, and not just some temporary reason for everybody's attention.

The problem is sometimes if someone is addicted to gambling, the person doesn't realize it, all he has in mind is just to keep playing gambling.
Usually a person realizes he is addicted to gambling, after his life is destroyed. So sometimes it takes someone else to wake up people who are
addicted to gambling. The most appropriate to help is the closest person to people who are addicted to gambling, the support of friends or
family is needed to cure people who are addicted to gambling. If it is too severe, then it is handed over to professionals who are already used
to dealing with people who are addicted to gambling.

Everything should start with you as even you've got some help from anyone without your self will nothing will be accomplish.

I agree with both statement and it's really an eye opener to any serious gambler who've got addicted, if they wanted to solve this and correct this issue
they need to accept and admit the fact that they can't control anything.

Quitting is not easy but with proper guidelines and your own will with action from yourself. it can be done!

Before it is too late, they should stop their habit and realize that they are wrong. If they can not stop at the right time, they will get the punishment and in the end, they will get into jail. If they are in jail, it will be hard for them to survive because we know how they live in jail. If they realize the mistake and admitted that they are wrong, maybe that will be easy for them to ask for help from others.

The truth is that the first step must come from you. You have to become aware that you are addicted to something and that you can call for help. The sooner you become aware of this the better it will be for you, your recovery and your family.
It seems that the memory of the first win also has a great influence on the overkill people have for gambling. People who gamble habitually tend to remember exactly when they first won and the feeling of victory they experienced.
It is there that we must start again, from the sense of frustration that was felt after that victory, for all the occasions in which, instead, you have lost a lot of money. It is there that the discomfort, the malaise and the addiction to gambling should be sought.
It is therefore good to leave aside the nostalgia of victory and focus, instead, on the effects that gambling has produced on one's life. It is necessary to get rid of gambling before it is too late and to do so, it is necessary to forget about that distant day when you won, move away from it and try to start again to eliminate this bad addiction from your life.
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Freedom has a cost and the cost is that we are completely responsible for our actions and the consequences we face out of it, those people that blame external factors are just using a convenient excuse to try to make it seem that what happens on their life is not their fault, addicted gamblers are widely known for this and unfortunately governments believe them and this is why gambling is forbidden in many countries, but the ones responsible for this are the addicted gamblers as they would have gotten addicted to something else anyway if gambling was illegal.

Self realization will help.

But it won't be the answer to solve to one's addiction. If it's already that far from the normal addiction, those 2 that you have listed really has to be there for them to get some help.

A family that will show you love and support will be the best and most natural way of conquering addiction. But it's a good combination with the help of a professional.

This kind of issue is really serious its better to take medical action especially with the mental health of the person they cannot make a good decision making due to having the urge to get gambling this is the reason why we are always saying to gamble moderately always choose the best for your side not only for the satisfaction of your self. By this kind of situation these people need to seek of an attention of some relatives and friends to guide them until they can back to normal.

Before getting in touch with those peer support groups and organizations, let your loved ones know about your problem. Things are going to be easier when you talk to them about your issue. Don't hide it from them. Nothing to be ashamed of. They will support you and you journey to get rid of your gambling addiction is going to become very much easier than it would be. First step is self realization, second steps is to talk to someone you trust about it and the final step is to get professional help. This is how it should be.

The punishment those people will suffer can come in many forms, obviously one of them could be in the form of spending some time in jail if they happen to steal from strangers, however if they happen to steal from their family it is unlikely the family would like to file charges against them but what will happen is that eventually the family members of the one that is addicted will lose any confidence they have in them to the point they will begin to reject the addicted gambler and leave him alone.

If they can do that, they will see that their family can help them solve the addiction gambling problem.
I agree that self-realization will be something that addicted gambling should have because with having that feeling, he will know how bigger his addiction is and think about how he can solve the addiction.
With the help from his family, maybe that can make it easier to find a professional or psychiatric or addiction health centre to help that addicted gambler because his family can do anything to help him solve the addiction.
It is better to take honestly to your family about your addiction than to solve your problem alone.

Solving the problem of gambling addiction is always better with the help of others than alone, but I wouldn't advise family, or close friends, over professional help. Your close ones can help you with finding a good doctor, and they can be supporting during the process of healing, and that's the best they can do. They cannot replace professional help.

Why you say so that they cant help or wont be that relevant? Professional help is indeed better but doesnt men that friends help wont be helpful at all.

Solving problem alone is rather be the first to be tried out rather than on seeking out for another help from loved ones or professional.
Self realizations is much more effect and doesnt only talks in terms of financial concern but also wont really be requiring too much effort
or not really hassle at all.

If you do find out yourself to be that impulsive or emotion towards gambling then better to avoid it out while its still early or dont make yourself get
attached to it.

Aside from professional help, your loved ones or family will care more than anyone else.
simple example, if you are sick or something harms you or suffers, who will take care, wait and give you good advice, whether someone else.
families will care more and try so that their family members do not suffer, especially parents and they know better what to do for their children even though it is wrong.
So, I think the people we love and also love us will care more about us if we are suffering and whatever.

That's a fact but having a support and acceptance from your family and relatives or close friends, that will help you win against addiction. I agree about getting a professional help but if you can mend that with the help and support of your family, I think that's also fine.
But if it's already to the point of insanity with addiction then that's really need to seek a professional or if you can avail that even if you're not at that state then that's good.

Correct, the support of the family could be enough if a person still has not developed a gambling addiction but once this is the case then it is necessary to bring professionals as the temptation to gamble again will be constant, back in the day when online gambling was not a thing it was more than enough to just avoid places like casinos and you will be fine, but now that online gambling is a thing then you can gamble everywhere you are as long as you have a device with Internet access, so the techniques professionals need to teach to addicted gamblers need to be more effective in order for those that are addicted to resist the temptation to gamble again.

Curing gambling addiction is a long process and needs professional help. Trust me, the process isn't easy. Surely, your family would always support this process, but your family alone cannot help you overcome the addiction. Not unless If you have a family of psychologist or have a business/job in a psychiatric field.
The earlier you seek professional help, the better chances for a gambling addict to overcome the addiction in a short period of time.

Yes, I believe you. The process won't be that easy but if it's mendable at first try with the help of the family or so then that's good because it is an easy solution for the affected person.
I agree to you that as early as you can if the gambler needs to seek professional help, then the family must support that decision because it's the best option. I'm just saying if it's possible to get some help and it will be cured with the help of them then that's a good alternative.

Any intervention or rehab center that rehabilitates addiction is a good start because they cater a wide variety of addictions. Also, try to talk to the person first before anything else  because getting them by surprise is going to be a stupid thing to do because it will be against their will and they might resent you for the intervention.

Nah man, get professional help. No matter how much we say about talking to family and friends could help and whatnot, it isn't the best solution. Opinions of families and friends may even actually opt to make the situation worse. Any gambling addict would only receive two types of words, one, talking bad about them being an addict and that they should stop, two, pitying them or indulging them into pitying their family and telling them to change and trust me, neither of the two is actually helpful sometimes. It just makes it worse since they keep looking at the addict from their POV, not the other way around. Don't take the easy solution, take the one that could actually help instead.

That will depend on where that person lives because not all countries have that rehab centre, especially for addicts to gambling, but maybe the government will have a drug rehab centre. If the addicted person to gambling can not find that rehab centre, they need to figure out how to solve the addicting problem. Before they search for that place, it is better to tell other people and share what they feel, and who knows, that he knows some places that can help that person.

I think the first step to overcoming gambling addiction is to ask for help from the family, if it is still not resolved, then we can ask for help from
a rehab center. But the problem is that not all countries have rehab centers for people who are addicted to gambling, most rehab is available
for drug addicts. But basically how to overcome gambling and drug addiction in my opinion is not much different. So it is very possible to cure
gambling addiction in rehab for drugs. But we can also ask a psychiatrist for help. My friend once recovered from gambling addiction by asking
a psychiatrist for help.

That's the problem, the online world made gambling much more accessible and obvious during the pandemic. The only way to destroy old habits if you compare it to addiction is if you try to break it little by little, don't go full on, try to take it easy and gradually you will see the difference. I don't think porn is a good habit, makes you expect unrealistic things in your relationship.

Correct.

If you guys had watched "The Platform" which is a "rehabilitation" center, they also talk to the people about their addiction, if they really wanted to be in the platform and will be released after a certain period amount of time, but however, it's more than that. I think that's the very effective way of curing addiction, I mean, limiting their sources to avoid getting contact with their addiction, to slowly remove it on their habit and replace it with something more helpful and will not cause any problems to them.

I think in this digital era seeking help will be easy if the addict wants to share his story about gambling addiction itself, at least if they share their story and ask for help from anyone then of course it will get a good response. A person who will return to the path of goodness will definitely get a good response too and therefore, this case returns to itself whether they are ready to share or will they just be kept to themselves and after all they will always have their own way too if they have strong determination, Why not.

Without the support of your family, you'll dropping the ball and will totally feel bad about it already. I do agree to all of you about getting professional help and there's no debate on it.
The acceptance and help from the family is also important specially if you know that they're there to support you and help you along your way getting out of it.

It's true, usually when the robbery happens against a family member there won't be any police reports, because the families tend to protect its members, even when they do terrible things. Somehow that is why there are so many people doing wrongdoings nowadays, because they know there will be always someone willing to defend them.
In past times families were much more severe with their children. Cases like this were severely punished with expulsion from home and disinheritance sometimes. And I believe it worked, creating a generation of more responsible and polite people.

There are a huge number of players who are or have been addicted to gambling. We have to be realistic: some will never get rid of it or want to get rid of it. The more you think you're rid of it, the harder you often fall. You could share your experiences with fellow sufferers who have undergone exactly the same. The most important thing is acceptance that you are addicted, online you can also come into contact with many people who can guide or support you. to turn gambling into a hobby often does not end well and you fall into an addiction again. There are organizations who aim to help you to get rid of the addiction.

A rehab center for gambling addicts? I haven't even heard of such things. If you ask me, I don't think it would work. Gathering all gambling addicts under one roof isn't a good idea IMO. It's better for the addicts to stay home and take prescribed medications while being supported by their families. That's when the support from family members counts big time btw.

They can get rid of it no matter what happens or how long it takes.

There's just have to be a worst experience and situation that gambler has to be for them to realize what have they done. It's going to be not that easy but I'm sure that everyone will be able to get rid of their addiction.

But it all lies to the strategy how they'll do it.

I'm only saying that they can't replace professional help(unless they are professionals themselves, of course). Other than that, they can be extremely helpful because addicted gamblers don't actually want to go to doctors, in many cases, and that's when the close ones can help with convincing the addict to request professional assistance. And then their support during the medical treatment is very important too. I would never say that support from the closest people is irrelevant. You just got me wrong, buddy.


I agree. It's never easy to admit that even your loved ones can't help you to solve the main problem, and you need a professional help, but sometimes it's the only solution.

There will be no end to discussing this because the answer will be the same, professional help, family, closest / loved ones and also other people.
what they talk about is never really experienced, and all the advice given is good and helpful for gambling addicts.
basically all return to addicts must really want to heal and earnest intentions, and in that way using any means will definitely be useful and successful.
and everything that is suggested plays a role in curing a gambling addict depending on how and is taken seriously to help him.

If his country does not have a rehab center, visiting a psychiatrist will be the solution to solve his addiction to gambling. But his family will be the first help that he should ask to search for a fast solution before he visits the psychiatrist. It is really hard to cure the addicts because that needs an effort from him to solve it. Maybe curing gambling addiction is not hard as drug addiction, but it is still hard to do if the victim does not want to change his habit.

Maybe in the other country, the name of that rehabilitation will be different. Still, I think the country will have rehabilitation for the addicts and use different methods to cure the addicted person. Of course, prescribed medications will be necessary and needed. Still, if the addicted person can talk heart by heart to other people, especially to the psychiatrist, that would help them figure out why they become addicted. It needs an open mind from the addicted person to know how they can live like other people without becoming addicted to gambling.

Actually the main objective of the topic is not about those you answered but for the government to act and make this possible.
meaning at least not in our personal pocket as addicted gamblers but from our government as they are the one who allows the gambling to operate in our places .
if they restrict gambling then there is no chance that people will become addicted like what Most Muslim country does.

The resentment is bad enough but that is not really the problem, people need to understand that the desire to get better needs to come from within the person that is addicted, as long as they think they are in control and that everything is fine and they can manage things on their own there is no way to help them, this is why the first step in almost any rehab center is for the addicted to admit they are  in fact addicted otherwise there is nothing anyone can do to help them.

Yeah its true that this is a never ending kind of question and make out some common sense type of answers when it comes to this scenario.
When it comes to help then there were no other options left aside from help from family or professional one.
This cant really be precisely tell if it would be effective because not all would really be having that will and make out self realizations on their own.
If you do engage with gambling then expect that there would be some sort of connection in between this activity neither you do able to control
it or it would be the one would control you and gets addicted.So it all matters with self control and awareness.

I think all of the things you list at the beginning are only useful one the individual themselves has decided the gambling is a wasteful act to be avoided if they seek long term prosperity. There are very few professional gamblers out there, it is mainly reserved for the highest quality poker players or others who have mastered a niche such as sports betting. However the chances that the average person has the right skillset is the same as the amount of lottery winners out there - millions to one. Once people are educated to understand that the math is simply against them at all times, that has to be the point that they either see the futility and stop, or alternatively go down a deep rabbit hole of lying to themselves. I fear people in the second category have a much tougher and sometimes impossible road to recovery.

Not all the same I guess, because not all countries have a good treatment of a compulsive person in gambling. The treatment on this will not quickly heal, it needs more time for the patient to be recovered and I guess it needs rehabilitation and yes, the guidance of a family members and with the care of professional doctors will I guess the best solution with the addiction.

That's why from the start we should open to our family whatever you gamble outside, so that there is someone who will always give advice if you are in a wrong path that will turn to addiction, they were a good help to us as a gambler.

This is something that many people underestimate, any kind of addiction is not going to be cured in a matter of days, an addiction is a problem that takes months or even years to develop and it is going to take that long to have any chance of being cured as well, and even then this is not something like an infection in which you can be declared cured after the agent creating the infection is eliminated, it is going to be a constant struggle that will last for a lifetime.

It’s like taking things slowly but seriously. When were serious in our goal we need to plan it smoothly, it’s hard to take away something we’d been doing for long same with addiction, it may cause other problem when we push it right away like mental breakdown or stress. As long as we keep ourselves motivated and reminded that we’re on a goal and help of people who matter to us, a small progress in staying away in addiction can be solved.

Addiction is something that cant really be removed in ones self in a short span of time or talking about instantly leaving it because as said that once you had been engaging on a particular thing for long time then your body is already get used to it.

You will surely be finding out ways to play or do it once again because you do eagerly wants to play and its true that if you are really serious on quitting

then you can eventually quit it up and make out self realizations and doesnt really need any service or help out  there.Its just matter on how serious you are on quitting or stopping gambling.

better than forcing yourself into something that last only for a while, addiction is a serious matter.
Similar with drug and alcohol, the system is already built inside you.

It's all on you that will play the big part if you really wanted to solve your gambling addictions,
slowly but seriously/surely far better than not progressing with your goals.

you have to admit to yourself that your engagement is no longer controllable, that's the  good
start in curing this kind of mental issue.

There should be a trigger-man. A person that is already on a verge of being addicted can't control themselves. That's why they need help and not just we will ask them to stop. It's not that simple as it's now involved mental problem.

After that person is slowly taking over on their mind, the slow process to recovery will now begin as aside from the help of their closed ones, they can now help themselves too.

Some people been saying that it would be easy but the truth is that its never been easy as it sounds.There are indeed people who do really need help to get rid of addiction.

Not all people would have that strong self will on doing the right things this is why we do see different outcomes or situations on where people been facing.

Healing addiction is a slow process but if you do really mean it then you can actually quit if you wanted to.

Once something becomes a habit it is very difficult to remove it from your life, this is why overcoming any addiction takes that long, people can stop doing momentarily whatever they are addicted to and this gives them a sensation they are in control but soon enough they will be back at the activity, this is why it is important to always check your behavior and see if you are not falling into this pattern, and if you are, then you need to look for professional help.

Some been saying that stopping do look like a simple thing that can be done but when you are on the situation then its something that cant really get rid of. Addiction is always been a common problem on where gamblers been facing some do able to get out and some had been completely devoured and messed up their entire life because of gambling. If you do feel out that you are already addicted to gambling then its better to take control and try to
lessen up your engagement with gambling because if you do still tend to continue then you would really be putting yourself into trouble.

In this the Family is most needed mate, there is no one that we can rely on this either our family,loveones or even our bestfriends .

because if this is not what they tend to be take part then the person will  surely become a addict for life.
they must be acquainted until the last day that they able to stand away from gambling on their own.

A gambler will not feel if they are addicted to gambling because they think that everything is okay. It needs other people who can feel or know if that person is addicted to gambling by watching his daily life. Sometimes, the gambler addicted to gambling can show some sign with his body, and only other people will see about that. Perhaps, we need to observe or watch our family's behavior to know if something bad happens to them, and we can ask them or offer help to them.

At least the thoughts will always be brought up because it is very important topic to be bumped always as gamblers has nowhere to lean when they are addicted and they mostly become aloof from talking to others and sometimes even with their love one.
so lets find ways to tell them what to do and when to run.

Well, everyone has a concern for the people closest to them and that can be a strong impetus for them to provide input and advice about gambling addiction. But the problem is, when a gambling addict can still control his life so well that it doesn't appear that he is a gambling addict, then how can the people closest to him help. So in this case it is those gambling addicts who have really ruined their own lives and even for those around them, if that were the case surely there would be many people who would care for him to help get out of the gambling addiction that has ruined his life.

It's still better if they know what you are going through, you are at a vulnerable position in your life and you need to have all the support that you can get. Of course going to rehab is a good thing but support in the family could help you totally recover.

I believe that at the end of the day it is the persons choice if he would going to make himself undergo in recovery or if he wanted to be treated by his gambling addiction. I mean it is true that there will be no end to discussing how to help the person, who can help help, who should be there because it is already given that those people around him could push him through to continue the treatment or even advising him to seek help for the professionals but the initiative of a gambling addict person should be on top of this. The treatment will definitely take time but the effectivity of the treatment is all depend on the gambling addict choice.

You know that currently business is all about risk,and been addicted to something ease is very bad despite that everything is all about luck, even though the girl in particular happen to be successful in the game so it's not right to be over excited towards gambling, and i notice that gambling is meant for rich people not for average man or woman.

Gambling is a sport that tends to be more addictive than pleasure or competition gambling is more important than personal family or social responsibility. The role of family is a lot to get rid of addiction spend more time with your family and review the various harmful aspects of gambling addiction decide for yourself if you want to quit gambling analyze how gambling affects your personal life. Also excessive addiction which leads to mental illness that is why you can take treatment as soon as possible.

First and foremost, the help needs to come from the family itself. The family members need to understand the situation and take a compassionate view towards the gambler. It is not that the gambler is committing any crime here. It is just a mental condition and his actions are due to this condition. If the support is there from relatives and friends, then it gets easier to treat the patient through psychiatric help. The second stage should involve the professionals, however. Psychiatrists should better understand the situation, and the solution to treat it.

who says this? gambling is more important that family and social responsibilities ? your crazy man.


i guess you are the one who needs more than anything with help from family.

I don't really understand what he mean by that statement although, if he has set notification by mention or by quote, let him come explain this statement, normally, I haven't outlook other people's opinion on a thread, if actually he can explain that statement for your understanding that gambling is more important than family.

Gambling isn't a sport. It's a leisure for most.

Well, if you're treating it more than your family maybe you're too good on it. There will be people that will surely disagree to what you're saying about gambling being more important than family.

Yes, you are right. Playing gambling is all about risk, but not all people who are playing gambling know about that. They are winning easy money in the beginning and think that playing gambling is an easy way to make money. And if they do not know how to stop gambling, sooner or later, they will become addicted, as he says. We can learn from the other story so we can prevent becoming addicted to gambling.

how much are you willing to pay me? opening the happiness chakra will get rid of any addiction, even from longing for a person

The support of the family is without a doubt very important and irreplaceable, my point is that such support is not enough since they do not know what the addicted gambler is going through and they need professional help, basically your family support without professional help will most likely be useless, but professional support without your family besides you will be useless as well, so both are necessary for those that want tor recover from any kind of addiction.

It could seem like an unortodox way for stopping being addicted to gambling, but sometimes an easy way out of this addiction could be to learn smart betting strategies.
I mean if you are addicted, you won't stop betting, but at least you will have the chance to generate money from it. I know it's hard for someone who is addicted to follow rules, but at least for some of these players could be a way out.

You can read the following articles if you are interested.
Recover from gambling losses (https://sportssmartbetting.com/how-to-recover-gambling-losses/)
Why do gamblers always lose (https://sportssmartbetting.com/why-do-punters-or-gamblers-always-lose-in-sports-betting/)

Can't say I've got gambling issues before but, one of the ways of managing a money that you don't intend spending is simply not having that money on you at all or a means to access that money when going to the betshop or casino. I barely se any gambling center or bet shop that allows for credit facilities and as such, your most likely not to spend above your budget by using this method. It keeps you within your funds jurisdiction, if I should borrow that word in this context.

Another means to it is just seeing gambling as a fun thing to do. Its never a career for which you can earn a living or things like that. Its just one of those things that you can get lucky with or not. A high stake probability and as such, you could loose. Know these things could help your gambling habits.

Is this method of threatening addiction of yours will work even in online?

This is a big help if you will pursue this service, you can write and create your own announcement thread here for that kind of service, and surely there are a lot of them that need to cure but I don't know how you will do it online. Because when you are in a stage level of addiction, it is really hard cure a person that already an addict, rehabilitation is the best choice for me.

Addiction is very hard to overcome just like someone that is use to smoking. It only takes time, focus and the help of a counselor to deal with it.
Gambling is very interesting especially when you are making consistent cash from it. It has strong spirit or Bond that makes any person that has become addicted to keep on enjoying the vibes even though it comes with high risks.

Addiction is a very strong spirit that leads to failure,frustration, and confusion.The first thing to do is to identify your problem as an addict,get mad at yourself and   and desire for a change.Self discipline will help you overcome the spirit when it comes,and avoid people that are also addicted to it so that the conversation will not change your mindset.

I have been addicted to so many things in my life but I've always outgrown them. Playing chess was addicting to me but after months to a year, I end up replacing the addiction with something else. Addiction can sometimes be cured by pre-occupying the mind and sometimes, the environment influence much. An addicted person who lives nearby the casino just a drive away, it's a lot harder to solve with this factor. Moving could help and it need self-discipline just like you are saying.

There are many kinds of addiction, and some of them can be very harmful, but chess ... I don't think it's a harmful one. Replacing one addiction with another, less harmful addiction, can be a good way to go for gambling addicts. I don't think many of them can be satisfied with chess playing, maybe some of them, but not many, but I'm sure there are several things for each person that can be as addictive as gambling to them, but much less harmful.

the dependence is knocked out by the wedge-by-wedge method. If a woman has left, then she can be replaced by another woman. If an irreplaceable woman has left, then she can be replaced with alcohol. And if you are hooked on
alcohol or drugs, then it can be replaced by the opening of the happiness chakra  

I am not a supporter of providing such a service because it interferes with what the chakra is closed for, I saw a request for help here so I wrote here

Replacing your worst addiction with a less addiction game or hobby that's not gonna harm your finance and mental health is a good move---boss move or should I say maturity, because it is all about self admittance and realization that in fact you're addicted and you need to be treated.

Diversifying or altering your vision on a lot of things or possibility to earn more money or to have entertainment other than gambling will help (in my opinion) to realize things about your addiction in gambling. Others just don't want it, therefore they are still stuck in the world of addiction in gambling.

Exactly, this the main reason of addicting in gambling. And the script take this advantage to help to win the house.

To be honest the addiction start to rise when someone win big amount luckily and start to think this is the only way of making money easily. it's very hard to remove the full addiction in short period. So addicted man should remove this slowly. Also religious book can help him in this case.

I agree with your statement in terms of being lock with that perceptions that it's an easy access to earn decent amount of money, those who get that chance of winning huge at the start are very prone to keep coming back,

Thinking that they'll be able to win more, not realizing that with the time they've spent the chance that they'll lose more are very high. System learns and adjust , whatever strategy you think might work will not work in the long run.

then addiction will start to grow, after several times of losing the amount of you'll going to stake is far larger than the last one that you use, seeking for help with your friends and relatives is very first thing and medical attention should follow to balance what inside your mind.

The closest people around the gambler can know if something different happens to that person because they are bond with a relationship that we can not know, and only they will know about that. But yes, if the addicted gambler doesn't realize that something wrong already happened to them, they will not ask for help about their problem. The closest people will make sure that they will help many things for that addicted person to gambling if they see that that addicted person start ruined his life.

I agree with both of you. Once we win a big amount of money, our mind will think about chasing the other winning, and that makes us try to place another bet and hope that we can win the other money. It needs help from other people to drag them out from gambling, no matter what it takes. Reading a religious book helps them realize that what they did is wrong, and it is never too late to stop gambling.

There is a certain group in our City that has this movement now to Help addicted gamblers, to have rehabilitation or at least counselling .
so far there are 6 patients/clients  already that voluntarily gives their own for the treatment .
we are looking for more volunteer because the local government already pledge assistance if we will be needing specially financially though we are a Non Government Organization and there are concern companies and individuals that lending their hands for the project and so far so good.

Having a addiction is not really bad but it based on the kind of addiction you have whether is a positive or negative addiction. Having a gambling addiction can also be said as positive if there is an achievement it brings to a person. Just like sports gambling, a lot of persons has become very rich with it making them popular. Although the beginning might be tedious be once mastery is gained,  then more money can be achieved.

It would really be called as career and not all would really be having that financial capacity or capability on sustaining himself on playing betting on sports for a very long time to make himself good at it even though it isnt really that right to make out conclusions but only a few do really succeed on this one and most or majority is really failing off.

Addiction does signify excessive involvement on a certain thing but i do agree that it does have some advantages on some point but most of the time

it will particularly reflect out on negative manner specially gamblers are way too impulsive when it comes to their bets or simply into handling out their finances.

It's true that many gambling addicts have become rich from gambling but will it last long?

most of them will only fall back into poverty because of their lack of control over themselves so they think that the money they win must be played back so that more and more. this is the reason why gambling addiction will never produce anything.

Gambling addicts wont stop as long they do have money or something that they can spend on their gambling activity and they wont really realize until its too late and this had been a common behavior of most gambling addicted who do wreck out themselves before they do make out some self realizations.Majority of them would really be that shy on sharing up their problem or simply tell or confess it into their loved ones which would really result on self stress and minding their own problem until it would be busted out or when they cant already take it anymore.

Thank you for supporting me in this, because it's far from being obvious to everyone. People keep saying that all addictions are bad, while, in fact, some of them are much worse than others. Gambling addiction is among the dangerous ones, so replacing it with something less harmful is a success, not just "replacing one addiction with another". Of course drugs and alcohol should be out of the question.

This is the problem from addicted gambler as they don't care everything but for the funds they are willing to spend and lose.
they will find the problem once they already out of funds totally .
better to gamble only when you are capable to lose.
Hope that all areas of the world will have this mate because you seems to be a Hero at your own spence .

Others think it is just the same is wrong. Yes, it is both addiction but we're talking about the negative impact that it will give to ourselves in the long run, the lesser one of course is much better (obviously). It is an achievement, to slowly crawl up to your addiction hole and see other things that could benefit you instead of taking too much money and toll on your body.

No matter how small your progress is on quitting your gambling addiction, keep it up, it's still better than doing nothing about it.

Yes like that, everyone has their own way of being able to control the situation in their life to look good, so even if the people closest to them know something different but he still looks good in the end they will still act normal. Therefore, they or those closest to them will definitely act when the chaos is clearly seen. It's different when the addict can share his story immediately even though it hasn't caused a mess because after all, anticipating would be better but unfortunately, not many gamblers can share their bad stories in gambling immediately.

It is very unorthodox and I do not think it is going to work, the reason is simple we know that the few that are successful when it come to gambling need to be very disciplined not only in the bets they take but also on how they manage their money, an addicted person cannot do anything like this as even if they had a way to beat the casinos and the money to do so eventually they will lose control and they will begin to make all kind of bad bets and lose their capital as a result of this.

I never had a big trouble with gambling and I did tried to hide a few of my psychological problems back in college (long time ago) but I have to say gambling is different than other addictions. If you are addicted to drugs or addicted to smoking or addicted to alcohol, all of these you can hide because it is neither THAT expensive (could become very expensive eventually but not if you let it) but gambling addiction only becomes a bad thing when you are financially ruined, otherwise it is literally entertainment.

Spending 100 bucks on movies per month versus spending 100 bucks on gambling is literally the same thing, who cares at that point? But if you are financially ruined then you have a big addiction, and having a financial trouble is not something you can hide, you literally lose everything you have and that is why it is not something you can hide.

your city is very lucky to have a program like this
if it continues to grow, definitely very helpful for those who are addicted but have no money

here in my country right now it is very difficult to find a place to get rid of addiction because of the lack of funding from the government
only addicts who have money can go to a psychiatrist or rehab

This is a rare occasion when groups are forming just to focus for gamblers , though maybe their group is composed of former
 gamblers or even friends or family of addicted gamblers that wanted to help others out.
Of course because the government is gaining from gambling addiction and their tandem with gambling operators/owners lol.

You don't blame addiction of people to the government. It's your personal matter and you should be the one to find out the answer and how you'll get rid of it.

It doesn't matter if you're rich or not.

You're not rich then you gamble, you must be responsible of yourself and look to your financial situation.

It is not easy for the addict to admit or share his story about addiction to gambling to other people because that can make those people will angry to them, how it could happen to them. But if the addicted can share the story with their closest people, that will help them get the way out of the problem, which will not take too long for those people to solve the problem. Even if that gambler is smart to hide his addiction, that will not happen forever because someday, he will tell/share/show about gambling to others to see that he is really addicted to gambling.

This is one of my issues with some people, since they think badly of gambling and of anyone that does it if you spend a certain amount of money each month on the activity suddenly they think you are addicted, but when you point out they spend more money on whatever they find pleasurable, like drinking coffee, tobacco, apps or video games suddenly I am a bad person for pointing this out and I am deflecting the issue, as long as someone can enjoy their gambling and you do not lose control of your finances then you are fine and you can keep gambling.

You cant really blame out people on having that kind of impression on where they do really look negatively with gambling due to the effects that it could possibly give out on someone when they are attached with addiction which is actually true but it would all vary on how someone will be treating gambling
and how they do deal with it up with because not all that do play does automatically be considered as an addicted one.There are people whom do play just for the sake of entertainment but people are naturally being judgemental when it comes to this situation which i cant really blame them off.

I agree. Sometimes even the help from the best possible professional may look ineffective, but a gambling addict taking that help and struggling with his/her addiction with all their might should be proud of themselves because they are on the right road. Maybe only one option out of many is suitable, and that's why it's hard to find it right away, but with enough tries the right solution will be found eventually.

Actually gambling can produce anything and it made some gamblers become rich. Well there are some gamblers that become rich and maintained their wealth but many have had fall into trap and fall back to where they started. But I guess I would only believe that a gambler could maintain his wealth if he invested his money in real business or invest it in any kind of investment but if until now he would only rely on his ability and skills on winning in gambling then I'm afraid that his wealth will going to last long in his hand.

What I know, most gambling addicts who make it rich because playing professionally can control themselves in playing and play with discipline.
Many people get rich from gambling and they turn their gambling profits into real business or investment because they think they will not gamble forever, unlike those who play who can't control themselves from rich to poor and all depends on them being a smart gambler and also mature.

yeah right, if that gamblers explores more possibilities and not just relying with his gambling capabilities, the very chance that he can managed to survive and established his wealth,

It's difficult to find the right system and attitude for anyone to continuously earned from gambling industry, by chance, only few can do that.

But, if you are good enough in working with your opportunities, avoiding to become addicted and using this venue as ladder for better lifestyle is very possible to happened to anyone.

I get your point but to automatically assume that someone is addicted to gambling just because they gamble once in a while is just wrong, quite honestly we can find a lot more people that area addicted to video games and social media on the streets and I am sure it would not be even close, for every addicted gambler I think we could find 100 people addicted to social media and yet people do not think of them as addicted even if they obviously are.

I agree to this.

Most of them will definitely end up being poor again, because they will go happy go lucky every time they play gambling because their mindset says that as long as they play gambling, they will make more profits in the long run, but everything could escalate quickly if they are not going to be wise on spending the money they won from gambling.

Sadly, aside from gambling, they can't think of anything where they should spend their money, like for example investing it on cryptocurrency or real estate, they will just continue to bet it 'till they get empty-handed again.

It is not easy to have discipline and control, especially for the addicted to gambling, because they can lose control anytime without they know.
If they can get rich from gambling but can not use that money for their life instead of searching for more winning, they will not have a chance to enjoy their winning.
Once they become addicted to gambling, it will not be easy to cure and if they do not go to the right person, they can ruin their lives, especially if they still play gambling.

Internet has a lot to offer, just type Rehabilitation and most that will appear can cater any form of addiction, it's not like they're built just to rehabilitate drug addicts.

I have been a part of Betsson team for a while and can truly say that this is the team that not only cares about the players deposit/withdraws but also cares on their addiction problems. There are numerous organizations that help gambling addicts, I want to share ones (from Betsson) that weren't included in this thread via OP or other users:

1. GA Gamblers Anonymous (https://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/)

2. Gordonhouse (Analogue) (https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/)

3. Stödlinjen (https://www.stodlinjen.se/) <-- If you are from Sweden

I'll create a thread and will talk more about these and additional resources, I think a similar thread should be pinned there.

theres many option to fix gambling addiction .
 there are browsers extensions and softwaresto install  to prevent you from accesing the online casino and there are self exclusion service within the site itself but the best fix is when you seek for a professional because they have the right tools , space and medicines to help you with your disease . they are not hard not hard to find because we have internet and we can easily search them up online

only a few people can get rich from gambling, one of which is for those who have complete control in playing so they can decide when to stop after getting a big win.  and for those who are never satisfied with the wins they get, chances are they can turn things around because they are stuck in the same circle so they always try to make big profits but on the contrary, it's because they already have a very great addiction
as you said a gambler can get rich because the winnings he earns are partly used as investment assets or turned into capital to build a real business

Never forget that Luck is the main factor on why these gamblers do become rich and able to sustain themselves into this industry for a long time and this is where some addicted gamblers do target most.

Being sustainable and profitable in gambling on while they do play without even realizing that they are being consumed by addiction and getting wrecked slowly.They would only realize when its too late.

When it comes to addiction problem then no one can help you out but rather yourself on realizing on things that you had done but of course it would be needing that strong self control and will
for you to succeed on avoiding or solving it.

Most western countries and cities have either groups of support for gamblers and other addictions to share and encourage each other to resits. I think this is different from alcoholism and that most people could benefit from a more specialised psychological support to find out what is triggering their gambling beyond their control zone. However, many people that gamble do not have the resources to get into this specialised treatments and have to do with help from the church groups or others.

They say "the worst thing that can happen to an addict to gambling is winning".

That depends on your definition of many, it is true that those that are addicted to gambling gamble a lot which means that a few of them could have gotten lucky even when the odds were against them and they made a fortune, the problem with this is that such luck will eventually run out and they will lose all of that money, and this has the added risk that they could become even more addicted to gambling as they will remember the time they had so much money and they will want to recover it only to lose even more money in the process.

If you dont know how to control yourself in times of profiting or in times of losses then you should leave gambling right away when you are still into your own awareness and control because
sooner or later you would really be finding yourself into a hard situation where you are trying to get rid off addiction. Dont wait for a certain situation to happen before you do stop
but if you do find yourself that you could control yourself in terms of finances and emotion then i dont see any problems with this.
Seeking help would be mostly start on ones self then next would be your loved ones in life.

Gambling addiction is even worse than drugs. You wonder why? Because while drug addiction hurts you physically, gambling addiction will slowly work on your mental health and wipe out your funds so it hurts both ways. You will think about gambling all day, you will lose interest in life and all those things are way worse than drugs.

Internet indeed has a lot to offer but I don't think someone suffering from gambling addiction would get any help from google and those results since most of them would link you to blogs with basic advice.

I have always believed that the solution to any problem begins at home and the same goes for gambling addiction. If you feel like you are gambling too much and might be having an addiction to it, just talk with your parents or partner and they will help you understand the situation better. Since we are always open to discussing problems with our family members, I don't think there would be any shame either.

There's a difference between gambling and alcoholism but the essence of being addicted will always be the same. How to solve it will differ from the solution that shall be given but as long as there are people and groups that have already established to deal with such problem, they are a good helping hand.

It is true because non volunteer groups that offers such service don't offer it for free and it come with a cost.

But browser and software extension that'll keep you away from accessing online casinos are only for temporary, while waiting, it could only increase a gambler's addict urge to play even more gambling, and he could do a way to access online gambling by using another device if he's really desperate. Also, it's very hard to quit when you're not ready to commit on your rehabilitation or being rehabilitate, nothig will change.

Applications and software extensions are not very effective at preventing access to online casinos. I've tried to reduce the time to play gambling
by using some software extensions on the Laptop and Smartphone that I usually use. But in the end, because I was so addicted to gambling,
I used a friend's device to access the online casino again. So the most effective thing is to control yourself, to try to manage the time to play
gambling, to avoid addiction.

This is a controversial issue. Refraining yourself from gambling can decrease the urge, it's a well-known fact. It is called "abstinence-based approach" and it is very effective in many cases. But, yes, as you said, there are people for whom it's not working. Since we don't know to which category of gamblers we belong, we should visit a professional doctor first, and only then start deciding on which strategy to use for quitting.

Talking to your people or your parents has nothing to do with you,rather you think of how you've wasted money since the day you started gambling,and put yourself under discipline.Realising that gambling has done more harm than good to yourself will propel you took try to stop it.The first thing is for you to realise gambling as a problem you've got,before trying to solve it.And the solution is self discipline,keeping your mind busy, and spending times on other things that will not affect your finance.

I do not know, I do not think that it is easy to tell which addiction is any worse as both are terrible, drug addiction will also deplete your funds and since the psychical need is so extreme in the case of drugs those people have a tendency to commit violent crimes to keep financing their habit, and it also has a huge impact on the mental health of the individuals that go through it precisely due to all the things they need to do to keep their addiction going, so I think it is better to just admit that both are bad instead of trying to look at which one is worse than the other.

Both addictions will ruin our lives in the end. Drug addiction can make us have mental health and sick if it is not cured, while gambling-addicted will also have mental health and both works in a subconscious mind because we always think that we need drugs and want to play gambling. Admitting the addiction will help us figure out how to solve the problem and the family will be the best thing for us to come back to them so they can rescue us before it is too late. The family's love will help us survive and find a way to solve the problem and find the right method to help us.

As long as there are people who care about it then of course those who have addictions will be helped to get out of their addictions themselves, I personally also consider these two addictions to be equally dangerous and very likely to end up in prison and even death. It is difficult to prevent them before sinking deeper into addiction, because it is the path they chose but unfortunately they just make that choice without being accompanied by high awareness.

Drug addiction is much worst in my opinion.

Gambling addiction might affect you financially and emotionally at some point but drug addiction will destroy your whole human being. It will destroy your family, relationship, funds, and your health, it will slowly kill you physically and literally (for example is that you make a lot of enemies because of drugs) and one day you've been killed because of it.

Gambling addiction is just 7/10 when it comes to danger while drug addiction is 10/10 in my opinion.

I agree if looking for lesser evil, with drug addictions the chance of harming other people is very possible, while you are still in drugs your control is far lesser with things that you are doing, while with gambling addiction you are just more focus with how will you win with every bets that you are doing.

Financially, both harmed your savings, drugs and gambling both money are being wasted.

Yes, you are right. In reality, when someone has addictions, their closest will not care about them because that person has a heavy addiction and always trying to sell everything from their home to just have money. It happens to many gamblers out there, which is a big problem that needs to be solved. There is no other way to make him realize by giving some lesson about the addiction and even, their closest will ask a help from the police to get him to the rehabilitation.

New researches suggest that gambling addiction activates the same brain pathways as drug and alcohol cravings. (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170103101751.htm) This means that gambling addicts, former or current ones, can be more inclined to drug abuse than regular people. That's why we should be very cautious and avoid self-medicating, because there is a chance of replacing one harmful addiction with another, even more harmful one.

Don't take advice from random people. Seek professional help.

Some people have a predisposition to become addicted, this is why it is important to know ourselves, if a person realizes that they have those kind of tendencies then they need to be very careful in the way they deal with activities or products that can make them addicted, for example it is not rare to find people that are completely addicted to prescription drugs but they think there is nothing wrong with it as those drugs are legal, however the issue comes from the abuse of those drugs and not with their legality, which means that if at some point during their lives someone that has a predisposition to become addicted is given one of those drugs by a doctor they need to be very careful or they risk getting addicted and ruin their lives in the process.

Finding yourself being too emotional or being impulsive on things that you are engaging on then you would really be able to realize that early.Your common sense and awareness would tell you

that for sure but some or lets say most people do ignore this warning and just tolerate on what they do have in mind and let that greed control over them and when they get addicted then this is where
regret do comes in.

People would never learn until they would be put up on an unfortunate situation.

In my experience impulsive people are the ones that have the most chances of eventually developing an addiction, those that are cautious are always going to be suspicious about losing control of themselves so they will for the most part never allow themselves to become addicted, but those that are impulsive by nature and have no problems doing something without even thinking about it and the long term consequences of their actions will do things like this only to find themselves addicted not knowing how it happened to them.

Right, overall this situation with prescription drugs is somewhat similar to what's happening to gambling addicts: gambling is legal, and it benefits many people(I don't mean money-wise, I mean fun-wise, of course), but if you are abusing this activity, it can end up very badly.

Regarding predisposition, idk, I think all of us are predisposed to pursuit of happiness, in a way, and there's nothing wrong with that, it's just we shouldn't abuse the instinct.

While it is true that we all want to pursue that which is pleasurable to us it is known that the part of our brains that is in charge of controlling impulses is in the frontal lobe, near our foreheads, and those that have problems controlling their impulses have less activity there caused simply because that is the way they were born or because of an accident, and there is a correlation between lack of impulse control and addictions, so unfortunately there are some people that are predisposed to addictions due to neurological issues.

This is true and there are still those people that despite they're in a very unfortunate situation, they still don't see the lesson that they have to extract.

Instead of looking at that part, they're drowning themselves in addiction and think that nobody loves them as if they love themselves.

Well, this is too deep for us discuss here, I think. Although I'd read a good article on the matter(can you recommend one?) I doubt I could say something valuable in this regard even after reading it. That's why many of us in this thread recommend seeking professional help in the first place. We, regular gamblers, can help with an advice or two on very common cases, but still the best advice we can give - go to a pro.

Here is an article about it, it is about alcohol addiction but extrapolations can be made about gambling as well.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730661/

And here is a quote from the same article.


So while addiction is not completely caused by a diminished activity on the frontal lobe it is a factor that is there which means that those that have lower activity in that region of their brains are at higher risk of becoming addicted to anything.

This is like the third time am seeing a thread talk about Gambling addiction,  does this mean this pandemic has given people a reason to gamble more such that they have forgotten to limit themselves??

If gambling is really an issue talk to some one you trust preferably family or friends because you don't want someone that will look down on you for opening up.

One of the reason on why those addicted person would really tend not to open up their problems into their loved ones is that they do really afraid that someone will really be looking down on them.
Even on myself would definitely be seeing the same thing where i would rather keep my problem for myself rather than on sharing it up into my loved ones because its neither you would be scolded
out or you would really be looked down because you had done a big mistake.Its expected that you would really be seeing these kind of threads because gambling addiction
isnt something cant really get rid of and this pandemic situation wont really be enough for people on not to stop themselves about gambling activity.

There has been a lot of topics like this that were addressed even before the pandemic. Yeah, it is about that they've forgotten to limit themselves and it's about that they're really into gambling and there's no such control to themselves anymore.
It's a thought of fear that when you tell someone that you're an addicted gambler, people that you tell that problem might think of different of you and that's why they don't want to tell it others anymore until they have realized that they can't do it alone.

Most likely because during pandemic people are looking for a way to entertain themselves, and for gamblers an alternative to physical casinos (which they found in online casinos) are better to continue the way they used to before this pandemic happened.

I agree, before seeking to a professional help its best to open up to our family because they're our strong foundation to overcome this problem. However some people prefer to keep it a secret because of fear and judgement not knowing that our family are the first one who can help us at this point of our lives.

It's okay to open it up here in the forum. Our identity isn't going to be publicly posted anyway but only just the issue we had. Gambling addiction is often an issue of the gamblers from Traditional Casinos who can't avoid going there. If there is a place they should be avoiding it's those public casinos so they'd also stop that addiction. Keeping it private is normal, I think it should be handled that way too.

Gambling is a choice and they are free to do it at any time and not just because of the pandemic. In fact, many gambling cases have occurred from the past until now, both inspiring and criminal cases, so I think whether there is a pandemic or not, they will continue to gamble.
If gambling is problematic, then it is no longer about a small group of individuals as it should be a big concern for the government. Anyway, the role of government should be involved in the development and to control gambling itself, so that it becomes awareness for every individual that gambling has a bad impact if they do not have control.

Yes, the pandemic gives people a reason to gamble, but that will not happen to all people because they cannot stay close to the gambling games. They know that gambling can give them the risk of losing money and they know about the consequences of becoming addicted to gambling games. It is not easy to share our dark side with other people, especially if we have a gambling addiction. But that will be the solution for that person if he wants to solve the addiction problem.

Many people are now attempting to bet as a result of the pandemic because they are bored or want to make more money through gaming.

In my country, cockfighting betting is highly popular, and I believe that many individuals have been addicted to it and lost all of their money.

So it's easy to persuade people in my nation to bet on cockfighting since people in my country are prone to FOMO and hence waste their money on such things.

I dont see for it to be worth for people to consider on doing gambling on this pandemic situation if you are that someone who do really need to work hard before you can earn for daily sustain or survival.

For people who do have money to spent then its considerable but for those who intent to make it as a source of income then its suicide.

Addiction is something that can be solved easily one you had been shackled up this is why. you should really be careful on dealing with it if you arent that good
on handling out yourself.

If these researches are correct, it is up to the individual to decide that he or she needs help in the first place... Without the addict's desire, no one can help him or her! It is the same with drugs and alcohol, if the person does not want to be treated, then any attempts to help them will do them no good!

People confuse what they need to do in this pandemic because some are tired and waiting for a solution from the government. The big impact that feels from a low society that does not have a source of income. Maybe they already search for the alternative way to have a job but that does not give them a result.

Cockfighting as a traditional gambling game seems to found a new way to attract people to come to that place and gamble. The gambling owner knows about that and they try to tempt people to start gambling again.

It is not worth it for people to gamble in this pandemic situation, but not for most people who are suffering and still search for new ways to make money. Maybe they are forced to gamble, and we do not know about that so they try to gamble. If the government is trying to help them, they will not attempt to use that money to gamble and are better used to buy food.

Addiction needs concern from those addicted to gambling and from people around them to try to solve the problem together because once they act together, it will not feel hard even they will pass every day without thinking about gambling.

I think it doesnt matter if you're playing publicly or privately the issue is you're addicted, spending too much on gambling and unable to control yourself.

Just like what i've said if a gambler who became addicted in gambling (regardless if he is playing in physical casinos or in online casinos) wants to stop his addiction, the people he can count on are his family first. There are some cases that are not in need of a professional help, but the presence of the family is enough to make him realize his mistake and encourage to change his bad habit.

You know you need help when your gambling becomes compulsive and unable for you to put under control, the good thing is that you are definitely not alone with this addiction and for you to come to the knowledge that there are others who were once addicted to gambling as is the case with you currently.

As the topic of the OP is asking "where to seek help"? It means that the party seeking the help has already come to terms with the fact that he needs help, which is first very important.

You may seek professional help from a therapist to help you first overcome the mental challenge involved with breaking free from the gambling addiction. Depending on the degree of addiction, the therapist may recommend some medications to help.

Talking to an individual or group of individuals maybe in self help group who have or have had the same gambling addiction and are really trying to break free or have broken free from compulsive gambling also helps

Seeking help from a psychologist would mean he has to have money to pay for the therapy, there's got to be a lot of control before he could do that. Because I suspect an addict will just gamble instead of paying someone for therapy. He might feel like gambling is more therapeutic for him.

It might be good if there is a government agency handling this kind of problem for gamblers who hits rock bottom because that's where it will really be serious.

An addicted gambler that seeks actual help and really wants to end his addiction wouldn't mind the fee that he has to pay for the professional help that he'll get.

That's why some are asking for actual help to do in the process of elimination of their addiction.

Gamblers who have a strong intention to overcome their addiction, usually they will do various ways for them to recover from addiction.
Including spending a very large amount of money to pay for the therapy, maybe they do this because gambling addiction is hard to make
their life messy. But it is better for the government to help provide assistance to addicted gamblers, it will be more effective to reduce
the number of addicted gamblers. Because there are indeed some gamblers who are unable to pay the therapy fees, due to being in a lot of debt.

To overcome this problem, gamblers will try to find the best ways to removed it fromt their system.

Precisely, even they'll going to spend money for the theraphy just to have some better results after those medical sessions.

If government will intervine, the possiblities to lessen the chance of gambling addiction will just be the same, unless government
will implement laws about those addicted people to penalized if they go back and play.


Same with drug addictions, this concern also needs good attention from the government, providing free theraphy house
will give some hope to those who are willing to change.

Many people talk about therapy or consultation with psychologist to solve gambling addiction. I have one question related to this, how effective is such therapy to solve gambling addiction? Is there any studies about the effectivity of therapy to help gamblers overcome their addiction? Just curious, because I still believe that the only way to overcome any addiction will always start from ourselves. Most of the time I think that others wont be able to help, maybe I'm wrong but it is based on my own experience when I was an alcohol addict long time ago but I could stop it myself without any helps from other people.

I believe those people really have their chance to solve their addiction problem, especially if some people around them can help them. Yes, he can spend the money to seek help and cure his addiction but other gamblers will not do the same as the addiction level on every gambler will be different. The government can help them and support them, but the addicted person to gambling does not want to tell their problem to others. So that makes it the government difficult to start to help them.

Once can only be helped if he/she opens up to some one reliable. There are many addicts who love their present status and feel very comfortable with it. Getting help is a personal decision because you can't help someone who isn't ready to accept help. You might volunteer to help an addict who doesn't want help and end up complicating the whole process. For me the addictor should first desire to helped that Way it makes the whole process more easier.

All addictions went up during the pandemic, we must understand that people are social by nature so the lockdowns affected people, now if you were living with your family then this was not as much of an issue but for those living alone this was terrible, this means that we saw an increase in all kind of addictions including but not limited to drugs, alcohol, food, video games, social media and gambling, so this is why it is so important to discuss it as some people may be on the verge to fall into this and we could get to them before they fall even further into those harmful behaviors.

Are you implying that our social well-being is to blame for those that have turned out to be gambling addicts?
Honestly this is just a sympathy card for those that would say this because you could use this time to learn something new, a new degree if you can because we have plenty of online schools right about now and this could get you socializing again.

Btw very valid points you have aired @Silberman

For these regulated casinos they should know that people are gambling heavily this time around and should see this has business as usual, let them have some kind of reminder on one's dashboard on the signs and ways to over come gambling addiction...I remember seeing this on bet365, wonder if they still do it.

The topic is worrying, because eventually the topic of addiction is appearing much more in people who have never gambled and who are desperate for money, in fact I know some people who have come to casino games because they see it as advice that they got on google to make money, and most of them are unemployed and want to maintain their status-quo by resorting to such actions as casinos and gambling, obviously if a person has no experience they can lose a lot, becoming addicted quickly, for me the pandemic has seen many new players with and without experience entering.

I think the only way to combat addiction is with professional help and manage stress and anxiety with other games, games that do not involve a lot of money but that can generate it, some games like Warcraft, Tibia, Axie Infinity are some of the options that they can take, and that is what many have dedicated themselves to, since they can invest but with more options to gain than lose, but that involve a lot of time to dedicate to it.

This is a very good article about addiction and tells how you can deal with the problem:

Gambling Addiction and Problem Gambling


Source: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm# (https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm#)

Do you have any source about this matter about raising up addiction percentage since this pandemic?

We can really say that online gambling did really have significant rise in users since people are spending mostly online of their time and even non  gamblers had been hooked up
because of those more screen time.

Addiction is something that can be cured directly or in instant but doesnt mean its not possible.

It depends on the gravity of addiction, once you are addicted, you already have a problem and I don't think it could be cured instantly as you are building that overtime until it enters into your system, eventually it will control you and you'll not be able to think of minimizing the risk when you are gambling.

Gambling addiction can be treated, but it needs time and your dedication to change your life for the better.

In the end, it's your effort that is necessary, you cannot rely on your change on other people.

Indeed, therapy will not be effective if there is no desire from ourselves to recover, because like you said the key is in ourselves. As long as there is
no strong desire on our part to recover from gambling addiction, doing therapy may only make us stop gambling temporarily and at any time we
can relapse. So to cure gambling addiction, it is necessary to convince the gambler, what he did was wrong, and it took someone close to him to
help convince him that he wanted to recover from his gambling addiction.

I think what made the situation worse is the pandemic,many people lost their jobs or a certain part of their salary and they were locked at home for some months during 2020 and this is exactly where online gambling saw a big increase in their user base.Most probably these desperate persons were trying to find a way out and they thought to give gambling a try,this made their situations worse as in gambling we all know we will lose much more than we can win and I think this is exactly where addicts are created in big numbers.It is good that the measures for the pandemic have eased a lot since then and people can start their recovery by returning back to their everyday life.

Thank you for the link. I will download a pdf format to my kindle, and will read it, but after a quick scan I can see that it will take time, maybe a lot of time, until I will be able to understand the most part of it, let alone every word there. But I will try. This topic is very interesting to me. Who knows, maybe I can become an expert in this field one day. :)


I hope I will be able to comment on this, after exploring the article.

We cannot blame the pandemic about this issues since if we are in our proper mind to think to much on such things we can avoid to gamble more then came  to the point  that we been hooked up  to the  game. Although there are some instance that pandemic really contribute since many casino advertisement popping out but if we know how  to control our selves we this gambling things will not hurt us totally. Now since we  are slowly progressing maybe its good for addicted gamblers to avoid playing to much so that  they will not suffer  more financial damage to theirselves.

That is why the addicted person to the gambling needs to have an open mind to share his problem with others. Otherwise, that can cause another conflict between him and them. If the addicted person can get help from others, it will solve the problem and they will have a better life than before because they can solve the addiction. They should do that before everything becomes worse and not get out of addiction for a long time.

Yes.

The actual process might be complicated for them but it will be granted if they accept those help. And the money that will be used will be worth it as it will help them mentally.

yeah right, everything for a cause will have the value in changing them and helping them to survive this problem, Even it cause them a lot what matters most is the will to cure them and help them in anyhow.

People who are suffering with gambling addiction, aside from the own will inside them they also needs helps coming from the expert as there's already malfunctions inside their minds and the balance is already in need to adjust to bring it back to the original cycles where specialist is the one who can do it for them.

Agreed, in a time of pandemic perhaps more advertising about gambling or more precisely, people have more time to pay attention to these information patterns but deciding to participate is also a very strong personal responsibility, a failure from here on it is better not to blame gambling but to reconsider your own maturity. The rationale for recent addictions probably arises from our having too much useless time, to avoid the emotions of gambling, to make the most of our time more productively and productively for our lives and families.

In my country there are rehabilitation houses for people who suffer from addictions, they are places that give treatments so that the addicted person leaves with good mental health, without addiction. But I must say that because they are places that welcome many people, the owners of the places ask the addict's relatives to donate some food and money to support the place where they help the sick. in my opinion it's a good thing. I had some addicted relatives who went to this place and got better. When a person is sick, they have to have the courage to say: "I'm sick and I need help" is the first condition for the person to get better, if the person refuses to accept that they are sick then they will not improve treatment to quit the addiction

People are mostly spending up their time online which they would really be that prone into those advertisement which might really be poking up the gambler mind that they do have inside.

This is actually depending on self personal control and not all would really be good at that and this is why they do get easily hooked up if interest will really spark out.

Addiction? Its a common phase and you are the ones who do hold your fate and if you don't have control then you do know on whats next.

Seek help from a psychological expert if you're having concerns with an addiction of gambling, this is not a joke and it really affected our mentality. Family member is your most important person to tap at, they're the one who can understand you specially this time when you're struggling to overcome gambling addiction. Don't bring money with you in cash form, and avoid instances that you can access sites related to gambling. Ask from someone who can help you stay away from gambling, like sports engagement and with other entertaining stuffs like music or singing.

Same with me, the long text sometimes makes us feel confused to learn and understand it easily. However, commonly I will try to check per point deeply and read skimming of the most parts.  :D

We may not blame this pandemic, but for sure, pandemic becomes one of the reasons also why the gambling activities are increasing during this pandemic.
There is also a reason because many people are commonly being bored easily during the lockdown. We know that many Companie or institutions do WFH so that it will also turn people to be bored. And moreover, every day we are connecting to the gadget and internet. Maybe this pandemic is not the most reasonable, but it becomes one of the triggers. Although of course once more, it will also depend on each person. Least, I also agree with your opinion.

It's the best help because they'll also be helped by their families.

With the help of those people, that's going to make them go with the process and will eventually beat addiction as that's the last resort that one can do.

But if still that doesn't help, time to think of another way of getting rid of it.

Here are a few links which could be of interest:

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p1218-overdose-deaths-covid-19.html
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/03/substance-use-pandemic


While it is true that the number of those which were addicted to some kind of substance or behavior has being going up there is very clear evidence the pandemic has increased these numbers to worrying levels, we must understand that at the beginning we did not knew how difficult the pandemic will hit us and even if it could be worse it was bad enough that we suffered from lockdowns for months, so this affected people and they took the easy way out and are now suffering from an addiction that they would not likely suffer if the pandemic never happened.

Often family can't help with that problem: your relatives don't have needed qualification and psychological skills to influence on you. As result - it's more like nothing will change. People need help of specialists with high qualification.

Morally, they're helping you to get out of gambling addiction.

Having to know that they are there to help you get out from it and will also be supporting you to seek professional help, that's really a big help for someone who's struggling with gambling addiction.

But before you do go into this option then you should at least try to help yourself first because those external helps wouldnt really be effective if you are the one who arent really that serious on quitting gambling.Its on personal mind on how you would really quit it up because no matter how your loved ones will be giving out some counselling or advice or even into those professional help  then it would be still useless if yourself wouldnt really be that willing to quit from it.So it does matter with self realization and accepting that you would really go for a change.
Addiction is something that can be just easily removed and it would takes a long time.

Even if you're getting all the external or internal help.

As you said, the gambler isn't serious with how he's eradicating his addiction, then that won't be use. The cooperation of the gambler himself is needed.

So that he can beat addiction with or without those help.

Getting out of addicts must be based on oneself and have a sincere desire to recover because that is the main factor and is further supported by external and internal help.

if you want to cure addicts without any support and seriousness to heal from yourself it will be in vain, so both must be done together with the possibility that healing will surely come true.

The first step is not to immediately seek the help of others to be able to cure gambling addiction. The person must consciously and gracefully accept
the fact that he is indeed addicted to gambling, because it is very important to be honest with himself that he is addicted to gambling. If this is not
done then as you said getting external or internal help will be in vain. After the person admits that he is addicted, there will usually be a strong desire
to beat the addiction he is experiencing. The next step will usually be easier to be able to cure gambling addiction from the person.

For those who are aware that they are addicted, what you said can work. But for those who don't realize that they are addicted already, it doesn't work at all. They are even not aware if they have a problem with addiction. How they can accept their addiction in this situation? Of course, they need helps from other people. Especially their close friends or family members. They must remind the addicts to have a special treatment to deal with it. And trying to correct the addict's habit gradually. This is something that cannot be done alone. Trust me, buddy! It is not as simple as you think.  :)

I admit that many people are addicted to gambling but they don't realize it. If that's the case, someone else's help is needed to wake him up.
Because if the gambler is allowed to become addicted,  it's not only his life that's in trouble, but his family was also affected. So the sooner
addiction is treated, the better. Because if they have been used to it for too long the person is addicted to gambling. Usually more difficult to cure,
because gamblers who have been addicted in the long term, consider gambling addiction a normal thing. I don't think gambling addiction is
a simple thing to deal with, because there are some people who need a very long time to completely heal. I'm just saying if the gambler is honest
with himself, that he admits to being addicted, the healing process is easier compared to a gambler who doesn't realize he is addicted.

I think this newly created thread must Connive with this thread of yours

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5350803.0

Because it claims about the Company must be responsible for what will gamblers come out in the future specially when they become addicted.

Of course.
Because a gambling addiction will also probably make big impacts not only for the gambler himself but also for their family or friends, and worse, for the community because of the crimes affected.
the right treatment, helps, some Repetition, and continuity of the treatment is also important to make aware and manage himself on gambling very wisely or even to stop gambling based on personal considerations.

It is true.

If you cannot voice out your problem and tell it to anyone, you're going to feel more anxiety and you're needing more help because of that. That's why getting help from your family is still another good choice.

But it's best to seek professional help after you get some help from your family.

Before reaching out into your family for your problem should be on next after you do find out that you cant really solve out the issue on your own because the one who could really solve
out that problem would really be starting for yourself. If you do find out that you arent able to do so then thats the time you would be seeking help from others and yes it is a shameful
thing and some do still raise up their ego or pride and wont be asking out any help from others and would tend to hide out from themselves.
Treating gambling addiction is something that cant be solved out easily.

^ That would probably be the outcome, but I think we should practice this attitude not to keep secret regarding your activity daily or the daily habit. We should open to tell them if we are often gamble because if there is a time that you are beyond your limit there is someone who could give advice and talk to you. Because we know that addiction is just a silent killer, you don't know that you are addicted to gambling but you can sense that you are addicted base on your action and it could be people new you will give some advice.

Yes, it's already the case when you can't solve your problem about addiction.

There's a way to solve it on your own but not all of us have the same strength in conquering about it. As for solving it on your own, it's hard to do that because you're fighting on your own.

And we know that it's harder when you know that you've already accepted it that you can't.

After reading the article you gave me link to earlier in this thread,  "Impulsivity, Frontal Lobes and Risk for Addiction", which is mostly about alcohol addiction, I started wondering, if we were to choose from what addiction to suffer, which one would we prefer? I mean, as far as I can tell, gambling addiction doesn't damage corticolimbic brain regions, so, can we say that this addiction is among the least dangerous ones?

Addiction isn't a normal mental issue because most of the people that are getting addicted are having a hard time recovering, some take years. Yes, there will be always a solution to your problem but not all have the same phasing of recovery because addiction can't be removed if you don't have discipline.

There are many solutions out there, don't surrender on yourself, you can ask help to your relatives so they can help you with the routines, have time with your family.

Correct, it is obvious that our families are going to have our best interests at heart and they are going to want to help you if you were in that situation but unfortunately while their support is critical for the recovery of a person that is addicted to anything at the same time it is not everything, it is better to let the processionals handle this, after all they have been dealing with people with problems like this for a long time and they know what it is need to help them to turn their lives around.

Doesn't matter on which one because you would able to find it out if its working or not basing on how they would able to help you and yourself would be the ones will really be seeing that progress

if you are already healing or doesn't really make any changes or difference at all.Professional help will really be next in line and it doesn't matter on where you do seek help

the most important thing is on how to treat up your addiction but of course you would be needing to help yourself first.

Gambling addiction is a serious condition that needs to be treated as early as possible. Many countries have already started to realize the dangers of problem gambling, so they've created several gambling addiction centers and self-exclusion services that aim to cure addiction and keep gambling an entertaining activity. According to this   complete list of gaming addiction centers  (https://casinobonusca.com/guides/90-canadian-gambling-addiction-institutions/), Canada is one of the leading fighters against gambling addiction, and they've already helped millions of Canadian gamblers solve their problems and take back their lives. Hope it helps!

In this case, honest means very important also. If we are going to help someone in addiction (that cannot control their addiction), it is true that we need to ensure he or she trusts us. Because many of them may be worried about being honest to others if they are addicted to gambling. Giving them trust, understanding, and also hope that they can get out of the addiction or at least control it slowly. Because of that, I said it was necessary to repetition in helping them. It cannot be done once twice, but continuously.
And this can easily happen if they want to be honest and aware of their own situation.

But what is rather difficult will be when they don't feel if they are addicted, they don't want to be honest both in yourself and others, and they have done a harmful thing, then we don't need to wait for them to ask us. But we need to go to them to be aware of their condition (if we really know it). And of course, this will be a little difficult because surely they will feel disturbed, angry, dislike, or offended. Because of that, we need caution and the right way for them.

Which in some cases only few were aware on the things that they seemed to be used to do especially if they going to say on themselves that they were already a gambling addict. Sometimes it is good that your friends could tell you that you've been enjoying in gambling which I think could be a start to analyze in yourself if you're really into gambling and this way you could assess yourself and maybe the self-awareness thing about gambling will arise and the self-acceptance of what you could do to cure is possible in an early stage.

Important note: They're trying to help you to get out. Sometimes, it can get worse with their "help". Just because they're not specialists.


Nah. Many people just trying to keep gamble rather to find professionals and doctors. The main purpose of you relatives is to find such doctors for you.

This is why the first step when it comes to get out of any addiction that you could have is to admit you have it, there are many people that have problems with alcohol and drugs and even if they know they have problems they do not recognize this fact, and without that there is no therapy or amount of love any family could have for this person that could help them as they are not willing to help themselves to get out of the situation they are in, in which case it is best to left them to their own devises until they recognize this truth.

That's right, this is exactly why we need help from professionals: not only they were dealing with similar problems many times themselves, and thus were getting experience, they also have access to very valuable medical statistics and data, to which we, regular people, either don't have access to, or can't understand what it means.

But it is also true that the support from our close ones plays a very important role in our recovery overall.

I know at least one example, where a person recovered not because of help and support of relatives but in  opposition to them.  ;D
So relatives is of course important moment which differs for people: to some people it can be decisive argument and for someone it is not.

You mean they were encouraging him to gamble more, but he quit nevertheless? That would be a very rare case, but, well, nothing is impossible in the realm of one's own decisions. There are examples of kids of alcoholics or drug addicts never taking drugs or drinking excessively in spite of  their parents' "examples". Again, it's rare, but it's possible. Such people are real heroes in my eyes.

That is available in Canada, but how about in the other countries? I do not know if the other countries will have a good place to rehabilitate the addicted person to gambling. But suppose the other countries can learn from the leading country that fights against gambling addiction and build a better rehabilitation for the addicted people to gambling. In that case, it will help many people who have the same problem. That can reduce the number of addicted to gambling, and the government will be happy to see that gambling addiction is not a problem in their country.

There several places where people are wallowing in gambling addiction,finding it difficult to get help.Many have been stigmatized through loss and failure,and are seeking help,but couldn't get help because they are leaving in an environment where help is rare.It is imperative and dutiful for government world wide to provide help at where there is none,including the nooks and crannies of our society.

It is always good to recognize that there is a problem, that is the first step, the affected person should not feel any kind of shame, I think that if the person does not want to go to such a specific help center what they should do as the first option and What is seen as normal is to go to a psychologist, a couple of sessions to test, the problem may be solved, and that the person has the help of his friends, but real friends, not friends who take him to others vices, in which case it does not work for you, if it is good to go to those special help centers for players.

It is incredible, but many people find refuge in religions, some get addicted to being in religion, whether they are evangelicals, or any other, there are many options, it all depends on the desire of the person to want to get out of the problem, but Help is imperative because it is for the well-being of both the person and the affected family.

Would really be needing some certain budget for that part and it would vary if government  would really be that in concern into its citizens when it comes to gambling addiction.

There are indeed places on this world on where services like this arent present or not possible but honestly it isnt really that much needed if you can able to help yourself in the first place.Although,

we do know that not all would successful realized and get rid of their own addiction on which they would really be needing other help from others or from professionals.

It is hard to cure a person with gambling addiction if he to himself couldn't admit that there's a problem to him. The first thing that must be consider is to site the problem and explain it to the concern person and let himself diagnosed himself that there's a certain problem that he need to resolve. Then, seek help to the institutions that provide a cure for this kind of issues. There should be a great support that must come to his family and friends and let him know that he is not alone so he will be inspired and motivated to recover from his addiction.

If the addicted people to gambling feel it is difficult to get help, they do not want to share their addiction with other people so they can not help that person right away. People can not get close to them if they do not open themselves to accept other people so they are only getting deeper with their addiction. Maybe that is the government's job to give attention to those people, but if those people are not aware of what happened, the government can not help.

Omg, this would be epic. No, i meant that i know cases where relatives were like "You will never recover loser" and this person with a second breath was like "I will show to all of you that i can beat this problem"


Yeah, my good friend is against alcohol and drugs mostly because of his father who fell under alcohol addiction

Ive seen most people here say that its just easy to quit without needing other people but when they are on the situation then for sure they cant guarantee that they could get rid of gambling addiction.This is something that you cant really be sure that you would able to solve gambling addiction on your own without the help of others specially if the said addiction is already severe.You can definitely ask help from your loved ones
but there are people who are really ashamed on asking out some help from their loved ones but we dont really have any option because they are the only ones who could help next would be
professional help if it turns out not to be that effective.

The initiative must comes from the addicted individual, otherwise it will be a big waste of time and money. The family, relatives, friends or doctors can't force someone to stop gambling. Only the gambler can take the decision and only then ask for his loved ones' help. There are cases of addicted people who were sent to rehabilitation for long periods, but without any positive effect, since it was the family which was forcing this situation and not the addicted person who wanted to go by himself. Family can help by incentivizing the gambler to seek for help, but if it doesn't happen it's not their fault at all.

Oh, I see, you meant they were not supportive, and pessimistic about his ability to quit. That's actually not that bad. Much better than being encouraged to gamble, or being ignored at all. People, especially your close ones, often say "You will never succeed" actually hoping that you will.


Fortunately, this is far from being a rare case. Kids these days are much better than their parents in many ways(I mean, mine included :) )

Understood.
When I read some dudes posts where they tells that spent 10-20 % of the income on gambling - i'm sure that they have such kind of family


Maybe you have a point here. But sometimes they just don't care.

Anyway, as i said above, really good family will force you to go to specialists.

A friend of mine has the same case. His parents are addicted to drugs that they weren't able to work to sustain his studies but he made a different path by making studying possible on his own. He didn't try drugs even once. It still depends on an individual. We could change our future by creating a better path. Gambling addiction couldn't be cured easily yet we can take small steps to correct our actions.

In short, its not an assurance that they could help you off but it isnt really a harmful thing for you to try and as long you do have the money or your family to spent off on seeking professional help
then i dont see any problem on it but if you are really avoiding possible expenses more then you could eventually solve out that addiction by yourself if you do just really ready to accept such changes.
but this wont really be an easy thing to be resolved out because if people do have different mindset and awareness the there would be no addicted person that we would able to see.

It really depends on the person's attitude towards what he sees and how he'll take action from that situation. And that's happening for those people that are gambling, some can't control themselves but there are responsible gamblers that knows what they do and their limitations. So sad to see those that cannot control themselves because they really have no option to stop themselves until someone steps on and guides them and eventually help themselves too.

Nah, I will not say it is easy to quit gambling, especially if we do not realize that we really addicted to gambling because it is hard to stop playing gambling for just one day. We really need other people to help us solve the gambling addiction problem because they can ask us to do something else that can block our minds from thinking about gambling. If we can follow their suggestion to do something else, slowly we can stop gambling and maybe we do not need too long to leave gambling and in the end, we can solve our addiction to a gambling problem. If our family really loves and cares for us, they will see something wrong happen to us and they will help us immediately by taking us to the professional.

I believe that it will be very difficult to quit gambling without any very strong conditions and also force or special treatment from specialists. Moreover, it is about addiction, it may be worse than what we are thinking.
Sometimes, we commonly stare at the very usual people who like and hobby gambling. But in fact, some of these people in addicted and feel so stressed about his condition, but cannot stop gambling even once time.
 every time going to quit, there will be another sweet temptation that always makes his intention to stop being shaky.
Moreover, if he still lives in that environment.

Do not search anywhere. Its you are the only one who can yourself. The moment we realize that we are much addicted to something and we have to get out of it, then yes and thats the moment of change. Many can advice or give counselling. Unless and until the advice is taken inside and worked upon, nothing will change. Get advice where you will get ideas to eradicate the addiction thoughts.

I think going to a psychologist is also one of the important things, how to ask how to avoid addiction, then a psychologist will know what he proposes, including friends around us, the slightest thing can help eliminate and not really do it alone.
This kind of attitude must be in someone's friend because if you are addicted there must be someone who can control it and take good steps to do it.
Especially the most important thing is his close relatives support him.

Indeed. We know that to quit gambling needs big effort from ourselves and build a new habit that does not have any relation with sports and gambling so we can try hard to stay away from gambling. And with help from the specialist and of course, our family, that will not feel too hard as when the family take involve with our problem, they will help us more than the other people. If someone is addicted to gambling and his family sees that, maybe that is a call for his family to help him quickly before he got something worst that they can not imagine. If they can help them, no matter how sweet temptations from gambling, that person can get out from gambling because he will realize that he still has a second chance to have a better life.

Yes the changes should start to ourselves and we must have willingness in order to do it because even our family and some institution help us to overcome the addiction but the gambler itself is not cooperating then nothing will happen. Thus before seeking for a professional help, its a must that you're also determine to change what you used to, its not going to be easy but you can do it slowly.

True, actually every person has their chance to stop the addiction.
But further, the other difficult thing is also the challenge of maintaining not to gamble again.
Let's say that we have been able to stop gambling for several months, maintaining not to gamble in these months may not be easy. And then, it may be difficult enough for the next months again, some people or advertisements may shake our ways to stop gambling  ;D
That is why it is very important to really ensure ourselves, to strengthen ourselves not to being addicted again.

A matter of state of  mind  and its awareness and self discipline for  someone that could potentially stopped his own addiction not only in gambling but in all sorts of addiction in life that could  be possible experienced.

It is a matter of on how a certain individual would really be that serious on quitting on what he do currently experiencing.If on the  time that  you cant help yourself already  then thats the time you would

really need the help of your loved ones or professional help which would really be needed on your addiction treatment but before you do consider this option then always be mindful on quitting yourself first.

To stop the addiction will depend on how they can identify their problem because many gamblers do not know if they are actually addicted to gambling or not and do not admit it. Many of those gamblers have failed from the challenge because they do not have support from themselves and need more support from the other people who will help them back to the right track. If they have the other things to do, I am sure they will stop gambling for more but they can come back to the gambling but in the different perception that they gamble because of fun. They need to have more power to stop their addiction to gambling. Otherwise, they will not have a chance to leave gambling forever.

That's it.
The supports from people around (closed family, friends,s or people) will really help those who want to stop and out of the addiction.
And the environment will also give the influence. Moreover, if they are still living in an environment with high gambling activities, it may be difficult. that is why sometimes, it needs to sacrifice a few things, including staying away in advance of the environment like that (or away for a long time). Because it will be very difficult when we are still in such an environment to really stop.
With a variety of support and attention from people around loved and trustworthy, with the help of special treatment, and a new environment that might be more conducive and not causing these addicts again, this might be better.

Until and unless our mind isn't prepared to have control over our activities, even on getting medication nothing is gonna change. You've felt the bade about addiction, and now it is your time to have control or quit gambling. As suggested think about each and every loved ones who are ready to support you on all hurdles of life. Move away and make an alternate way to spend your time.

You need help to stop gambling but you are not willing to help yourself.I think the first help you can actually seek is to help yourself.Self realizations is the most important step to take while seeking help.It is after you have realised yourself and decide to quit gambling that you will also be willing to accept help from outside.

I believe he needs help because he can't control it and it's affecting his life. I'm not addicted to anything, but I believe it's similar to a computer or mobile game where we get hooked and can't stop thinking about it whether we're in bed or out of place, but it's just a hypothetical example. Those professionals are the ones who are most likely to assist you, but I believe it is costly, but it is acceptable because it will improve your situation.

Well said. Control on our mind is absolutely necessary to quit any habit. The mind controls our body and if we develop the ability to control our mind we can easily quit any addiction.
Mental peace is received if we meditate regularly. Mental peace can help anyone to have a control on his mind.
A person needs to have a lot of patience if he wants quit a habit. Here, to quit gambling, my best advice would be to cut down internet and spend more time with family members.

Yeah, that, or they are addicted gamblers and hide everything gambling related from their close ones. This is a common case too, unfortunately.



That's the best option possible. Hopefully - to real doctors, not some Voodoo specialists tho. :)


I'm not personally acquainted with such people, but I'm sure there are many families with so called "professional" gamblers inside. All they do, they lose money, and their kids don't want to be like them, fortunately.

Independence in overcoming addiction will be more effective because we ourselves know and feel the reaction, and most importantly do it with full confidence and seriousness in living it and leaving all activities related to gambling.
And besides that it is best to get closer to the creator and do what He commands and stay away from what is forbidden as best as possible, and do positive activities such as following religious activities and so on that can change you for the better. that way you will recover from addiction.

I agree that the effective way to overcome gambling addiction must be from ourselves, because a strong will and intention to recover from
gambling is indeed the first step to recovering from gambling addiction. It can be started by changing our lifestyle, which is followed
by increasing positive activities. That way we can live a more productive life, because gambling no longer interferes with us doing other activities.
We must be able to limit ourselves when gambling, so that we play gambling appropriately and not excessively.

There must be continuity and cooperation from the person itself, the closest people, treatment, and various other factors. Must begin with strong desires and intentions to stop and regardless of gambling addiction.
Furthermore, there must be honesty from him to be delivered to the nearest person or who helped him in this matter, because it began with honesty that Treatment would be easier to do.
Next is there must be support from the closest people, at least the person he loves and he believes. Then, there is a special treatment of experts so that the process can really take place well and right. And there are also factors from their environment.
That's why I say if there needs to be good cooperation and sustainability of all.

Beginner's luck is really a curse, huh.

You should NEVER, ever treat gambling as a way to get rich quick. If that was the case, then wouldn't everyone be billionaires by now and casinos would all be broke? Once you truly realise that there will be no prospect of addiction.

The casino that you play on operates a game that is mathematically skewed towards their favour and there is nothing that you can do to possibly change that. If you want a long term way to "gamble" with positive EV, either look into arbitrage betting, or invest in the bankroll of a casino.

it is not a curse mate because i believe that this is intended , meaning the what so called Beginners luck in Online gambling usually a treated occasion in which casino houses sets up tot hose account that newly created.

but not like in real life gambling in which this is really happening .

there are many that looks at gambling to be the way of making a Million , but it is the shitmost thing that we will think.

Fortunately for me, I have a bad start in gambling and realize early that gambling should not be treated as a cash cow and should only play with spare money or money that you can afford to lose, beginner's luck are the easiest way to deceive yourself that you are born with gambler's luck until you realize that it's not but you are too late to find this out, it's better to read information and all sides of it, on gambler's perspective and the casinos before starting to play if you are a newbie.

Exactly.No matter how hard you try to win,in as much as this games was skewed in a way to favour them,you cannot win a huge amount to the level you think you can win it. There is luck to win once or twice,but to win them completely is impossible. We just need to be cautious on how we go about gambling,because the moment we become addicted,it will be very hard to stop it.

I just want to make clear, is it free? If it's free I think this hotline can be very helpful for people who are addicted to gambling but I think there are some alternative ways to get out of addiction, one thing is to ask your family for help it's much better if you will be helped by family member but also if you have some money you can probably hire a therapist to control your gambling addiction.

The role of family members is very helpful to get out of the story of gambling addiction but if the relationship between your family is not human it will be very difficult even if you hire a therapist, the last step is to realize who you really are and why you were born on earth then you will judge if your behavior is completely wrong.

I do not know where to seek help, but I know that in any addiction the first step is always to accept you have a condition. If you can accept that which means you have already started the very first step and you will be fine. I know it sounds scary at first, but there are so many people who do not accept the fact that they are addicted and they keep gambling and losing money, if you keep doing that and not accept it then you are not going to be able to find the help.

Moreover, if you have a supportive surrounding, family and friends, they will not just hate you or resent you, they will be helping you but that is not easy to find because when you are addicted it is easy to see how everyone tries to hate you, it is easy to hate an addicted person, it is hard to help them. So, if you have family that is there to help you get over it, that is going to make it so much easier.

Majorities perception and views would be likely to be "YES" without even minding that most of those people who said are advertising gambling sites which is totally ironic on what they've been saying.

Addiction is a personal problem and this doesnt limit out on gambling alone but on other things as well.When you do get addicted then it simply means about personal decisions that you had made.

Gambling isnt bad if you dont make yourself addicted and make out things which would really make yourself get compromised or put you into a big problem.

Technically, I'm one of those people: I like to gamble, I enjoy the process a lot, and I keep losing money, and I don't want to quit. Do I consider myself an addicted gambler? No. But then again, most of the addicted don't. So, why do I think, nevertheless, that I can keep playing? That's because I don't lose more than I can afford to. The money I lose to gamble worth it, every cent, because I'm having so much fun.

So, the fact that "they keep gambling and losing money" doesn't necessarily imply they are addicted gamblers, until we know what part of their, say, monthly budget, they are losing.

If you are losing an amount that you are aware of and willing to let go, just like how you make yourself as an example. You are enjoying and you value those moments that you are being entertained using the amount that you are aware to lose soon.

It's the manner in how a person/gambler takes his responsibilities. Addiction comes from Un-control actions.

If you already in that situation, best to assess and adjust if it's needed to do so.

According to what you count, you must be careful, because if you do not abandon the game when you lose the danger that exists is that you lose enough capital and that you can neglect your basic needs, a person can allow himself to lose what he wants if he has a good economic condition, but if you see that you are compromising a lot of balance that you have destined for your family or other basic needs, if you have to stop it.

What I recommend is that you can allocate a part of the money willing to lose without regrets, because you enjoy it and because it will not hurt you, if you win excellent, but if you lose, you will still feel good because you will feel that you spent on your own fun.

Gambling urges are challenging and very hard to treat because the person never wants to admit he is addicted in gambling or he never want to confess that he is playing gambling because he doesn't want to be shame by his family or friends, that's why it's harder for them to seek help or to know how to get rid of their addiction.

Science explained why we are addicted to gambling and this is what it says:

that is a really important topic, I had a similar topic deleted on this board in the past so wasn't sure if the discussion was welcome or not, good to see that there's space for that here.

adding to some of the good suggestions and stories I'd contribute with a simple idea:
Seek professional help with a psychologist
Nothing wrong with going for therapy and this can help a lot, regardless of age and moment in life.

It would be the last option if it turns out that helping yourself first or seeking help from your loved ones didn't work because this had always been the case on where they do opt for professional help but to think that this isn't a guaranteed help that you would really be able to solve out your problem.

It is actually on someones mind if he's serious on quitting gambling in the first place.You would really be that serious on doing that and this would help at least.

Addiction is something that cant really get easily rid if you wanted too.It would really require strong will and dedication to fight over addiction.

Yeah exactly.

There are plenty of free counseling services online as well, although they are probably less effective than if you saw one in real life.

However, do note that seeing a psych alone does not vindicate you. You still need to put in the effort to get into the right mindset - ultimately, no one is stopping you from gambling and no one can, and you need to treat it as entertainment rather than a way to make quick money/chase losses.

I have seen that there is a lot of discussion about gambling ambition, but there is a way I can channel it through NFT games, I was recently talking to a friend who is a gamer by nature, and he told me that juices like WOF, Tibia, Axie, they put something to what many call the "Stamina", which means that at least the players can enjoy the game for 12 continuous hours, after that the performance of their char no longer performs, because they must let them rest for at least another 12 hours, this was put because many gamers had health problems, they developed kidney problems.

I think that players who are very dedicated to playing these types of games are useful, now that NFT games are booming it would be a great option.

Not all psychologist are willing to help without a commitment. Some state it very clear that their services isn't free and this keep most addictors far from seeking help. I know there are government aids who will love to help but most countries have corrupt government management system where no one cares any longer on how people in that country survive

There are free consultation from the government hospitals and services though i don't know in your country but in mine there are many that offers this but the problem is addicted gamblers aren't willing consult and ask for help because they are even afraid of accepting the fact that they are already addicted.
and i believe that this is the normal situation of most gamblers and this cannot be denied from those former addict.

It's a problem on both sides really. People that could help aren't really asking it for free nor could they since that's what they do for a living, and as for the addict himself there are still a multitude of problems here. First, Addicts that acknowledge themselves as addicts don't need psychologists, they need someone to brute force help them where they manage his funds, finance, expenses, etc. so that they have full control over what they spend. This way, the gambler would have in no way be able to gamble. Secondly, addicts that don't admit they are is what require psychologists. They tend to help in making them realize they are addicts, and where to start. The first method of bruteforcing is hard on the addict and the one helping him ngl, but honestly, it's the best solution in terms of doing it free of charge imo.

Not all countries will have that facility to help the addicted person gamble because if a country prohibit gambling, they will not have that. Still, maybe they will have a facility to addicted to drugs and alcohol as that problem is almost happening in all countries. But that will depend on how good the government is concerned about the addiction matter, but maybe the hospital can help solve the addiction problem. Those addicted people to gambling will not admit that they are addicted. Maybe after their family or friends consult with the doctor or psychiatrist will know about the problem and how to solve it.

Nice. As long as you are having fun it doesn't matter if you are losing what is already made as a budget for that day to gamble. That's not addiction yet in my opinion because you are still aware about what/how much you are risking.
I like that idea and maybe I am also on that same boat. I keep on losing before at NBA bets but I tried to go deeper into analyzing the game and gain some wins in the long run. That made me more happy than just enjoying the game while losing in the end.
It's a different joy when a win happens in both team you are cheering for and including your bet. A satisfying one specially if it doesn't occur every time.

yes, definitely in this case being in the presence of someone else and not only on the digital world will probably be more effective

and you are right
we can't run away from ourselves
finding the reason of why we have our behaviors is the main thing to do


I don't think this should be the last option, in reality
a lot of people have a prejudice against therapy (not saying this is your case) but the reality is that it can help people, specially those facing problems like addiction