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Hello everyone!

This is my first time on this board. I have a simple question for all the active members of this board. I know some members here are struggling with gambling addiction as I have read multiple threads which you can relate to the issue of addiction.

My question to everyone here is that if a member is hooked to this addiction, is their any resources to help that member. If not then what exactly is this community offering? I believe
if such a resources is available it should be on the pinned message. The next thing would be to always update it regularly, as things change quickly in gambling.

As addiction is a serious issue, if anyone here has been able to overcome it? Why not share how to overcome with such an addiction. As per my understanding all of these addiction have the same initial therapy. Do you agree with me? 8)

Thanks.

This can be helpful: [Self-moderated]Bitcointalk Gambling Problem Support Group (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5450013.0)

https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/how-to-stop-gambling/

I was once an addict, I am no more an addict when I knew that gambling can not be used to earn. Earning from gambling made me to be addicted to it. Knowing the cause of the addiction is important for the addict to know how to address the issue.

This is related to the psychology of addiction and there are many cases where it is quite difficult to cure it. I've heard some people say about rehabilitation related to healing gambling addiction, almost many people who take advantage of healing use the method of rehabilitation succeed. This cannot be achieved simply if after rehabilitation the control by the closest people is not emphasized more seriously and most importantly the individual's desire to heal himself from addiction because this is also very influential in playing on the subconscious mind to stop gambling.

After this step is carried out break the gambling chain from his life by blocking all forms of access to gambling, removing access to financial control from that person. For example, all forms of money that are owned must be held by other people as trust in the family and must be given a more controlled portion of the use of money to be spent every day, and vice versa provide positive work so that someone who is addicted can leave gambling slowly.

The same initial therapy for all kind of addictions (having anything to do with substances or not) is to realize one is in danger and need to achieve to make chances in life, from there it is about getting support and then professional help.

To be honest, I have not had to deal with addiction (Thank God) and I have not personally met anyone who had suffered from it (as far as I am aware, people can hide addictions); however if I had reached a point where I realize I have become addicted to anything, I would seek for support in a church, in my own family and even try to find help groups in my city.

Unfortunately, gambling addiction often means one does not have money to pay for psychological help, so that is why I would first suggest to get spiritual help and recover from there, until eventually being able to pay for a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

Good luck, to anyone facing these kind of demons.

You can read most of the addiction threads, each has its own way on how to deal with the addiction. Since it's your first time here I guess you are yet not addicted.

The internet is a much bigger world I think one could find a way to entertain himself without gambling, by just watching updates from your Facebook feed I think you can spend more than hours reading and commenting on your friend's wall. This I guess will stray a gambler from gambling at least for hours.

As lizarder said rehabilitation is the only way to help a gambler overcome his addiction. Let the person stay away from gambling and during that process the persons needs a professional assist him change his thoughts over gambling. I could remember a friend that was an addict some years ago that he almost gambled off his father's building and when the parents noticed his plan, he was on house arrest for some months and he was deprived from everything that give him access to gambling. Presently,he doesn't gamble anymore but occasionally and with maximum caution.

People use to say that heaven helps those who helped themselves, have you considered the gambler involved in tgis first, if he's willing and ready to adapt a chance for a change, there are are many ways to help oit in such if his answer remains yes.


1. I will employ that all suggested ideas and recommendations already presented to this thread should be considered abd tried, we often make discussions abd make recommendations but only few take actions over them.

2. Avoid exposure to a gambling enabling environment, what we often see could easily get our attention.

3. Avoid iddle time, always find yourself something quality enough to keep yourself busy with

4. Get an alternative to replace your addiction, anything that is of quality sustainability and worth taking tour time instead of gambling and avoid having money on your casino.

5. Read careful for other means to help your addiction tackled here https://www.psychguides.com/behavioral-disorders/gambling-addiction/how-to-help/

Seek professional opinion and schedule therapy if you are already has a sign of addiction. Reading source material on how to deal addiction is very hard to do if you already have the addiction since you will just be lazy to read and just gamble instead on your free time.

Most of the user here can give opinion but none of them or very rare that actually deal gambling addiction. I really suggest to go with professional to properly deal with the addiction problem since we have different trigger and traits to solve our addiction problem.

Welcome the gambling discussion board.

Talking. I talked about my struggle with gambling with the one person in the world who I knew  understands me and wouldn't judge me, my father. I spoke to him like a son speaks to a father, seeking advice, help, counsel, comfort, and support. And he was there for me for the 6 long months. He didn't tell me to quit gambling because he knew that was like shooting myself in the foot. Rather he helped me design a program to control it. During those long months, I remembered calling him at the dead of the night when the urge was strong because something had triggered it. He'll pick up the phone and talk me out of it, sometimes for an hour or more.

There are many solutions to gambling addiction and one of them is talking to someone who you trust. Someone who wouldn't judge you or tell others about your struggle. I can tell you that it helps one hundred percent.

If anyone is addicted to gambling, there is a room and an opportunity to talk to create a topic and share your story, your triggers and challenges so that other members of this community will be able to share useful resources and suggest ways to help yourself out of the situation.

Many members of this community were once addicts to gambling, but now they have been able to overcome that addiction. They are always willing to share tips and strategies that helped them through the situation.

Addiction is not something that happens overnight. It takes time before it gets instilled into someone. Just like it takes time to be an addict, so it’ll take time when you want to leave it forever. The process of leaving addiction is always harder than when having it instilled in you. Some people suggest staying away from gambling and maybe rehabilitation but I feel it’s way beyond that. For an addicted person, he needs to be enclosed in a place where he won’t have access to the happenings outside, no device to access the internet or anything that’ll make him think about gambling.

This is more like making everything uncomfortable for him but with time he’ll adapt to that. Just hiring a therapy or going for therapeutical session won’t solve it all of the addict still has access to internet, it can only reduce it but can’t stop it. It is necessary for one to know when to stop, pause, wait, continue and start in this type of situation of being an addict. If that is not taken into account, it can lead to destruction of the persons mental health, especially those that don’t get to earn anything after gambling many times.

What do you need?

In-the forum we already have a thread for (addiction-thread), suggestion,s and some of what you should need. IMO, talking online / get a advice from online it's not really effective better to talk with someone face to face (maybe psychiatristor / psychology) about your problem.

Discuss with your family, to get the best result.

Addiction cannot be eradicated from the system, but it can be managed and decreased to a manageable degree. It's really as simple as using appropriate approaches and never becoming excessively attached to gambling. There are multiple mechanisms to sort oneself out, presumably by surfing the internet, and the necessary solutions are provided, we all have problems we're dealing with, and it's preferable to obtain your answers from someone close who understands what you're going through. Gambling addiction is one of the worst things that can happen to a gambler. We should do everything we can to avoid doing anything that would jeopardize our chances of winning and keep us frustrated.

Why, if we claim to be a supportive space for enthusiasts, aren't there resources pinned for those struggling with addiction? It's practically negligent

I'm an ardent supporter of the gambling world, but every economy, digital or not, MUST account for the well-being of its participants. If this forum is genuinely a hub for exchanging ideas and supporting each other, there should be a system in place to help members in crisis.

Regarding the therapies, no, I don't agree. Addiction might look the same from the outside, but the underlying reasons for a gambling addiction could be vastly different from, say, substance abuse. Just because the symptoms look similar doesn't mean the treatment should be generic!

First I would say forum doesn't moderate addiction or in anyway control of those who are addicted in gambling and beside how do we all know that Mr. B is gamble addicts and who to testify is true or false and anyone could come over to say his is an addicts and for that he needs help, help can only come from reading resourceful material that could help them limits their gambling exercise and this doesn't mean the forum would work hand in hands with such person to make sure such attitude are being stopped. Even as that no one cares about your well-being or how you do and how your survive, so whatever life you chooses to lived on depends on you and not entirely relying on the forum. So it's ideally you work on your character and attitudes towards gambling.

Communities would be a huge help but if things got out of hand, asking professionals would be the best thing to do. It is never bad to have a consultation. In such case they would be able to address the problem in a more systematic way to help you recover faster.  Consultations won't cost us that much and that is for long term already especially if you are seeking for changes real bad. Problem with social relations and support groups is that some people aren't okay with sharing things with peers; some tend to keep it in private. Gambling addiction is not something we should take lightly. It involves money and our health which is why it should be taken seriously.

I don't think there are a few here who struggles with gambling addiction, but most of the members in this community loves to tackle this topic. I'm not sure what would be the purpose, is it whether to make everyone aware of or just trying to check for themselves, but a correct way of using the search button could be helpful to eliminate additional more topics regarding gambling addictions.
IMO, no one would actually willing to reveal himself as a gambling addict or admit to himself or even aware of himself that he's been dragging into a worse addiction. So, I think any resources could help someone if one is not willing to.

As a family member the best you can do is to talk to the addicted fellow and hear him at first place. Let him tell you what is happening, what he is suffering and then tell him you want to help somehow, so you would like him to tell you how you can do this. This way you are adopting an approach in the most friendly way as possible. It's important to avoid hostility on this moment, otherwise the addicted person can get fearful and introspective to continue sharing what he is facing with you and other family members.

Step by step you will developing a strategy to treat his addiction. Also, don't neglect the possibility of asking for the help of a professional from the health sector of your community. A reliable psychologist or social worker can offer a relief not only for the addicted individual, but also for the family suffering with this situation.

Fighting gambling addiction is not easy and will be a long process for a highly addicted gambler and for his family and friends who love him. And indeed the help of family, friends, professionals can help reduce addiction.
But it's going to be a very slow process and actually the most effect is. The gambling addict must make a firm decision to stop, nothing more. Family members may really want him to quit, but then again, it all depends on the addict. If he firmly decides to quit, he will win the battle against his illness and be helped by the people who love him.

To get things done, the person that is having the addiction must be ready to help himself or help all attempt will not work. Working on addiction and trying to drop the urge of one leaving the past life of gambling too much is all about doing things gradually.

We can't just decide to leave gambling immediately without us doing it gradually in a way that will make things very easier for us like reducing the way we gamble. I believe that consistency is the key and if we are passionate about calling it a quit as a gambling then it will not be hard for us to stop gambling.

The first goal is to treat the addiction as any other addiction that exists. Gambling addicts usually treat is as a passions cause it comes with an interest in certain activities like sports, card games etcetera. The person needs to dissociate their passions for the activity with their desire to stake an amount of money and potentially get a profit.

In extreme cases seeing a therapist or going to rehab could become necessary and the person may need to be seperated from any means of addiction.

- Jay -

When the gambler get addicted to the gambling,his family member should take responsibility for the removal of addiction of his family member.As like the drug addict,the gambling addict also had their impact to his family.The foremost thing is he will ask money from all his family members for the game.If they fail to give the money,they will do the fight in their family.This leads to the loss of peace in the family of gambling addict,the step by step procedure only help the addict to get away from it.If they try to get away from gambling immediately,surely it leads to the loss of peace to the gambler.The old gambling addict can help you to get away from the addiction.

Gambling addiction is a complex and difficult problem to solve especially if the addict is not aware of the losses in gambling. However, if this happens to one of my family members, I will do my best to help him find a way out of gambling addiction. through isolation and rehabilitation.
The first thing I will do is provide an understanding of what happened to him. second. temporarily deprive him of all the money he has before he spends all his money on gambling and I will try to temporarily manage his finances to prevent the money from running out to play gambling as a whole. third, if his addiction is online gambling then I will limit him from using the cell phone that he uses to play gambling. Fourth, I will regulate his gambling activities because if for example he immediately stops his gambling activities then worse things will happen, namely depression and other mental attacks. I will continue to do this while continuing to provide understanding to slowly get him out of gambling addiction.

This forum has so much information on gambling addiction. So you can always use the search option of the forum to get more information on gambling addiction. These materials will give you the the views and experiences of many members that have suffered and overcome gambling disorders.

One of the ways of overcoming addiction is to look for other sources of entertainment. You can dedicate the time you use in gambling to engage in video or computer games. This can help to divert the attention of the addict to something else. Another piece of advice could be to disconnect from friends that are gamblers. You can switch to friends that are into other areas of entrainment.

Robert L. Custer was the first to propose that Pathological Gambling Addiction is a treatable disease. Custer described the progression of Gambling Addiction as three stages. These; It is a phase of winning, losing and despair. Custer also defined six types of gamblers. These are; professional, anti-social, social, serious social, relaxation and escape, compulsive gamblers. The most problematic addicts among them are Compulsive gamblers. That is, they are people who have lost their control over gambling. It is precisely these segments that we will consider here. Because the treatment methods of other gamblers are quite easy. I knew a few people around me who lost control over gambling and life was really hard for them. People with Compulsive Gambling Disorder feel compelled to keep playing to get their money back.

This is where the biggest handicap begins. Treatment options for Compulsive Gambling Disorder include psychotherapy, medication, and support groups. Compulsive Gambling Disorder can be difficult to treat. This is partly because most people have a hard time admitting that they have problems. However, a large part of treatment will begin with acknowledging that you are a compulsive gambler. If your family or friends have pressured you for therapy, you may find yourself resisting treatment. But treating a gambling problem can help you regain a sense of control and possibly heal damaged relationships or your finances. Seeking professional treatment for a gambling addict is the first step in getting rid of the addiction step by step. If you are in this habit yourself or one of your friends is in this addiction, the first step should be taken by professional treatment and support. Medication is an inevitable end.

Useful resource: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361844 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361844)

Most of the people who have walked out from gambling addiction have done that by personal effort and not by external, although external might be instrumental to it but you have to make up your mind to reduce the rate of gambling. I still believe that most people gamble because of financial lack and they want something that can double what they have with them. So talking about the external help, providing of alternative source of income would help. I know addicts in the past who have stopped gambling because they are now employed. Being employed means your time is divided and while you have expectation of financial to fall back on outside gambling. Therefore, there is tendency for an unemployed addict to be relieved of gambling if he is employed.

Every problem has it’s certain solution, as well as gambling addiction has its own keys on how to resolve it. Luckily for me, I have not experienced gambling addiction in all my life, perhaps because I’m only an occasional gambler. But for those who have pushed their limits into gambling, they’ll surely end up with gambling addiction which if not  address earlier, worst scenario will eventually happen.

My first solution to that is you have to admit it in yourself first that you’re struggling in gambling. That way, you will be able to ask help and support from your family and friends, and to some medical practitioners that are experts in gambling addiction. Second, you need to undergo Cognitive Behavioral Therapy if needed. Third, once you’re done processing with your treatment therapy and medication, then stay out of gambling from then on. You have to help yourself by avoiding all that triggers gambling, so that you’ll live a stress free life away from the circumstances in gambling.

Basing on the link given on the second post of this thread then i would elaborate for those links so that others be aware.

Stress Management (https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/support-groups/art-20044655#:~:text=A%20support%20group%20provides%20an,information%20about%20diseases%20or%20treatments)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5195317
https://www.reddit.com/r/GamblingAddiction/?rdt=36524

About gambling addiction, then the only thing which this community could give is that those advises about on what are the things that should be done on fighting gambling addictin.
Yes, its relevant and something could be helpful but in overall, you are still the ones who would really be making out some decisions whether you should quit up for good or would
really be tolerating out that addiction.Yes, its hard but not really that impossible i should say.

The community can help through the means of suggestions and tips. But the addicted gambler has to deal with his own addiction and win over it.

Aside from that, there's not that much interaction anymore and you are on your own. That's the reality that is why if someone is dealing with it hardly and even after those tips and suggestions and seems not helpful at all.

Just go to your local professionals that are focused with helping people deal over gambling addiction.

I'd recommend the Problem Gambling subreddit (https://reddit.com/r/problemgambling), it's where problematic gamblers share their story about their gambling problems and one of the many ways to let it all out if you don't have someone to talk or discuss it with. In other words, it's similar to the support group thread that Oshosondy linked but for Reddit users.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that we'll see a pinned message about gambling addiction here in the gambling section because most of the pinned threads here are always about the forum rules.

The best that I can give to a person that is possibly addicted to gambling is a number from a psychologist, or a sugestion that they go ahead and schedule a psych visit to assess the severity of their addiction and give them an initial assessment to see whether they need to be prescribed with medicines or consultations are enough. Self-help might work but isn’t really that effective, especially if there are lots of cases of relapses from addicted gamblers everywhere. If self-help didn’t work, professional intervention hopefully does the trick.

But when he is not aware of his addiction, will he call the psychologist?
I think you have to guide him first or you become a person who cares about him by taking him directly to a psychologist, that would be better.
because it is very difficult when someone who is indicated to be a gambling addict does not feel addicted to it. there are many cases of gambling addiction that last a long time until they are broke and they are not even aware of it. all they think about is going to win in the end and being able to hit the jackpot.

We have many discussions here on how to overcome addiction and a lot of personal advice coming from those who have been there and overcome it, we have a compilation of that, there's no need to always update these threads as the topics will only become redundant, the whole point will be taken by the readers the discussions do not have to exceed 10 pages to understand the whole point about curing one's addiction.

And do not just stop here there are many articles and videos online that you can research to overcome gambling and these are coming from experts in this field.

I've seen many comments in my time, but this one? Wow. So, you've never had a gambling problem, yet you're trying to preach about it? That's adorable. Let me tell you, you only gamble once in a while? Sounds like a novice trying to teach an expert something. Everyone knows that admitting you have a problem is a given. Even little kids know that

Your ideas, to be honest, sound like a quick fix for a much bigger problem. Some people might benefit from therapy, but you can't expect everyone to become angels overnight, can you? You make it sound so easy when you say, "Don't gamble." It might be easy for someone who doesn't really care about the game. Real gamblers have a lot of energy, desire, and drive. It's a game of kings, which is not for people like you who are weak

I'll search first for the local hotline if there's any help that's available in one's location. That's the best I can give as a resource for people who are dealing with addiction. But with most of them that are too shy about their problem and addiction to gambling, it's best to post it on forums like this because they're giving every detail that they need to provide for them to get some help. A little conversation could really turn the tide and they're even going to be grateful that they've found a community like this.

There are many ways to help you aid with your addiction but first you shouldn't be denial when you are been into this situation and immediately tell it to your family since they are the one who can understand your situation and help you. If your addiction is severe then maybe seek for doctors help and for sure you will get help with that.

If not on worse situation you can minimize your playing time so that you can adjust and lessen all things especially your losses.



Addiction is a serious issue and we overcome that scenario when we realize that its bad to spend to much time and expectation with it. We just enjoy ourselves and once the set amount done we immediately leave and will not think about extending for more deposit also with minutes. Discipline will be the key to go out on that situation so try your best to get into your best shape and control your greed on gambling.

Recovery from addiction is not really simple. It may seem easy to the outside world, but those who are addicted know that it is not. For that, it might make more sense to attach yourself to a different field and start making money there. You are literally in the crypto industry and you are making money here and there are so many areas to make money. It's likely that you're going to concentrate on one of those areas and try to forget about gambling or try to reduce it because you're not going to have time for it and when you're not mentally focused on it, your willpower will start to get in the way. You'd expect it to stop you and say you're not getting anything out of it anymore, it's just like the other side of it. I actually got rid of this addiction as soon as I switched to other sectors, although not exactly like this. When you can control yourself, this addiction ceases to be an addiction.

I have an experience that I have been heavily addicted in 2019-2020 but only my strong inner desire to quit this kind of addiction led me to play a lot less money than I was doing when addicted.Now I have also been in a light addiction in the sense that I kept playing almost every day slot machines with any excess money I could afford to lose and throw in the air as that saying says regarding the casinos for people who play "take my money as I don't want them" as overall this is what happens to most gamblers.

To overcome this light but a lot more burden full than the heavy addiction because I acknowledged that while with this one I kept saying to myself next week I will stop,next week I will stop until I decided that the excess money to invest in buying cryptocurrencies as something better to do.

If these solutions do not work then seek professional help.

I'd slap them with money and/or a ticket to a trip somewhere where they are fully monitored and serviced. Probably the best way to actually tackle the problem is by making them focus on something else, and with supervision at that to make sure said tackling is actually done properly.

If you want the free method, then you'd spend time with them. Actively make them participate in other activities/hobbies, ones that they'd actually enjoy and can take their minds off of gambling. Sure, self-exclusion, website banning and stuff like that can be used, but as long as anyone with the knowhow knows about how the internet works, they can easily bypass that. So actions where someone is personally taking note of what they're doing is probably a 100% better.

addiction is a very serious and very complicated disease to cure, it takes years for some people to be cured and for most people it can take a lifetime and even die while being addicted, so in my opinion it is not possible for this forum to be a place capable of helping someone addicted, because the most effective treatment to cure addiction is for the person to go to a rehabilitation clinic, I'll give you an example: suppose a person thinks he is addicted to gambling, so that person goes here on the forum and listen to the advice of the members, so that person starts to think that he can cure himself, that's because he starts to feel without his cell phone, without a computer and without anything that allows him to access the internet

time goes by and that person sinks even deeper into the addiction, even committing crimes such as stealing money where that person works or selling things from his house or parents or friends and with these serious events they will make the family take him and take him for treatment and the doctor says he is sick and needs to be hospitalized for a few months or year away from anything that lets him get on the internet and away from games in the real world. then the relatives will have to sign a document to authorize his hospitalization and will be responsible for the costs of the internment center for addicts

this is the only solution, there are people who realize early on that they are addicted and decide to see a doctor and hospitalize themselves for months or years until they are completely cured. but there are also other people who seek help from churches to cure themselves of addiction, although this solution is very effective and very quick, it also causes another problem in the person's life, in the church they will brainwash the addict, he will leave the addictive but will become a religion fanatic. so there are only these two ways, in this forum it is not an ideal way for someone to kick the habit

LOL! Slapping an addict with money and a vacation would only make it worse. If you do not understand the seriousness of this issue then better restrict yourself from commenting. Focusing on what? Gambling addicts or any other addicts are focused only on their addiction. There has been a lot of research on how to overcome addiction. In most cases, the recommendation is simply joining a non-addiction group which is nothing but full of addicted individuals discussing their addiction. Accept your addiction and discuss possible ways to overcome it. If that is not helping then consult a doctor that deals on anti addiction. Coming up with a random conclusion is not helpful when we are discussing a serious issue.

Not everyone should be treated in a same way, maybe I can stop become an addict by not watching sport because it contain gambling ads, maybe someone can stop by leaving this forum, maybe someone can stop after his wife or parent asking him to stop etc.

The best way is seeking a professional because they know how to deal with those addict and many ways to quit according to someone else character and main problem.

There are so many resources in this community to help any one fighting with gambling addiction overcome. I will list three.

• 1. Click on Search - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=search  and in the search bar type "Gambling addiction". Some of the resources you would see to help any one hooked to gambling addiction include some of these topic a) Possible measures to stop online gambling addiction (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5461874.0), b) Best solution to handle gambling addiction, in a country (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5171960.0), c) Gamble Responsibly (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5449033.0)
• 2. In whatever casino you are promoting, when you visit their website, there is a section to help those who are gambling addicts. It is littered with so many helpful resources and guides to quit.
• 3. You can simple send a PM to any reputable member of the forum who an active poster in the gambling board and ask for some tips too.

Besides all the resources shared here as concerns gambling addiction, having someone to share this problem with is of uttermost importance.
A person who has come to the realization about an already formed addiction should be able to know if the addiction has been helpful or have caused more destruction than the original intentions.

https://www.painscale.com/article/the-4-c-s-of-addiction#

Once the behavior has been identified, the addict has raised the chances of keeping such an addiction in check, if not, where they keep lying to themselves, they would get more indebted from losing on stakes or bets or sponsoring the habit will no longer be expensive.
Also, reduce or rather replace online gambling with healthy growth activities, such as exercise, hobbies of interest, or social activities, cryptocurrency trading, forex trading, learn a new skill.

Actually, there are lots of threads discussing on how to overcome gambling addiction which has been a problem ever since. The problem is, overcoming such kind of addiction needs determination and effort on the person who wants to cure it. Commitment is the key and no matter how many resources are available, if the person is not willing to change his/her acts, then nothing would happen.


I have witnessed my colleague who overcame addiction, though not gambling addiction perse.

It all starts with one's commitment towards attaining the goal of cleansing himself with this act. If they really put into effort the services available in treating gambling addiction, then it would be relatively easier for them to do it.

What type of resource are you referring to? because there are many types, but perhaps the financial resources that should be considered. Quitting gambling is not easy, I'm sure everyone has their own way. Here I have discussed with former gambling addicts both online and land casinos. They say the process took quite a long time, but in this case they formed a kind of community of ex-gamblers to exchange heart-to-heart stories until it got to the point where they lost everything such as property, houses and even wives. It was this sad turning point that made him realize he had to stop and start living without gambling.

Yes, if addiction is not a serious problem there will not be many threads in this forum discussing avoiding, eliminating addiction and so on, I just want to speak from my point of view, I think addiction can be avoided as long as the mindset is right and healthy, why do I say that Gambling is for fun, not a place to make money, that must be understood first.

People mistakenly think that gambling is a place to earn money and wealth, so they forget that gambling is actually a place to seek pleasure. It is this inverted mindset that makes people easily addicted to gambling, at least first understand the risks before gambling and learn to use a healthy mindset to avoid addiction. because as many people say that addiction is difficult to cure  ;)

If you are struggling with gambling addiction, please quit and rest!, yea you heard me right, quit and take a rest if it's not working but if you are winning from it, it could still be addiction as a result of been used to it, always involve in gambling 24/7 but if its the other side of it like not winning at all, been depressed and all of that will make you feel less of yourself, its better to quit, that may sound harsh but logically, its best thing to do.

However, if you can manage yourself and rest after a while and comes back later, that will be more better, taking a break is good for the health, learn more skills on winning and forget about the past mistakes, if you can do all this then you can overcome gambling addiction, it may not be easy but it work pretty well.

I see from several cases of close people who are addicted to gambling and the only chance to cure it is by trying to put them in a rehabilitation place because if they are in that place there are special people who can mentally train them to stop gambling and there also have experts in recovering the psychology of the addicted person. Any addiction has the same set and the way to cure it must touch both mental and psychological.

Once they improve after rehabilitation then there is where immediate family involvement is needed so they can move away from the gambling cycle, either cutting off access to all forms of gambling or giving them more positive employment. Thus they have more positive activities that can help them forget about gambling slowly and they are also more responsible in spending money every day.

looks like the answer you are looking for has already been answered by @Oshosondy and in that thread you can search what you are questioning.

related to addiction, yes for sure because gambling is always close to addiction when a person loses self control and this is about the individual or the person. for me someone who is dealing with gambling addiction is their own responsibility to heal themselves with their own will and all of this can be resolved or cured only with someone closest to them such as a partner, family and friends. maybe there are a lot of threads here about the dangers of addiction and also threads to help evaluate addiction but its just a little bit smaller to help cure the addiction and the biggest factor that can help a person to recover from gambling is his own family not a particular community or group.

maybe this is the answer you are not looking for but this is just my own thoughts.

The community here are very helpful that if anyone is struggling with addictions and they're not scared to come out in the open to look for solution to their problems, they'll get them when the open thread about their addiction problem, I have seen threads like that before.

We also have the Internet full of many helpful articles and videos that can help whoever is suffering from addictions. If those resources doesn't help them they should seek the help of a profession and their problem will be solved since they're willing to tackle it.

Addictions are very dangerous and if it isn't treated on time, it can make you lose money and sometimes do regrettable things that can cost you your reputation. Anyone suffering from addiction shoudn't hide as hiding will not do the person any good but make it worst.

Found some time ago that a support group's been shared in this board where people who suffered from gambling addiction could share stories and support each other by elevating awareness and uplifting them, perhaps even holding activities that they can take part in to divert their attention from gambling. If you couldn't find it yourself pretty sure someone has already dropped the thread if ever. Or you can also just share your story here (although I was once someone who really hated it cause it came to a point where every week someone's sharing their major losses and then telling people it's cause of their gambling addiction, only to find out later on that day that they have gambled again anyway), which could attract more people who's been in the same shoes as you once in their lives.

We all know that gambling addiction is really difficult to stop, which is why it’s better if we are not even addicted right from the beginning. If an addicted gambler really wants to stop gambling, he has to be determined to stop gambling. No matter what strategy you are trying to use, if you are not really determined that you want to stop, it won’t really work. If you are an addicted gambler, make sure you keep yourself busy and always avoid or stay less on your mobile devices, because gambling has become very easy now and we can gamble easily even with our phones. Make sure you do things that make you happy, stay long with your friends, have conversations with them, and you might even forget about gambling sometimes.

I haven’t been addicted to gambling before, but I know of a person who was addicted to gambling, and with the things that I mentioned above, he was able to overcome his gambling addiction gradually, but you shouldn’t expect that to happen overnight. Now the person does not even go close to gambling any longer.

Absolutely, each gambler can overcome their addiction in a unique manner. Not all cases of gambling addiction are handled in the same way. As you rightly pointed out I believe the most effective way to get rid of an addiction is to consult a professional therapist who can provide guidance and support, helping in the process of quitting for good.

I recall a friend of mine who got help from a professional. Despite grappling with a serious gambling addiction, after just a few sessions he got a way better. His life took a positive turn and his behavior are a way much better now. It just depends on people, everyone could be treated differently.

These links will give you @OP resources and contacts where you can talk online for suggestions and advice:
https://onlinedegrees.unr.edu/blog/gambling-addiction-resources/
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm
https://www.sumhlc.org/resources/covid-19/national-gambling-addiction-hotlines-and-additional-resources/
https://www.ncpgambling.org/programs-resources/resources/
https://www.smartrecovery.org/gambling-addiction/

If you are at the state of deep gambling addiction then you need a specialist to cure your addiction, make sure you talk to your family and get their support in rehabilitating your gambling addiction and cure it without any relapse.

It is hard to cope with it alone, after the admission, you need your family and friends support in order for you to face the problem and be cured of it. 

because these professionals are addressing the root cause of their addiction. finding a way why they got here in the first place. they need to know the real reason why you got addicted. and from there, they will know how to address your problem. because here in the forum, the person may be addicted but he won't disclose all the details that are happening in his life, hence, giving a piece of advice is usually not a solution because you don't know the person very well.

Here in the United States we've got all sorts of gambling "hotlines" where you can call in and talk with someone for free about your gambling addiction and they will help guide you.  It's essentially the same thing as when you've got a drug problem.  Our country offers programs/websites/in person help etc for free, which in my opinion is tax money well spent.  I feel for those who've got a serious issue.

This is a forum and for discussion but there are lot of resources out there on the web that these gambling addicts can utilize to. I think I'm here, it's more like a word of encouragement to be given to these gambling addicts, as per the resources it's also evident that there has been numerous share in it here. I think calling some professional is the best one and I think countries have at least one that is for free afaik.

^ Yes I am the one who personally experienced gambling addiction before, I did not have resources but I have this forum that slowly made me understand how gambling addiction to overcome and educate myself on gambling addiction, the awareness of gambling addiction made us avoid it.
We should replace gambling with healthy activities that we enjoy if we think we are in the stage of addiction. Engage in hobbies, exercise, spend time with loved ones, or pursue personal interests. Putting barriers in place to make it harder for you to gamble and self-exclusion programs, blocking gambling websites, and limiting access to money can help prevent impulsive gambling.

You can only get these resources when you tell your problems to those closest to you because they can help you overcome your gambling addiction. This forum assists so that members here realize that there are dangers from excessive gambling, so they must always be careful and vigilant when stopping gambling.

If you want to find resources, you can contact the nearest psychiatrist in your city and tell them about your gambling addiction problem so that the psychiatrist can immediately find the right treatment for you.

Perhaps the initial therapy is to recognize that someone is already addicted to gambling by seeing how often they return to the casino and gamble. From there, they can try to reduce their gambling activities so they don't think about gambling continuously. And also, they must have discipline, self-control, patience, and so on to avoid gambling and only use gambling for fun.

I was asking for resources within the forum and not about family discussion. I was also looking for non-profit organizations that provide such services free of charge and are available online. The last option is to contact a professional who can help with the addiction. My understanding is that before visiting a pro there should a screening center or people who can recommend ways to help with this issue.

If you are looking for NGOs that help people come out from their gambling addiction or you want to help someone else you have to consider to go offline to search for that. Your local and neighborhood can help you source for such that is in your country so that you can easily visit them there because of proximity.

I don't think NGO exist here on that and meanwhile if you get the link of an NGO from another country then can you travel to visit them or they are affiliated to your country perhaps because getting away from addiction with the help of a third party, it also requires physical monitoring.

Another thread about fighting gambling addiction in general, not a personal experience, not a cry for help, or a complaint, but a worthless generalized question for the sake of making a thread.
You could use the search function, OP, but instead you want to know what the community on a forum can offer an addict?

The answer is advice. You can't pull an addict out of his room where he sits all day gambling away his tuition instead of going to school, meeting new people, or eating well and focusing on his health. There's literally no way to make a change other than offering some words of wisdom.

We can only advise you here to visit your city's nearest rehabilitation center. This international forum consists of people from various countries, so the situation in one country will vary. That's why I advise you to seek local resources and go to them. Contacting the screening center online will not help, especially if the screening center is in a different country than yours.

Instead of having trouble finding such services for free, you can contact a professional in your city directly. And they also won't provide data about how much it costs, maybe only the consulting fee first. Or you can contact people from the same country as you who are also members of this forum. They can advise on a screening center or someone who can recommend ways to help with the problem, as you mean.

If it is for the NGOs that tackles with this problems, there are a lot of them that we can easily search on search engines like this: National Council on Problem Gambling[1].

They've got the International Problem Gambling Help Contacts[2].

[1] https://www.ncpgambling.org/
[2] https://www.ncpgambling.org/5475-2/

There are only two ways to heal an addicted person, the first one is that the addict admits that they are addicted and they understand that this is a problem for them and they want to get rid of it, and the second way is that the addicted is isolated for some time and kept away from devices and resources so that they can't access gambling platforms or to anything that can allow them to gamble, let them play games, do any kinds of activities but keep them away from gambling.

The first one can be a bit easier for the person who is addicted because they are willing to leave the addiction themselves and they can do it with the help of others, and when you are willing to do something without anyone forcing you, you will have more dedication and honesty with yourself doing that.

This, immediately? But maybe your addiction is already on a higher level. If it was still at the early stage, I will do some self remedy first and if it seems not working, that must be the time to seek for a professional help.

I can prefer the international one because I'm also a shy type of a person and I think they are more effective on handling the issue than the local ones. The forum we currently have is mainly for crypto discussion so we may not get the best advice here but there are forums which are dedicated for the gambling addicts. They can try that one. However if the if the addiction is not severe yet, then maybe Bitcointalk can also work.

Yes, that's certainly for those severely addicted gamblers that have no help from themselves anymore. Maybe you can handle yourself but if someone cannot handle himself easily anymore, that's what should be made. Whether it's local or international, whatever works for you then that's much better. The best thing for the local ones is that you can easy converse with them and that's going to give you the confidence that they will talk to you to your native language as not everyone in here are native in English language.

This is just a theoretical way on solving addiction because it’s very hard to apply when you are already on the addiction stage since you will never notice it due to being focus solely to gamble more.

You will need other people help to point that out to you then you can apply those suggestions of yours. It’s like a loop when you are on addiction since your mind is set to chase profit or losses and keep doing that until you have money and still being satisfied of gambling.

I feel like OP isn't asking you for ways to heal an addict but specifically about the ways you as a forum member can help an addict.
I'd say try self-exclusion, ask the casinos to ban your accounts and maybe also your IP. If that doesn't help, get a family member or a friend to help you ad watch over you.
Worst case scenario, you can allow someone trusted to monitor your bank account so that you can't send money to casinos, or withdraw without that person's permission.

Seek comfort from your friends and family. They are the first one that you can rely on during this time of hardship. You seek help and advices from them to help you avoid or get rid of gambling. If you're in a worst condition, seek professional help. That's the best thing that you can do to totally heal from it. Exclusion is necessary for you to be able to control your urges. Let go of things that will attract and tempt you to gamble again.
However, the first thing that could help you above all if yourself. all the professional, community and relationship supports will not help if you will not have the eagerness to heal from gambling addiction. You should have the willingness to stay away from gambling especially if you know for yourself that it's already affecting your life negatively.

It's not just a matter of giving wisdom type of thing. It's a combination of understanding, support, medical assistance, therapy, and lifestyle changes that can provide the best chance for overcoming gambling addiction and leading a healthier life. Having this kind of thread gives emphasis or awareness to those who are suffering. Those words might just give them hope so don't take this away from them.

That is true, sometimes they need to be always reminded of what to do, even if they already know what needs to be done.
Encouragement from others may somehow influence some of these gamblers who are struggling with their addiction.
We'll never know if someone out here needs positive outlook in life just to change their path for the betterment of themselves.
Unwavering support and understanding is sometimes all they need to realize that there's someone out there who believe on them.
We can't judge these people because we don't know what they are going thru in life. Some are just here to read some of those wisdom.

Not end up being addicted here but the therapy you are referring to should start with ourselves.

The first thing in solving a problem is to "recognize the problem". It means a person should acknowledge that there's really a problem going on and not ignore that fact. If these people don't understand and accept that there's a gambling problem with them, they can't proceed with a better solution even how good the said therapy and treatment is.

If we talked about an addicted person that ends up at a critical level and doing the worst actions now just to gamble, it now needs very important actions and we should bring them now to a gambling rehabilitation center and related facilities as only they know what to do on that kind of person.

The personal suggestion will be to understand his/her level of addiction. Most of them never understand that they're into addiction. In such case it is really tough to get out of addiction. For them even if we provide with different resources, nothing gonna benefit it any means. So, first thing they need to realise and they need to make their mind not to gamble.

When they're good enough, available choice to gamble needs to be cut. Now slowly the time spent on gambling will decrease gradually. An alternate gaming option or some other hobby needs to be practiced to keep themselves active. Most of the gamblers prefer to gamble to kill their time and after days they prefer to spent time for gambling.

The time is the key to get away from the gambling addiction of the gamblers.After realising he get into the addiction is very easy for the gamblers, he need to reduce the deposit money to the gambling and it mostly help us from addiction.After reducing the deposit,you should limit the number of playing games.After you deviate from playing gambling,it’s easy to forget the gambling addiction totally in some days.Most people get addicted to gambling because of not understanding the fact the gambling is not trading,it’s just the gambling which give us some entertainment.If the gamblers know this,they will control each gamblers on their own.

I think we have hundreds of tips for quitting addiction in this forum. Now it's up to the seriousness of the addicts whether he really wants to get out or not. After all, not all addicts can consciously identify their own addiction, instead they feel they are still in control despite some clear signs of addiction.

How many people are able to fully recover from drug addiction on the Internet on their own? Likewise, there are no written guidelines for avid gamers to stop playing. Drug addiction and ludomania are almost the same diseases. Assistance will be provided in long-term rehabilitation with the help of professional psychologists and even medications. Among other things, even after undergoing long-term treatment, the time of remission must pass so that a person can say that they are free from the game.
How do you imagine treatment on the Internet? How many professionals are willing to waste their time uselessly?

Actually I think it's quite simple for them to get out of their addiction zone, it really all depends on themselves, if they don't have it then they can still ask others to wake them up with some advice from a healthy mindset that others have. Back again that if they really want to quit then they will do everything to make it happen, one of the things they can do is some self-control and set it on themselves, learn to be firm with their own decisions by applying some limits. And also if they have been able to implement it then the next stage they should be able to find new activities that aim to keep them busy every day, believe me that the desire to gamble always comes when we have a lot of free time and there curiosity will continue to push us based on the lure of big wins in gambling, even though it is not real at all and is just their shadow. Consciousness for addicts is just nonsense, they are already in the addiction phase and emotions are always the basis for them when gambling, so maybe if they say it then it is just a defense.