Is stopping really the best way to learn from gambling addiction?

[traderethereum]

Quitting gambling all at once won't solve anything, I don't think, because it might work for some people, but not everyone. The right thing to do would be to understand why you're addicted and start breaking the habits that cause it. Doing so will eliminate much of the urge to gamble, because now you know what not to do to trigger it.

Quitting gambling can work if he is serious about reducing his gambling habits. Without that, he will only return to gambling whenever he has free time. He will difficult to avoid the temptation of gambling especially when he sees an interesting promotion.

Maybe he can reduce his gambling habits although he still gambles but he tries to control his habit. By controlling his gambling habits, he can learn something that can help him reduce his gambling addiction slowly.

The first step that he should learning is how to control himself. That is important to reduce his gambling habits and also reduce his gambling addiction. That will be successful if he starts doing many activities so his time for gambling will reduce.

[Bigjoe33]

When someone gets addicted to gambling, people always say “learn from your mistakes.” But here’s the question, does learning mean you should completely stop gambling, or is stopping not really the best way to deal with it? Because for some, quitting helps them move on and control themselves. But for others, they say they’ve “learned” yet still continue to play, just more carefully or with limits.

So what do you think? Is stopping the real sign that you’ve learned, or can you still gamble and say you’ve learned from your mistakes?

To me, there two things involved. One, to stop gambling totally is somewhat different from someone who has learnt from last mistakes. Someone who has stopped gambling totally wouldn't gamble again. For no reason would he be found studying or checking stats and also making predictions because he has stopped. On the other hand, the one who says I have learnt from my past mistakes might still be gambling but in a more responsible way because he has actually learnt from his mistakes.

Maybe the mistake he learnt from was not to gamble with what you can't afford to lose, or never to attach emotions to gambling predictions, of not to borrow money for gambling as your winning is not promised, etc. there could be so many reasons why he said he has learnt from mistakes. He could possibly also mean that he is off gambling completely.

Like me, I can gamble just once in 2-3 months. If I gambled last season, It wouldn't be more than 5 times all through the season. The reason is that I have leaned from my past mistakes, but I have not also stopped gambling

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

It depends on how serious your addiction has become, if it is so serious, then you need to take some break off gambling. You can only manage the situation while still gambling if only the addiction is not so serious such that you are still standing on some of the decisions you have made. For example, if you say you won't gamble today and you don't, it means you are still managing your level of addiction but when you can not take a normal break even after you have decided to, it means you totally should take a break for some weeks or months.

I agree, if you have a serious addiction then not just taking a break but completely stopping is the best way. Unfortunately my nation is filled with people who have lost everything to gambling. Married people who are divorced, people cut off from their families, people who lose their jobs, some even as far as losing their life. There are instagram accounts dedicated to gamblers anon who share their stories and I read how terrible they have gone. So if you think that your life is going that way, then you should stop.

Gambling is not for you and it is going to hurt you a lot. I have been gambling for more than ten years now, and I have started badly too, but for ten years now, I have not spent a single cent more than what I limited myself to. Only gamble if you can limit to a small amount like that.

These examples that you have put up are really great cases of addiction and anybody that finds their self in such a situation needs to stop gambling so that they don't land their self into more worse situation that might take their life. The reason I said taking a break is so the person can fix their attitude towards gambling before starting again only when they can not manage their addiction without being compulsive again. For people that have already fallen into deep problems they should stop and think of how to reunite with their family or elevate themselves being broke.

[swogerino]

When someone gets addicted to gambling, people always say “learn from your mistakes.” But here’s the question, does learning mean you should completely stop gambling, or is stopping not really the best way to deal with it? Because for some, quitting helps them move on and control themselves. But for others, they say they’ve “learned” yet still continue to play, just more carefully or with limits.

So what do you think? Is stopping the real sign that you’ve learned, or can you still gamble and say you’ve learned from your mistakes?

I am in the second category now, I play very carefully and I know what I am doing. It means I rarely fall into doing stupid things like keep depositing when things are clearly against me and like that saying goes, the sun can be spotted early in the morning. The definitive solution though is that of people who move on as normally they are a bit more "free" in regard of spending their extra money, their money does not flow into gambling anymore instead they can do investing, trading or other activities with that money. For me that is the only way to learn from gambling addiction, you need to stop at some point and think of what to do next.

[summonerrk]

When someone gets addicted to gambling, people always say “learn from your mistakes.” But here’s the question, does learning mean you should completely stop gambling, or is stopping not really the best way to deal with it? Because for some, quitting helps them move on and control themselves. But for others, they say they’ve “learned” yet still continue to play, just more carefully or with limits.

So what do you think? Is stopping the real sign that you’ve learned, or can you still gamble and say you’ve learned from your mistakes?

Stopping is the only and best way to avoid the negative consequences of gambling. Methods like playing less or using bonus points won't help. Unfortunately, switching your attention to computer games won't help either, as they'll seem pointless. After all, they won't stimulate the brain's pleasure centers.
And gambling is precisely what stimulates them. This is why inveterate gamblers experience a loss of interest in everything after hours of intense and exciting gaming.

[qwertyup23]

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So what do you think? Is stopping the real sign that you’ve learned, or can you still gamble and say you’ve learned from your mistakes?

It's actually more of experience and discipline that can get you out from any kind of addiction.

There are multiple ways in order to combat addiction. If you fully want to stop gambling at all, then choosing the route of complete and absolute stopping may give you positive results albeit a difficult process. On the other hand, if you truly want to continue gambling, then having and being disciplined on your expenses could be the key in stopping any kind of over expenditure on your part.

Quitting gambling all at once won't solve anything, I don't think, because it might work for some people, but not everyone. The right thing to do would be to understand why you're addicted and start breaking the habits that cause it. Doing so will eliminate much of the urge to gamble, because now you know what not to do to trigger it.

If you start breaking that habit, eventually you would quit.

Like most people, what they recommend is to view it as a slow burn. If you immediately quit, then the chances of relapsing would be higher putting you back into ground zero.

[Oluwa-btc]

Truthfully, you can't heal from addiction while you're still in the cycle.Stopping gives you the space for understanding and clarity.Stopping is not the end,you stop to see clearly, and once you see clearly, you can truly learn and grow beyond your flaws and mistakes.Every time you resist gambling, you’re becoming the stronger version of yourself that addiction tried to hide.Be nice to yourself by quitting gambling.

[Versatile_choice]

Truthfully, you can't heal from addiction while you're still in the cycle.Stopping gives you the space for understanding and clarity.Stopping is not the end,you stop to see clearly, and once you see clearly, you can truly learn and grow beyond your flaws and mistakes.Every time you resist gambling, you’re becoming the stronger version of yourself that addiction tried to hide.Be nice to yourself by quitting gambling.

You're right alot of gamblers decide to stop gambling just so that they can make some corrections before coming back again to gamble, why some people can decide to stop gambling once and for all. sure everyone have his or her own way of learning, some people don't give up after making a mistake what they do is to take a little break just to clear thier head and still return back to gambling after they must have let go off their past mistake. why some people learn by quiting it once and for all because the more they keep seeing it that's the More they will keep remembering thier past mistake that is why most people prefer stopping it once and for all.

[justdimin]

I am in the second category now, I play very carefully and I know what I am doing. It means I rarely fall into doing stupid things like keep depositing when things are clearly against me and like that saying goes, the sun can be spotted early in the morning. The definitive solution though is that of people who move on as normally they are a bit more "free" in regard of spending their extra money, their money does not flow into gambling anymore instead they can do investing, trading or other activities with that money. For me that is the only way to learn from gambling addiction, you need to stop at some point and think of what to do next.

That takes time, I am one of those people too and I am careful now but I had to learn from my mistakes to reach that level, which is why I think it's clear that we are not going to end up with anything that crazy, it's going to be something that will not be simple for anyone.

We should not be considering how things could change with time based on our mistakes, some people make mistakes and not learn from them and keep making those mistakes over and over again. So that is why I would highly suggest people to keep staying away from them as much as they possibly could. In the end, it's simple to see the issue, because if it's becoming addictive to you, and can't even take a month break when you want to, then you are addictive and you should stay away from it.

[SatoPrincess]

I think we are looking at addiction like it’s a light issue. If someone is addicted to gambling and managed to get help and turn his life around, that person should not be gambling at all because you’re one game away from a relapse. Abstinence is the best way to avoid falling back into the rabbit hole again. I’d say the same applies to other addictions like alcoholism, pornography e.t.c.

[Rashlyowl]

That takes time, I am one of those people too and I am careful now but I had to learn from my mistakes to reach that level, which is why I think it's clear that we are not going to end up with anything that crazy, it's going to be something that will not be simple for anyone.

We should not be considering how things could change with time based on our mistakes, some people make mistakes and not learn from them and keep making those mistakes over and over again. So that is why I would highly suggest people to keep staying away from them as much as they possibly could. In the end, it's simple to see the issue, because if it's becoming addictive to you, and can't even take a month break when you want to, then you are addictive and you should stay away from it.

Yes, it all depends on each individual to make the decision they feel is best. Not everyone can immediately learn from mistakes or shortcomings that occur, even repeatedly. This can happen because there is no intention within oneself to be able to firmly commit to learning from the mistakes they have experienced. So, it's important to have a sense of true commitment to yourself to immediately learn & correct mistakes experienced to be able to achieve better results & minimize the possibility of bad things happening again. Because in my opinion, gambling is not just about betting money but about learning about yourself in managing your desires & abilities according to your own limits.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The truth is that things that have to do with Addiction are not resolved by not Going any further, it is a lie because the player at any moment falls into Temptation and falls, and if he falls it can be much worse than before , he must Know that the game will be there, that he can play but not much, that there must be a Complete phase of Maturation, and that is Achieved with many Activities of the person and with many Changes in his life.

[MRY]

The truth is that things that have to do with Addiction are not resolved by not Going any further, it is a lie because the player at any moment falls into Temptation and falls, and if he falls it can be much worse than before , he must Know that the game will be there, that he can play but not much, that there must be a Complete phase of Maturation, and that is Achieved with many Activities of the person and with many Changes in his life.

It is not about being able to avoid the source and hence having to face the problem of addiction, the desire will reoccur unless one engages in real change. It does not consist of some rejection of everything, but learning to handle oneself in a mature way. The step requires a lot of work, patience, and new routine activities to substitute previous habits. Unless minds and the surrounding circumstances change, enticement will never be beaten back. It is emotional maturity that is the key to effectively breaking the addiction.

[Sonia_123]

When someone gets addicted to gambling, people always say “learn from your mistakes.” But here’s the question, does learning mean you should completely stop gambling, or is stopping not really the best way to deal with it? Because for some, quitting helps them move on and control themselves. But for others, they say they’ve “learned” yet still continue to play, just more carefully or with limits.

So what do you think? Is stopping the real sign that you’ve learned, or can you still gamble and say you’ve learned from your mistakes?

If that is the only way and solution out to learn your lesson then you just have to do it, to stop gambling or continue gambling after being addicted all depends on the individual if they can cope with gambling or not, the person has to chose and decide on what he wants, it also has to do with the persons psychology, some persons are not mentally strong to undergo street like gambling therefore, it is better to stay away than forcing yourself and fall back to addiction again, and this time will be worse than the previous one.

Learning from your mistakes are of two way, either you continue and be very careful not to be a victim or you quit and be safe.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Learning from your mistakes are of two way, either you continue and be very careful not to be a victim or you quit and be safe.

Sometimes it all comes down to that, a decision to protect ourselves, this Depends on the type of person they are, their personality and how they see life in how they solve and face Problems , not Everyone is equally strong, some simply put themselves in Context with what suits them best and leave it Completely, others leave it for a while and play Again only with more Maturity.