Taking a break from gambling

[btc_angela]

I also took a 3 week break from gambling but then I was not able to control myself, playing 2 days straight and barely break even. I also have the same mindset with you, thinking that if I just hold the money that I spend, I will be better financially in the last couple of months that's why I decided to take a break. However, the urge come last Monday decided to visit my favourite casino and play with friends. Fortunately for me, just lost few so I will go back and test for another weeks' off.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Well done! Your behavior shows that you are still in control of yourself instead of letting your emotions control you. Gambling has to be responsible; otherwise, it has to be cut off radically. I favor any measures sites offer to do so, but it is better if, like in this case, you decide to give yourself a cooling off period.

[Aikidoka]

I should not blame you but congratulate you on what you have done. Quitting gambling for some people is hard and it requires many things. Your method is very efficient. I used your method actually. I replaced my time of gambling with hanging out with friends, and do other various activities. At first, it seemed hard, but in time, you would get used to it. It is really a shame if you tried this method and then you go back to your old habit.

[rolleth.io]

Lately I felt that I've been gambling a bit too much, it evolved into a weekly event where i would spend a little bit more money than I had originally planned for.
I've decided to take a break from gambling for a while, it's been 3 weeks since my last bet.

Just wanted to make this post in case someone else has any problems with this, spending more than intended, I mean.
You just kinda get into the habit without noticing at first, but you should really take immediate action when you do.

For me it was just a couple of hundred euros overspending, maybe for a month or so.
Quitting was pretty easy, just replaced the gambling with a bit more gaming and writing articles.

Having a bit of extra cash now as well, always comes in handy

Definitely share your experiences with this, if you have any.

If you need help to quit gambling:
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/gambling-addiction-and-problem-gambling.htm

It's a great idea to stop playing when you understand the dependence on this. We don't have to forget about real life and our ambitions we have in it.

[mostkey]

There is nothing wrong for me to see your decision to pause gambling, there is truth if you are not too good at gambling, so don't be too pushy to win, it will make you depressed, if you want to go back you have to be prepared with everything. Maybe you have noticed before you stop, self-control not to depend on a single point, doing other activities that are more in line with your style and ability, whatever happens is not to be too pushy.

[LogitechMouse]

I'm glad that you quit gambling that easy. There are some gamblers who made gambling their hobby and they cant stop themselves as they see gambling as a part of their daily routine already.

Take a break from gambling. Save some bucks for you to spend again when you gamble (JK) . I think once a month is enough.

[hacekd]

Lately I felt that I've been gambling a bit too much, it evolved into a weekly event where i would spend a little bit more money than I had originally planned for.
I've decided to take a break from gambling for a while, it's been 3 weeks since my last bet.

Just wanted to make this post in case someone else has any problems with this, spending more than intended, I mean.
You just kinda get into the habit without noticing at first, but you should really take immediate action when you do.

For me it was just a couple of hundred euros overspending, maybe for a month or so.
Quitting was pretty easy, just replaced the gambling with a bit more gaming and writing articles.

Having a bit of extra cash now as well, always comes in handy

Definitely share your experiences with this, if you have any.

In addition to skills, feeling good and good luck gambling also requires a positive mood, preferably in gambling we must wait for a good mood, because emotional will tend to be stable and will also affect good feeling, do not force play when the mood is negative.

our brain doesn't have to work, it's a good decision, gambling does have a positive and negative impact depending on how people think, pausing is a decision to rest our brains in making new strategies or trying to stop.

[kurian]

That was a good decision. Quitting before its turn into an addiction sounds good and it is really good to hear that you are not experiencing any difficulties for staying away from it. Any way I am not addicted to it but thanks for sharing the article though.

[TheUltraElite]

It's a great idea to stop playing when you understand the dependence on this. We don't have to forget about real life and our ambitions we have in it.

Gambling should be aimed at fun and not at how people can make money. It is not a source of money for someone going to the casino in a blue moon. Leaving aside professional poker players those who gamble just do it out of greed. They want to make some quick cash and thus they are visiting the site.

Obviously their real life and its conditions are much more important than that. We have to accept it like that and not allow gambling to become an addiction. Becoming dependent on the site is a sign that addiction is starting to set in. That must be stopped before it becomes a full-blown addiction.

[crwth]

That was a good decision. Quitting before its turn into an addiction sounds good and it is really good to hear that you are not experiencing any difficulties for staying away from it. Any way I am not addicted to it but thanks for sharing the article though.

We all have that decision-making we always wanted to be needed to be done.  Having said this it has already been one of the most common things that you have no control over it and the OP Started taking control of himself. It is nice to see real experiences by real people and promoting betterment of themselves so it would be helpful to others too.

[el kaka22]

Gambling's entertainment in the end, and if you're ever tired of anything in general, taking a break is a great idea, and you might even find a new hobby you enjoy in the meantime. In the past when I got tired of gambling, I tried playing video games like Counter-Strike or PUBG, and I was able to stop gambling relatively easy as I was always interested in those games. It's really a great test of your self-control when you're taking a break from gambling as well; simply come back when you feel ready, and you'll be alright.

That would be very easy for someone who sees gambling as an entertainment, truth be told, a lot of people tend to see it as a way to make money and then out of frustration and desperation, they get so engrossed and could not help the impulses as they strike. Taking a break from gambling is for someone who simply is still in control of himself and certainly is not seeing gambling as a way to quickly make money asides from entertainment, and knowing that he is using his hours to do something that is not really bring much for him, he should rather channel those hours into more productive things.

[audaciousbeing]

In the spirit of sharing, at some point of my gambling escapades I realize I need to tone it down as I discovered that I lose focus in what I was doing. As I mostly involved in sport betting, the 90 minutes of the match is always the longest period I had to wait for and when that happens I am still not at peace until my winnings was updated on my page couple with taking a statistics of my financial status, I realized I was in a negative position and there is a need to take a decision tone it down.

What I did is to move my balance from the gambling site to my own wallet as it being there could test my resolution to ho back on it. It was not easy at first but eventually I got over it and now, no matter the amount of winnings someone beside me is making, I am not moved that I lost out.

[glowing10]

That was a good decision. Quitting before its turn into an addiction sounds good and it is really good to hear that you are not experiencing any difficulties for staying away from it. Any way I am not addicted to it but thanks for sharing the article though.

This is what is expected form everybody but only tough people who have control on them self can succeed in this and rest will get addicted to the gambling and will loose a lot of money and spoil their health and relationship.

[Baofeng]

I also went on another hiatus and tone down my gambling activity. Its been on/off ride for me though, There are weeks that I can fully control and not to go to gambling sites and traditional casinos, but there's always that tendency in me to go back again after I finished my priorities. So its really hard to just quit specially at times when you wanted to stop but then again you luck strike and you wanted to play more. Getting addicted to roulette again. 

[sheenshane]

Taking a break in gambling is a great decision especially when you are too much spending time on it every day.
If you can control your self at this situation that probably gambling will always come up your mind, keep your day busy in other things so that you can forget gambling for a while. We know that gambling is not an easy way to forget and taking a break is one of good practice in your self to have a minimum spend time in gambling.

[coolcoinz]

If you feel like you need a break, go ahead! I'm sure it will do you more good than bad. What can you lose by not gambling? An opportunity. But it's an opportunity to win just as it is an opportunity to lose. It's sometimes better to rethink the strategy while doing something else.

I'm wondering why it is that you got bored with poker, especially if you used to be good at it and moved to roulette. Roulette seems to be a much more boring game and a game where you can't influence the odds during the game. It's a bet - roll game, like dice and slots, while poker allows you to adapt along the way.

[leowonderful]

Gambling's entertainment in the end, and if you're ever tired of anything in general, taking a break is a great idea, and you might even find a new hobby you enjoy in the meantime. In the past when I got tired of gambling, I tried playing video games like Counter-Strike or PUBG, and I was able to stop gambling relatively easy as I was always interested in those games. It's really a great test of your self-control when you're taking a break from gambling as well; simply come back when you feel ready, and you'll be alright.

That would be very easy for someone who sees gambling as an entertainment, truth be told, a lot of people tend to see it as a way to make money and then out of frustration and desperation, they get so engrossed and could not help the impulses as they strike. Taking a break from gambling is for someone who simply is still in control of himself and certainly is not seeing gambling as a way to quickly make money asides from entertainment, and knowing that he is using his hours to do something that is not really bring much for him, he should rather channel those hours into more productive things.

That's exactly why you should get help for those that you see are deep into gambling and can't get out. I've done this before for friends, and I've successfully helped people get out of a gambling addiction. Obviously not everyone who needs help will get it, but you're really doing an addicted gambler a favor by helping such a person to get help. I assume most people here have the self-control and think rationally enough to not be addicted to gambling, and thus capable of stopping gambling when necessary.

[Indrawan77]

Its a great idea to take a break from gambling, it can help you to prevent you from the gambling addiction, and people should  not make gambling into daily habit, its a great idea to spend more time for the family and do other activities rather than spending time in gambling, a gambler that able to control himself from gambling is a good gambler

[Betwrong]

I may not quit indefinitely, but probably a bit more than just a couple of months yeah.
Not having any issues with it, which probably means that I was not actually addicted or anything

It may also be more about the time I lost with it, than the money. Getting a lot more things done now it seems.

You were definitely not, since you could reach such a decision, and I'm glad for you. I had had similar problems with gambling couple of years ago. Although I wasn't losing much money to it I was surely losing a lot of my time. It was like 7-8 hrs per day at the peak. Like you I decided that that was too much. So I stopped for a week or two completely, and after that stated playing not more than 2 hrs per day, but mostly closer to 1 hour. That's how I have been doing this until today. And yes, there is more time for other interesting things now, which is a good thing.

[eternalgloom]

If you feel like you need a break, go ahead! I'm sure it will do you more good than bad. What can you lose by not gambling? An opportunity. But it's an opportunity to win just as it is an opportunity to lose. It's sometimes better to rethink the strategy while doing something else.

I'm wondering why it is that you got bored with poker, especially if you used to be good at it and moved to roulette. Roulette seems to be a much more boring game and a game where you can't influence the odds during the game. It's a bet - roll game, like dice and slots, while poker allows you to adapt along the way.

I wouldn't call gambling a real opportunity though. People who have the mindset that they can use gambling to make money, typically see it as an opportunity.
Sure, it's true that some people actually can reach +EV at certain games, like poker, but on the flip side there are many more people who end up losing more than they gain.

Well, in contrast to poker, roulette offers you an immediate dopamine hit after you've placed your bet.
With poker it's a much more delayed effect, requiring you to sit and wait multiple turns before you get that dopamine hit.
For me, I just wasn't interested in the game anymore, because I felt like I could be spending that time doing something more meaningful.