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[omonuyak]

I can easily get addicted and that is why I am avoiding gambling and do it as fun and not to make profits.  I have many rich friends that football betting is running their life and I am not happy about it.

[hahay]

If you're the one who gets addicted, what possibilities can you do?


If you're gonna ask me, maybe I'll first have a serious discussion with my wife bout the money that I will gonna spend at the casinos then later on we could have an endless arguement that can lead us into nothing. If I get addicted maybe there is also a possibility that I will certainly blame people whenever I lose on a game. (That's the attitude that I have and I don't want it to show.)

And you? Would you be the same? Or even worst?

Do not know, if only imagining then we can have many plans that are still in a reasonable stage. But when it really happens, then a bad possibility can occur because when you become an addict and a big loss will be difficult to think wisely and difficult to control emotions. I personally have gone through a period like this which in the end I just locked myself in a room for fear of doing negative things that were not expected. Imagination and reality will be different and you definitely have spontaneous actions when they really happen.

[carlfebz2]

If you're the one who gets addicted, what possibilities can you do?


If you're gonna ask me, maybe I'll first have a serious discussion with my wife bout the money that I will gonna spend at the casinos then later on we could have an endless arguement that can lead us into nothing. If I get addicted maybe there is also a possibility that I will certainly blame people whenever I lose on a game. (That's the attitude that I have and I don't want it to show.)

And you? Would you be the same? Or even worst?

If you do already know on what would be your attitude after you do play gambling then if I were you I would completely avoid such thing.Even if you don't like to show into others there would be always a time that you can inevitable show it publicly and the worst you said that you do argue with your wife about the money you have lost or being used on gambling.It already affects your relationship towards your wife and
don't make such thing to prolong because sooner or later you would surely regret your decision.

[Glorious04]

I haven't been addicted yet and not in gambling too but if ever I got hooked with it, maybe depression. I will be too depressed for sure and could probably lead to suicidal attempt  . just a thought because I now that addiction is a very difficult situation.

[lienfaye]

Well if you're addicted you can do many things just to sustain your addiction and its not easy to stop it suddenly, you need support from people around you to change the habit.

Few years ago I became addicted and that time I dont give all my salary to my partner because I need a budget to be able to gamble.

Im just saying an alibi to my wife on why I need an extra money, I also borrow money to my workmates because of my losses and for the hope of getting it back.

Later on my wife found out that I gamble regularly, she got mad at first but she is also the one who help me to overcome it.

[Vaculin]

I haven't been addicted yet and not in gambling too but if ever I got hooked with it, maybe depression. I will be too depressed for sure and could probably lead to suicidal attempt  . just a thought because I now that addiction is a very difficult situation.

You better keep your discipline in gambling, you won't be addicted if you have control and just do it for fun.
Even gambling for money, that requires discipline as well, you need to have a strategy to win and to minimize the risk, usually it's a long term
journey and if we succeed on that long term journey, then maybe you have a chance to be profitable in gambling.

Some people get hooked and get addicted to it because they are too weak to use their emotion instead of their mind.

[NavI_027]

I can easily get addicted and that is why I am avoiding gambling and do it as fun and not to make profits.  I have many rich friends that football betting is running their life and I am not happy about it.

Good decision, you are fortunate that you become aware of the effects of gambling in your body. Keep up the tight attitude mate .

Anyway, why are you not happy on the achievements of your friends? They are rich now, which means their gambling activities is doing all fine, what's the problem? Are they not the same as what you met them before or just getting jealous?

[Dreamchaser21]

I haven't been addicted yet and not in gambling too but if ever I got hooked with it, maybe depression. I will be too depressed for sure and could probably lead to suicidal attempt  . just a thought because I now that addiction is a very difficult situation.

Its good that you don't get addicted in gambling because you think negatively right now and I hope you wont end up like this, If there is something bad happen with your gambling activities better not to take it seriously even if you lose big money, just act with your right mindset and act like a normal lose to you.

[joeperry]

If i'm addicted to a gambling... probably I can't help myself since i'm already addicted to it I probably needed some help from my family or maybe a specialist. But maybe if I lose all my money to gambling there are 2 might happened:

1. Whenever I have money I do gambling again.
2. I don't have money and realize that gambling ruined my life and in result I will not going to do gambling anymore.

This is what I see if I gets addicted to gambling, that's why it's important that we know the risk we're going to face in playing gambling games and I think we really do need a KYC approval so younger generations won't be able to play easily in gambling casinos.

[bitcoinisbest]

I can easily get addicted and that is why I am avoiding gambling and do it as fun and not to make profits.  I have many rich friends that football betting is running their life and I am not happy about it.

Good decision, you are fortunate that you become aware of the effects of gambling in your body. Keep up the tight attitude mate .

Anyway, why are you not happy on the achievements of your friends? They are rich now, which means their gambling activities is doing all fine, what's the problem? Are they not the same as what you met them before or just getting jealous?

Very necessary that others also implement that they should not be addicted to gambling as it has many negative effects in or body which can be read on this forum in this section where people have lost so much money, how their relationships effect due to gambling addiction etc.
 

[NavI_027]

2. I don't have money and realize that gambling ruined my life and in result I will not going to do gambling anymore.

For me that was the most effective way to stop gambling addiction yet the worst one also. If a gambler reach a point of null — whose all of pockets become empty, loved ones already stay away from him and feeling miserable — then that's the time when introspection comes. That's the time when he will think all of the bad decisions and missed opportunities in his existence thus resulting to a renunciation. I hope all people will not experience this but if it is the only thing which makes them repent then so be it, sometimes you really need to fall down and rise again to become a better person.

[Pffrt]

First of all, I don't have wife, so I am not a le to discuss with, kidding. I would definitely try to leave and go for a vacation so that my addiction get vanished. I would definitely be successful too.

[maydna]

I can easily get addicted and that is why I am avoiding gambling and do it as fun and not to make profits.  I have many rich friends that football betting is running their life and I am not happy about it.

Maybe you can give your money to them and ask them to gather the money to place big bets. I am sure that if one or two of your friends know about football betting, you and your friends will have a bigger chance to win the game. But it just a suggestion for you to try in sports betting and you don't have to follow my suggestion if you are afraid to become addicted. You could continue to playing gambling as a part to get fun only and don't play too long in every game.

[ralle14]

Few years ago I was addicted to gambling playing on different casinos. What I would do to stop myself from gambling even more is to find a way on how could I waste my time like doing more irl activities (errands, chores, etc) until the day ends.

First of all, I don't have wife, so I am not a le to discuss with, kidding. I would definitely try to leave and go for a vacation so that my addiction get vanished. I would definitely be successful too.

It's easy to say that your solution will work (maybe for brief period) but if you're in the situation where you're already addicted, I doubt that going on a vacation would stop your addiction permanently.

Maybe you can give your money to them and ask them to gather the money to place big bets. I am sure that if one or two of your friends know about football betting, you and your friends will have a bigger chance to win the game. But it just a suggestion for you to try in sports betting and you don't have to follow my suggestion if you are afraid to become addicted. You could continue to playing gambling as a part to get fun only and don't play too long in every game.

If omo and his friends combine all of their gambling money to go big that's playing for profits and not for fun anymore.

[cabalism13]

Few years ago I was addicted to gambling playing on different casinos. What I would do to stop myself from gambling even more is to find a way on how could I waste my time like doing more irl activities (errands, chores, etc) until the day ends.

Well I also doubt your solution, what if ypu have done all of the things that you can do? Just as you said to @Pffrt, it should be just for the meantime. Then what about after that? You're already addicted...

I'm really confused on how things will be fine without going to rehabilitation center... the solutions presented to this thread still has to be proven with the attitude of the person involve. If she/he cannot get rid of it then the unlimited number of misfortunes will be happening to him/her.

[AB de Royse777]

I'm really confused on how things will be fine without going to rehabilitation center... the solutions presented to this thread still has to be proven with the attitude of the person involve. If she/he cannot get rid of it then the unlimited number of misfortunes will be happening to him/her.

Have you ever been addicted with gambling? Without having the real experience you will failed to realize the real life scenario. It's easy to talk about something and argue whole day but when you experience something then you have your own way of feelings.

I hope you were never been addicted to gambling. It's really a very bad habit and very hard to rehab.

Cheers :-)

[poptok1]

If you're the one who gets addicted, what possibilities can you do?

First of all one needs to realise that he is addicted. Profound realisation of self limitation and weaknesses isn't an easy task.
Psychological blockade called denial will take its effect, efficiently locking a person within the problem, without any awareness of it.
True self honesty may be insufficient to deal with the trauma, help from outside seems mandatory. As you said, a person emotionally close to addicted one, has the power to wake anger, self-awareness and as a result acceptance. Easier said than done, that's why professional help may come in handy.

[NavI_027]

First of all, I don't have wife, so I am not a le to discuss with, kidding. I would definitely try to leave and go for a vacation so that my addiction get vanished. I would definitely be successful too.

You know that is not so simple. Having a vacation is a good way to forget gambling but temporarily only, for me it is not a permanent solution. When you go back there is no assurance that you now forget it all the things you get used to, what more to happen is that you will probably become more ravenous to gamble because your body and mind miss the excitement and the atmosphere coming from it.

So if ever you get addicted, much better if you will seek guidance (either coming from a professional or just your family) at the same time while having a vacation. Doing recreational activities could help as well.

[mersal]

If you're the one who gets addicted, what possibilities can you do?


If you're gonna ask me, maybe I'll first have a serious discussion with my wife bout the money that I will gonna spend at the casinos then later on we could have an endless arguement that can lead us into nothing. If I get addicted maybe there is also a possibility that I will certainly blame people whenever I lose on a game. (That's the attitude that I have and I don't want it to show.)

And you? Would you be the same? Or even worst?

we could not understand the type of addiction that we are in the gambling because addiction is different for different people some people addicted to gambling format and some of us are addicted to money making so the solution is based on their addiction and how they will get involved in this field I also get addicted but not so much.

[Fredomago]

First of all, I don't have wife, so I am not a le to discuss with, kidding. I would definitely try to leave and go for a vacation so that my addiction get vanished. I would definitely be successful too.

You know that is not so simple. Having a vacation is a good way to forget gambling but temporarily only, for me it is not a permanent solution. When you go back there is no assurance that you now forget it all the things you get used to, what more to happen is that you will probably become more ravenous to gamble because your body and mind miss the excitement and the atmosphere coming from it.

So if ever you get addicted, much better if you will seek guidance (either coming from a professional or just your family) at the same time while having a vacation. Doing recreational activities could help as well.

Vacation will help I guess, if the person admits that he already an addict taking time to rest out and have fun with his family or friends can give him
some  time to relax and think about those possible things that can move him away, as you said addicted person needs personal guidance but how sure
it can help if the person is not willing to work it out, every single pieces count when you are trying to heal your problem, but the best thing is your
willingness to let everything go.