Who among us here has been addicted but successfully cured addiction?

[tabas]

Many people are trying to get away from gambling addiction, but some of them don't know how to do that. Passion for playing gambling will be there if we don't try hard to leave the gambling place because gambling will attract us to keep playing. We must try to prevent the addicting because if it's not, we will be hard to cure the addiction. We might see in the real-life, many people still trying to stay away from gambling even if they feel it is hard to do.

In our case, we don't actually have to leave the place, we only have to close our browsers and just leave our computers. But living as a gambler might put you attached to it and curing the addiction will lead you to several solutions if the others doesn't work.
If you're going to the most dangerous effect of gambling and it's already happening in your life, think of your family or the people that are depending on you.

Closing the browser and leaving the computer is difficult if you still have a lot of time to spend there, the only way you can leave it all is to have another activity, so you will force yourself to close the browser and leave the computer , always increasing social activities to have a busier routine will certainly help you to escape gambling more easily.

Well, it's your choice actually if you still have a lot of time to spend. This is all about time management now if that's the case.
And you need to be wiser around when you're managing your time so that you can avoid further losses or even gambling activity.

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[Betwrong]

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Well, it may be a mental disorder but it is not a disease like flu or whatever

Personally, I'm not even sure if the term "cured" is quite applicable or suitable here. Honestly, I don't even think that this kind of addiction can be called a mental disorder in the first place.

Imo, since we are not clinical psychologists, it's not up to us to decide how it should be called. Below is the definition American Psychiatric Association came up with:

Pathological gambling, also known as compulsive gambling or disordered gambling, is a recognized mental disorder characterized by a pattern of continued gambling despite negative physical, psychological, and social consequences.

I personally think that if we want to move forward in our research, we shouldn't question, or reinvent, something that is already known

That's a pretty naive approach

The Earth had been known flat and Sun circling around it for how many millinea? But the fact that the American Psychiatric Association refers to this "disorder" as something recognized makes it abundantly clear that not everyone even among clinical psychologists is actually recognizing it as such (read, they have doubts)

Gambling Disorder is a behavioral addiction diagnosis introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition or DSM-5. This is the first formal recognition of behavioral addiction in the psychiatry text

Taken from here

Let me guess, gambling, i.e. as in compulsive gambling or disordered gambling, or whatever term they came up with, is not the only such "disorder" in that manual?

Well, I think the word "recognized" means that most pros in the field accept that view, but I can be wrong, because English is not my first language. Regarding times, when the Earth was considered flat, I think we are living in a very different time now. Today, with the help of the Internet, we can find out what most scientists and specialists say about this or that. If most physicists and astronomers were saying that the Earth is flat, I would believe them. But since they are not saying it, I don't believe flat-Earthers. For me it's that simple.

For example, if a person gambled as much as any other individual whom you would rightfully consider a gambling addict but without financial losses that gambling typically incurs (say, in demo mode), would you still think of their passion as a mental disorder which should be cured?

I would. Absolutely. It happened to me once, actually. I was playing poker tournaments with zero buy-in, but also with extremely small prize pool, of less than $0.1, for hours, 8-10 hours per day in some cases, and although I wasn't losing any money, I believe I felt like an addicted gambler during those days. I couldn't think of anything but playing

So what about love, when you can't think of anything else but the object of your passion for weeks, if not months on end? Is it also a mental disorder according to DSM-5 or what?

If you ask me, the so called "love" is a mental disorder. There is a saying that goes "love was invented by men to manipulate women", and I personally agree with it. There's also another kind of love, people's love for their king or their president. With that kind, people of the past loved Hitler and Stalin. And I bet, the most loved president by his own people is Kim Jong-un currently. So, yeah, it's a mental illness that needs to be cured, the sooner the better.

Gambling addicts frequently say that they love gambling, and they behave exactly as you describe people who are "in love" do. And that is not good.

[Blackdeath]

I read that there are people who are addicted in gambling but they are successfully cured from addiction, I'm interested to know what are the methods they do in order to get cured from such addiction, I use the word cured because gambling is a serious problem, I call it as a disease, so please share you experience so we can also help those who might have been experiencing an addiction right now.

To be honest, i experienced gambling addiction a long time ago, but i already cured myself with a help of one of my friends and family members that i change my hobbies by just playing sports and working out just to keep myself busy. Honestly, i still gamble in a online gambling site only for leisure time and entertainment just to avoid myself from getting addicted again.

[Pamadar]

I use the word cured because gambling is a serious problem, I call it as a disease,

Gambling is serious problem I agree but disease no, it can be heal by hard work and disciplines with habit. People will stop when meet death end or going to prison but most of them will came back again with hope and new method. We can't stop them but make sure you take them away from gambling place ( world ) step by step, give them understanding gambling is not the only way to get fun and money, give them solution ( job ). Do it continues and good luck to you.

By proper guidance it's really possible to help gambling addicted person, it is  serious problem whenever a person use too much time and money playing their favorite gambling games, by means of self will and good attitudes to help yourself finding other things to keep your mind busy will help a lots in order to recover from this problem. Diverting your attentions to other activities and make yourself busy in order to not to allow any glimpse of gambling inside you.

[deisik]

So what about love, when you can't think of anything else but the object of your passion for weeks, if not months on end? Is it also a mental disorder according to DSM-5 or what?

If you ask me, the so called "love" is a mental disorder. There is a saying that goes "love was invented by men to manipulate women", and I personally agree with it

But that defies the very definition of norm

It is normal to be in love with somebody, so how can something be a "mental disorder" if it is a common thing? Moreover, you need some form of love just to procreate. Well, technically, you can procreate without feeling anything but with love involved it makes the whole process so much funnier (while the result better, a scientific fact)

And I'm not even speaking about the fact that it is typically men which end up being manipulated by women through love. Women have it in them, by nature, just accept this as an immutable, eternal truth. There is even a Russian saying (kind of common wisdom) that says a man chases a woman until she catches him

[criza]

I read that there are people who are addicted in gambling but they are successfully cured from addiction, I'm interested to know what are the methods they do in order to get cured from such addiction, I use the word cured because gambling is a serious problem, I call it as a disease, so please share you experience so we can also help those who might have been experiencing an addiction right now.

Gambling addiction is a serious matter because, having it could ruin lives especially when it becomes worse, and might make you mistakes like having a huge debt that you will pay for a lifetime. Mostly people with this kind of addiction should not keep it to themselves but, seek help from other people most importantly to the ones that have a degree and a license with this kind of matter because, the more you keep it to yourself, the more it will become worse. Remember more important things than you gambling and wasting your money on such as your family and responsibilities.

[Kurokonobasuke]

Gambling is a game that attracts many people to play, because it is a game that uses a lot of many and it was very eye-catching to many people. Nowadays, many people want to earn money faster and so that when they started to play it is difficult to them to stop it. There are some instances that if the people gets many lose in gambling it was very difficult to them to get off because they believed that every time that they play, there's a chanced that the can recover their lost assets. But it is not because you just give yourself a big debt and it may result on you to bankrupt.

[Genemind]

The only way to cure is to learn how to develop a healthy and balanced relationship with money. Psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy is the best way of treatment.

Proper mindset is the way to cure gambling addiction.

Even a gambler have a good relationship with money if his mind is saying that "he wants to gamble" then it will be useless. Other kinds of therapy will work with the gambler and I will include the family ties in here. Family will be a good help for the gambler because they can help him in order to be cured. Another way that can help too is that let the gambler live to a place where there is no near casinos and let him give some things that can spend his time on it like playing games etc.

I certainly agree with you. It should be mind over matter. We're in control of our lives and early prevention through setting a limitation will be a good help. Prevention is better than cure so as we start with gambling, we should know our limits so we'll know when to stop. Sometimes greediness could lead us to gambling addiction so we must set a target goal. Allocating enough funds for gambling and not exceeding beyond our budget is also a good strategy.

[plvbob0070]

Gambling is not a disease. It's the addiction. You can gamble if you want, and it's not a sickness. If you get addicted to it, and you cannot control yourself anymore, that's not healthy. It's difficult for an addict to change because he likes doing that certain thing. If we just know how to limit ourselves, we don't have to worry about curing ourselves.

If you want to cure yourself to gambling addiction, find another activity that you can do except for gambling. That's the best way to avoid addiction. Make yourself busy, and you can also ask for help from a psychiatrist.

[Kurokonobasuke]

I read that there are people who are addicted in gambling but they are successfully cured from addiction, I'm interested to know what are the methods they do in order to get cured from such addiction, I use the word cured because gambling is a serious problem, I call it as a disease, so please share you experience so we can also help those who might have been experiencing an addiction right now.

For me, the best and effective way to avoid me in getting addicted on it is to have a discipline and priorities because these are the only way to prevent in being addicted on gambling. If you have a discipline, you are going to set yourself a limit and if you have a priorities you can forget your daily habits in playing gambling and you can only play if you have a leisure time. So that these are my ways to prevent myself on getting addicted on gambling. You can try it, it was very effective. 

[Ucy]

Gambling is not a disease. It's the addiction. You can gamble if you want, and it's not a sickness. If you get addicted to it, and you cannot control yourself anymore, that's not healthy. It's difficult for an addict to change because he likes doing that certain thing. If we just know how to limit ourselves, we don't have to worry about curing ourselves.

If you want to cure yourself to gambling addiction, find another activity that you can do except for gambling. That's the best way to avoid addiction. Make yourself busy, and you can also ask for help from a psychiatrist.

Enjoying a game could lead players to getting attached to the game and that becomes gambling in my opinion, especially if the players do not gain enough positive things from the game. So people should bet more on things they are good at or bet little on things that doesn't require skills to avoid wasting away in their addictions.

[GDragon]

Based on my personal experience, it's very hard to get rid of an addiction but it's possible. Sometimes it's not easy but if you have support, you will be able to overcome that. Fortunately, there is a free addiction help hotline, it's a great option for those who need help. Here is the link, hope it helps https://addictionresource.com/addiction-and-rehab-hotlines/

Agree, I think the very first thing a compulsive gambler needs to do is ask for help. Use every help that is available. Family, professionals, support group, etc. They should do everything to distract themselves by doing other activities. But gamblers also need the strong desire to quit. It should come from them, not from their family or friends. They should have the courage to accept that they are already not in control. It will take a long time but as long as they are motivated to quit, they can overcome it.

[FanEagle]

I don't know if I can call myself addicted back in the day but there was definitely some problems going on. I wasn't gambling like crazy or I wasn't gambling on all the free time I get but I was actually gambling quite frequently and that was a problem.

Gambling all the time for long hours is already addiction in my mind, but if you are gambling few times a week, spending over an hour every time, that is getting dangerous. And back in the day I was close to like 4-5 days a week gambling on dice games spending probably 3-4 hours a day while I was at work, that kinda sounds and looks like an addiction. Thankfully I lost a huge amount of money and stopped, I say thankfully because if I didn't lost that money quickly on martingale, I would have lost it anyway eventually from gambling for too long and I wouldn't be able to stop.

[Yatsan]

I spend my months of earning to gambling and sometimes lose it, and I will do it again after i receive some money.

This is how I overcome it:

• I reduce the time that I go and gamble
• I start saving
• I control myself and long as I can
• I set a limit every time I gamble

Today, I am not into gambling anymore, I just gamble when I feel bored and just to entertain myself. I am not gambling anymore for money.

[Maslate]

<snip>>>>> I am not gambling anymore for money.

With that statement alone I can tell that you'll never be addicted anymore, you already remove that will to make money in gambling, so regardless of the outcome, you can still easily move on, gambling for fun are good for gambler as they will not anymore seek to challenge themselves when they lose, they just accept move on and do other activities.

[Debonaire217]

For me, the best way to cure addiction is actually to stop playing, and in some instance, I believe, many gamblers who think that they are addicted will be cured because of the lockdown at this time. Because with the lockdown, every casino has been shut down, and gamblers couldn't play. Their absence in gambling casino and presence with their family could bring back many memories they've missed before, that they aren't gambling yet. The fun and enjoyment that they experience in gambling will be replaced by bonding with their children, and activities together with the entire family.

But this has no assurance that their addiction will be cured, they for themselves should push willing to stop or limit gambling after this lockdown due to the virus.

[Mumbeeptind1963]

To be honest, i experienced gambling addiction a long time ago, but i already cured myself with a help of one of my friends and family members that i change my hobbies by just playing sports and working out just to keep myself busy. Honestly, i still gamble in a online gambling site only for leisure time and entertainment just to avoid myself from getting addicted again.

Being addicted in crypto is very serious problem that requires an immediate response or a rehab. People who gambles are being prone to addiction, me myself almost getting addict before, but I learned that my greediness is really the reason why I am experiencing that thing, so I lessen that by controlling all the things that I may control and also being contented on what I have. Being greedy is inevitable.

[Question123]

For me, the best way to cure addiction is actually to stop playing, and in some instance, I believe, many gamblers who think that they are addicted will be cured because of the lockdown at this time. Because with the lockdown, every casino has been shut down, and gamblers couldn't play. Their absence in gambling casino and presence with their family could bring back many memories they've missed before, that they aren't gambling yet. The fun and enjoyment that they experience in gambling will be replaced by bonding with their children, and activities together with the entire family.

But this has no assurance that their addiction will be cured, they for themselves should push willing to stop or limit gambling after this lockdown due to the virus.

But maybe they are also playing gambling because they have online gambling right now and even their communi is being lockdown right now but if they don't have money of course they can't play online gambling and maybe this time they cured their addicting playing.

If a person want to change their routine in playing they can do but they need to promise it that they can play only few times and not everyday.

[peter0425]

Based on my personal experience, it's very hard to get rid of an addiction but it's possible. Sometimes it's not easy but if you have support, you will be able to overcome that. Fortunately, there is a free addiction help hotline, it's a great option for those who need help. Here is the link, hope it helps https://addictionresource.com/addiction-and-rehab-hotlines/

Agree, I think the very first thing a compulsive gambler needs to do is ask for help. Use every help that is available. Family, professionals, support group, etc. They should do everything to distract themselves by doing other activities. But gamblers also need the strong desire to quit. It should come from them, not from their family or friends. They should have the courage to accept that they are already not in control. It will take a long time but as long as they are motivated to quit, they can overcome it.

but addicted Gamblers usually don't wanna ask for Help they mostly Hide their addiction or even not accepting they are addict so its hard for them to accept help.

because most of their family members wanted to help them but they resist or even denying the offers and staying away with them.

[bitbunnny]

I read that there are people who are addicted in gambling but they are successfully cured from addiction, I'm interested to know what are the methods they do in order to get cured from such addiction, I use the word cured because gambling is a serious problem, I call it as a disease, so please share you experience so we can also help those who might have been experiencing an addiction right now.

To be honest, i experienced gambling addiction a long time ago, but i already cured myself with a help of one of my friends and family members that i change my hobbies by just playing sports and working out just to keep myself busy. Honestly, i still gamble in a online gambling site only for leisure time and entertainment just to avoid myself from getting addicted again.

This is very brave that you have managed to achieve. Personaly I wasn't addicted but some of people I know were and some of them haven't managed to fight addiction even with professional help. Sooner or later gambling won again.
But I guess the help and support of your friends and family were the key and that was your advantage, not everyone has that. Enjoy gambling for fun, just always be aware of your limits.