Where to seek help if you need; concerned with gambling addiction.

[boyptc]

If only all of the government around the world will have this? then for sure we will be having a good gambling community and not just pure of negativities.

How i am looking for our government to have this same offers and will help many people get out of misery.

From which country you living?

Are you sure that there's no such help for this type of problem existing in your country? AFAIK, there are help that exists and if there's none coming from a government unit.

There are some existing from volunteering groups and non government units.

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[AicecreaME]

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True that not all would really be having the access due to country locations and not all of the places which does have correspond professional help or services something like
this which means not all would really be catered out with this kind of help.Therefore the best thing to be done is to help out yourself first before asking out some help
in others like your loved one or any other services out there that do cater out gambling addiction.This is a kind of problem on where someone cant easily
get rid off.

Pretty every country has their own intervention groups that will help them, I don't know what you are talking about not having access but I think that everyone has, it's just a matter of opportunity. Helping yourself is easy on paper but if you are in the denial stage, it will be difficult to do that.

covid19 should have been a good help for them for it's not allowed to go out and casinos are closed. Some find their way to do it online, however. addiction could take a long time to be out of the system, it's like an old habit.

but if another habit comes in, it will be replaced by another. this another habit should be programmed to be a good habit like raising chickens on the farm, fishing, trading cryptocurrency or porn.

I agree.

However, people who are addicted in just one thing will be having a hard time to replace his bad habit with a good one because his mindset would always be that his addiction is the only one that's fun and entertaining for him when in fact, there's a lot of things that could entertain him in a good way where he wouldn't lose any money that doesn't benefit him at all.

When this pandemic hits, I also thought about playing gambling but luckily I got influenced by YouTubers who do fishing as their hobby and I tried it, and guess what? it's pretty fun and good exercise for your body. It's expensive but you got a good time, fish, and good health.

[Silberman]

There are people who doesnt like to share up problems even into their family which same as you said  that this kind of behavior would really be destructive and would really create problems later on
when you cant already handle up yourself when it comes to the emotion you are dealing with. Honestly, the problem could really be resolved by yourself but its not easy as it sounds
where you do really need some time and realizations towards on the situation.You would surely learned up lessons after such disaster you had experienced
and only a few who do came from addiction would go back again in gambling.

You are correct that this problem could be solved by the people that are addicted on their own, but like most problems it is easier to solve problems when you have help, and in the case of any addiction the help of the family is really important as it shows to the addicted that despite their mistakes there is still people out there that want them to get better, but as I said if this problem remains unaddressed for long then the family may just think this person is never going to recover and give up on them.

[dunfida]

There are people who doesnt like to share up problems even into their family which same as you said  that this kind of behavior would really be destructive and would really create problems later on
when you cant already handle up yourself when it comes to the emotion you are dealing with. Honestly, the problem could really be resolved by yourself but its not easy as it sounds
where you do really need some time and realizations towards on the situation.You would surely learned up lessons after such disaster you had experienced
and only a few who do came from addiction would go back again in gambling.

You are correct that this problem could be solved by the people that are addicted on their own, but like most problems it is easier to solve problems when you have help, and in the case of any addiction the help of the family is really important as it shows to the addicted that despite their mistakes there is still people out there that want them to get better, but as I said if this problem remains unaddressed for long then the family may just think this person is never going to recover and give up on them.

Not all people or loved ones would really be having that kind of behavior but its true that if they would see that the treatment would  really taking so long then they would really thought
that you wont really recover into such addiction and would just simply give up on you and leave you but its impossible in most cases because family doesnt really work on that manner
but there are indeed probabilities because not all would really be similar on this case.When it comes to addiction problems then this would always be minding off
on your own problem.

[qwertyup23]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

[Betwrong]

~ Regarding a professional doctor I have a theory on why it doesn't help so often. Gamblers think that only a former gambling addict can understand the problem fully, and that a doctor who was never addicted to gambling can't help them to fight the addiction. They are wrong. A good doctor can help you even if he/she was never addicted to gambling, but, as it happens with mental problems, without your will to be helped you can't be helped. So, I think, even though they are wrong, it's better to find for them a doctor who was addicted to gambling and defeated the addiction, a doctor they can trust.

Good info and it's for real, Doctors have knowledge about this problem, they study and take specializations about to this case.

Even they don't have that experienced their advance knowledge that they've gathered from studying mental problem gives them authorities to prescribe proper medications and diets, but the most part still is the acceptance and participation of the person who get addicted without it, there's nothing doctors can do and help.

That's right, without full cooperation with doctors an addicted person can't be helped. Medications work, but only when taken as prescribed, and taking them is only a part of the healing process. They can help you to quit if you want to quit yourself. If you feel like nobody understands you, and that what you really need is not medications but more money to win everything back(a typical way of thinking of a gambling addict), then you will be trying to not take the medications at all.

I'll say it again, in some cases, severe ones, only a former gambling addict can find the right words to persuade an addicted person to undergo treatment.

[michellee]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

I think he will feel not right if he shares his problem with someone who does not close to him because that will make him feel uncomfortable. Instead of searching for that local government help or institutions related to the addiction, he will keep that secret for himself. It needs more attention for people who close to him to watch what changes from him because if other people see something wrong with that addicted gambler, they will try to communicate or ask that person. With a little conversation, I think other people will know that person has a problem that needs to be solved right away.

[geegaw]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

Unfortunately, perhaps gamblers hate a serious discussion of their gambling problems and they often respond very superficially to questions from family and friends, and until people realize the symptoms of a gambling addiction, a state of debt piled up and can't get out, it's really hard to help someone in such a situation. And if the family can't help, community organizations only make the addicts alienated from society, the gambler just likes to hide in the dark corners of society and doesn't like to contact others.

[YOSHIE]

Please feel free to add sources according to the nation or locality. 🌞

It seems like if someone wants to get special attention to people who are already addicted to gambling.

My opinion: @Timothy J. Legg, Ph.D., CRNP, is the best place to do a gambling addiction consultation ever discussed.
Little about medication that he said about gambling addicts.

What's to know about gambling addiction

• Medications: Mood stabilizers and antidepressants can help reduce symptoms and illnesses that sometimes appear with gambling addictions. Some antidepressants may reduce the gambling urge, too. Narcotic antagonists — drugs used to treat drug addictions — may help some compulsive gamblers.

additional consultation for gambling addicts.

[bitzizzix]

I personally use the most effective way, in my opinion the way to overcome gambling addiction is to be closer to the creator (God). because the closer you are to him, the further away from bad things such as gambling and so on.
and this has been proven by some people, of course, will immediately get the benefits, don't delay it and do it seriously and with sincere intentions.

It is better if we ask for help from the one who created us, namely God and continue to do it in a real way, and pray that God will help you.

[BITCOIN4X]

At a severe addiction level I think they really need an expert, but I think a tolerable gambling addict should not see an expert for consultation. In my opinion, a gambling addict should have a positive mindset about the gambling they are doing. A severe addiction has caused them to think about money over and over and try to recoup their losses. Gambling shouldn't be like that, because gambling is a place for fun.

Set the limit on the time and use of money for gambling is part of addiction control. I have done it and in the last 2 month I have only gambled no more than 3 times.

[Dadan]

I personally use the most effective way, in my opinion the way to overcome gambling addiction is to be closer to the creator (God). because the closer you are to him, the further away from bad things such as gambling and so on.
and this has been proven by some people, of course, will immediately get the benefits, don't delay it and do it seriously and with sincere intentions.

It is better if we ask for help from the one who created us, namely God and continue to do it in a real way, and pray that God will help you.

I'm catholic, but I don't think this is an effective way to overcome the gambling addiction unless the person is very faithful to god. Attending church every Sunday and doing church activities can help you stop thinking about gambling. Doing church activities have a significant impact. For me, the best solution is to get a consult from a professional or even your parents and do some outside activities or even hang out with your friends/family. In this way, it can distract you from thinking about gambling.

[aysg76]

I am not aware of much schemes that prevents gambling addicts but recently it was discussed in the forum so I came to know about Gamstop self exculsion programme for great Britain.

https://www.gamstop.co.uk/

They help you to enroll with them and you enter into a legal aggreement with them according to which they restricts you to gamble on any site until a particular time or for the time of your contract.Many people are becoming addicted to gambling these days and lossing their hard earned money as well as their social life due to it.So these schemes are gaining huge popularity to stop them.

[TheGreatPython]

There is no need to open up or tell others about your gambling addiction, just tell your family honestly because no matter how difficult your problem is, only your family will really help you, not anyone else.
I am sure your family will do their best to find ways or information and advice that can touch your heart so that you are aware and free from gambling addiction.

Family can help but young age people are more close to their friends than they are to their parents which is why I would suggest informing some of your selective friends about it. Not every friend because you don't want to become a joke or the talk of the town for a problem you are facing.

When I was young, I had a problem talking with my parents about personal problems. You can think of it like how one hesitates to talk about sex or porn to their family but would be laughing it off with your friends. Letting your best friends know about your problems relaxes you and you get the best suggestions from them. What's important is to make sure the friends or people you discuss your personal problems with aren't going to take advantage of it.

[bitzizzix]

I personally use the most effective way, in my opinion the way to overcome gambling addiction is to be closer to the creator (God). because the closer you are to him, the further away from bad things such as gambling and so on.
and this has been proven by some people, of course, will immediately get the benefits, don't delay it and do it seriously and with sincere intentions.

It is better if we ask for help from the one who created us, namely God and continue to do it in a real way, and pray that God will help you.

I'm catholic, but I don't think this is an effective way to overcome the gambling addiction unless the person is very faithful to god. Attending church every Sunday and doing church activities can help you stop thinking about gambling. Doing church activities have a significant impact. For me, the best solution is to get a consult from a professional or even your parents and do some outside activities or even hang out with your friends/family. In this way, it can distract you from thinking about gambling.

Don't be offended and have to read it well my friends, I mean getting closer to God related to religious activities and so on or positive things.
I am a Muslim and I mean it is effective because my religion requires prayer five times a day and it is obligatory, and if it is really practiced it is useful to treat any addiction due to busy prayer and other religious activities and must also be accompanied by sincere prayers.
and I also claim to do other ways in real terms including those you mentioned consulting with experts and others.

[Fatunad]

I personally use the most effective way, in my opinion the way to overcome gambling addiction is to be closer to the creator (God). because the closer you are to him, the further away from bad things such as gambling and so on.
and this has been proven by some people, of course, will immediately get the benefits, don't delay it and do it seriously and with sincere intentions.

It is better if we ask for help from the one who created us, namely God and continue to do it in a real way, and pray that God will help you.

I'm catholic, but I don't think this is an effective way to overcome the gambling addiction unless the person is very faithful to god. Attending church every Sunday and doing church activities can help you stop thinking about gambling. Doing church activities have a significant impact. For me, the best solution is to get a consult from a professional or even your parents and do some outside activities or even hang out with your friends/family. In this way, it can distract you from thinking about gambling.

Don't be offended and have to read it well my friends, I mean getting closer to God related to religious activities and so on or positive things.
I am a Muslim and I mean it is effective because my religion requires prayer five times a day and it is obligatory, and if it is really practiced it is useful to treat any addiction due to busy prayer and other religious activities and must also be accompanied by sincere prayers.
and I also claim to do other ways in real terms including those you mentioned consulting with experts and others.

Religious aspects does count or anything that would really give space for you to avoid gambling and making out yourself busy and of course its not bad to seek for some help through prayer.
Dont know if others do really see this to be relevant but for religious people then this thing does help and if you do really mean it on quitting gambling then its up into ones self on how they do
deal with it. Lots of ways for you to avoid gambling but once addiction sticks on you then its undeniable that this wont really be an easy one but doesnt mean
that it cant be cured.Therefore, if you dont like to experience such things then better be in your control when you do gamble.

[Wawa2013]

Personally, one of the best (if not the best) support system that a gambler could seek for would be his/her immediate family and peers. No one understands more than the gambler than his family or friends. No matter what happens, family will always be the one who would support and seek guidance in order to get through this rough road.

In the event that the family is unavailable, I would advice to seek some local government or NGOs that support addiction in general. They provide workshops and other relevant activities that would transform your addiction and re-focus such into other recreational activities.

I think he will feel not right if he shares his problem with someone who does not close to him because that will make him feel uncomfortable. Instead of searching for that local government help or institutions related to the addiction, he will keep that secret for himself. It needs more attention for people who close to him to watch what changes from him because if other people see something wrong with that addicted gambler, they will try to communicate or ask that person. With a little conversation, I think other people will know that person has a problem that needs to be solved right away.

If a person addicted to gambling must be hidden for himself, a person who is addicted to gambling does not want to know that he is addicted
to gambling. There are even some gamblers who are addicted, he doesn't want to admit that he is addicted. So from the family duty is to pay
attention to each member of the family, usually people who are addicted to gambling experience financial problems, and this sooner or later
the closest people will surely realize that one of their members is addicted to gambling. If it is like that it is indeed the best step to try to deal
with the problem of gambling addiction by the family first, if it still cannot be cured, Therefore, people who are addicted to gambling are very
forced to be handled by local government help or institutions that are used to dealing with the problem of gambling addiction.

[Ryker1]

Well, there is a lot of suggestions but I think you can seek help adolescent psychologist near your place, it is good if it is actual treatment not just talking online or else calling them because addiction is not easy to cure, it will take a long process before it will heal. Usually, committing to rehabilitation is one of the most effective ways as a step of treatment and should undergo different therapies such as Behavior, Trauma, and Holistic therapy. We have also our local government who had a treatment like this if you can not afford to hire a psychologist alone.

[goinmerry]

Well, there is a lot of suggestions but I think you can seek help adolescent psychologist near your place, it is good if it is actual treatment not just talking online or else calling them because addiction is not easy to cure, it will take a long process before it will heal.

Since you have mentioned addiction, the problem here is, a gambler that already out of the mind will not seek any help. They need someone to assist them on the way and if possible, by force. They won't surely like the idea of undergoing gambling rehabilitation so as much as possible they need everyone's help just to convince them to do so.

There will be no healing but educating them on what to do. Gambling is not a disease that needs to be cured but instead a thing that needs to be responsibly done. There are lots of gamblers that regularly gamble but still on their proper mind to act like a normal person.

[carlfebz2]

Well, there is a lot of suggestions but I think you can seek help adolescent psychologist near your place, it is good if it is actual treatment not just talking online or else calling them because addiction is not easy to cure, it will take a long process before it will heal.

Since you have mentioned addiction, the problem here is, a gambler that already out of the mind will not seek any help. They need someone to assist them on the way and if possible, by force. They won't surely like the idea of undergoing gambling rehabilitation so as much as possible they need everyone's help just to convince them to do so.

There will be no healing but educating them on what to do. Gambling is not a disease that needs to be cured but instead a thing that needs to be responsibly done. There are lots of gamblers that regularly gamble but still on their proper mind to act like a normal person.

All matters on how you do treat gambling and this is where good control differs on each person because not all would really be good at that. Some would able to handle but there are some who cant which do
really ending up on getting addicted.

Its true that addicted ones wouldnt really like much of help specially if it would be done on forcibly and its true that this isnt a sickness that needing to be cured but rather on that thing you do said about
educating and make yourself getting aware on thats the truth.

You can solve out problems like these on your own but its wont be easy as it sounds.