how many times have you intended to stop gambling

[Cantsay]

You need to be addicted to something in a way before you can consider stopping it. But if it isn't a problem to you then I see no reason to stop. So for me I haven't tried to stop gambling because I don't see it as an addiction I rarely even gamble nowadays at most I gamble two to three times in a week and sometimes I even go a while week without even opening any casino site.

But for those that are addicted to gambling it's a very difficult habit to stop, I have seen and heard so many stories of people trying to stop gambling and some of them have successfully stopped while the rest couldn't stop gambling.

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[yazher]

   -     Traditional gambling, I have tried to stop several times, but there are still times when I still end up gambling, such as during the carnivals here when there is a fiesta in the area.

Then when I stopped playing traditional gambling, I discovered this crypto gambling became more and more hassle-free for me and I liked it too, although I'm not addicted to it I only play once but in the end, I still gamble even if only rarely too.

That's just how most people when they start to play gambling, they first tried it in some event like that where they find some entertainment doing it and they are looking for more whenever that event is already done. Sadly they became addicted after that and they find it normal until they can no longer stop themselves. Most of the time you cannot stop it when you have some friends who keep dragging you to play or the place of gamble is near your home or something like that.

[stadus]

After I took control of my gambling addiction, I had imbibed the culture of gambling occasionally that is when the opportunity avail, thus there isn't any reason to completely stop gambling because my area of interest in gambling is soccer thus I bet on few matches with a reasonable odds while staking with small fund i.e money I can afford to lose having known the implications of gambling addiction, when you know what you are going as a gambler whether win or lose I move on and I always tried to be profitable in a long run bearing in mind that losses is inevitable.

many gamblers have a hard time getting out of their addiction. even spending more on assets owned than what they produce.
that is a bad example, and you are an example that has gotten better at managing your interest in gambling. self control will be very important for gamblers. play consciously and not out of control. now everything is very accessible. with money in hand and online tools, everything can be gone in a matter of hours.

That is the sad thing right there and it's much easier to say things than doing it as personally, I had the same experience way back almost a decade ago. I used to do almost every sorts of gambling and haven't reflected on myself much earlier that's why I haven't notice that I was already too deep than what I expected because consciously, everything is normal to me but in reality, it isn't.

Just don't give up mate, there's still a light at the end of a tunnel. We all have our downside and it's much better to seek help to help us save ourselves.

[tabas]

If you are that someone who doesnt still accept that he's that not able to control his gambling activities or which it would be considered to be an addiction then you wont really be stopping gambling no matter what.
You might be able to avoid but you would be still playing in the end because you hadn't been able to accept and determined yourself on quitting.Losing is inevitable and very common on gambling on which everyone
would really be experiencing it.It does really only differ on how someone could be able to tolerate that kind of losing situation which they would neither be ending up on being impulsive
or they would just simply move on since they are already anticipating or expecting it.

Yes, you can avoid but you'll still go back at a point of time that you can no longer control yourself. There's the itch that no one can stop it and as for someone's experience, you'll get to that point where you give up your control and you'll just proceed because you want to gamble.

I guess that’s the spirit of gambling to keep our excitement and stay enthusiastic despite of the losses we endure at the end of the day. That’s the reason why gambling should be a good source of entertainment rather than to see it as another source of income. And yes, I have promised a lot of times to finally quit from gambling but look at me now, still gambling with the amount I can afford to lose. And for me that’s never an issue, as long as I’m still responsible of my losses and I still manage myself not to fall for deep addiction in gambling.

Yeah, we hear it a lot of time that it's just good for entertainment and not a source of income. And whichever is the reason from the two when someone who's able to quit and then played again, it's their decision to gamble for fun or for that disagreed reason by many which is doing it for the money.

[sunsilk]

You need to be addicted to something in a way before you can consider stopping it. But if it isn't a problem to you then I see no reason to stop. So for me I haven't tried to stop gambling because I don't see it as an addiction I rarely even gamble nowadays at most I gamble two to three times in a week and sometimes I even go a while week without even opening any casino site.

But for those that are addicted to gambling it's a very difficult habit to stop, I have seen and heard so many stories of people trying to stop gambling and some of them have successfully stopped while the rest couldn't stop gambling.

Well, even if you don't come to that point of your life that you're addicted. As long as you're seeing that it's no longer that normal for you and you're doing too much then you have to decide of stopping it.

Those that can't see it as a problem, that means they're in full control and no need for them to worry about such.

Although we have to admit that we told ourselves gazillion times that we'll stop but we just can't.

[Kemarit]

   -     Traditional gambling, I have tried to stop several times, but there are still times when I still end up gambling, such as during the carnivals here when there is a fiesta in the area.

Then when I stopped playing traditional gambling, I discovered this crypto gambling became more and more hassle-free for me and I liked it too, although I'm not addicted to it I only play once but in the end, I still gamble even if only rarely too.

That's just how most people when they start to play gambling, they first tried it in some event like that where they find some entertainment doing it and they are looking for more whenever that event is already done. Sadly they became addicted after that and they find it normal until they can no longer stop themselves. Most of the time you cannot stop it when you have some friends who keep dragging you to play or the place of gamble is near your home or something like that.

In my case, I don't have friends who keep on dragging me into gambling, and yet even without them, I still played at land base casinos from time to time or even crypto based casinos.

But I still not considered myself addicted now, I have learn to control myself. Although it took me years or decades to finally quit my gambling addiction. And it take some bad things to happen to me before I decided to stop for good. But still though, now I played as I have said, but it's not the same as before. I have total control of myself.

[jostorres]

I thought I had stopped gambling before. As I said, I realized that this was just my opinion. Gambling is like an obligatory habit. You can't stop drinking water! I can summarize it exactly this way. I've thought many times about stopping gambling, I can't express it in numbers. But I don't think about it anymore, I don't have such a goal.
My advice; Keep playing and enjoying.

Our opinion matters the most because it's our life that we are talking about here and not someone else. It's not just your opinion but you actually did try to stop gambling there, it's just that it was natural for us humans to be tempted and to build the same urge after some time.

You shouldn't be guilty or feel bad about yourself because of that since many of us can also relate on the same scenario and we just accept the fact that we can not change anymore but at least we have much control now than compared to before. That is the only solution that you can there. It's only wrong to compare gambling with water. Water is essential in our body but gambling isn't.

[darewaller]

Countless times but most of those instances were when I was losing big time. And if I remember it correctly those were my younger years in this industry wherein I used to be a high roller. I was losing big time which always gave me the idea to quit dince there's a tendency for me to end up with debt if I won't make a change. Fortunately, I came across with sports gambling which somehow changed my vision in this industry. I enjoyed my experience more since I am into sports in the first place therefore making me not only into profit but also for entertainment. From that I've learned to set limits with the amount I would be spending in this industry, up until this point.

This was the most painful time to stop gambling and that is when we are losing big time. It's like accepting our defeat. Accepting the fact that we can not recover our past losses but the feeling is great if one will stop gambling after winning big time. When I mean stop is when they don't play gambling anymore not even once because there is a tendency that they will become an addict because they already win big before. It was still great if you change before it's too late.

I can feel that you are more happier now but who wouldn't be? When you are profiting and at the same time enjoying the game. Sports betting is truly profitable if one will dedicate time to research and analyse plus it's also less addicting because the games won't just processed instantly.

[ultrloa]

   -     Traditional gambling, I have tried to stop several times, but there are still times when I still end up gambling, such as during the carnivals here when there is a fiesta in the area.

Then when I stopped playing traditional gambling, I discovered this crypto gambling became more and more hassle-free for me and I liked it too, although I'm not addicted to it I only play once but in the end, I still gamble even if only rarely too.

That's just how most people when they start to play gambling, they first tried it in some event like that where they find some entertainment doing it and they are looking for more whenever that event is already done. Sadly they became addicted after that and they find it normal until they can no longer stop themselves. Most of the time you cannot stop it when you have some friends who keep dragging you to play or the place of gamble is near your home or something like that.

But I still not considered myself addicted now, I have learn to control myself. Although it took me years or decades to finally quit my gambling addiction. And it take some bad things to happen to me before I decided to stop for good. But still though, now I played as I have said, but it's not the same as before. I have total control of myself.

Gambling responsibly is what we need to priority and for that we cannot be called addicted on playing gambling games if we know for ourselves that we are still in control and we can control our finances used upon playing on casinos. But before we go to this stage for sure we also expect to win big and somehow get addicted but luckily some people realize that its not good over extend our expectation since this is how addiction starts. I always think about this way that's why I'm also in control and not addicted with casino games which I continue playing on controlled manner.

[Issa56]

To me I dont think someone can stop gambling easily, because most people doesn't see gambling as fun they see it as part of hustling and they don't know gambling is a total waist of time.

Seriously I don't know if you can explain better, what do you mean gambling is waste of time? I know it's totally wrong to take gambling as a source of income because that's when addiction always comes in, if you think you can make money from gambling, gradually you will be addicted to gamble because you will always believe you will later win back all the money you have lost if you keep on gambling. But I don't see gambling as waste of time, but I don't know if you can explain better why you think gambling is waste of time.

I was once a gambler but letter I realized gambling is not for me so I quit,

When you started gambling maybe you were expecting money and when you noticed you were losing then you decided to quit. Am not addicted to gambling and am not expecting to win huge amount from gambling, so I don't care if I win or lose, I only gamble with just little amount of money, i just gamble to entertain myself. You were expecting money but you ended up losing that was why you think gambling is not for you.

[pawanjain]

Gambling has become an everyday thing for some people and this act has lead to serious addiction which is not good. When gambling we should understand that we are just playing for fun. Most people i know around always take gambling as a very serious issue and i have this particular friend that always complains to me how he has stopped gambling but from no where you still see him gambling again. Me myself am a sesonal gambler and i only gamble on the sport i know which is soccer, i think exploration of new gambling games you are familiar with also causes this repeated feeling of always quitting gambling. I just want to know if this phrase is common among everyone or its just he catch phrase whenever you experiences a big loss.

Ofcourse we have heard this phrase as it is very common in the gambling industry.
Its almost similar to people trying to quit smoking. Every other day they say its the last time they are smoking a cigarette and yet again they smoke after a few days.
Quitting gambling is equally tough because it releases dopamine which makes us feel excited when we are gambling.
This increases our addiction to gambling and makes it tough for us to quit. This is why we see many people who try to quit gambling.

[hyudien]

The intention to stop gambling certainly always crosses everyone's mind. It's just that it can't be done in a nutshell. Once again I say that maybe stopping gambling is not a solution, but if we divert or change the perspective of gambling as just a game then the risk of addiction will not be too bad. Most of those who are addicted clearly cannot bring themselves to stop no matter how strong the result is nil.

Personally, even though I have been gambling for years, it feels like I can still control what I want. For example, whether there is money or not, I still have no guilt if I don't gamble. The key to it all is self-awareness and always thinking of everything as mere entertainment. Take control of gambling and you don't have to force yourself to stop.

[coinerer]

The intention to stop gambling certainly always crosses everyone's mind. It's just that it can't be done in a nutshell. Once again I say that maybe stopping gambling is not a solution, but if we divert or change the perspective of gambling as just a game then the risk of addiction will not be too bad. Most of those who are addicted clearly cannot bring themselves to stop no matter how strong the result is nil.

Personally, even though I have been gambling for years, it feels like I can still control what I want. For example, whether there is money or not, I still have no guilt if I don't gamble. The key to it all is self-awareness and always thinking of everything as mere entertainment. Take control of gambling and you don't have to force yourself to stop.

Whether you think of gambling as a simple game or as a way to make money, if you gamble regularly, you will surely become a major addict. And on the other hand I agree with you that stopping gambling may not be a big solution.  But gambling should be used sparingly and always keep confidence in yourself that you will never become addicted to gambling anyway. This may be the only way to get rid of it

[maydna]

I was once a gambler but letter I realized gambling is not for me so I quit,

When you started gambling maybe you were expecting money and when you noticed you were losing then you decided to quit. Am not addicted to gambling and am not expecting to win huge amount from gambling, so I don't care if I win or lose, I only gamble with just little amount of money, i just gamble to entertain myself. You were expecting money but you ended up losing that was why you think gambling is not for you.

But most people find it difficult to stop when they lose and instead try to recover their losses by continuing to play. But if the person later realizes what he is doing is wrong and can stop immediately, that is good for him because he can prevent more losses. Yes, we should be able to gamble moderately and not excessively because we also don't have a big chance of winning. And we must know our abilities when playing gambling and enjoy gambling more with little money.

[Kakmakr]

You need to be addicted to something in a way before you can consider stopping it. But if it isn't a problem to you then I see no reason to stop. So for me I haven't tried to stop gambling because I don't see it as an addiction I rarely even gamble nowadays at most I gamble two to three times in a week and sometimes I even go a while week without even opening any casino site.

But for those that are addicted to gambling it's a very difficult habit to stop, I have seen and heard so many stories of people trying to stop gambling and some of them have successfully stopped while the rest couldn't stop gambling.

The thing is...

Casinos does not make it easy for people to stop gambling, even if you enabled "self exclusion" ... because some casinos still send out promotions and advertisements to people that self excluded.

So, even if you manage to get that stopped... you still get bombarded by gambling advertisements on TV and also on social media. Once you gambled before, social media algorithms pick up on that ..and they send you gambling related content or adverts.. and then you are fcked again.

So it is up to you to control your urge...

[len01]

Gambling has become an everyday thing for some people and this act has lead to serious addiction which is not good. When gambling we should understand that we are just playing for fun. Most people i know around always take gambling as a very serious issue and i have this particular friend that always complains to me how he has stopped gambling but from no where you still see him gambling again. Me myself am a sesonal gambler and i only gamble on the sport i know which is soccer, i think exploration of new gambling games you are familiar with also causes this repeated feeling of always quitting gambling. I just want to know if this phrase is common among everyone or its just he catch phrase whenever you experiences a big loss.

usually when a gambler stops gambling when he is completely out of money and valuables, and when he has more money he will go gambling again, it has become commonplace for all gamblers.
but what becomes a problem if the gambler is already a bad gambling addict. I mean, if a gambler who is really addicted to gambling even though he has run out of money and all his valuables, he is always looking for ways to still be able to gamble. even if he has to steal or rob the important thing he can do gambling. well this crazy gambling addiction is the worst phrase to avoid. because gambling addiction like that will be difficult to cure.

[Eureka_07]

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Not that much. I only stopped playing when I started watching streamers like Roshtein, Train, DeuceAce, etc on Twitch. Before, if I have money I will keep playing regardless of how much time I consume. Times that I want to stop gambling is right after a depleted bankroll.
These days, I'm glad that I can better accept losing, unlike before.

[el kaka22]

I think once or twice? I mean not a lot that's for sure. It was very very early on my first times gambling where I learned how you could lose a lot and lose very quickly, it was a dark period for me and it was definitely not nice and it ended up hurting me financially, but that was like first month or two. After that I stopped, but then I hate when something beats me, not just in the sense that I lost money, but psychologically, I didn't want to become a person who "had to stop because of addiction", and decided to both gamble and also have it under control at the same time.

Just to show myself that I had the will power to gamble with a limit and not go over it, which I succeeded and never lost much ever again. I also stopped once more for no reason, I had life stuff I had to take care of so couldn't play for months, not because I didn't want to or anything but I just had zero free time to gamble.

[rahmad2nd]

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many gamblers have a hard time getting out of their addiction. even spending more on assets owned than what they produce.
that is a bad example, and you are an example that has gotten better at managing your interest in gambling. self control will be very important for gamblers. play consciously and not out of control. now everything is very accessible. with money in hand and online tools, everything can be gone in a matter of hours.

At least, someone needs a long process if they want to get out of their addiction. and as you said, many gamblers have a hard time getting out of their addiction. the problem is, some are aware that they have an addiction. in fact, many gamblers are not even aware that they are addicted. there are those who try to quit, there are also many gamblers who cannot resist the strong urge to fulfill their gambling desires. and this can happen to anyone, indiscriminately. like me for example, being one example who has experienced difficult times to get rid of addiction.

But the essence, not on the problem of how to stop. because throughout my experience it is very difficult to do. at least, I have processed and gone through various things until I found the answer for myself. Until this moment, I still gamble. whether it's betting on sports, slots, dice, or other types of gambling. however, at least now I'm more mature to react to it. with good understanding, as well as responsibility, we will automatically have self-control. that way, make gambling as fun entertainment without harming other people, especially yourself.

[erep]

But the essence, not on the problem of how to stop. because throughout my experience it is very difficult to do. at least, I have processed and gone through various things until I found the answer for myself. Until this moment, I still gamble. whether it's betting on sports, slots, dice, or other types of gambling. however, at least now I'm more mature to react to it. with good understanding, as well as responsibility, we will automatically have self-control. that way, make gambling as fun entertainment without harming other people, especially yourself.

You have tried to avoid gambling addiction even though stopping addiction is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand, but at least you have control over the decisions in each gambling and the first attempt to push can limit the balance used for gambling. I think the main factor in avoiding gambling is having the intention to get out of gambling addiction and wisely deciding not to continue gambling when the loss reaches the gambling balance limit,