How do you stop gambling (sports betting, casino e.t.c)?

[Yogee]

[.....]The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

It's just the fact that I understand there are bills I need to pay and I don't have unlimited sources of income. That was often  enough for me to limit my gambling. There are also times when there's a strong urge to gamble more but I kinda figured out a way to channel that to other activities such as sports or online games.

[...]A middleclass people only gambles in order to earn some extra money to his income. So it’s very rare that any middle class person will get addicted to the gambling.

Where did you get that data? There are most likely more middle class seeking treatment for gambling addiction.

[Coin_trader]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

The key to fighting or stopping addiction is if you no longer have money to gamble. Gambling addiction was my struggle before when I'm still new to crypto. I have a lot of sources of income which makes me free to gamble anytime that I want. I can't stop playing no matter how hard I want to stop back then so I decided to remove all the money from my wallet. I give all access to my bank account to my wife and then she just gave me spare money for gambling.

Until now, The only money that I'm using for my gambling is my forum salary and some part of my crypto investment that is currently on my hardware wallet. It's very to fight it if you have all the available resources for it especially if you don't have much social life to redirect your focus out of gambling.

[lienfaye]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

I experienced already to become addicted in gambling, this is few years back. I can say it's not really easy to stop. For me it's like an illness that is hard to cure if you don't seek for a professional help and of course if you don't help yourself. There should be willingness on your part in order to overcome the addiction. It's not going to happen overnight because there's a process and you can take it slowly, focus your mind on what you want to achieve.

In my case, aside from the support of family, the changes of the environment is a big help to divert my attention and to start a new beginning. I went on vacation to a countryside where there's no access of internet and no friends that can attract me to gamble. There should be an activities that can entertained you so you won't think of gambling again.

[Mauser]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

I have never been addicted to gambling, even though I play for more than 10 years. My close friends who have been gambling with me for years are also not addicted to gambling from what I can tell. Among my family and friends I have seen people be addicted to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. I can tell how someone is struggling to get his fix and focuses only one thing in his life. With gambling addictions I would expect it to be similar. This might be a bit hard for me to answer, but I tell you I control my habits for such a long time. The most important factor for me right from the start has always been to have a fixed limit of how much money I am willing to gamble with. This started out from my early days when I went to my home casino and I only took cash with me, going without credit cards allowed me to control my maximum loss for a night. Today when I mostly gamble online I still follow the same idea, I set fixed limits for myself for each month to not lose more money. Once I lost the budget allocated for a week, then I am stopping and take a break. Also whenever I make a good profit from gambling I will withdraw some of that money to take it out of my bankroll, to not lose it again next week.

[ethereumhunter]

When everything is in your favor and you can get money from gambling, you must immediately stop gambling because if not, you can get defeat after defeat that you would never expect. If you can't do it in the long term, you can get a gambling addiction that you are not even aware of and by the time you realize it, it will be too late and you cannot cure it easily.

And when you lose many times, it's better for you to stop immediately and leave the casino because if you don't, you will get emotional and might bet again. Quitting gambling after a loss helps you to lower your emotions after gambling and it can remind you of even more losses. To avoid gambling addiction, you must always limit your time and money so that you can stop playing immediately and have no desire to continue gambling. It takes practice many times and it's not easy but it's worth doing continuously to prevent us from experiencing gambling addiction.

[Weawant]

Gambling brings so much joy especially when you're on the winning side, when things are all in your favor it just seems like you should never stop. But when it gets bad, you look for a way to pour out your anger, either on someone or on something.
When someone is addicted to gambling I feel it's worst than one who's addicted to drugs.

Gambling addiction can't be compared with drugs addiction because drugs addiction is the worst form of addiction. A drug addict can do more the damage than gambling addiction does. They're both the worst form of addiction so I'll never wish those in anyone.

One successful way I have seen people handle those that are addicted to gambling was by making the person busy with other things. Most gamblers and their addict does so because they're looking for money to handle things and if you can provide job they might quite gambling.

Giving them a job to give them money and take their time is just a step as you'll have to take them to see professional that'll help guide them out of the addiction problem. We have those that have defeated addiction problem so it's achievable if the person wants to quit.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The key to fighting or stopping addiction is if you no longer have money to gamble. Gambling addiction was my struggle before when I'm still new to crypto. I have a lot of sources of income which makes me free to gamble anytime that I want. I can't stop playing no matter how hard I want to stop back then so I decided to remove all the money from my wallet. I give all access to my bank account to my wife and then she just gave me spare money for gambling.

No matter how you try to act like you don't have money you'd still look for a way to get money to gamble that's what I know, because you can't deceive yourself. Removing your money from your wallet and handing it to your wife can't stop it as far as I know, you can ask for money for something you want and there's a possibility that you can go and gamble if not online but shop, and you won't stop but continue in that line. So to me those options isn't 95% helpful. And if she even give you spare for gambling are you telling me that you'd stop gambling by doing so? 😁

Until now, The only money that I'm using for my gambling is my forum salary and some part of my crypto investment that is currently on my hardware wallet. It's very to fight it if you have all the available resources for it especially if you don't have much social life to redirect your focus out of gambling.

Well that's your own way of trying to stop it, but I'd say you should try your best to have a pattern, not winning pattern but a way to reduce the way you stake. You can decide to avoid staking or gambling for 2-3 days or more and see if you don't gamble in a day if the betting company will come and ask you why didn't you stake or gamble today😁. You can stay a whole week without engaging in gambling, believe me you'd feel different.

[Cantsay]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

Reducing your gambling activity and stopping gambling totally are two diiferent things.

If you're referring to reducing gambling activity as someone who is addicted to gambling or has the tendency to become addicted, you could try to set time that you want to spend on any gambling site and once the time elapse call the game a quit except if it's the type that don't require you to remain online, another thing you could do is to allocate some fixed amount for gambling don't just dive into your gambling account with all your money as that could result in not only you becoming addicted but also making you waste money that could have being spent on other things especially for married people. And lastly be time conscious, sometimes when we're gamblin gwe kinda feel some urge to just log out of our account and just focus on other things but when we're on a winning spree it becomes difficult for us to quit but if we're lossing it's more easier so incase you ever feel the urge to quit a session just do no matter the situation you're in at that moment.

While if you're trying to stop gambling activity totally, you could start by reducing the time you spend on gambling and also the money you normally allocate to you gambling activity... and more importantly you should also find an hobby to keep yourself busy and remove your mind from gambling this could work although I haven't tried it for gambling but I did for some other stuff I was doing and wanted to stop.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Some people lack the willpower to stop on time. When gambling turns into addiction, I would not underestimate its significance with drug addiction, since the human psyche breaks down in both cases. If you get up in the morning and your thoughts are occupied with only one idea of the game, just like with this idea of the game when you go to bed, you can be called a depressed person. You have fallen into the trap of greed and excitement, a vice from which you urgently need to get out.
Many specialists deal with such people; we can say that the cost of a visit to them is no less than playing games; however, it is better to give money there and get out of this mania than to become a slave, spend everything you earn, and lose again.

[Coin_trader]

The key to fighting or stopping addiction is if you no longer have money to gamble. Gambling addiction was my struggle before when I'm still new to crypto. I have a lot of sources of income which makes me free to gamble anytime that I want. I can't stop playing no matter how hard I want to stop back then so I decided to remove all the money from my wallet. I give all access to my bank account to my wife and then she just gave me spare money for gambling.

No matter how you try to act like you don't have money you'd still look for a way to get money to gamble that's what I know, because you can't deceive yourself. Removing your money from your wallet and handing it to your wife can't stop it as far as I know, you can ask for money for something you want and there's a possibility that you can go and gamble if not online but shop, and you won't stop but continue in that line. So to me those options isn't 95% helpful.

I didn’t said I act without money but literally removing all the money voluntarily on my possession. This is the time when I’m too addicted to gamble. Of course I share this problem to my wife that helps me to control my addiction. I have a job here in our country that has a high salary above the minimum wager earner. I don’t have money problem at all. I decided to become open to my wife because I think I can’t do it myself.

I help myself to solve my problem and not the typical type that lying to myself about my control. So I’m serious when I’m doing removing money to my wallet.

I only do this during first month and we transition back to normal again slowly after I feel that I can control it already.

And if she even give you spare for gambling are you telling me that you'd stop gambling by doing so? 😁

We are both professional, we are always serious on dealing our problems together. Every penny counts if we are talking about my wife especially that she knew what’s my problem.  

[Bananington]

How do you fight this battle?

You must take strict actions of you must beat the addiction of gambling.

- Uninstall and delete all sportsbetting and gambling applications on your cellphone and personal computer.

- Tell your friends and family about your decision to stop gambling and your reason, so they can help. Your friends who gamble can help you by not bringing up discussions about gambling with you, your family can help by encouraging you to continue.

- Avoid people and friends who know about your decision to stop, but mock you for it and try to get you to change your mind.

- Engage in another activity that can take the attention of gambling from your life.

- You can join a group to help discuss your journey to break free from addiction.

- Identify your triggers to gamble and avoid them.

- Mark your progress and set little milestones for yourself to celebrate.

[piebeyb]

When everything is in your favor and you can get money from gambling, you must immediately stop gambling because if not, you can get defeat after defeat that you would never expect. If you can't do it in the long term, you can get a gambling addiction that you are not even aware of and by the time you realize it, it will be too late and you cannot cure it easily.

And when you lose many times, it's better for you to stop immediately and leave the casino because if you don't, you will get emotional and might bet again. Quitting gambling after a loss helps you to lower your emotions after gambling and it can remind you of even more losses. To avoid gambling addiction, you must always limit your time and money so that you can stop playing immediately and have no desire to continue gambling. It takes practice many times and it's not easy but it's worth doing continuously to prevent us from experiencing gambling addiction.

It's very difficult to be consistent when you win and stop, because usually people will continue to play out of curiosity to get even more, but in the end the winning money also runs out and that's human greedy behavior that we can't avoid, especially when losing in a row, of course most people are curious. want to get a win and hope that the lost money returns. but in the end the money ran out.

To be honest, it's not that easy to control yourself and even consistently to stop when you win big, let alone experience consecutive and crushing defeats, after all, addiction actually comes from high curiosity, so it's best to start controlling yourself slowly because it's impossible to stop right away.

[swogerino]

Gambling brings so much joy especially when you're on the winning side, when things are all in your favor it just seems like you should never stop. But when it gets bad, you look for a way to pour out your anger, either on someone or on something.
When someone is addicted to gambling I feel it's worst than one who's addicted to drugs.

So much has been said about betting companies regarding how they should be responsible in helping those who are addicted to gambling, although is really hard to do so on there own path because gamblers can't be monitored.
I don't know if booking an appointment with a therapist would help or is something you as a gambler who wants out should do on your own.

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

I have been last week on both ends of your question and let me tell you that you feel an extreme joy when you are on the winning side and you are already planning to buy a new car,that expensive Iphone 14 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.That though if you continue to play longer sessions will bring you to the other side of the story,you will lose your money most probably as the more you play in a single session and especially in the same slot machine (changing it may not bring you here but can also do so) the more chances to lose in the long run.

The gambling addiction can only be overcome by strong self control,this cannot be achieved within one week or within a month,it needs some years of experience (personal story) and the best thing to do is to quit when you have won enough money to call it a day and not come back for at least some days.There is no other solution to this as once you come back the next day chances are high you will lose it all again.

[Darker45]

I have never been addicted to gambling even though I like and enjoy it. And I guess I have enough self-discipline that I'm confident in saying, I'm never going that road.

To those who are already addicted, I guess a group effort is somehow needed to get them out of it. It's hard to expect that gambling addicts themselves will initiate their own rehabilitation, so family, friends, loved ones, workmates, and whoever is around them, even the casinos themselves, should perhaps also take a little share of responsibility.

Aside from the effort to seek professional intervention, other seemingly small yet significant efforts like inviting the gambler to another hobby, or visiting him to take away some of his/her idle hours, or other efforts to simply distract him/her from gambling will definitely be of help.

[Josefjix]

I have never been addicted to gambling even though I like and enjoy it. And I guess I have enough self-discipline that I'm confident in saying, I'm never going that road.

To those who are already addicted, I guess a group effort is somehow needed to get them out of it. It's hard to expect that gambling addicts themselves will initiate their own rehabilitation, so family, friends, loved ones, workmates, and whoever is around them, even the casinos themselves, should perhaps also take a little share of responsibility.

Aside from the effort to seek professional intervention, other seemingly small yet significant efforts like inviting the gambler to another hobby, or visiting him to take away some of his/her idle hours, or other efforts to simply distract him/her from gambling will definitely be of help.

Quitting is not also an easy road, it takes a long time to finally boost of oneself that there's no room for gambling. Permanent quitting of Quitting is also not an easy road; it takes a long time to convince oneself that there is no room for gambling. It takes time to effectively stop gambling permanently. I know some of my colleagues who claimed to have stopped gambling a long time ago, only to return within a few months, demonstrating that it is not simple to stop, especially for those who are addicted. After a thorough withdrawal and abstinence from all gambling-related activities, discipline and resolve, as well as changing circles and distance from those peers who gamble, one must begin pushing in new directions. Gambling always causes us to lose money and add to our debts for those who are desperate and hooked.

[YOSHIE]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

There are a number of things that I do and are embedded in my brain, so that I can gamble and stop as I please, without encouragement and coercion from other parties.
For example:
1. I don't think gambling is real income for me.
2. I always use bonus money or prize money that I get elsewhere to gamble.
3. I don't bring the world of gambling into my real world, meaning: I never gamble in public places, cafes and so on. I like to gamble when it's quiet, without other people knowing, for example: at home when my family members are sleeping, often at night.
4. I always gamble, when I'm enjoying it and in normal circumstances, not when I'm drunk or working.

The four elements above, have always guided me in carrying out gambling activities, so for now I gamble legally and not gambling is not a problem for me, gambling activities for me are based on my tastes and to my heart's content.

[demonica]

I'm not sure if this is applicable to everyone but I know someone who's somewhat addicted to gambling. Like he would spend most of his time in front of his phone gambling online. Even if he has no money to make bets or to spend on gambling, he'd still watch the fight. I think it makes him more eager to find ways to have money and gamble. What I can see from it is because he has nothing else to do. It has become his pastime since that's the only thing that entertains him every day.

So if you really want to get out of your addiction, find other things to divert your attention. Find new stuff or activities you could enjoy so you won't have the time to think about gambling. Explore new things.

[tusandii]

I had stopped gambling for several months when the initial covid pandemic was rampant because financial factors were crumbling and several businesses and jobs went bankrupt, but after several months of financial improvement I returned to gambling from playing casino games and some sports betting.
In fact, there are still thoughts and desires to stop, but I can't and it's difficult to leave gambling because in my opinion, gambling has become my entertainment companion to get pleasure and satisfaction.

But I'm also not sure if anyone can really stop gambling in any form because surely they still do it whether it's only in the form of small bets.

[Fortify]

Gambling brings so much joy especially when you're on the winning side, when things are all in your favor it just seems like you should never stop. But when it gets bad, you look for a way to pour out your anger, either on someone or on something.
When someone is addicted to gambling I feel it's worst than one who's addicted to drugs.

So much has been said about betting companies regarding how they should be responsible in helping those who are addicted to gambling, although is really hard to do so on there own path because gamblers can't be monitored.
I don't know if booking an appointment with a therapist would help or is something you as a gambler who wants out should do on your own.

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

The very best way I've found to stay away from gambling is much the same as handling any addiction. Stay away from it, try to use the longest self exclusion period option available that any decent gambling site should be offering and try to actively avoid scenarios where you might be around gambling activity. It can take a vast change of habits but it is possible. The key part is not trying to rationalize betting small amounts, pretending you're in control or just getting a little fix - you must stay away from it completely with no half measure.

[slapper]

The question is if you're a gambler or have someone who is, what's the best way to help out. And what's your story on escaping that addiction (gambling)...

How do you fight this battle?

I have never been addicted to gambling, even though I play for more than 10 years. My close friends who have been gambling with me for years are also not addicted to gambling from what I can tell. Among my family and friends I have seen people be addicted to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. I can tell how someone is struggling to get his fix and focuses only one thing in his life. With gambling addictions I would expect it to be similar. This might be a bit hard for me to answer, but I tell you I control my habits for such a long time. The most important factor for me right from the start has always been to have a fixed limit of how much money I am willing to gamble with. This started out from my early days when I went to my home casino and I only took cash with me, going without credit cards allowed me to control my maximum loss for a night. Today when I mostly gamble online I still follow the same idea, I set fixed limits for myself for each month to not lose more money. Once I lost the budget allocated for a week, then I am stopping and take a break. Also whenever I make a good profit from gambling I will withdraw some of that money to take it out of my bankroll, to not lose it again next week.

You've clearly mastered the art of playing your cards right in the gambling world, and it's paid off. Setting your own rules and having the willpower to follow them surely shows a rock-solid self-discipline.

However, isn't it true that addiction is a beast of many faces, different for everyone? The reins you hold over your betting instincts might be a tougher ride for others. Picture steering through a tempest – no two voyages are the same, and what smooths one person's sail might not ease another's.

Wouldn't it make more sense to push for prevention instead of mere control? A full-court press involving community awareness, advisory services, and fellowship can be a game changer in the fight against gambling addiction. Doesn't a wide-net strategy seem crucial to ensure support is within reach for those who need it most?