Quit gamble! Easy or Hard? Let's talk.

[Dickiy]

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Yes it is true that for a while maybe by finding that other thing we will do a division of time, namely time for gambling and time for other things that we just found, but honestly it's not bad for the first step because it all starts from the smallest first so that later maybe they can completely turn their attention to the new alternative and forget about their gambling. But yes honestly I also agree with what you said that whatever their activities are they should still take time to rest, especially in gambling because if they continue to be there it will be very bad for their finances and also mentally and psychologically, they could experience stress.

And yes as you said that we just have to add our willpower if we want to stop, and also I will add a little bit that there is also we have to take action to encourage that willpower. Don't let you want to stop but only say it and not with the action of effort as the process of our journey to stop, so the point is to set your strong will and take the first step that you can do, as we discussed now, namely by adding activities or other alternatives so that we can slowly forget about gambling.

[maydna]

~snip~

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

That's right because it will be a solution for those who want to find alternative activities besides gambling to reduce their time gambling. Those who try to find an activity they like don't need to think too complicated because they can start one small activity that can divert their attention from gambling. If they are getting used to the new activity, don't stop and keep doing it while doing other activities. Gradually, they will discover that they can actually reduce their gambling activities as long as they are willing to start.

There will always be a way to stop gambling. It just depends on whether they want to do it or not. And if they really want to reduce their gambling activities, they have to really try. They just have to keep trying until they can completely divert their attention from gambling.

[danadc]

~snip~

Small action to start moving away from gambling, that's the power of will and maybe from that beginning a gambling addicted person is showing his interest to change his way, you know there are many gambling addicted people who really needed assistance but they don't have any such will to begin with. That kind of gesture will remain as intention but there's nothing will happen. They will just continue gamble and continue to lose more money.

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Anything to be able to attract the attention of a person with an addiction is a gain, because for a person with an addiction it is good that there are things to be able to have more time doing another activity, and that is what should be applied in those cases , so that keep your body and mind busy with other things, for that reason you can do more things against addiction but with the supervision of an expert, with a psychologist and sometimes even a psychiatrist because it is very common that other activities can be done, such as sleep cures or something like that so that the person does not have that anxiety and the dream makes them Understand the damage that is being done.

[Blitzboy]

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Yes it is true that for a while maybe by finding that other thing we will do a division of time, namely time for gambling and time for other things that we just found, but honestly it's not bad for the first step because it all starts from the smallest first so that later maybe they can completely turn their attention to the new alternative and forget about their gambling. But yes honestly I also agree with what you said that whatever their activities are they should still take time to rest, especially in gambling because if they continue to be there it will be very bad for their finances and also mentally and psychologically, they could experience stress.

And yes as you said that we just have to add our willpower if we want to stop, and also I will add a little bit that there is also we have to take action to encourage that willpower. Don't let you want to stop but only say it and not with the action of effort as the process of our journey to stop, so the point is to set your strong will and take the first step that you can do, as we discussed now, namely by adding activities or other alternatives so that we can slowly forget about gambling.

Anyone who enjoys gambling a lot is familiar with the allure of "one more bet". But exploring other interests can serve as a diversion and aid in stifling that impulse. Many people find that the best method to break their gambling addiction is through a progressive energy shift rather than a complete stop. And I like how you stressed taking action. Wanting to change is one thing, but actually making the change is what counts, just as in a casino where deeds speak louder than chips. Finding other activities is a wise move if the intention is to stop gambling

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

I don't know if those been addicted ever had the foresight of them going to get addicted later in life before they found themselves now into it, am sire it's not something that just occur like that, it must have started from somewhere and gradually increases till it got to where we are with it when things were already too late, this means we need to set caution to how we gamble, exhibit a disciplined lifestyle as a gambler and not be a full-time gambler without having a job or something important to get busy with.

[Wiwo]

I don't know if those been addicted ever had the foresight of going to get addicted later in life before they found themselves now into it, am sure it's not something that just occurs like that, it must have started from somewhere and gradually increases till it got to where we are with it when things were already too late, this means we need to set caution to how we gamble, exhibit a disciplined lifestyle as a gambler and not be a full-time gambler without having a job or something important to get busy with.

I believe most of the addicts did not know that they were going to slide into such addictions and a few of them who are aware of the risk assessment will rather try as much as possible to get out of such addictions and give it all they could to make sure they become addictions free,  but then also,  that requires a lot of efforts and time to make it happen in the long run so for such avoidance,  one need to protect it from happening in the first place since we are all aware that,  it is easier to avoid becoming a gambling addict than trying to be free when you have already become addicted.

One of the most similar attributes of those in that addictions category is lack of decisions and target,  because if one have set target and time to discipline yourself from getting too much engage in gambling,  this will help to reduce the level of your involvement and also set a template for you to guide your gambling activities.

[Fredomago]

~snip~

Small action to start moving away from gambling, that's the power of will and maybe from that beginning a gambling addicted person is showing his interest to change his way, you know there are many gambling addicted people who really needed assistance but they don't have any such will to begin with. That kind of gesture will remain as intention but there's nothing will happen. They will just continue gamble and continue to lose more money.

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Anything to be able to attract the attention of a person with an addiction is a gain, because for a person with an addiction it is good that there are things to be able to have more time doing another activity, and that is what should be applied in those cases , so that keep your body and mind busy with other things, for that reason you can do more things against addiction but with the supervision of an expert, with a psychologist and sometimes even a psychiatrist because it is very common that other activities can be done, such as sleep cures or something like that so that the person does not have that anxiety and the dream makes them Understand the damage that is being done.

If the addiction is deep for sure the help of professionals is really needed, it's a tough battle inside that really give you a hard time to control, even there's a power of will and you are really trying to focus yourself to other diversion that you think that can help but with also that deep engagement and lust for playing most of the time you will listen to that desire in pleasuring yourself to gamble back.

Unlike with the help of professionals, even the balance diet and foods that you will going to take to listen that desire and to have extra physical activities will be monitored to ensure that the empowerment of diverting your time will apply.

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

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Addiction to gambling is same as addiction to drugs and other substances, The first solution to this is for the individual to be ready to come out of their addictions and this could be done by having some changes in the daily habits characters and activities that could settle all the possibilities of sliding back into the addictions.

So for that, we have to monitor all our activities,  to make sure that we are not overly getting involved in gambling and other vices that could possibly negatively affect our well-being.

all the things we like when done beyond reasonable limits and interfere with social life then it can be called an addiction and in this case, gambling quite often makes people addicted because they have little preparation and also a good plan before starting gambling.

to get rid of gambling addiction, therapists or counselors will usually encourage us to carry out self-monitoring through the things they require, all of which are useful for preventing gambling relapse.

You are completely yours, everything related to addiction is only your own intention that can stop it, other people only have a few percent impact in stopping your gambling addiction.

[slapper]

I don't know if those been addicted ever had the foresight of going to get addicted later in life before they found themselves now into it, am sure it's not something that just occurs like that, it must have started from somewhere and gradually increases till it got to where we are with it when things were already too late, this means we need to set caution to how we gamble, exhibit a disciplined lifestyle as a gambler and not be a full-time gambler without having a job or something important to get busy with.

I believe most of the addicts did not know that they were going to slide into such addictions and a few of them who are aware of the risk assessment will rather try as much as possible to get out of such addictions and give it all they could to make sure they become addictions free,  but then also,  that requires a lot of efforts and time to make it happen in the long run so for such avoidance,  one need to protect it from happening in the first place since we are all aware that,  it is easier to avoid becoming a gambling addict than trying to be free when you have already become addicted.

One of the most similar attributes of those in that addictions category is lack of decisions and target,  because if one have set target and time to discipline yourself from getting too much engage in gambling,  this will help to reduce the level of your involvement and also set a template for you to guide your gambling activities.

Take for example being told you can only eat one taste of your favorite dessert. That's the whole problem with addiction, right? Some individuals may think, "Hey, just one more turn on the roulette wheel or roll of the dice." But occasionally, one becomes a hundred. It's interesting how a straightforward action may turn into a routine, then a habit, and finally an addiction. Similar to how water falling on a stone initially seems harmless before gradually wearing it away

Your concept of a target makes me think of enclosing a playground with a fence. You can play inside the fence, sure, but don't go outside of it. Sounds sensible, but what if the fence is constructed of marshmallows? Self-awareness and understanding when to fold are better than targets. Who wants to be a lifelong member of the "I Should've Stopped" club, after all?

[Wiwo]

Take for example being told you can only eat one taste of your favorite dessert. That's the whole problem with addiction, right? Some individuals may think, "Hey, just one more turn on the roulette wheel or roll of the dice." But occasionally, one becomes a hundred. It's interesting how a straightforward action may turn into a routine, then a habit, and finally an addiction. Similar to how water falling on a stone initially seems harmless before gradually wearing it away

Your concept of a target makes me think of enclosing a playground with a fence. You can play inside the fence, sure, but don't go outside of it. Sounds sensible, but what if the fence is constructed of marshmallows? Self-awareness and understanding when to fold are better than targets. Who wants to be a lifelong member of the "I Should've Stopped" club, after all?

You last paragraph boosted my bubbles and make me wanna think what the heck are we all trying out here because when we think we are in control pf the emotions and the wheel,  we tend to go overly too much to the point that we seems losing our balance and stance which make us question our ability to control our gambling tendencies.

For sure it is better never not to have a taste of an addictions tendency,  than to try to fight it,  because a lot of pleasure comes with addictions and that is what got many hucked won't in most cases.

[summonerrk]

Take for example being told you can only eat one taste of your favorite dessert. That's the whole problem with addiction, right? Some individuals may think, "Hey, just one more turn on the roulette wheel or roll of the dice." But occasionally, one becomes a hundred. It's interesting how a straightforward action may turn into a routine, then a habit, and finally an addiction. Similar to how water falling on a stone initially seems harmless before gradually wearing it away

Your concept of a target makes me think of enclosing a playground with a fence. You can play inside the fence, sure, but don't go outside of it. Sounds sensible, but what if the fence is constructed of marshmallows? Self-awareness and understanding when to fold are better than targets. Who wants to be a lifelong member of the "I Should've Stopped" club, after all?

For sure it is better never not to have a taste of an addictions tendency,  than to try to fight it,  because a lot of pleasure comes with addictions and that is what got many hucked won't in most cases.

These are very correct words. And that's why I always advise you to look for hobbies, so that at least those people who come to gambling out of boredom can occupy themselves with something else, not gambling. Each of us is individual and good at something of his own, and we need to do this, earning money and growing as a professional. Then we will get all those emotions caused in the brain by chemical reactions (serotonin dopamine, etc.). Gambling is a curve and a simple path to getting these emotions and chemical reactions. But what is the price? Interest in games is able to outbid all other interests, taking away all free time, money and even personality.

[Dickiy]

Yes it is true that for a while maybe by finding that other thing we will do a division of time, namely time for gambling and time for other things that we just found, but honestly it's not bad for the first step because it all starts from the smallest first so that later maybe they can completely turn their attention to the new alternative and forget about their gambling. But yes honestly I also agree with what you said that whatever their activities are they should still take time to rest, especially in gambling because if they continue to be there it will be very bad for their finances and also mentally and psychologically, they could experience stress.

And yes as you said that we just have to add our willpower if we want to stop, and also I will add a little bit that there is also we have to take action to encourage that willpower. Don't let you want to stop but only say it and not with the action of effort as the process of our journey to stop, so the point is to set your strong will and take the first step that you can do, as we discussed now, namely by adding activities or other alternatives so that we can slowly forget about gambling.

Anyone who enjoys gambling a lot is familiar with the allure of "one more bet". But exploring other interests can serve as a diversion and aid in stifling that impulse. Many people find that the best method to break their gambling addiction is through a progressive energy shift rather than a complete stop. And I like how you stressed taking action. Wanting to change is one thing, but actually making the change is what counts, just as in a casino where deeds speak louder than chips. Finding other activities is a wise move if the intention is to stop gambling

Yes, that's right, the allure of gambling or what drives us to gamble is a lot and you've mentioned one of them like "one more bet" here. Honestly, I agree with what you mentioned above, and it is also true that if we want to stop gambling then one of the best alternatives is to find new activities that are more fun but less risky or even without risk like you are looking for a lot of new hobbies, sometimes the medicine of the heart is the heart again, if there is no new heart that can make you comfortable there then you may be forever stuck in the past, well that's a parable that I think can be used as an example.

So that means you have to try slowly to divert your mind to something more positive like we are discussing this, yes it's true to be honest to quit gambling completely in my opinion it is almost impossible, the temptation of winning in gambling is very large so maybe it will always be your shadow or even carried away by dreams. I once tried to quit completely but unfortunately well it failed because maybe I didn't know the solution like we discussed this, now I started to like playing games and unconsciously did not feel I was almost a month not gambling. Honestly, this is surprising for me who was never absent from gambling before, but this method is indeed effective.

[Mauser]

I don't know if those been addicted ever had the foresight of them going to get addicted later in life before they found themselves now into it, am sire it's not something that just occur like that, it must have started from somewhere and gradually increases till it got to where we are with it when things were already too late, this means we need to set caution to how we gamble, exhibit a disciplined lifestyle as a gambler and not be a full-time gambler without having a job or something important to get busy with.

The problem is that small gradient changes are hardly noticeable if we don't pay attention to it. It's always easier for someone else to notice changes in our behavior than it is for us. Gambling is nothing is special in that regard, just look at the huge number of obese people or chain smokers. It's not like the choose one day to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day or to eat double their recommended meals. This is a slow process that took a long period of time to manifest itself into an addiction. Most gamblers have some rules in place, but the problem starts when you start with small rule breaks. It's cheating on ourselves, because we believe that we fix things later on and remain in full control. Unfortunately we only realise the big problems when it's too late. That's why it's so important to listen to close friends when they are concerned with our behavior. For them it's easier to judge our behavior and they only want the best for us.

[serjent05]

~snip~

Small action to start moving away from gambling, that's the power of will and maybe from that beginning a gambling addicted person is showing his interest to change his way, you know there are many gambling addicted people who really needed assistance but they don't have any such will to begin with. That kind of gesture will remain as intention but there's nothing will happen. They will just continue gamble and continue to lose more money.

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Diversion toward other things is one good thing to prevent gambling addiction or getting too hooked in gambling.  We all know that spending all our time to gambling won't produce any good thing,  It will affect our health and our interaction with the community since we are often in seclusion when we put all our time into online gambling.

Doing other things aside from gambling is like putting our gambling activity in moderation so that we can do more productive stuff.

[Westinhome]

The problem is that small gradient changes are hardly noticeable if we don't pay attention to it. It's always easier for someone else to notice changes in our behavior than it is for us. Gambling is nothing is special in that regard, just look at the huge number of obese people or chain smokers. It's not like the choose one day to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day or to eat double their recommended meals. This is a slow process that took a long period of time to manifest itself into an addiction. Most gamblers have some rules in place, but the problem starts when you start with small rule breaks. It's cheating on ourselves, because we believe that we fix things later on and remain in full control. Unfortunately we only realise the big problems when it's too late. That's why it's so important to listen to close friends when they are concerned with our behavior. For them it's easier to judge our behavior and they only want the best for us.

The gambling is not the easy one as like trading,the gambler should build their own strategy in the gambling.If the gambler build their own strategy it may take some time,some people will smoke a pocket per day.So they become the chain smoker soon,quit the smoking after become a chain smoking is not easy one.He should reduce the smoking per day into two cigarettes,then he can reduce the cigarettes to one per day.Like this the gambler can reduce the ten game per day to two game per day,then the gambler can easily reduce the game to one per day.The quit of gambling only possible in very slow process.

[so98nn]

~snip~

Small action to start moving away from gambling, that's the power of will and maybe from that beginning a gambling addicted person is showing his interest to change his way, you know there are many gambling addicted people who really needed assistance but they don't have any such will to begin with. That kind of gesture will remain as intention but there's nothing will happen. They will just continue gamble and continue to lose more money.

Someone needs small actions to begin with, and it has to be done regularly and cannot just be done for a few days and then think we have cured the gambling addiction. That's not how it works.

We have to routinely carry out small actions or do things outside of our old habits, namely gambling, to form new habits that will help us divert our minds to these new things. If we can do small things regularly, we can start adding other things that can make us even busier doing it. This will help divert attention carried out continuously to make us stay away from gambling.

Exactly, if you find other things that can gain your attention it will divide your time and your focus, it's good as an alternative to break some time with your gambling activities, and with self-will you might find yourself focusing and trying to divert everything just to avoid your gambling participation, it's always on your side to choose whatever direction you wanted to point your attention.

If you want to quit, there's always a way to begin with. Just add your will and it can happen along the way.

Diversion toward other things is one good thing to prevent gambling addiction or getting too hooked in gambling.  We all know that spending all our time to gambling won't produce any good thing,  It will affect our health and our interaction with the community since we are often in seclusion when we put all our time into online gambling.

Doing other things aside from gambling is like putting our gambling activity in moderation so that we can do more productive stuff.

Well that is the main reason we should never ever get too much involved with the gambling arena. That chapter of life should be kept very limited and there should not be any instance when we remind ourselves continuously that we need to play the game. There should be fixed timings for the whole thing. If someone is turning on a gambling site everyday with self awareness then that’s definitely going to be problem for such gambler in the near future. Many of them think they can control themselves. I do agree that there are also gamblers who are playing every day just to make streaming channels. But get this, they are earning from streaming networks to play the gambling sites and they are not really addicted to gambling directly. For an individual like me it would be nightmare to play ever-day and lose or win small chunks.

[SamReomo]

I don't know if those been addicted ever had the foresight of them going to get addicted later in life before they found themselves now into it, am sire it's not something that just occur like that, it must have started from somewhere and gradually increases till it got to where we are with it when things were already too late, this means we need to set caution to how we gamble, exhibit a disciplined lifestyle as a gambler and not be a full-time gambler without having a job or something important to get busy with.

No, most of the addicts weren't sure that their love for gambling make them addicted to it, but once they got addicted then they can't really do anything to end that addiction easily. It's the perfect thing to say that all addictions start from normal beginnings but overtime when someone continue doing those things everyday and most of the time then the addictions get intense after some time.

The gamblers who get addicted to it never ever set any limits because they think that gambling can make them rich and they continue to see dreams with open eyes. But, surely when they get addicted to it then instead of getting rich they lose most of their wealth. Surely there are some gamblers who earn good income from gambling but they aren't the addicted ones.

[JunaidAzizi]

Quit gambling now!

People gamble for the first time in the excitement of big profits in an easy and fast way. They did not think of its bad effects and started doing it but as time went and they were badly involved and were addicted to it. They lose funds instead of making it more and are involved in some bad things. They will lose everything through this but people still love it and some make money and some lose their funds. Also some govt ūnban gambling for their people.

I am happy for you that you come to the realization and left these bad habits but remember that you can't influence others by just saying I leave it and now it's your turn to leave it, Every person has their own choice of being in it or not but yes you can provide them soem of evidence that why it is bad.

[danadc]

Take for example being told you can only eat one taste of your favorite dessert. That's the whole problem with addiction, right? Some individuals may think, "Hey, just one more turn on the roulette wheel or roll of the dice." But occasionally, one becomes a hundred. It's interesting how a straightforward action may turn into a routine, then a habit, and finally an addiction. Similar to how water falling on a stone initially seems harmless before gradually wearing it away

Your concept of a target makes me think of enclosing a playground with a fence. You can play inside the fence, sure, but don't go outside of it. Sounds sensible, but what if the fence is constructed of marshmallows? Self-awareness and understanding when to fold are better than targets. Who wants to be a lifelong member of the "I Should've Stopped" club, after all?

For sure it is better never not to have a taste of an addictions tendency,  than to try to fight it,  because a lot of pleasure comes with addictions and that is what got many hucked won't in most cases.

These are very correct words. And that's why I always advise you to look for hobbies, so that at least those people who come to gambling out of boredom can occupy themselves with something else, not gambling. Each of us is individual and good at something of his own, and we need to do this, earning money and growing as a professional. Then we will get all those emotions caused in the brain by chemical reactions (serotonin dopamine, etc.). Gambling is a curve and a simple path to getting these emotions and chemical reactions. But what is the price? Interest in games is able to outbid all other interests, taking away all free time, money and even personality.

It is good to get anything that will get us out of addiction, it is a very serious problem, only those who are experiencing it and have lived it are the ones who can say how difficult that is, to do a good solution is to eliminate it little by little Being able to have another form of entertainment , a sport, going to a theater, going to the movies, sharing with friends, the important thing is that the player does not feel the need to go into a casino to play to feel completely good, because he will see it as a dependence, it is just like drugs, you need that to be able to be well, it is difficult when it comes to this, I would recommend going quickly to a professional to help you with recommendations or medication.

[milewilda]

Take for example being told you can only eat one taste of your favorite dessert. That's the whole problem with addiction, right? Some individuals may think, "Hey, just one more turn on the roulette wheel or roll of the dice." But occasionally, one becomes a hundred. It's interesting how a straightforward action may turn into a routine, then a habit, and finally an addiction. Similar to how water falling on a stone initially seems harmless before gradually wearing it away

Your concept of a target makes me think of enclosing a playground with a fence. You can play inside the fence, sure, but don't go outside of it. Sounds sensible, but what if the fence is constructed of marshmallows? Self-awareness and understanding when to fold are better than targets. Who wants to be a lifelong member of the "I Should've Stopped" club, after all?

For sure it is better never not to have a taste of an addictions tendency,  than to try to fight it,  because a lot of pleasure comes with addictions and that is what got many hucked won't in most cases.

These are very correct words. And that's why I always advise you to look for hobbies, so that at least those people who come to gambling out of boredom can occupy themselves with something else, not gambling. Each of us is individual and good at something of his own, and we need to do this, earning money and growing as a professional. Then we will get all those emotions caused in the brain by chemical reactions (serotonin dopamine, etc.). Gambling is a curve and a simple path to getting these emotions and chemical reactions. But what is the price? Interest in games is able to outbid all other interests, taking away all free time, money and even personality.

It is good to get anything that will get us out of addiction, it is a very serious problem, only those who are experiencing it and have lived it are the ones who can say how difficult that is, to do a good solution is to eliminate it little by little Being able to have another form of entertainment , a sport, going to a theater, going to the movies, sharing with friends, the important thing is that the player does not feel the need to go into a casino to play to feel completely good, because he will see it as a dependence, it is just like drugs, you need that to be able to be well, it is difficult when it comes to this, I would recommend going quickly to a professional to help you with recommendations or medication.

Gamble for entertainment/fun
Gamble for past time
Gamble for relieve stress

But dont make yourself be able to hook up yourself with addiction because once you do find yourself get shackled with addiction then this is where things turns out to be messy.
You cant really easily break those chains once you do find yourself addicted. We know that each person does have that different level when it comes to control and discipline towards self on which there are ones
who do able to stop mid way if they wanted to and there are ones who do fail on doing so. This is  why gambling industry is so becoming that profitable because of the behavior of each people who do have this kind of
approach towards gambling. Gambling isn't bad as long you do find yourself that responsible and wont really be compromising your life savings because on the time that you are already
touching up these tunds then this does indicates that you are excessively playing gambling without having that control which it would make things even more messier later on.