Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction

[danherbias07]

Yes, that is true that a therapist will be the best solution to help get through the gambling addiction but there are always other ways. I think it's not different for other addictions like drugs and other bad elements. One solution is rehabilitation which can be done at home. Disconnect the internet if possible, people can still live without it, I mean we lived before without the internet, it's just a good perk right now.
Keep yourself busy with something else. If you have a job then focus on it, if you have some spare time find something else that you love to do to avoid thinking about gambling.
Family is also a good solution. If you have kids then it will be easy. Just think about them every minute that instead of wasting money on gambling you can make them happy by taking them out to some place for kids. If none, then try nieces and nephews.

Even with a therapist there's a chance you cannot get over it because the therapist will also need your cooperation by being disciplined to stay away from it.

[robelneo]

One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy".

I think this is the only solution for a long-term cure you can use other methods that will get a cure but the gambler will go back to gambling only a therapy for permanent cure is the solution

Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive.

Every government like here in our country has a free consultation and if the patient cannot afford the drugs that he needs the government and some private institutions can help with the cost

How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low-cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

They just need to look, there are help groups sponsored by those gamblers who got cured and there are government institutions that offer free packages all they have to do is ask for help addiction should not be ignored because of the cost, it is more costly if it's not cured as soon as possible.
I'm not saying it's the obligation of the government but even a poor country has a program for this, I believe this is mandated by the World Health Organization.

[m2017]

One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy" . Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive. How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

Any disease addiction is easier cheaper to prevent (preventive measures) than to treat. Knowing about the threat of gambling addiction, going into an online casino is the same as going into a den, knowing that there is a predator in it. Your questions cause me confusion. The cheapest cure for gambling addiction is to “run away” from the casino. Everything else will cost you dearly. Don't look for easy ways where it is impossible.

[Weawant]

Professional help to any form of addiction generally is very expensive, there is no other way to get professional help without paying for it because the ones providing the help are doing so for profit so if they must offer you such service you must pay to get it. But then for everyone with a case of gambling addiction who really wants help to stop it, they must be prepared in their mind to stop first.

The urge and determination to want to stop first is the first step to getting help if the said person is not willing to stop then no matter the level of help offered the person will not get any better. They only get better when they first accept to needing help then they go get help. The only professional help I can suggest outside paid therapy is that offered by NGO's and probably other charitable organizations they are the one's who could help by paid sponsorship or the provide you with an inhouse counselors who help the addict get out of their addiction but then firstly the addict must be willing to get help and stop

[bittraffic]

You have to consider you get what you paid for.
If you are an addict and you hope to find ways to get out of your condition, you would best pay a premium where you will be pampered inside a facility rather than going back to gambling all because you didn't like the therapy. You wouldn't want to think of gambling when you are comfortably satisfied sitting in a jacuzzi and puffing a Cuban cigar.

The most effective low cost I think is to just join a gambling addiction group meeting and make new gambler friends. Who knows what could happen? 

[crwth]

I think it's not just with gambling addiction but with any other addiction there is. I believe that it would really help if the person were the following.

• Willing to change himself
• Doesn't reach that level of stress that could retrigger the addiction
• Willing to be helped

I think there are some people who are doing pro bono work or something and maybe you can get a slot or a solution to it. It's best that you yourself help yourself. That's going to be the challenge. You would teach yourself. That's a low cost thing.

[Johnyz]

I think it's not just with gambling addiction but with any other addiction there is. I believe that it would really help if the person were the following.

• Willing to change himself
• Doesn't reach that level of stress that could retrigger the addiction
• Willing to be helped

I think there are some people who are doing pro bono work or something and maybe you can get a slot or a solution to it. It's best that you yourself help yourself. That's going to be the challenge. You would teach yourself. That's a low cost thing.

Casinos have their own responsible gambler, and for sure they offer it for free or at least for a minimal fee, don’t be afraid to ask and look for alternatives just to recover from your addiction and I also believe that it will always depend on your own desire and you really want to recover you will help yourself and seek someone’s help. There are institutions who are more willing to help you, so help yourself too.

[maydna]

That's the point for those who are addicted to gambling to tell other people so they can think about how to do therapy, including finding a way to pay the costs. If people who are addicted to gambling are students, they can be honest with their parents, and their parents will help pay for the therapy. But it all depends on all parties who help gambling addicts because if this is a cost issue, it must be discussed in more detail so that everyone can know their solutions. A low-cost solution may require the gambling addict to start a new activity that can distract him from thinking about gambling. And the gambling addict has to do different things every day to stay busy in his new routine. And there will be no time to think about gambling because once he finishes all his new activities, he will feel tired and need to rest. But this requires support and encouragement from all those who want to help because gambling addicts cannot do it alone.

[goaldigger]

I think it's not just with gambling addiction but with any other addiction there is. I believe that it would really help if the person were the following.

• Willing to change himself
• Doesn't reach that level of stress that could retrigger the addiction
• Willing to be helped

I think there are some people who are doing pro bono work or something and maybe you can get a slot or a solution to it. It's best that you yourself help yourself. That's going to be the challenge. You would teach yourself. That's a low cost thing.

Casinos have their own responsible gambler, and for sure they offer it for free or at least for a minimal fee, don’t be afraid to ask and look for alternatives just to recover from your addiction and I also believe that it will always depend on your own desire and you really want to recover you will help yourself and seek someone’s help. There are institutions who are more willing to help you, so help yourself too.

There’s a free services like this and yes if you are more willing to change I’m sure the casinos are also willing to help you, all you have to do is to seek help first before anything else. If the minor are into gambling addiction already, their parents will play an important role here and I’d hope that they are more ready for this. Addiction can still be cure as long as that addict gambler helps himself to recover, it will always end up to your own desire for recovery.

[Saisher]

One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy" . Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive. How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

It will not work it is still addiction the gambler will find it interesting at first but he will eventually go back to what he loves the most and that's the casino where he thinks there is a lot of money to be made, Casino Players are like that they show interest on one game but eventually shifted to games that they've played for a long time, especially if they won big amounts on these games.
It's not even a cure its more of a shift but the player will eventually lose interest and go back to what gives him more excitement.

[Westinhome]

That's the point for those who are addicted to gambling to tell other people so they can think about how to do therapy, including finding a way to pay the costs. If people who are addicted to gambling are students, they can be honest with their parents, and their parents will help pay for the therapy. But it all depends on all parties who help gambling addicts because if this is a cost issue, it must be discussed in more detail so that everyone can know their solutions. A low-cost solution may require the gambling addict to start a new activity that can distract him from thinking about gambling. And the gambling addict has to do different things every day to stay busy in his new routine. And there will be no time to think about gambling because once he finishes all his new activities, he will feel tired and need to rest. But this requires support and encouragement from all those who want to help because gambling addicts cannot do it alone.

The gambler who get addicted into the gambling should be feel by themselves.So only they can do the therapy,but it’s hard for the gambler to understand they was in the addiction in gambling.If the student are the gambling addicted,the honest one is the student never share their parents about their gambling addiction.With out the proper knowledge how the student get usage of the therapy,the student only found by their parents by their activities.Then only the parent help the student to use to take the therapy.But if the gambling addict is the parents,he should take care themselves for the therapy expenses.Which not affect their children by their parents involvement.

[redsun114]

The money that the addicted person will use for their gambling activities can be used for therapy sessions, but that's not the point. I think if an addict acknowledges the fact that they are actually facing problems in their life and they want to stop gambling completely and are ready to cooperate in any way possible, a close friend or a family member can easily help them get out of the addiction by trying and keeping them away from gambling and gambling platforms.

One can find activities that the addict used to like before they got addicted to gambling and they can get them to start doing those things. It can be a game, a sport, going out, or anything in general that will divert their mind from gambling toward those things and they will gradually start forgetting about the gambling urge they used to have.

[Taskford]

One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy" . Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive. How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

Just remember that something might work for you or other person might not really effective to other that's why its hard to say its effective since there are people have different approach to combat addiction. But the least those people can do is to seek help to their family since they are the one who can really help you especially giving some good advice and do possible counter measure to help us out to get away on what heavily bothering us. We just need to be cooperative and accept all of this since if we are still denial about what issue we are facing on then their approach to help us might not be effective to us.

Either low cost or need a lot of money for therapy then all of it is fine since it will all depends on the person what is effective method for him, since the most important thing here is they can escape to this situation and find peace on their minds.

[piebeyb]

Every gambling addiction has a level, some at a low level are easier to cure and some at a very high level are rather difficult to cure, in fact many people always remind beginners on this forum not to gamble beyond their limits and always gamble within their control so as not to become addicted to gambling. addiction because if you have become an addict it will be difficult to recover.

Actually, this method of therapy is not completely successful, in fact my friend was able to recover completely without any therapy just by using techniques to reduce his gambling activities. For example, those who usually gamble try to reduce their gambling activities slowly, there is no need to rush to stop because it's like taking medicine and you won't get better straight away, believe me. in a slow process by slowly reducing gambling, this will usually reduce the desire to gamble, start from there and eventually you will be able to gamble with full control or may be completely cured of addiction.

[Mauser]

One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy" . Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive. How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

Any serious form of addiction should be treated with a therapy in my opinion. The risk of relapses are much higher if we didn't work with a professional. A big part of therapy is to learn how to deal with setbacks and not to fall into past behavior patterns again. Not every therapy is expensive, there is a difference between staying in a clinic or having a few hours per week sessions. In many countries you can also find support groups that will be free. Beating an addiction all on your own is difficult, better get help. Another form of treatment I learned about from my cousin. He was addicted to drugs for a longterm and normal therapy didn't work, so my uncle send him to a farm for addicts. It's much cheaper than a clinic because they have to work there and cook and clean for themselves. It took him two years to get fully clean, but now he lives a normal life again without addiction.

[Outhue]

The mind is a very powerful and once it find it hard to let go of something it will forever be a magnet to that desire, I don't believe that any form of therapy will work on gambler who hasn't made up his own mind to give up on gambling, therapy can divert their attention on something else for the time being but it's not going to fix the problem completely because the mind still won't let go.

A gambler who Realize that he is an addicted gambler makes it easier to take control of himself from the habit before it's too late and this can't be put side by side with a gambler who never thinks that he is doing something wrong, even if their loved ones start telling them they are always ready to go against their loved ones.

Not until their journey turns out to be like that of the Prodigal Son in the Bible, they will now come back and admit they were wrong all this while, if you know what gambling is turning people into you will have some fear in you.

[maydna]

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The gambler who get addicted into the gambling should be feel by themselves.So only they can do the therapy,but it’s hard for the gambler to understand they was in the addiction in gambling.If the student are the gambling addicted,the honest one is the student never share their parents about their gambling addiction.With out the proper knowledge how the student get usage of the therapy,the student only found by their parents by their activities.Then only the parent help the student to use to take the therapy.But if the gambling addict is the parents,he should take care themselves for the therapy expenses.Which not affect their children by their parents involvement.

Honesty is needed to admit their gambling addiction so they can be cured and undergo therapy. However, it is not easy for gambling addicts because it is like exposing their own shame to other people, which might not be good for them. But that is what must be done if a gambling addict wants to be cured so that he will not return to gambling or even gamble excessively. The student also needs to be honest with his parents so that his parents can immediately take him to a professional to get the necessary treatment. Even though these students will be scolded by their parents, that is the consequence because they have to be responsible for their parents.

[Questat]

It's a choice between spending money on therapy or finding ways to treat your gambling addiction without any cost. Many of us have battled with gambling addiction, and based on my personal experience, staying busy with other activities was key. If you solely focus on gambling, it's easy to become addicted, and it gets worse when you keep losing money. Some people even go to extremes, like selling their personal belongings or resorting to theft. Thankfully, I haven't been in that position.

Having friends and family is essential because a gambler can't overcome addiction alone. It's crucial to open up to them and spend time with them. Just being with loved ones can divert your attention from gambling, which is the root cause of the problem.

Although the approach may vary from person to person, it's always important not to fight this battle by yourself.

[junder]

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The gambler who get addicted into the gambling should be feel by themselves.So only they can do the therapy,but it’s hard for the gambler to understand they was in the addiction in gambling.If the student are the gambling addicted,the honest one is the student never share their parents about their gambling addiction.With out the proper knowledge how the student get usage of the therapy,the student only found by their parents by their activities.Then only the parent help the student to use to take the therapy.But if the gambling addict is the parents,he should take care themselves for the therapy expenses.Which not affect their children by their parents involvement.

Honesty is needed to admit their gambling addiction so they can be cured and undergo therapy. However, it is not easy for gambling addicts because it is like exposing their own shame to other people, which might not be good for them. But that is what must be done if a gambling addict wants to be cured so that he will not return to gambling or even gamble excessively. The student also needs to be honest with his parents so that his parents can immediately take him to a professional to get the necessary treatment. Even though these students will be scolded by their parents, that is the consequence because they have to be responsible for their parents.

Of course, because sometimes there are gamblers who want to recover but they are not fully open about what bad things they have done in gambling to people who want to help them recover, some experts who might help treat them will first see how big their addiction level is, and of course it is seen from how they do it and also by whether the way they do it is still reasonable or it is out of control. Well I understand as you said that they will at least feel embarrassed if they have to be honest about everything, but there is no other way, and I think if they really want to recover from their addiction then surely the embarrassment will not be too big a problem for them.

If indeed the student can be completely honest with his parents then surely the parents will act quickly and seek help according to what is needed, one of which might be to see a doctor or psychological specialist to cure his mindset. Rice has become porridge, there is no reason to be afraid of being angry, none other than for his own recovery.

[CODE200]

What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.

Being open to your family, friends or someone close to you is the cheapest way to resolve gambling addiction. You are only gambling because you don’t have other things to do on your free time that why you get the entertainment you are missing on social to gambling.

Having someone to look for you and remind you is better alternative on therapy since the therapist usually just want you to share and talk to your problem as way of solution. Most of gambling addicted friends stop gambling after being socialized frequently in a form of bonding especially with beer. Also being busy on job and having a good salary is other alternative to solve your gambling addiction cheaply and profitable at the same time.

Yes, this is actually a great alternative if one cannot afford therapies because it can be really costly. I think that this is the best way to treat addiction, but I can't completely say that it can fully treat addiction especially those people who are in severe cases of addiction. But, being open to your family, friends, and relatives will strengthen your support system in which will help in the process of battling your addiction. I have not experience addiction, but I think having someone who can lend their shoulders and ears with you would be of a great help.
But again it is still advisable to seek professional help because that is still their expertise, and that they are the best people to ask for help because they have a wide knowledge about.