Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction

[Jawhead999]

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.

You need to accept every risk when you admit if you're a gambling addict. Your family most likely will not kick you from their house, but they will control everything you do and you will not have any privacy anymore. Many of your friends will stay away from you since they don't want to become a gambling addict, remember you're the fifth from your 4 friends. While your relatives might booed you and that will make your mental down.

[Davidvictorson]

"Support groups" are the alternative to therapy where you can meet the person and get experience from them who get rid of addictions.

Yes support groups work perfectly well. To add if you are a member of a religious organisation I know that some of these organisations usually organised free support groups for members who are struggling with several addictions. They would help you with both physical support spiritual support and even all the support that you will need. This is also very helpful as I have found.

[YOSHIE]

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?

Indeed, psychotherapy is expensive and requires a lot of money for gambling addicts to see specialist doctors such as psychiatrists and psychologists or neurological specialists who have solutions for treating gambling addiction and the drugs needed for patients, Indeed, recently the impact of addiction to online gambling has increased, the biggest factor being influenced by the recent Covid outbreak.

For this reason, different countries have different governments in treating and dealing with gambling addicts in getting treatment facilities, but in my country there are facilities provided by the government for poor/underprivileged people for those who are addicted to gambling, with free service programs such as rehabilitation and mental hospitals, all forms of treatment and services are free, patients are responsible for everything from free medicine, lodging, food and so on.

For me, to overcome gambling addiction for underprivileged people, the best solution is the government which is obliged to solve mental problems, clinics, apart from government facilities, it is difficult to provide solutions to gambling addiction which costs a lot of money in one treatment or rehabilitation.

[swogerino]

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.

They say and I am not sure it works because for me it does not works,they say to take a long walk every time you feel the urge to gamble.I take a long walk everyday as I get out to make a walk to my little daughter but as soon as I come back home my desire becomes even more aggressive and once my daughter is put to sleep I usually keep gambling.

The therapy should work it the person acknowledges that he has problems with gambling addiction and he needs to stop for his own benefit and I have seen that most times the therapy works.Therapy maybe expensive but gambling addiction is much more aggressive and expensive.

[yudi09]

How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage.

Just as they try to get money to gamble, in the same way they have to try to get money for therapy costs if therapy is used as a solution to overcome the problem of gambling addiction.

Before reaching this stage, gamblers who feel they are classified as addicted gamblers, there is still an opportunity to slowly overcome their addiction by reducing the habit of spending $500 to avoid spending $500.
If it's difficult, I think gamblers should often go to church or a place of worship according to their beliefs. Spend time exercising such as playing football, volleyball or running in areas provided for the public.

[tjtonmoy]

The therapy that you are talking about they only provide you with a path that you need to follow. But the work that needs to be done, you will have to do it on your own. Also in order to get rid of gambling addiction, you need to have the will to do it. People can show you the path, but it has to be you who needs to walk the path.
Having strict budget for gambling could solve the problem to some extent, but it is not guaranteed solution. You can try different methods that could be done without taking any sessions or therapy. That includes finding a new hobby, finding something that gives you the same adrenaline rush as gambling, playing some kind of games that you play on gambling sites, but those games should not contain gambling, you need to play those games without putting any bets on them. Taking a break from your gambling habit and change it little by little. The whole process will take time so don't think that you can overcome addiction in one day or in one week. I am a psychology student, and I guess I can help. So if you need any help then you can ask me, I will try to do my best to help you. And yeah, it's free of charges. I will be happy to help.

[Hispo]

The first step would be to check if there are non-profit organizations where a gambler could get cheap or free therapy to recover througn time. Another method, which is not very Orthodox by the way, would be to join an online community of people who are also struggling with addiction to gambling and engage with conversations which those who have been able to reach a significant progress in their lives.
There are dedicated communities like that on Reddit, for example.
The ideal case would be to have money to visit a therapist, being paid by one or one's family, but I get that is not possible on 100% of the cases. Whether you are asking this for yourself or a friend, I hope you recover.

[Sanugarid]

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, I agree with you. You have a family that is always ready to help you if you have a problem, you have a friend that is always there and ready to listen to you when you need someone to talk to. You are not alone, don't be shy to approach them because they will really help you when you need it. Not someone else.

[livingfree]

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.

Not all therapies are expensive. We've got this fear in our minds that something like this is expensive and that's why we don't approach someone who's professional into giving help like these therapies that an individual needs to go through.

We're not even asking and yet, we already have that thought that they're expensive, they're unaffordable and we can't avail a service like this because of our situation.

Answering all of those questions are uncertain unless you start asking and have that initiative to know how much they are and all of the answers will also vary depending on the consultant.

[erep]

"Support groups" are the alternative to therapy where you can meet the person and get experience from them who get rid of addictions.

Yes support groups work perfectly well. To add if you are a member of a religious organisation I know that some of these organisations usually organised free support groups for members who are struggling with several addictions. They would help you with both physical support spiritual support and even all the support that you will need. This is also very helpful as I have found.

Religious organizations really care about their members and they will help solve any problem including gambling addiction problems, although they are not consultants who specifically treat gambling patients but they will explain the prohibition of gambling from a religious perspective because every religion does not allow gambling.

If you want to get out of gambling addiction and want to improve your religious side, then you don't need expensive therapy to get rid of gambling addiction and you just need to be an active member of a religious organization rather than taking expensive therapy from consultants and they may not necessarily be able to recover you from gambling addiction Serious. Making sure you frequently attend religious organization events and consulting with religious figures will help get rid of gambling addiction.

[topbitcoin]

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.

Gambling addiction therapy is a good solution and is a step that we can take to overcome the addiction to gambling, but not everyone can do this because again we are talking about very expensive prices. However, if someone really intends to give up their addiction to gambling, then cost is not the main problem. Because in reality they always have money to be able to gamble, who knows where the money comes from and who knows how someone can get the money, but a gambling addict will try and in any way he can find money so he can gamble.
So, in order to let go of the addiction to gambling, what we have to do is to straighten out our intentions first so that the process and results can produce perfect results according to what we want, namely letting go of the addiction to gambling.

[maydna]

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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.

To overcome this shame, they can tell it to people who are very close to them so that they can feel free to express what they feel to that person. That way, they will know what to do immediately so that, if necessary, they can visit several experts to ask for help to cure their gambling addiction. What is important is that there is openness from the gambling addict to admit the problem so that other people do not guess at the problem. Also people can help find temporary solutions that gambling addicts can do so that they can at least reduce their gambling activities while looking for other solutions.

[sunsilk]

A sip of coffee could do that and that's what you need to think of when you're trying to get that hands off gambling. Instead of funding your gambling account, you think that you're urging for a coffee.

That's totally low cost and effective but another chance of you that you may become a coffee lover and addicted to it.

But what's better? Get into coffee and try one because before I don't think that I'll love coffees but once you try it, you'll never go back.

[alegotardo]

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.

The solution should lie in government support programs.
In countries where gambling is regulated, gambling is responsible for giving governments a lot of money that is collected through taxes... where is this money spent?

In my opinion, the income obtained from casino taxes should be used mainly for investment in education, financial education... teaching children about the correct use of money. Secondly, to treat people who are addicted, as certainly someone who is not treated will become ill or will start stealing to satisfy their addictions and both could cost countries much more money than treatment for gaming addiction. unlucky.

[Ever-young]

Before reaching this stage, gamblers who feel they are classified as addicted gamblers, there is still an opportunity to slowly overcome their addiction by reducing the habit of spending $500 to avoid spending $500.

Thinking about the situation like this alone can make a gambler become his own therapist because looking at the money which they need to pay to someone who will educate and guide them how to stop spending the same or larger amount that they are paying for such information it’s already a lesson learned the hard way for an addict.

Beside all this therapist they have been known for their good works and most of the time a higher percentage of their clients are always happy with the result they get at the end of the day but not all actually gets their desire result, which this can also make me wonder as it might also wonder those addicts that what if this don’t work for me and I really don’t need a therapist in other to reduce my gambling limit.

[Cookdata]

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.

What about  gamblers with gambling budget of $100 looking for jackpot they can use to turn around their life. I'm not sure how effective th therapist are to their patients but I will pas. Not like they are going to give money to remove gambling from the eye of the gambler. The majority of them play to make money, how how is therapist going to change mindset of a man that needs money badly.

Maybe gambler that is totally lost it will do, those kind of players need help because having someone completely lost is like trying to revive a mad person to sane person. It is hard job thing to do and I can recommend them for that if they really work and not for some ordinary gambler that is looking two double his last card just to secure food and what he want on the table.

[Westinhome]

Thinking about the situation like this alone can make a gambler become his own therapist because looking at the money which they need to pay to someone who will educate and guide them how to stop spending the same or larger amount that they are paying for such information it’s already a lesson learned the hard way for an addict.

Beside all this therapist they have been known for their good works and most of the time a higher percentage of their clients are always happy with the result they get at the end of the day but not all actually gets their desire result, which this can also make me wonder as it might also wonder those addicts that what if this don’t work for me and I really don’t need a therapist in other to reduce my gambling limit.

The therapy is not the complete solution for the gambling addict,because not all the gamblers will ready to take the therapy.They will consider the therapy as the insult to portrait their mental health.So the gambler mostly not accept this way of therapy for the gambling addiction.The gambler should not use the large amount to the gambling at any point.So the gambler will have good money to play the game in the future.

So they won’t get addicted to the gambling sites because of the free money.The gambling should be considered as the entertainment then the earn platform.

[X-ray]

There are so many economist ways to help you in leaving from your addiction. Try to stay away from anything that can connect you to gambling and fill your free time used for gambling with other activities. This will help you so much to stay away from it.
Consistency is key to beating addiction, even though therapy isn't mandatory due to its cost.. You did theraphy but you are still gambling that will make your theraphy useless.

As long as the personal can be diciplina and the addiction can be removed.

[Vaskiy]

Thinking about the situation like this alone can make a gambler become his own therapist because looking at the money which they need to pay to someone who will educate and guide them how to stop spending the same or larger amount that they are paying for such information it’s already a lesson learned the hard way for an addict.

Beside all this therapist they have been known for their good works and most of the time a higher percentage of their clients are always happy with the result they get at the end of the day but not all actually gets their desire result, which this can also make me wonder as it might also wonder those addicts that what if this don’t work for me and I really don’t need a therapist in other to reduce my gambling limit.

The therapy is not the complete solution for the gambling addict.

Therapy is one of the solution and the effectiveness lyes on the self acceptance of being addicted. Not many have the mind to accept they're addicted. For such people it is really hard to get out of addiction. Proper awareness from the government or the gambling platforms itself needs to be the right way to make people spend with limitations and stay away from addiction. When a gambling platform broadcast its add on Television, at the end it states about the financial risk in one or two seconds. Maybe same as the advertisement, if awareness is provided people will think twice before spending and the same could keep them on the safer side than getting addicted badly and looking for therapist.

[Reid]

Self-discipline is all I could think of. It's just our brain that makes us addicts and it's not really our body. Just imagine the alcoholics, beer, brandy, vodka or any hardcore alcohols doesn't really taste good, they are mostly bitter and yet they want to drink it all day. It's our brain telling us that we need that drink because we are stressed out or it became our habit to drink.
I think self-rehabilitation will work but again discipline is what it takes to make it work. Therapists will give us positive point of views but at the end of the day it's all up to you if you will follow what he suggested or keep on gambling after a therapy, so we are just wasting money in the process.