Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction

[junder]

Doing things together with someone else who is important to you is probably among the most effective things you can do to fight any addiction and needless to say that sports are a great way to strengthen the psyche and the body. It is all about finding things that make you feel better than the temporary effect that gambling can give you. The problem is to get started with change because change always hurts, it is never easy unless someone is at a point where change is the only thing that makes sense. But it would be even better to notice earlier and get started before the hole someone is falling into gets too deep.

I agree with this, it's really different if you are with the one you love to fight in this situation, it really helps. If you don't have a partner, you have a family there who we know is always ready to help when they know that we are in a difficult situation. It's really up to the person if they want to change because if you don't help yourself, it's like the help or support of your loved ones is also ignored. So I hope if you notice in yourself that you are too addicted to gambling, avoid it immediately because it is better to catch it early rather than it getting worse all the time, you don't need to suddenly stop because we know that it is very difficult it does.

I understand that gambling addiction is very difficult to overcome, and almost impossible in my opinion, plus there is no physical medicine to cure it because obviously this is not a disease like in general that requires medicine, but this is a disease of the human mindset, so the cure will also be very different, and therefore every gambler will definitely have his own way to cure his addiction, if it makes sense to do and according to them effectively then they will do it. In addition, I also quite agree with you that the role of close people or people who we think are important in our lives such as paca, husband or wife or family will be very able to encourage or provide opportunities for success for us to get out of the addiction zone, you will be able to consider some suggestions from them because they are one of the people who are important or influential in your life, so it is quite effective encouragement to help cure your wrong mindset in gambling.

This method will be very helpful to awaken your mindset to be healthier and normal again, but in the sense that you also have to be serious about your intention to stop, because it's useless even though maybe the people closest to you have helped but it turns out that you are lying in the sense that you are not serious about stopping. Yes, this can be done slowly for the better.

[Findingnemo]

Self Exclusion, Block your credit/debit cards, Lock your crypto funds then you won't be able to fund your bets but these things can work only if the user is really trying hard to quit but the person who are highly addicted and needs the medical treatment then these kind of remedies will not be effective at all.

There are numerous free rehab centers and support groups for some low-income individuals which may help since there’s plenty of support and understanding available for them. Also, one thing that I know that consider as an effective solution is the advice from your family and loved ones. If a gambler wants to stop gambling but are having a hard time, I suggest them to consider seeking help from a mental health professional. To avoid a relapse and focus on building coping skills, it’s important to commit to quitting gambling completely.

If I am not wrong OP seeking alternatives from medical help because it can be expensive and also the rehab is suggested already so I said the other few alternatives which can be just in the next minutes from where we are. But I am not going to agree that one person who is capable of spending money on gambling which should be too much to get seriously addicted but can't able to do for medical help?

Which itself seems to be an excuse to avoid medical help and continue to gamble.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There are public centers that probably offer the same in your locality. Both private and public therapy, counselling, and rehabilitation services for gambling addicts are available here in my locality.

But let's be true to ourselves, why do you have to raise as an excuse reasons such as unemployment, being a college student, having a minimum wage, etc when talking about gambling addiction? Are these people becoming gambling addicts? How about asking, how is that even possible? I though they have no money? They have no money to pay for necessary interventions and yet they have money to gamble? They cannot afford a therapy but they became gambling addicts?

It is really just that a BS excuse because it would really be that impossible that you do become an addict but dont really have the money then it would really be totally no sense.It did really just turn out that you have been ended up on a mess and this is why they would really be only making out those kind of realizations in the end of the line.If they do find out that addiction is severe and cant really be able to solve it out for themselves then this is the time that they would really be seeking for some help whether from their loved ones or some professional advises.
Actually we could really be able to quit up gambling if we are really just that willing on doing so.

There are really just that people who cant really just control out their emotions and do really keep that on doing on what they do have in mind and this is why gambling is really that
highly frowned upon when it comes to bad things just because of that addiction problems and the results that it could give on a certain individual.

It is difficult when a person wants to get out of addiction without money, if possible, but I consider that you have to have a lot of willpower to do it, so in this order of things we can say that when we see great things to do it is possible, For example, doing other activities is good because it keeps the mind busy and that is a plus, when there is no money to go to a psychologist, things can be more difficult, because for anything in the world you need money, then we could do exceptions, first that the addicted person does his part, I was able to do sports, which as I have said on several occasions is what I always advise, also other activities, such as having a full-time job, is very nice so that I can make the difference, because in a busy mind, the cuper of casana and they do not want to work but rather to rest, then these types of people urgently need to be or be busy.


In many cases people can attack the addiction of gambling in many ways, friends can make the difference, because if they have the support of friends they make it possible for them to get out, they can do activities that get them out of that circle where they live it, I have many friends who are very given to this, but I don't know, in other countries people may have another type of culture, where they are much more focused only on themselves and are not very social, it's not that I am very social, I Normal, I think I can adapt to any type of environment and be normal, so that type of attitude where only one focuses on doing things well and seeing what they can contribute to improvement is the solution for me.

In the event that the addicted person has friends, it is good to tell someone, the one who trusts you the most, because I am sure that that friend will find a solution, perhaps at that moment the person who had the problem does not have money, worse maybe Maybe the friend did, and he paid a good professional to help him get out, we can have no doubt about that, there are magicians who are like that.

[temple]

It is financially low cost, but might be socially high cost, but what really helps are relationships. Whether that is about love or about friendship, but gambling often happens in isolation to people who started neglecting their social ties or who never had some highly valuable social ties in the first place. I know that OP might have been looking for a different type of answer, but the truth is that healthy relationships and also activities can have a curing effect on many things and addictions are part of that. Sometimes people feel lost, bored and lonely and that is why they consider diving into time wasting activities like excessive gambling where gambling is not a pleasure anymore and doesn't really give you anything in return. Good relationships usually do exactly that.

Maybe for pleasure and a broken relationship but whatever the reason, we should also know how to limit ourselves to addiction. It was not hard to do that honestly if it is already in our mind but if we let that happen, nobody could be blamed but just ourselves.

Changing our lifestyle seems to be a big help to avoid addiction and most of all, with someone who is willing to help as well.
Engaging in physical activities like sports is way better and a healthy solution.

Doing things together with someone else who is important to you is probably among the most effective things you can do to fight any addiction and needless to say that sports are a great way to strengthen the psyche and the body. It is all about finding things that make you feel better than the temporary effect that gambling can give you. The problem is to get started with change because change always hurts, it is never easy unless someone is at a point where change is the only thing that makes sense. But it would be even better to notice earlier and get started before the hole someone is falling into gets too deep.

I agree with this, it's really different if you are with the one you love to fight in this situation, it really helps. If you don't have a partner, you have a family there who we know is always ready to help when they know that we are in a difficult situation. It's really up to the person if they want to change because if you don't help yourself, it's like the help or support of your loved ones is also ignored. So I hope if you notice in yourself that you are too addicted to gambling, avoid it immediately because it is better to catch it early rather than it getting worse all the time, you don't need to suddenly stop because we know that it is very difficult it does.

It is up to the person if they want to change until it is not up to them anymore. That is why I said that it is incredibly helpful to get change started before it is too late or almost too late. Every inch someone is falling into a hole gets ten times harder to get out from. Solving a hard problem isn't just twice as hard as solving an easy problem. It can be a thousand times harder, but sometimes a big problem is what it needs to get someone to change their mind. Whether it is a loved one that supports you or just a very loyal, trustworthy friend. But it is definitely a low cost but effective solution to have someone who is loyal and trustworthy to willingly support you. Usually people slip from a decent life into a bad life with gambling, giving up on many things they liked to do for the sake of pursuing excessive gambling. Getting the old life back can be low cost financially, but high cost in terms of emotional effort. But only temporarily as getting the old life back can make someone feel like newly born and in retrospect make the effort actually seem lower than it was perceived in the moment it had to be done.

[Hirose UK]

Self Exclusion, Block your credit/debit cards, Lock your crypto funds then you won't be able to fund your bets but these things can work only if the user is really trying hard to quit but the person who are highly addicted and needs the medical treatment then these kind of remedies will not be effective at all.

There are numerous free rehab centers and support groups for some low-income individuals which may help since there’s plenty of support and understanding available for them. Also, one thing that I know that consider as an effective solution is the advice from your family and loved ones. If a gambler wants to stop gambling but are having a hard time, I suggest them to consider seeking help from a mental health professional. To avoid a relapse and focus on building coping skills, it’s important to commit to quitting gambling completely.

If I am not wrong OP seeking alternatives from medical help because it can be expensive and also the rehab is suggested already so I said the other few alternatives which can be just in the next minutes from where we are. But I am not going to agree that one person who is capable of spending money on gambling which should be too much to get seriously addicted but can't able to do for medical help?

Which itself seems to be an excuse to avoid medical help and continue to gamble.

Some people will feel less willing to spend larger amount of money just for professional or medical fees in order to cure them of gambling addiction because when they have to pay professional they feel that the costs spent will only be in vain.
Maybe you don't agree with those gamblers who want to spend money regularly to gamble but can't afford medical treatment for addiction but personally I would say that it all their own decision because everyone has their own way of managing finances.
Moreover, I am sure that medical assistance can never guarantee the recovery of gambling addict.

An easy way to overcome gambling addiction can start from several things such as trying to have limits and also starting to have self-control over every gambling activity.
Although this method is not guaranteed, at least it can save costs and can also be done more competently.

[piebeyb]

An easy way to overcome gambling addiction can start from several things such as trying to have limits and also starting to have self-control over every gambling activity.
Although this method is not guaranteed, at least it can save costs and can also be done more competently.

The point is to slowly reduce gambling activities because getting rid of addiction is not as easy as people think, let alone stopping gambling, if you succeed in reducing it gradually then the desire to gamble will decrease over time even though this takes a long time but it will ultimately make people stop their addiction and can stop gambling whenever he wants, it all requires a process that might be considered difficult.

I once saw a friend of mine succeed in doing something like that, he didn't stop suddenly and he followed the process of reducing his time gambling so that slowly he started not feeling the desire to gamble. he is much better now with his family and a completely normal person without gambling anymore. I can take that experience because someone has succeeded. Strong determination is needed before doing so.

[komisariatku]

Self Exclusion, Block your credit/debit cards, Lock your crypto funds then you won't be able to fund your bets but these things can work only if the user is really trying hard to quit but the person who are highly addicted and needs the medical treatment then these kind of remedies will not be effective at all.

There are numerous free rehab centers and support groups for some low-income individuals which may help since there’s plenty of support and understanding available for them. Also, one thing that I know that consider as an effective solution is the advice from your family and loved ones. If a gambler wants to stop gambling but are having a hard time, I suggest them to consider seeking help from a mental health professional. To avoid a relapse and focus on building coping skills, it’s important to commit to quitting gambling completely.

If I am not wrong OP seeking alternatives from medical help because it can be expensive and also the rehab is suggested already so I said the other few alternatives which can be just in the next minutes from where we are. But I am not going to agree that one person who is capable of spending money on gambling which should be too much to get seriously addicted but can't able to do for medical help?

Which itself seems to be an excuse to avoid medical help and continue to gamble.

I think it can happen, if someone has spent all their money then they don't have money to pay for a therapist or other medical care. However, in my opinion, the most effective medicine to stop gambling is when the person no longer has money. Gambling does not cause drug withdrawal effects like people who are addicted to drugs so it doesn't matter if someone doesn't gamble, they will still be healthy.

Gambling activities must be carried out with money, if someone does not have money then he cannot gamble. So that in the end a gambling addict will recover on his own when he no longer has any money

[maydna]

I think it can happen, if someone has spent all their money then they don't have money to pay for a therapist or other medical care. However, in my opinion, the most effective medicine to stop gambling is when the person no longer has money. Gambling does not cause drug withdrawal effects like people who are addicted to drugs so it doesn't matter if someone doesn't gamble, they will still be healthy.

Gambling activities must be carried out with money, if someone does not have money then he cannot gamble. So that in the end a gambling addict will recover on his own when he no longer has any money

That doesn't guarantee that someone running out of money will stop gambling because he could just borrow money from someone else, and he really can. It is difficult to stop people who are already addicted to gambling from gambling, and this requires serious attention from themselves and also from the people around them. So if he didn't have anyone near him, perhaps he would never be able to heal himself. Unless he takes the initiative to do it for himself, then he will start looking for the right way to make himself more aware of what has happened to him.

Maybe he would try to contact the friends he used to have and ask for their help. If he still had good friends, they would come and help him immediately. But if not, he has to try alone, and if he can't, no one can help him. That means he has to rely on himself to recover from his gambling addiction, which will be hard for him.

[Hispo]

I think it can happen, if someone has spent all their money then they don't have money to pay for a therapist or other medical care. However, in my opinion, the most effective medicine to stop gambling is when the person no longer has money. Gambling does not cause drug withdrawal effects like people who are addicted to drugs so it doesn't matter if someone doesn't gamble, they will still be healthy.

Gambling activities must be carried out with money, if someone does not have money then he cannot gamble. So that in the end a gambling addict will recover on his own when he no longer has any money

That doesn't guarantee that someone running out of money will stop gambling because he could just borrow money from someone else, and he really can. It is difficult to stop people who are already addicted to gambling from gambling, and this requires serious attention from themselves and also from the people around them. So if he didn't have anyone near him, perhaps he would never be able to heal himself. Unless he takes the initiative to do it for himself, then he will start looking for the right way to make himself more aware of what has happened to him.

Maybe he would try to contact the friends he used to have and ask for their help. If he still had good friends, they would come and help him immediately. But if not, he has to try alone, and if he can't, no one can help him. That means he has to rely on himself to recover from his gambling addiction, which will be hard for him.

Correct. I believe some people can really underestimate the power addictions have over the will power of people, that "solution" about simply letting addicted people to run out of money does not make any sense, otherwise addiction to gambling would not be a social problem anywhere and people would rehabilitate themselves as soon as they see their wallet completely empty, because their actions.
In reality, when a seriously addicted individual realizes he does not have any money of his own left, resorts on adquiring debts, stealing, commiting fraud... We have even seen some news here in the forum of someone who was willing to kidnap their own family member for money to keep up gambling.
That vision of the world and how addictions work is very idealistic. I would wish it worked that way, this planet would have less evil.

[rhomelmabini]

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.

Well, this is likely difficult situation but I think looking for some alternatives will be the best choice and there are lot of free consultation online. I believe there are solutions for it if you look for them and you're really that willing to be healed from gambling addiction. It's you or someone near you that persevere to make that happen, look for alternatives until you'll be able to afford it.

[khiholangkang]

Self Exclusion, Block your credit/debit cards, Lock your crypto funds then you won't be able to fund your bets but these things can work only if the user is really trying hard to quit but the person who are highly addicted and needs the medical treatment then these kind of remedies will not be effective at all.

There are numerous free rehab centers and support groups for some low-income individuals which may help since there’s plenty of support and understanding available for them. Also, one thing that I know that consider as an effective solution is the advice from your family and loved ones. If a gambler wants to stop gambling but are having a hard time, I suggest them to consider seeking help from a mental health professional. To avoid a relapse and focus on building coping skills, it’s important to commit to quitting gambling completely.

If I am not wrong OP seeking alternatives from medical help because it can be expensive and also the rehab is suggested already so I said the other few alternatives which can be just in the next minutes from where we are. But I am not going to agree that one person who is capable of spending money on gambling which should be too much to get seriously addicted but can't able to do for medical help?

Which itself seems to be an excuse to avoid medical help and continue to gamble.

Your view is quite logical that when someone can spend a lot of money on gambling but cannot afford to seek paid medical help that is certainly much better than free rehabilitation.

That's true but it's relative, because people who are addicted to gambling have relative money, for example someone who is addicted to gambling when he can only make 100$ but puts more of it into gambling every time he gets money, while medical help costs $500 for example, Of course, this price will be difficult for gambling addicts if they really want to treat their addiction with medical help, therefore they need steps that can possibly be taken without spending a lot of money to treat their gambling.

Some people whose families are relatively well off can definitely get gambling addicts to get medical help, but those who don't have it will definitely have a very difficult time.

[komisariatku]

I think it can happen, if someone has spent all their money then they don't have money to pay for a therapist or other medical care. However, in my opinion, the most effective medicine to stop gambling is when the person no longer has money. Gambling does not cause drug withdrawal effects like people who are addicted to drugs so it doesn't matter if someone doesn't gamble, they will still be healthy.

Gambling activities must be carried out with money, if someone does not have money then he cannot gamble. So that in the end a gambling addict will recover on his own when he no longer has any money

That doesn't guarantee that someone running out of money will stop gambling because he could just borrow money from someone else, and he really can. It is difficult to stop people who are already addicted to gambling from gambling, and this requires serious attention from themselves and also from the people around them. So if he didn't have anyone near him, perhaps he would never be able to heal himself. Unless he takes the initiative to do it for himself, then he will start looking for the right way to make himself more aware of what has happened to him.

Maybe he would try to contact the friends he used to have and ask for their help. If he still had good friends, they would come and help him immediately. But if not, he has to try alone, and if he can't, no one can help him. That means he has to rely on himself to recover from his gambling addiction, which will be hard for him.

Correct. I believe some people can really underestimate the power addictions have over the will power of people, that "solution" about simply letting addicted people to run out of money does not make any sense, otherwise addiction to gambling would not be a social problem anywhere and people would rehabilitate themselves as soon as they see their wallet completely empty, because their actions.
In reality, when a seriously addicted individual realizes he does not have any money of his own left, resorts on adquiring debts, stealing, commiting fraud... We have even seen some news here in the forum of someone who was willing to kidnap their own family member for money to keep up gambling.
That vision of the world and how addictions work is very idealistic. I would wish it worked that way, this planet would have less evil.

Yes, that's right, I didn't think that far ahead. It is true that if someone has run out of money, has a lot of debt, then it is very likely that he will commit unlawful acts such as stealing or even worse acts for the sake of money. I think this is the bad impact of a very serious gambling addiction

In my opinion, it will be easier for people to become gambling addicts when playing on online gambling sites. Easy access and being able to play anywhere is one of the advantages that encourages gamblers to continue gambling even though they are working or in the office. Even in my country where gambling is legally prohibited, there are still many gamblers and gambling addicts. Nowadays many young people in my country are involved in gambling because looking at gambling sites can give them money instantly. In my opinion, slot machines are a game that easily makes people addicted to gambling

[Dewi Aries]

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.

Well, this is likely difficult situation but I think looking for some alternatives will be the best choice and there are lot of free consultation online. I believe there are solutions for it if you look for them and you're really that willing to be healed from gambling addiction. It's you or someone near you that persevere to make that happen, look for alternatives until you'll be able to afford it.

Simply put, every time there is a problem, there will definitely be a solution that can solve it, not that it is impossible or difficult but maybe they just haven't found the best alternative to solve their addiction problem, because of course everyone has a different way of solving their problems, what you think is effective doesn't necessarily mean it will be useful if applied to other people's problems. Therefore I think only they know about what alternatives can be done and of course what can really be useful to overcome the problem, especially gambling addiction, it really involves a person's mental and psychological, so only they know.

Yes, they can use free consultation servicess online, and I hope that those of you who are addicted to gambling can be open to those who will help you, because with you open, people will know what actions to take that are clearly in accordance with what you need for the healing process.
 

[wxa7115]

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.

Well, this is likely difficult situation but I think looking for some alternatives will be the best choice and there are lot of free consultation online. I believe there are solutions for it if you look for them and you're really that willing to be healed from gambling addiction. It's you or someone near you that persevere to make that happen, look for alternatives until you'll be able to afford it.

There are a lot of free options out there for the ones that do not have the money to pay for a therapist, they just have to look for them and see what it is available near them.

However this will require a genuine desire to improve and stop gambling, and there are many gamblers that despite their claims when you look at their actions it is clear they do not want to change their ways, and they are just doing this in order to make it seem as if they want to improve, even if this is not really the case.

[nullama]

~snip~
There are a lot of free options out there for the ones that do not have the money to pay for a therapist, they just have to look for them and see what it is available near them.

However this will require a genuine desire to improve and stop gambling, and there are many gamblers that despite their claims when you look at their actions it is clear they do not want to change their ways, and they are just doing this in order to make it seem as if they want to improve, even if this is not really the case.

At the end of the day it has to start from within the person.

If the gambler doesn't want to change, no one will be able to change them.

And if the gambler wants to change, then they should take it one day at a time, and build momentum slowly. Just be slightly better today, and slightly better the next day, and so on. By your own metric. Evaluate where you are, act differently, and see the outcomes the next day. Repeat. Shortly you will see a difference.

[maydna]

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Correct. I believe some people can really underestimate the power addictions have over the will power of people, that "solution" about simply letting addicted people to run out of money does not make any sense, otherwise addiction to gambling would not be a social problem anywhere and people would rehabilitate themselves as soon as they see their wallet completely empty, because their actions.
In reality, when a seriously addicted individual realizes he does not have any money of his own left, resorts on adquiring debts, stealing, commiting fraud... We have even seen some news here in the forum of someone who was willing to kidnap their own family member for money to keep up gambling.
That vision of the world and how addictions work is very idealistic. I would wish it worked that way, this planet would have less evil.

That will be a bigger problem than just the gambling addiction problem that we usually find because if that is what a gambling addict does, he will get problems that he never imagined because of his gambling addiction. He really had to cure himself of his gambling addiction so he wouldn't experience bigger problems. However, the problem of gambling addiction has become a more serious problem, especially amid modern technology like the one we now enjoy, where someone who often gambles becomes someone who enjoys gambling and becomes a gambling addict without realizing it. That is why we must be able to control ourselves and limit ourselves from gambling because once we are addicted to gambling, it will take a long time, which we don't know for sure, to cure gambling addiction.

[sana54210]

I believe some people can really underestimate the power addictions have over the will power of people, that "solution" about simply letting addicted people to run out of money does not make any sense, otherwise addiction to gambling would not be a social problem anywhere and people would rehabilitate themselves as soon as they see their wallet completely empty, because their actions.
In reality, when a seriously addicted individual realizes he does not have any money of his own left, resorts on adquiring debts, stealing, commiting fraud... We have even seen some news here in the forum of someone who was willing to kidnap their own family member for money to keep up gambling.
That vision of the world and how addictions work is very idealistic. I would wish it worked that way, this planet would have less evil.

That will be a bigger problem than just the gambling addiction problem that we usually find because if that is what a gambling addict does, he will get problems that he never imagined because of his gambling addiction. He really had to cure himself of his gambling addiction so he wouldn't experience bigger problems. However, the problem of gambling addiction has become a more serious problem, especially amid modern technology like the one we now enjoy, where someone who often gambles becomes someone who enjoys gambling and becomes a gambling addict without realizing it. That is why we must be able to control ourselves and limit ourselves from gambling because once we are addicted to gambling, it will take a long time, which we don't know for sure, to cure gambling addiction.

Getting addicted is not "always" bad, if you can get addicted to something good. I had a friend in my friend group that we all joked how he was addicted to gym, he felt horrible if he didn't went to the gym even for just a single day and he kept doing stuff at home before bed just in case, like he has to work out every single day.

That is actually good for your body to a point, obviously even that would be very bad for you if you do not know what you are doing, but if you are just doing enough, nothing insane like lifting 200kg or something like those body builders do, then a decent level of fitness should keep you healthy instead. So if you want to replace one addiction with another, you can find less harmful one, or even a helpful one.

[shogun47]

I believe some people can really underestimate the power addictions have over the will power of people, that "solution" about simply letting addicted people to run out of money does not make any sense, otherwise addiction to gambling would not be a social problem anywhere and people would rehabilitate themselves as soon as they see their wallet completely empty, because their actions.
In reality, when a seriously addicted individual realizes he does not have any money of his own left, resorts on adquiring debts, stealing, commiting fraud... We have even seen some news here in the forum of someone who was willing to kidnap their own family member for money to keep up gambling.
That vision of the world and how addictions work is very idealistic. I would wish it worked that way, this planet would have less evil.

That will be a bigger problem than just the gambling addiction problem that we usually find because if that is what a gambling addict does, he will get problems that he never imagined because of his gambling addiction. He really had to cure himself of his gambling addiction so he wouldn't experience bigger problems. However, the problem of gambling addiction has become a more serious problem, especially amid modern technology like the one we now enjoy, where someone who often gambles becomes someone who enjoys gambling and becomes a gambling addict without realizing it. That is why we must be able to control ourselves and limit ourselves from gambling because once we are addicted to gambling, it will take a long time, which we don't know for sure, to cure gambling addiction.

Getting addicted is not "always" bad, if you can get addicted to something good. I had a friend in my friend group that we all joked how he was addicted to gym, he felt horrible if he didn't went to the gym even for just a single day and he kept doing stuff at home before bed just in case, like he has to work out every single day.

That is actually good for your body to a point, obviously even that would be very bad for you if you do not know what you are doing, but if you are just doing enough, nothing insane like lifting 200kg or something like those body builders do, then a decent level of fitness should keep you healthy instead. So if you want to replace one addiction with another, you can find less harmful one, or even a helpful one.

This is a very complaisant interpretation of the word addiction and whether it is physical exercise, alcohol or gambling, there is never something good about doing too much of anything, and as soon as positive effects stop outweighing the negative consequences, the word addiction obtains meaningfulness. If someone exaggerates in a gym, there are also negative consequences that may not be felt immediately, like wear and tear of the joints or increasing fatigue. But this is not to go into too much detail here, I just want to say that the word addiction describes the pivotal point where something you do will at some point result in a net negative.

[Finestream]

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?
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Like you say, therapy is expensive and it's unlikely that the people suffering from gambling addiction would have the restraint to pull together though funds. Frankly, the best way with the most accessibility is just to train yourself to go "Cold Turkey". That is, don't expect to ever gamble again and completely remove yourself from scenarios that lead to you gambling. Use the self exclusion facilities and block yourself from all your favorite gambling sites for the longest period possible. You must be on guard in the early days and not fall into routines that led to you gambling before. Catch yourself before boredom sets in, build some other healthy habits like going for a walk when you feel the urge to bet some money, just break the cycle.

This is actually a very good advice, but it will only be possible if you are brave enough to admit that you are becoming a gambling addict. Because we all know that majority of the gambling addicts do not admit that they are falling deep into gambling addiction, their only reason is that they just want to recover their lost money so they have to keep on betting in order to do that. Not realizing that the more they chase their losses, the more they fall into deep gambling addiction.

Based on the experience of some addicted gamblers, the first solution to it is self-admission. Know that it is only yourself that you can best rely on when gambling addiction is already here. After that, by training yourself to avoid gambling temptations, you will slowly prevent your addiction from growing. Develop some new interest and skills that will help you forget about gambling, the more you do that, the higher the chances that you can get rid from gambling in a short period of time.

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Getting addicted is not "always" bad, if you can get addicted to something good. I had a friend in my friend group that we all joked how he was addicted to gym, he felt horrible if he didn't went to the gym even for just a single day and he kept doing stuff at home before bed just in case, like he has to work out every single day.

That is actually good for your body to a point, obviously even that would be very bad for you if you do not know what you are doing, but if you are just doing enough, nothing insane like lifting 200kg or something like those body builders do, then a decent level of fitness should keep you healthy instead. So if you want to replace one addiction with another, you can find less harmful one, or even a helpful one.

Being addicted to something good certainly won't become bad. But the problem is that many people are addicted to something that is not good, so that it harms them and their lives. It was a good decision to go to the gym for his health, and if he doesn't go to the gym, it's like something is missing from his life. That means he is addicted to sports, and by going to the gym, he can get a good body, and his health will always be maintained. His body's immunity will always be in good condition, so he will not be easily attacked by disease.

But even so, he doesn't need to force himself to do things that almost exceed his strength limits in the gym. It's also bad for his health because he could sprain himself while exercising. And if that's the case, anything in excess is only sometimes good, and that's why we have to be able to keep everything in balance.