Letting the cat out of the bag

[klidex]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

So far, it just so happens that my siblings and friends do their gambling responsibly, so I don't lecture them too much in making the decision to gamble because they can limits themselves to the abilities they have.
Gambling addiction does have a very bad impact, especially if our friends or relatives have a gambling addiction, we will definitely do something to help them cure their addiction.
Honestly, I don't know what it will be like if one day I am face with a friends of mine who is addicted because I don't have the right to forbid them if they don't have the desire to stoped, but if they ask me for help to cure their addiction I will help a little with the knowledge that I have, maybe with a method of reducing expenses gradually and I always accompany him through this process.

[gabbie2010]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

From my own experience, I get to know that those gamblers who are secretly gambling in their rooms and develop the addiction habit have the biggest problem, gambling addiction is like 'wanting more' and never getting enough, you will have all day thinking about gambling, maybe if you do this or you do that, maybe the result will be different.

I was able to talk sense into two different addicted gamblers and they also get help from family members, but the major reason why they too so long in their addiction is because they don't open up to anybody, they kept it all inside of them and it's killing them.

Things get better after they voiced out about their addiction and they are able to get help, any gambling addicts you know of? what method works for you when helping them?
If you are facing gambling addictions and you are keeping it all to yourself, you are worsening your problem, find someone who is close to you and open up to them, letting it all out will bring you some relieve and hopefully you will get better, don't wait till you hit the rock bottom before you say it all out.

The few gamblers I recently met are not too addicted to gambling though they had been incurring streaks of losses which had prompted some of them to start chasing their losses which could lead them to becoming addicted fortunately my prompt response save  them, firstly I advised them against placing bet on too many games in their bid to win big with regards to soccer betting, secondly I told them to accumulate their bets with a small  odds of 2.0 to 3.0 sure bet and lastly should divert to other form of soccer bettings instead of the popular win or lose betting example btts, both team to score, over/under etc and to bet with the amount of money they can afford to lose.

[alastantiger]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

It is not not my duty to change anyone. In fact trying to change a person that doesn't see the need of it will be met with stiff resistance. Anyone that needs change should go see a therapist. What I tend to do occasionally is that if I am at a physical bookie and I perceive that the next person is about to make a "dangerous" stake(you always know this from having a brief convo with them), I chip in one or two words that could help them snap of out it. Maybe it saves them that they a few bucks  but whatever they decided to keep doing is solely up to them.

[mirakal]

That's a noble job if you were able to help an addicted gambler to fix himself, not everyone has the will to do that since it's a personal problem and we don't want to intrude on their lives. But personally, I haven't tried that yet, hopefully in the future if i meet some addicted gambler I will be able to help as I have experience it and fix myself, so I know what to do and I feel what addicted gambler are feeling now.

[lienfaye]

If you are facing gambling addictions and you are keeping it all to yourself, you are worsening your problem, find someone who is close to you and open up to them, letting it all out will bring you some relieve and hopefully you will get better, don't wait till you hit the rock bottom before you say it all out.

It is not only about gambling addiction but in general. If you have a problem that kept solely to yourself, it is depressing. Because you have no one to talk to that will give you advice. So it's a must to open up to someone that you can trust and can share your problem with. This is to ease the burden and to get a positive response on how you can overcome what you have been going through.

There are gamblers who wants to keep their gambling activity a secret because they don't want to be judged. Not knowing that this decision has a negative effect. One of it is the possibility to become addicted since no one is reminding the gambler to only play in moderation. If I know someone who is addicted in gambling, I will not meddle on his business but will try what I can to help the person be out of being an addicted gambler.

[Crypt0Gore]

The day a gambler admitted that he is addicted to gambling the problem is already solved, most gambling addicts don't open up easily because they don't think or see themselves as the problem, they believe that they are not just trying enough, if you can think that you are addicted to gambling then you found the problem already and you will or should be able to get yourself fixed, you don't even have to involve someone else but telling your close friends or family could speed up the recovery too.

There are other things that's not gambling or drugs that I became addicted to, but I always know what enough is enough, I believe I am always in control of myself, when I was new to crypto I spend some money on crypto HYIP projects, some gave me a lot of money in just days and weeks and some turned into scam and I lost money, but it get to a point where I consider myself to be addicted to HYIP and I need to stop, mind you I needed a lot of money at the time which was why I started the HYIP thing but it doesn't took me a second thought to put an end to everything myself.

Some people have weak mind and some have strong mind control, if you can't see problems as problem it will be difficult for such person to even know that they are doing something wrong, it's not bad to question yourself, it will increase your state of awareness,  ask yourself if you are doing something wrong, it has been always helpful.

[oktana]

It’s actually possible to be addicted in a good way. You want to play more but when you play you do not overstep. If you’re addicted in a bad way and it’s tearing you down, you should talk to your closest friend or neighbor, but you have to tell someone. Try to also use the self-exclusion feature on some gambling platforms to ban yourself for a while. Immediately afterwards, you can find a new distraction; what are the things you like doing? Do then more often. Also, there must be support groups where people can anonymously join and discuss with others / share their experiences (with this you won’t feel like you’re alone). Most importantly, It requires intentionality.

[Negotiation]

In fact to overcome these problems one's own mindset is the most important even if an addict shows his problems he does not want to accept them. Gambling addiction is very bad so it is better to stay away from gambling addicts and keep yourself under control even if you come in contact with the addicted person. If you are human if you have a little goodness humanity in you don't gamble anymore don't associate with bad people don't go to gambling dens. You have to look at your own problems addicts often don't want to think about it or don't remember it instead of this habit you have to prepare yourself by analyzing the harmful effects-symptoms or the reasons behind it. Make your life beautiful. Those who know that life is one live life not only looking back but also looking forward look forward don't look back.

[adultcrypto]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

I have only been able to assist one person deal with the issue of addiction and that's my younger brother. He was heavily addicted to gambling without anyone knowing. Most of his money for important things goes into gambling and every now and then he will come up with excuses. I decided to put my eyes on him and I was shocked to see the extent to which he has gone with gambling. He target was to win amount that will change the lives of everyone around him forever.  He doesn't target small wins but the maximum payout. This was draining him physically and psychologically.

I had to sit him down and talk some sense into him. I made him realise that his approach may not be the best as gambling might frustrate him if he thinks he can destroy the bookies easily. I'm glad he took my advice and gradually was able to come out of that situation.

Many people are entangled in that situation. Gambling should be done with money that one can afford to lose and not the money for important things like education.  

[|MINER|]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

To be honest, I can't say how many people I have actually changed from gambling addiction, because I think addiction is a very personal thing.  If the person is not interested on his own to get out of the addiction then there is no way to bring him back. But what I have been able to do is to point out the downsides of gambling addiction to my friends who are a bit addicted and leave the decision in their hands. This is because when a friend of mine gets into gambling through me and later he becomes addicted to gambling, I have no hand in it because of his fault. In that case, I tell them about the risks here, if they take the risk knowingly, I have nothing to say.

[Promocodeudo]

I know someone who is a chronic and addicted gambler but he is not related to me, but he has tried personally to control this habit of his but to an extent it proved abortive, but something happened with the help of his elder brother he got a job in an offshore, so the brother explained the situation to the company because of his position, the company accepted, the decided to give him an ordinary phone that can not browse only make call, so this made him not to have access to the company site and warned their crew members not to give him phone for any reason and anyone found wanting will face query accordingly, his first outside job lasted for 3months, when he come back, his people noticed a drastic change, as am talking to you I heard that he no longer gamble, but to me I see this as a miracle because gambling is not something people quit like that, but it happened in the case if this young man.

[aioc]

Things get better after they voiced out about their addiction and they are able to get help, any gambling addicts you know of? what method works for you when helping them?

That is true gambling addicts are elusive when it comes to what they feel and what's going on in their minds, if a gambler suddenly opens up he then needs help to get out of his addiction, and it can only be possible if the right people are approached, the right people who can recommend the right method to get him out of addiction, and the right method is always to consult on professional who can lay out a plan of action to recovery.
Advice alone cannot help a gambler, there should be a course of action that will lead to recovery and regain the confidence to deny the attraction of indulging to much in gambling.

[Z390]

If I have a friend who a gambling addict, I will stay away against them and might cut off our relationship. Why? no one can change except themselves, if they're a good people they wouldn't become a gambling addict, as simple as that. So having a relationship with them might drag myself to become them or they will keep asking money because they already lose it for gambling.

I told someone about the tricks behind gambling and they stop gambling, it's like opening up their eye to what they don't know, but it's just hard fact that I know about gambling, you shouldn't stay away from them at first, not until you sit them down and reveal what gambling truly is all about, it's either they fail to believe your theory or they become a responsible gambler after or they quit, one of these three will happen and if they continue then you can leave them be, such people are ignorant and they like learning by true life events in their own lives.

It's true that no one can change except themselves but some are weak at making decisions even when they knew that they are doing something wrong, they just some know if they should stop or continue, that's why we have people who are good only at leading people, and some people are created to be followers it could sound somehow to you but that's how this world was created, some people will follow you just to avoid doing the wrong things, they find you to be smarter than them.

Good people also become an addict to anything, not just gambling, and because someone is an addict to something doesn't mean that person is a bad person, not all criminals are addicted to something, a serial killer who killed a lot of people use no drugs and he is the most gentle looking person that anyone can fall for, change the way you think in this area mate, when bad people comes they appear as the form of angel, gambling addicts are not bad people.

[Bananington]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

You can only change someone who wants to be changed. Trying to help someone who does not want to be changed is a waste of time. I can help someone who is almost getting addicted as an unprofessional, than someone who has become addicted. Most addicted gamblers require more professional help that what I can offer. The best I can do is to recommend them for help by telling them the need help, or I can offer to pay for the help fee for these people required by the professionals. 

[Coin_trader]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

You can only change someone who wants to be changed. Trying to help someone who does not want to be changed is a waste of time. I can help someone who is almost getting addicted as an unprofessional, than someone who has become addicted. Most addicted gamblers require more professional help that what I can offer. The best I can do is to recommend them for help by telling them the need help, or I can offer to pay for the help fee for these people required by the professionals. 

Correct base on my experience. I have an uncle that is addicted in gambling despite they are poor since he is jobless and only relying to my grandparents sustain. His family including his parents always telling him to stop gambling yet he keeps doing that even though he always losing money that he can use to sustain his family properly.

Until he died, he never stop gambling even though he always create trouble to people around him. People that didn’t want to change is really a waste of time. They should be the one who realize that they are garbage because they will keep doing what they are doing when someone showing care to stop them.

[slapper]

No, I haven't been addicted myself. Maybe my family's approach to making our home a safe and open place to explore kept me from going down that road. In answer to your question, the difficulty of gambling addiction lies in the fact that it happens in secret. A lot of the time, addicts et alone and in secret. This behavior comes from a deep-seated fear of being judged and shamed by society. They hide more, and the more they use, the worse their problem gets

The key to prevention is talking to someone early on and with compassion. Your method of talking to them directly and involving your family is admirable. It fits with psychology research that stresses how important it is to have a strong support system. They are more likely to talk when they feel understood and not judged. This first step of recognizing is very important for healing. Even though I haven't helped addicts personally, research shows that the best chance of recovery is when family support is combined with professional counseling and, in some cases, medication.

[maydna]

If a gambling addict can tell the truth about his gambling addiction, maybe it can make it easier for the people around him to start helping him. I don't really know anyone who has become a gambling addict, but I heard stories from my neighbours that there is someone in our neighbourhood who has started to become addicted to gambling. My other neighbours often see him gambling using his phone when he is not doing anything. So far, we have known him as someone who is good and never does anything out of the ordinary for the people around us. But I don't know the truth and don't want to find out at this time because there have been no complaints from his family saying that he was addicted to gambling.

[BitcoinPanther]

If you are facing gambling addictions and you are keeping it all to yourself, you are worsening your problem, find someone who is close to you and open up to them, letting it all out will bring you some relieve and hopefully you will get better, don't wait till you hit the rock bottom before you say it all out.

I think this is the hardest part for a gambling addict to do.  This is also the reason why many are having the difficulty or hard time in treating themselves.  Addicted gambler tends to keep their predicament secret because they are either afraid to be judged or ashamed to admit that they have fallen to gambling addiction.

If it happen that we somehow fallen into gambling addiction, we should eat all our pride and have courage to admit that we are addicted to gambling.  Admitting that we are addicted to gambling is one of the very first step of recovering our sanity.  People who really love us will understand what we are going through and they will surely offer a helping hand in order to treat our gambling addiction.  I agree with @OP that finding someone reliable and will not laugh on our troubles will greatly help us in recovering our control over ourselves.  And don't just look for someone, make sure that the person we confide with our problems are people who are responsible in keeping secrets and is knowledgeable enough to know what to do in order to help us in our situation.

[summonerrk]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

From my own experience, I get to know that those gamblers who are secretly gambling in their rooms and develop the addiction habit have the biggest problem, gambling addiction is like 'wanting more' and never getting enough, you will have all day thinking about gambling, maybe if you do this or you do that, maybe the result will be different.

I was able to talk sense into two different addicted gamblers and they also get help from family members, but the major reason why they too so long in their addiction is because they don't open up to anybody, they kept it all inside of them and it's killing them.

Things get better after they voiced out about their addiction and they are able to get help, any gambling addicts you know of? what method works for you when helping them?
If you are facing gambling addictions and you are keeping it all to yourself, you are worsening your problem, find someone who is close to you and open up to them, letting it all out will bring you some relieve and hopefully you will get better, don't wait till you hit the rock bottom before you say it all out.

One of my hobbies is psychology, and after I became part of the DuelBits signature campaign, I happily began to study the phenomenon of addiction to bets and casinos. The Internet is full of videos with stories of gamblers and psychologists, based on them I realized that the number one rule for healing a person from addiction is that he himself must want to get rid of addiction. At the same time, do it sincerely, and not at all “put on a temporary” mask who wants to quit gambling. Only truth and repentance.

[stomachgrowls]

How many people have you been able to change after they get addicted to gambling? And what is there level of addiction?

From my own experience, I get to know that those gamblers who are secretly gambling in their rooms and develop the addiction habit have the biggest problem, gambling addiction is like 'wanting more' and never getting enough, you will have all day thinking about gambling, maybe if you do this or you do that, maybe the result will be different.

I was able to talk sense into two different addicted gamblers and they also get help from family members, but the major reason why they too so long in their addiction is because they don't open up to anybody, they kept it all inside of them and it's killing them.

Things get better after they voiced out about their addiction and they are able to get help, any gambling addicts you know of? what method works for you when helping them?
If you are facing gambling addictions and you are keeping it all to yourself, you are worsening your problem, find someone who is close to you and open up to them, letting it all out will bring you some relieve and hopefully you will get better, don't wait till you hit the rock bottom before you say it all out.

One of my hobbies is psychology, and after I became part of the DuelBits signature campaign, I happily began to study the phenomenon of addiction to bets and casinos. The Internet is full of videos with stories of gamblers and psychologists, based on them I realized that the number one rule for healing a person from addiction is that he himself must want to get rid of addiction. At the same time, do it sincerely, and not at all “put on a temporary” mask who wants to quit gambling. Only truth and repentance.

You are indeed the one who would really be needing to be that having that will on quitting gambling and you should really mean it and not really just that temporal same as you said. There are people who are really that just good when it comes to words and saying but on the time that they are on the actual situation or condition then they would really be already that forgetting on the things that they are dealing with
or simply then had already rejected or neglect out on quitting because of that change of minds on the time that they do gamble and this is one of the most common problem that we do have
on which you would really be finding yourself get stuck with addiction.

You wont really be able to quit if you wont really be meaning it, you wont really be needing some external help if you are really that serious on quitting on the first place.
You wont really be that get stucked if you do really get serious on quitting or getting rid of it. It all matters on someones control and dedication on quitting
gambling for good but if you do still have those thinking about getting rich then you would definitely fail.