GAMBLING DISORDER

[AnonBitCoiner]

Don’t gamble at an amount that you can’t afford to lose. Set your own betting budget, when it’s all used up, then leave the casino house immediately. There’s always that uncontrollable urge but if you let that urge control and manipulate you, you will only end up having a financial mess so it’s better to get rid of that or control that as much as possible.

Gambling is certainly a good source of fun and pleasure, but it only gets bad when you let yourself fall into it and worst fall into its addiction.

If one make a firm decision that he will not use more budget than his planned sum then he can control his gambling activity. Budget has greater impact on the addiction because if a person used fixed amount for gambling then there is a chance that he will not fall into bad addiction. Gambling is good source of earning and it provides fun only in the way when you get profit but once your losing amount increases then there is a chance that you will not find any fun in gambling but will be in stress all the time.

[Ultegra134]

As @Nrcewker already mentioned, it's not a personality disorder, but an addiction. Seeking advice on a forum isn't your best bet, although I believe that most members have good intentions. This is a matter that requires professional assistance. Some basic steps you can take yourself would be to withdraw any money from your casino accounts, or even resort to closing them and installing a parental control application to block anything related to gambling, spend time with your loved ones, and generally keep yourself occupied with something.

Don't try to fight it alone; you'll eventually roll down the hill. Take some precautionary steps, but ultimately, find a counselor or a therapist to assist you further.

[Reid]

Suicide is not the answer dude, you will just give more problems to the loved ones that you will be leaving and their grief.
It's never the answer so forget about that, it ain't a solution, it's an escape. I've seen a lot of threads here talking about gambling addiction. If I were you I would try to read them all so that you might forget about gambling for now. Who knows, maybe that is all the help that you need so that your attention will deviated.
Stopping is not easy, but one thing I have seen from those who succesfully did it, they made a new hobby.
So, ask yourself, what else do you love doing in your life? Painting? Sports? Online gaming? There's so many things out there, or you could just simply watch TV series and finish them all, I bet your lifetime won't be enough to complete all the different TV series in US. 

[0t3p0t]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

I personally do not believe on spiritual connection with a gambler because even those who uses witchcraft with gambling I saw them fail. 😅 Some gamblers here in my place has this superstitious belief and other sort of sorcery things on them but neither of them became successful with gambling because for me it is really all about luck.

[Dave1]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

I personally do not believe on spiritual connection with a gambler because even those who uses witchcraft with gambling I saw them fail. 😅 Some gamblers here in my place has this superstitious belief and other sort of sorcery things on them but neither of them became successful with gambling because for me it is really all about luck.

Nah, it's more of the psychology though, this casinos knows how to lure their victims, whether online or offline. And so they play with our emotions, that's why to combat it, we need to be more aware of what gambling can do. That's why there are a lot of advises already like just spend what you can afford to lose, control your bankroll and capital, be aware of the games that you play and what are the odds are and others.

Otherwise, if we are not that mentally strong, sooner or later we might go to that addiction and that is what the OP has share with us. So just be responsible and remember to just enjoy it and learn to be control our emotions to avoid negative consequences in our life.

[Fatunad]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

I personally do not believe on spiritual connection with a gambler because even those who uses witchcraft with gambling I saw them fail. 😅 Some gamblers here in my place has this superstitious belief and other sort of sorcery things on them but neither of them became successful with gambling because for me it is really all about luck.

Nah, it's more of the psychology though, this casinos knows how to lure their victims, whether online or offline. And so they play with our emotions, that's why to combat it, we need to be more aware of what gambling can do. That's why there are a lot of advises already like just spend what you can afford to lose, control your bankroll and capital, be aware of the games that you play and what are the odds are and others.

Otherwise, if we are not that mentally strong, sooner or later we might go to that addiction and that is what the OP has share with us. So just be responsible and remember to just enjoy it and learn to be control our emotions to avoid negative consequences in our life.

When making up such business then they do really know on how to play up human beings mind and emotions on which they would really be doing considering that they are gambling business. They do know on which
to target out and on which they would really be that focusing into. They wont really be that diving into this venture if they dont really know on what they should gonna do. When it comes to gambling addiction
then this what makes this business is profitable on which they are really that making money because of peoples greed and impulsiveness. If they wont really be that effective then this industry wont really be that profitable. Gambling disorder is something that we do know on which it is really that pertaining about addiction. Once you do make yourself get shackled with this then there's no way that you could really be able to get out easily.

This is why it would really be that important that you should really know on when to get out and stop when you do see yourself that you are making spending too much money out of it.
Or something that you are already compromising those important funds that you do have. This is why it would be always best that you should really know
on having that self control.

[angrybirdy]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

If you want to gamble in a more comfortable and enjoyable way, then gamble with money that will not make you frustrated and depressed when you lose it. Because in my opinion gambling is just entertainment that can make people have fun while doing it, so you need to have a good mentality and not be easily depressed when you don't win at gambling. So if you still don't feel comfortable and don't feel happy doing it, it's better not to approach gambling, especially if it can make you so addicted to keep trying again without stopping that you don't have time to work anymore.

It's easy to be said, but honestly it's quite difficult if you're the one in the situation, besides when it comes to gambling, we can't deny the fact that sometimes we're going a bit too far in our limitations and take note that if you're a gambler, your mental health is at stake especially if you're currently having or experiencing unusual thoughts and feelings then accompanied by a series of bad luck and gambling losses, your mental health will really be affected so it's better to seek professional help if that happens.

[Jody.Drummer]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

If you want to gamble in a more comfortable and enjoyable way, then gamble with money that will not make you frustrated and depressed when you lose it. Because in my opinion gambling is just entertainment that can make people have fun while doing it, so you need to have a good mentality and not be easily depressed when you don't win at gambling. So if you still don't feel comfortable and don't feel happy doing it, it's better not to approach gambling, especially if it can make you so addicted to keep trying again without stopping that you don't have time to work anymore.

It's easy to be said, but honestly it's quite difficult if you're the one in the situation, besides when it comes to gambling, we can't deny the fact that sometimes we're going a bit too far in our limitations and take note that if you're a gambler, your mental health is at stake especially if you're currently having or experiencing unusual thoughts and feelings then accompanied by a series of bad luck and gambling losses, your mental health will really be affected so it's better to seek professional help if that happens.

That's right, especially if you have already entered and been involved in gambling, it will be very difficult to get out of this activity unless you are not too serious about your intention to gamble, but usually people who have entered and are involved will be treated with The first win can certainly make them feel more comfortable and hope that they can get results like that again, and this is where the change in mindset, especially in terms of belief in victory, usually begins. As you said, it is very likely that  someone will get involved further in this activity without realizing it and perhaps what they will feel is losing balance in terms of finances as a result of the wrong approach to gambling.

That's right, gambling does involve feelings and that means it is very possible that when we lose, especially with large amounts, our mental and psychological well-being is very likely to be disturbed and this is the reason why a gambler is reckless enough to take actions out of control, all this is because they cannot control their emotions. as a result of the mental stress of the defeat that occurred. Therefore, it is not recommended to put your hopes in gambling activities, it will only make you feel even more disappointed if you end up losing.

[maydna]

~snip~

All the things you are saying are okey and are logical for someone who is not still very deep into gambling addiction or someone who has a very big willpower to overcome the feelings and the cravings to continue to gamble. In my opinion, saying someone something like "try not to gamble" is not appropriate. Though, it is appropriate to tell them to seek professional help if they can.
If he cannot immediately get help from professionals, then the best shot for him would be to get in touch with people he can trust with his problem, and ask them for help to self-exclude from gambling platforms and find distractions off the world of gambling.

We must recall that addiction is not something which can be willfully controlled as some people imply, if someone is suffering from problem gambling, we need to assume such person has completely lost control over his desires and and will power.  
If this was any other kind of addiction, you would not ask for him to embrace to his own willpower and desire to recover, wouldnt you?

Saying "Try not to gamble" is a piece of advice that can be given to people who don't gamble very often or to people who want to overcome their urge to gamble. Maybe they will think about it for a while even though they will still gamble, but at least with that invitation, they will still think about it. But maybe contacting people you trust to solve the problem is also a good idea so those who want to solve the problem can immediately get help. But everything will come back to that person and if he really wants to overcome the problem, he must be able to have a strong desire to be able to stop himself from gambling.

Addiction arises because someone does it often and finds that there are different pleasures that he gets so that he will come back again to look for other pleasures. And if he often returns to doing things that can provide other pleasure, he will slowly start to become addicted and will not be able to overcome his addiction. We may have seen someone who often plays online games where he doesn't care about himself anymore and wants to keep playing online games. Maybe it will be difficult to get him to cure his addiction, but there's no harm in trying.

~snip~

This is the toughest problem for a gambler and until now the cases are still increasing. Dealing with gambling is not as easy as other things because it is very addictive and very difficult to stop. Going to a psychologist might help a little, but if you are careless or there are no other positive activities, gambling symptoms will appear again. There are always consequences for this problem and quite a few of them end tragically. So as much as possible avoid the dangers of gambling addiction because it is very bad for life.

To overcome the problem of gambling addiction, he must have a strong desire to get out of gambling and leave gambling so that he will not think about gambling again. This is indeed a serious problem, but he must really be willing to try because that is the only way to overcome his gambling addiction. Going to a psychologist can help someone to recover emotionally and mentally as a result of their gambling addiction. However, they still need a strong desire to cure themselves of their gambling addiction. He also needs support from his family to be able to get out and leave gambling, perhaps for good.

[junder]

~snip~

This is the toughest problem for a gambler and until now the cases are still increasing. Dealing with gambling is not as easy as other things because it is very addictive and very difficult to stop. Going to a psychologist might help a little, but if you are careless or there are no other positive activities, gambling symptoms will appear again. There are always consequences for this problem and quite a few of them end tragically. So as much as possible avoid the dangers of gambling addiction because it is very bad for life.

To overcome the problem of gambling addiction, he must have a strong desire to get out of gambling and leave gambling so that he will not think about gambling again. This is indeed a serious problem, but he must really be willing to try because that is the only way to overcome his gambling addiction. Going to a psychologist can help someone to recover emotionally and mentally as a result of their gambling addiction. However, they still need a strong desire to cure themselves of their gambling addiction. He also needs support from his family to be able to get out and leave gambling, perhaps for good.

yes, that's true, many say they can stop with the help of support from people around them such as family and friends without thinking about the addict's thoughts, in my opinion it is clear that they themselves must have awareness of themselves, so with that awareness they can have the desire to stop gambling, because in my opinion before anyone else of course they have to start with themselves first to be able to stop gambling, if they have their own desire then they will do it, but if they get encouragement from other people but there is no desire from themselves then it will be difficult to stop gambling.

In my opinion, if they have awareness of what they are doing that is detrimental to them, they can stop without having to go to a psychologist for consultation, but if they are having difficulties then there is no harm in going to a psychologist because it can really help them in the process of recovering from addiction. that's gambling.

[AicecreaME]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. But gambling is really made to be satisfying and addicting. This is why most of the time, casinos whether physical or online have extravagant colors and designs to keep you from playing more and more. They lure people into playing and betting by giving them rewards, bonuses, and other enticing offers. Hence, it's important to know yourself first before gambling. Because you need to have a strong sense of discipline in order to thrive in the industry without being lost in the process.

You can ask the casino site for self-exclusion or banning of your account so you won't access their games to help you in your recovery in being gambling dependent. It will be a hard and perhaps will be a long process, but if you have the will and determination to quit, I believe you can do it. You can also get counseling help if you can afford it to help you in the process. Goodluck to you and hopefully you'll be able to overcome this in your own pacing.

[Westinhome]

It's easy to be said, but honestly it's quite difficult if you're the one in the situation, besides when it comes to gambling, we can't deny the fact that sometimes we're going a bit too far in our limitations and take note that if you're a gambler, your mental health is at stake especially if you're currently having or experiencing unusual thoughts and feelings then accompanied by a series of bad luck and gambling losses, your mental health will really be affected so it's better to seek professional help if that happens.

The gambler who face the loss will be the loss for him and the same was like a news to other people.The gambler mental health will be reduce daily if he keep on loss the money in the gambling site.The casino game are the tricky part of the gambling,because the possibility of winning and losing based on the handling of the prediction in the gambling site.The sports betting was based on the single phenomenon,either win or loss on the prediction.But the casino was based on the prediction all the time.Every betting on the gambling site in the casino will depend on the probability.The gambler who had more knowledge of the sports,better to use the sports betting compared to the casino games.

[YOSHIE]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

If that is asked, we have to go back to human basics, every human being has desires and thoughts and the devil accompanies them, that is why many people cannot control themselves, in fact they know that bad things will happen to themselves.

Where it's the same as rich people, even though they have tons of gold, they are still lustful and greedy, the same goes for gambling, where there are tons of money up for grabs, even though the money is not yet real to them, because they are driven by high desires so they forget their real responsibilities.

[boty]

If one make a firm decision that he will not use more budget than his planned sum then he can control his gambling activity. Budget has greater impact on the addiction because if a person used fixed amount for gambling then there is a chance that he will not fall into bad addiction. Gambling is good source of earning and it provides fun only in the way when you get profit but once your losing amount increases then there is a chance that you will not find any fun in gambling but will be in stress all the time.

Yes, when someone can limit the number of bets in gambling that is played of course they will be able to control their gambling activities and also they can restrain their desire to gamble when they don't have money, because if we cannot limit the budget we use for gambling it will certainly be very easy to experience addicted to gambling and when we are addicted, of course we will not be able to control our gambling activities and when we want to gamble, we will look for ways to gamble.
To be able to win gambling, you have to have luck because if we don't have luck in the gambling we play, it will be very difficult to win and when we have lost a lot of course we will have financial problems.

[Onyeeze]

It's easy to be said, but honestly it's quite difficult if you're the one in the situation, besides when it comes to gambling, we can't deny the fact that sometimes we're going a bit too far in our limitations and take note that if you're a gambler, your mental health is at stake especially if you're currently having or experiencing unusual thoughts and feelings then accompanied by a series of bad luck and gambling losses, your mental health will really be affected so it's better to seek professional help if that happens.

The gambler who face the loss will be the loss for him and the same was like a news to other people.The gambler mental health will be reduce daily if he keep on loss the money in the gambling site.The casino game are the tricky part of the gambling,because the possibility of winning and losing based on the handling of the prediction in the gambling site.The sports betting was based on the single phenomenon,either win or loss on the prediction.But the casino was based on the prediction all the time.Every betting on the gambling site in the casino will depend on the probability.The gambler who had more knowledge of the sports,better to use the sports betting compared to the casino games.

What you said is true for gamblers because it has happened to me when I played gambling consecutively one week straight, I know quite well that gambling is all about what's good and what's bad you think that you will win today and you loss and next day you taught of that again and you lose, gambling is not being determined that you will win, one thing that make people to keep depreciating whenever they lose gambling is that they keep all their hope on it and that is why when they lose gambling consecutively they became depressed because of the money they think that they lose in gambling, in normal circumstances it doesn't making sense that we will rely on gambling to have a daily bread.

[Yatsan]

Have it checked and diagnosed by professionals given that you're aware of your situation and condition. Things should be done with proper medication and treatment in order to have a better recovery procedures and of course, outcome. Well, words of encouragement and self-limiting practices would help but if you are wanting for a more efficient way to resolve things and avoid making it worse then seek professional help simply because they have enough knowledge to aid your problems. Then it will e on you  as well on how will you help yourself to recover with their guidance of course.

If one make a firm decision that he will not use more budget than his planned sum then he can control his gambling activity. Budget has greater impact on the addiction because if a person used fixed amount for gambling then there is a chance that he will not fall into bad addiction. Gambling is good source of earning and it provides fun only in the way when you get profit but once your losing amount increases then there is a chance that you will not find any fun in gambling but will be in stress all the time.

Yes, when someone can limit the number of bets in gambling that is played of course they will be able to control their gambling activities and also they can restrain their desire to gamble when they don't have money, because if we cannot limit the budget we use for gambling it will certainly be very easy to experience addicted to gambling and when we are addicted, of course we will not be able to control our gambling activities and when we want to gamble, we will look for ways to gamble.
To be able to win gambling, you have to have luck because if we don't have luck in the gambling we play, it will be very difficult to win and when we have lost a lot of course we will have financial problems.

Self discipline and all, are a common knowledge to all of us; we should avoid gambling that much, betting huge, avoid taking a loan to gamble and such. But why do people still fall for addiction? The idea is being unaware and unconscious of your actions and habits while you are gambling. That's just how addiction works to any vice of activity that consumes your time and that creates a drive to make you uncomfortable whenever you are not doing that particular 'thing'.

[irhact]

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

Every business do promotions or things that'll make them to keep getting customers and that's why gambling company's also so. No casino force their customers to continue gambling. You're the one responsible for your betting behaviour therefore don't think the casinos will be responsible for stopping you inform gambling. Be disciplined and gamble using plans and budget so you don't over gamble and getting into addiction problems like many individual have found themselves in.

The uncomfortable urge that makes you want the keep gambling regardless of losing your previous games happen to every individual but we prevent the urge from having power over us. You can be able to fight that urge when you're not addicted and having plans on how you're gambling and not just gamble without considering how much is left in their gambling account for wagering more bets you'll like to play.

[MainIbem]

You are the problem of yourself why because you allowed the gambling to control you instead of you controlling the gambling, what I meant is that you should sets a limits for yourself and locate a specific amount for gambling whenever this amount or money is being exhausted then you don't have to go touched another money in your pocket to go place another bets.

Where people fails to understand about gambling is that they don't apply rules and gamble responsibly because you allowed greed to override you while gambling, I know it's very hard to control but this shows how responsible you are in terms of gambling.

With this you said that means you can exhaust all money in your account just to gamble and win were you continually placing bet less until you win and it's also called chasing winning after lose which is not enough good reason to say that site owners is controlling gamblers and what you must know is that gambling site is not in any programed for you to be winning constantly rather it's being configured for bettors to losing more than they wins.

[alankasman]

I personally do not believe on spiritual connection with a gambler because even those who uses witchcraft with gambling I saw them fail. 😅 Some gamblers here in my place has this superstitious belief and other sort of sorcery things on them but neither of them became successful with gambling because for me it is really all about luck.

It's already 2024, does anyone still believe in games that rely on magic to be able to win in every gambling game?
Tell me to wake up and wash my face if there are still many who believe in superstitions to win. Introduce a new world to such gamblers to try a more open online gambling system without relying on magic. If they want to use magic, use it to beat the bookie's system with preset algorithm settings.

[sujonali1819]

How can one control the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on once life.

It's getting worse every day. I'm extremely depressed I have thoughts of unaliving myself more often, some times I feel the betting companies manipulate people spiritually to get them addicted where be playing without plans and strategy. Once a bet place get cut, there is this uncomfortable urge to quickly book another one with the plans of recovering the first money lost but it will end up cutting again.

After reading your post and thinking about your situation I have to suggest that you should really stop gambling. Because it looks like you are gambling with the money you can't afford to lose. You know the first rule of gambling is "don't gamble that can not afford to lose". Since you can not afford it's better to stop.

If you ask every gambler about their gambling experience, most of them will say like you that providers are manipulating or playing with them. So you should have a nice bankroll for chasing the loss. and always take the losses easy and keep going forward. Keep your mind fresh during gambling otherwise, the situation will be like you can not stop until the balance goes to 0.