GAMBLING DISORDER

[PX-Z]

This kind of thoughts is gone crazy if you take gambling as source of income. Whatever statistics or strategy do you make there will be higher chance that you still loss, especially on common games like dice, slots, etc. You could always think there's a manipulation going when you loss. Unlike if you are in sports betting. Where the points of team or individuals are the one who is going to decide for the win, although it's not always the case.

[Kemarit]

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

I know what you are going thru, I think majority here has that kind of uncontrollable urge to gambling. And when I said to myself that I don't want or going to quit gambling for good, I will be tempted once again to gamble as everything is very accessible right now. What I do is set up a budget and try to play along that line.

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.

Perhaps you need to change your environment, or maybe do some meditation. But then again, I have seen worst already and one reason that I have controlled my addiction like years ago is that I lose my job. Meaning I don't have the means to make money, hence continue to gamble. But in your case it could be different, so maybe talk to your family or as I have said, change everything so that it might help you forgot about gambling.

[komisariatku]

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.

In my opinion, most gamblers are not willing to lose and hope to get a win to recover their previous losses, so they always make deposits and the more losses they get, the more stressed and depressed they become so they play carelessly and the more losses they get. the situation got worse.

It's a good idea for us to stop gambling for a moment when our minds are not feeling well, even though gambling is based on luck, we must always think logically about the possibilities that will happen. We need to control our losses and be prepared to forget about the money we have spent on gambling. Don't chase losses and don't be greedy. Losing control in gambling will make us regret it for the rest of our lives, we must be aware of the risks posed to ourselves or those closest to us.

[Wiwo]

This kind of thoughts is gone crazy if you take gambling as source of income. Whatever statistics or strategy do you make there will be higher chance that you still loss, especially on common games like dice, slots, etc. You could always think there's a manipulation going when you loss. Unlike if are in sports betting. Where the points of team or individuals are the one who is going to decide for the win, although it's not always the case.

I can't imagine thos who takes gambling as a source of income because gambling can and will never be a source of income, that is the reason why I never take anyine who take gambling so serious as a jokers because under normal circumstances, gambling should be for fun and because of the uncertainty of gambling results, no one should rely on it to make a particular directions, so for best possible position, one need to mentain that position of only gambling for the fun of it and not to make any gain from it since behaving or acting that way only increase your chances of getting disappoited.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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

First, make a decision to control yourself. Next, develop disciplinary behavior and make sure to apply every great strategy that can help you stay away from gambling once you have reached your limits. Next, deprive yourself of everything that will cause you to gamble more. If possible, set an alarm or a reminder that rings to tell you that your time is up.

Set a gambling time table and discipline yourself to work with the time table. Also, set a gambling budget and make sure you discipline yourself not to spend more than that amount.

The last thing that I can think of now is that you should not deposit more than you intend to gamble on that day. For example, if you want to spend $20 on gambling today, make sure you only deposit that amount into your casino account. Do not deposit more than that, hoping that you will only spend $20 and reserve the rest for another day. If you deposit more than your gambling budget, you will definitely have the urge to spend it all.

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.

Talk to people about it; tell them to make sure they always discourage you any time you are going against your gambling will.

[Wexnident]

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.

Whats your medium? If it was online plug out your internet. If you need internet for work, then try using extensions that help in banning sites and just slam the keyboard when asked for override passwords or something. If it was brick and mortar casino, you can try telling them to ban you from entry. Casinos should accept those kinds of requests after all.

Now if you're asking how to stop since you want to always start, then habit. Your uncontrollable urge in the first place is nothing like that, it's just a habit. One that you can't stop following. So act on it. I swear people think that developing habits is so hard when they do it every day. Everything starts from yourself so if you're not going to work on it then I don't think anything is going to change. One good start is finding a new hobby and make it a habit to do that during the times you would gamble.

[Oilacris]

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.

Dont blame the gambling house itself about into the current condition that you are in but rather you should really be that blaming up yourself on whats happening into your right now.
This is a solid indication that you are already addicted to gambling on which if you dont make yourself that able to get out then you would really be messing up your entire life
when it comes to finances and this is something that you should really be that trying out to avoid as much as you could. If you are really that willing or serious on quitting gambling
then you should really be doing this seriously whether you should really be stopping on doing gambling and trying out to distract yourself with other activities on which it could
really make you that forget gambling or trying out to lock up your money or tell your wife about such problem so that you cant use something.

[robelneo]

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.

On your own you can't, once it gets to the point that the urge is uncontrollable and you are fully aware of it, your only chance is to ask for help from a professional or help group, healing comes from awareness and help should be coming from people whose expertise is to help people who are addicted to gambling its good that you understand the symptoms you now have to take action, the more you delay the depression keeps growing.
It's much easier on the road to healing if the individual is open to suggestions I'm sure there are help groups number in your country once you find them you are one call away from recovery.

[PX-Z]

I can't imagine thos who takes gambling as a source of income because gambling can and will never be a source of income, that is the reason why I never take anyine who take gambling so serious as a jokers because under normal circumstances, gambling should be for fun and because of the uncertainty of gambling results, no one should rely on it to make a particular directions, so for best possible position, one need to mentain that position of only gambling for the fun of it and not to make any gain from it since behaving or acting that way only increase your chances of getting disappoited.

That why it's crazy if you think about it, whatever the reason the gambler have. I never thought of doing like that too because the probability that you will lose more if you stay longer in the casino rooms it too much higher. The ones who gain profit are the luckiest in the room, and not everyone does that. That's why gambling is labeled as an "entertainment" because it should be treat it like that.

[boyptc]

You're having a serious encounter.

Go outside and keep yourself away from your devices if ever you're doing online gambling which is likely you're doing. Get some fresh air and enjoy the works of nature and its beauty.

That's one way to relieve that stress and depression that you're dealing, it's for free or might take you some money to travel somewhere else in your locality but I assure you that you'll have a better perspective about life.

[Wiwo]

If you are like this and gambling is making money from you so much in a way it can not help your financial life, you just need to stop gambling. If you are able to stop gambling for a year, you are having control over your addiction already.

But before you make that decision, you can make 1 to 5% of your weekly income to be for gambling and it should not be more than that. Do not touch the remaining 95 to 99%. If you can do this successfully, no need to quit. But if you are unable and still spending more than your weekly gambling budget, then quit gambling for a long time like a year.

Majority of those who have experienced such crisis in their gambling journey are those who may have failed to constantly disconnect themselves from excessive gambling and gambling disorders, because for sure anyone who overstep their boundary can become addicted, but excaping such addictions is far easy and better when tou start wit small withdrawal procedure e.g by limiting your amount of weekly bets or stakes and also making sure that you limits your overall betting time.

If all that is put in place, you can then win the fight against those addictions and eventually win the war on the long run, but if you decide to quite at once, there will be chances that the individual will slide back into that addictions again.

[alani123]

If you have recognized the problem then you're already on the path to recovery.
Seek help from professionals and take any help you can get.
If it's even a church that helps you speak with a psychology or at least a group attended by a psychology, take the chance. Speak with them and attent their meetings.

Sometimes in some countries the state isn't offering adequate support for those that even have recognized their problem. But there are usually organizations that help. It's always best in problematic situations that also involve depression to speak with a pro though. It's the best and safest solution to reduce harm.

[yahoo62278]

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.

Read a book, go to a psychiatrist, take up a hobby, start a relationship. What I am saying is basically look for a distraction or another way to occupy your time. Get you a support system made up of family and friends and ask them to help you stay busy and keep your mind busy and not thinking about gambling.

[Quidat]

You're having a serious encounter.

Go outside and keep yourself away from your devices if ever you're doing online gambling which is likely you're doing. Get some fresh air and enjoy the works of nature and its beauty.

That's one way to relieve that stress and depression that you're dealing, it's for free or might take you some money to travel somewhere else in your locality but I assure you that you'll have a better perspective about life.

Getting yourself that isolated with gambling is somewhat hard because we do have that technology today that it would really be that so easy for you to get that influenced or would really be in exposure.

You would really be that definitely be ending up on playing again and again. This is why it would really be that best that you should really be that avoiding as much as possible.
If you are really that serious on quitting gambling then you should really be that trying out to avoid as much as you could because if you arent that serious on quitting
gambling or stopping then it would really be just depending on you.

It would really be that impossible that you cant be able to do so if  you are really that serious on stopping or having a break. You would be able to
notice up into yourself on what are the things that changed up on doing extreme engagement with gambling.

[Darker45]

If you love doing something, there's always the urge to do it all the time. The same with gambling. However, you simply can't indulge in it every time you want it. It is damaging. So, you must have the discipline to somehow put a structure to it.

Now, if you can't anymore control the urge to gamble, it must mean you need professional help. If you cannot anymore say no to it, you need intervention. I advise you to consult a professional.

In the meantime, try to distract yourself from it. Surely, there must be other things that you would also enjoy doing. You might want to focus on it.

[danherbias07]

Please don't do anything stupid. Just try to relax your brain first.
Forget about the losses for now. If you still want to gamble then I suggest doing it with low amounts. Try to identify how the gambling works in rhythm. I wish you also shared the game you are playing so that we could give you more pointers.
If it's casino games, you will most likely lose by a ton. If it's sports betting then it's easy to control it and you will lose not too much on those games because it's per event and you don't need to gamble the whole day.

In my case, I always test the seeds first. I bet at the lowest amount possible and test it for 10k bets. It will be fast at auto bet and instant bet features. Now, if I observe the seed is giving a good RTP then I will likely use that for a long time because somewhere in all those bets it will give enough to bring back the losses or better, some wins too so we can get back what we had lost before.
We must be wiser than the system and it's not easy because they can see everything. But if we could somehow make a strategy that will be good for us then use it. I've learned this from other gamblers and I asked them why they test the seed first. Now I know why. I had my share of losses too because I've been greedy and tried to chase losses by increasing the bet amount. It actually doesn't work that way.

[alegotardo]

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 have already seen a situation similar to yours happening to someone close to me, the fact of stopping betting is certainly a very difficult challenge for anyone struggling with gambling addiction.
The first step you have already taken is recognizing the problem, as knowing how to identify the signs of betting addiction, such as the constant need to bet, loss of control over the game and prioritization of betting to the detriment of other activities, is a step fundamental to facing addiction and many do not even manage to do so.

But, if you have tried to stop on your own and failed, then you need to seek professional help... this is essential as having the support of psychologists, therapists and support groups specializing in addiction can provide you with the necessary tools to deal with it.
Other than that, also try to set realistic goals to stop betting and set goals that are achievable in this process... it will be difficult, but try to find a healthy replacement for gambling, such as playing sports, a hobby or creative activity... You need to fill your time and your mind with other things, otherwise you'll just be thinking about the game until the moment you can't resist anymore.

Also avoid "triggers and gambling environments", stop passing by or places where you know there is a casino or slot machine, change your routine, lock your computers or "forget" your cell phone at home from time to time. when.... avoiding situations that lead you to the temptation of gambling.
Friends and family are also very important... count on them if you can.

[ralle14]

Take advantage of the search bar on the upper right side, you can quickly browse countless threads about gambling issues.

To save you some time, I'll drop a few threads that could encourage you to look for more. You might even find some of them in the first five pages of this section.

Tips on How to Manage Gambling Addiction an Open Discussion - This thread provides several solutions and has links to other helpful threads
Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction

[uneng]

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.

Do you have any friends or relatives who could help you, at least to talk and to stay with you during the harsh moments? It could help a lot, but first of all you have to have a legit desire from the bottom of you heart to stop gambling and to overcome this addiction.

Then I suggest you excluding every accounts you have at casinos. Identify what motivated you to gamble the first time you did, and then look for another means to fulfill those same expectations you had regards gambling. Try to find alternative activities you could practice that are pleasant and rewarding (not financially, but emotionally), probably something you were used to do before you developed the addiction.

Occupy your mind with another subjects, hobbies, interests... You life can't be summarized to gambling. There must be another stuff you enjoy which will make you happy. When you feel the urge to gamble, just think that by doing this you will be losing money. Don't give yourself the right to think there is a possibility of making profit. Due to the current stage you have reached, for you this possibility just doesn't exist!

[dansus021]

I think there are a dozen of threads discussing gambling addiction.

But if you feel things are enough you actually can stop it and people in here gonna support you the simple thing and just opinion from me is not to deposit again. I know you might lose all of your money but if you keep remember what you lose it will encourage you to deposit more and everything gonna fall apart.

Next time if you want to play gamble just make sure you have put limit and budget so you can fall in the same pit again.

I lost much in gambling forex trading and futures trading but If I remember it all there is a feeling i should deposit more and make comeback but those is hard to get so I would rather to choose forget about it and not ruining my head