Recovery journey from gambling addiction.

[Wakate]

This kind of treatment of gambling is wrong from the start. We all know that, there is no such thing as winning in gambling. The players are just a tool for the bookies to enrich themselves. The problem of winning is actually not a matter of luck. In fact, I think it is more of a gift from the bookies so that we continue to play and spend everything we have.

It is a certainty, with those who build casinos of course the goal is to seek profit and they benefit from the many people who gamble, therefore now many casinos operate either online or physical, it's just that those who are interested in online casinos are currently very large in number because the access is very easy to make many people indirectly understand in a short period of time.
In my opinion, the casino itself does not force everyone to gamble at the casino and after that they will give a lure and for those who are wrong in their mindset of gambling, they usually experience bad effects because the gambling they do is likely to be excessive, even though winning in gambling cannot be obtained for sure if not because of luck, with you who think it is a gift from the dealer is quite interesting because the dealer also has the power to regulate whether the player will win or not.

Along with the development of the era, of course, nowday gambling is also growing rapidly, even compared to traditional casino, it cannot be denied that nowday online casino are a better choice with the offer of convenience that we get, easy access to online casino has attracted many people, but this also brings great risk, especially for those who do not have deep thoughts and knowledge about gambling, that's why we should be wise in gambling, because gambling can lead to serious problems, such as addiction and financial losses even for a long time.

Many traditional casinos are anie switching to online mode, so they can keep getting more interested users from different regions without any barrier. The gambling industry is growing and with time there will be more gamblers, longing for alternative casinos to use for betting for a bigger chances of making money. The rate of unemployment is gradually increasing in the world, attracting people that have no work or something reasonable during to switch to gambling as a way of survival.
Many people still see gambling as a way of self enrichment by trying to bet on games for a better luck of earning from their bets. In the journey of trying to make money for self enrichment, people get addiction and with time if not attended to, it leads to a bigger problem.

[Oluwa-btc]

Keeping yourself busy is one of the best ways for an addict to distract themselves from gambling. They can find a hobby that they enjoy, or do work, or do other activities that keep their attention away from gambling. Because the problem that gamblers often face is that the urge to gamble arises when they are not doing anything

You're right being busy with something can actually keep you from gambling abit but not necessarily on a very solid ground base, cause at this point little things can intice the gambler to keep gambling but I think having indulge oneself to another hobby could also remedy the gambling addiction rate of the person, cause instead of gambling they find themselves doing another thing that brings fun to them.

[Zigabel]

I would also add that it is a matter of the player's own and personal ego. Many of us are too self-confident that we will definitely be lucky, and others will not. You don't need to think that luck will choose us, and not others, the fact is that luck does not look at everyone equally, so we have exactly the same chances as everyone else. In addition, I would add that when we enter the game, we should already keep in mind that we will most likely lose, and if we are lucky and we win, then this will be an exception to the rule. And luck will not come to us constantly and not be greedy, at least I am guided by these rules.

Some players  after some rou ds of luck feels too confident and may want to break beyond the regular by attempting some other new stake and that  will cost them the huge amounts that will cause them loosing huge funds so they then probably will try getting back to gambling responsibly but then this which you have have mentioned is a really better approach to avoid disappointments.

[Hispo]

Keeping yourself busy is one of the best ways for an addict to distract themselves from gambling. They can find a hobby that they enjoy, or do work, or do other activities that keep their attention away from gambling. Because the problem that gamblers often face is that the urge to gamble arises when they are not doing anything

You're right being busy with something can actually keep you from gambling abit but not necessarily on a very solid ground base, cause at this point little things can intice the gambler to keep gambling but I think having indulge oneself to another hobby could also remedy the gambling addiction rate of the person, cause instead of gambling they find themselves doing another thing that brings fun to them.

One needs to be aware though, there are some hobbies which could have elements of gambling infused in them without us noticing at first glance, there are people who move onto videogames to fight boredom and keep themselves out of casinos, but there is a little problem: the video game industry how it stands today have mechanics like micro transactions, gacha games, loot boxes, etc; which are very similar to gambling (because of the randomness involved and the small chance of getting a very rare item valued in hundreds or thousands of dollars).
So, for example, I would not advance a recovering gambler to move onto games like Nikke, Counter Strike, Hearthstone, Pokemon TCG, etc, where he would find himself spending money in order to get the chance to get the best of the items available in the market.

[topbitcoin]

Keeping yourself busy is one of the best ways for an addict to distract themselves from gambling. They can find a hobby that they enjoy, or do work, or do other activities that keep their attention away from gambling. Because the problem that gamblers often face is that the urge to gamble arises when they are not doing anything

You're right being busy with something can actually keep you from gambling abit but not necessarily on a very solid ground base, cause at this point little things can intice the gambler to keep gambling but I think having indulge oneself to another hobby could also remedy the gambling addiction rate of the person, cause instead of gambling they find themselves doing another thing that brings fun to them.

Everything comes back to intention in the end because even if we are looking for busyness for other things when we do not have the intention to stop or try to minimize so as not to be too aggressive in gambling then in the end everything is the same where no matter how busy when we still cannot eliminate and restrain the desire to gamble then everything will look the same where we will force to gamble even when we are busy.

This possibility always happens so in the end as you said in the end there must be a really strong goal and intention when trying to stop or reduce gambling because it is indeed important to do from the beginning especially this can be a strong basis for us to refrain from gambling like we always do.

[Victorybit1]

You have gone through a lot of things and so many gamblers out there have their own experiences, but the most important thing here is learning from your mistakes and trying to fix yourself, I'm glad that you are sharing this with the public and also recovering from this self-destructive habit that has made a lot of people end their lives. There are several ways to deal with this addiction and just like you said l, putting the money that you have or probably won from gambling into good use would prevent you from making such mistakes. Doing other things to distract your mind is also another way to deal with this.

[Eternad]

You have gone through a lot of things and so many gamblers out there have their own experiences, but the most important thing here is learning from your mistakes and trying to fix yourself, I'm glad that you are sharing this with the public and also recovering from this self-destructive habit that has made a lot of people end their lives.

Yeah, There’s a lot gambling addiction victim decided to suicide instead to seek help. OP did the right thing to open up his problem here so that we as his virtual family can support him since we experience gambling losses and at the same time understand him well.

I’m im a situation which my family doesn’t knew that I’m gambling which is not allowed with my religion so the forum helps me to express my desire to discuss gambling topic.

putting the money that you have or probably won from gambling into good use would prevent you from making such mistakes.

This means OP still gamble. Experiencing profit on gambling fuel addiction so I think suggestion that involves gambling is not advisable on his case.

[bettercrypto]

I hope you are in a good recovery and have overcome your gambling addiction problem and are now giving us reminders here. Although you are also in the gambling industry field, now you are focusing on more important things.

From what I can see, it was not easy for you to go through your gambling recovery stage but the good thing about what you have done is that there is still hope that we can rise from addiction to normal life again.

[Awaklara]

I hope you are in a good recovery and have overcome your gambling addiction problem and are now giving us reminders here. Although you are also in the gambling industry field, now you are focusing on more important things.

From what I can see, it was not easy for you to go through your gambling recovery stage but the good thing about what you have done is that there is still hope that we can rise from addiction to normal life again.

will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

[eisen33]

Everything comes back to intention in the end because even if we are looking for busyness for other things when we do not have the intention to stop or try to minimize so as not to be too aggressive in gambling then in the end everything is the same where no matter how busy when we still cannot eliminate and restrain the desire to gamble then everything will look the same where we will force to gamble even when we are busy.

This possibility always happens so in the end as you said in the end there must be a really strong goal and intention when trying to stop or reduce gambling because it is indeed important to do from the beginning especially this can be a strong basis for us to refrain from gambling like we always do.

From the very beginning, it will not make sense for you unless you reach the point where you understand that it is already an addiction. And after that, it seems to me that you should not reduce the time for gambling, but abstain altogether and preferably do it for a long time.

It will not be easy, because getting rid of any addiction is difficult, but if there is a desire, then it is possible. Whether it is worth returning to gambling again depends on each player, I would advise never returning, because if there is an addiction, it will interfere with making the right decisions.

[Mahanton]

Keeping yourself busy is one of the best ways for an addict to distract themselves from gambling. They can find a hobby that they enjoy, or do work, or do other activities that keep their attention away from gambling. Because the problem that gamblers often face is that the urge to gamble arises when they are not doing anything

You're right being busy with something can actually keep you from gambling abit but not necessarily on a very solid ground base, cause at this point little things can intice the gambler to keep gambling but I think having indulge oneself to another hobby could also remedy the gambling addiction rate of the person, cause instead of gambling they find themselves doing another thing that brings fun to them.

Everything comes back to intention in the end because even if we are looking for busyness for other things when we do not have the intention to stop or try to minimize so as not to be too aggressive in gambling then in the end everything is the same where no matter how busy when we still cannot eliminate and restrain the desire to gamble then everything will look the same where we will force to gamble even when we are busy.

This possibility always happens so in the end as you said in the end there must be a really strong goal and intention when trying to stop or reduce gambling because it is indeed important to do from the beginning especially this can be a strong basis for us to refrain from gambling like we always do.

Everything will really be that depending into someones mindset on which we can really be able to say that each person will really be that different when it comes to money on which there are ones who are really that greedy and there are ones who are really that having that good control when it comes into this manner on which when it comes into this manner. One of the things that you do really need up to consider is on the moment or time that you do deal up with gambling is that you should really be avoiding to be that addicted as much as possible, because once you do get shackled with addiction then this is where issues will really be starting to pile up and we do know that financial state is something that be that majorly affected. If you dont like to sleep on the streets or even having that kind of bad ending on which you might be that having some quarrels with family members or other people just because of what you have done.

I hope you are in a good recovery and have overcome your gambling addiction problem and are now giving us reminders here. Although you are also in the gambling industry field, now you are focusing on more important things.

From what I can see, it was not easy for you to go through your gambling recovery stage but the good thing about what you have done is that there is still hope that we can rise from addiction to normal life again.

will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

Everyone does have the chance on recovery, it will really be just that depending into someones mind control and extreme discipline because this is where you will really be able to make yourself that get out with that addiction but of course this isnt something that you will be able to obtain because at the time or moment that you will be having such approach then it will be better that you should really that know on what you are really that indeed doing. There's no way that you can be able to possibly be able to get away or avoid gambling addiction. It is really just that it takes a matter of time and just like been said that control and discipline will really be that relevant.

[Z_MBFM]

I hope you are in a good recovery and have overcome your gambling addiction problem and are now giving us reminders here. Although you are also in the gambling industry field, now you are focusing on more important things.

From what I can see, it was not easy for you to go through your gambling recovery stage but the good thing about what you have done is that there is still hope that we can rise from addiction to normal life again.

will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

If someone wants he can improve and get out of gambling addiction but most gamblers never get out of China gambling because their emotions and greed always attract them to gambling.
It's admirable that op managed to recover from that addiction. He managed to save himself from a lot of damage. which will help him manage the financial aspects very well later in his life. Because people who are addicted to gambling never think about their future and think about the present and gambling destroys their financial side.

[Tmoonz]

Happy to hear this kind of story from a gambling addict before. I must say, you did great. Not only on avoiding gambling again, but the previous addiction leave you a huge impact that molds your perspective on what you are right now.

I gamble, but I never end up getting addiction on it. That's one thing I am proud of. One thing is certain, if you don't have discipline and self-control towards the urge in gambling, you will definitely fall on its trap. If you are weak and would easily get tempted, just don't try to enter gambling in the first place.

To be honest, one of the easiest way anyone can easily get addicted to gambling is when we prioritize gambling to be a major means of making money rather than gambling for fun but however, to differentiate this, when you are gambling to make money and it happens that you lost your bet, you will become depressed at that point and possibly start chasing your losses by spending more money and time in to gambling activities, but when you are gambling for fun even when you lose your bet it will not affect or Influence your primary approach towards gambling, you will not increase the allocation neither will you spend more time in to gambling. However, it is good for us to recognize when we are gambling more than usual and have a self control.

[Hirose UK]

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will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

They who can have awareness can certainly start with more positive efforts while in gambling, but for people who really can't realize it, they will always be the same, becoming crazy addict and willing to do anything to fulfill all their desires in gambling.

Problem is not all gambling addicts will tell their condition to the people around them including their family about the addiction they have suffered, if it is like this then there is no way there is encouragement or even efforts from the people around them to help, they will be depressed due to the attitude and complicated conditions.
As in many cases, suicide and that is the last resort for an addict who already has many problems and burdens in life.

[ethereumhunter]

Happy to hear this kind of story from a gambling addict before. I must say, you did great. Not only on avoiding gambling again, but the previous addiction leave you a huge impact that molds your perspective on what you are right now.

I gamble, but I never end up getting addiction on it. That's one thing I am proud of. One thing is certain, if you don't have discipline and self-control towards the urge in gambling, you will definitely fall on its trap. If you are weak and would easily get tempted, just don't try to enter gambling in the first place.

To be honest, one of the easiest way anyone can easily get addicted to gambling is when we prioritize gambling to be a major means of making money rather than gambling for fun but however, to differentiate this, when you are gambling to make money and it happens that you lost your bet, you will become depressed at that point and possibly start chasing your losses by spending more money and time in to gambling activities, but when you are gambling for fun even when you lose your bet it will not affect or Influence your primary approach towards gambling, you will not increase the allocation neither will you spend more time in to gambling. However, it is good for us to recognize when we are gambling more than usual and have a self control.

If you can check yourself and found that you have intention to return to casino in a near, you need to be careful because that could be the seed of gambling addiction which you must realize and prevents it. If you don't realize and underestimate with that, you can forget to always control yourself and aware from the temptation and the seed can be bigger without you notice. The passion to return to casino will also becomes big and will tells you that you can win this time so you will not hear your heart because your minds are close by the temptation that you see. You will forget to limits your time and money when you gamble because your purpose to playing gambling already change from having fun into chasing the winning. So if you can recover yourself from all things that related to gambling, you will see that you don't have to playing gambling every day but you can make a schedule when you can gamble. You need to recovery your gambling habit so that will not give a bad impact your life.

[Finestream]

Keeping yourself busy is one of the best ways for an addict to distract themselves from gambling. They can find a hobby that they enjoy, or do work, or do other activities that keep their attention away from gambling. Because the problem that gamblers often face is that the urge to gamble arises when they are not doing anything

You're right being busy with something can actually keep you from gambling abit but not necessarily on a very solid ground base, cause at this point little things can intice the gambler to keep gambling but I think having indulge oneself to another hobby could also remedy the gambling addiction rate of the person, cause instead of gambling they find themselves doing another thing that brings fun to them.

We've seen this is a strong solution, but still, we are vulnerable to getting back as online casinos have been there. Temptation is around us, making us have a lesser chance to ignore gambling. That is why we can say that getting out of addiction is tough. Perhaps a lot of gamblers tried hard, but only a few of them succeeded. Might be doing things like what they did helps, but there is no assurance of winning, especially when they are not too serious about it. 

Therefore, the saying is right. Quitting is easy in words but not in actuality. 

[danherbias07]

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will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

Those who can have awareness can certainly start with more positive efforts while in gambling, but for people who really can't realize it, they will always be the same, becoming crazy addict and willing to do anything to fulfill all their desires in gambling.

Problem is not all gambling addicts will tell their condition to the people around them including their family about the addiction they have suffered, if it is like this then there is no way there is encouragement or even efforts from the people around them to help, they will be depressed due to the attitude and complicated conditions.
As in many cases, suicide and that is the last resort for an addict who already has many problems and burdens in life.

No, they will not. It's a matter of pride and ego and they don't want anybody to know that they have a gambling problem. This is where suicide attempts come from because they cannot find any solution and don't want to share anything either with their family or friends.
They think can solve it by simply killing themselves, little do they know that the debt and problem can be passed on to their kin and they will probably hate him for killing himself.
We must always know if we are crossing the line in gambling and if we do, let's find a solution as early as possible so that it won't cause any more problems in the future.

[mammusu]

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will be an experience and also a hope for every gambling addict that there is an opportunity for us who gamble excessively to improve the bad situation that happens to us due to gambling.
what gambling addicts need to have is the determination to get up, as well as encouragement from others around us to fight out of a bad situation. gambling addicts who are unable to bear the burden of their gambling can take the worst steps.

Releasing someone from an addiction is not an easy thing even those who are involved in gambling so far, so that is why every country has provided rehabilitation houses so far to overcome the addiction that occurs in its citizens, so far many of those who are addicted actually have the opportunity to recover but instead sometimes in the absence of strong determination and support from the surrounding people actually makes them unable to escape from the addiction, because in addition to support from outsiders, the recovery process actually requires a strong determination from ourselves, so that it can give us a better chance to recover from gambling, meaning that support from people around must be accompanied by a strong determination from ourselves, and vice versa, but if one of these things is not there then it is just useless in my opinion.

[Dewi Aries]

Basically addiction is a disease that is very difficult to overcome because it is a situation where someone is obsessed with an activity that is difficult for them to ignore in their mind and this is one of the reasons why addiction is always difficult to overcome because it is difficult to refuse not to do something that you really want to do.
Honestly, I have been in that situation before and yes I really felt the difficulty of getting out of addiction, but yes in the end I succeeded and I succeeded by doing some things as suggested by you OP.

The hardest part is getting used to not doing something that I really want to do, but focusing on various other activities such as work or adding new hobbies can really divert your focus, and besides that I will also suggest to anyone who really wants to recover from addiction to do one thing in the first step, namely closing all access that can connect you to gambling, like what I did, namely blocking all local bank accounts that I have, I'm sure that can help you.

[GxSTxV]

Just an update on my current situation and the long journey for controlling my gambling addiction, where I had many opinions about the way I was handling the issue and how close I stayed to the industry. Now it’s about 4 months since the last time gambling the way I used to do it in a wrong way without controlling myself. Lately, I have been participating in few Poker events as only tournaments and won some money on them, whenever I had to wager with gambling I only used a low risk strategy so I can only withdraw the gains, without any desire to gamble more or risk any of those wins although they came as a reward.
What I want to explain here, and maybe not everyone is experiencing the same side effects of this type of addiction. However, when you make your mind and really want to see yourself successful then nothing can stop you.

I had many people even here where they started blaming me, even accusing me when I had debts here with few members, saying I would scam them, but at the end I did my best and returned the funds, and continuing my journey for longer recovery. This might be a good win for me, but also not the end of my journey. I know being that proud might be dangerous as it can effect me negatively to return or fail in all what I did, but I needed to share this to encourage others.