How can I get rid of gambling addiction?

[Bigjoe33]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Going all through so many comments here in positive response to your post, as to how you can be freed from gambling addition, I will just add these two points.

1. The first solution is already with you, that is, you already know it's now an addiction and you don't like it. So, I feel that's the first step to solution. Yea! What do you do to what you don't like? What do we do to a rotten food? You get the answer right? A decision to stop not partially, but completely is the great deal.. And the second point is what should be done to help you actually keep to this your decision of quiting completely from gambling. That point is
2. Go get yourself a skill, go learn something, yea! Something like a work or something productive. If it's not about learning, then it should be a service you render like a work, eg, transportation business. Just like I said, it's for an example. Get into something that is time consuming and is also productive financially. I bet you, if you are dedicated to it, either learning it or rendering the service, you would even hardly remember gambling exists. Even when the urge comes, you wouldn't even have the chance to go for it.

The point here is depriving yourself that chance to even think of gambling because you are so occupied. If you also gamble online, like with your smartphone at home, you also have to delete all related Apps for gambling.  The few points I gave above helped me too because I wanted to stop sports betting years back. It's an experience that changed the game for me. I used to bet 10-12 times every week. And I kept on loosing, and at the same time, I didn't like it. But immediately I got involved with a job that my time for the whole day, and been in that work day by day, week in, week out. I even forgot that gambling existed. I can stay a whole two months even without working and not even go close to a betting shop.. yea. It worked

[Jewan420]

Since you have realized that you are addicted to gambling and it is harming you and you are regretting it. You should not be disappointed at all, because you have successfully passed the first step to get rid of gambling addiction. Because, solving the problem is very easy if the problem is diagnosed.

I will advise you, it will be difficult for you to suddenly quit gambling, so you should gradually reduce the amount of your gambling expenses (both time and money). It may take some time, but it is fruitful. To get out of gambling addiction, you can take the help of your friends who will stop you from gambling and can control you. Keep yourself busy in honest work as much as possible and also give time to your family.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Are you really addicted to gambling? If you are addicted to gambling and understand it, then it will be much easier for you to get out because you will understand by yourself that you have made yourself addicted to gambling. To get out of gambling addiction, talk to your friends and share it with your family as well. I hope your family and your friends will definitely help you get out of gambling addiction. If necessary, go out to play in the afternoon for entertainment. You should continue to do religious work regularly and mix with friends to stay happy. As a result, I think you will get out very quickly. Never remember the past in a bad mood. When you remember the past, you will slowly push yourself into weakness, so always be cheerful and cheerful. I hope you will get out of gambling addiction very easily.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Knowing the very form of gambling addiction which you are struggling with is a basic criteria to knowing what form of advice that will be suitable in your situation, and as such, I would have love to ask you @ O.P directly that what form of gambling are you struggling with? It is the physical kind of gambling (i.e In a physical casino or Sport betting centers) or is it an addiction on online casinos (i.e the likes of stake, Duelbit and co.) Because if is is in a physical casino that you are having difficulty with controlling your gambling behavior, then it would have been advisable you change your environment for the main time, while you try to engage yourself with other meaningful activities, and stop staying idle, because If you are idle, the risk of you going back to gambling is very high. But that doesn't mean gambling is bad, but it is when it becomes excessive to the detriment to oneself that is mad. Whereas, if is an online casino you are struggling with an addiction, you can possibly self exclude yourself. Because that's the reason why the feature was created.

[finaleshot2016]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Try to find some recreational activities like outdoor activities, it might help you rehab yourself to recover that active self of yours. If you're in a state of gambling, I agree that it's hard to let go of it but ask your family, have fun with them. Make more time with them and do something valuable like exercise every day and stuff, focus on your health and invest your wealth to some valuable assets like crypto. You're already in this space; you should be careful on what you're doing in your life cause risks can lead you to your downfall.

[Roseline492]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

I understand your situation because you must have come a very long way from gambling for you to be crying out for help, however I don't no if you have seen someone who walked on that part before, that would have been a very good starting point for you because they will not only tell you how they do it but will also check on you every day to no if you are doing it right but if perhaps there is no such person close, those that have it hear will explain better because someone who was a victim has an understanding more than the person who has not but however we can only give you the few basis which is giving yourself other activities that will occupy your mind all the time.

[Orpichukwu]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

You can start by applying for self-exclusion in all the casinos that you make use of; after that, you can also tell close relatives and friends who are always close to you to always stop you each time they see you going into a physical casino or even trying to gamble online. They can be of help in case you want to gamble out of the urge of the addiction kept in you.

The best thing is you first deciding to stop gambling and trying everything possible to keep to the decision. You can look for something that can distract your mind and make sure you are always busy; if that doesn't work, then seek professional help.

[Cityhunter34]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Since you have already know that you are addicted to gambling, the best way for you to prevent it is by taking a break and have a self control. Because as a good gambler is always essential to take a break when you noticed that you are losing too much in gambling, rather than chasing losses then at the end of day you keep on hoting yourself more and more. However, I would advice you take some break and refresh your memory, so that you wouldn't end up being frustrated.

[I_Anime]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Anything addiction is never easy to fight, one of the funny thing is that you won't even know when you're getting addicted to it until you have gotten too deep , I don't actually know your level of addiction, but I will say that is all boils down to your Mindset, you just have to tell yourself that you need some adjustments in this gambling habits, know this is not gonna happen overnight so is going to take a gradual process, first avoid gambling too frequently, try and put some gaps, then trying hanging out with love once more often and Change the mindset of thinking you can get rich fast through gambling.

[LDL]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

The most important thing to free yourself from gambling is to try to control yourself and control your emotions, and you will soon be able to stop yourself from being attracted to gambling.
Instead of spending time gambling, try to spend time with your family. Spend your free time with your wife, try to go on a long drive with your loved one. Share your opinions with your family members and try to make them aware of the negative consequences of spending time gambling. Try to inform those who are not addicted to gambling about the amount of losses you have incurred, and you will surely see that one day you will come out of the terrible circle of gambling.

[GiftedMAN]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

You just solved some part of your problem by accepting that you have become addicted to gambling and by speaking out now. This is what I will advise if you can keep to it you will be happy you did,  I don't know the kind of games you gamble on but if it is football and you have some apps on your phone the best thing is to uninstall any gambling app so that you will not have the access to gamble but if you visit a particular casino you need to stay away from the place, try to engage yourself and become very busy so that you will not have the time to go and gamble, if you stay in an environment where you discuss gambling with your neighbors I think you need to move out to a better place where you will not have people that are into what you want to stop.

[Furious 7]

All have the same situation when it comes to gambling because although almost all say they are not affected and not addicted to gambling but as long as they still gamble in the end it proves that they are actually already included in the addiction even though the effect of the loss is not as big as other players who destroy themselves from family, property and maybe friendship just because of gambling but addiction is still addiction even though the effect may be mild because we can still control ourselves well.

To stop it is not easy and I am also aware that for now I still cannot do that but in this case of course we are aware that we can still minimize it so that it is not too severe by trying to make ourselves responsible and be more mature in responding to gambling so that in the end even if we cannot stop gambling activities but we can still minimize it.

[Zigabel]

Try to find some recreational activities like outdoor activities, it might help you rehab yourself to recover that active self of yours. If you're in a state of gambling, I agree that it's hard to let go of it but ask your family, have fun with them. Make more time with them and do something valuable like exercise every day and stuff, focus on your health and invest your wealth to some valuable assets like crypto. You're already in this space; you should be careful on what you're doing in your life cause risks can lead you to your downfall.

This is a strategy to create a conscious distraction that will probably take a lot of your time to the point you may not have time to engage in gambling  probably you may want to forget or be too tiered as you will be exhausted after  you must have finished with your physical activities.  Usually I do say before an effective change takes place,  the person involved will have to take a conscious decision to saying I'm not doing this at this point anymore and that alone becomes  a very good grounds upon which one can start off to making the changes but without this acceptance it becomes almost  very difficult as the person literally will be leaving  a lie which make it even more difficult to drop such.

[Huppercase]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

The first question you need to ask yourself is why are you gambling? Are you gambling because you are struggling financially or you are doing it because you are want to have some fun. Are you gambling because you of influence or you gambling at your own will. This are the honest questions I expect you to ask yourself. If you can answer this questions, then you will know exactly where the problem is coming from and you will know where to hold yourself responsible.

Do you have a job, if you do please focus on your job and make more money, if you are gambling because you have a target to meet, you will lose more money to casinos than you will make in the whole of your gambling lifestyle. Don't waste your time gambling if you also don't have the experience because some people gamble because of other people's influence, some influencers eat from referrals and don't win from their predictions most often.

[Kemarit]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Anything addiction is never easy to fight, one of the funny thing is that you won't even know when you're getting addicted to it until you have gotten too deep , I don't actually know your level of addiction, but I will say that is all boils down to your Mindset, you just have to tell yourself that you need some adjustments in this gambling habits, know this is not gonna happen overnight so is going to take a gradual process, first avoid gambling too frequently, try and put some gaps, then trying hanging out with love once more often and Change the mindset of thinking you can get rich fast through gambling.

Right, everything is on our mind, if we can shift our focus to more positive things, then maybe we can forget gambling for good. But then again, as most of us might have been a gambling addict before, it is really very difficult to quit. But for me, I was able to get it out when the source of my funds were gone, I lost my job and then my other side hustle was also taken away from me.

I did try to go out and loan from banks to sustain my gambling addiction but it was the worst thing to do. Was able to get up slowly though, pay my debts and then shift my attention, and learn prioritized things in life like my family and kids and think of them first. You really have to motivate yourself, like thinking that you need to provide them schooling and food in the table 24 x 7.

[GxSTxV]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

Please feel free to DM me if you need to talk with someone who has also experienced the same things. I found only this place to share my pain at the time, and honestly, I’m still recovering from gambling myself. I do my best to never fall into the same trap again. 
Remember, many people have walked this path and successfully recovered coming out even stronger. It’s just a matter of time and with your efforts to heal yourself. Now the best first step is to talk to those around you, by explaining your situation to someone you trust so much. If you don’t have that option, then seeking help from rehab centers or even a supportive group of friends can make a big difference. 

One thing that helped me was taking a break, for you as well, maybe going on a short trip or just distancing yourself from anything related to your bad habits might be a big lap to your recovery. A new reset and changing your routine will make a big difference.

Also, don’t hesitate to read my story and journey in these two topics in the end of this post. Maybe you will find something relatable or helpful in them. You are not alone in this, and recovery is absolutely possible if you are ready, I will be available for any questions or even arrange a call with your if needed, as I have been in your situation and anything could be helpful.

Recovery journey from gambling addiction.
The harsh reality of GxSTxV

[LogitechMouse]

Gambling addiction has been a major challenge in my life, and have been given me sleepless night. I have lost so much in gambling and if care is not taking i may learn the hard way (get frustrated) . I find no other place worthy to cry out my pain so I decided to bring it to this thread for assistance. Please, I need help

We can only help you through giving advice but the best help that you can get is a help from experts and going to a rehabilitation center as well.

Like what others said, it's a bit unfortunate that you got addicted into gambling already, but that doesn't mean that it's the end of the world for you OP. I've seen many people who recovered from their gambling addiction and even though it's hard for them not to gamble because of the many temptations around them, they're trying not to because they don't want their lives to become miserable again. Voluntarily going to a rehabilitation center for me is the best option that you can do OP. Making a thread like this would be helpful, but it will not do that much unless you will make actions yourself.

What's important is that you have released what you're feeling somewhere like in this forum because not releasing it might lead you to more depression. I hope you will be ok OP, and you will overcome this gambling addiction of yours.

[Zoomic]

Congratulations @op because you are already on the journey to your recovery. Yea, the first step to recovery is you as the gambler realising that you have a problem that needs to be solved, not all problem gamblers really know they have a problem.

Now you already know, it's left for you to make the recovery process effective. You cannot do it alone and we here in the forum cannot do more than just giving you some piece of advice and recommendations.

Here's my own piece of advice; Go see a therapist and you should also talk to a close person you trust about your problems. This person's job would be to monitor you and how you go about your recovery routine. A constant reminder and motivation from him or even them would go a long way in helping you recover completely. I wish you luck on this journey.