Why is it so hard to stop?

[arwin100]

It is hard to stop because we dont have strong will to do it, because we are controlled by our own greed while in fact we are the one who should be able to control our own greed.
I was on this position years ago when I was addicted to gambling but luckily I was able to get out from that situation without experiencing the worse case of addiction.
Since that time, I can start and stop gambling at anytime, if I have to say who is the one who help me to get out from that addiction, there is no one else except my wife.

Plus those urge to gamble more then chase for more gain is big factor on why these situation happen since greed would provably make people decide to gamble for more. That's why sometimes we experience those undesirable situation especially if those people doing it didn't like the result they get.

We provably experience this one since aside from chasing for more gains we feel like enjoying those games we played that's why usually we extend our minutes of playing and sometimes we encounter those unwanted lose which make us regret on why we continue to gamble despite of we think about quitting.

[Zigabel]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

Its not easy loosing money and stopping immediately meanwhile you are aware that you can possibly still be able to win back that money as there are opportunities that presents themselves there on the platform probably the casino and so its really not an easy one especially when you have got some more money to still try like you have mentioned you will be tempted to want to attempt it again because you are going to feel you can still recover the money but then its still best to let go and try again some other time.

this is why we are always advised to gamble responsibly and always try not to gamble with that which cannot afford to loose at every time we are gambling because we only get to be able to prevent ourselves from getting hurt form gambling if we are able to not allow all of that get into our way gambling, and maintain a very good and healthy gambling habit.

[LogitechMouse]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

That kind of mindset only applies to addicted gamblers. I don't believe that those casual gamblers out there think like that where if they have money, they will gamble it immediately.

Gamblers that are addicted to gambling are the ones who have that kind of mindset where they will chase their losses as soon as they have spare money and they lose a lot. Addicted gamblers are the only people that are thinking too much of their losses to the point where they are sleepless already. Good for me that I haven't experience this kind of thing despite of losing consecutive times in gambling. Yes, the real enemy is ourselves so what's the solution? Control our emotions, and learn from the stories of those who lost a huge amount of money.

Speaking of learn from stories of others, that's the reason why I'm able to control my emotions, and control myself as well that's why I'm not overspending in gambling as well, and I only spend a few dollars on it.

[death69]

Stopping is difficult because you are playing against yourself, not against the casino. Your brain lacks the capacity to let go of a loss. At the first sign of loss, an overwhelming desire to put things right rushes through your body, as if the world were waiting for you to "make it right." But reality doesn't give a damn. The game not gives a damn. You are now an emotional response in motion, not a logical individual the moment you chase

The house knows this. The system is built for it. Every little victory, every well timed dopamine release, all meant to keep you in. This has nothing to do about will power. This is about realizing your brain is fooling you. You believe you are making a decision, but your body has already decided for you

How then do you stop? You cut the cycle before it begins. The moment you even feel the loss clawing at your mind, you step away. Not because you're weak, but because you know the game better than it knows you. Otherwise, you will be seated there telling yourself, just one more, until you have nothing else to pursue

[iBaba]

This varies from person to person. Some people get addicted to gambling because they can’t control themselves. If we don’t correct that habit early, there’s a chance we might face serious gambling addiction in the future. But we have control over ourselves, so we should do our best to manage it. We can’t guarantee we won’t make mistakes, but at least we’re taking action to recognize and learn from them.

Exactly and it all depends on the level at which we can control our emotions. Emotional control is key in any gambling activity one engages themselves into. If you cannot control yourself, your emotions will overrule you which is what brings about greediness in the heart of gamblers. I like to learn from the experience if others especially well experienced people. From them, I've learnt that no matter how profitable a gambling game can be, if you do not take it easy and gamble consciously, you will end up losing all your fortunes.

Yes, that is always there but no matter what happens you should always try to quit for the game.
If you end up chasing losses you will almost always lose more money in the process.
This has been experienced by a majority of the gamblers and hence I think this should be declared as a general rule of thumb.

As far as gambling is concerned, there can't be a general rule for anyone. Everyone is responsible for their own decisions, their actions and inactions. Gambling does not have any ethical standards talk more of having people to to be accountable for their actions or code of Conduct. Therefore, you will not give any general ruling to anyone. All we can continue to do is advise.

[Wapfika]

How then do you stop? You cut the cycle before it begins. The moment you even feel the loss clawing at your mind, you step away. Not because you're weak, but because you know the game better than it knows you. Otherwise, you will be seated there telling yourself, just one more, until you have nothing else to pursue

I like this idea but it’s still very hard to do in actual since the urge to win back what is loss is always high and very hard to stop yourself gambling.

It’s easier to quit when you reach certain amount of profit rather than losing when you are already experiencing losses.

What you should avoid is to stop playing the games that will most likely trigger you like slot games bonus buy and other games that consume quickly your bankroll when you are in losing streak.

[Mpamaegbu]

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

But of course, every gambler must experience this in their life time before finding a way of avoiding it. It's lack of emotional control and the greatest undoing of anyone who hasn't got self control. This same thing is very consistent with trading as well. Easiest way of avoiding it is to take breaks whenever one begins to experience losses. Just close your device and move out of that vicinity. Take a walk. We live to fight another day, and that settles it. Otherwise, bettors begin to think there's no tomorrow to try their luck. They want to chase their losses immediately to see if they can recover, and that puts them on pressure to lose more. It's not a good idea.

[Davidvictorson]

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

We all at a point in time when we are at our financial lows have had this experience. When we are hard pressed for money and even if the little we gamble with, is what we can afford to lose, in reality and at that time, losing it instead of winning is tempting to put in some more money with the hope that you can by a stroke of luck recover the one you have lost. The best control you can have is to stop as soon as the thought to chase the lose creeps into your mind. If you allow that thought stay more than a minute it won't go away. Once it comes in, kick it out by stop gambling any further.

[nara1892]

The fact is that stopping at the right time like when you experience a large amount of money loss is something that is always easier said than done, but in most cases this action will only be difficult to do by those gamblers who are irresponsible in the sense that they cannot accept the state of defeat, and it can also be said that it is a gambler who comes with the intention and purpose of making money.

Previously, yes, honestly, I have also been in that situation where it is very difficult to stop when the session ends in defeat or it can even be said that previously for me defeat was something that would encourage me to continue gambling until I reached the recovery phase but yes in most of the time the results are actually much worse and I'm sure all gamblers also experience the same thing which is instead of returning the defeat but what happens is the amount of their loss is even greater, but now I have realized everything that it is a very wrong approach to gambling.
One way I improve my approach is by evaluating more often and also re-learning about how gambling really is, which knowledge makes me realize that we should not treat gambling aggressively.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

It's a normal experience, I doubt if there's any gambler that have not had such experience. The feelings will always come most of the time but you don't have to give in all the time. Have a time table, have a budget, have some rules and discipline yourself to abide by all of those rules.

[crwth]

It's all about the discipline you need to have if you gamble. You need to set a budget and not go over the limit. Even if you have money in the bank, you shouldn't touch any of it. If you do, then it's a sign that you are addicted already. Ensure you initially set an amount you will gamble with and then manage it accordingly.

You need discipline if you can't control yourself.

[SamReomo]

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

I keep this thing in mind that when I lose then I should not place any more bets, I have learnt that from trading because in trading when market dumps out of no where then it's always better to not place any more trades and wait for the right time before placing any trade orders. Same emotional control can be applied on gambling as well and especially when you're into sports betting then it's pretty easy to do that.

[YOSHIE]

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

I am sure that all those who gambling have experienced the same thing, that is the name of humans, the selfish nature is always there, I think there is no way to stop it all, except: we really delete The casino site that is on our device, if the balance is still there and the site is still on the device there is no way to stop it.

Another way you can do is not to store large amounts of balance, set your financial strategy in gambling, make the target money that must be bet.
For example:
Today I want to gamble $ 100 to win or lose, I have enough money, you must have a strong determination, if you win with $ 100 stops immediately and vice versa if you lose it also stops immediately Do not try to peek at other types of games, it can make you interested in making a deposit again and ultimately losing, maybe such a way can succeed to stop temporarily.

[Hispo]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

It has much to do with us still having hope for our money to come back if we continue to gamble, basically. Our mind tell us that asomg as we have more left to gamble, there is a chance to recover all and even win more money than we lost in the first place.
In order to over come those feelings, one need to have a very strong sense of discipline and realize the true nature of gambling, the game and the industry behind it. There should be enough cautionary takes out there on the internet for us to realize we should stop gambling when we lost enough, not matter what, owerwise we would become just another cautionary tale.

[KiaKia]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

Trying to recover what you've lost from gambling is often a futile endeavor. I’m currently facing significant losses myself, but I remain hopeful about recovering my funds not through gambling, but through investments. The market has experienced a slight downturn, and I’m not in great shape financially, but I have assets. This is quite different from gambling. My investments are based on tangible assets, which means there is potential for me to recover what I've lost. However, I can't guarantee the same outcome with online gambling.

Most people who try to chase their gambling losses rarely succeed; instead, they often end up losing even more money.

[mcdouglasx]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

It's because you're focused on the money, and you're not visualizing it correctly. If you play for profit, set a betting limit, and stop whether you're winning or losing. The temptation to win back what you've lost can be very strong, but it often leads to even greater losses—always remember that. This doesn't just happen in gambling but also in daily life. For example, someone looking for a formal relationship is more likely to get hurt compared to someone who just wants to have fun. The key is to focus without losing sight of the circumstances and know when to stop when something goes wrong.

[mammusu]

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

I keep this thing in mind that when I lose then I should not place any more bets, I have learnt that from trading because in trading when market dumps out of no where then it's always better to not place any more trades and wait for the right time before placing any trade orders. Same emotional control can be applied on gambling as well and especially when you're into sports betting then it's pretty easy to do that.

I think the difficulty of quitting gambling is no different to what alcoholics have felt all along, when suddenly they want to stopping but instead the brain forces us to do it again and that's why often those who are determined to stop gambling are very difficult to do so, for those of us who are not addicted of course it is not difficult to control when to gamble and when to stop, But for those who are addicted, they often have lost control and control over their behaviour, I think in this case I might not agree to equate trading with gambling, because after all it is two different things with fundamental differences in purpose, structure, skill roles, and also long-term impact.

[Tmoonz]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

The feeling to fight back will be there but the consequences of it is what to be considered which is the possibility of Lossing even more, he who fights and run away lives to fight another day, whenever we are losing we become prone and vulnerable to lose even more because our decisions at that point will be made out of emotion uncontrollably, one of the easiest way of  handling such situation is to look out for a different activity entirely to engage our selves in form of a break which is not a bad idea, we must always tell ourselves the truth when we are losing it and take the necessary precautions to avoid more damages.

[Koadharber]

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

I keep this thing in mind that when I lose then I should not place any more bets, I have learnt that from trading because in trading when market dumps out of no where then it's always better to not place any more trades and wait for the right time before placing any trade orders. Same emotional control can be applied on gambling as well and especially when you're into sports betting then it's pretty easy to do that.

I think the difficulty of quitting gambling is no different to what alcoholics have felt all along, when suddenly they want to stopping but instead the brain forces us to do it again and that's why often those who are determined to stop gambling are very difficult to do so, for those of us who are not addicted of course it is not difficult to control when to gamble and when to stop, But for those who are addicted, they often have lost control and control over their behaviour, I think in this case I might not agree to equate trading with gambling, because after all it is two different things with fundamental differences in purpose, structure, skill roles, and also long-term impact.

Addiction is really that everything which is really that the same but we do really know that there are certain addictions on which it is really that much more harder to quit than on the other. If we do speak about alcohol addiction then i would say that it is really that much more better but actually its not but if we do speak about on the effects then it could potentially destroy your health on which this might be still that happen a longer period of time on which unlike when you are already that getting addicted with gambling on which the effects will really be that spot on specially if that financial condition had been affected then it will be that devastative.

This is why when you do deal up with gambling then it will really be better that you should really be that aware into the possibilities on which you do make yourself that being having that bigger impact specially on financial condition. So it will really be that situational.

[Olatundespo]

I always read that when we’re losing big, we should stop to avoid losing even more. But deep inside, if you still have money left, it’s like you want to chase your losses as it feels like you can’t sleep unless you gamble again and try to recover.

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.
How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

Its not easy loosing money and stopping immediately meanwhile you are aware that you can possibly still be able to win back that money as there are opportunities that presents themselves there on the platform probably the casino and so its really not an easy one especially when you have got some more money to still try like you have mentioned you will be tempted to want to attempt it again because you are going to feel you can still recover the money but then its still best to let go and try again some other time.

this is why we are always advised to gamble responsibly and always try not to gamble with that which cannot afford to loose at every time we are gambling because we only get to be able to prevent ourselves from getting hurt form gambling if we are able to not allow all of that get into our way gambling, and maintain a very good and healthy gambling habit.

Getting back the money you lost in gambling is a fantasy you can stop your imagination from expanding and give up gambling immediately. In fact, in every moment of your life, you can't achieve anything easily in real life. You have to take risks or work hard or gain more experience. Gambling is an easy way where you can make money but with knowledge of the accessories involved, your chances will increase. Most of the time you will lose you will blame fate or you will practice as much as you can.

An alternative way to protect yourself from harm Whether gambling exists or not you should tend to be adequate about your responsibilities. With the potential to lose, your tendency to win increases, so the wisest decision is from a place of responsibility. In modern gambling, more responsibility and this will be the healthy gambling habit.