Why is it so hard to stop?

[Miles2006]

Just a quick one, during my first gambling experience I lost my money after regretting and lamenting I will not gamble anymore because then I had no idea about gambling lose and how painful it could be. As few gamblers will say the real ones never give up I think that’s the major motivation they get gambling after a lose, self discipline can actually help or setting a gambling limit. Gambling practice is so common to an extend younger ones now gamble although they lack skill when to stop by calling it a day rather they chase after wins which I consider as greed, no doubt it’s very difficult to stop not until they learn their different lessons.

[Hispo]

Just a quick one, during my first gambling experience I lost my money after regretting and lamenting I will not gamble anymore because then I had no idea about gambling lose and how painful it could be.

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Even if you had beginners luck and you managed to win money from the casino in your first experience, in the long term, you would have lost money anyways. That is how it works in most of the cases for those how experiment beginners luck: they start gambling without a clue of what they are doing, they end up winning money without an explanation on how they did it and because they believe they are special and have managed to beat the casino once, they will be able to do so continuously and earn money indefinitely from now on, so they continue to gamble more and with more money,until reality settles and they lose all their wager rapidly.
Perhaps, one of the most fortunate things which can happen to a novice gambler is to lose money in their first experience, since they will learn much from it and won't put too much money at stake unnecessarily.

[GxSTxV]

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?

Frankly, when you understand your situation that you really have to stop then it's the first good step into stopping. The hard situation is when you are gambling while yoi are in deep shit, bad situation of addiction but couldn't figure out yet that it is time to stop. When someone realises that his activity in gambling became worrying, then he has more chances to recover and stop losing more.
Many people are taken with the idea that if he keeps playing, then eventually he will win big and recover all the losses. That might happen if a person gets super lucky with a jackpot, otherwise you will make it worse for yourself with debts and depression of losses.

Personally, I feel lucky that I have managed to stop before it's late, even that I have stopped gambling while losing, I believe it's better than continuing with the risk of losing more and worsening my situation.

[Ryu_Ar1]

There is a condition where the unwillingness to lose is always much greater because even though most people will say that gambling is for fun, deep down they definitely expect victory for every game they play so that when it does not match their expectations, then there is definitely a condition where it will be a conflict within themselves because their expectations to win do not match the expectations they want to show.

So by seeing things like this, it is clear that in the end it will be very difficult to admit defeat in gambling because they don't want this which makes them unaware that what they are doing is actually against the rules they have made themselves. This condition can be a normal thing as a form of reaction, but when things like this continue to be done, it is clear that this will be a mistake because we cannot control ourselves well so that we continue to have difficulty accepting defeat even though it is something that is certain to happen in gambling.

[Ndabagi01]

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?

Exactly, this is very hard to control for everyone but you just have to fight yourself in order to defeat that enemy in you that wants you to spend all of your money when you’re on a losing streak. It is very relatable that when you’re losing and have money, you’ll want to spend every penny on the games and hope that maybe the last few games you’ll get to play with the money will make you recover your loss. Have a plan, stick to that plan, make sure that all that you have to wager on game should not be exceeded even when you’re losing. Once you’ve eaten up the money on a game as planned, stop the game and wait for another time to play again, maybe you’ll be lucky that time around to win.

[Sonia_123]

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 is so hard because you can't imagine yourself losing your hard earned money without any hope of return, many gamblers losing big feels when they continue playing they might be lucky to win again which they feel is the best thing to do where as it's leading them astray, they refuse to accept the fact of not getting their money back, some of them must have borrowed money from somewhere to pay back or money meant for their personal expenses with the hope of winning their game ,then return the money for the initial purpose,but they end up being stocked, and so it's like a trick before them which they don't want to accept and stop for another day to be continued.
It is so hard to stop because they don't know what life has for them after gambling and losing a huge sum amount of money which looks like an experiment, how do you explain it, who will be ready to listen and help your situation, like most persons feel that gamblers are the most unserious people on earth.

[Accardo]

Just a quick one, during my first gambling experience I lost my money after regretting and lamenting I will not gamble anymore because then I had no idea about gambling lose and how painful it could be. As few gamblers will say the real ones never give up I think that’s the major motivation they get gambling after a lose, self discipline can actually help or setting a gambling limit. Gambling practice is so common to an extend younger ones now gamble although they lack skill when to stop by calling it a day rather they chase after wins which I consider as greed, no doubt it’s very difficult to stop not until they learn their different lessons.

The gambler is no longer in control, that's why it's hard to stop, a little more encouragement like not giving up stirs up the desire to try harder. These experience isn't simple to overcome for non experienced gamblers, even the Pros find it tough to quit a frustrating session. So, it should be called chasing for dopamine, not for losses anymore.

Many punters know they would lose, yet wager high amount, in look for bigger excitements. For this reason, the weary jouney to addiction begins, at the early stage the player won't notice, until he's gone too far to be called back. In a nutshell, it requires more years to set back up the emotions of a long time problem gambler.

[Orpichukwu]

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?

If you are losing, you don't even need to wait till you lose big before you stop and love on the moment. You notice that you're not lucky for that day; you just need to end for that day and distract your mind from gambling so that you don't lose much. The more you continue gambling, the more you will lose, no matter how you try to control yourself. The best thing to do is just leave, and even if you still have balance left the next day, you continue.

[Jating]

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?

If you are losing, you don't even need to wait till you lose big before you stop and love on the moment. You notice that you're not lucky for that day; you just need to end for that day and distract your mind from gambling so that you don't lose much. The more you continue gambling, the more you will lose, no matter how you try to control yourself. The best thing to do is just leave, and even if you still have balance left the next day, you continue.

Or let's put it this way, "we never win by chasing losses—we only dig a deeper hole". So it's really a big challenge to all gamblers when to stop and when to walk out of the game. Maybe for others, gambling is a way or form that gives them excitement, however, there are other things in this world that you can explore and maybe give the same adrenaline rush in our body.

And since we are here and we do love crypto, maybe one should really think of building our investment specially in Bitcoin? Maybe if we have that kind of mindset, we might forget about gambling and stop for good and think about how to grow our money thru our Bitcoin or crypto investments. There is also risk and the reward-ratio feeling, specially if we see our wallet growing as time goes by.

[Wakate]

Just a quick one, during my first gambling experience I lost my money after regretting and lamenting I will not gamble anymore because then I had no idea about gambling lose and how painful it could be. As few gamblers will say the real ones never give up I think that’s the major motivation they get gambling after a lose, self discipline can actually help or setting a gambling limit. Gambling practice is so common to an extend younger ones now gamble although they lack skill when to stop by calling it a day rather they chase after wins which I consider as greed, no doubt it’s very difficult to stop not until they learn their different lessons.

It is better for you you to give up on gambling than for you to keep gambling for the money with with the hope that one day you will surely make profits from betting. Betting is not for anyone which is why we need to know what we are doing avoiding bad energy that could attract losses to us. It is very hard to stop gambling when you have been gambling for a very long time. Every gambler need to know what they are doing so that they don't need to fall victim to the ideology that you are going to make huge profits when you keep trying your luck as gambler. It is nit everytime are going to be having that luck that will make way for us to earn from betting.

[Kavelj22]

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

Theoretically, this is possible and logical. But in reality, we cannot talk about conscious will in cases of addiction to excessive gambling behavior. Easily following sensual desires is a characteristic of all addicts who are often found addicted to other practices at the same time, such as addiction to cigarettes, alcohol or sex. It is never easy to deal with addiction cases because they are not organic diseases and cannot be treated with drugs and chemical treatment.

The best way is to practice any behavior with caution because falling into addiction is very easy. As for extreme cases, treatment methods differ from one person to another according to their psychological state and the appropriate ground for doing so. Unfortunately, there are no reports of cases of recovery from gambling addiction and no one can confirm the effectiveness of medical treatments used in modern medicine.

[GeorgeJohn]

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?

From my views it's not good for someone to pursue it loss especially in their gambling, because gambling is not assured something, and on the process of chasing what you have lose in the gambling, theirs every possibility that you may lose more and more, so for me, I think that what's good to do, once you experience downfall in the gambling, you have to give gambling space for the moment, so that you will not continue been losing

But some persons doesn't consider such factors in gambling, they believe that consistent participation in the gambling can make a provision of wining in the gambling to become easier, so I believe that gambling is all about risk and when you're chasing your loss in gambling you are losing more money, it's better when you experience huge loses or any loss, the best thing to do is to give a gambling a break for the moment.

[Sandra_hakeem]

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.

That's exactly what the casinos prey on... The enthusiasm increases as you get curious to see what happens when you play for the 3rd, 4th, 5th time etc... it doesn't stop, NO. You just need to realize that it ain't going anywhere further, hence put a stop to it as soon as you still have a little left.

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?

Everyone does experience the same thing. One of worst decisions to make is start chasing them loses. You're not catching up when the edge/odds are against you.
I've seen an instance where someone really thought they could beat the edge, so they kept making what they thought as an "intelligent prediction", only to be left begging for their fare home.

[Patikno]

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?

Yes, that's what I felt when I experienced a big loss, not only chasing the loss with the remaining money, but also trying to find the savings and unite them, with the aim of playing again to chase the loss as you mentioned. But thankfully now I have changed, and even much better than that, I still gamble now, but still limit myself and don't get emotional easily when I lose, even if I'm in a bad state when gambling, I usually look for other activities or entertainment to avoid emotions that can cause uncontrolled gambling like before. So, the point is that what you said is true that the real enemy is ourselves, more precisely "lust", if we can subdue that lust then everything will be much better, and of course we will become responsible gamblers in the end.

[blockman]

Does anyone here experience this from time to time? Because in the end, the real enemy is ourselves.

There is no doubt that are our own thoughts are our enemies. We have to take that into notice when we've lost a lot of money, it's time for us to go and stop for a moment because it will make us lose all that we've got.

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

Remember the bad days that you have. I know that even if you still have some money left in your wallet and balance and you want to continue trying to chase the losses. The outcome might be worse for you if you won't stop as soon as possible. Just think of it when you don't know what to do and what motivates you to continue even if you're already in big loss.

[TelolettOm]

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.

That's the addiction, making us more curious and determined to gamble again in the hope of winning in the next round, then being able to return the money that was lost in previous losses. That's what is often on the minds of gamblers, especially those who are addicted gamblers.

However, once again, it will not guarantee that the more we gamble again, the more we can return the money. NO. in fact there are many cases, when they win, they finally return to gambling because of dissatisfaction and want to get another win. and finally, the money from previous wins is also wasted on gambling.

This is no longer a new case, it often happens, but it continues to be like that.

[GigaBit]

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?

Gamblers continue to try to recover their losses after losing bet. Especially if they have money, the desire to continue gambling exists in everyone until they recover the lost money. Although some can control it to some extent, many lose control again. Moreover, greed works in every person, some can control it and some lose control. If a gambler wins, they are more attracted to gambling than they are to winning because no one can easily accept their loss. Therefore, if there is money, it is difficult for a gambler to stop gambling. I also had this kind of experience in gambling, but I was able to improve myself a lot from that situation. In gambling, the gambler himself is responsible for both winning and losing. If he gambles without his own control, the gambler will loss.

[fruktik]

The gambler is no longer in control, that's why it's hard to stop, a little more encouragement like not giving up stirs up the desire to try harder. These experience isn't simple to overcome for non experienced gamblers, even the Pros find it tough to quit a frustrating session. So, it should be called chasing for dopamine, not for losses anymore.

Many punters know they would lose, yet wager high amount, in look for bigger excitements. For this reason, the weary jouney to addiction begins, at the early stage the player won't notice, until he's gone too far to be called back. In a nutshell, it requires more years to set back up the emotions of a long time problem gambler.

You hit the nail on the head when you wrote about dopamine. Yes, players want to enjoy the game process, as well as the win itself. This is a completely normal desire for every person. There is nothing unnatural here. Everything is natural. This race can drag on so long that a person will not even notice how he fell into the trap of addiction. This happened to me many years ago. I found myself an occupation to my own detriment... I got into so many problems that I still can’t fully recover from what I did.

[Cityhunter34]

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?

Normally a good gambler is supposed to know when to stop in gambling, more especially if you have lose too much in gambling for you to be able to prevent more losses is by taking a break and refresh your memory. Though if you don't stop at that time you would still going to end up losing all at the same, because chasing losses in gambling would still going to result to more addiction.

[Furious 7]

Just a quick one, during my first gambling experience I lost my money after regretting and lamenting I will not gamble anymore because then I had no idea about gambling lose and how painful it could be. As few gamblers will say the real ones never give up I think that’s the major motivation they get gambling after a lose, self discipline can actually help or setting a gambling limit. Gambling practice is so common to an extend younger ones now gamble although they lack skill when to stop by calling it a day rather they chase after wins which I consider as greed, no doubt it’s very difficult to stop not until they learn their different lessons.

It is better for you you to give up on gambling than for you to keep gambling for the money with with the hope that one day you will surely make profits from betting. Betting is not for anyone which is why we need to know what we are doing avoiding bad energy that could attract losses to us. It is very hard to stop gambling when you have been gambling for a very long time. Every gambler need to know what they are doing so that they don't need to fall victim to the ideology that you are going to make huge profits when you keep trying your luck as gambler. It is nit everytime are going to be having that luck that will make way for us to earn from betting.

The question now is whether it can be done quickly?
In the end, from every conversation that exists today when it comes to gambling and behavior to stop gambling, we are certainly aware that in the end when discussing stopping gambling, it is indeed a common thing to say, but in practice it is clearly much more difficult than imagined.

Anyone can stop gambling, but on the other hand, to stop gambling, of course, we know that it takes time and a situation that supports us to stop.
Sometimes we can stop when the money we have runs out or we have lost a lot of our possessions, which makes it a reason to stop gambling. But that also cannot be done directly because in the end it takes time and treatment that requires extra energy to stop completely. So we cannot stop directly when we say we want to stop because the temptation to gamble will always be there, especially if we have started to feel comfortable with the gambling activity.