Why is it so hard to stop?

[Ziskinberg]

The real issue is that we don’t always stick to gambling only what we can afford to lose. That’s when it starts feeling like gambling is ruining our lives, when in reality, it’s our own lack of control that puts us in that situation.

Absolutely! When we only wager what we’re comfortable losing, it becomes much simpler to step away when needed. It’s like setting a fixed budget before a session, you start with a plan, knowing exactly how much you’re okay with winning or losing. Once that budget is spent, you wrap it up and move on.

That’s the right way to do it. No desperate attempts to recover losses, no impulsive bets, just disciplined and calculated play.

[Victorybit1]

Once you get trapped in the loop of chasing your losses it can make your addiction very hard to stop. Most people engage in long sessions of gambling not because they just want to gamble continuously they are just trying tirelessly to get back what they lost. A gambler can be on his computer or phone gambling for than an hour, the moment you get into that mental trap it's hard to escape. Nothing is impossible though, even on this forum they are gamblers that share their experiences and how they overcame their uncontrollable addiction, anyone struggling with this should take out time to read and apply those things, it might be helpful.

[GideonGono]

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?

I've always feel this way whenever I lose, I want to continue and recover what I lost.
But at the same time I am aware that if I continue I could only lose more, and I could just spend my money on more important things, I could also use it to invest if I just want to gain profit.

[gunhell16]

The real issue is that we don’t always stick to gambling only what we can afford to lose. That’s when it starts feeling like gambling is ruining our lives, when in reality, it’s our own lack of control that puts us in that situation.

Absolutely! When we only wager what we’re comfortable losing, it becomes much simpler to step away when needed. It’s like setting a fixed budget before a session, you start with a plan, knowing exactly how much you’re okay with winning or losing. Once that budget is spent, you wrap it up and move on.

That’s the right way to do it. No desperate attempts to recover losses, no impulsive bets, just disciplined and calculated play.

If your mindset is to recover the losses you have made while gambling, there is no doubt that you will actually do it. And many gamblers who enter crypto gambling are doing this until now.
And when this becomes a habit of the gambler, it is a pretty big problem on the part of the gambler himself.

But if we change the mindset in our minds, I think it will be easy to do because there is your dedication and willingness to change it,
that's all I can think of to make the thing we really want happen.

[Fiatless]

Once you get trapped in the loop of chasing your losses it can make your addiction very hard to stop. Most people engage in long sessions of gambling not because they just want to gamble continuously they are just trying tirelessly to get back what they lost. A gambler can be on his computer or phone gambling for than an hour, the moment you get into that mental trap it's hard to escape. Nothing is impossible though, even on this forum they are gamblers that share their experiences and how they overcame their uncontrollable addiction, anyone struggling with this should take out time to read and apply those things, it might be helpful.

The feeling to chase losses is usually strong and very difficult to overcome. You will simply have a strong conviction that you will get back all you have lost it you keep betting. Its is not strange to make succumb to these drive but it becomes a problem when it becomes recurrent. Having the mindset that gambling is unpredictable will help gamblers to control their gambling pursuit.

[bhadz]

Having the mindset that gambling is unpredictable will help gamblers to control their gambling pursuit.

This might help but not for all of us. This can even make other gamblers to be more fierce and courageous because of unpredictable results. If they're on the verge of losing what they have, it is potentially going to make them to do and try more because of that mindset. If they've already lost a lot, that only means nothing to them so they'll continue to gamble for them to at least get some recovery if ever. But they have already accepted their fate of losing what they have entirely.

[Strongkored]

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?

You are right, it is never easy because the disappointment of loss can make someone try to retrieve what has been lost, so using the remaining money to recover the loss is very possible, even though realizing that the situation can be made worse by doing it under great pressure.
Because so far I have been able to control the funds used, so even if the money run out it is not a problem because I only made a deposit of the amount that had been allocated for gambling.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

When we are quitting for something, then it has to be a natural reaction we give towards that thing be creating a total displeasure in having anything to do with it anymore, but when we are acting as against our own wish, then we must be just kidding in deceiving our own self because it may not be achieved, we can't force ourselves against our wish, even if we do, we are still going to fall back on the same with time, not to talk of conditions where addiction has been involved already.

[nara1892]

The real issue is that we don’t always stick to gambling only what we can afford to lose. That’s when it starts feeling like gambling is ruining our lives, when in reality, it’s our own lack of control that puts us in that situation.

Absolutely! When we only wager what we’re comfortable losing, it becomes much simpler to step away when needed. It’s like setting a fixed budget before a session, you start with a plan, knowing exactly how much you’re okay with winning or losing. Once that budget is spent, you wrap it up and move on.

That’s the right way to do it. No desperate attempts to recover losses, no impulsive bets, just disciplined and calculated play.

Yes, that's the main point, namely quitting gambling will be easy when someone bets with an amount they can afford to lose, I will give one reasonable reason here that if we gamble with an amount we can afford to lose then we will definitely avoid what is called emotion and when gambling is not done based on emotion then I think quitting is an easy thing to do.

In most cases we can see that the majority of gamblers find it difficult to stop because they are not willing to lose the money they have just experienced which makes them continue to play to return the losses in the previous time, so the point is I agree that quitting gambling will only be easy to do when the person bets with an amount they can afford to lose.

[Gheka]

Once you get trapped in the loop of chasing your losses it can make your addiction very hard to stop. Most people engage in long sessions of gambling not because they just want to gamble continuously they are just trying tirelessly to get back what they lost. A gambler can be on his computer or phone gambling for than an hour, the moment you get into that mental trap it's hard to escape. Nothing is impossible though, even on this forum they are gamblers that share their experiences and how they overcame their uncontrollable addiction, anyone struggling with this should take out time to read and apply those things, it might be helpful.

Apart from the losses which is what a loser in gambling is chasing, the gambler is gradually losing their playing styles, the style and breath control of each game is what keeps the calmness high but sadly this atmosphere is constantly being changed by the casino, they do not allow the player to control his breathing and pace at a normal level, they push everything up and eventually the gambler is at an uncontrolled speed. How to stop a game where we have not been able to apply our brakes, only falling downhill and having an accident to regain consciousness

[Slow death]

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?

This is happening to you because you have put it in your head that gambling is your only source of entertainment. If you had, for example, 10 sources of entertainment, such as playing video games, playing football with friends, watching TV, going to the beach, going for a walk with your family, then you would spend little time playing and would save money for other entertainment activities.

But since you don't have much to do in the real world, all your money set aside for entertainment is focused on gambling. So you spend many hours playing. If you see that you have played and still have money left, you will go back to playing because if you don't play, you will have nothing else to enjoy.

[sompitonov]

Once you get trapped in the loop of chasing your losses it can make your addiction very hard to stop. Most people engage in long sessions of gambling not because they just want to gamble continuously they are just trying tirelessly to get back what they lost. A gambler can be on his computer or phone gambling for than an hour, the moment you get into that mental trap it's hard to escape. Nothing is impossible though, even on this forum they are gamblers that share their experiences and how they overcame their uncontrollable addiction, anyone struggling with this should take out time to read and apply those things, it might be helpful.

Apart from the losses which is what a loser in gambling is chasing, the gambler is gradually losing their playing styles, the style and breath control of each game is what keeps the calmness high but sadly this atmosphere is constantly being changed by the casino, they do not allow the player to control his breathing and pace at a normal level, they push everything up and eventually the gambler is at an uncontrolled speed. How to stop a game where we have not been able to apply our brakes, only falling downhill and having an accident to regain consciousness

Yes, it is, so it is very important to control your speed of play. We as players are always tempted by high stakes, big wins of other players, all this affects our psyche a little. It is not surprising that some players lose control and also want to win, but they forget that there are too many players who lost and kept silent about it, because no one wants to brag about such failures. When I want to continue, but I understand that my balance is small, I always remember about the losing players who left a huge amount in the casino, this helps me get up from the table immediately and not try to continue the game.

[Yucky]

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?

You know emotions are powerful whether positive or negative emotions if you identify why you are doing something you can better control that situation. I feel like in the situation where you have to step back from gambling let the fear of being indebted let the fear of being addicte drive you to move back when you think about the fact that if you keep chasing losses you might lose all your money let it move you back. it's not easy to move back but you have to find a reason to stop something. personally the fear of being in a terrible financial situation makes me behave myself

And then occupy yourself with your job, with your career, with your family with something. you find out that some people are so busy that they don't even have time to gamble they come around some weekends. if you are too available, you think about chasing your loss but when you are occupied you won't even remember going to the casino everyday.

[hedgeh0g]

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?

This is happening to you because you have put it in your head that gambling is your only source of entertainment. If you had, for example, 10 sources of entertainment, such as playing video games, playing football with friends, watching TV, going to the beach, going for a walk with your family, then you would spend little time playing and would save money for other entertainment activities.

But since you don't have much to do in the real world, all your money set aside for entertainment is focused on gambling. So you spend many hours playing. If you see that you have played and still have money left, you will go back to playing because if you don't play, you will have nothing else to enjoy.

This really makes sense, we should often try to change the usual things and hobbies that surround us, so that later we can feel how important they really are to us. In addition, we can find something better that will captivate us more and at the same time be even more useful. I found computer games for myself, of course you don’t need to spend a lot of time on them either, but at least I don’t lose a lot of money there, lol. But seriously, they allow me and my friends who are very far from me to play and achieve common goals, while laughing, joking and talking about life. In gambling, I am usually alone and it gives me less emotions than before, maybe I will discover something new for myself.

[TelolettOm]

I've always feel this way whenever I lose, I want to continue and recover what I lost.
But at the same time I am aware that if I continue I could only lose more, and I could just spend my money on more important things, I could also use it to invest if I just want to gain profit.

If you still feel in that way, you are probably to lose all your money. It is very wrong to try recovering the losses. It is better to take some rests if you get few losses. There is no way to increase the chance to win in gambling. So, it is better to stay away from gambling excessively. If you want to increase the chance to get money, why don't you try trading or investment? In trading or investment, we can get higher chance to take profits when we get proper knowledge about it.

[Odusko]

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?

This is the biggest challenge when gambling, fighting the urge to gamble more because you know already what will be the future outcome, that you’ll lose more than the amount you expected to win.

Now in order to control this, set your betting limit and stick to it. Do not leave huge amount of funds in your bankroll but just enough for your bets. When you lose it all, then that’s the end of your gambling that day. I’m sure you’ll have no choice then but to stop since you don’t have money anymore to gamble.

When we can kill our desire for winning in gambling it becomes clear that we will be able to stop gambling when we lose huge amounts, and infact it doesn't have to be when we lose big amounts any losses at all will cause us dissatisfaction at that moment so for that we need to have a predetermined mindset towards gambling and regardless if we are winning or losing we have a rule to follow and nothing can go wrong at that moment.

[Ricardo11]

I've always feel this way whenever I lose, I want to continue and recover what I lost.
But at the same time I am aware that if I continue I could only lose more, and I could just spend my money on more important things, I could also use it to invest if I just want to gain profit.

If you still feel in that way, you are probably to lose all your money. It is very wrong to try recovering the losses. It is better to take some rests if you get few losses. There is no way to increase the chance to win in gambling. So, it is better to stay away from gambling excessively. If you want to increase the chance to get money, why don't you try trading or investment? In trading or investment, we can get higher chance to take profits when we get proper knowledge about it.

The main thing is that if you need money quickly, stay away from gambling, because gambling will not give you money but will take more money from you. But many people understand this completely the opposite, they think that winning is very easy, when they need money, they go to gamble with some money, thinking that they will win and solve their problems, but they lose more and face more financial losses. Gambling can guarantee you to lose, but there is no guarantee of winning. Therefore, see gambling as entertainment, if you gamble with the hope of quick profit, it will lead you to quick losses.

[batang_bitcoin]

If you still feel in that way, you are probably to lose all your money. It is very wrong to try recovering the losses. It is better to take some rests if you get few losses. There is no way to increase the chance to win in gambling.

The chance of increasing the chances of winning has always been there for most of us and that's why we're doing things on our own. And one of them is to try chasing our losses. We thought that it's a good idea to keep on chasing them because the more we continue, the better odds of recovering our losses will be. But you're right, it's wrong to chase them if we knew that we're going to lose more. Taking a rest won't be an option for a desperate gambler but if we've been through this, I agree that it's best to stop and take a rest.

[irsykes]

in my opinion it may be different, because I also have the experience of being destroyed by the effects of gambling. but how do you view gambling as a place of entertainment, not a place to make money. because the more you chase defeat, it will never end if this logic is used, in fact the more you chase it, the more your emotions increase and will not stop. what you have to do is reduce your bets or rarely play, which I do now. because the position of being destroyed living below is very uncomfortable and that's why there is a saying that experience is the best teacher

[Derekfunds]

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?

This is the biggest challenge when gambling, fighting the urge to gamble more because you know already what will be the future outcome, that you’ll lose more than the amount you expected to win.

Now in order to control this, set your betting limit and stick to it. Do not leave huge amount of funds in your bankroll but just enough for your bets. When you lose it all, then that’s the end of your gambling that day. I’m sure you’ll have no choice then but to stop since you don’t have money anymore to gamble.

When we can kill our desire for winning in gambling it becomes clear that we will be able to stop gambling when we lose huge amounts, and infact it doesn't have to be when we lose big amounts any losses at all will cause us dissatisfaction at that moment so for that we need to have a predetermined mindset towards gambling and regardless if we are winning or losing we have a rule to follow and nothing can go wrong at that moment.

Exactly how we should gamble, the moment the mentality of becoming rich through gambling is put away everything will go normal but the problem is most people still think and believe they can make it in this life through gambling and some has made up there mind that they will never stop gambling until they have make some millions and billions of money which is not suppose to be so and this mindset can make one chase lose even when they see it is not working for them.