Why is it so hard to stop?

[Gaza13]

Gambling is such a addiction national game if you enter there once. Then getting out of there will be very difficult for you. Because the addiction will grow a little. Whenever you bet, your mind will become addictive. You’ll bet once you win again one time. Whenever you lose all the money you want to bet again and you’ll bet constantly. It’s very difficult to get out of here. If you can continue to maintain all these things you will certainly have the possibility to benefit but it’s not actually possible.

When a gambler plays, the person certainly has high confidence in his abilities, as if he can conquer the game even though gambling is basically a game of chance. Playing again for the next round from the initial capital that has been set at the beginning, I think it is not too much of a problem, from here it is important that self-control or emotion is the main key for a responsible gambler so as not to get carried away by the flow of the game much deeper. The need to develop a strategy for us to play again can help gamblers stay focused and not be affected by the results of the game. This includes being able to know when to stop and not get caught up again.

[MAAManda]

Does anyone here experience this from time to time?

Yes, but the last one for me was a few months ago. Since then I've never experienced it again, believe it or not, it's an emotion that always arises when you lose. What you have to do is manage your mentality.

How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

Don't play again until your mental is better, I usually deal with it by going out of the house & finding someone to talk to or at least I'll go to sleep. After a few hours, believe me, the desire for revenge & seeking recovery will be gone, I've tried it myself .

[Julien_Olynpic]

That's right, with any major loss we have to stop and take a break for a while. And the bigger our loss, the longer we have to take a break. Why should we take a break? To think about our strategy and our trading system. After all, the very fact of losing, and especially a major loss that reduces our bankroll, for example, by half, already tells us that we are doing something wrong. This fact indicates that our strategy is untenable and we need to change something urgently. Or just take a long break to think and most likely abandon the current strategy or significantly modify it.

[nullama]

That's right, with any major loss we have to stop and take a break for a while. And the bigger our loss, the longer we have to take a break. Why should we take a break? To think about our strategy and our trading system. After all, the very fact of losing, and especially a major loss that reduces our bankroll, for example, by half, already tells us that we are doing something wrong. This fact indicates that our strategy is untenable and we need to change something urgently. Or just take a long break to think and most likely abandon the current strategy or significantly modify it.

Yes.

Gambling can be quite addictive, and if you don't let your mind rest for a bit and use it for other thoughts, you will be inundated with gambling thoughts all day.

That's kinda how the brain works, you need to decide what to keep it busy with, otherwise it will be filled with whatever is in front of it.

That's also why advertisement is so popular, it actually works. If you show someone something, they will think about that.

[fruktik]

The experience is always crazy for anyone that went through compulsive gambling. Or any form of addiction at large. Although only few came out of it to testify, consider the high number of players who are still struggling with problem gambling, the pains and agony they cause to their loved ones. You'd see how bad it is for them right now, because as a survivor the memory of it, up to this time threatens you. What more those who are in it till date?

Personally, I understand all the pain and suffering that addicts bring. I had to go through nine circles of hell to somehow cope with this terrible problem. Then it seemed that everything was already lost and it was simply impossible to change anything. It was so hard to lose a part of myself that was still drawn to the process of the game. I had to do it. I could not allow almost all the people who were dear to me to turn away from me.

Yes, I think about those who are now in exactly the same situation as I was many years ago. I wish them not to delay the decision to get professional help. It can even save a life.

[OgNasty]

It doesn’t take long to break a habit. Just take it seriously and stop gambling for real if you want to quit. After a month you will have replaced that activity with something else and won’t even feel a desire to do it. It is a really weak character trait to want to do something but be the one stopping yourself from doing it.

[mak013]

That's right, with any major loss we have to stop and take a break for a while. And the bigger our loss, the longer we have to take a break. Why should we take a break? To think about our strategy and our trading system. After all, the very fact of losing, and especially a major loss that reduces our bankroll, for example, by half, already tells us that we are doing something wrong. This fact indicates that our strategy is untenable and we need to change something urgently. Or just take a long break to think and most likely abandon the current strategy or significantly modify it.

I stopped after few months of winnings.
We must have a goal, if it is not a gambling for fun, when you pay for the game, like for a ticket on the match.
If you can`t reach the first goal, you have to stop and analyze why something goes wrong. If you don`t see any mistakes and still losing - it would be better not to try to get money from gambling.
The break is a good thing not only when you lose, but also when you win. You can analyze your strategy, change something, set new goals.
The main problem as for me is to understand, that you is bad in analyze or can`t control yourself and just stop the game forever.

[Out of mind]

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?

Most gamblers know that if they lose money, they should stop, but if they have any money left, they do not stop but continue gambling with that money. If they have any money left, they feel that maybe if they gamble with the rest of their money, they will be able to make up for the losses. Basically, if we have to face such a situation, then we should definitely stop gambling, if we do not stop after losing money, then our attitude becomes weaker and the rest of the money is lost while gambling. Yes, finally, we can say that we are our enemies because in the end, we lose money ourselves and when we stop, we do not stop but continue gambling. In that case, we definitely need patience to control ourselves. If we face losses, then it is wise to refrain from gambling again.

[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?

Yes the real enemy is ourselves because we are the one that we decide when to stop and when not to stop and this decisive spirit can only work if we are discipline because if we are not then it will be very hard to stop when we are making loss because the spirit of wanting to make back your loss will be pushing you and at the end of the day you might incur more loss and even end up finishing what is in our bankroll.

[Jody.Drummer]

Gambling is such a addiction national game if you enter there once. Then getting out of there will be very difficult for you. Because the addiction will grow a little. Whenever you bet, your mind will become addictive. You’ll bet once you win again one time. Whenever you lose all the money you want to bet again and you’ll bet constantly. It’s very difficult to get out of here. If you can continue to maintain all these things you will certainly have the possibility to benefit but it’s not actually possible.

When a gambler plays, the person certainly has high confidence in his abilities, as if he can conquer the game even though gambling is basically a game of chance. Playing again for the next round from the initial capital that has been set at the beginning, I think it is not too much of a problem, from here it is important that self-control or emotion is the main key for a responsible gambler so as not to get carried away by the flow of the game much deeper. The need to develop a strategy for us to play again can help gamblers stay focused and not be affected by the results of the game. This includes being able to know when to stop and not get caught up again.

The right and accurate statement is also certain that gambling is certainly a game based on luck, well most people who are confident in thinking that they will be able to win easily usually find it difficult to stop even though they have experienced consecutive defeats, this happens because their mindset is wrong and that is what drives them to continue gambling without thinking about the risk side.
Continuous addition of funds can happen especially if we still have enough money, and yes it doesn't matter if we do it again at the same time, but when it ends the same it can make us emotional, that's why prevention is more important than cure. but it all comes back to yourself too, right?

[satscraper]

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How do you control yourself and do the right thing?

We have to understand that results may be out off the scope of our control  ^{because we can not influence such thing as luck} but at least we can improve our  decision making ^{to do the right thing}  by stimulating our inner strengths.   There are many  useful techniques to do this. I particularly use the stimulation of my cortex via acupuncture on my palms doing  around   300 frictions about one another every 5 minute break. 

[ovcijisir]

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 the real enemy is ourselves because we are the one that we decide when to stop and when not to stop and this decisive spirit can only work if we are discipline because if we are not then it will be very hard to stop when we are making loss because the spirit of wanting to make back your loss will be pushing you and at the end of the day you might incur more loss and even end up finishing what is in our bankroll.

Discipline and ability to objectively see situation and stop when needed is the most important thing in my opinion when it comes to gambling. But I am not sure how motivated is addicted gambler in maintaining that discipline... Like I said before I think the biggest enemy is hope for "big win", that causes them to gamble to the last cent/satoshi.

[bakasabo]

That's right, with any major loss we have to stop and take a break for a while. And the bigger our loss, the longer we have to take a break. Why should we take a break? To think about our strategy and our trading system. After all, the very fact of losing, and especially a major loss that reduces our bankroll, for example, by half, already tells us that we are doing something wrong. This fact indicates that our strategy is untenable and we need to change something urgently. Or just take a long break to think and most likely abandon the current strategy or significantly modify it.

I stopped after few months of winnings.
We must have a goal, if it is not a gambling for fun, when you pay for the game, like for a ticket on the match.
If you can`t reach the first goal, you have to stop and analyze why something goes wrong. If you don`t see any mistakes and still losing - it would be better not to try to get money from gambling.
The break is a good thing not only when you lose, but also when you win. You can analyze your strategy, change something, set new goals.
The main problem as for me is to understand, that you is bad in analyze or can`t control yourself and just stop the game forever.

Wise words, gambler should have always a goal. Gambling without a goal is gambling for fun and to kill. While gambling without a goal, people should understand that they should not be very disappointed when they lose. But if they have a goal, a plan and follow it, it isnt hard to stop when you notice that things go not according to plan. Thoughtless gambling session - impossible to stop. Gambling session with a plan, can be stopped when plan is achieved, paused to regroup and make corrections in strategy.

[laijsica]

Gambling is such a addiction national game if you enter there once. Then getting out of there will be very difficult for you. Because the addiction will grow a little. Whenever you bet, your mind will become addictive. You’ll bet once you win again one time. Whenever you lose all the money you want to bet again and you’ll bet constantly. It’s very difficult to get out of here. If you can continue to maintain all these things you will certainly have the possibility to benefit but it’s not actually possible.

When a gambler plays, the person certainly has high confidence in his abilities, as if he can conquer the game even though gambling is basically a game of chance. Playing again for the next round from the initial capital that has been set at the beginning, I think it is not too much of a problem, from here it is important that self-control or emotion is the main key for a responsible gambler so as not to get carried away by the flow of the game much deeper. The need to develop a strategy for us to play again can help gamblers stay focused and not be affected by the results of the game. This includes being able to know when to stop and not get caught up again.

How ready you are for the next round depends on the first round of gambling, it is a success or failure for you. Winning or losing does not depend on your confidence, even on experience, you can gradually increase the level of success with luck and experience. When the beginning is very good for you, you cannot be sure that it will be good at the end. Your actions will be reflected in the gambling in such a way that the result depends on your progressive thinking. How much attention you give to gambling is a matter of responsible behavior and money. Determining when to stop while playing should be your own strategy and you should be able to control your emotions by being responsible.

[hyudien]

It doesn’t take long to break a habit. Just take it seriously and stop gambling for real if you want to quit. After a month you will have replaced that activity with something else and won’t even feel a desire to do it. It is a really weak character trait to want to do something but be the one stopping yourself from doing it.

Quitting a habit requires strong commitment and discipline and does not always work for addicted gamblers, for such people stopping gambling activities must be assisted by professionals, on the other hand there are also those who succeed in doing it depending on the seriousness as you said, if we have clear intentions, determination, and goals by changing activities into something more positive. Slowly over time we will get used to new habits without feeling like going back to old habits.

[Oluwa-btc]

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 can always control yourself if you really want to stop, being able to stop requires you taking a huge decision because dealing with something that has a strong force it's quite hard but then you need take every chances in making sure that you were bold enough to take the steps to quit. Most times you may have that guts of stopping and the next minutes that feelings comes in but getting full control over it is what guarantees you freedom from such habits.

[Cryptmuster]

Quitting is not difficult at all if you have other activities, other things that can bring you a very good profit. Just switch to them and you will not have time for gambling, and you need to be responsible, if gambling only takes money from you, then why do you do it? If you have too much free time, then you start looking for something to do, if you are constantly busy with something, then you can just switch to other things and not think about gambling, it seems simple to me.

[Kristiyana]

It doesn’t take long to break a habit. Just take it seriously and stop gambling for real if you want to quit. After a month you will have replaced that activity with something else and won’t even feel a desire to do it. It is a really weak character trait to want to do something but be the one stopping yourself from doing it.

You know is very easier to say than done, of course quiting from gambling does not take long that's for most gamblers not all. Because I still want to tell you that those folks who are deeply addicted into gambling always find it very difficult to break that habit of gambling,  even when they engage themselves in other activities that can make them not to think about it, at some point they will still remember it. Though is not always that easy to let go of something more especially when someone is addicted into it, but with time they can be able to let it go.

[danherbias07]

Quitting is not difficult at all if you have other activities, other things that can bring you a very good profit. Just switch to them and you will not have time for gambling, and you need to be responsible, if gambling only takes money from you, then why do you do it? If you have too much free time, then you start looking for something to do, if you are constantly busy with something, then you can just switch to other things and not think about gambling, it seems simple to me.

Yes, I agree with that. If we have other hobbies, let's try focusing on them and maybe we will forget about gambling for a day or two and as it goes on, we can forget it completely. In my case, I have been ecstatic when I watch different kinds of series and I always want to find out what will happen next. There are times I am unable to sleep just because I am thinking about the next episode.
This is what I use when I lose in gambling and I don't want to continue playing as my balance is getting lower. Somehow it does help me to avoid thinking about gambling for many days.

[Nothingtodo]

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 an innate human instinct, and it creates an indomitable will to repeatedly do something that is repeatedly forbidden. If a gambler loses once and has a balance in his account, greed will continue to haunt him until that balance is gone. It is something that people cannot abandon even if they want to because it is something that is created by the human brain.