How can we avoid addictions in gambling?

[Dunamisx]

The best way to avoid addiction is by being disciplined, we can't be gambling the way we like without having a check on whether we are doing the right thing or not over time, the way some do gamble is not ideal enough for them to be able to enjoy it in full, as some do have a long time effects as they continue to gamble in same manner without observing it's reactions on them.

[Odohu]

Addiction in gambling is not always a sweet experience and most times people that are addicted only realized it after the damage have already been done. The first step into gambling addiction is usually a wrong mindset about gambling such aspiring to get rich through gambling, something that should never cross the mind of ay gambler because gambling is not a shortcut to a life of affluence. The moment a gambler cultivates this mindset, every action he does becomes justified and before long he slide into reckless gambling and sometimes accumulating debt through gambling. To avoid addiction, gambling should be strictly for passive income, there should be other stable things covering the bills.

[alastantiger]

Gambling has been in an existence long time ago and it has always been fun all the way. Many people got involved in gambling just to have fun while some other people see it as there own way of expressing passion for games, sporting bet etc. however gambling that was initially made for fun and excitement later became a major problem to humanity due to addiction that has lead to the down fall of many young people that got involved in gambling.

How do we avoid all addictions, we do that by reducing the time we spend doing that things that we're getting addicted to, that's one of the ways we can stop being addicted or control our addiction because some of us are already so addicted that stopping is almost not possible but controlling the addiction is possible and that'll help us alot.

Before our existence, gambling has been existing hence we aren't the first to be gambling so if there has been others before us, then there's a way to be gambling without becoming an addict like how people before us didn't allow the addiction to take control of their life. We would have had addicts back then as we do today but so are those that didn't get addicted hence following the guidelines of gambling responsibly can be of help to us.

[goldkingcoiner]

-how often should we gamble?

As often as you feel like it as long as it does not become a problem. But not everyday or every second day. That is definitely a red flag that you are starting to become addicted to gambling. Once a week is more than enough.

But if you want to do twice a week, that is fine too as long as you can keep yourself from going out of control by losing too much money.

- how can we avoid or control our gambling activities so that's it wouldn't lead to addictions ?

Make a weekly budget and max profit/loss rules and stick to them!

If you break your own rules that means you do not have the self-discipline to be gambling.

[Floxynice]

The best way to avoid addiction is by being disciplined, we can't be gambling the way we like without having a check on whether we are doing the right thing or not over time, the way some do gamble is not ideal enough for them to be able to enjoy it in full, as some do have a long time effects as they continue to gamble in same manner without observing it's reactions on them.

It is usually very easy to give advice on what to or what not to do as far as gambling is concerned inorder to avoid getting addicted  until we find ourselves in such a situation and that advice we dish out can't work for us. Some gamblers are just blinded by greed; there is nothing we can do to make them gamble more responsibly.  To such kinds of gamblers, personal bitter experience might be what they need to be more responsible or even quit gambling for life.

We can imagine some experiences caused by your own negligence,  anyone willing to be well behaved will do the right thing without being told. There are lots of gambling sensitization materials everywhere, gamblers can also help themselves with them.

[LDL]

The best way to avoid addiction is by being disciplined, we can't be gambling the way we like without having a check on whether we are doing the right thing or not over time, the way some do gamble is not ideal enough for them to be able to enjoy it in full, as some do have a long time effects as they continue to gamble in same manner without observing it's reactions on them.

If he learns to do his work on time and follows discipline, he will never get involved in any bad deeds. If he does not keep himself disciplined and if he starts living a haphazard life, he will definitely suffer losses or harm himself in any endeavor. You have to challenge yourself and have a plan to do good work. You should always remember that life is precious and you should never get involved in any worthless things or addictions in this precious life.

[tvplus006]

...- how can we avoid or control our gambling activities so that's it wouldn't lead to addictions ?

As long as you have control over the game, and not the game controlling you, you are still safe and you are not in danger of gambling addiction. It is necessary to always be aware of the risks, while respecting risk management, adhere to time limits, as well as the balance limit for one game day.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Gambling has been in an existence long time ago and it has always been fun all the way. Many people got involved in gambling just to have fun while some other people see it as there own way of expressing passion for games, sporting bet etc. however gambling that was initially made for fun and excitement later became a major problem to humanity due to addiction that has lead to the down fall of many young people that got involved in gambling.

I can bet you that most of the problems we're having today has been around right from time and some are as old as gambling itself. We shouldn't always try to attach everything that happens to the recent development in gambling -- you and I were born many years after the phrase "addiction in gambling" was formed, does it ring a bell?

- how can we avoid or control our gambling activities so that's it wouldn't lead to addictions ?

If I say you need a proper schedule to gamble, wouldn't it look a bit more controlling -- especially since you're going to be doing it with your own money? But I think that's exactly the pathway to reducing the after-effect.

how often should we gamble?

Twice a week if I must recommend!

[passwordnow]

You see that everyone is telling the same old thing about us, to gamble what we can afford to lose. But what if someone gets to that point and still become a gambling addict? it's no longer our suggestion that will help them but they need to be aware of what they do. It's not a daily thing that we should monitor each other and so we can avoid being addicted to gambling. So lessening the amount of time spent in gambling is the next thing. If the budget adjustment didn't do, then spending less time will surely do the work for someone who truly wants to avoid being addicted to gambling.

[Julien_Olynpic]

We cannot avoid gambling addiction if we have a defective worldview. However, addiction exists in different forms, in different stages and with different degrees of severity of consequences. The most important of the listed is the severity of the consequences of gambling addiction. This is what we need to prevent. And in general, the recipe for this is well known - it is limiting losses. Limiting potential possible losses, which is achieved by limits on the amount of money per game, the number of games per day, the size of bets and losses per week, month, and so on. In other words, the magic word for limiting consequences is LIMITS.

[Y3shot]

...- how can we avoid or control our gambling activities so that's it wouldn't lead to addictions ?

As long as you have control over the game, and not the game controlling you, you are still safe and you are not in danger of gambling addiction. It is necessary to always be aware of the risks, while respecting risk management, adhere to time limits, as well as the balance limit for one game day.

Exactly.  Rule the game and decide how to go about the game  and never let the game to rule you because if the rules you can't even have control of yourself and you won't even know what you are doing.

I think this is a very important concept gamblers needs  to look into  never to give chances to the game because when they are relaxed to give chances to the game without having limit,  the game will take advantage of one which it won't be easy to control the game again.

[Nothingtodo]

The best way to avoid addiction is by being disciplined, we can't be gambling the way we like without having a check on whether we are doing the right thing or not over time, the way some do gamble is not ideal enough for them to be able to enjoy it in full, as some do have a long time effects as they continue to gamble in same manner without observing it's reactions on them.

You have to do your work on time. If you sit idly instead of doing your work on time, you will definitely want to show interest in gambling during this idle time.
You should refrain from thinking about additional income, and be extremely careful not to be drawn into gambling by the greed for money.
You should practice finding pleasure or entertainment in other ways than gambling. Gardening, working, fishing, or taking a long drive to spend some boring time can help you to stop gambling for the time being.

[fruktik]

To determine the limits for gambling is what works best for me. Even before starting to play the division of my budget and leave a small part of the money that I can spend on anything, and from this part I can take how much I am determined for gambling, this is a little money, but I don’t mind losing it. I can’t take more than this amount to Gambling, so if I lose, I just stop and wait for the next salary when I have a little money for this again.

This is how you have defined your budget. Now imagine people who are unable to control such expenses, if this money can be called that. That is why many topics have appeared on the forum pages that directly and indirectly concern gambling addiction. You must know firsthand about how entire fortunes were lost. How many stories about this? A lot. You don’t have to go far to read about them. That is why not everything is as smooth as you write.

[alastantiger]

We cannot avoid gambling addiction if we have a defective worldview. However, addiction exists in different forms, in different stages and with different degrees of severity of consequences. The most important of the listed is the severity of the consequences of gambling addiction. This is what we need to prevent.

We can't prevent addiction when we don't know how addiction looks like or how it feels being addicted and that's why reading and watching videos on addiction can help us alot. Some gamblers are deeply in addiction but they don't know because they have no clue what addiction is. Addiction means you're doing something repeatedly more than you should be doing hence when you start noticing that you're beginning to gamble more frequently than you used to do and despite the results that you're getting you aren't slowly down then you're beginning to get addicted. Addiction comes from both winning and losing hence we shouldn't focus our attention on just the losing part of gambling while forgetting that winning has it's own addiction problems too.

[icebar]

Addiction in gambling is not always a sweet experience and most times people that are addicted only realized it after the damage have already been done. The first step into gambling addiction is usually a wrong mindset about gambling such aspiring to get rich through gambling, something that should never cross the mind of ay gambler because gambling is not a shortcut to a life of affluence. The moment a gambler cultivates this mindset, every action he does becomes justified and before long he slide into reckless gambling and sometimes accumulating debt through gambling. To avoid addiction, gambling should be strictly for passive income, there should be other stable things covering the bills.

It is very common for people to be interested in getting money easily. That is why people can quickly become addicted to gambling. It is true that they often do not realize that they are addicted. A gambler becomes addicted when his perspective changes. When a gambler tries to earn money from gambling, he go away from basic thoughts, then gambling becomes a platform for him to easily earn money. If you can move away yourself from such a situation, it will be possible to protect yourself from becoming addicted. You have to change the perspective that you will win from gambling and you will do something with that money. Gambling is not a source of income. If you have a positive perspective on these things, it is possible to reduce addiction.

[Cryptmuster]

You see that everyone is telling the same old thing about us, to gamble what we can afford to lose. But what if someone gets to that point and still become a gambling addict? it's no longer our suggestion that will help them but they need to be aware of what they do. It's not a daily thing that we should monitor each other and so we can avoid being addicted to gambling. So lessening the amount of time spent in gambling is the next thing. If the budget adjustment didn't do, then spending less time will surely do the work for someone who truly wants to avoid being addicted to gambling.

Maybe reducing the time will help, and maybe not, because you don't need a lot of time to make one big bet. That's why I always say that you can play safely if you create a list of rules for yourself that you should never break. In them, you can set limits for yourself in money, time, and everything else that can prevent you from being safe in gambling. Because when you are very passionate about the game, you can lose not only money but also emotional balance, which is no less important for well-being.

[HistoLock]

Gambling is an addiction, which means that if you gamble, you are an addict. However, the severity of your addiction to gambling is the problem. The more you gamble, the more severe your addiction will be. Even if you only place small bets, because sometimes you will want more than usual. That's where big problems arise, spending all your money in a short time. If you want to overcome your gambling addiction, reduce your time gambling and apply your budget before gambling.

Gambling addiction is a kind of problem, you will be addicted to gambling only when you gamble constantly without following any rules and regulations. You can gamble, there is nothing wrong with it, but you have to remember that you only play for fun, if you don't do that, you will become addicted, and you will always have the thought in your mind that you will profit from it. The big problem arises when you gamble with everything you have. The more you have to gamble, the more addicted you will become to it. I think if someone wants to get out of gambling addiction, he should gamble less and play for the purpose of pleasure. So I would say the less you can play, the better, the easier it will be to be able to get out of it. Although it is not an easy matter.

[eisen33]

You have to do your work on time. If you sit idly instead of doing your work on time, you will definitely want to show interest in gambling during this idle time.
You should refrain from thinking about additional income, and be extremely careful not to be drawn into gambling by the greed for money.
You should practice finding pleasure or entertainment in other ways than gambling. Gardening, working, fishing, or taking a long drive to spend some boring time can help you to stop gambling for the time being.

I think that we need to separate additional income and gambling and not perceive them as equally valuable sources of income. Additional income is something with a fixed payment, when I know for sure that I will receive money for my work. And gambling is entertainment and I can even lose money here, so I can't perceive gambling as an additional source of income, it is something completely different where I can get distracted but can't earn money yet.

[Ryu_Ar1]

You see that everyone is telling the same old thing about us, to gamble what we can afford to lose. But what if someone gets to that point and still become a gambling addict? it's no longer our suggestion that will help them but they need to be aware of what they do. It's not a daily thing that we should monitor each other and so we can avoid being addicted to gambling. So lessening the amount of time spent in gambling is the next thing. If the budget adjustment didn't do, then spending less time will surely do the work for someone who truly wants to avoid being addicted to gambling.

Maybe reducing the time will help, and maybe not, because you don't need a lot of time to make one big bet. That's why I always say that you can play safely if you create a list of rules for yourself that you should never break. In them, you can set limits for yourself in money, time, and everything else that can prevent you from being safe in gambling. Because when you are very passionate about the game, you can lose not only money but also emotional balance, which is no less important for well-being.

Therefore, if the goal is to set limits, it is not only time that should be restricted but also finances and the amount of bets, where the total wins and losses become important calculations here.

While the number of wins may be optional, the total losses in a single gaming session can be a good option to consider, as it helps us limit ourselves to minimize losses and the risk of addiction.
If such considerations are overlooked and the focus is solely on time limits, there is a possibility that, even in a short period, one might bet quickly and in large amounts.

There needs to be a strong sense of responsibility in this matter because if, in the end, this is not accompanied by responsibility and self-discipline in limiting our gambling activities, it will be very difficult for us to minimize the addiction we have because addiction is a natural risk in the gambling we do. Therefore, when we are not smart manage and control ourselves, we will eventually be swept away by a more severe addiction.

[Smartprofit]

In my opinion, the only effective remedy for gambling addiction is a bright and interesting lifestyle. Gambling should not take the leading place in your life. It should include sex, travel, adventures, meetings with friends, sports, physical activity, communication with nature, perhaps even extreme sports.

Your brain should constantly develop, your neural connections should be constantly updated. And for this, you need to break patterns, do unusual things for you and start living every day with a “clean slate”.

Then, in my opinion, no gambling addiction will be scary for you. Gambling addiction usually occurs when a person has a boring and dull life. When there are far fewer holidays in his life than weekdays.

And if a person has many different activities and hobbies, if gambling is only one of his daily activities, what is the probability that he will develop a gambling addiction? This probability is almost zero! At the same time, it does not matter how many times a day he plays and what amounts of money he loses or wins.