When Gambling Starts as Fun but Turns Into Something You Can’t Escape

[Zadicar]

Anyone here went through that phase? When gambling stopped being fun and started running your life?
Curious how bad it got and how you managed to get out of it.

I myself used to gamble for fun but now I realize that there is no fun in gambling. And visiting various casinos, but the interesting thing is to enjoy gambling for free. But once in a while it will be seen to bet with a lot of money and lose. However I think, to get out of any bad situation,First of all spend less time there. I used to spend most of my time at the casino and realized I was on the verge of addiction. So to get out and reduce all hope from gambling. It is working fine for me.

Gambling can be fun if you can manage it within control. But the mistake we often make is that we manage gambling beyond our limits. When my betting limit is crossed, it no longer has the opportunity to be fun for me. Gambling is good as long as you can afford to lose. Another important thing is that when someone tries to increase the amount of money he has through gambling, greed will work in him. Once he gets greedy, it will not be easy to come back from there. Although in the beginning one can control his greed, but at some point greed can work and if one cannot control himself at that time there is a high possibility of getting addicted.

Everything would be depending on someones control and if you arent that good when it comes to controlling that greed or urge on playing gambling specially if you are on the losing side of things then that fun you've been experience would turn out to be something stressful and once you cant be able to control up such urge then you would be that become desperate on which it might that comes to worst when it comes into the actions that you are that trying out to do. Just be always careful on how you would be handling out your emotion because not all are good when it comes to self control on which there are those who cant be able to handle it out and make some decisions on which it results to that overall messed up in speaking of their lives.

The most important thing to consider out is on how to not make yourself become addicted at the time that you do get involved with gambling. Never ever make yourself be having those kind of mentality that you would become rich because of gambling because this is where people do usually trap and ending up miserable in the end of line.

[Royal Cap]

If a gambler cannot control their inner self, they'd really fall for the addiction that can be caused by gambling. The excitement that has been built through their first tries is going to develop as well. It can be skipped when a gambler has that strong will of getting out once they have become addicted. There will be ways out of it but if the will power isn't strong for that gambler, they're not going to make it. And that's the reason why many gets stuck to that addiction for a long time of their lives and causes them a lot of trouble when they can't skip it.

I personally think habit is the big factor here. When people do something regularly it becomes a natural routine. Gambling is the same. Although it starts out as fun or curiosity, it later becomes an easy way to pass the time. Then the excitement or hope of winning is no longer the main thing but rather it feels uncomfortable if you don't play. I think this habit is the hardest to break, because people don't want to lose a part of their daily life, That's why many people can't easily get out even if they want to.

[skarais]

Anyone here went through that phase? When gambling stopped being fun and started running your life?
Curious how bad it got and how you managed to get out of it.

Well, I have to be honest that I have been in that phase and have gotten through it.
Obviously this is a bad phase for every gambler and without realizing it gambling has made me lose a lot of time for other activities. I realized that this was a problem that I needed to address immediately, so I was fortunate to be able to get out of that phase without feeling too much regret.

You know what games are most likely to get a gambler to that stage, I think slots are just one of them, but sports betting can be another too. The worst thing when I was in that phase was, waking up in the morning and immediately gambling while hoping to get big luck. But now everything is different, self-control is the main factor in my success in reducing my gambling activity.

[Leahized]

Gambling can be fun if you can manage it within control. But the mistake we often make is that we manage gambling beyond our limits. When my betting limit is crossed, it no longer has the opportunity to be fun for me. Gambling is good as long as you can afford to lose. Another important thing is that when someone tries to increase the amount of money he has through gambling, greed will work in him. Once he gets greedy, it will not be easy to come back from there. Although in the beginning one can control his greed, but at some point greed can work and if one cannot control himself at that time there is a high possibility of getting addicted.

To have fun or enjoy through gambling, very little amount of money should be used. Many times, we have a lot of money left over and gamblers use it well to gamble. Because we all know, gambling should be done with money that is not a problem to lose. But if you think that everyone gambles not to make money, then you are not wrong. Because what we express and actually act is different. However a professional gambler can control himself, Can't stop losing more money.

[bhadz]

If a gambler cannot control their inner self, they'd really fall for the addiction that can be caused by gambling. The excitement that has been built through their first tries is going to develop as well. It can be skipped when a gambler has that strong will of getting out once they have become addicted. There will be ways out of it but if the will power isn't strong for that gambler, they're not going to make it. And that's the reason why many gets stuck to that addiction for a long time of their lives and causes them a lot of trouble when they can't skip it.

I personally think habit is the big factor here. When people do something regularly it becomes a natural routine. Gambling is the same. Although it starts out as fun or curiosity, it later becomes an easy way to pass the time. Then the excitement or hope of winning is no longer the main thing but rather it feels uncomfortable if you don't play. I think this habit is the hardest to break, because people don't want to lose a part of their daily life, That's why many people can't easily get out even if they want to.

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

[Accardo]

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

Breaking free from a habit is very difficult, a man, today, told me of how interested he is to be free from inhaling Tobacco, but can't help the situation, while he talked, my reflection was on habitual gamers, do they actually, deep down, want to quit too? Or it doesn't cross their mind out of the reward they've fashioned themself to gain through gaming. One benefitial way to stand a fight with habit is through running from the urge, but habits controls where the legs goes, running would be impossible for undedicated victims.

[AmoreJaz]

If a gambler cannot control their inner self, they'd really fall for the addiction that can be caused by gambling. The excitement that has been built through their first tries is going to develop as well. It can be skipped when a gambler has that strong will of getting out once they have become addicted. There will be ways out of it but if the will power isn't strong for that gambler, they're not going to make it. And that's the reason why many gets stuck to that addiction for a long time of their lives and causes them a lot of trouble when they can't skip it.

I personally think habit is the big factor here. When people do something regularly it becomes a natural routine. Gambling is the same. Although it starts out as fun or curiosity, it later becomes an easy way to pass the time. Then the excitement or hope of winning is no longer the main thing but rather it feels uncomfortable if you don't play. I think this habit is the hardest to break, because people don't want to lose a part of their daily life, That's why many people can't easily get out even if they want to.

I believe you always need to have self-check every once in a while so you can gauge whether you are at your own set boundaries or not. Without regular personal check, would be easy to fall into addiction.

[Emeraldo]

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

Breaking free from a habit is very difficult, a man, today, told me of how interested he is to be free from inhaling Tobacco, but can't help the situation, while he talked, my reflection was on habitual gamers, do they actually, deep down, want to quit too? Or it doesn't cross their mind out of the reward they've fashioned themself to gain through gaming. One benefitial way to stand a fight with habit is through running from the urge, but habits controls where the legs goes, running would be impossible for undedicated victims.

Gambling jas it own habit and it will be very hard for a gambler to break free from gambling if they have become addicted to it.
People can break free from the addiction of gambling but it will need frequent discipline for these people to really break out because it will also need their own effort to say no to gambling and any attempt to gamble will be repelled by their non interest.
People that have become addicted to gambling have lost money and some properties due to their greed to make money.

[Jody.Drummer]

Gambling can be fun if you can manage it within control. But the mistake we often make is that we manage gambling beyond our limits. When my betting limit is crossed, it no longer has the opportunity to be fun for me. Gambling is good as long as you can afford to lose. Another important thing is that when someone tries to increase the amount of money he has through gambling, greed will work in him. Once he gets greedy, it will not be easy to come back from there. Although in the beginning one can control his greed, but at some point greed can work and if one cannot control himself at that time there is a high possibility of getting addicted.

To have fun or enjoy through gambling, very little amount of money should be used. Many times, we have a lot of money left over and gamblers use it well to gamble. Because we all know, gambling should be done with money that is not a problem to lose. But if you think that everyone gambles not to make money, then you are not wrong. Because what we express and actually act is different. However a professional gambler can control himself, Can't stop losing more money.

It is true that you say that we must use money that is indeed a small amount, another goal is to avoid large losses, besides that we should also bet money that is in accordance with our abilities, in other words, we are ready to lose the money we allocate to gambling so that we cannot accept defeat with the money we have deposited at the beginning to bet. A person who is professional in gambling, of course, they understand the good way to do gambling, including knowing when to stop so as not to experience heavy losses.

[IvugeoEvolutionCoin]

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

Breaking free from a habit is very difficult, a man, today, told me of how interested he is to be free from inhaling Tobacco, but can't help the situation, while he talked, my reflection was on habitual gamers, do they actually, deep down, want to quit too? Or it doesn't cross their mind out of the reward they've fashioned themself to gain through gaming. One benefitial way to stand a fight with habit is through running from the urge, but habits controls where the legs goes, running would be impossible for undedicated victims.

In which it becomes a daily routine as opposed to fun, gambling becomes detrimental. Similar to the attachment to tobacco, there are so many gamblers who might wish to stop but the promise of winning keeps them in the vise. Habits tend to rule us so that it becomes hard to get out of habits. It takes a lot of self-discipline, an understanding of its consequences and external help to break the cycle because in most cases only will power cannot help.

[Yorubek]

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

Breaking free from a habit is very difficult, a man, today, told me of how interested he is to be free from inhaling Tobacco, but can't help the situation, while he talked, my reflection was on habitual gamers, do they actually, deep down, want to quit too? Or it doesn't cross their mind out of the reward they've fashioned themself to gain through gaming. One benefitial way to stand a fight with habit is through running from the urge, but habits controls where the legs goes, running would be impossible for undedicated victims.

Gambling jas it own habit and it will be very hard for a gambler to break free from gambling if they have become addicted to it.
People can break free from the addiction of gambling but it will need frequent discipline for these people to really break out because it will also need their own effort to say no to gambling and any attempt to gamble will be repelled by their non interest.
People that have become addicted to gambling have lost money and some properties due to their greed to make money.

If the gambling mentality is for entertainment, then it is on the right track, and if gambling is done with the hope of profit, then it gradually turns into an addiction. If gambling becomes an addiction, it is a little difficult to get out of it, but if the gambler wants to be better from the heart and free himself from gambling addiction, then he has to refrain from gambling for a long time and by taking the right way with patience and patience, he can gradually protect himself from addiction. As addiction does not happen in a day, it becomes a habit of a long time, so it takes a long time to get out of it. Therefore, while gambling, use such money that you can control your emotions or greed when losing, and by gambling with that money, the possibility of addiction decreases, and the gambling mentality remains correct.

[Fiasem20]

Indeed many gamblers started from a rough path,in essence they believed gambling is a way to escape financial instability,once an individual start thinking in such way it may be difficult for the person to quit gambling except they become enlightened and realize the path that they’re following could be destructive in the long run.Unfortunately for most individuals,they started with the right approach towards gambling and later on they’re becoming addicted to the game,it’s a clear sign that greed has overclouded their previous perspective.In other to be a responsible gambler,one just have to stick to his right perspective and create no room for greed.

[panjul07]

When we start gambling as fun but it turns to something bad means that there is something wrong with us while doing it.
In short, it shows that our greed throws the fun out then we are controlled by our greed for both while losing and winning.
For me, I wont deny that I'm gambling to make money but I should also make a fun when playing the game means that I'll only play games that I like only.
It is better to gamble to make money but we can control ourselves by having discipline on money and time management.

[bhadz]

I think you're right that doing it as a habit starts all of the craziness of a gambler. When it has become a habit, we'd think that it's just part of our daily routine and we're going to continue that for as long as we can. And as long as we have money to gamble with, we can't escape the reality that we're enjoying it in hopes of having some good profits as well from our bets. I agree that it's hard to break but if you're serious to battle that, you'll have to do everything it takes so that you won't fall and end up being a gambling addict.

Breaking free from a habit is very difficult, a man, today, told me of how interested he is to be free from inhaling Tobacco, but can't help the situation, while he talked, my reflection was on habitual gamers, do they actually, deep down, want to quit too? Or it doesn't cross their mind out of the reward they've fashioned themself to gain through gaming. One benefitial way to stand a fight with habit is through running from the urge, but habits controls where the legs goes, running would be impossible for undedicated victims.

That's where the hard part is, to run from the urge. And when someone does that, there is a need for them to avoid it with their own volition because if they don't have the will to avoid that urge, it's going to end the same again and again. There goes the gamblers that can stop that urge and they know how to do it because they have experienced the worse of it when they can't control it yet. But when they do, they have adjusted and can do things now easily on their end because they don't want to be the same and have a bad ending as per their habit's done.

[Nothingtodo]

People gamble for fun but later people consider it as a source of income. Income source and fun are not the same thing because when you involve financial transactions then your greed will wake up. In this way you will no longer be able to maintain the original purpose of gambling. The real purpose of gambling is to enjoy pleasure, but if it later turns into income, a gambler will never be able to keep himself on the right path. Then an automatic change will come in him and he will want to earn more from gambling, due to which he will eventually face financial disaster due to intense greed.

[Orpichukwu]

Gambling starts from playing (fun) and not to become in-depth gambler. And what the Op said has lead many to become addicted gamblers in the gambling industry. So we have to do everything that possible to stop becoming addicted gamblers in the industry. Always have a limit. Set a budget to limit the excessive gambling.

We always advise people to set a limit before they start gambling. Setting that limit is just one problem; the other problem is being able to discipline themselves enough to keep to that limit. That's where the major problem comes from; it's never easy for everyone to get it right.

[TheUltraElite]

I believe you always need to have self-check every once in a while so you can gauge whether you are at your own set boundaries or not. Without regular personal check, would be easy to fall into addiction.

This is true, we often set boundaries but often fail to respect them ourselves. If this is the case we should avoid gambling as much as we can, because getting addicted if going to be much easier than we think, unless we can control ourselves.

I think a moderated amount of gambling is possible without getting addicted. Those who can spend a few bucks to enjoy the thrill of trying to make money once every few weeks and then not regret it.

Just control the time and the money spent and one should be good.

[nara1892]

Gambling starts from playing (fun) and not to become in-depth gambler. And what the Op said has lead many to become addicted gamblers in the gambling industry. So we have to do everything that possible to stop becoming addicted gamblers in the industry. Always have a limit. Set a budget to limit the excessive gambling.

We always advise people to set a limit before they start gambling. Setting that limit is just one problem; the other problem is being able to discipline themselves enough to keep to that limit. That's where the major problem comes from; it's never easy for everyone to get it right.

Yes, simply saying or planning is always much easier than practicing and keeping something is always much harder than getting it, the analogy is more or less like that.
In gambling I think we've all recognized that setting limits is a very good idea for long-term safety and we've all realized that, but the problem has always been maintaining ourselves to remain firm and disciplined to the plans we have made regarding limits, that's the most difficult, as you said, it seems like there must be something much more serious without any tolerance to support it.

[Judith87403]

Usually this is how it starts. No one makes plans to get out of control. It starts only as entertainment, then gradually turns routine. The danger is not the funds at initial, but the mindset. You quit gambling for fun sake and resume gambling to fix losses, stress, or boredom. This is where control turns to illusion. It isn't only discipline or addiction, it is how easy it is to oneself saying one more win will change all things. For a lot of people, the point of turning is realizing that gambling no more adds any worth, it just steals time, focus, and peace of mind. To get out mostly begins with being truthful to yourself, setting hard limits, or stepping away entirely.

[IsraelK]

You ever notice how most people start gambling just for fun -  small bets, a bit of thrill, nothing serious at first.
Then slowly it turns into a routine, then a habit, and before you know it, you’re chasing losses thinking the next win will fix everything.

Some say it’s just lack of discipline, others call it addiction. But honestly, it feels deeper than that, especially when you keep convincing yourself that you still have it under control.

Anyone here went through that phase? When gambling stopped being fun and started running your life?
Curious how bad it got and how you managed to get out of it.

Yeah, that phase is real and it sneaks up on a lot of people. What usually flips the switch is when the goal stops being fun and starts being getting back to even. That’s when control feels real but isn’t.