Ever thought of stopping… but still kept gambling anyway?

[swogerino]

Good day gamblers... I know most of the threads here are positive, about optimism in gambling, but sometimes we need to talk about the other side of it.

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

Personally I have thought about it thoroughly and have been able to stop for several days, weeks and even months sometimes. The only two things that got me back into it are, first when I have an excessive extra amount of money that I can spend anyway I want or can think of and because I always think of the dice 98% strategy, people have "bypassed" so many VIP levels using this one and the benefits only increase the more VIP levels you pass. I want to become a top VIP level and that is why I keep coming back in certain times, I have quit though playing and losing massive amounts of money like I used to do before. So most likely incentives are what keep me sometimes to come back.

[Gozie51]

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

Even sometimes when you go bankrupt, you see some gambler doing another deposit almost immediately with the home that it is a fresh start, fresh deposit and fresh understanding  

Backing out is common among gamblers but how many will stick to not coming back. Except a gambler escapes from being an addict, otherwise he will never quit gambling no matter the loses. Some gamblers sell their properties for their gambling fulfillment. So many times we say it that we are not going to gamble. It is a great effort not to but it is better to reduce the addiction.

[crwth]

Not the next day, but is it okay just after a day? Lol 

Kidding aside, if you cannot really control yourself with the gambling activity, it should be an indicator that you need to change something. It's something you should do for yourself to become better. It's hard if you are not trying hard enough, but the itch will still be there. I guess it's a matter of discipline now.

[Anayochukwu]

Good day gamblers... I know most of the threads here are positive, about optimism in gambling, but sometimes we need to talk about the other side of it.

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

These are the most common thing that we normally do every time but still end up coming back, as long as gambling is there anything can happen in the game. So no matter how big a gambler might lose can never make him not to gamble the next day because this has always been the part of the game so it's let for the gamblers to know how to control themselves and set a limit that would keep them responsibly without getting caught up on the way.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Gambling has it own spiritual force, you don't conquer the force easily when it has to do with stopping, mostly gambler that have gamble for long time. The easiest way is to do what I called "skipping method". For instance you eventually play every day you can play twice or three times a week ,from the range you can reduce to once a day and entirely stopped. Trying to stop gambling and the zeal to continue persists is usually a normal thing, it occurred to many more than 79% gambler experience that. That's why it's difficult to some to stopped gambling, is more like taking drugs if you have taken drug for long time the body get accustomed to it, stopping it as fast as possible will never work it required a gradually means .

[danherbias07]

"Hands won't listen." I like that.

Well, I have been on that point many, many time,s but I always end up playing again. I guess when you are trying to stop it, the urge to gamble is increasing.
The thought after thinking about stopping is "Just one last time." The problem is that one last time never ends. I understand that, but there's a way that doesn't need stopping. It's control. Thinking about other ways to entertain yourself. Mine are console games. I went back on playing Playstation 1 RPG games which takes hours before you finished it. It got me hook and I gambled rarely on slot games thanks to that.

[Slow death]

Fortunately, I don't have that problem. I think that the moment a person can't say "I'm going to stop playing" and can't follow through, then that person needs to think about the following: "Do they have self-control when they play?" Because if someone can't stop gambling on their own, then that person has a gambling problem and needs a third person to force them to stop, and that's what's called being addicted to gambling.

When a person can't stop gambling on their own, then that person is ill, that person needs urgent medical help. I always tell other people that if they really want to test whether they are addicted to gambling or not, they only need to say to themselves: "I'm going to stop gambling for 30 days" and stick to it, but if they can't stick to it, then they are addicted to gambling.

[jcojci]

Maybe his means is to stop gambling for that day. Tomorrow may be better than today. Most gamblers thinks like that so that is why many gamblers still return to casinos and keep gambling. They think that they will get lucky this day and some of them playing the same gambling games to recover their losses.

We really don't have to return to casinos next days but taking a rest will be a good decision. That can help us to forget our losses and stay awake while we understand that the risks of playing gambling is a loss.

We need to realize the truth. We are difficult to win in gambling so we don't have to waste much money but consider that gambling is just a way to have fun. We have many things we can do besides gambling so we can choose that instead playing gambling too often.

[Strongkored]

Good day gamblers... I know most of the threads here are positive, about optimism in gambling, but sometimes we need to talk about the other side of it.

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

I'm just feel good with my gambling activity.
I have never been too excessive in playing, maybe once in a while but usually because I am on a big win, it makes me overdo it and it is difficult to stop until I realize the amount of money has started to decrease and stop, also I have never felt the need to always play even though there are funds that have not been used but when I don't have enough free time to enjoy the game I prefer not to play and only do it the following week.

[KeenanEl19]

Good day gamblers... I know most of the threads here are positive, about optimism in gambling, but sometimes we need to talk about the other side of it.

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

For those who view gambling as a means of making money, they'll likely continue gambling to win. However, occasionally or repeatedly, they'll experience significant losses or losses that weigh them down, ultimately leading them to consider quitting. The only possible outcome is either quitting altogether or continuing to gamble even more crazily.
This is why it's important to gamble responsibly. To avoid significant losses, gambling should be done within set limits, rather than constantly chasing wins, as wins are random and uncertain.

[uchegod-21]

Why quit when gambling is clearly not a threat to you in any way? This thought will only come when I feel it is neccessary for me to quit for my own sanity, peace of my and financial safety. So far, I have not been reckless with my gambling style, everything has always been within my limit. If for any reason I wake up one morning and decide to quit gambling, it will definitely not stress me to do that because I have always put myself under control.

For gamblers who are already addicted and finding it difficult to quit, I do not think that this is something that they can do alone. After making the decision to quit, they still need to be under the close monitoring of someone they trust can guide them well in the right direction.  It is really not easy for an addict to quit gambling all of a sudden.

[freedomgo]

For gamblers who are already addicted and finding it difficult to quit, I do not think that this is something that they can do alone. After making the decision to quit, they still need to be under the close monitoring of someone they trust can guide them well in the right direction.  It is really not easy for an addict to quit gambling all of a sudden.

They really need rehabilitation. I won’t lie, I’ve been addicted before too and it got serious, there were times I completely lost control and lost a lot of money. I was able to get out of it, or you could say I got cured, because I prayed to God and realized that if gambling would destroy my life, I needed to stop. Thank God I managed to quit. But after a few months, when I felt I was already healed, I started again and only this time, I’m a changed man and a responsible gambler.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Like I have said in some few threads, there's no way I would gamble with the amount of money that I can not afford to lose, I have made the mistake in the past when I just started gambling but it all rest in the past now, I have learned my lesson, I'm now a responsible gambler who only plays for fun and doesn't make profitability a primary target. If I'm playing with the amount I can afford to lose, when I lose all the money, I won't still feel more regret to think of quitting because I didn't spend unnecessary amount.

[Porfirii]

Good day gamblers... I know most of the threads here are positive, about optimism in gambling, but sometimes we need to talk about the other side of it.

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

Perhaps sometimes in very ocasional activities, but in general this is not my case, and I usually quit when I decide that I should stop for a while. In fact, I usually plan upfront when to stop, and this way it is much easier to stay on the right track.

[aioc]

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

The action of the hands connects to the mind, so the mind is still in control of your urge to gamble. It's just a part of your mind that wants to stop, but it's still the one that convinces you that you need to go back, because old habits don't die easily, and telling it to stop is not enough.

The subconscious mind is more powerful than the conscious mind; you need help from a professional to reach it and make it do what you really want.

[romero121]

Gamblers find it a way to make money. This is a wrong perception about gambling. Everything is a business, so the platform owners will be focused on profit, and they follow all the available ways to keep the gamblers active. Several times I've lost enough and decided to quit gambling, but the same doesn't last long. Most of the time my wallet gets emptied, and I don't have any other chance to gamble. In such circumstances my bonus claims have helped to gamble. So, one way or the other, it continues, and the final stop took place when I wasn't able to borrow from any others and there was nothing left as a bonus.

[Doan9269]

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day? It’s like your mind knows it’s time to quit, but your hands just won’t listen.

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

If we are truly gambling for the sake of having fun and not for making money, we shouldn't see it as a disappointment not being able to win a bet, even when we have a losing streak more often, because we gain the fun and excitement of playing, I will not be surprised that many would have made a sudden decision not to gamble again after having some series of losses they never expected to come, but still yet, they may not be able to explain why they keep coming back into gambling for the fun in it, because this goes beyond just playing, but being entertained.

[Zlantann]

I’m not saying we have to wait until we go bankrupt before realizing the truth, because that’s the easiest way out. I just want this to be a moment to reflect. No strategies but just real thoughts from those who’ve been through it, and maybe still fighting the same cycle right now.

When you say "lost enough", do you mean losing more than you can afford to lose or having a long losing streaks. It is normal to experience losses for a long time. If you are gambling within your budget, then there is no problem. Except you want to take a break, which is understandable. But if you losing enough means excess gambling, that's a behavioural disorder. 

I have encountered both situations. The first scenario was not a problem. I overcome the second situation through meditation and some materials online. Reminding myself always that gambling is unpredictable also helped me.

[Findingnemo]

It's rare for me to bet on consecutive days, no matter if I won or lost on the previous day, it's is not my daily activity and I will try to keep it that way to avoid getting addicted.

Losing big itse'f a mistake from the user because no one should wager an amount that is too big for them to lose, but if they did already then just take a break and manage their finance because one will come into that mindset only when they are not having very successful with finance and may got bills to pay.

[Free Market Capitalist]

Have you ever told yourself “that’s it, I’ve lost enough, I should stop” but still ended up placing another bet the next day?

Not exactly. What happened to me was that I ended up having longer sessions than I had planned because I was winning, which is OK if you know when to stop after extending the session a little. Cutting losses is easier for me. It's better to close the session and come back another day when you're feeling fresher.