Tips for Rehabilitation Gambling Addicts.

[Sammye3]

Personally Realization and Advise.

Our fate is largely dependent on us so as a gambling addicts you can't be totally free when you have not made up yourself to break free. This is one secret most people don't know but this is the must important aspect of every gambler as it comes to freeing yourself of addiction.

I think this would be the most effective method for gamblers, coming to "self realization" that gambling is not a way of financial freedom and limit the expectations for a win always, knowing when best to take a pause, reset and minimize losses.

Getting a proper job would also take your time and attention off gambling and would only be seen as partial side hustle and can be done at a distant interval or basically just for the fun. This would help in so many ways to distract the brain and focus on more productive things.

Additionally, getting to that point of self realization would actually require getting professional help or advice from friends and family. Addiction is easy to cultivate but difficult to come out of, so beyond self help you would need an external force that would force the conviction to stop gambling.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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The self realization is one of the point I pick here and I think to every additicted gambler, this is very important thing they should be in check of, some gambler are unaware that they are addicted, to them they are engaging in gambling the very right way but people taking note of their actions, they are not in their right frame of mind in regards to how they take part in gambling, for any gambing addict to accept this fact, it means they will definitely respond to rehabilitation very fast, I have read through the tips and I believe if they are been put into practice, they will definitely help any gambler to overcome addiction once they are determined to change from doing it wrongly.

Yea, self realization and reflection works especially if the person also have the willingness to change, all the criterias that op has pointed out are very important and can work hand in hand for a better result because if you realize you are getting addicted, the next step to take is to limit the number of bets you make or the number of times you bet in a week, going forward, you should not allow yourself gamble at a time when you are not supposed to.

[Juicyhome]

Rehabilitation for addicted persons should mean complete abstention.

Make it clear to people around you that you want to recover. They shouldn't pressure you. If the activity is explicitly about gambling you shouldn't be invited. It can be hard but maybe your friends also should offer more options and talk other things. Or else you should make new friends.

Reduction doesn't mean rehabilitation. If you were sn addict at any point and you could slip again maybe the better course of action is to quit it entirely.

You're right, Op should correct himself, you can't not rehabilitate while the person is still practicing same habit, just like a smoker, you can't send a smoker to rehab and still buy him cigarettes to go with it. Telling a gambling addicts to reduce his betting slips and time for gambling can never help him, that's a very poor approach.

Total absention is the only rehabilitation for gambling addicts and not reduction, delete and deactivate your betting apps, discipline yourself not to engage in any betting discussions, unfollow all betting influencers on social media handles, with time and discipline you will be free from gambling addiction.

[MArsland]

Rehabilitation for addicted persons should mean complete abstention.

Make it clear to people around you that you want to recover. They shouldn't pressure you. If the activity is explicitly about gambling you shouldn't be invited. It can be hard but maybe your friends also should offer more options and talk other things. Or else you should make new friends.

Reduction doesn't mean rehabilitation. If you were sn addict at any point and you could slip again maybe the better course of action is to quit it entirely.

Gambling addiction rehabilitation can begin with specialized guidance and providing activities for the addict. The recovery process requires someone with expertise in mental health. This is the first factor to consider, and over time, new activities must be introduced to keep the addict occupied throughout the day. This way, the addict is forced to abandon their negative activities and embrace positive ones.

I've seen a group of former gambling addicts successfully recover and change themselves for the better because they were determined to quit. This is a strong determination supported by concrete action.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I’d advise to start by admitting there’s a problem and wanting to change, to get support from family, friends or a support group like Gamblers Anonymous.

Set strict limits on money and block access to gambling apps or venues. Find healthier hobbies to replace gambling and consider therapy or counselling to deal with triggers and stress.

[Porfirii]

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I've seen a group of former gambling addicts successfully recover and change themselves for the better because they were determined to quit. This is a strong determination supported by concrete action.

I agree that there is always hope for addicts of all conditions. Unlike other members who said that rehabilitation is difficult or almost impossible to achieve, there are good professionals specialised in helping with these problems. But as you said, it requires determination from the addict and a real will to be healed.

So the first and essential step would be to seek professional help. Taking this for granted, second step would be to arrange the day to day so that the attention falls as little as possible on activities that remind us of gambling. Unfortunately for some, this could mean abandoning this forum, at least for a while.

[Cgrexp]

Acceptance is important in reducing addiction because it is easier to get rid of it when an addicted person admits that he is really addicted and wants to get rid of it and is determined. So the first step is to prepare yourself. Then consult a specialist. Stay away from environments that encourage gambling. In addition, spending time or talking with your family or close people helps in reducing addiction and helps in keeping it away from gambling. However, if someone is not determined at the beginning, then he may stay away from gambling temporarily but there is a possibility of developing addiction again later.

[Accardo]

Acceptance is important in reducing addiction because it is easier to get rid of it when an addicted person admits that he is really addicted and wants to get rid of it and is determined. So the first step is to prepare yourself. Then consult a specialist. Stay away from environments that encourage gambling. In addition, spending time or talking with your family or close people helps in reducing addiction and helps in keeping it away from gambling. However, if someone is not determined at the beginning, then he may stay away from gambling temporarily but there is a possibility of developing addiction again later.

This is where the whole tasks comes in, even therapists find it very complex to get compulsive players into acknowledging that they're into some kind of severe mental disorder, but when they do accept, it's as good as saying that the player is almost out of the addiction.

[Royal Cap]

In my opinion, the most important thing here is to accept your problem. Many persons do not want to admit they have an addiction, and any help offered from outside will not help. If it doesn't come from inside that I want to change then nothing will work but a temporary break. In my opinion, the influence of environment and people are very big. Staying away from places and friends who normalize gambling really helps. And communicating openly with your family or someone close to you makes you feel that you have a responsibility. However, without a strong decision all the efforts break down. If there is no will, then the addiction will return.

[AmaGold70]

Addiction is one thing that, has become prominent when it comes to gambling this is as a result of the rise in gambling activities which has largely been caused by the influx of Casino. As Casinos increase the number of person's involved in gambling has also increased and this has also increased the numbers of person's with gambling addiction problems. how can one get out of addiction these are fundamental questions that, every gambler should always think of how they can break free from gambling addiction as most person's involved in gambling is knownly and unknowingly addicted. Here are some tips which you can use in escaping addiction.

Reducing the numbers of slips you bet .

This is very important reducing the numbers of betting slip is one good way to break free from gambling addiction. How dose this work you don't need to stop gambling at once as this is hard to do but what you can do is by reducing the numbers of slips which you bet on daily, weekly and even monthly. If you are someone who is used to betting six slips every day or weekly as the case maybe. You can break free by reducing the numbers of slips to for or three gradually which you can further reduce down as time passes.

Reducing the time used in Gambling Activities.

Anything which you don't give attention will not be part of you. It has been seen overtime that those who are really addicted are people who uses a large part of their days to gambling, because a large number of person's has no work doing so they use a greater part of their days in gambling Halls. Nobody can really take you out of gambling addiction without cutting down on their gambling activities.

Personally Realization and Advise.

Our fate is largely dependent on us so as a gambling addicts you can't be totally free when you have not made up yourself to break free. This is one secret most people don't know but this is the must important aspect of every gambler as it comes to freeing yourself of addiction.


Seeking professional counsel/ Help.

There is the place of professional advice and help. There are people who are professional when it comes to helping gambling addicts. Professional counsel Help the gambler to meet meet professional which has a large information based on the training which they has been able to acquire.these professional some of them feel what you are currently going through because they have been experienced what it means to be addicted.

As a gambler we all need to monitor our mental capabilities at all times especially our gambling habits, when addiction starts kicking in it begins with the way we think about gambling and how often we gamble, any addict that wants to go for rehab should start by quitting gambling completely. The subject of this thread mentioned rehabilitation so some of your tips are not needed for anyone that is very serious about rehabilitation, seeking for rehabilitation but yet reducing the number of slip you bet isn't going to help because you are still getting yourself involved with the cause of your problem and avoiding that problem is by avoiding every activity that are related to gambling and pick up new hobbies to keep your mind away from gambling.

[Fiatless]

You're right, Op should correct himself, you can't not rehabilitate while the person is still practicing same habit, just like a smoker, you can't send a smoker to rehab and still buy him cigarettes to go with it. Telling a gambling addicts to reduce his betting slips and time for gambling can never help him, that's a very poor approach.

Total absention is the only rehabilitation for gambling addicts and not reduction, delete and deactivate your betting apps, discipline yourself not to engage in any betting discussions, unfollow all betting influencers on social media handles, with time and discipline you will be free from gambling addiction.

In addiction control or cure therapy, there are different strategies. The style that is used to handle the condition of Mr A might be different for Mr B. Some people will never choose total abstinence. If you try to force them to stop immediately, they might abandon the treatment process. This mainly happens when they are acutely addicted.

An addiction therapist will choose the best method for each patient. Some would gradually free themselves by reducing their exposure to gambling. The goal is to stop addiction, so any method that is effective should be adopted.

[Lida93]

Rehabilitation for addicted persons should mean complete abstention.

Yes, rehabilitation should mean isolation of the individual from having access to gamble again within the period of rehab, any tools and discussion that could connect his thoughts to gambling should be cut off.

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Reduction doesn't mean rehabilitation. If you were sn addict at any point and you could slip again maybe the better course of action is to quit it entirely.

That the individual was weak to slip off into gambli addiction then the tendency to slip again would be there due to the weakness and lack of discipline that already exists. Abstaining completely should be the ultimate solution.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Everyone has their second chance , but if you want someone to end its gambling life.

1. Make him live in a far away land where internet connection is poor to nothing. the worst the better.
2. No ewallets or online bankingif he or she is into online casino.
3. Make him/her work  and make sure to keep busy.

[Dunamisx]

What we should always opt in for is prevention and not looking for a solution after we must have watched things happen abnormally, and to bear the consequences to fix things up is not that easy, it takes time extra efforts and more mental straining before getting it done, it's a process which requires more attention and a times, the help of specialist like that of a psychologist which is why some may recommends more of a therapists to help them out in conditions like this,  just before things already got outrageous for them in gambling so we don't look for remedy when we can always prevent such from happening for ourselves, the earlier the better we act fast and decide right.

[Odusko]

Everyone has their second chance , but if you want someone to end its gambling life.

1. Make him live in a far away land where internet connection is poor to nothing. the worst the better.
2. No ewallets or online bankingif he or she is into online casino.
3. Make him/her work  and make sure to keep busy.

Above all of this, we should know that the individual willingness to quite gambling is very important, withdrawal from gambling work most when the addicted person is willing to let go and fight his addiction, at that level all other treatment and approach works perfectly gambling addiction is more of self fight than third-party helping to fight the urge since even if all the limits is put into check it will definitely result negative if the addicted person refuse to cooperate.

[fredericktaylor]

If an addicted gambler wants to return to normal life, then I think first of all he has to abstain from gambling for a long time, science says that when we are addicted to something, we keep doing it repeatedly, as a result, a type of hormone called dopamine is released from our head in excess, as a result of which people feel good, it is through good work habits and also through bad work habits. So when we keep ourselves away from bad work or habits for a long time, as a result, we can gradually bring ourselves back to normal life from addiction or bad habits, this whole process needs a lot of time to be completely successful.

[coinlary]

Stopping gambling completely all at once for an addicted gambler isn't that easy as most people might think , he/she has to start from somewhere then gradually replace it with something to divert attention.
Addiction isn't somethingeasy  to get rid, do you ever wonder why you're addicted to something and it's so hard to get rid of it? So is gambling. It's much better to seek help and counselling, they would help throughout the journey.

[wiss19]

Number one is always seeking a professional help. I have gave up an addiction in my life (smoking) and 99% of that was thanks to my therapist. Not that you can just rely on someone and do nothing, of course you have to do a good job yourself and should desire to stop, but the way they help is to show you the path clearly on how to do it and help you along the way when you walk down that path. I did that and I am happy, I am sure if you find a good therapist then you can do the same as well.

[mcdouglasx]

I believe that all addictions have the same beginning from any perspective: the addicted person must have enough willpower to overcome it, because that's the starting point. Some wake up one day and decide to quit gambling, others find it harder to make that decision and need professional support, but if the individual doesn't want to quit, or isn't aware of the problem and accept it as such, it's a losing battle. How can you break an addiction in someone who doesn't want to quit?

[Jody.Drummer]

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The self realization is one of the point I pick here and I think to every additicted gambler, this is very important thing they should be in check of, some gambler are unaware that they are addicted, to them they are engaging in gambling the very right way but people taking note of their actions, they are not in their right frame of mind in regards to how they take part in gambling, for any gambing addict to accept this fact, it means they will definitely respond to rehabilitation very fast, I have read through the tips and I believe if they are been put into practice, they will definitely help any gambler to overcome addiction once they are determined to change from doing it wrongly.

Yea, self realization and reflection works especially if the person also have the willingness to change, all the criterias that op has pointed out are very important and can work hand in hand for a better result because if you realize you are getting addicted, the next step to take is to limit the number of bets you make or the number of times you bet in a week, going forward, you should not allow yourself gamble at a time when you are not supposed to.

Awareness is indeed one of the keys to recovering from addiction, as you said, if there is a will from the individual himself to recover, then it is a sign that he has awareness, and conversely, if he himself does not have the will to recover, then awareness does not exist in him. And for people who, in my opinion, have a strong enough awareness, they will be able to recover without help from others, as long as they are consistent with their intentions, they will be able to recover from addiction.