Been addicted is chaos to one's state entirely

[Akbarkoe]

I didn't quite get the gist of it. This OP post is a statement of fact about the dangers of addiction. But the behavior of OP's friends is not clear to me. These friends are some kind of tempters. Why do they do this if they know that a person is trying to limit himself in relation to gambling? The motives of these friends are unclear to me. Aren't they the reason for the difficulty of quitting gambling addiction?

It could be that the OP didn't tell his friends that he wanted to quit gambling to get rid of his addiction so that his friends still considered the OP as his gambling partner as usual, we can assume like this if the situation was like that, if he had told his gambling friends maybe they wouldn't have offered the OP to try the game again.

To treat addiction, one of them is avoiding the gambling environment, that is one of the keys and this is the reason why professionals always recommend private rehabilitation.

[fikrett]

Betting houses already do a lot to prevent people from becoming addicted, but people need to do their part, which is to gamble only for entertainment purposes and set time limits. We all have things to do in the real world, so we need to manage our time well and understand that life isn't just about doing one thing, but many things. When you're happy in the real world, you're unlikely to become addicted to anything. I always say this: don't gamble, don't drink, don't drive if you're going through a problem.

Yep, because finding a hole to fill with such things may be destructive by the end.. I agree with you.

[Mayor of ogba]

Even though you didn't state in your post that you are addicted to gambling, I want to tell you for free that you have become a gambling addict, and it's not easy for you to quit gambling. I would advise you to open up to your loved ones and tell them what you are currently going through in gambling so that they will deploy an alternative that will help you overcome it. Since your friend is one of the factors that influences you to gamble when you have decided not to gamble, I would also advise you to distance yourself from him on weekends so that he won't influence you to gamble.

[Orpichukwu]

Firstly, you need to stop gambling entirely and avoid seeing your friend during the weekends because he's like a temptation to you which triggers your gambling spirit. Learn to say NO to him whenever, he tells you about the weekend games. Tell him about your losses and your plan to stop gambling.

I will advise the OP the same thing only if he has warned the friends of his problem and asked them not to ever share games with him, either on weekends or weekdays, until he's able to pull himself out of that addiction. If the friends are not being helpful, then the next choice will be to cut them off, not just during weekends, as you never can tell when they will come up with games on weekdays.

[KiaKia]

I have been gambling for the past ten years now and seriously I must say I have lost more than I have profited thou it feels as if I should keep on trying so I can recover back my losses but that's the more money I keep on losing sometimes I will delete the app to free myself from it then during the week ends my friends will show me some nice games asking if I have interest in it then the spirit comes and I will download back the app and I will go back to what has been eating me up is so addicting that I called the app my daily food.
Some persons out there might be facing the same situation and it is affecting there state of mind and how they live there life's the fact is to just let go you can't recover those losses is gone just accept defeat and move on though is hard but you have to that's what I did

If you have gotten to a state where you are angry and you uninstalled your gambling app its because you are risking too much on gambling and also you have high expectations of gambling.

Gambling isn't like this, it doesn't care if you keep losing your money from now till ever, this is why you must not rely on gambling like it is a source of income, the truth is its never going to be a source of income.

The most valid result that you can get from gambling is losing money, focus on many money elsewhere and gamble with very small amount of money.

[348Judah]

Avoid every possible means that could lead to addiction because you can get into it and conveniently come out of it as well, addiction could come in any form, it may be true friends or our openness to internet access and gambling platforms with the way be often weager for gambling, which we can always set some guidelines to cub how we go into it in other not to get addicted and plan ourselves in a way that Grant only occasional access to gambling.

[Bright0515]

I have been gambling for the past ten years now and seriously I must say I have lost more than I have profited thou it feels as if I should keep on trying so I can recover back my losses but that's the more money I keep on losing sometimes I will delete the app to free myself from it then during the week ends my friends will show me some nice games asking if I have interest in it then the spirit comes and I will download back the app and I will go back to what has been eating me up is so addicting that I called the app my daily food.
Some persons out there might be facing the same situation and it is affecting there state of mind and how they live there life's the fact is to just let go you can't recover those losses is gone just accept defeat and move on though is hard but you have to that's what I did

This is something that other gamblers have been through but some of them have discipline themselves and they have overcomed it, you too should work on your self so that you will not keep on deleting and redownloading it the future, do so is a multiple waste of time. You should try to say something and keep to it, not allowing anything to make you go back to what you have planned to stop. You have known that chasing after your losses making you lose more, then you should stop chasing your losses and start gambling for fun with the amount of money that you can afford to lose.

[JunaidAzizi]

You have to accept that gambling is now a huge business, and everyone who is in business is doing it only for their own profits, not for others. Every game they create has only one aim, to gain popularity among gamblers so they play it and lose in that game, allowing the casinos to profit. However, we are foolish to think that we can earn from those games. You can be profitable, but only with discipline and controlled emotions, so that you know when to stop and when to lead.

[Dunamisx]

Even when we go outside of a gambling context, addiction is not good and should not be taken for granted, we should prevent it from happening, I don't even see any benefits one stands to derive from it over a long time than a series of disappointments and many other unfavorable circumstances showing forth.

[GiftedMAN]

Avoid every possible means that could lead to addiction because you can get into it and conveniently come out of it as well, addiction could come in any form, it may be true friends or our openness to internet access and gambling platforms with the way be often weager for gambling, which we can always set some guidelines to cub how we go into it in other not to get addicted and plan ourselves in a way that Grant only occasional access to gambling.

Avoiding addiction is possible if you do not have plans of outsmarting the casinos and I don't believe it is easy to come out of addiction because I have come across some addicted gamblers no matter how hard they try to avoid visiting the casino they will always run to go there to gamble because the urge is always there in them. You could escape getting addicted through friends but having access to your smart phone is another bad addiction.

[Showlove01]

I have been gambling for the past ten years now and seriously I must say I have lost more than I have profited thou it feels as if I should keep on trying so I can recover back my losses but that's the more money I keep on losing sometimes I will delete the app to free myself from it then during the week ends my friends will show me some nice games asking if I have interest in it then the spirit comes and I will download back the app and I will go back to what has been eating me up is so addicting that I called the app my daily food.
Some persons out there might be facing the same situation and it is affecting there state of mind and how they live there life's the fact is to just let go you can't recover those losses is gone just accept defeat and move on though is hard but you have to that's what I did

Losing in gambling is a normal thing but losing frequently or almost all the time and even when you win you don't win something reasonable is not a normal thing and all I can advise the person is to stop gambling for some period of time or stop entirely if the person has accepted that gambling is doing him more harm than good. There are people who are suffering same thing you are suffering but won't let anyone know because they are ashamed to say it out but that is not wise for them because they are doing themselves and it is only when you open your mouth people will know your problem and profound solution.

[r_victory]

Often, simply distancing yourself from casinos isn't enough; you also need to distance yourself from certain people. Every change begins with a new environment. For example, you won't stop drinking alcohol by hanging out with people who drink, and the same applies to gambling. As long as you remain surrounded by friends who do this and even encourage you to do it, stopping will be harder than you think. You don't need to break off friendships, you just need to distance yourself from those who won't help you get rid of this addiction.

[SmartGold01]

Here is where people do get it twisted about gambling, if you are gambling and losing for the past years , not just a Year but 10 years and you can't measure your winning or even recall how many times you have won, then you need to stop gambling and even though you have something that is tell you to keep gambling know that it is the spirit of addiction that is really pushing you to keep gambling. However, if I were you I wouldn't keep gambling, what I would do is to distance the gambling site for like one year and after taking a break then come back with me fresh memories to know how to handle the game.

[demonica]

If you want to stop gambling, you also need to stop surrounding yourself with people who gamble. It’ll be harder for you to avoid it if the people you meet also do the same thing. You’d just be influencing each other with different games or site you know and that leads to more addiction.

I advise to stop seeing them and try to do other things to keep you from using your phone that much. Since your games are on your phone, even if you delete it, it’ll still be easy to reinstall it. So i suggest try to make yourself busy or find other things to do like a hobby that doesn’t require you to use your phone.

[NurseHub]

It's just that you haven't make up your mind enough to quit or take a new turn on the gambling, you are still very stuck at something that will wals make you go back, you have to develop the discipline to quit even when you have your friends around that will make you go back to gambling again even them will mind the way they tell you about gambling because of the new leave you will turn and that will also affect their feelings not to give you tickets or talk about gambling around you. You have to decide first, you don't want for any helps. if you can't then seek your friends help to stop instead of them being the trigger they will be the help you need to stop.

[sunsilk]

I have been gambling for the past ten years now and seriously I must say I have lost more than I have profited thou it feels as if I should keep on trying so I can recover back my losses but that's the more money I keep on losing sometimes I will delete the app to free myself from it then during the week ends my friends will show me some nice games asking if I have interest in it then the spirit comes and I will download back the app and I will go back to what has been eating me up is so addicting that I called the app my daily food.
Some persons out there might be facing the same situation and it is affecting there state of mind and how they live there life's the fact is to just let go you can't recover those losses is gone just accept defeat and move on though is hard but you have to that's what I did

You're addicted. That's one thing that it means and you have to control yourself from it.

Because if you're not going to do everything you can to control all of it, you'll have a hard time. The state of mind as you experience that is quite hard.

You have to let go of your losses and stop chasing it. That might be one of the reasons why you're having a hard time of moving on.

[OsaiEmma]

Some persons out there might be facing the same situation and it is affecting there state of mind and how they live there life's the fact is to just let go you can't recover those losses is gone just accept defeat and move on though is hard but you have to that's what I did

Exactly OP, your advice on this matter is very solid, if you keep on chasing your losses, you'll keep on losing, it is an endless cycle, an abyss u just can't fill, you just can't really recover at all.

Cut your losses, accept them and move on, live is about either winning or losing, if u lost in a game or any particular stake, accept your losses and move on, I use to have same mind set while trading too, whenever I loose a trade, I try to place another with higher leverage so I can recoup the previous loss, and that just keep sinking me deeper in the losses, but after having this mindset of yours, my trading results drastically changed, I know gambling and trading are not exactly the same but they are close.

In conclusion, this advice is it just in gambling but in every aspect of life, when you face loses, don't dwell on that and allow your every move be defined by it, that is ways to recover that loss, move on and start again with a clean slate, you won't even know when you have recovered the loss.

[Creeper0]

Money lost in gambling can never be recovered, the sooner you can believe this sentence, the sooner you will be saved from losing. Gambling should be played only for the purpose of entertainment and what you are losing should be left. The intention of recovery will always be considered a harmful step. Gambling is completely dependent on luck and you cannot control luck. There are more stories of losing than winning in gambling.

[Royal Cap]

To be honest it seems to me that it's not just about gambling but about changing your identity. If you still think in your heart that you can play whenever you get a chance, then no matter how much discipline you create it won't last. It's not always right to blame your friends, Because they will be just like them. The real question is whether you can set your own boundaries, If you are serious you will eventually see that the attraction inside you is not working even when you sit in their chat. It takes time but it is possible. What seems to me to work is a new habit, a new target, something that you can get excited about, then the place for gambling gradually empties itself. The real question is whether you really want the change. If you have that, the way will gradually emerge.

[Obim34]

If you want to stop gambling, you also need to stop surrounding yourself with people who gamble.

I don't know how greatly this will help, but that will be cutting out long line of friends for an issue that can resolved by meaning to quit gambling and based on personal determination. Although, if it works for you fine but I don't see it as the best possible way, you can exclude yourself when it comes to gambling discussions, especially on topics that make gambling something of profits, than the entertainment it should.