Been addicted is chaos to one's state entirely

[Boy-o-boy]

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

[Ruttoshi]

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.

Ten years of gambling is enough to go on a break. Gambling is done for fun which is why you should only gamble with the amount of money that you can afford to lose and stop the game after you have exhausted your gambling budget for the day.

[Odusko]

Identify your problem, which is greed, because greed has made you see gambling as a profitable venture, whereas gambling is just entertainment that you have to pay for, and whatever becomes your prize at the end of your session should not be relied on.
Gambling risks and chasing your losses are more risks than anyone should take at a time, so the problem is not with gambling, but with you having your mind set on either winning or chasing your losses, which results in you losing more. In conclusion, avoid gambling for now so that your situation does not deteriorate into an addiction.

[rachael9385]

You need to be disciplined enough to block out your triggers so you won't continue to go round in circles. if your friends are the reason they you go back to gambling addiction then it's best to give them space for now, not saying you should cut them off but consider giving them a break so you can work on yourself. The main thing is to avoid anything that reminds you of gambling even if it’s your acquaintances.

[Eternad]

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.

Typical gambling struggles since losses is inevitable outcome in casino games no matter what game you play.

What you truly need is proper bankroll management since you already have the sense of stopping yourself when you are already at loss but your only problem is the amount you are losing.

You will feel less stress when you lose if you only gamble an amount that you can afford to lose.

[Rashlyowl]

Not everyone is worthy of gambling, not because of financial limitations, but because of mindset limitations. A person can lose the wealth he has accumulated over a long time in 1 day due to gambling & the reason behind it is definitely about self-control. Referring to your story, you should stop & not go back to gambling again. If your friends are the reason you go back to gambling, then you should cut off them, start doing activities alone & reflect on yourself.

[Upgrade00]

• Seek professional help if you can. There are affordable options online that can help you get out of the habit.
• Change your group of friends or let them know you are in the process of quitting gambling.
• Disengage from other things that remind you of gambling, including email alerts and notifications.
• Find alternate activity that distracts you from the urge to gamble.
• Invest in reliable ways of making an income and build a healthy money habit
• Understand that relapse is possible and pick yourself back up whenever that happens

[stadus]

That’s already addiction when you start becoming superstitious, and that’s not good for you, especially for your health.

I’ve been gambling for years as well, but I never reached the point where I became unrealistic. I believe in luck, sure, but I don’t rely on it. That’s the difference.
I choose the games I play and try to focus on those that involve some skill, like sports betting. That way, at least I know I’m not just depending on pure chance.

[danherbias07]

Sure, there might be more who are in the same position as you and I do wish they would recover from that problem.

Truly, it can come to this when it's uncontrollable. A gambler will end up going back to playing over and over again and chasing their losses even though it's damaging their financial status. I think the problem mostly came from overplaying slot and casino games.
Those games can be so unfair that a losing streak can happen for so long, and the gambler is expecting a return very soon because that's how RTP works, but it's not. It's better if we just give it up instead of piling up more losses.

[bitLeap]

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

Your environment has an influence on what you do repeatedly even though you know it is a mistake that you can avoid. If you really want to quit or at least want to reduce bad gambling activities try to avoid friends who are still actively gambling. Then the habits on the weekend need to be changed by not involving them, create new activities, find a community for example those who invite you to exercise, the point is to direct it to positive things.

[Accardo]

To be honest, defeating a more than 10 years gaming habit is the hardest thing to do, but no need to panic, there's something that works, cross addiction, moving your mind into a fresh new good habit that interests you a lot makes a rapid difference.

It's not advisable to move into a dangerous one like alcohol or drugs, building a habit around exercise and workout helps to fix the brain into doing the right thoughts. This will take time to develop and the player from time to time can't hold for too long before jumping back to gambling, yet an extraordinary discipline would help get past the terrible moments of escaping a long time gambling habit.

[viljy]

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?

[Perfectbaby]

Conspicuously speaking no everyone who could let that slide because they have been gambling for long time and have equally lose something very important to them, these are the reasons why they said gamblers should be gambling with what they can afford lose instead of gambling with what they can't or that would affects emotionally or mentally.
Gambling addiction is real and people should mind the way they pays attention to gambling, because the more attention you gives to gambling the more hurt you becomes irrespective of the winning, the lost is more than the benefits in gambling.

[Sticky Bomb]

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.

Ten years of gambling is enough to go on a break. Gambling is done for fun which is why you should only gamble with the amount of money that you can afford to lose and stop the game after you have exhausted your gambling budget for the day.

I don't think learning how to say NO would really help him, he needs some level of abstinence both from gambling and those his friends that lures him back into gambling. From his writeup it is obvious he cannot control how he gambles and he just needs to stop.

OP some results needs some personal sacrifices to be made for it and from my perspective, these friends are the sacrifice you would make to boost your recovery speed from addiction, avoid them for now if you can. It is better having no friends than keeping those that lead you astray.

[Bluedrem]

In fact, controlled gamblers never count their wins or losses. They decide how much they will gamble for the next week or month. In that case, if they lose their gambling allowance for a week or a month before the end of the week or month, they do not gamble again that month. And the amount they budget as a gambling fund for the week or month must be subject to discretionary income.
This is exactly what I do when it comes to gambling. I first find my discretionary income from my earnings and from there I take out a small budget for gambling. In that case, I gamble only with that money for a certain day and when my gambling allowance is gone, I do not gamble again and if I win in the meantime, I withdraw the majority of the money from there. This is my gambling strategy.

[Dave1]

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

Lol, but let me give you a quote from the movie "GodFather", for sure there are some of us here who have seen this movies or a big fan of it,

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,"

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in The Godfather Part III (1990)

So basically that's what happening to you, you wanted out, but then again, the environment, the ambiance is bringing you back in. Like in this case, your friends are somewhat a temptation to you and you can't control yourself.

Goes down to our self control, we really need to have a mind shift not to gamble and perhaps stay away for sometime so that you won't have that kind of stimulus in your life.

[Beparanf]

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?

Perhaps the friend doesn’t know his problem on gambling that’s he was being asked if he is interested on specific game. Maybe OP is known as gambler on there area since he mentioned that he is gambling for a long time.

He should be open with his gambling struggle with his friends so that they will be cautious on introducing more gambling to him.

This is the problem if he don’t make others surrounding him aware that he is dealing with gambling issues.

[Pandu Geddon]

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 have the desire to stop gambling, which is a good start. But I don’t know which gambling app you use, because I gamble on websites. Some casinos don’t develop app versions for smartphones. 
But in your case, what keeps influencing you to gamble is the influence of friends, and the first thing you need to change is that. Don’t be afraid of being called arrogant; they probably won’t help you when you’re in trouble. Focusing on yourself will be better.

[Boy-o-boy]

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.

Ten years of gambling is enough to go on a break. Gambling is done for fun which is why you should only gamble with the amount of money that you can afford to lose and stop the game after you have exhausted your gambling budget for the day.

definitely i need to stop seeing this guy but it will seem as if I am avoiding him but I know that's the right thing to do because his really the reason why I am still in this trap

[Japinat]

10 years already? That means you’re probably not really that addicted, because if you were, you wouldn’t even survive a year in this game. Most people who are truly addicted end up broke fast.

You’re just sharing your experience, and honestly it’s not new to some gamblers here, but I still think you’re a responsible gambler, even if you admit you have some addiction. Unless someone has unlimited money, no one can keep gambling nonstop for that long.

After 10 years of gambling, maybe you can share your biggest loss and biggest win. I think a lot of members here would be interested to hear that.