Been addicted is chaos to one's state entirely

[Hatchy]

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

The fact is that you can prevent oneself from becoming addicted. I've seen some threads on the forum about players complaining of casinos failure to restrict them from gambling and I somehow think it's not adding up. Casinos are just like every other services. They don't force anyone to gamble on their platforms. You as a gambler makes the decision to sign up and gamble but it's wrong to blame anyone for how things had turned out to be. You should be ready to take full responsibility of your actions, that's a simply way to avoid addiction.. you have to be able to accept the fact that gambling is not meant for you to win, the earliest you know this, the better for you...

[Ronsbit]

You could self-exclude yourself from that particular casino if you can, since it is the app you are using to play from direct but you must be decisive in it because I see that you are not too strong willed to stand by your decisions with regards to you taking a break from betting. Maybe you could just avoid your friend for the time being and not discuss anything about gambling again otherwise you could still be in the same cycle talking and not showing working.

Although it would not be that easy for you OP because you already have a long time gambling history which would be very difficult for you to quit that easily but what I will advise you to do is to just to get yourself engaged with other activities just to get yourself distracted and your attention given to something else which would not give any room for you to start thinking of gambling. I believe this would help limit your gambling urge for the time being.

[Slow death]

In my case, I don't gamble with the goal of chasing losses. In fact, when I lose, I see it as a very normal process because as soon as I deposit money into the betting site, even before I place any bets, I consider it a lost amount.

This way, when I lose, I don't get sad and I don't need to focus on betting again to recover. I focus on other real-world activities. Gambling is about having fun and the moment someone gambles and ends up sad, that person should stop gambling because they don't know how to manage their emotions and are gambling to win money.

[coin-investor]

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.

This happens because of the wrong mindset of hoping to recover your losses, so every time you deleted your the app and a friend presents a new app games you remember your promise or your goal to try to recover your losses, as long as this lingers in your mind, it will keep remember all your loses and if there's an opportunity to get that back you will agree to play,

That's the wrong mindset. Every time you lose and log off, never try to remember your losses. Treat every session as unique and forget the wins or losses, only the excitement brought by the session.

[Agbamoni]

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.

How do you intend to stop gambling when the people around you will always find a way to influence you into doing it? You have friends and colleague who are into gambling, any day you avoid it, they will inspire you to keep gambling. If you really want to prevent addiction, start by cutting off ties with the friends you keep, or tell them to stop sharing anything that has to do with gambling with you. After that, avoid any conversations that is linked to gambling whether from an outsider. Follow this step, play your own role you will overcome addiction.

[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?

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.

Maybe it is. I would probably also hide my addiction or other problems from others. Because no one wants to be known as a whiner complaining about their misfortunes. On the other hand, apparently they are not such close friends. I mean, they probably don't have a trusting relationship.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

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

And if you managed to get free from your addition to gambling, then a big congratulations to you, because from what you are written here, anybody with a deep sense of understanding will know that you are or were addicted to gambling even though it wasn't a type of addiction that is very serious and dangerous in a manner we could say that the victim needs urgent help.

Every body who gamble should really understand the risk before engaging themselves in it because lack of understanding also contributes alot to how much people lose to gambling, good understanding will make you know when exactly to quit gambling if it's not working for you, but lack of understanding is what makes some continue to gamble even when they should be considering taking a break.

[Bitcoin.com97]

Ten years is not ten days or ten months , you gambled for ten years and nothing to show for ,it’s better you quit now so that the regret won’t be much in the future , and those friends that tells  you to play if possible stay away from them , look for things to distract yourself, kill that greed that tells you that it’s possible to recover your losses because that is what kept you in that condition for that ten years , delete the app and tell yourself you are not gonna  download it no matter what happens, in as much we gamble for fun we also expect winning so if the winning it’s not coming forth and you are always the one losing , you don’t need a break at this moment, what you need is to quit  from it and recover from it before it deals with your mental health.

[Obulis]

Wonderful how that you @ op are able to notice the blood/sane draining condition you have put yourself into. You have only pointed at how it is draining your treasury but the impact of gambling addiction goes beyond draining the pocket to destroying even marriage or relationships, responsibilities and any other thing destroyable. These chronic psychological/physical condition is helplessly prioritize over healthy living.

Being able to identify that you have been addicted to gambling can be able to facilitate the reclamation of control over self.
One major draining level is the level whereby you now gamble to cover up your losses. At this junction, I believe the losses will be with intense pain far beyond just losing control over gambling.

[Boy-o-boy]

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.

you have directly spoken to me and is advisable that I should quit it now before it turns to something else

[o48o]

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

There are acceptable reasons to gamble, but recovering losses is definitely worst one. Accepting losses should come with a realization why you want to gamble, or if you want to gamble at all. And preferably with a plan how to deal with your gambling in the future.

You said you moved on, but nothing in your text indicates that you have quit gambling, as you clearly say that you keep coming back.

If you think you are influenced by your friends to the point you want to blame them, then there are 2 things you can do:

1: Change your friend circle. I know that this might seem almost impossible, as you might be daily connected to them via work. Or you might have hard time of making new ones.

2: Taking responsibility of your own actions and don't blame those friends for it. Then again, good friends would support you if you said you have a problem with gambling. They wouldn't try to tempt you into it again.

[hero_the_bossman]

In my case, I don't gamble with the goal of chasing losses. In fact, when I lose, I see it as a very normal process because as soon as I deposit money into the betting site, even before I place any bets, I consider it a lost amount.

This way, when I lose, I don't get sad and I don't need to focus on betting again to recover. I focus on other real-world activities. Gambling is about having fun and the moment someone gambles and ends up sad, that person should stop gambling because they don't know how to manage their emotions and are gambling to win money.

There should be a limit to any session we have.

Otherwise, it's not a session - it's a process where we will get both our nerves and funds gone.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Gambling is a game of luck and majority of gamblers that I know  have been lucky to win big amount but despite those wins, they have also lost huge amount that is not equal to the wins they have got. That is how gambling is, you will definitely lose more than you have won except you win a jackpot and then stop gambling for ever. If you win big amount and still continue gambling, chance that you will lose all that money back is very possible. so, even if you want to continue gambling, use only a small amount that you can afford to lose and don't chase losses, then you will be good.

[Marvelockg]

 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.

If it has gotten to the level where you're literally depending on it for the most part of your life, then stopping it almost permanently is something that's necessary. I mean, there are different ways one can have fun that's not gambling related and you should choose from any of those options as a means of easing yourself out other than trying to push into something that's looking like what can drain you and your finance down.

Gambling is not for everyone and the industry will still thrive if those that are seriously addicted are bold enough to opt out. Even when you're looking at the regular job you're doing, if it looks like it's something that's that has the tendency of destroying you, the best thing to do is to walk out instead of sitting back and letting it destroy you.

[HONDACD125]

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

It's true that you can't recover your losses in gambling but most people don't get it. They also keep trying because they know there is no way they are going to get that money back other than gambling because gambling is the only source where they can get the money as fast as they have lost it, and this mindset keeps making them gamble again and again with the hope and wish to recover whatever they have lost. Sometimes, some people actually get lucky enough to recover their losses, but do you know what they do after that? Logically, one should stop gambling after that and learn their lesson, but gamblers don't do that, once they recover their losses, they start gambling again thinking that they are now not at a loss so they can try again and may win this time.

I know so many people who did this thing. They first lost money in gambling, and then they got extremely worried, kept repeating that they will stop if they somehow recover their money, and they kept depositing funds to try and recover their money, and eventually, they recover their money by hitting some big wins, but as soon as that happens, they forget about everything that had happened to them earlier, and they start gambling normally again, as if nothing had happened. This proves that a gambler can never stop gambling unless they lose everything and have nothing to gamble with anymore.

[Hispo]

If you have been in the situation where you can get rid of your urges of gambling, even after deleting the app on your phone, then it is pretty sure to say you are suffering from serious gambling addiction.
Also, ten years is quite a long time for one to be a gambler and develop a serious addiction and chase losses indefinitely, as you describe.

Honestly, I would have tried to get any meaningful support from a psychologist if I found myself in a situation like this one. It is very dire to be addicted to gambling and allowing such addiction to grow out control.

[Slow death]

In my case, I don't gamble with the goal of chasing losses. In fact, when I lose, I see it as a very normal process because as soon as I deposit money into the betting site, even before I place any bets, I consider it a lost amount.

This way, when I lose, I don't get sad and I don't need to focus on betting again to recover. I focus on other real-world activities. Gambling is about having fun and the moment someone gambles and ends up sad, that person should stop gambling because they don't know how to manage their emotions and are gambling to win money.

There should be a limit to any session we have.

Otherwise, it's not a session - it's a process where we will get both our nerves and funds gone.

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.

[JoyMarsha]

The majority of people, letting go of their losses in gambling seems to be one of the hardest things they would rather do. They keep gambling with the mindset that they will recover their losses someday. That has held them bound on gambling, that leaving gambling without recovery their losses feels the worst mistake they will ever make. And it will only be a miracle that will pull them out of gambling, nothing again.

We have these numbers of gamblers in our midst who, whenever they remember their losses in gambling, telling to quit gambling or take a break from gambling, sounds unacceptable to them.

I have few friends who have lost much more in gambling. I have advised them to quit gambling and it is like I am saying shit to them

[obuoma]

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.

The major problem I see here is that you are hoping to make big money from gambling but you are going about it the wrong way. Another thing too is that the money you lose in gambling should not be your target to recover because that is the same thing as chasing losses and if you continue doing that you will even lose more money. Forgive gambling so you can free your mind and not feel cheated by the system and to help you develop a proper mindset, take few days or weeks off from gambling and disconnect from your friends for that period too. If you come back to gambling, learn to make budget you can use to gamble and that should be single digit percent of your income, not more than that so that you will not feel the impact of losing money.

 

[Cryptomultiplier]

Addiction of any sort is a bad thing, although OP you didn't state if you were addicted clearly or just being consistent enough that you think you are addicted.
The best way to stop an addiction is to replace it with another habit and in this case since gambling online has become so easy, what would be the replacement, I wonder.
Perhaps you should try to avoid to friends by telling them your situation or dodging such conversations or reducing the amount of time you spend with them so as to not be nodged back into gambling.  

You can seek professional help all you want, but it comes down to avoid such situations that lead you to gamble and of all use funds you can afford to lose when trying to occasionally gamble, so as to avoid the urge to chase your losses.