Why don't you stop gambling and actually do something with your life???

[Joy- maker]

frankly speaking, gambling has never affected me negatively, because i see it as a game for fun and for entertainment, and i always gamble with an amount of money  i can afford to lose for my own sanity. am not gambling because i want to get rich quick nor to survive, i gamble because i want to have fun or to entertain myself.

secondly, there is not point telling people to stop gambling, since they have benefit anything from gambling so far. remember gambling is a game of chance, there is no guarantee that you are going to win nor benefit from it like others.

to be on the saver side, don't see gambling as a source of income, see it as game for fun and for entertainment. always gamble with an amount of money you can afford to lose to avoid chasing after loses.

[Versatile_choice]

Again, I don't know who needs to hear this shit, but I know someone out there is battling some demons that you need to conquor. CHANGE YOUR LIFE! DO IT!

Well, just like you said "someone out there" that out" means that you're referring to people out there so it would have been better if you go out there to give them this piece of advice because personally I'm not complaining. although i have made gambling mistake and I also realized it and then make correction that's just it but if it's to stop gambling entirely I have never thought about that and please stop making people feel as if they are wasting thier time  in gambling, as a matter of fact we are only advised to gamble during our free time so i don't see anything wrong if one chose to spend some time in gambling the most important thing is that they are doing it in the right time.

[Pi-network314159]

This question you ask op is a Very simple question, but the truth is that addiction is what has kept many people from not leaving gambling to do something with their life. Many people have the mindset of quiting gambling and do something better but they have no alternative for now, if they have a good financial backup that will help them to do a better business, it will help them quit gambling. But if their is no, they will keep on gambling till such opportunity comes. I as well is waiting for he right time to quit gambling. For now I know it's not profitable to me but I am just doing it.

[Kavelj22]

Again, I don't know who needs to hear this shit, but I know someone out there is battling some demons that you need to conquor. CHANGE YOUR LIFE! DO IT!

You are not telling shit. But it is not that easy to convince someone addicted to a behavior to stop doing the same practice he used to and move on. If so, we wouldn't see the huge number casinos (online and physical) in market. When you one of they voices calling for wisdom and recovery, hundreds of companies running promotion campaigns everywhere, plus experts designing attractive gambling interfaces to seduce as many users as possible to keep gambling as long as possible.

It is easier to recover from drugs and alcohol than to recover from behavioral addiction like gambling or watching pornography. Personally, I don't know persons in real life succeeded to het rid of gambling addiction.

[Wapfika]

This question you ask op is a Very simple question, but the truth is that addiction is what has kept many people from not leaving gambling to do something with their life. Many people have the mindset of quiting gambling and do something better but they have no alternative for now, if they have a good financial backup that will help them to do a better business, it will help them quit gambling. But if their is no, they will keep on gambling till such opportunity comes. I as well is waiting for he right time to quit gambling. For now I know it's not profitable to me but I am just doing it.

There’s a lot of alternative for gambling if people will just stop thinking that it’s a source of income or easy profit.

Many gambling addicted on poor country because they are using it as an escape to poverty which in reality it gives more poverty to them since gambling was designed to make the house always win.

Gambling is just for entertainment purposes while there’s a lot of alternative to get that kind of entertainment even with limited money.

[dunfida]

franking speaking, gambling has never affected me negatively, because i see it as a game for fun and for entertainment, and i always gamble with an amount 0f money  i can afford to lose for my own sanity. am not gambling because i want to get rich quick nor to survive, i gamble because i want to have fun or to entertain myself.

secondly, there is not point telling people to stop gambling, since they have benefit anything from gambling so far. remember gambling is a game of chance, there is no guarantee that you are going to win nor benefit from it like others.

to be on the saver side, don't see gambling as a source of income, see it as game for fun and for entertainment. always gamble with an amount of money you can afford to lose to avoid chasing after loses.

Thats the most important thing is that you should really be having some fun when dealing up with gambling and not really just that making yourself that trying out to engage with it just because you do really wanted to make money and once you do have that kind of perception towards gambling then it would really be bringing out that kind of desperation on which this would really be resulting into addiction and losing up tons of money. Gambling should really be done on your vacant time and not compromising those important things on which you would gonna need to do specially if its part of your responsibility and time allocation then its always best that you should really know on what you are doing and only gamble when you are already that free time and having some boredom or simply having some past time. The most common issue on here is that most gamblers do forget this very basic thing.

One of the main reason on why gambling business is profitable is just because gamblers do really become that greedy and do really that become addicted into it on which it comes into a point that they already forget their priorities in life.

[programmer3666]

Think about what gambling does to you. How does this affect your life? I don't know who needs to hear this but someone on this forum is ruining their life right now. I don't know if anyone really has a problem but I have a gut feeling that there are many and all they need is a little nudge from someone they don't know but maybe could benefit from listening to. Take out a pen and a blank sheet of paper right now and write down the pros and cons list. Write down how much money you have won vs lost in the last 30 days.  Write down all the things that gambling has negatively done to you in the past month, now write down all that is has done for you positively in the last month. If you piece of paper looks like shit then "go fish". Find a new addiction that will actually change your life in a good way. Become obsessed with reinventing yourself and prove everyone wrong about the loser you have become.

Tell yourself you're going to be successful and actually believe that shit. Stop being a fucking loser and make something of your life. I see so many posts like oh no I am addicted and oh no this and that and i'm sick of seeing zero action being done. You're not a victim to gambling you make shitty life choices and you need to man tf up and deal with your problematic past and become a contributing member to your own life. Be a good person. Put your family first. Do what you said you were going to do. QUIT LOSING MONEY AND GO AND MAKE MONEY Get right with God. STOP GAMBLING AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.

Again, I don't know who needs to hear this shit, but I know someone out there is battling some demons that you need to conquor. CHANGE YOUR LIFE! DO IT!

Quitting gambling is not just about deciding and stopping immediately. For many people, it is already a habit or addiction, so it takes time and effort to change. Of course it is important to face reality and try to improve your life, but it also helps to take small steps instead of putting too much pressure on yourself. But instead of quitting everything at once, someone can start by reducing how much they gamble, setting limits and slowly replacing it with better activities like learning a skill or working on something productive.

[NurseHub]

‎This will definitely help someone who is either losing himself to gambling addiction or any sort of addiction.‎
Addiction is very bad and should be avoided. Whatever you are doing you should know how to regulate yourself to avoid addiction.

Gambling might not be the major issue but addiction is. We have people that gamble with carefulness, they know and understand the word addiction and avoid it.

Self awareness in gambling helps reduce gambling addiction. When you understand that gambling is not your source of income and understand risk is not a thing and avoid going extra miles just to win a jackpot, you will definitely not be addicted. Most times greed makes gamblers addicted, instead of being disciplined, you become reckless.‎

[Bitcoin.com97]

Gambling addiction is a serious issue , but my Question is  why do many think or feels gambling is a sources of income or a job that generate income, because most addiction it’s from so much expectation that you begin to chase loses, gambling addiction is very hard to deal with , it’s better to see it as entertainment and focus on other things , that can generate income , seeing people who are affected negatively, you will understand what the OP is talking about , know your limit , many can’t even go a day without gambling and it’s actually ruining peoples life.

[Rockstarguy]

To those who may be going through a hard time in gambling, it may seem difficult to put a stop to it because of excessive loss and addiction. However, taking the decision to do what you need to do will definitely help you overcome the challenges of gambling.

It seems difficult for gamblers to make their decisions, even for some who try their best but lack the discipline to stick to them. One thing about the gambling challenge is that nobody can help you come out of it unless you are willing to make the decision yourself.

[GeorgeJohn]

Gambling addiction is a serious issue , but my Question is  why do many think or feels gambling is a sources of income or a job that generate income, because most addiction it’s from so much expectation that you begin to chase loses, gambling addiction is very hard to deal with , it’s better to see it as entertainment and focus on other things , that can generate income , seeing people who are affected negatively, you will understand what the OP is talking about , know your limit , many can’t even go a day without gambling and it’s actually ruining peoples life.

Anyone that started thinking that gambling is a source of income, that particular person have began to be addicted in the gambling if I'm not mistaken, and most of the people who have such motive, that gambling is a source of income, if you looked at them very well, you will understand.....

When a gambler have statistics of how it will gamble, that will limit the engagement of the person into gambling, and if you also have a budget, that will also bridges a gambler not to spend extravagantly...so having a limit and budget in gambling, it will control or regulates involvement of a gambler if I'm not mistaken...

[Alphakilo]

To those who may be going through a hard time in gambling, it may seem difficult to put a stop to it because of excessive loss and addiction. However, taking the decision to do what you need to do will definitely help you overcome the challenges of gambling.

It seems difficult for gamblers to make their decisions, even for some who try their best but lack the discipline to stick to them. One thing about the gambling challenge is that nobody can help you come out of it unless you are willing to make the decision yourself.

The decision to quit  gambling is most times difficult because of the environment one might find themselves in.
Still, gambling activities can be controlled and managed with wisdom of applications of what we all know as risk management practices that if course involves a lot of specifics to know and adhere to, so as not to be addicted.
Gambling itself is part of life experience to be sincere.

[Bright0515]

One of the reason why a lot of people find it difficult that quit gambling is because they are been influenced negatively by peers, when they see that others are winning they forget about the dangers of gambling thinking that they can also achieve the same thing as well. Some find it difficult to stop gambling and focus on other things because they always want to make money through easier means, this is the reason why they find it difficult to quit, it is dangerous to depend on gambling as a source of income because it is very addictive

[Btcdeybodi]

To quit gambling is not just as easy as you think, it requires discipline and self-examination but yet it is still not easy for a gambler to completely stop gambling, especially someone who have lost a lot of money because the feeling of recovering their losses will always cross their minds. Someone can win in gambling and say that they have gained then quit gambling further but someone who loses all the time will continually want to play more. Gambling is not destructive if you apply disciplinary measures that will guide you not to gamble out of your discretion. Gambling does not stop anyone from achieving something with their life, only those who gambles irresponsibly are the ones tarnishing gambling.

[Powerjumboo]

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Again, I don't know who needs to hear this shit, but I know someone out there is battling some demons that you need to conquor. CHANGE YOUR LIFE! DO IT!

OP you have made an important post because there are many people here who gamble recklessly and do not keep any account of how they are using the money on the gambling platform. So I think everyone should follow your post and calculate how the money is being used on the gambling platform. I actually gamble only for entertainment and do not participate in gambling to earn money and I use very little money for gambling so if you calculate it, it can be seen that I am still right and I am not going in any wrong direction.

[IjawMan]

Your message reminds of that of John the baptist in the bible formerly called the forerunner of Jesus. Like him you are with your message making a straight path for addicted gamblers to follow and change from their gambling addicted life.

Again, I don't know who needs to hear this shit, but I know someone out there is battling some demons that you need to conquor. CHANGE YOUR LIFE! DO IT!

Linking gambling and addiction with demons, I do not get the correlations in it. Is as other threads that tries to spiritualise social misbehaviour to spiritual powers influence.

It will make many gambling to begin blaming some spiritual powers for their indiscipline and irresponsible behaviour in gambling. It makes their condition bad when it is thought of as spiritual than a  social deviant.

[Kelvinid]

Sometimes, its easy to say but actually hard to do especially if you are under the state of gambling addiction. If only they can leave gambling as easy as that, then I believe they have probably rush making it happen.

This also hits the fact that gambling is not for everyone, especially for those who are weak and cannot manage their emotions well. Instead of maximizing their time to make their life productive, but here they are wasting their time in gambling. Sometimes they have to suffer from the consequences of their actions and decisions so they can also learn from it and stop gambling and waste their money.

[Makus]

I understand your point but one thing you need to understand is that quitting gambling isn't really easy for people that are deep into it, even though they think about quitting due to the damages it must have caused for them it is not really something they can get out of and the reason for this is because they are addicted to it. It takes a lot of struggle for someone that's addicted to quit, for some people they don't even bother to make any attempt to quit because they assume that it is impossible so they just accept that they are gambling addicts

[Vaculin]

Realistically speaking, gambling addicts cannot relate from it. Because gambling for them is what makes them happy and its all they need to do so they can live their life the way they want it. Until they start to experience big losses and ruin their finances, that's the time they want to exit from gambling, but just like we often hear, ''the damage has been done already''.

It takes time before they can actually leave gambling. And the decision should be fixed and without hesitations, so they can leave gambling for good.

[impulse709]

I do agree with one thing though, people need to take action, writing things down, being honest about wins and losses, and reflecting on the impact, that’s solid advice, change really does start with awareness.

Though, it might be effective as you may ought it to be but it’s important for one to have the awareness and the ability to stick to it, because it will make them to reflect to it and make good decisions through it for their own good and to help them prevent the harm that comes with being irresponsible towards gambling, which will be of no good result to them but will destroy their lives if care is not taken.

It is easy to tell a person that he or she has to stop gambling and start doing something productive with their life, but it seems that forgetting that it is not so easy to stop habits. I concur that consciousness is a powerful point of departure. It is better to write down and keep record of the wins and losses and tell yourself the truth. Nevertheless, it is not enough to know and be unable to remain consistent when urges come back. Punishment and even encouragement of other people is important. Uncontrolled, gambling does not only impact finances, but it gradually destroys decision making and stability in general.