Does quitting gambling make you weak, or is that just what addiction tells you?

[Maslate]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit. Like part of me says as a man I should just handle it, recover the losses, and not run away from it.

But at the same time, I also know that stopping should be the smart move so the same mistakes don’t keep happening. That’s the part I don’t get. Even when your mind already knows what to do, you still end up going back. One day you feel fully decided to quit, then the next day you find yourself opening the gambling account again and starting to roll like nothing happened hehe.

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

[joeperry]

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

I know what you're thinking since most man thinks quitting is for the weak, but it doesn't mean that you are weak I think your concept of quitting is wrong. Quitting doesn't means weakness, if it hurts you so bad and if the result of quitting, is you getting better, isn't that's not a sign of weakness but a strength and courage to make your self better? It's just like, quitting alcohol, gambling and bad habits, the result will be better but if you quit on your goal, quit on your passion, quit on your relationship, that's what true weakness is, same word, opposite meanings.

[Sim_card]

I think that a symptom of gambling addiction when you cannot quite and see it as a weakness because you want to chase your losses. A responsible gambler should be able to go on a break whenever, his instincts tells him to but if you can't, you are nit gambling for fun but for profits. Quitting doesn't mean you are weak but a way to limit your losses and reassess your gambling activities.

[Russlenat]

If you call yourself a gambler, then quitting isn’t really the first option. We all know this game comes with high risk, and we can’t deny that most of the time we lose, some even lose more than they win consistently.

But should we always be afraid of that, not really, because at the end of the day gambling is meant for fun. It’s something we do to enjoy and to ease our mind, so even if we lose, we can treat it as the cost of that entertainment.

Think of your losses as a subscription fee for the fun and thrill, that kind of mindset helps a lot. 

[Findingnemo]

Stop feeding the ego that is good for you not just with gambling but in your overall life, it helps you to make better decisions.

Taking a break or quitting isn't a cowardly act, it's just what we do when things are not going in the way we are expecting and the way you can quit or able to think that you can is a good sing and following responsible gambling.

[Hardyrobust]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit. Like part of me says as a man I should just handle it, recover the losses, and not run away from it.

But at the same time, I also know that stopping should be the smart move so the same mistakes don’t keep happening. That’s the part I don’t get. Even when your mind already knows what to do, you still end up going back. One day you feel fully decided to quit, then the next day you find yourself opening the gambling account again and starting to roll like nothing happened hehe.

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

yes there are times you may feel that quitting gambling maybe the right thing but this wrong. quitting isn't the best option because is like running away from challenges and you may end up becoming worst than. Whenever we run away from challenges we are not helping the issue but rather we are worsening the whole thing.
Instead of quitting gambling the best is to learn how to discipline ourselves in other not to overdo it. Infact not just gambling there are so many things that we can get addicted to, so the best thing is to learn self control.

[Asiska02]

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

Let go off what weighs you down and can not keep up with that’s affecting you mentally and psychologically, it is better for you than thinking of a good quote to actually make you want to claim a hero and not let go. What you can’t handle and you’ve been trying for sometime now is a negative sign to let go off and think of another possible way or solution to it.

Getting addicted and wanting to leave it is very hard, no one gets to leave what they’re addicted to easily, it takes some time and discipline just like how drug addicts take time to leave their addiction to drugs. I understand what you feel, but it won’t be easy to let go until you try harder and smartly. You can’t be wiser than the market, until you okay smartly or quit.

[Sticky Bomb]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit. Like part of me says as a man I should just handle it, recover the losses, and not run away from it.

Persistence is a good virtue I agree, but not in gambling. By quitting you are not being weak, in fact it is the best form of strength to apply moderation. Continuing is easier than quitting, ability to summon courage enough to quit is a demonstration of strength, while getting stuck and chasing your losses against rational decision is complete weakness, it shows you are not strong enough to control your emotions but got trapped in chasing losses which is a very irresponsible way to gamble.

Whenever I act with integrity and stick to my budget for a whole week or teo, I celebrate myself because it is not easy to be that strong when I found myself in the midst of gamblers who are gambling for profits and believing in themselves to recover their losses which most of the time they don't.

[Emjay24]

You are not being strong by remaining in the casino despite being in a losing streak, It is your emotions massaging your ego and that situation is a clear case of addiction struggle. You know quite alright that quitting is the best option, then why not do the right thing and quit or are you so weak that you cannot take the right decision?

I believe in the quotes "Retreat is not surrender" and "He who fights and runs lives to fight another day" and that is my attitude when on the casino, when it is looking scarier and I am about going over my budget, I simply quit both for my mental, emotional, psychological and financial well being.

[EluguHcman]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit. Like part of me says as a man I should just handle it, recover the losses, and not run away from it.

That is a very misleading mentality of you my friend, gambling is not a specified game meant for those they call real men but for anyone be it man or woman while it is best safe and healthy to play by those who truly understand its risks involved and have the ability to manage them so that you don't regret your decisions.

If you are loosing or even winning on the streak and your instincts whispers you to stop at that very moment, it is better to follow that thought because it saves you regrets by avoiding uncertain which may end bad for you.

The resultant of greeds usually ends with negative effects.

[crwth]

That's definitely your addiction telling on you to doubt yourself. Mostly it's going to be about the emotions and how you feel about it.

It's mostly the dopamine that makes you crave it, and it's logic that goes out the window. Usually, there's some toxic masculinity type of thing as well, where stopping isn't considered. It's the peers sometimes as well.

If it's affecting the things around you, you'd better stop.

[danherbias07]

Don't force it if you can't. IMO, minimizing it first might be the key if you plan to quit fully. If you can already resist not playing for a day, that's already a big step. Then, try not playing for 2 days. Take the next step into making it longer without gambling, a week or two, and somehow you will find yourself resisting playing because you don't really want to. It's just the habit that brings you back there.

That's what I have done with playing slots. Now, I play for just 15 minutes, and then I am gone. I get easily bored with it because the games are repetitive. I can go for weeks without playing, and it's actually worth it. It just became a real entertainment for me.

[Charles-Tim]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit.

We can differentiate between good and bad. If you are losing while gambling and you want to stop gambling for that time because you are losing, but something is telling you that you are weak if you stop gambling, that means that thing is only pushing you to do something stupid.

Let me rephrase it. You want to stop gambling because you are losing money but something is is telling you that you should continue to lose money but if you do not continue to lose money, you are weak.

Are you weak or that thing is lying to you.

[Cityhunter34]

As a responsible gambler that knows what gambling is all about will never in any way feel weak when quitting gambling. Because you are trying to make informed decision and refreshing for sometime, that is absolutely the right way to overcome frequent losses and addiction.

Honestly, I don't know why we keep on disturbing ourselves when gambling because it is not a source of income without luck on your side there is nothing that can easily guarantee you winnings rather it will still result to more losses so why can't we take a break refreshing our memory. It is absolutely not a good idea at all.

[retreat]

It's just your ego playing tricks on you. Often, gamblers can't control their ego, so when they've lost more than they should, instead of stopping and accepting their losses, they keep playing to recover. What happens is they lose even more money than they should because they can't control and accept the reality of their losses. A smart gambler is one who uses their common sense. If they've lost more than they should, they should stop and call it a day.

[Zigabel]

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

I have felt like quitting and even quitted for sometime but i never felt like i was weak for quitting and should man up to come back and recover all that i lost then. I understand that i am not in a competition with anyone and so i should not see it like a weak expression to have exited at a time and seek to rest and come back at a later time to continue if i wish. I even see it as something gamblers should practice and not allowing greed take over our mind and not allow us see that taking a break sometimes is just a healthy and normal practice and has nothing to do with been a man or helping your ego. You are not less of a man for quitting or taking a break as the need be. It is for me a very Brilliant and smart move to quit at a time and then come back some other time to gamble better when you are in a better mind space.

[Fiatless]

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

It was in my early days of gambling that I used to have such feelings. I assumed that gambling was a means of making money, so you are motivated to keep fighting for wins. This orientation was abandoned by me a long time ago.

I don't see gambling as competition since I now know that the house have an built-in advantage. There is no feeling of weakness because I want to take a break. It's my money and life, and I take the best decision for myself without any pressure.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Wanting to quit gambling doesn't make a person weak but rather will make you become better version of your self if initially you were facing serious addiction problems. Perhaps it's even addiction that would want to give you that reason to feel like a weak person so that you won't quit. I wanted to quit in my early days in gambling because the results I was getting was not what I expected, I didn't have the discipline to quit back then because I just thought that maybe I would win big one day and the game was fun as well and I still watch football too. As long as I keep watching football, I will always have the urge to bet.

[rachael9385]

Sometimes when I try to stop gambling, especially during a losing streak, I end up thinking that I’m weak for wanting to quit. Like part of me says as a man I should just handle it, recover the losses, and not run away from it.

But at the same time, I also know that stopping should be the smart move so the same mistakes don’t keep happening. That’s the part I don’t get. Even when your mind already knows what to do, you still end up going back. One day you feel fully decided to quit, then the next day you find yourself opening the gambling account again and starting to roll like nothing happened hehe.

For you guys, have you ever felt like this too? That quitting feels like weakness at first, but in reality it might be the hardest and smartest thing to do?

Quitting actually makes you mentally strong, gambling isn't something that you are supposed to put consistent efforts into, that mindset of never giving up will get you in a lot of trouble so it's important for you to take a few steps back or quit permanently because if you keep on losing and gambling consistently it's going to make you react based on emotions.

[Shadiq]

There are two words for courage and daring. I consider the decision to gamble as courage and when I feel weak because of quitting gambling and jump into gambling again, I consider it as daring. How many people can decide to quit gambling? How many have this courage? Maybe very few people. But those who have the courage to take this decision and quit gambling are basically brave. .

Gambling does not bring any achievements in our lives, but rather creates family and mental problems. If you can control yourself, it may not cause much harm, but if you are addicted to gambling, your family is likely to be destroyed and you are also mentally destroyed. I never consider myself weak as a result of the decision to quit gambling, running away without facing some problems is a better and braver step.