Have you ever felt quitting gambling, but could not?

[lombok]

Gambling is very simple to understand but I don't know why most gamblers normally get carried away by someone's opinion. Sometimes I used to wonder why someone would purposely conclude that they can easily beat the casino, then after some time they will start looking for who to blame.

Gambling is not a get rich quick scheme, so you don't have to rely heavily on gambling because it will definitely not help you in the long run. Just gamble responsibly with a small amount that won't affect you. Trust me, you will never think of quitting gambling at all.

When one is obsessed with opinion of other people, they often lose common sense and that all decisions made in gambling have their own risks. The idea that casinos can be beaten easily is the start of numerous disappointments that can usually result in the need to find scapegoat. Admittedly, perceiving such entertainment as a way to get money will also create financial obligations. Self control is always necessary to ensure that this activity has within itself reasonable limit.

[Byebyebtc]

As long as there is hope of winning in front, it will be hard to give up gambling because of this long time of losing, and as long as you are not spending the money big at once, you will not also feel the pain that much.

As for those who take and consider gambling as a full-time investment or business, only they can give a reason why they have not quit doing something they have been into for long without accounting for at least a 10% ROI on a yearly basis.

Well in this situation there is a big problem,
The struggle to stop gambling has already shown traits of addition, even if you twist and turn it the truth remains,

I guess you can easily stop doing other things you have spent your money on, but why do you want the money you have spent in Gambling?
You get addicted to gambling even when your not aware

[Localhostspeed]

When one is obsessed with opinion of other people, they often lose common sense and that all decisions made in gambling have their own risks. The idea that casinos can be beaten easily is the start of numerous disappointments that can usually result in the need to find scapegoat. Admittedly, perceiving such entertainment as a way to get money will also create financial obligations. Self control is always necessary to ensure that this activity has within itself reasonable limit.

This is not about gambling, it's everything about human life. If you can't make your decision and you rely on the opinion of other people, you are going to struggle in life because when you are supposed to do something on your own, you know very well that you can't do it but then you did it anyway, even when the result comes you are going to feel it because it was never your intention to do it, you just did because other people told you to do it.

If you are gambling and you are feeling uncomfortable with the decision you are about to take, don't go with it. Stop it you feel like you should, doing what other people tells you to do has two consequences. If it works as they say, you will be happy to take the reward but if it doesn't, you will have to beer the consequences and it the consequences is a big one, you will not like gambling again. So if you feel the urge to quit, don't bother to continue.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

‎I have never really thought of quitting before, because I gamble whenever I feel like, sometimes in a month I might just gamble once. yes there are losses, but you won't feel it when you don't gamble consistently. Gambling back to back especially when you now incurring losses is what makes people to quit. Its good thing to quit when you can no longer handle those losses, because when you are now trying to chase losses, more losses will come. For the sake of your sanity, it's better to quit early. Some people change their mind especially when they start winning, so they get a strong feeling that it is possible , and that feeling can be addictive. So prevention is better than cure, it's better to quit when you can't handle it so that it won't result into something else.

You are correct man..  And that’s exactly the point I was making earlier… once you’re not emotionally attached to gambling, it becomes way easier to quit or maybe even step back when needed…

The real problem is when someone gets too attached, That attachment is what keeps pulling them back in…. But if you’re just doing it casually without that strong emotional hold, you can easily walk away without it affecting you mentally…

[GiftedMAN]

Most gamblers complains of loosing but never quits because they believe there's hope to win despite the losses they have experience and gamblers who are literally addicted to it doesn't give up easily or quitting for the time being just to cool off and maybe resume when they're mentally fit to gamble.

There are reasons why people gamble which might either be for fun and entertainment or for profit making and as such you don't expect those who are gambling for profit making to quit when they continue to loose. Winning is never easy when it comes to sports betting and it only takes courage for someone to keep playing and hoping for a win, gambling requires patience too as it's not a poverty eleviation scheme that you just invest and get rich overnight, people shouldn't depend on gambling because winning is never assured.

Most people have just made up their mind to die in gambling. So, no matter what you told them or advice them, they won't give in to it as they have made up their mind to gamble for paycheck and not for entertainment, being a fun gamblers will save you from what could have kill you because having it as paycheck destroyed and kills your plans and drained you mentally, meaning you won't find rest and you won't enjoy your stay anytime you gamble as you will finding it difficult to control your greed and selfishness.

[Cryptmuster]

Gambling gives us certain sensations that are addictive and pleasurable at the time of the bets, so even if we lose, we tend to endure that result eventually in order to get those chemicals back in our body. It's almost like loving someone who isn't meant for you; even though you know it's true, you'll most likely stay there until everything becomes unbearable. But gambling has the disadvantage of always being there, keeping you hooked. It doesn't disappoint you; it simply keeps taking your money. Everything else is collateral damage that you associate with the monetary loss, not with the game itself, and that's why you go back.

Dopamine plays a role here, you get a dose of it each time you place a bet, and it can feel similar to forming a habit. But nowadays there are many different sources of dopamine. For example, even scrolling through a social media feed is one of the fastest ways a person can get it, and people often rely on that. In betting, this attracts players because the dopamine effect feels a bit stronger, which can also lead to habit formation, over time you may want more and more of it. For some players, the desire for stronger sensations can push them to either bet larger amounts or place bets more frequently.

[GiftedMAN]

When one is obsessed with opinion of other people, they often lose common sense and that all decisions made in gambling have their own risks. The idea that casinos can be beaten easily is the start of numerous disappointments that can usually result in the need to find scapegoat. Admittedly, perceiving such entertainment as a way to get money will also create financial obligations. Self control is always necessary to ensure that this activity has within itself reasonable limit.

If they are aware of what self-control is all about, I don't think they will give in any chance that will be of no good when gambling because in gambling, they house edge are just looking for who will be escape goat as you have said, that is why they do advertise to give the more reason why they should gamble and one who doesn't have common sense will just fall into the trap and end up putting themselves on shame and regrets. The ability to manage your urge is the one way which the house can't beat.

[LOVER BOY 422]

I was just pondering within myself why most gamblers keep complaining of the losses they incure in gambling but are unable to quit. There is one thing I noticed that keeps us gambling even when we are not at profit. Every gambler is full of optimism, even though we loose our bet, we still believe subsequent bet will favour us, and it may or may not also work that way. We sometimes see, and hear on the news how some bettors have won huge bet, and they flaunt on the news sometimes with the betting company or what they have achieved with the money they won. All those things we see are real, and they keep motivating us to gamble even while recording long time losses.

There are patient loosers who are lucky to hit it big after many seasons of losses, but still not every long term looser will be lucky enough to hit big win someday.
Sometimes, as gamblers we fill discouraged in the market, because long term losses. Therefore we should maintain carefulness as we remain in the gambling market, and gamble responsibly if at all you cannot quit as a result of losses.

Share your own opinions here.

Gambling has a deep spirit in it that you and I can't explain the mishery behind it, I have seen a friend who has lost hugly and even deleted his gambling apps and predictions apps in his cell phone , later on he still installed them all , he said that one day he will definitely hit them big, this is the mindsets of all the gamblers that's why it's hard for them to quit gambling, and that's true, if you couldn't make it today it doesn't mean that it will not be well with you tomorrow, so gamblers keep hope on because hopes never dies , so it also sound as encouragement to many that just enter gambling world newly , the hope to win big is always in our mined.

[Shineup]

I was just pondering within myself why most gamblers keep complaining of the losses they incure in gambling but are unable to quit. There is one thing I noticed that keeps us gambling even when we are not at profit. Every gambler is full of optimism, even though we loose our bet, we still believe subsequent bet will favour us, and it may or may not also work that way. We sometimes see, and hear on the news how some bettors have won huge bet, and they flaunt on the news sometimes with the betting company or what they have achieved with the money they won. All those things we see are real, and they keep motivating us to gamble even while recording long time losses.

There are patient loosers who are lucky to hit it big after many seasons of losses, but still not every long term looser will be lucky enough to hit big win someday.
Sometimes, as gamblers we fill discouraged in the market, because long term losses. Therefore we should maintain carefulness as we remain in the gambling market, and gamble responsibly if at all you cannot quit as a result of losses.

Share your own opinions here.

Gambling has a deep spirit in it that you and I can't explain the mishery behind it, I have seen a friend who has lost hugly and even deleted his gambling apps and predictions apps in his cell phone , later on he still installed them all , he said that one day he will definitely hit them big, this is the mindsets of all the gamblers that's why it's hard for them to quit gambling, and that's true, if you couldn't make it today it doesn't mean that it will not be well with you tomorrow, so gamblers keep hope on because hopes never dies , so it also sound as encouragement to many that just enter gambling world newly , the hope to win big is always in our mined.

As for your friend who has lost hugely, if the amount he has lost is within what he can afford to lose then no problem but if it wasn't what he can afford to lose then there is need for him to learn from his mistakes and change approach of only gambling with what he can afford to lose, no should come off as threatening the house with the hope of winning big some day even you will putting your hope on it can make you to be chasing losses as form of revenge which is not good, quiting gambling is not as easy it sounds but one can actually do if you are determined to though it will take some time to do so, some times too it becomes difficult to quit gambling as planned probably because you have found different interests in it like fun of or entertaining rather than chasing profits which has never become favorable for you as expected.

[Strongkored]

Share your own opinions here.

Don't think about gaining wealth from gambling, or thinking that gambling is a solution to our financial problems, because this will cause us to lose control and focus only on what we want to achieve without ever considering what we've already spent.
Play normally, play when you have money, and even if you lose it, it won't affect your overall finances, If you don't have money, don't force yourself to play by borrowing money.

[Botnake]

Both winning and losing from gambling can turn addictive. Once you win, you will create a conclusion that its not really hard to win in gambling, you just have to be lucky. And once you lose, you develop a mindset to chase your losses because maybe in the end you will hit a big win and recover all what you have lost.

So if you come to analyze it well, you are already being trapped by entering gambling alone. You have no means to exit because both winning and losing will never push you to stop, but instead, you become more motivated to keep betting and expect winning.

This is one of those reasons why gamblers find it hard to quit. Let's say they want to quit, but they all know deep inside they want to stay betting so they won't miss winning opportunities if ever.

[savetheFORUM]

If you are a regular and long-term gambler, it's normal for you to lose, complain about it, and then gamble again, because you just can't help it. It's also because of the hope that gamblers have about a day which will change everything, and they will make it back all of a sudden, and believe me, every single gambler out there has this thing in their mind whenever they gamble, they feel and hope that in one of the gambling sessions, their fate is going to change, they are going to win something significant, and they might even think of quitting after that, but believe me, no one quits even after winning big, they just think they can win more if they continue, and they do so.

There are so many stories of gamblers and lottery winners who managed to win big sums, but instead of quitting and using that money in something good, they eventually end up losing it all back in gambling or lotteries again because they wish to win something again. Someone who wins $1m in a lottery will think that if they keep buying more tickets every time, they will hit it big again before they run out of money, but they are wrong, the odds are too low for you to hit it so frequently, but they don't understand this, so they suffer.

[YOSHIE]

Have you ever felt quitting gambling, but could not?

Maybe, I will stop gambling, if the Bitcointalk forum no longer provides gambling campaigns and if I am no longer here, but if I am still here and the gambling campaign is much more developed, of course I will not think about stopping gambling.

How can I not drink coffee, while I work in a coffee shop, that's the story, the point is that at the moment I haven't thought about quitting gambling, but I don't know in the future, if I have the desire maybe I will convey it here.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

It has never occurred to me to have the thought of quitting from gambling, maybe this is happening because I do things accordingly when gambling, or maybe I don't go extreme in some of my actions each time I gamble, I have observed that many are into gambling or because of what they intend to get from it and the moment they were unable to realize such, it becomes a frustration for them to gamble and they will feel like written at that moment because the fun is no more longer in it for them.

[danherbias07]

I have tried. But there's this wall that keeps me in gambling, and it's not because of slots or other casino games. It's the sports betting that I want to stick with, which is why I cannot stop it.

My play time in slots have already been minimized. I can take a day or two without playing those games after losing a lot of money. You can say I learned it the hard way. But even since that happened, I learned to control my gambling time and activity. I told myself there's no need to rush since they will be here every day.

[lombok]

It has never occurred to me to have the thought of quitting from gambling, maybe this is happening because I do things accordingly when gambling, or maybe I don't go extreme in some of my actions each time I gamble, I have observed that many are into gambling or because of what they intend to get from it and the moment they were unable to realize such, it becomes a frustration for them to gamble and they will feel like written at that moment because the fun is no more longer in it for them.

When following their own rules and pushing it a bit too far, the major issues to do not make it a mentally wearying drainage should be regarded. Many people will get disappointed when the final product cannot live up to their expectations and in the process, frustration sets in. The thing is that in the moment when the sense of fun is lost it is a pointer that the initial thought of playing is on its way towards the negative. Respect your boundaries so as to be at peace of mind.

[Yorubek]

Most gamblers complains of loosing but never quits because they believe there's hope to win despite the losses they have experience and gamblers who are literally addicted to it doesn't give up easily or quitting for the time being just to cool off and maybe resume when they're mentally fit to gamble.

There are reasons why people gamble which might either be for fun and entertainment or for profit making and as such you don't expect those who are gambling for profit making to quit when they continue to loose. Winning is never easy when it comes to sports betting and it only takes courage for someone to keep playing and hoping for a win, gambling requires patience too as it's not a poverty eleviation scheme that you just invest and get rich overnight, people shouldn't depend on gambling because winning is never assured.

Most people have just made up their mind to die in gambling. So, no matter what you told them or advice them, they won't give in to it as they have made up their mind to gamble for paycheck and not for entertainment, being a fun gamblers will save you from what could have kill you because having it as paycheck destroyed and kills your plans and drained you mentally, meaning you won't find rest and you won't enjoy your stay anytime you gamble as you will finding it difficult to control your greed and selfishness.

Gamblers whose main purpose or goal through gambling is to earn money or get rich quickly never think about the dangers of gambling, no matter how much they are warned about the dangers of gambling, they will never gamble according to the right rules, because they have already started gambling with the dream of getting rich. When a gambler starts gambling with the mindset of getting rich quickly, he quickly starts gambling by making wrong decisions, as a result of which he loses valuable money in gambling and gambling gradually destroys life, so gambling with excessive greed just in the hope of gaining money is absolutely not right.

[Queen uloma]

A lot of players keep on gambling even when they have incurred a lot of losses because they are still hopeful that they might end up winning a huge amount at some point. For most gamblers addiction keeps them in the game, no matter how they try to stay away from the game it always seems impossible. Quitting gambling isn't easy and some gamblers go about it the wrong way that's the reason why they find themselves in the samw trap.

People who are addicted to gambling play with Hope and emotion, money is not necessarily the problem. So many gambler find it very difficult to stop even if they have use all their money to gamble it will still be difficult for them to stop because they believe that one more bet can recover everything that they have lose. That kind of reasoning is what will still keep them in that trap. What I notice in some gamblers is that they find it difficult to quit not because they’re using wrong approach but because they haven’t seen anything such as activity that they can replace gambling with and they still have something that triggers them to still gamble such as their friends or apps. So the first thing is to find those things that pushes them to gamble and try to retrain themselves from it, that’s just the best way to handle addiction in gambling.

[justdimin]

Gambling is very simple to understand but I don't know why most gamblers normally get carried away by someone's opinion. Sometimes I used to wonder why someone would purposely conclude that they can easily beat the casino, then after some time they will start looking for who to blame.

Gambling is not a get rich quick scheme, so you don't have to rely heavily on gambling because it will definitely not help you in the long run. Just gamble responsibly with a small amount that won't affect you. Trust me, you will never think of quitting gambling at all.

The entire reason there are people who gamble and lose all their money is because they think that it is possible to beat the casino. The whole idiom of "house always wins" does not register with them for some reason, no idea why. I get that it may not be that good, and it may not be understandable at some point, but the reality is that we should not be looking at this like it is something that is easy to do. Casinos are making profit thanks to people losing, that's the whole point of them existing.

Quitting gambling could be easier when you get busy in other things. When you are focusing one something else then you can easily avoid gambling. Still, I have seen people who who spend 12 to 15 hours in workplace and then going for gambling. So, quitting gambling is not having any generalized solution.

[hedgeh0g]

I wanted to quit a few times, but I wasn't very successful because I wanted more, even if I lost. I convinced myself that I couldn't be that unlucky, that so many players were lucky and it was unfair. Of course, it was naive to think that way, but over time, I simply understood many things about the game and that there's no need to cling to it at all. I started playing so infrequently because I realized that I only needed to play for luck a few times a month for the most interesting matches and I didn't want to play anymore. Because I don't have a profitable strategy, and I understand that the more I play, the more I lose.