I will quite gambling... Easy said than done

[LogitechMouse]

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Have this ever happened to you that you said you will quit gambling but didn't.
Why is it that, it is when a gambler is losing that he always think of quitting.

It happened to me already, but unlike others, I can control myself hence, I can gamble whenever I want to, and stop whenever I need to. I'm not the type of gambler where I will gamble if I want to get entertained. I can just quit anytime I wanted to. It's just that, whenever I watch sports, I sometimes want to bet just to add some excitement.

Quitting in gambling especially if you are spending a lot of time on it is very hard. Add also the fact that you want to recover your lost money as well, and this might lead to addiction. Quitting in gambling is harder the more time and money you spent on it. It's a human nature that people want to quit gambling whenever they are losing on it, but still, there are some who can't do it for various reasons.

[Thyplaymaker]

I could remember way back when I was always gambling without luck and run at loss almost every time that I gamble. This will make me say to myself I will quit gambling, but after a while, I will think of gambling and I will try to hold myself back, which happens. But my mind will keep telling me to gamble, and after somedays I will gamble again. Same thing will happen and I will repeat the same words again. This happened to me over and over again, but look at me now I am still gambling and having fun with it. Have this ever happened to you that you said you will quit gambling but didn't.
Why is it that, it is when a gambler is losing that he always think of quitting.

well i guess the reason is because back then you havent fully understand the system of gambling and you where literally gambling inorder for you to hit the jackpot not for the fun. but now you are doing it mainly for the fun part. so you wont be taken any irrelevant risk. but sometime is good for one to know when to stop or quite. so that they wont endup ruin their lives.

[bisdak40]

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Why is it that, it is when a gambler is losing that he always think of quitting.

Thinking of quitting after a loss is a normal thing for us gamblers, can relate to this scenario. But it is good to know that you still gamble and have fun as I rarely find individuals having fun gambling.

When you are addicted in gambling, you always find a way to gamble even if you are losing so we can say that quitting is easier said than done.

[yahoo62278]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

[DragonF]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

[yahoo62278]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

Best thing is to get a girlfriend who hates to risk anything. She will never let a guy gamble a dime and the guy will listen if he wants some bedroom action from her.

[Penlex_Writer]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

Best thing is to get a girlfriend who hates to risk anything. She will never let a guy gamble a dime and the guy will listen if he wants some bedroom action from her.

Haha! That won't change a guy because the guy would make his gambling a secret. I remember when my girlfriend caught me smoking and threatened to leave the relationship. I begged and promised never to smoke again. But did I stop? No. I became so smart that till date she doesn't know I still smoke. The best thing is for the gambler to understand that it is for his good to apply moderation because intrinsic motivation always outweigh extrinsic motivation.

[yahoo62278]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

Best thing is to get a girlfriend who hates to risk anything. She will never let a guy gamble a dime and the guy will listen if he wants some bedroom action from her.

Haha! That won't change a guy because the guy would make his gambling a secret. I remember when my girlfriend caught me smoking and threatened to leave the relationship. I begged and promised never to smoke again. But did I stop? No. I became so smart that till date she doesn't know I still smoke. The best thing is for the gambler to understand that it is for his good to apply moderation because intrinsic motivation always outweigh extrinsic motivation.

Either your woman has no nose or you're silly for thinking she doesn't know. I was a smoker for 20+ years and didn't pay attention to the smell, then I had heart issues and was forced to stop smoking, now I can smell a smoker from 10 feet away. Terrible smell.

[Penlex_Writer]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

Best thing is to get a girlfriend who hates to risk anything. She will never let a guy gamble a dime and the guy will listen if he wants some bedroom action from her.

Haha! That won't change a guy because the guy would make his gambling a secret. I remember when my girlfriend caught me smoking and threatened to leave the relationship. I begged and promised never to smoke again. But did I stop? No. I became so smart that till date she doesn't know I still smoke. The best thing is for the gambler to understand that it is for his good to apply moderation because intrinsic motivation always outweigh extrinsic motivation.

Either your woman has no nose or you're silly for thinking she doesn't know. I was a smoker for 20+ years and didn't pay attention to the smell, then I had heart issues and was forced to stop smoking, now I can smell a smoker from 10 feet away. Terrible smell.

I would sound a caveat here before making my point. I know that this is a platform where people share opinions and please don't call me silly again for making my point with all due respect. Thank you.

But then, I don't agree with you. It depends on how you make yourself look. Some smokers don't smoke in a public place. There are people who smoke that you don't know they do because of how decent they appear and good perfume they wear. I always make sure I fresh up after smoking, brush and then take my mentol to get a fresh breast. If after all this, you still know then you have a very good breathe.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I could remember way back when I was always gambling without luck and run at loss almost every time that I gamble. This will make me say to myself I will quit gambling, but after a while, I will think of gambling and I will try to hold myself back, which happens. But my mind will keep telling me to gamble, and after somedays I will gamble again. Same thing will happen and I will repeat the same words again. This happened to me over and over again, but look at me now I am still gambling and having fun with it. Have this ever happened to you that you said you will quit gambling but didn't.
Why is it that, it is when a gambler is losing that he always think of quitting.

I have also realized this. When I was repeatedly losing, I would come up with a plan to quit gambling. But after sometimes gambling again and this happened before and now. I think it is an emotional site of people which is not very easy to control. I don't depend on gambling money but still I gamble because I enjoy gambling. Since we are human beings, we have feelings and emotions at work, which lead to making such emotional decisions.

To avoid these kinds of things it's always good to have the discipline to say no at the right time, for example when I play, if I have 100usd, I only want to bet 10usd, and if I start playing and lose those 10usd very quickly, I have the discipline not to bet more money, that is to say even if I feel like I'm going to win a lot of money I'm going to say no, because at the end of the day if I keep betting the safest thing is that I will lose, that is a probability that never fails, therefore when I'm looking for a way to do things better I can have that kind of discipline, now if I win, then I don't hesitate to withdraw, it's better to have money in hand than to leave it somewhere.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I don't think anyone can dispute how hard it might be to stop gambling entirely. Anything worth doing is hard, always will be that way. If you can stop yourself from the temptation, make sure you have yourself a strong support system and never look back.

I agree with you. It is very difficult to quit gambling. In fact, the best way to gamble is to prevent getting addicted because it is only when a gambler gets addicted that he will seek means to quit gambling and that is a point where it is believed that his life is ruined. Thus, there should be a blueprint for a gambler to follow to guide against problem gambling because it is easier to prevent problem gambling than it is trying to stop it.

Best thing is to get a girlfriend who hates to risk anything. She will never let a guy gamble a dime and the guy will listen if he wants some bedroom action from her.

Haha! That won't change a guy because the guy would make his gambling a secret. I remember when my girlfriend caught me smoking and threatened to leave the relationship. I begged and promised never to smoke again. But did I stop? No. I became so smart that till date she doesn't know I still smoke. The best thing is for the gambler to understand that it is for his good to apply moderation because intrinsic motivation always outweigh extrinsic motivation.

Either your woman has no nose or you're silly for thinking she doesn't know. I was a smoker for 20+ years and didn't pay attention to the smell, then I had heart issues and was forced to stop smoking, now I can smell a smoker from 10 feet away. Terrible smell.

Hahaha, this reminds me of a smoker friend I have, he'd always fight with his girlfriend over his smoking habit and he'd always promise to stop each time they fought, but he kept on smoking, and everytime he smoked, his girlfriend would always know about it, sometimes she'd keep shut and pretend she didn't notice the smell, probably to avoid a fight or maybe she's not just in the mood to fight same thing over and over again, and maybe whenever she can't take it anymore, she'd let all hell loose and they'll fight over it.

Each time his girlfriend notices and decides to ignore it or pretend she didn't, my friend thinks it's because he was because of his smartness, until the day his girlfriend told him she knew every single time he smoked but chose to keep quiet sometimes and only let out her rage when she couldn't take it anymore. Then he figured out he wasn't so smart after all.

[sampoerna]

Hahaha, this reminds me of a smoker friend I have, he'd always fight with his girlfriend over his smoking habit and he'd always promise to stop each time they fought, but he kept on smoking, and everytime he smoked,

Smoking and gambling may be equally difficult to stop.
My father is a heavy smoker. Finally he completely stopped snoring for 1 year when he suffered a partial stroke. But after going through all that and returning to health and being able to walk normally, he returned to his cigarettes, every day, even worse.

And what he said was:
I've recovered. There's nothing wrong with smoking.

even though he knows the risks, he still does it under the pretense that it will be fine.

Maybe this is the same as gambling, knowing what the risks are, but still believing that everything will be fine and even better when you get the jackpot.

And for anyone who can stop gambling from addiction, or can manage and manage gambling well, really appreciate them all.

[Rubel007]

Hahaha, this reminds me of a smoker friend I have, he'd always fight with his girlfriend over his smoking habit and he'd always promise to stop each time they fought, but he kept on smoking, and everytime he smoked,

Smoking and gambling may be equally difficult to stop.
My father is a heavy smoker. Finally he completely stopped snoring for 1 year when he suffered a partial stroke. But after going through all that and returning to health and being able to walk normally, he returned to his cigarettes, every day, even worse.

And for anyone who can stop gambling from addiction, or can manage and manage gambling well, really appreciate them all.

People who are addicted to drugs or ‍smoking cannot get rid of that addiction by his wish. I have seen a relative of mine who was a heavy smoker continue to smoke despite being told to stop smoking. But when he was diagnosed with a fatal disease, he left. Gamblers often see a pattern where they continue their gambling until they lose their bankroll. No matter how good advice we give them from outside they don't pay attention until they lose everything.

[ajiz138]

People who are addicted to drugs or ‍smoking cannot get rid of that addiction by his wish. I have seen a relative of mine who was a heavy smoker continue to smoke despite being told to stop smoking. But when he was diagnosed with a fatal disease, he left. Gamblers often see a pattern where they continue their gambling until they lose their bankroll. No matter how good advice we give them from outside they don't pay attention until they lose everything.

Well, they have to lose something first before they really realize it. For example, in the case of the heavy smokers you mentioned, they only stopped after they found out what their health condition was like.

This would be the same with gambling addicts, they might also stop when they have lost everything in their life, and maybe this is a hard thing to say, but one example is maybe they will be abandoned by their family.

[JunaidAzizi]

I could remember way back when I was always gambling without luck and run at loss almost every time that I gamble. This will make me say to myself I will quit gambling, but after a while, I will think of gambling and I will try to hold myself back, which happens. But my mind will keep telling me to gamble, and after somedays I will gamble again. Same thing will happen and I will repeat the same words again. This happened to me over and over again, but look at me now I am still gambling and having fun with it. Have this ever happened to you that you said you will quit gambling but didn't.
Why is it that, it is when a gambler is losing that he always think of quitting.

Yeah, it's natural; it happens to every gambler, and this is because of the failures he faces again and again. Gambling is not easy; sometimes you can win through luck and sometimes with experience and knowledge. Let's say if someone can cheat in the offline casino, you have to understand that thing so that you can protect yourself from further losses. But in an online casino where the chances of cheating are very minimal, in that case, your knowledge and luck can lead to profits. So, in my view, I think both things are necessary.