Practical methods to help addicted gamblers .

[bitbit97]

A small advice I would give is not to keep balance on the gambling platform for the next time. Finished gambling, withdraw your balance and make an deposit when you want to play. Those cents that you will spend on transaction fees is nothing compared to lust to return and make one more bet, even a small one. If gambler keep his balance on the platform, no matter how he can control himself, he will keep on gambling.

[ajiz138]

In fact, even if they have to go bankrupt because of gambling, it has nothing to do with us, and we may not care what happens to them.

But here our sense of humanity will definitely grow, and we do that because we care if something undesirable happens. Their responses will vary and that is where we have to be prepared for the negative responses they give. If the situation no longer allows it, then we stop doing it because we have done it before but their response is what makes us have to stop.

I agree, it is not worth it to give an advice to people who don't try to listen to us as it was just a waste of time for us. I actually did this thing with my friends but unfortunately it's not working since they still insist they can manage addiction on their own and yeah mostly they just don't give a damn fvck though few will appreciate our effort but for some it's just nothing.

The most important thing is that we have given them the advice they should. It is their right to respond positively or otherwise.

What I experience is when they come back with regret because they didn't listen to what I said first, so they become addicted which makes them have to feel something complicated. Indeed, they will realize it when they feel it themselves and that is something that I often experience.

[Zed0X]

I personally don't find it practical to hide your activities just to try to help someone. It sounds too much for me because the goal is teaching him how to be a responsible at gambling and not to stop it completely.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Rather using mere words and advice to try to talk and addict out of his habit, I think there are way more practical methods to use, because I don't believe talking is to the person and trying to convince him or make him see how harmful gambling addiction is isn't practical enough/at all because when a person is addicted, I believe he already knows that it has negative effects on him so reminding him what he already knows wouldn't be so much good and idea in helping him break free from the addiction.

Rather than using the talking method, you can try other things, but first the person in question must first realize how much he needs the help you're trying to offer to him before he can be able to comply with you to help him, because there's no way you can help a person change from a habit when the person in question doesn't even see anything wrong in what he's doing, you'll simply be talking on dead ears or trying to communicate with a blind man using sign language.

There was a story I heard about an addicted fellow who's relatives took the bold step of going to every gambling outlets and casinos to blacklist the fellow's name so he can never access any of their services, online or offline, I think this is a more practical way to help such a person.

[bitbit97]

There was a story I heard about an addicted fellow who's relatives took the bold step of going to every gambling outlets and casinos to blacklist the fellow's name so he can never access any of their services, online or offline, I think this is a more practical way to help such a person.

They probably never heard that online nobody ask KYC before making a deposit, or people might use fake identities for verification. As well as dont realize how fast online gambling market develops.

I agree that only talks dont work. A addicted person must wish to stop his addiction himself. Otherwise it is no use even trying. We cant name the exact method to help addicted, we must use a combination of methods and hope that they will work. Imo first step in fighting gambling addiction is change of interest. Gambling addiction should be replaced with a passion to something else.

[JoyMarsha]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Not to castigate them about their gambling addictions. Show them love and encourage them, that they can really stay off gambling if they mean to by budgeting less amounts for gambling, developing hobbies for something else that can fill up their chances of gambling, and avoiding environments where gambling houses are located.

[sampoerna]

An addicted gambler is very different from ordinary gamblers. Addicted gambler, he will become very stressed when he stops playing, yes, like other addictions, it will be very painful when he suddenly stops. Because of this, addicted gamblers will usually do anything so that they can continue competing, whatever they do. Whether it is by entertaining money, pawning or selling goods, or something else.

That's a very different situation from ordinary gamblers. because addicted gamblers can't control their emotions and desire to play and stop, they don't know when to stop and how to control themselves so they don't do it again, they can't. So, they really have to be streamed by professionals and have to get extraordinary support from the family. Because if not, it will be quite difficult to end.

Yes, indeed, on the internet we can read various ways to stop addiction in gambling.
Like this:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/gambling-how-to-change-your-habits
https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/how-to-stop-gambling/

However, without direct professional help and without support from the people around him, it will be very difficult to do and be successful.

[Rubel007]

Even as a responsible gambler  you may not be taken seriously if you advice another fellow gambler who is having problems and slowly becoming an addict to stop gambling completely.

This is why I put forward this advice that before you advise someone to quit gambling as a gambler you have to hide your gambling activities from them so it doesn't look like you are advising them to do something that you yourself cannot do.

If you also notice that these people are gambling as a source of income you can help them to find other more reliable sources of income while advising them that gambling is not a  source of income so that they no longer see gambling in that light.

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

If a gambler is in a state of addiction then it is imperative to get help. That gambler should be given a form of gambling. And it is important to give him proper knowledge about the potential harm if he becomes addicted. However, sometimes a gambler's advice may not be to the liking of another gambler, so it is certainly not a bad thing for that gambler to have some things hidden there.

There are many new gamblers who consider gambling as a source of income but they must correct their misconceptions otherwise they may face big losses. My personal advice is that if there is a source of income and the ability to lose money then gambling with a limit is not likely to cause too much trouble.

[Igebotz]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Not to castigate them about their gambling addictions. Show them love and encourage them, that they can really stay off gambling if they mean to by budgeting less amounts for gambling, developing hobbies for something else that can fill up their chances of gambling, and avoiding environments where gambling houses are located.

Showing them love may not always speed up their healing process. When you pamper a gambler when you should be scolding him, he may believe that he is doing the right thing. Without a doubt, love is important, but it is better to introduce him to an expert who can assist him in overcoming his addiction.

Addiction, in whatever form it takes, cannot be overcome quickly, so when helping the addict, it is critical to expose him to a variety of activities that can serve as a distraction so that he does not preoccupy his mind with gambling-related activities, as you noted.

[JunaidAzizi]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Gambling addiction is one of the bad habits in our society and has a negative impact on it. It not only makes the life of a single individual hell but also creates a headache for the whole society.

For its betterment, I think we should just find the root cause of it. We should understand the reason behind it, for what purpose he gets involved so much. If he gambles only for joy, then we can introduce him to some other alternatives. The same is the case with finances; if he does it for money, then we can help him find some other source of income.

[Agbe]

If the adviser is a successful gambler and he is not gambling then it will be hard for him to convince another addicting gambler but if he is not  a successful gambler then he con also use his status to tell him that I have been gambling since but this how I have found myself and do you want to be like this and definitely the person would say no there " you have to leave gambling" and look for something else to do with your stipend. Gambling has only helped few out from poverty out of thousands that are playing daily. And your money is use to enrich the other rich gambler. Just a word is discouragement is okay.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

We should try as much as possible to exclude or limit the rate of having exposure to gambling when addicted is showing up, it may not be an easy task to achieve doing but we need to know this that there are many things in which we must put into consideration whenever we are trying to work against being addicted, we have to reduce what lead to frequent exposure to gambling.

[bisdak40]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Advising a fellow gambler is a hard task to do as we as a gambler in itself is struggling to be a responsible gambler. All i could say is that we should be vigilant in ourselves and see to it that we only gamble the money that is allocated to gambling and not to go beyond that.

[LogitechMouse]

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If you also notice that these people are gambling as a source of income you can help them to find other more reliable sources of income while advising them that gambling is not a  source of income so that they no longer see gambling in that light.

This is doable, but it will be hard for a gambler to find another source of income especially if they know that they're making money off of it.
I know that gambling isn't a source of income since you have a high chance of losing your money, but I believe there are some who are making money from it, and if you will convince them to find another job, they'll just ignore you because they believe they can, and they can sustain it.

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Realization.

Making them realize that spending too much time in gambling is wrong. Making them realize that spending lots of money on gambling may affect themselves. Making them realize that spending too much money on it can affect your relationship to those people who are close to you. This is hard, but making them realize is for me, the best option excluding help from professionals.

[Rubel007]

What other practical methods can we use to help addicted gamblers become better asides professional help?

Advising a fellow gambler is a hard task to do as we as a gambler in itself is struggling to be a responsible gambler. All i could say is that we should be vigilant in ourselves and see to it that we only gamble the money that is allocated to gambling and not to go beyond that.

You have said the truth. Every gambler survives in gambling and faces various challenges to keep themselves within a limit. It's hard to advise any other gambler. And if any advice is given which the gambler cannot follow himself then his advice has no logic. But a gambler, whether addicted or not, can save himself from gambling losses if he gambles within his limits and refrains from overindulgence.