Gambling addiction very quickly turns from a lifestyle into a real disease, which can be very difficult to get rid of. According to the most conservative estimates, about 10% of the world's population suffer from gambling to one degree or another. Someone squanders whole fortunes in slot machines, while someone plays all day in virtual casinos.
Gambling refers to diseases of a psychological nature, from which there are no medical methods of treatment. The process of getting rid of addiction takes place in the therapist’s office. However, professional assistance does not always give the desired results. Especially in cases where the patient does not realize the importance of independent work on his ailment.
A common misconception is the argument that getting rid of gambling is simple - all you have to do is not play. Depending on the willpower, a person suffering from this ailment may for some time deny himself the temptation to bet again, but without a powerful motivational foundation, such efforts quickly fade away, and the interruption mode ends with the next batch.
It should be remembered that gambling addiction often affects people of an unstable emotional state, prone to stress and self-contained. Any little thing can provoke such a player to a breakdown. Moreover, the so-called withdrawal syndrome leads to the fact that a person begins to look for an excuse in order to break loose.
Psychologists in such cases recommend starting with a comprehensive removal from the gaming environment. To do this, it is necessary to neutralize situations that may push the game. Avoid visiting the places where the slot machines are located. You should spend less time at the computer and increase productivity to reduce the temptation to visit a virtual casino.
On the way to getting rid of gambling addiction, it is often necessary to fill the void formed after refusing to play with some kind of “substitute”. And it’s good when it becomes a hobby for sports, family pastime or an increase in activity in social activities. However, often refusing to play can aggravate other hidden inclinations, such as, for example, addiction to alcohol, high-speed driving or drugs. In order not to let go from one extreme to the other, it is necessary to remember that at the initial stage of the fight against gambling addiction an important role is played by "putting things in order" in the human mind and positioning oneself in society. You should be clearly aware of the origins that led to gambling addiction - and often this is not a desire to realize your excitement or elementary greed. The root of gambling addiction lies much deeper and it is often associated with unfulfillment in professional or family life, lack of domestic comfort and pathological envy towards more successful relatives and relatives.
Having understood the origins of the problem, a person suffering from gambling addiction has to carry out serious work on himself and make every effort to realize the destructive motives that push to a slot machine or another game of a card game. Revaluation of values will allow to achieve an impressive result in the event that a person suffering from gambling will find support and understanding. A sharp reduction in free cash is also a serious deterrent to the pathological player.
Gambling, like any disease, is divided into easily diagnosed stages. The hardest one is characterized by a permanent desire to play and a lack of satisfaction from winning. In fact, the game process turns into a single chain of actions, without which a person no longer understands existence. The accompanying depression and a deep sense of shame, sometimes lead to sad consequences. At this stage, self-medication rarely leads to the desired result, and serious psychotherapeutic treatment is necessary to combat gambling.