There's a story that my mom told me, it's about my uncle who once became a gambling addict that there comes a time where he sold most of their things in their house just to find money to gamble. The worst thing that my uncle did is to pledge their house just to satisfy his gambling pleasures.
I know it's not easy to overcome this situation especially when you're already in your point that you want to get back everything that you have lost. You keep on gambling thinking you can earn everything back. Actually, we're already lucky enough if we continuously win the game but even our luck has its own limitations. Without noticing it, our wins are slowly turning into losses.
I also know that some of us here will just put their attention on different things to avoid too much gambling. But in reality, it's just easy to say but harder to do. There's no easy way if you really got attached to gambling. But in your opinion or personal experiences, how do you overcome your addiction to gambling?
Controlling gambling involves more of emotional maturity. Gambling addiction is a product of the habit uncontrolled from the early stage. To control addiction, research analyzed that you ignore the act 21 times and it will be over. For this to be possible it involves discipline. And inability to caution one's self is a clear sign of immaturity.it may be difficult to say here that some of those addictions could be spiritual too, and needs prayer.