Quote from: pixie85 on April 18, 2020, 09:32:23 PM

Quote from: FontSeli on April 17, 2020, 06:45:35 PM

Quote from: swogerino on April 16, 2020, 01:04:53 PM

This can work under someone else supervision like in your case are your parents which can restrict you all the tools that you can use to gamble with and keep an eye on you until lets say you have not gambled for a month.
The real problem with control is when you are an independent adult that controls everything for yourself.In this case if the situation goes out of control then it is almost sure that a lot of problems will arise in the near future.

I was very surprised at the time how many adults can't control themselves on their own. They drink too much alcohol, gamble, cheat on their wives and husbands, and so on.
These people can and should be saved, but they themselves must seek help or their family members must do so.

The most important step in a person's recovery is to understand that they have a problem and want to get rid of it.

Many real addicts know this and know they should stop but they keep on doing it.

You can ask any wife beater or child molester. They know it's wrong and every time they do it they apologize and gfeel bad, Then they promise to never do it again, stay strong for a month or two and then it happens again and everything starts over.

The most important step is not to be able to tell the truth and admit to a problem. The most important is to really work on changing it.

I would not compare people's attachment to gambling with what you have written. Because these are slightly different things in terms of public danger and consequences. I am not an expert in the treatment of such issues, so I only expressed my opinion.
I had a rather turbulent youth at the time, it was due to great upheavals in the country, but I realized that I was leading a wrong lifestyle and corrected myself.