Quote from: Fredomago on Today at 01:58:45 AM

Quote from: danherbias07 on July 27, 2022, 11:07:19 AM

Will it be the same as a sober guy or the one who stopped smoking?
Because gambling will always be there, unlike for someone who stopped smoking cigarettes, after a year or 2 they don't like the smell of that smoke anymore, it makes them puke. I know from experience.
But gambling is different, when you watch sports it can trigger the desire to bet for your favorite team and most pay-per-view now shows advertisements for gambling like Draft Kings in NBA. Then, even the commentators are talking about how much the odds are for over and under total score.

Yeah that's another way of waking up a gamblers desire, even the intention is just watching once the lust of gambling got triggered the chance of coming back is possible, you needed to change the environment and avoid things that will allow you to re-think about any
gambling activities,

not easy unless you are willing to undergo with therapies and that self-will inside you is much bigger than any lust
and desire that you will be encountering along the way.

That will be a great struggle at first but eventually, you will be able to hold your desires easily even if you see some ads that shows great odds or something that will make you get into gambling again. Being open in the family about your situation will help you hold your desires because they already know what's good and bad to you, also they will expose you to another hobbies or environment to help you forget your gambling desires until you get used to it.