Do you know how you know you are addicted to gambling or not?
Well if you stop gambling completely and you feel independently fulfilled and relaxed,
then you are not addicted. But if you become restless, irritated or even angry to people you most
likely are addicted to gambling.
I doubt that you can stop gambling when you are addicted since it’s very hard to notice the symptoms due to the addictive nature of gambling. The only way for a compulsive gambler to stop is if someone help him to change or he doesn’t have any money to gamble.
I believe the gambler is not on completely addicted state if he can still evaluate what’s going on and evaluate what he needs to do.