But there must be ways to strengthen our will, like having an inspiration. Why you are deciding to stop gambling? Is it because of your family, wife/gf, or others? We shouldn't say "it's all up to them". If they are struggling, we need to help them. Imagine if the same thing happen to us and they will say the exact words. We can feel hopeless.
Sometimes people don't make a move if their condition is not yet worse but starting from now, we better not be confident and do some sacrifices than to regret. So, many people are keeping their gambling activity as a secret and the more they will do it if they are addicted already. Maybe these people will try to seek help online because they can mask their identity there.
People who decide to stop gambling must have good reasons for doing so. And they will try to really be able to stop gambling to achieve their goals. Everything is "all up to them" because they determine it while we only help them to solve their problems. Some people really want to stop their gambling habit, and he tells the people closest to him the truth that he wants to stop gambling. The people closest to him will help him so he can really stop and even though we say "it's all up to you," those who really want to quit will want to try it. Only people who don't want to give up gambling will hesitate to decide.
It is also possible that people who want to stop gambling really want to stop gambling but they feel proud and ashamed to tell the truth and feel they should try to work it out on their own. And maybe they can find a solution from the internet and start rehabilitating themselves. But it's best if people around him want to accompany him in rehabilitating himself from gambling addiction so that he can be excited to stop gambling immediately and cure his gambling addiction.
it's ludicrous to assume that everyone who gambles is in desperate need of some sort of intervention or salvation. Sure, some might have gotten themselves into a bit of a mess, but to generalize that everyone needs this "circle of trust and care" is nothing short of naive!
Stopping gambling because someone else tells you to is just as silly. If someone wants to gamble, they should have the freedom to do so responsibly. Not everyone who walks into a casino or places a bet online is a hapless addict. Some of us can handle a bit of fun without losing our minds over it.
And this whole notion of "searching the internet for a solution"? Give me a break! If people want to stop, they'll stop. If they don't, they won't. Simple as that. They don't need a support group every step of the way.