Has it been able to help you meet an urgent need?
A straight answer will be yes as I have used profits made from gambling to meet up urgent needs. This happened few weeks back I placed a bet with a spares cash I had, although not with the intent that it must be a winner, that's why I used spare cash. Fortunately it turned out a winner and I made some little profit and as at the time of withdrawal the was an urgent and immediately the profit saved the day.
Talking about gambling responsibly, it's very important that you don't make gambling you primary source of income as this may be very harmful and damaging to your psychology, This is because when it becomes your primary source you give it your all and it will definitely turn an addiction unnoticed because you will think you are only trying to earn. Responsible gambling can be profitable and at times it's profit used to offset certain expenses especially those unplanned for. Remember 1. always use only spare cash which you can afford to lose for gamble, 2. Don't use gambling as your major source of income, 3. Do not borrow to gamble, lastly Gamble responsibly.
What you did is basically what every gambler should do because you won't have to lose a lot of money in gambling if you know the right time to stop gambling and one can only do that if they have enough patience and self-control. If you lose one day, feel disappointed because you have lost, but manage to win the other day and immediately withdraw the money without hesitation, you will not be at a loss since you lost yesterday but won the next day.
However, if you have lost one day, managed to win some the other day but didn't withdraw because you became greedy and wanted to win more on top of what you've lost, you will most probably lose what you have won so far and that isn't something good because you will now be in more loss.
Casino tricks like this keep gamblers in awe. They depend on your enthusiasm and that voice that promises you the next big win is coming. They know the human mind is wired to seek losses and drawn to "what could be."
You talk of patience and self-control as treatments for gambling sickness, but the house is constantly watching. They encourage you to return for "one last try". "Just this once" is a deception that traps hopes and kills dreams.
Avoid the trap. Your prior victories will be exploited against you. Warning: you're playing on their land and under their rules. Win or lose, you lose in the big picture.