Gambling can be a hobby, but when you have an addiction to gambling, it can no longer be called a hobby; instead, it is a vice that is difficult to let go of. But even so, when it becomes a habit, we should try to return to normal gambling instead of worsening our condition by becoming addicted to gambling.
Although it is not easy to do and it will take a long time, let's try as much as we can to control ourselves because, in the end, if we neglect or just let it go,
the result will not be good in the end, that's for sure.
Indeed, because hobbies are rewarding and healthy practices we do to raise our mood, relief from stress and find satisfaction, while addictions are harmful practices which lead individuals to a state of illness, infirmity and disorder. After all, gambling is just a neutral activity without a harmful or benefical intrinsic nature. It's how you use it, as a gambler, that will determine if gambling is healthy or unhealthy for you. For some people it's a fitting hobby, without further prejudices, although for others it's a curse with very serious negative consequences!
That is why self-knowledge and self-control are so important, as individuals can be conscious of what is good for them, so they should absorb it, and what is harmful for them, so they should avoid it at all costs! Unfortunatelly, these are traits poorly developed by most people in our world, as they prefer being overwhelmed by the tendencies of the world which are imposed from external forces (propagandas, media, politicians, celebrities, leaders).