It took me a few months to understand that it is very difficult for me to earn money in gambling. For some time I balanced without big losses, for some time there were more losses and this reduced my bankroll.
But I was never able to increase my deposit, so I began to treat betting simply as a hobby. Maybe now I even began to make more predictions without bets, I try to evaluate my abilities in betting and I see that there is no big difference, the average statistics remain the same.
You are incredibly lucky that you spent so much time to understand. It took me much longer. Well, my mind did not want to accept the fact that a casino is not a place to make money. You are absolutely right that it can be considered a hobby. If you have free funds and time, then you can spend time this way, but nothing more. There is no need to cherish any illusions, but I was completely mired in them. It reached the point of complete absurdity and a scandal with people close to me.
So much effort, time was wasted, and there was no result. So much suffering brought to the family that I still can not wash off this shame. How did I get so sucked into this process? I just could not stop. Such a strong addiction developed that I did not see anything around. Ugh, I am not happy with myself.