Indeed. We don't have to spend a long hours playing. Gambling and you're in the mood can prevent causing stress. But of course it is necessary that you're going to play with a main reason of entertaining yourself, and not to profit. Because as we know gaining in gambling is not guaranteed hence it would better to have less expectation. If ever you're fortunate to win then consider it as incentive for entertaining yourself.
It is hard to stop a stressed gambler because they have a goal that they're trying to reach.
And that's through making themselves win again and recover those losses.
But are they going to get that easy? no, but they are only adding more stress to themselves by doing and thinking like that.