Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
If you think that this is how you should fight addiction, then that is your right. But I think it is better to try to replace the attraction to gambling with something else. Listen to yourself, maybe you will want to replace your condition with another hobby: computer games (both online and single), or art, or something else. Among the latest examples of people who got rid of addiction, I know that many recommend hypnosis. No joke.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
Blocking those sites at the firewall is actually a smart move out of sight, out of mind. Cutting it off right at the source like that shows real willpower. Stay strong, man and thanks for sharing. It might help someone else too.... as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever.
So what's your thought of seeing casino related signature ad on this forum, is it not attempting you to access again the sites? Well, you do good job blocking these casino sites but they are lots of them and every casino has multiple mirrors, don't tell me you block of all of them too.
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This is merely a temporary tactic to starve your addiction; it won't be long before you reset your computer and resume your gambling activities. The first step is to accept that you are addicted as you have done, and the second and last step is to discipline and control your urges.
It won't be simple, and it will be a slow process, but your chsncesabdes s of getting out are low until you master the second and last options.
It becomes even more difficult to discipline yourself when gambling when a friend wins big and wants to give you tips. Your soul will be tormented by the desire to curb your addiction by simply distancing yourself or playing again and taking tips from your friend.
The key lies within yourself; how long it lasts depends on how you learn to behave and take action against gambling.
I think, realizing that your financial situation no longer allows for gambling can help someone stop before it's too late. While there are many roads to casinos or online gambling, with commitment, gambling addiction can certainly be stopped.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever.
This is merely a temporary tactic to starve your addiction; it won't be long before you reset your computer and resume your gambling activities. The first step is to accept that you are addicted as you have done, and the second and last step is to discipline and control your urges.
It won't be simple, and it will be a slow process, but your chsncesabdes s of getting out are low until you master the second and last options.
It becomes even more difficult to discipline yourself when gambling when a friend wins big and wants to give you tips. Your soul will be tormented by the desire to curb your addiction by simply distancing yourself or playing again and taking tips from your friend.
The key lies within yourself; how long it lasts depends on how you learn to behave and take action against gambling.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever.
This is merely a temporary tactic to starve your addiction; it won't be long before you reset your computer and resume your gambling activities. The first step is to accept that you are addicted as you have done, and the second and last step is to discipline and control your urges.
It won't be simple, and it will be a slow process, but your chsncesabdes s of getting out are low until you master the second and last options.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
How I understand the author of the topic, who decided to take such a serious step. The most amazing thing is that all means are good in the fight against this addiction. Even such measures can be taken. This is, as they say, just the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to collectors who threaten to kill, then it becomes clear that all this madness somehow makes you feel uneasy. Every day I had to hear threats of physical violence if I did not give back the money that I lost in gambling to the last cent. How could I have come to this? I still cannot understand it.Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
You have so far cooked a lot of slog by locking yourself out. To shape it even lustier, put on some additional layers, set out to apply browser addons like BlockSite or uBlock to curb accidental visits, you could use self-exclusion at any casinos you play, and lock down your accounting, even you could think about giving authority of your cards to a trusted family member. Then block up that time with something way out, sports, coding, a new hobby, to distract yourself and regroup. I you want to stay away from technology, joining a support provider like Gamblers Anonymous or SMART Recovery can come up with accountability and strategies for replacing gambling with healthy habits.
I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this.
It takes courage and a significant challenge to create your own, so you will have something to follow. It now all depends on how you make out of this challenge.
I’m sure you will, you are an active poster, and you have seen the worst in gambling addiction, and by confessing. Your struggle and how you want to address this, you’ve just shown how serious you are.
I’m looking forward to the success of your idea.
1. This is not the first time you made that decision but you slipped back into the addiction
2. On realizing your fault again, you are trying to boast up the effort, and
3. I love the spirit of the current proposed commitment and the determination
Let's all see how this goes, and I wish you a very good recovery.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
It’s very hard to resist gambling if you are promoting one on your signature space and at the same time required to post on gambling board per week.
Your method might decrease your gambling addiction problem temporarily but in the future once you become excited again to gamble you will still find a way to access casino.
Your mobile phone might be the key to access casino.
Your mobile phone might be the key to access casino.
That's one problem about this method because when he get a new phone the feeling of going back to the casino will keep coming, which he may not be able to resist this feeling.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
Goodluck mate, we really admire people who come here and admit that they have a gambling addiction and that they recognized that there are problems and wanted to quit it for good. Although majority here is using Windows based so it's hard for us to quit no matter what.
However, I don't know what happens, but there is one of this online apps that I used to gamble. But in the last week or so, whenever I will login and play, there will be this error and so I don't have any other choices but to stop and not gamble at all. But there are a lot of options for me. Perhaps though, this could be a sign that I should also stop and minimized my gambling activity so I didn't attempt to play anymore.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
What about your mobile phone? It’s very hard to resist gambling if you are promoting one on your signature space and at the same time required to post on gambling board per week.
Your method might decrease your gambling addiction problem temporarily but in the future once you become excited again to gamble you will still find a way to access casino.
Your mobile phone might be the key to access casino.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
It seems that in this section the most popular discussions are "gambling as entertainment" and "gambling as an addiction". It seems like two sides of the same coin, inseparable from each other. But it seems to me that this is not quite true, but only stages in the "life" of a gambler: at first, gambling is perceived as entertainment, until it passes into the stage of addiction. And in principle, when a gambler says that for him it is entertainment, he is right, being at this stage.Regarding your post above, you made the right step, because by creating an extra barrier "on the way" to gambling, it becomes easier for you not to play and get rid of the addiction. Add to this another "re-focus of attention" on some other activity, in the form of sports, hobbies or anything that will "capture" your attention and allow you not to remember gambling.
I suppose it is possible to add a recommendation for those who are trying to stop their gambling activity. First of all, you need to delete all applications and sites from your smartphone, because now the phone is always at hand for each user and because of this, the desire for gambling will arise. I assume that most gamblers still play from the phone. Also, it would not be superfluous to set a ban on installing applications on the phone.
Well lately I have been falling back to gambling addiction and it looks like I can't stop no matter how hard I try. The problem is that I only love to play 90% of the times from my Linux machine in my home as I love to play from the comfort of my home and was thinking what to do to block these websites of the casinos I play and resorted to REJECTING traffic from the iptables command in the firewall of my Ubuntu machine, well it worked like a charm and I don't intend to delete these rules ever. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
That's a good move OP, can this work on windows PC too? I did something similar for my cousin way back, I had to move his laptop with me to make him stop, it did work for a while but he needed his laptop so I have no choice than to return it to him, if it work on windows too it will be cool.
Accepting that you are addicted and also restricting yourself is the most hardest part of fighting gambling addiction, you did it, you are fully awaken and prepared to solve the problem, many know how but they can't make a move.
When this is over do not let go of this disciplinary procedure, apply it to your gambling is some day you ever feel like coming back, if you can do this you can stick with what you can afford to lose.
...I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this.
I'm supportive of people who resolve to free himself of addiction, when you want to fix your addiction you can think of almost anything to do it, you can cut off your internet, which is not a good idea, you can take a vacation on a place where there is no connection, but you device your way I'm sure it will be effective because its your idea.
When you get out of addiction, the next thing to focus on is to remain out of addiction and play to have fun.
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I support you to do good things for yourself and I hope you really hold the commitment that you have planned. As other people suggest, it seems you have to find other hobbies to divert your mind when you have free time. Because I'm sure when your free time feels bored and your mind will go to gambling. I have experienced addiction before and familiarize myself with other hobbies can help a little to provide other more useful activities. Keep it up....I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this.
I'm supportive of people who resolve to free himself of addiction, when you want to fix your addiction you can think of almost anything to do it, you can cut off your internet, which is not a good idea, you can take a vacation on a place where there is no connection, but you device your way I'm sure it will be effective because its your idea.
When you get out of addiction, the next thing to focus on is to remain out of addiction and play to have fun.
I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it.
Do you know that there are problem gamblers who would follow this your rules and still not be able to quit their gambling addiction? Those are gamblers who are yet to make up their minds and stay committed just like you. I don't think your rules were the one doing the magic for you, but your decision and commitment to see it work is what has helped you so far and I absolutely love it. Do what works for you mate, I am usually happy when people make efforts to be a better version of themselves. .. In fact I have already forgotten the rules though and I don't intend to check back. I intend to keep my promise to myself to stop gambling altogether and I will totally achieve it because I am very decisive about it. No one can stop me now, it was that going from 20 to 800 dollars and losing it all that made me do this. In case anyone is in my same shoes here are the rules to REJECT traffic, also there is needed both INPUT and OUTPUT.
It’s good that you’ve found a way to prevent yourself from accessing the casinos where you’re playing. I understand the feeling and the situation, having been there and having tried it in my little ways.
When the time comes that you want to get enough of something, you will find a way that you think will be effective based on your capacity to do it.
I’m sure you will succeed when you acknowledge the problem and admit that something is off and you have to do something; that’s where the solution will pop up, so keep going and stay focused on your goal.