I was an addict before and I suffered many losses. It was depressing but the depression was not lasting more than few hours and I will forget about it, but it was not just a good thing at all to be losing.
I now prefer to gamble not often and using small amount of money for it which is better. I noticed that I significantly not gambling like before.
I am at that phase too, you can only get to this point after losing so much when you learn from experience...life is all about wins and losses, it's better to make some mistakes at a certain stage of life than making them later In the future... People who don't learn from their experiences would continue losing their money, staking low on each bet makes you save more money and also makes your bankroll last longer