This question is for those gamblers that were once addicted to gambling and was able to come out from addiction.
How did you go about it?
Was someone there to help you out or you took the bold step all alone?
Well I think I fall under this category because I almost got addicted, so my view will help those that are really struggling to come out of it.
I got to a level where I was chasing back my loses in football betting as my bet will lose and immediately I will restake the remaining games on the slip, hoping it will come out successful but to no avail. It seem as if I was forcing what was not meant to be to happen. So I can end up rebetting a slip until the potential winning will amount to nothing.
I think one erroneous thing there was that I was being over confidence in the prediction sites I followed and another thing was the fear of missing out (FOMO).
So, how I stopped was that I was able to catch myself from that habit of rebetting that same slip. I allowed a lost bet slip to go and not bet again that same day. I saw it as trying a luck that didn't favour me for that day to try again next time. With that I realize I gradually got out of that and this happened within few months, the reason that I didn't consider it as full addiction.
Note: One reason people fall into gambling addiction is using gambling as source of income. So when you chase loses, you are likely to be addicted.