Therefore, you need to have at least one strong hobby, other than gambling, or at least not a hobby, but some kind of commitment to your family or relatives that will not let you forget that we all live not only among our thoughts, but also in the outside world with other people and other interests.
I've always told people that they should have plenty of other things to enjoy in the real world, because that way they'll allocate less time to each entertainment activity so they can enjoy many activities. This reduces the risk of addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling, and even depression.
But unfortunately, when people have problems at work or financial problems at home, they choose to seek out alcohol, drugs, and even gambling and isolate themselves from the rest of the world as a way to forget their problems. The effect is the opposite: they get another problem: addiction, which is a very difficult disease to cure.