Could you ever stop gambling for good?

[Otters27]

At work and am craving gambling right now.

The thought of having to quit gambling forever seems like hell.

I could quit for a month or so but not for good

[clockwise1965]

I dont think I could. I love the action too much.

[Sam Odom]

Life is a Gamble

[hubie69]

Define Gambling. One could make the point you gamble everyday. Every decision you make comes down to assessing the odds of each outcome...

[VeggieDog]

Quitting gambling is easy. I've done it a hundred times.

[Otters27]

Define Gambling. One could make the point you gamble everyday. Every decision you make comes down to assessing the odds of each outcome...

Right. Same process in the Brain

[Auto Donk]

I will never wear a f'n condom again.....

[shocka1212]

I will never wear a f'n condom again.....

[funnyb25]

[SamsNCharge99]

i'll bet you i can do it

[pablo222]

i'll bet you i can do it

Beat me to it Sams.

But in all seriousness I can do it. I have gone months at a time not betting. I have only been betting a game or 2 a week for baseball and those are small bets.
I like betting, but don't like throwing hard earned money away.
I gamble for fun, and losing a lot of money is not fun. So I am good with losing a little and counting it as entertainment expenses.

[Otters27]

Beat me to it Sams.

But in all seriousness I can do it. I have gone months at a time not betting. I have only been betting a game or 2 a week for baseball and those are small bets.
I like betting, but don't like throwing hard earned money away.
I gamble for fun, and losing a lot of money is not fun. So I am good with losing a little and counting it as entertainment expenses.

I wish I had that kind of discipline. That is how I always start out

[SBR Tony]

yes I don't gamble on Good Friday

[Roscoe_Word]

I try not to look at it as gambling. That word just carries a negative connotation. If one handicaps, has a BR designated for sports betting only, bets 1 to 2% flat betting, then I don't consider that gambling.

I think "investing" is a better word for us.

[2daBank]

I could but why?

Kinda like drinking, smoking, doing drugs. Don’t have to do any of it but life pretty boring without

[CanuckG]

I will never wear a f'n condom again.....

Raw is the law

[Big Bear]

PM me and I’ll tell you my plan

I dont want to put myself on blast

[unde0087]

I have quit for years. After a little time you don't even think about it anymore. The key early is to stay away from places like this. If you don't you will never be able to stop.

[temple2010]

8 months out of the year yes, football never.

[cankid]

Life is a Gamble

haha very true .... I like taking mind, body and spirit breaks

[shari91]

Why do you need to quit forever? Are you able to pick and choose times of the year or sports that you can bet on and ignore the others?
Anyone can mentally do most anything they want to. It’s whether or not you want to and go through a bit of discomfort to get there. Bet with points until you’re settled. Best advice I have

[7deuceoff$uit]

If given the option of getting back to lifetime even, and having to give up gambling for life, i think most people wouldn't be able to quit. Even the ones that would, likely would give back their recouped losses if it meant the could bet again.

[Cuse0323]

If given the option of getting back to lifetime even, and having to give up gambling for life, i think most people wouldn't be able to quit. Even the ones that would, likely would give back their recouped losses if it meant the could bet again.

I’d quit in a second if it got me back to even. Easily. I could quit whenever if I had to. I didn’t gamble all of 2018, and still posted here. Not hard for me as gambling is boring now. When you have done it all, then it loses its luster. If a dime wanted to have my baby, but said I had to be done gambling for life, then I’d say peace to the degenerate life.

[Otters27]

Why do you need to quit forever? Are you able to pick and choose times of the year or sports that you can bet on and ignore the others?
Anyone can mentally do most anything they want to. It’s whether or not you want to and go through a bit of discomfort to get there. Bet with points until you’re settled. Best advice I have

Actually in extreme cases of addiction. The brain has been hijacked via the dopamine rewards system and will power alone cannot help

[5mike5]

Hell no!

Take a month or 2 off during the racing offseason though as dont bet on much else these days

[Otters27]

Mike your the king of NASCAR

[jjgold]

With medication it is possible

Calms the addition gene actually blocks it

[pablo222]

With medication it is possible

Calms the addition gene actually blocks it

I heard you don't get excited for anything on that shit.
No excitement.
No boner.
No thank you!

[cincinnatikid513]

if your a problem gambler you shouldn't bet , but if you must bet nothing wrong with using those betpoints and the SBR Sportsbook or spider

[KVB]

Why do you need to quit forever? Are you able to pick and choose times of the year or sports that you can bet on and ignore the others?
Anyone can mentally do most anything they want to. It’s whether or not you want to and go through a bit of discomfort to get there. Bet with points until you’re settled. Best advice I have

If one can overcome the issues themselves, they can only find out if they try.

Anyone can do most anything they want to, but some will realize they need help with that, possibly forever.

That's an important thing to acknowledge, the need for help.

[b1slickguy]

With medication it is possible

Calms the addition gene actually blocks it

That medication usually leads to heroin.

[jjgold]

No

It’s a bet blocker

[INVEGA MAN]

I use to bet on racing cockroaches with my neighbor when I was 10 years old!!

[GunShard]

Bet small and bet in moderation then gambling becomes your anti depression.

[TheMetsSuck]

I have quit for over a year a few times just to prove it to myself but always came out of retirement out of boredom. I got to the point where I can't enjoy watching sports unless I have action on the game. It could be 5$ and I would enjoy the game 10x more. My brain is broken in terms of being able to enjoy watching most sports like an avg joe.