Came across this article. Hope it helps someone.

All of us are controlled by habits good or bad.

Gambling, over eating, not exercising, too much of gaming etc all of it same same. Habit.

So . . . .

Hack your habits

It's one thing to do something good once, it's quite another to embrace it as a consistent aspect of your life. Luckily, four simple steps can get you there.

Habits are built on four pillars: cue, craving, response, reward.

A cue lets your brain know a reward is close by; a craving is your motivation to act on the cue; a response is the action itself; and the reward is what you get for performing the action.

How can you use this information? If you want to create a good habit: Make the cue obvious; make the craving attractive; make the response easy; and make the reward satisfying.

Let's say you're feeling stressed (cue). You want to relieve the stress (craving), so you pull out your handy pocket journal and write a few words about how you're feeling (response).

The result is that you gain emotional clarity (reward), and writing in your journal becomes a positive trigger when encountering stress (habit formed).

If you want to break a bad habit, just flip the above: Make the cue invisible; make the craving unattractive; make the response difficult; and make the reward unsatisfying.

Link to full article here

https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/elon-musk-i...to-science.html

This post has been edited by trinity3: Sep 26 2022, 08:26 PM

Go Coursera and take Behavioural Finance course. You will know everything.

I really appreciate that everyone have their stories.
What Im trying to do right now to build back my financial record.

find another "addiction" , can be in the form of hobby, relationship (spouse, child)...try meditation to do some inner soul searching..

good luck TS.

Betting small amount and within your capability to lose is ok for me. If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you wont feel so much pain too as it is a small amount.

Uncontrolled additive gambling is the issue, where one spend lots of time and money (self and borrowed) to gamble.

Quit??? HAHA, don't be that silly. Once you start gambling, you can't stop; nobody can.

Actually, you're afraid to gamble again. And this fear gives people the impression that they have given up. Since we are still only human, no one has been able to help us with gambling addiction until now.

Most of these "drug users" detoxified once they understood the price of continuing. The only option is to step outside consciously. Since you're addicted, nobody could really help you stop; you just have fear of entering. Don't admit? If you are aware that your luck has managed to improve, you can assume. You might describe this as an opportunity.

Sorry to be too realistic, but people can only help to learn by themselves.

It's addictive
I kinda plunge into this mess a while back.
In game. Loot box.
After a while I look at the amount I spend for nothing and get nothing. I just kinda stay away from anything gambling or something similar.

The best part is that I started to laugh at people who gambling. Maybe it's reminding of my addiction back then

Don't EVER think you know shit about gambling. There will ALWAYS be someone better and odds are always stacked against you. That's how gambling dens make money otherwise they wouldn't bother operating if there are so many "skilled" people out there.

When I was young, every year I sit down to play mahjong with my aunts and my eldest aunt will say, "Here to give me ang pow again this year?". Which is 99% true because I will kalah all my new year money to her.

The best advice is don't even start. But if you're already knee-deep in it, the next best thing is find other ways to get your adrenaline fix. Maybe try playing competitive TCGs or esports. At least those have a hardcap in spending and there is real skill involved.

there was one time i ran from rm1000 to rm20,000 from online, but i couldnt cash out them all because I was scared my saving account kena blocked, so i kept some of the money inside still and proceed to lose them all lol

Out of 10 fellers that gambles, there will be 1 feller that will be hooked on to it like drugs.

That 1 feller will get so addicted he will find ways to gamble more and more and more not for the money, but for the thrill, for the relaxation and escape from real world issues.

Once that 1 feller reach that stage, only hope is to cut all ties and go cold turkey or fill up time with other activities just like a drug addict quitting.

For casual gamblers, pray hard your are not the 1 person hooked into it. So best to stay away from gambling cuz once addicted it will no longer be the same. Just like a smoker will never be a casual smoker again.

This post has been edited by cms: Sep 27 2022, 11:50 AM

seek a licensed counsellor/psychologist

It is good that you are able to pull yourself out. probably you can share with TS how u managed to stay away from that.

sudah bro nk tinggal bila kau masih ada duit hmm..nasib after i kawen auto tinggal semua yg "illegal"..i sendiri pun tak tau mcm mane boleh huhu

should do more research and studying on all the odds and games in the casino. find the loop hole that gives you the most odds and learn how to make money from there

seeing you have the impeccable interest to learn, better change the habit into money making habit

gamble but be the best !!

Yes, eventho you start betting low but you end up losing big.
Now I much more determine to recover my financial

Actually if you use strategy and play only based on bonus, it's possible to win.

Even lose also will not be a lot because the bonus they give you is not alot also.

Like someone said, based on ev.

lmao, wont get block la, nobody ask you to cashout 20k 1 shot but even if you cashout 20k 1 shot, no big deal also

imagine everyday how many ppl do COD for big cash items or even bank transfer for any business

Yes, based on my experience u wont get blocked.
I did get cashout of 16k, 12k, & 9k in 3 consecutive days.

Sighh winning is fun but you end up using all amount to recover everything. Then it trigged to win back from previous loses.

If i got mood and the chances look/feel favorable, I'll spend a few ringgit on toto etc. Otherwise i don't even bother to think about it.

Best advice: DO NOT GAMBLE. Full stop.