There was a time i was so addicted to gambling. I made myself believe that was the only way i could make money, even if i had very little i would still gamble.
I finally overcame last year when i concluded i cannot win and would never win. I would like to believe the whole addiction is all about the psychology and philosophy of your mind. The moment you overcome that the moment you get free of addiction.
I hear gaming addiction is now a disease that people could get rehabilitated for. Its kind of weird because you really have to force this gaming kids to literally hate you from separating them from their video games. But i guess. It is what it is the world is moving and everything has to be broken loose from.
Thanks for this amazing post Abigail its fun reading them.
Congratulations on getting clear of that addiction. It takes a lot for our minds to step back and say, "This isn't working. I'm not going to do it anymore." I think this is where mindfulness and noticing how we are feeling in the moment can come into play - no pun intended . Coming to that decision ("it's not working") can do wonders for overcoming the social and habitual draw that keeps people stuck. Thanks for sharing your experience. I think it could help someone in a similar position.
This leads me to believe you are a very rational person @adetola and that your addiction to gambling could not be explained though the Cognitive bias model. However, the way you appear to make sense of addiction fits very withing the psychological framework, and it goes had-in-had with how the Rational Choice Model explains it :)
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All the best to you. I am pleased to hear you managed to overcome your gambling addiction :)
Your words are very good, very complete,
good friend is very sensible of you to recognize that the addiction is exceeded and even when you can earn little or much