Gambling itself is not a bad thing but the addiction to it is what is very bad,i have a friend that was a gambling addict and i was really sad with his lifestyle during that time before he now finally stopped the addiciton
I believe that the gambler is the best person to help himself in terms of stopping the gambling addiction because no matter how much people advice him or her,the person is still rhe one that have the final decision as to whether they want to stop gambling or not but they still need the help of people who will give them good advice and give them tips to stop the addiction
When trying to stop gambling addiction you first of all have to admit that it won’t just stop all of a sudden in a day,it will have to stop in a gradual process,you need to first of alll start loosing interest in gambling little by little till you finally get to a point that you Don’t have interest in gambling anymore...
If you want to stop gambling i will first of all advice you to keep yourself very busy with a job,the reason js because when you are very busy the thoughts of gambling gets reduced and that is a good way to reduce the gambling,secondly i will advice you to always be around people who hate gambling so much because that will make you to not be able to freely gamble whenever you want especially when you are around these people
And finally the most important advice is that you should visit a psychologist who can help you with professional tips on how you can stop addiction to gambling....goodluck