Why is/was it difficult for you to stop betting? Come in and share your experience and how you overcame it. probably it did help someone

https://www.nairaland.com/5526973/how-stop-betting/2#84005343

My story is quite long but I'll shorten it.

I am a fast learner and a nerd who loves challenges and trends in the digital space. It takes me one or two days to understand any field of study. That was how I found myself with gambling. I wasn't a regular bettor, I was into arbitrage and betting systems which guaranteed minimal losses. Till the day I decided to bet with my house rent and wedding money. The kind of loss I made almost drove me mad. I fell ill that month and wedding was postponed.

Throughout 2016-2019 I have lost a huge sum to crypto currency and gambling. I became broke because my salary would always go for house keep and other needs but nothing to save because I would gamble it all away in a bid to "recover all I've lost".

On the month my wife was to give birth, I was so engrossed in betting and never made any savings. I saw hell and for the first time I convinced my self that I wasn't going to EVER be a useless father to my baby if wifey delivers safely. She did and we are blessed with a baby girl.

Officially, I stopped gambling the day my wife delivered in September. I deleted all apps regarding gambling, cryptocurrency, wasteful expenses and social habits. I've put my brain into more productive use by starting a hydroponic farm to put alongside my job and so far I haven't looked back.

My simple guide:

1: Delete all betting apps and related materials such as score apps, stats, bet calc, prediction groups & browser cookies, bookmarks and history from devices.

2: Find another passion that'll take your interest

3: Avoid quick money schemes.

4: Find a partner that will pray for you.

Just see betting as a part time game for pleasure instead of a way of making millions