Sometimes experts can't help you and you have to help yourself, there is no other way to do it but to do it yourself, otherwise you never make a real change. You cant depend from external input, it has to come from within to make a real permanent change.
I agree, the best way to stay away from gambling is coming from our own intentions. although it seemed to look very hard, but slowly if trying continuously will be successful.
Nothing works slowly brother I am sorry to say that. Reason behind is because you will notice that all the people who had addictions like smoking or drinking alcohol were removed in all of a sudden. Yes, it will cause some serious effects but just resist them and you are fine then. Slowly I don't know but never heard if it works.
but i think every thing is possible in this world. if you are a committed person and having strong decision taker then you can stop gambling easily, you just need to make yourself busy in some other constructive activities. so that you may not find time for gambling. it will also help you in controlling yourself from gambling.
stopping gambling is not such an easy task, it really need a hard works, some time one stop gambling for some time but after some time even after year he start gambling again, so it really need a hard work with strong decision power and self control.
That's true we can just say that you can stay away from gambling if you are going to do this, if you are going to do that..
But it is really not an easy thing to do, especially if you are an addicted gambler for sure at first you are not going to have hard time.
That's why don't get close to the gamblers, go get close to the good friends so that they can influence you.