Topic: Alter Ego In Gambling - page 4. (Read 1240 times)

Each person has their own preferences, so as long as you are spending your money in something that you like then your behavior is acceptable, what can be a problem is that it seems you like chasing your losses and this can be dangerous, because the more you gamble the more losses you will get, which in return will create a stronger desire to keep gambling and so on, so try to control those feelings, and if you do then you will be free of that issue and any negative repercussions that behavior could have brought to you.

I think yes. In real life, I'm very practical in terms of finance, that I don't usually spend on everything that I see. Be it food in the streets, shirts in the mall, some unnecessary items in the grocery, etc... . But I'm quite amazed on how I can spend a lot of money in gambling. By that, I regret too, and question my self on why I can't do that outside or at least spend small with them?

I only want to earn small profit in gambling but it's just that it won't happen when I badly needed it. As a result, I keep coming back to recover what I previously lost, only to see that the result are still the same. Risking small in gambling can still give us a big win if we are lucky. We only need to choose the right game for it. But the chance of getting them is even slimmer than usual, and this can still make someone else to bet more.

Is there any need for someone to fake himself while gambling?
Despite how economical we can seems to be but when it comes of gambling if we don't carefully sets some restriction we might still ends up becoming addicted gambler, gambling is actually a game that brings out the real you while holding money it could be public fund or maybe organization funds but when you are not carefully being controlled you could end up turning back the other side of you by allowing greed to engulf you, i think that's what is happened to your friend. For me I remain whom I am not without having to play and display another character while gambling or in other places I could find out.

True. Years ago when MMORPG was a blast, I was a different guy when I show in our guild chat. I became a guild manager too so there should be a different way on how you will treat your members. I think OP is pointing out that when it comes to gambling but I mostly see this in poker games. I played physical poker before and all I can tell is some of my friends' aura are changing when they sit down at a poker table. The friendly aura type is gone and they can become serious types of people that you won't even recognize anymore. Well, that's needed in poker games to confuse your opponents and bluffing is essential in poker if you want to win games even with a bad hand.
After that, they will be back to their old selves and we talk about how the game went. But, never have I ever asked them why they do that because for me it is normal to change when you are facing opponents, it's a must that they won't be able to read your moves or else they will be going home with their pockets empty.
In chat boxes too of different gambling sites, I can see a lot of people doing roleplay, in my opinion, these are just normal things when people try to act differently because they might have different reason on why they do it. Boredom could be one of those reasons.

I think it's not alter ego, but your friend have just showed the real of his personality. If you think you're know your friend personality very well because you've knew him for 3+ years, working together, eating together, hangout together, playing together etc you're wrong.

You need to take av vacation with him and involve him with money, you will know his true face.

The emergence of the alter ego seems to be more from the online games. Although disgruntled players are not uncommon in offline casinos, but I feel that the physical interaction with a dealer and people on a offline casino might cool the situation down.

Remember that casino dealers want you to win, because if you do, you might tip them, which they wish to get. So if you lose, they might console you and attempt to stop you from losing more.

It how people change behind a keyboard and they become keyboard warriors.

Being alone is one of the reasons why the alternative ego gets stoked. It is interesting to see if any study in future is done on such mental health aspects.

Also, there's nothing wrong when you do have those kind of reactions even on public places on which as long you arent hurting someone then it should really be fine.
Its none others business if you would really be having those kind of behavior on which this is much preferred because you do let your emotions come out whether you are winning or losing
on which i could say that this is where thrill and excitement do really be able to feel on. This is why it would be always best that you shouldnt really discriminate someone or yourself
when you do have these kind of emotional changes along the way on which it would really be just that something to be normal and this is something that you do get used
to on the time that you do deal with gambling.

What we do consider as ego might just be normal thing to other people and not really the way we picture it but I have a question. With the way does his gambling and the risk, is he winning or losing? If he is winning despite the associated risk, I don't see any problem with it because I know people that gamble some games that I could ever imagine and yet they won, they makes money from the way they bets and I'm cool with it, there ways their life and their money, not mine.

But if he losses often, then I think he need help. Basically, you don't need to make risk much to win in gambling but the more the risk in gambling, the more potential outcome you get and if that actually happen, you will recover all your years of loss in gambling but I will prefer to gamble simple though. If you risk much in gambling, bankroll will even hard you to manage.

Everyone's an actor in online gambling, playing roles that may be extremely different from their real selves.

Im fascinated by how alter egos reveal hidden elements of ourselves. Let a part of you play and enjoy freedom - not just hide behind a screen. Isnt that exciting? Gamble with your identity, not just cards or dice.

Talk on social aspects too. The interactions might not be face-to-face, but they're still rich, layered, and incredibly compelling. I think its interesting how people connect with each other that its a mix of being alone and being with others.

The gamblers should not play by trusting the odds alone,because we don’t know how the odds will work.Some odd May give you huge profits and some may not.Actually gambling on the sports betting also the risky one,but some gamblers also earn huge from the sports betting.Still the football survive among the community,we can able to get the bets on the sports betting.The gamblers who feels betting as the risky one will start the betting with the minimum amount of money bets.It allow the gamblers to lose the less money in the gambling site to their bad luck in the gambling sites.The ego of losing funds will leads to more loss of the gamblers money.

I remember reading somewhere that an alter ego usually comes out when a person is doing something that they are very interested in or like. if there is an big contrast between how your friend usually act normally and when he is gambling, I'd say your friend really likes gambling and the thrill, emotion and other things its provide.

I'd say not to different from how I usually act, but I am far more cautious on my spending when it comes to gambling.

Ego in gambling means according to the op is that he acts in a strange way while gambling. Which lifestyle doesn't correspond to his real-life attitude. He only gambles compulsively and takes lots of risks while gambling. Hence the gambler may be enjoying the behavior or is not having the right orientation about gambling. I don't know how he's able to achieve such an act, like actors do in movies. If what he does while gambling doesn't affect his daily life attitude. He is required to stay observant of his moves, such that he wouldn't have a hard time with reviving himself back when facing symptoms of problem gambling. Limitations pays off in gambling. That's where the most work is need as a gambler. Meddling with our emotions while gambling could be risky on the long run. As our life still plays a big role in the gambling process.

Well of course most people that gamble online are gonna play a character when they do so.
Think of it like this, out of all people in this forum, very few have spoken publicly with their face showing and their voice being heard.

Maybe some of these would be developers, who do most of their work with their real name. But for hobbies such as gambling, probably they also use pseodonyms or an outright fabricated persona that you could call an alter ego.

But it's also my suspicion that most people who gamble online are doing so without any public interaction with others. Online gambling can be social, but in very different ways than how in person gambling can be.

As I said above, all gamblers must take risks in gambling, because even if they only put a small amount, it is still a risk that allows them to lose their money or the whole point is that gambling is an activity that requires you to take a certain amount of risk or a certain level, But for those who take big risks in the hope of winning, honestly, I really don't think in that direction, as I said above and it is clear that no matter how much risk you take, it will not affect the possibility of winning, simply put if you are lucky then you will be able to win and if not then obviously you will lose.

The problem is if you put a large amount on gambling that basically has no certainty and guarantee of any outcome at the end of the session then what if you lose and lose the large amount you bet? obviously you will be upset and regretful, most gamblers who are always focused on winning never think about this so it's normal for them to experience a large number of losses because they gamble with the wrong approach based on a wrong understanding, so that behavior change can only happen to someone who has a wrong understanding of gambling.

First we need to know what is EGO in gambling. I think any gambler Ego will be if he or she do not want to lose in gambling and losing in gambling go against his ego. These things can go against the gambler in a very bad way because if the gambler lost in gambling, in order to fulfill the  ego of not losing, he will continue to play to get himself in profit.

This ego and desire of winning may turn out to be bad for the gambler as if he again loses, it will further hurt his ego plus at the same time he will lose more money.

Therefore for a gambler it is very important that he/she plays without any ego's and accept the loses which comes along the way. The gambler should know that losing is a part of gambling just as winning, that is again a part of gambling.

I'm really not surprised based on your story in this thread, in fact there are many types of people like the ones you describe and we can meet such things from any friend. one of them, like the personality from the other side of what happened to your friend. in real life, a person can discipline himself in any form. whether it's work, having regular financial management, being frugal, even your friend is someone who is very conservative. but on the other hand, it is as if your friend has a different personality that is not like what you know or his habits are different and unusual in certain things. the question is, is this related to the ego factor that you call an alter ego when it comes to gambling? or, something that he cannot control, such as habits that he has mastered with his discipline. IMO, the answer will vary greatly depending on the individual.

Actually, I don't know your friends so I'm not measuring based on my personal point of view. I'm just assuming, based on what you said in this thread. I can take another example, let's say my friend has a personality like your friend. but at the same time, he finds it difficult to control himself when faced with women. for example, my friend, who is usually frugal, suddenly became generous and didn't think about anything else except his focus on the woman in front of him. even though the cases are different, the essence remains the same. in essence, we feel that we cannot always fully master everything and be able to control it. especially those related to gambling, which involves many aspects. whether it's entertainment, fun, even the lure of high winning rewards. referring to your question, I didn't even think about it at all. what I do is, everything must go smoothly and in balance. thus, I rarely have serious problems due to the gambling that I enjoy and problems in the family from a financial perspective. btw, what happened to your friend, IMO, where he couldn't control himself over the gambling he did. It's not just an ego problem, but it's more complex than that. and, only your friend really knows what happened and what he actually did.

Perhaps our senses respond better to stimulation, I mean in most stories that involve challenges and rewards, a little risk always comes with exciting inspiration and despite the common sense of safety, we absolutely believe that our risk is justified, if there are no results, how can we understand that we are making such mistakes? The human ego only believes in the truth, if there is no truth, they believe in the hidden secrets within people. People have many personalities and gambling combines such egos, the weak are afraid of loss while the strong are arrogant, no one is willing to stop.
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My personality when it comes to gambling, however, varies depending on how I'm feeling. Sometimes I'm observant and cautious when it comes to risking my money. As you may know, people's personalities truly shift when they engage in their favorite pastimes or activities,  to the reality that people make careless decisions in an attempt to fulfill their desires related to their preferred pastimes.
 Cause honestly i experienced that also like shifting certain personalities like an other person. Particularly when it comes to gambling, the sensation of winning on your first try and then the second, as in my case, making me want to wager a large sum of money in the hopes of winning twice because, when I win, my winnings start out small and increase in value.  So back to my story, yeah I gamble a big amount of money hoping I would win again this time buttttt to dismay, I lose. And iii so much regretttt itttttt. So yeah, we change personalities.

Well, I disagree. Read my post above to see my opinion on this. And you are right, it's rare or even never happens that a reckless character in real life suddenly becomes very careful when he's gambling. No. It's actually the other way round most of the time.

Are you surprised? I have a brother that loves gambling, he is someone who is well calm, and easy going, you will never know that he is into gambling unless you get really close to him.

I never knew that he is a reckless gambler until he got in a lot of debt and the news got to me, I talked some senses into him but he never changed but after he lost everything in gambling he soon change is ways, now he spend more time working hard and saving money, something he should have done before becoming a gambler.

I advise him after, to always use what he can to gamble, not all his money that he earned the hard way, I did this because my gut keeps telling me that he is still into gambling, since I don't see it coming the first time around I have to just advice him again.

He later open up to me that I was right, that he is still gambling, but with only $0.27 on sport betting, I felt he just need someone to talk to about it, we talked a lot on this and I showed him some topics on this forum regarding gambling addicts and the mistakes they do make, I believe he learned something, he is now a better gambler than he used to.