Topic: Alter Ego In Gambling - page 5. (Read 1253 times)

We all have a hidden primal side to our selves which we keep under control by the nature of civilization but in times of emotional or hormonal outbursts, this alter-ego manifests and then we learn how much of an animal we actually are, of course we are civilized animals.

A part of this might be a manifestation of hidden desires and needs. Things if getting worse, ask the friend to seek professional help though.

Most people who investing for long with a calm mindset have controlled this alter-ego with practice and time. Indeed it is possible but difficult for many and seeking help for the same is not a weakness but a strength that the person accepts they have a problem.

I also have similar friend like that, ever since he started playing gambling he always chooses the risky and highly impossible odds with the belief that he'll win big if those odds delivers and he kept on being hopeful despite his numerous losses but at last he actually won big. Gambling itself is a risk so I see no reason why a gambler can't risk higher and rarely possible odds and for me risking those high odds in other to win big is even better because if you become lucky and win big it can enable one to invest in a project that will sustain him in life unlike always gambling the least odds and even if one eventually win a little amount they can still play all the amount they won while trying to place bets and win more thereby they can't really account for their winnings. A lot of gamblers have this same ego in gambling unlike outside their personal or real life.

We should control ourselves when gambling and not gambling that takes over our minds by telling us to continue gambling because it will give us bad results. Happiness and sadness in gambling always come and go depending on what we get, but we must still be able to think of gambling as entertainment that requires money to get that pleasure. Understanding gambling as entertainment will make us distance ourselves from excessive use of gambling because it does not provide good changes for us but will give rise to gambling addiction problems later.

It was his self-awareness that there had been a change in himself that made him start to open himself up to receiving suggestions from those around him so that he was willing to admit that it was true that he had experienced a serious gambling addiction. Hence, he needed help from those close to him. However, there are still many gamblers who don't want to admit that they are actually addicted to gambling and instead continue gambling as usual. This will make it difficult for them to self-reflect and be aware of the changes they are experiencing, making it difficult for them to heal because there is still resistance from within them.

Many people who gamble take risks and hope for luck to win. But I think that the way people act and think when they gamble can be different from how they are in real life. It's like two different personalities.
I think people act differently when they gamble. They might change their mindset and behavior. They might become more carefree and take more risks. This change in behavior is like having a split personality.

You are an investor and businessman, of course you will have much braver attitude in taking risks but be responsible and wise about all the results that occur in every risk you take.
Looking at your profession as an investor and businessman, I sure you are wise gambler in every attitude.

As gambler, we must be able to have an attitude that easily accepts defeat from taking gambling risks.
If we cannot accept it, what happens is just an attempt to recover the loss until in the end we are in condition where we are truly experiencing big defeat.
We must always learn to have responsible attitude and we know that gambling is full of risks so we really need to accept the results that will occur.

I think no. Because my personality is, i'm not afraid to take risk when there's something I want to try on. The same goes when I gamble (though i'm not mainly playing to profit), despite of the fact that losing our money is inevitable, I still want to play. Because this is my time for leisure during my off from work. I don't show different personality as I can control myself and not pressured to win. Just enjoy the game and the time spent in gambling.

It's not a real him because when he is gambling and everything is normal, the gambler is not reckless. he will only become reckless when he is down, he will be chasing losses because he can't accept that he'll need to stop being down a certain amount of money. I think we also experience that once in our lives,  because in reality, gambling is really risky, it could affect our emotion and most of the time when our emotion is high, we tend to follow it when we are making a decision.

I know a friend that is very successful in business, he is making a decent profit on a monthly basic, but when it comes to gambling, he is very aggressive, he is gamlbing more money he could earn, but the good thing is that he is still not bankrupt, maybe time will tell but I'm hoping he will realize it sooner or later.

Maybe it is what it is, we all learn from our experience, but it could be on a hard way.

I think that this is a great way of thinking and Seeing things , because Mainly I don't know if some people change the way they think when they play, or I don't know what they think about when they play, but personally I would say that things When they They try to make Things different in a casino to improve the game and not for others to look at it, that is something that does not go well for many, sometimes people want to demonstrate a style or something that is not, or that is not represents for his person, so I say that one has to be as he is, if we are humble people, believe me that the Doors will always be open for whatever it is in every sense, because it is very pleasant to treat people like that , and not with people Egocentric that by themselves many Reject them and with the Majority that they are it is because they are interested in their money, unfortunately the world is like that and things are like that, for the reason that I have Always said that some activities are always to try to To improve , in the casino we must be free , aware , Responsible and Show What we Are , not to Impact Others, but for Ourselves.

In our way of seeing things we must Always Accept how we are , we Cannot be a Person here, another person in another district, because I classify that as a lack of personality, and it is something that is very difficult to deal with , because there are people who want to to be liked Everywhere pretending to be what they are not, and when they can no longer disguise it? When can't they do the things that Character demands of them ? That is Something that we must take into Consideration , also pretending to be something that we are not, will create friendships according to what that performance is, and it is not the idea , because when someone wants to be as they are , they will not be able to, and that of having changes of personality is something that can be quite hard work , I couldn't , Because I'm very lazy, and it Would be very Annoying for me to Pretend to be what I'm not.

I think I don't have that kind of "Alter Ego ", because in real life, I'm an investor and I'm into business. That alone demonstrate my personality that I'm a risk taker, and we know gambling is risk taking.

What I'm doing all the time is I do some Calculated Risk, because for me that's very important if we want to stay at minimal risk and we won't go reckless. Getting reckless is losing control in gambling, and once we lose control, the outcome is certain and that is we might lose everything we deposit and worst is we might end up adding more since we are into this kind of "chasing our losses" situation.

Wouldn't you think that his personality during gambling is his real one? I wouldn't really call a mask an alter ego tbh. Though I guess it's still up to you to judge but really, personalities are often shown on situations where emotions run high, and I reckon gambling is in most instances, one of those situations. Not that it's bad though since said person actually has enough control of his emotions to not show it normally to their surroundings.

But anyway, I can't really tell if I change or not. I'm pretty honest and straightforward when it comes to bets and I myself do admit I have anger issues when emotions run high and I've seen it myself before, rather similar case with your friend. I wouldn't really call it an alter ego though.

It's true especially if someone can't control their greed. everyone has it and we already know that in gambling that's what's at stake. if the greed can't be controlled no matter how many wins you get, it won't be enough and you'll keep playing until the game capital runs out instead of winning. and when that happens, they realize their mistake.

I am a responsible gambler that is aware about the negative potentials of gambling and I don't want to influence anyone around be to gamble because their emotions to take control of their emotions when gambling is not assured to me so, I walk in to the gambling hall in a coded (trickish) and humble manner with all possible best not to be noticable or tagged a regular customer in the gambling because I still want to maintain my inside life of personality at in and outside my gambling life.

This is very common, especially with the quiet and conservative people, in their everyday life they do everything as they should, but there are activities in which they transform and become someone else, this is especially true on the hobbies in which they have to perform a role, like acting or a live music performance, and as soon as their performance ends they go back to normal, so it does not surprise me that this can also happen to some people while they gamble.

I gamble the way I am, with my true personality, I'm very much of a risk taker so some times I don't mind I go all in but then it's usually a calculated risk because no do observe the trends carefully and using statistics there are times I could anticipate the bet may turn out in my favour very surely so I would just go all in wiy the mindset that if I win it will be profitable but I don't do it all the time, I do it a few times so I don't go bankrupt and don't get addicted to it.

I'm an occasional gambler, I gamble mostly when I see a great tendency of a possible event happening but aside that I don't gamble daily and that matches so we'll with my personality because when I see that opportunity I utilize it.

No, I don't think I am a risk taker in my personal life so it's the same way when it comes to gambling. I only bet for small amounts because I don't like feeling regret in the future. As long as I am having fun either in casino games or sports betting, that would be fine with me if I don't win big. It's not like I am aiming to be a millionaire in gambling, unlike others who are pursuing it that way.
I've seen one friend who seems like he is also changing once he is hooked on gambling on his phone. He is known as the talkative type when we are having a drinking session but now, you cannot even talk to him and his eyes are just glued to his phone. It does change people but I think those who are responsible in their gambling habits don't have that kind of effect whether they are gambling or not.

I don't think I would say that it's a split personality, because it's not just one or two gamblers who experience it but most gamblers will have the same mindset when they get into gambling, on the other hand it is true that gambling is a risk taking activity to get involved in the luck of the outcome because all gamblers take risks but maybe the difference is that each gambler takes a different amount of risk. and some choose to take big risks and some are small, but on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking big risks then you will be able to win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes in, But on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking a big risk then you will be able to get a win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes at the same time when you bet, but we must understand as a whole that the size of the risk we take has absolutely no effect on the final result, there are still only two possibilities to happen, namely winning or losing. So I don't think this is a split personality that a person applies when he enters gambling but rather someone who does not have the right understanding of what gambling is so he acts in a different way and outside of his habits in real life.

Risk taking is the most important in any field, without risk taking in life progress is not possible. So I give more priority to risk taking, usually risk taking is most important in gambling. If you gamble with risk then it is certainly possible to win, but if you are addicted to excessive gambling then the gambler is more likely to face losses.

It is Okay disguising your personal life at when in the gambling boards.
Gambling has a different phase of life because it is a field of tournament that when playing on making predictions, an attentive perceptions of analytical mindsets is required. It depends on individuals perspectives whether you stay cool and calm or you behaves rugged but al depends on how your inspirations of comfort is attained but if the negative effects of it is if your gambling ruggedity is intensively chasing a "MUST" while gambling.

Your gambling alter ego experience is shared by many, including me. Its remarkable how this alter ego may be friend or adversary depending on the situation. As you said, this alter ego promotes business confidence, turning doubts into determined acts. Its valuable there, right?

In gambling, this alter ego becomes something different. I've noticed the cautious-to-overconfident shift too. Like a switch, the risks become minor compared to the rewards. This is the key: gambling is a game of chance and probability, where the joy is in taking risks. When does excitement become a trap?

Your "healthy bettor" transformation is admirable. Its about defining and maintaining boundaries, right? I think the secret is to enjoy gaming while minimizing the risks. The dance is delicate, but you've demonstrated its doable. Lets support fun gambling without sacrificing responsibility.

I carry my personality in everything I do and everywhere I go and whatever I do because I don't want to lose control, especially in gambling where there's a probability of losing everything, I want to be in control especially when there's money involved.
So no about the question I don't have an alter ego I don't want to surprise my friends with a different personality from the one that they use to know, it will cause discomfort for both of us.