Topic: Alter Ego In Gambling - page 9. (Read 1240 times)

What I notice is someone that is having fun from gambling. A fun activity should be an activity that should be able to bring out another side of you and for this your friend exactly, I feel this is what gambling does for him. Your friends has found a way to bring balance into his life by not allowing his personalities to mix, his serious and fun side. He knows when to be serious and when plus how to have his fun. He just needs to be advised to control his recklessness so that it does not run him broke.

I think every person has their own alter ego in many different things, you can observe it by yourself but mostly some people are not aware of their alter ego as they consider it normal despite not being their usual self. Well, I don't see myself having an alter ego when it comes to gambling cause knowing the fact that is it risky and relies on luck, if you can't even control your emotions for sure it would just give you a worse outcome. Plus I think we all behave differently when it comes to gambling but doesn't mean that it is your alter ego, the roller coaster feeling you would feel in gambling can affect your decision-making making but after learning and having an experience for a long time you true personality would eventually come out.

        -  Some gamblers actually think like that, and others don't. If you look at it from another angle, it is also true, like "If we don't try, we won't experience winning the gambling jackpot" or, in other terms, "How can we get the jackpot if we don't try to bet on gambling?".

Those thoughts, for me, really have a point. That's why there are only two types of opportunity in gambling: the good result and the bad result, and we also know that most of us in this industry know that the result of the gamblers is always a bad result, and that is always losing, and we should be aware of that. .

In my case I would say that I don't always have the same situation. Sometimes I feel comfortable taking risks when the money is adequate. But when my bankroll is small, i try to take less risk. But gambling is good for those who can change their personality temporarily. What is usually expected to happen in gambling happens the opposite. Those who can take risks can win at times but those who cannot take risks tend to lose. I support gamblers who are willing to take risks. Their variable behavior gives them a chance to win big that the average gambler doesn't. A gambler should not only take risks but also he should think whether he has money to lose or not.

I don't know what your friend thinks, indeed sometimes everyone has a different personality when they are not gambling and when they are gambling, there is a personality that is inversely proportional, as you said, this is an alter ego, but as far as I think, isn't it usually our character when we are not gambling and when we are gambling it will be the same, for example I am sometimes careless so when gambling I do the same thing.

There is no difference between my personality when I am not gambling and when I am gambling, I gamble responsibly, just as my personality is responsible with my family so that they are in line with each other, there is no striking difference, let alone a split personality when gambling, but I think what is what happened to your friend, I don't think there is a serious problem because maybe there is someone out there who is also the same as your friend.,  

Since its all about luck why should I risk more money so that I can win? Because the risk will only grow higher than usual and you can still lose money, only those who don't fully understand gambling think this way.

If you know how to risk a lot on gambling you will be humble by gambling sooner or later, because the proper way of gambling is by using very little amount, even if you can afford to use a lot of money it's not advisable.

The chances of winning big by using a lot of money is what I have also heard from few gamblers but I wonder why they mostly end up keeping their heads down, because losing is unavoidable for them still, don't be a fool, risking big does not mean you will win.

Well, I do not think I have an alter ego. But I believe I could certainly develop one if I continued to have longer gambling session than I am used to.
Though, I do cannot blame anyone for behaving in a different way when they blame, after all, gambling is supposed to be an activity for you to forget about our problems for a while, leaving our inhibitions in a second plane.
I am not sure, but there could be occasions a person lives in conflict because of the alter ego they have when they gamble, when they do not gamble those people can be very strict with their money, their expenses and try to be responsible, though when their other personality comes out and start to gamble money away then there comes a collision of reality or some coping mechanisms for that person not to lose control over their life.

It would be similar to when a person who believes in God decides go engage in gambling, prostitution or heavy drinking. Just speculations from my part, by the way. I am not a psychologist.  

Also, it is obvious that someone having a gambling alter ego must invest in time and effort for others not to find out about it, which only adds to the stress a regular gambler (an irresponsible one) could feel.

My alter ego in gambling is dip man,  because both my wife and family members knows hate gamblers who are obviously buried with their gambling the involvement or addicts who don't practice privacy while gambling or discussing it in the larger environment.

But the real me also gambles and discusses gambling daily which they are not aware of,  unless sometimes I just gift them money when I win a big amount from gambling,  so I can say a lot of other members also will have a similar alter ego experience or different from the mind.

That's the gambling activity because their ego and desire to win makes them lose their habit in real life. There is nothing wrong with your friend's understanding because he is aware that gambling will definitely result in big risks. But the way he engages in gambling shows something, that gambling is an activity that does not affect his finances and it is possible that he is not an addicted gambler. Because every decision taken in a hurry will provide an opportunity to lose more quickly because we are not always lucky.

So when gambles he takes risks and winning or losing becomes another problem for him. This is different from me because every time I am involved in gambling, I will try to play more carefully and not take risks by rushing to increase the bet. Maybe each individual has a different view of the way he or she is involved in gambling.

Fortunately, in my case, in the real world I am exactly the same person I usually am when I play, I don't make any decision without thinking a lot, in the case of games I don't change my bankroll management pattern and what I hope to achieve when I play. My objective when I play is very clear: to have fun and be able to win so that the money I put into the case continues to increase until it can keep me playing for longer without me needing to put more money into the casino. This is the goal I set before I put money into the casino. I also define the amount that I will put in each game so that I don't keep changing it later and get lost in the accounts later and lead me to a path in which my bankroll runs out quickly and forces me to deposit more money.

For example, when I put 12$ to bet, then I get it into my head that I'm going to have to put 1$ in each game and each week I'll be making 3 bets, so I can spend a month making bets and if at the end of the month I realize I managed to make a lot of profit so in the following month I increase the value of my bets, but if the end of the month arrives and I see that I lost everything, then I deposit $12 again and continue doing the same thing. In my opinion, it is very important that the person has a plan, before depositing money in the casino, the person must have a plan of how they will do everything when they are at the casino so as not to end up aimless and then go bankrupt and lose everything.

No, I don't think that I have a different Ego when I gamble to the rest of my everyday life Ego. I enjoy gambling whenever possible and have done so at a young age before being able to visit casinos. Competitiveness is what brought me into many different games at a young age and it makes it so much more fun when you can bet money with it. For example, my friends and I have already played cards for money at the age of 14. So, if I wouldn't gamble at a casino at all I would just gamble more with friends directly and not change at all.

Not exclusive to gambling, but to everything. But I want to refer into it as part of our personality. What makes gambling entertaining and addictive? That's the involvement of money and that's a different thing which forms this 'Alter Ego' in our personality. Indeed taking the risk brings excitement but that's different from being greedy. If you are hungry of profit in gambling, then that's greed alone although it is a part of one's personality, it is only evident to particular activities or things unlike with Alter Ego which could take place anytime and without any sign.
Addiction is another thing 'coz it requires proper diagnosis. We are sometimes complicating the idea of gambling addiction or let's say addiction in general. Not because a person is spending too much time with this industry, and is losing huge amount, they will be addicted already. First we have different loss tolerance. Also, there are just people who can spend a whole day but still be able to manage loss and profit at the same time which means, he's conscious and aware of things still.

I am the same kind of person when it comes to gambling, and I am always cautious with what I do in real life so that I don't over spend the funds on me. The same happens to me when I am gambling, I don't allow my gambling activities to control me, as I always try to have self control, so that I don't end up spending recklessly. This is because the casino is always there anytime, any day for you to gamble again, and so why will I spend all I have at the moment and lament tomorrow. Those kind of people that are hard working and reckless in their gambling activities are compulsive gamblers

I am like your friend except that I am not as reckless as him,I have got to play games with low bets and the rewards,the max win up to over x50.000 in bet,not longer than yesterday I started 2024 with a x11339 multiplier from the Return of the Green Knight slot and withdraw 1000 dollars,the other 252 left I played in the most reckless of ways,just playing a few spins with 20 dollar as bet,from 0.10 where I won that huge multiplier,so the difference from me and your friend is that I only take risks after have been in a great consistent profit,if not I continue playing with the same low amount of bet.

This means he has two personalities, Peter and Judas rolled into one. One personality is just not so vulgar but the other always wants to win a gamble. It's possible that he just loves to earn but not spend yet gambles to make a profit too.

I knew someone who had this attitude, he isn't into gambling though but I can compare it to what OP had described. My guy barely buys food/beer for himself but when it comes to buying crystal the guy can find something in his deep pocket literally.  

Whether someone has an ego as a gambler, it does not necessarily if that's is our true colour. But looking at it from an angle, I think is it someone that keeps making profits in gambling that would have the ego to react or do whatever they like to do and there confidence will increase with time. Anyone that has an ego and kept losing is a waste of time. We need to be ready and make sure that we are among the winners not just being in the gambling arena not doing anything meaningful. We can earn and still lose in gambling but consistently is very difficult.

Those gamblers didn't have self control then they are too greedy they can't wait for another day all they want is to gamble without knowing that everytime they put a bet and  loss that money they loss is very important that can sustain their daily needs. But we can not force them to stop cause the more we get involved with them they will become arugant and  then they will say that we are different which is we don't have the right to teach or to let's say yo stop them for being gambling addict.
Anyways it's all up to then if they gonna play or stop.

In the beginning I gambled, it was probably like that but indeed the further I went into gambling, especially for now I think I got out of this trait because after all, when I was at the beginning of gambling and was happy with gambling so that it made a habbit inevitably something like this must have happened because after all, seeing from the situation that happened, I think it is possible that everyone feels the same way, especially when they are in a situation that is in a very strong condition for encouragement in gambling when they first feel gambling.

But something like this is only a momentary situation for some because this is just their habit and waiting to get bored even though sometimes things like this sometimes won't feel bored especially when we talk about gambling that we really like
Now I seem to be a little clean from this kind of thing because I don't feel it for now and I started to manage my finances in a controlled manner especially when in a gambling.

Gamblers might be behaving differently at first but in the long run, your true personality will naturally come out even without forcing yourself. That is because what we do or how be behave in real life has always its reflection even in dealing gambling. If we are naturally risk takers, the more that we become more passionate to gamble since we love to overcome risks most especially if there are rewards waiting ahead.

But if asked if that alter ego really exist when gambling? Probably yes, but not on my part. I don’t take high risk most especially in gambling where uncertainty is high and results are always unpredictable.

Don't put gambling in the center of your life and this issue will solve itself. Some people take gambling way too seriously. There is no need for that. Gambling is just a tool to pass the time. The same personality change happens with the alcoholics and drug addicts too. These people think they will become a totally different person when they do drugs or hit a few beers. It is true in a way but not like what they think. (getting smarter) They become even dumber when they do that. If you want to become dumber and act dumber, you don't need to gamble or do drugs. I do dumb things every once in a while but I don't blame my bad habits because my bad habits also reflect my intelligence. (intelligent people don't have many bad habits)