Topic: Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping as a gambler? - page 4. (Read 1640 times)

Each person do have its own experiences and having nightmares on some cases.So far i havent experience on losing too much with gambling yet i do know on what are the things would be mainly affected if i do able to spend out the money which are intended for my family needs and wants in life. Only spent a little for the sake of entertainment and never go beyond or cross that line.Well, we know on whats the reality in talks of this matter where there are really people who wrecked up their lives because of playing too much gambling where they didnt able to realize or think earlier on what would be the consequences that lies ahead.

There were times when I also lost sleep due to loosing in gambling as I was one of the uncontrolled gamblers and I didn't knew when to stop gambling even while loosing huge amount of games in a row and I was one of those who thought that they would cut back their losses after loosing the games.
But now I have had help from many psychologists and therapists and now I am able to control my emotions and have limited the amount of money I gamble, now I just gamble for the sake of fun.

That was a reply to a comment earlier.


I have stopped bordering over this incident because the said fund has gone and nothing anyone can't do to bring it back. Candidly speaking, my experience throughout that day wasn't good. Thanks to good spirited individuals on this forum who have shared their experiences with me, I have leaned many things from here and have already started putting all modalities in place.


Possibly, no gambler would love to see him or her self loose to gambling anytime anyday if they put into consideration how they manage to earn their funds. In my case, greediness was all over shadowed me.


Absolutely  gone, I have learned my lessons and will ensure never to repeat same again in life. As I said earlier, chasing after my lost will endanger my life and that of my family, so, I have let go my losses.

Lucky for you, you already told your family about that. Until now everytime I remembered how much I'd loss in my gambling addiction 2yrs ago it keeps me awake till morning, it is still a nightmare for me, since then I learned my lesson not to put all my assets in a game, because I lost everything on that game.

I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost here. Are you talking about 30,000 NGN (77 USD), calling it small money for you, or you mean any money, even 1 USD, is better not to lose?

If you can't sleep after losing an insignificant amount, the problem is in something else than your gambling. You can quit gambling completely, but still have problem sleeping because of buying a "wrong" type of rice in a store, or a ticket to a movie you don't want to see. I know it because I was in this position myself. When you feel bad, almost everything you do seems wrong, and this causes insomnia and, as a consequence, other health issues. You should stop torturing yourself immediately, and move on.

And if 30,000 NGN is big money for you, I also have a solution. First you should answer yourself a question: "During what period of time I could afford to lose such money?" If it's 4 months, then don't gamble for 4 months. Thus, restraining yourself from gambling, day after day, you will be solving your problem, and you will not have difficulties with sleeping, knowing that you are doing something positive and productive.

In short, the money is gone. Period. Stop thinking about that. Rather concentrate on recovering it, only not through gambling, but through abstaining from it for a long period of time, long enough that you could say to yourself that, considering your income, you just lost a amount you could afford to lose during that period of time.

what is important here is the lesson we've learn and not letting it happen again,and also i am proud of you because you admit your mistake and willing to change for good and this is what gamblers need to have for not becoming addicted.
the world will be heal sooner because there is no permanent thing in this world but changes so in sooner time this pandemic will be gone.

Absolutely correct, this happened when the banned on movement in our state took place, and there wasn't enough funds to stock food stuff for the family. The lesson have been learnt and will not repeat itself again even at the elapse of this pandemic ravaging the whole world. I think what actually happened to me was greediness and we'll should beware of this deadly disease.

I also suffer from that kind of situation but I was to brave to tell my family about it, of course, you must accept their anger because you deserve it, but it causes me sleeplessness nights because we need money very bad back then, but it made me realize that gambling is something you must have control and don't pour everything even though it is tempting to do so.

Anyone with such ability as comment above is an element of chronic addiction with due respect. The true of the whole thing is that; many of these gamblers around the forum aren't true gamblers we'll know because many of them are just gamblers in "wordings" and not in reality. As a promoter, your time and resources wouldn't allow anyone to lose his or her funds without feelings. No matter how small it looks as to my earnings, I really appreciate it not to lose.

Sure comrade, haven being into gambling this was the worst thing that has ever happened to me that's why I was shocked even till now because the funds involved wasn't mine but for the family upkeep. Basically, your experiences has show that you actually have lost funds that belongs to you and not otherwise. Your point is true comrade, there will always be a tough time with that gambler that lost funds that are not His or her; which was my owncase but have gotten over it.

I had somehow experienced troubles in sleeping as whenever I lose I can't sleep. My body is asleep yet my mind is awake, wondering how I lose and what should I do next to win. I was somehow bombarded with regrets with my actions back then and it was my living nightmare whom consecutively drives me crazy. Yet after some days of reminiscing the loss, I slowly learned what to do next and that nightmare didn't just drove me crazy, yet teaches me to be a better gambler. I guess it was natural to regret and can't sleep  with losses in gambling.

Probably the main reason why gamblers can't sleep at night is when the money they use earlier for gambling is meant for something else. Or maybe they lose a big amount, sells a property, or maybe they already lose all his available money. In other words, he created another problem because of gambling. Those problems will not let him sleep. Well, a lot already said this but a gambler should always have control with their money. Allocate money for the bills, tuitions, and other payments that is needed. Stop thinking that you'll double it in no time. Be in control, if you can't, then you're already a compulsive gambler and you should ask for help.

Anyways, I also know a gambler who can't sleep because he is fighting the urge to gamble. He wants to gain back his control, and this is a good start. He is motivated to stop. I hope he can do it.

Very rarely it was only during initial days when I was so obsessed to it as it was in moving money and wanted to make the most of it . But as times passed by and understood that it should be only taken as fun and entertainment purpose then it started to be a very good way to enjoy the game and time as well . So after that it was all good and never had difficulty in sleeping .

Not at any point mate because i don't see any reason why should i.

there are times that i enjoyed playing and sometimes losing Big when i am having good opponent in Real gambling but when at night?nope i have important things to do like Forum checking and posting so i fell asleep before i knew it lol.

There are many ways to kill boredom. I am sure most of us are getting bored sitting in our house with nothing to do. That does not mean we spend all our time gambling.

We should treat gambling as a mean of entertainment like watching a movie or playing on our gaming console. If we do not treat it as an entertainment then we will get addicted to it.

Great post.

I hope that as many people as possible addicted to games and not only will see him. It is very difficult to control yourself when there are no familiar constraints.
Boredom can push a person to a variety of things, and if you are addicted then this is real torture. Your brain will completely fool you and make you take a chance.

Don’t regret because you had no choice, your brain deceived you, as it always does with everyone.

If you keep gambling during this pandemic times with money you cannot afford to lose I think you will surely lose sleep because of the anxiety.Money is not easily found during this time so spending it wisely is our upper most top priority.Once you see your losses start to grow you should stop immediately.

Even though there is no virus that is spreading, I already stopped gambling because of the consecutive losses I've experienced.

At this moment, it is better to stop gambling temporarily and focus on your family. Instead of using your money in gambling, use your money to buy medicines, foods and others necessities that you may need with this pandemic. Most of the countries right now are under lockdown and many can't work to have money so you must think where you want to spend your money. If you lose your money like he said I agree with it that he will not be able to sleep because of regret and disappointment .

Make little research can be done if a gambler wants to test his luck, but he should not depend on his research because the reality will be different than his research. He can play longer than usual, but that will not give more chances to win, especially we know that the house will win in the end. No matter in the short term or long term, you should not risk more money to the house because we don't have a big chance to beat the house, and if we force it, we will end up with a big regret, and that can cause a headache to us.

Being a compulsive gambler is very hard to control. When you are continuously win on the gamble and then your urge to play more that you will end up to lose, will give you more regret and like what the title of this thread, it will cause you to have a difficulty in sleeping. But in that case, you will learn from your mistake that you should always need to control yourself.