Agree with @Juggy777^^. that's no excuse actually but it's during this serious time online casinos are the ones having a good laugh. Anyone during the lockdown will obviously feel bored and get tempted to spend his time gambling and we know how gambling in long term goes..so greater chance of losing out.
Still someone can control..it's not that much out of hand.
Topic: Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping as a gambler? - page 9. (Read 1640 times)
March 24, 2020, 10:34:43 AM
March 24, 2020, 08:39:44 AM
Just a few days ago, the government of my country made an announcement about stay at a home policy which made me get boredom. During these few days, I have been involved actively in gambling mainly on virtual sports betting which I have lost beyond my imagination.
I think most of the countries right now are applying a lockdown on the whole country because of the COVID-19 that is affecting all of us in the world. Hoping that this will end in the next months.At first, I lost a whopping sum of #30,000 (NGN) in a local currency, I played some games and won with some good profits which I used to Carter for the family but went the next day to meet my Waterloo during which I lost the said amount.
I converted your currency into USD and that is around $81. Not a huge money for a regular US citizen but for you as a Nigerian, that is a huge amount already.This has affected me and caused me a sleepless night because the said money wasn't for me but the entire family for upkeep during this trial moment. I am regretting my loss because the remaining members of the family aren't aware of this loss. This has not happened to me before now until this compulsory self quarantine from the government.
Before you gamble, you must think of this question. "If I will gamble this money and lost, will my family not be affected into it?".You're suffering sleepless nights because of your own decisions and out of your boredom too. Now you've learned your lessons I think. What can you do right now?? Maybe stop gambling and focus on your family because what I see here is you can't take a huge loss. If you lose you become sleepless and it can affect you and your whole family too.
The best advice that I can give. DON'T GAMBLE AT ALL STARTING TODAY AND FOCUS ON YOUR FAMILY INSTEAD.
@LogitechMouse I have lost track of the number of countries that have been put in lockdown, but a lockdown is no excuse for reckless gambling especially if you haven’t gambled before. @Becky666 what you’re expecting is pretty normal for a new gambler, and with time you’ll get used to it however I would advise you to be careful in your initial days and avoid chasing your losses. Also one way to overcome this would be to make some kind of affirmations like: I forgive myself, and I allow myself to sleep peacefully at night hope it’ll help you.
https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-on-lockdown-coronavirus-italy-2020-3?IR=T
March 24, 2020, 08:24:44 AM
"never gamble what you can't afford to lose"
Exact! This is a well-said phrase. I imagine you are from Nigeria, your local currency is Naira (NGN).
Thank you for sharing your experience, it can be useful for other players like you so they have precaution and not lose their money on betting.
Try to slow down your bets, if you need to do therapies do it. If you need help look for it.
I wish you the best of luck!
Exact! This is a well-said phrase. I imagine you are from Nigeria, your local currency is Naira (NGN).
Thank you for sharing your experience, it can be useful for other players like you so they have precaution and not lose their money on betting.
Try to slow down your bets, if you need to do therapies do it. If you need help look for it.
I wish you the best of luck!
that phrase is popular on the gambling scene and i followed it all the times . so far i didnt experience to loose big but at the same time i never experience to win really big , that is because im careful if i feel i already earn some profit i just withdrew because i know that bust is coming on my way . so better safe than sorry . this isnt only for nigerians but its applicable whenever country you are living . no matter how small or big you earn or no matter how small or big the value of your currency , once you loose big you can never forget it easily and that theatens your ability to sleep at night .
March 24, 2020, 07:42:37 AM
Just a few days ago, the government of my country made an announcement about stay at a home policy which made me get boredom. During these few days, I have been involved actively in gambling mainly on virtual sports betting which I have lost beyond my imagination.
I think most of the countries right now are applying a lockdown on the whole country because of the COVID-19 that is affecting all of us in the world. Hoping that this will end in the next months.At first, I lost a whopping sum of #30,000 (NGN) in a local currency, I played some games and won with some good profits which I used to Carter for the family but went the next day to meet my Waterloo during which I lost the said amount.
I converted your currency into USD and that is around $81. Not a huge money for a regular US citizen but for you as a Nigerian, that is a huge amount already.This has affected me and caused me a sleepless night because the said money wasn't for me but the entire family for upkeep during this trial moment. I am regretting my loss because the remaining members of the family aren't aware of this loss. This has not happened to me before now until this compulsory self quarantine from the government.
Before you gamble, you must think of this question. "If I will gamble this money and lost, will my family not be affected into it?".You're suffering sleepless nights because of your own decisions and out of your boredom too. Now you've learned your lessons I think. What can you do right now?? Maybe stop gambling and focus on your family because what I see here is you can't take a huge loss. If you lose you become sleepless and it can affect you and your whole family too.
The best advice that I can give. DON'T GAMBLE AT ALL STARTING TODAY AND FOCUS ON YOUR FAMILY INSTEAD.
March 24, 2020, 02:10:04 AM
"never gamble what you can't afford to lose"
Exact! This is a well-said phrase. I imagine you are from Nigeria, your local currency is Naira (NGN).
Thank you for sharing your experience, it can be useful for other players like you so they have precaution and not lose their money on betting.
Try to slow down your bets, if you need to do therapies do it. If you need help look for it.
I wish you the best of luck!
Exact! This is a well-said phrase. I imagine you are from Nigeria, your local currency is Naira (NGN).
Thank you for sharing your experience, it can be useful for other players like you so they have precaution and not lose their money on betting.
Try to slow down your bets, if you need to do therapies do it. If you need help look for it.
I wish you the best of luck!
March 23, 2020, 11:22:47 PM
This is my personal experience: I am a gambler who loves gambling mostly on sports betting and have had series of experiences which some a positive and others negative but for the purpose of this thread; I am going to talk about my negative experience. Just a few days ago, the government of my country made an announcement about stay at a home policy which made me get boredom. During these few days, I have been involved actively in gambling mainly on virtual sports betting which I have lost beyond my imagination.
At first, I lost a whopping sum of #30,000 (NGN) in a local currency, I played some games and won with some good profits which I used to Carter for the family but went the next day to meet my Waterloo during which I lost the said amount. This has affected me and caused me a sleepless night because the said money wasn't for me but the entire family for upkeep during this trial moment. I am regretting my loss because the remaining members of the family aren't aware of this loss. This has not happened to me before now until this compulsory self quarantine from the government.
To my co-gamblers: these days are tempting, ensure to be more careful with your savings and "never gamble what you can't afford to lose"
If this happens to me I will also lose sleep, because the worst thing that could possibly happen to you is to lose in gambling when you badly need money or if you win then lose the next day and you even lose more money, this is very depressing even if you have all the time in the world in your home in this crisis you should minimize your money that you allocated in gambling sites.
Unhealthy Gambling may result to greater sleep difficulties. The possible result is having sleeping issues such as insomnia. If a person do gamble and they become addicted to it, it means they lose their control and can cause problems. Your personal experiences were just a lesson of how too much Gambling will cause you. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which you'll have problem falling asleep, some of the reason of having it are anxiety, stress and depression where everyone could possibly feel especially in Gambling. It is very obvious that Gambling did cause difficulties in sleeping.
Yes, Gambling is fun and the thought of probability of winning is overwhelming but not all the time you will win because there's also bad sides of it where you can lose the money you have. Before doing so, you should have thought about the loss and also to have money management and limit for less risks. If you have a great self-control, sleeping difficulties after gambling will not affect you at all.
March 23, 2020, 09:36:20 PM
yes before when i was on the middle of the hype on gambling or when the times that i was still aggresive/addictive . i cant sleep because i remeber my losses if ever i loose that day but i cant also sleep if ever i won, i dont know why but i keep on remebering my winnings.
it even leads me to continue gambling on my sleep or dreams and sometimes on my dreams i experienced to win big and after i woke up i check my gambling account and got dissapointed after that .
it even leads me to continue gambling on my sleep or dreams and sometimes on my dreams i experienced to win big and after i woke up i check my gambling account and got dissapointed after that .
March 23, 2020, 09:16:32 PM
Yeah I felt that, but I never again let myself get back to that point. It really feels like you want to play more to win back what you lost but I think this is a very bad habit that makes gamblers go broke.
March 23, 2020, 09:15:37 PM
~~ I will take a rest for a while, take a deep breath, and maybe I will try to sleep. ~~
Besides those things, I suggest you have entertainment by going outside with friends or gathering with family. You need a bit of entertainment or fun activities to reduce the burden on the mind. It will make you more relaxed and helps to get a new spirit.In these situations, I don't suggest to go outside because we are still in the crisis. Our government suggests we stay at home, and the only entertainment we have is a television and the internet, which we can get much information about current situations. But we can still do many activities in our homes while we don't have to go outside. But the important thing is we need to sleep when we tired because that is what we need to get freshness bodies after we sleep.
March 23, 2020, 08:58:37 PM
Actually I am not really used in gambling so I can still sleep without playing any gambling websites or casino gambling, but I think if a person is really tired and sleepy he can still sleep anytime he or she wants.
But I think those people who are really addicted in gambling would only be affected by being difficult to sleep because of several reasons. when they are playing they are usually forget the mind or don't even mind it, even it is already too late because of being focused on playing, some people are hard to stop when he or she is still happy playing, or even if they are continuously losing the game.
It all depends on the person if he or she has a good mindset.
But I think those people who are really addicted in gambling would only be affected by being difficult to sleep because of several reasons. when they are playing they are usually forget the mind or don't even mind it, even it is already too late because of being focused on playing, some people are hard to stop when he or she is still happy playing, or even if they are continuously losing the game.
It all depends on the person if he or she has a good mindset.
March 23, 2020, 07:25:31 PM
No, except for one time when I happened to gamble a sizable amount of money and I spent the rest of the night thinking back to why I'd gamble so recklessly in the first place. That was actually a good experience for me in the long run because I completely changed my habits afterwards and I learned to become much more wise with money.
I think minor losses like what I experienced are occasionally good as long as you're an aware person, because they're the little shocks that force you to think about your actions and bring you back to a more logical mindset.
I think minor losses like what I experienced are occasionally good as long as you're an aware person, because they're the little shocks that force you to think about your actions and bring you back to a more logical mindset.
March 23, 2020, 06:59:19 PM
~~ But then I realize that it is wrong because that won't solve the problem, ~~
Indeed. It never solves your problem, even it potentially brings new problems. When you have difficulties in sleeping regularly, I doubt it can affect your health and may cause insomnia.~~ I will take a rest for a while, take a deep breath, and maybe I will try to sleep. ~~
Besides those things, I suggest you have entertainment by going outside with friends or gathering with family. You need a bit of entertainment or fun activities to reduce the burden on the mind. It will make you more relaxed and helps to get a new spirit. March 23, 2020, 04:44:54 PM
This happens to other people of sleepless nights because of the money that was lost to gambling. That's true never gamble that you cannot afford to lose. In this times of crisis we should avoid of too much time in gambling that may cause of regrets, also better to save money for the family needs since we don't know until when this pandemic will end. Look for other alternative activities that can kill your boredom.
March 23, 2020, 04:43:50 PM
Theres nothing wrong if you drink alcohol just to ease the stress or problem on that particular time and as long you dont do it frequently then it isnt bad
but if you are already doing it regularly then its a different story.
but if you are already doing it regularly then its a different story.
But on the other side, still, that doesn't solve the problem. If only there's a movement to solve the problem then better. Let's say we drink because we want to solve our problem, we aren't passing the limit, we don't drink regularly, but still, the problem is still there.
Easing the problem is not the key even just at that particular time.
I admit I'm a hard drinker but in case of problems, I'd rather find a way to solve it compared to drinking alcohol just to ease the pain. It's happier to enjoy drinking until my limit later on once the problem is solved.
March 23, 2020, 04:21:15 PM
Due to this lockdown we have more time to be at home but its not an excuse to gamble without limitation, just because you are bored or looking for activities to kill time.
I gamble using a spare money so even I lose it doesnt affect me much and I can still sleep without worries on how can I chase back what i've lost.
Its tempting to play specially if you cant think of anything at home but make sure to not risk the money meant for the needs of your family. We know how hard the current situation due to this virus hence lets be a responsible gambler.
I gamble using a spare money so even I lose it doesnt affect me much and I can still sleep without worries on how can I chase back what i've lost.
Its tempting to play specially if you cant think of anything at home but make sure to not risk the money meant for the needs of your family. We know how hard the current situation due to this virus hence lets be a responsible gambler.
March 23, 2020, 03:57:06 PM
I can still sleep mate, I experience losing a big amount of money too in my journey as a gambler, but I know the technique to sleep well, I drink a lot until I get drunk and actually there is no difference when I win in gambling as I also love to drink spending the money that I won, so I have no problem like yours.
Get yourself drunk because of your loss to the gambling platform doesn't make any sense, what happen when you're out of the effluence of that alcohol? Still forget what happened in the real world? 
my religion disallow those who practice it take in alcohol. With this, am not buying into your submission, though thanks. Alcoholic drinks kill the body.but if you are already doing it regularly then its a different story.
You cant stop people if they do have that kind of mindset because we do have our own ways to handle out ourselves as long you dont cross the limit then
it should be fine.
In my case i havent tried out to have hard on sleeping because of gambling yet i havent loss that much since i do always use of funds which are intended just for it.
March 23, 2020, 03:30:36 PM
If you are gambling so much out of your pocket and losing enough money to make you lose sleeps, you are doing something very very VERY wrong. You should definitely talk to your family first and then talk to some professional if you can't stop after that.
Gambling is as serious addiction as any and you should take it seriously, losing sleep over gambling means it is actually affecting your health, you should not allow it to take over your life all that much, there is really no sense of going so out of control and still keep on gambling. I understand that it is easier said and done and that is why there are so many places that can help you, whenever you feel like you have lost your control and spinning out, just contact one of them and get an appointment, there is no other way, if you can't stop yourself at least let them help you.
Gambling is as serious addiction as any and you should take it seriously, losing sleep over gambling means it is actually affecting your health, you should not allow it to take over your life all that much, there is really no sense of going so out of control and still keep on gambling. I understand that it is easier said and done and that is why there are so many places that can help you, whenever you feel like you have lost your control and spinning out, just contact one of them and get an appointment, there is no other way, if you can't stop yourself at least let them help you.
March 23, 2020, 02:24:00 PM
I can still sleep mate, I experience losing a big amount of money too in my journey as a gambler, but I know the technique to sleep well, I drink a lot until I get drunk and actually there is no difference when I win in gambling as I also love to drink spending the money that I won, so I have no problem like yours.
Get yourself drunk because of your loss to the gambling platform doesn't make any sense, what happen when you're out of the effluence of that alcohol? Still forget what happened in the real world? my religion disallow those who practice it take in alcohol. With this, am not buying into your submission, though thanks. Alcoholic drinks kill the body. March 23, 2020, 02:17:50 PM
I have never had difficulty in or while gambling, maybe because of the country that i am,
Favorite gambles has definitely been about football, and to stake your gamble, there are several codes you need to know.
The good news is that, the help section already provides tutorial about that, and i have never needed to go extra miles nor have difficulties.
If you use sports betting mobile apps, then you have it even more easily.
Favorite gambles has definitely been about football, and to stake your gamble, there are several codes you need to know.
The good news is that, the help section already provides tutorial about that, and i have never needed to go extra miles nor have difficulties.
If you use sports betting mobile apps, then you have it even more easily.
March 23, 2020, 02:05:11 PM
Not just with gambling, whenever I am feeling ambitious and curious to achieve something then on those days I will have difficulty to sleep.
Let me talk about more specific to gambling, whenever I do come across a new gambling strategy or derivating a gambling strategy from the idea I got from this community, I will not go sleep until I'm finding my final result because even I will be trying to sleep, I may not fall asleep. Instead of struggling in bed, I opt for trying out till the final result before getting back to bed.
I believe all the people who are passionate about gambling and about dreaming on achieving something in gambling will be having similar habits. At the same time if we are not careful then this kind of habits will definitely lead to severe gambling addictions.
Let me talk about more specific to gambling, whenever I do come across a new gambling strategy or derivating a gambling strategy from the idea I got from this community, I will not go sleep until I'm finding my final result because even I will be trying to sleep, I may not fall asleep. Instead of struggling in bed, I opt for trying out till the final result before getting back to bed.
I believe all the people who are passionate about gambling and about dreaming on achieving something in gambling will be having similar habits. At the same time if we are not careful then this kind of habits will definitely lead to severe gambling addictions.
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