Topic: Don’t push playing more - page 3. (Read 853 times)

That’s when gambling gets dangerous. You shouldn’t get obsessed with winning and you should definitely not double down on your losses. Yes I am talking about Martingale and any of its variants. When you gamble you should focus on how much you are comfortable with losing. Because your chances of winning something is mathematically lower than losing. You should realize that your are not investing when you play in a casino, you are gambling and most gamblers lose in the long run. It is not like investing where you buy a house or an index fund and make profits in the long run. It doesn’t work like that with gambling. If you want sure returns, start a business or make investments. Gambling is only for having fun.

When you should quit or take a break from gambling
- consistent losing streak
- borrowing to gamble
- mental stress and exhaustion but can't get over the thoughts of not gambling.
- regret, guilt and remorse that follows after a loss.
- peer pressure to keep gambling despite losses
- physical negative effects on work, person life and relationships.
- co- maladaptive habits to cope with losses.

The meme do give us motivation to keep pushing forward but it is not applicable with what @OP is telling us.  In that meme, the other person just give up, and stop completely while @OP's suggestion is to have a break and pause for a while to remove all the negative feelings like stress and frustration and come back when these negative feeling is gone and we have the free funds for our gambling session.

Setting a money limit also saves the gambler from spending more than he can afford to lose and may save him from all the despair and regrets of losing his finances due to uncontrolled gambling habit.

People don't take breaks when it comes to money because they believe that if they do, they will miss opportunities and, in turn, be unable to achieve their goals for independence. Because when caution is not exercised, the line is crossed, and when that line is crossed, addiction results.
Looking for a job that period the individual is taking a break from gambling will profit the person in two things one he will make money from the job and his or her mind will be taking away from gambling for some time. When your mind is occupied, it will be difficult to even consider placing a wager; gambling is not a reliable source of money. They are aware that gambling depends on luck and will always want to test it. The greatest thing to do when it comes to gambling is to set a limit, but greed will not let you.
They should decide what is best for them.

Every day, gambling on a roll can make you become addicted to gambling. Sometimes you have to give it a break, no matter how serious it is, you have to give it a break. Many people have been stocked with this mindset of trying to win back the money that they have lost from gambling.

Trying to get a win when losing is very difficult in the gambling world, so many chronic gamblers don't know, but only a few deals with it so well. However, in this case, when gamblers gamble for undeviating days, it makes the winning hard to come, but if the gambler just takes a break for days, then the winning might start coming.

That's the thing that is really hard to deal for a lot of people. Self-control is not something that you will easily get, and you will have to work hard in order to get that for yourself. It will take quite some time in order to achieve self-control. There will always be times wherein you are frustrated of the losses, and you still have the funds to continue to recoup the losses. It's a difficult decision to make, but once you did it the first time, the succeeding situations will be a lot easier to handle.

I have tried adhering to this,but I find it very difficult to,and I know quite well that there are some days when you will be frustrated because you want to win more,but will find it so difficult to get a win.This is where the topic comes in,never to push more when you see that it's isn't just going well for that day.Gambling can be so annoying when you keep on losing,you wish to win by all means,but the game is not one that guarantees you regular win,playing more after a losing streak will cause you to lose more money.

I agree with you. It is normal for us to lose money in gambling. But when I think that I have to recover my lost money. And I'll keep betting to make up for the losses, but that's what gambling addiction is all about. Winning and losing in gambling is a natural process. And I personally think gambling is more likely to lose. And so bet very carefully. And we should never think that I have to win. Gambling should only be considered a game. It can never be through making money. I know several people who have chosen gambling as a career. And many of them have lost everything in gambling. But there are some lucky people who have managed to make a lot of money in gambling. This is an exceptional case.

That's true that sometimes you could feel you win like your luck sided on you in that one round. But if you're just keep going and betting all of your funds cause you are just hoping to win, I think you're just hoping to recover your loss and if it continues, it could be consider as addiction. Set money limit, plus controlling your emotions is a must. Cause as you said as you started unlucky, you are starting to panic and depressed which could impact your decision making giving you bad calls. Also know when to stop, cause gambling still doesn't guarantee you win so control yourself.

Your remark about gambling's addiction is correct. The thing is: Humans crave instant gratification. Our minds are wired that way. Gambling capitalizes on this behavior, trapping people in a cycle of instant gratification. Can you think of many gamblers who became wealthy? Probably not. You know why? Gambling is a downward spiral for most, not an elevator.

Lets examine your luck argument. You're right. Gambling is luck, not talent. Depending on it for financial security is like catching raindrops in a sieve. Some drips fall, but most disappear. Yes, your money does that. Why not pivot instead of taking this risk? Focus on more tangible projects. A firm offers a physical product or service. You can touch, feel, and grow it. Betting on oneself and abilities? Thats the risk worth taking.

People do it because they have this meme in mind.



You know it's been going bad for you, but what if your luck turns next round and it starts going great, allowing you to recoup all your losses and more?
I also tell people to stop if they feel like they're unlucky and start becoming nervous and depressed, but there's always this hope that we have of finally hitting gold.
That's why the best thing is to set a money limit. If you hit it, that should be the end.You will not know what happens next round, but you'll at least be able to blame it on the bankroll.

Agree, taking a break to think about new strategies in gambling is the right step, so that previous losses do not occur or minimize losses in gambling. And another thing is looking for new activities, for example keeping yourself busy in organizations or continuing a hobby that you have abandoned for a long time. And slowly it will emerge by itself, namely thinking that continuing to gamble is just looking for entertainment or having fun or immediately stopping because you realize that gambling will plunge you into misery and regret.

Yes, it also makes sense that when fear takes over our minds it definitely won't come back again until the fear is gone and that fear will usually only disappear temporarily and turn into anxiety or hesitation every time we want to place a bet and if it is forced it will usually end badly as my own friend once experienced when he gambled confidently without having any doubts he bet on sports betting like a winning streak and very quickly made a profit but when he lost one time and lost all his money he came back to bet again the next day but with the reason he was a little afraid and doubtful was because after the defeat he was a little careful but unfortunately he became unfocused and lost again.
I'm sure every gambler has experienced cases like this and the most important thing is to always stop when the time is right.

The possibility is small to be able to stop gambling especially for people who are already heavily addicted to gambling, only a few people can do what you said but for gambling addicts if they really want to stop it doesn't hurt to try your advice even though it is unlikely to be able to stop because basically heavy addicts only think about gambling with the aim of being able to get a big win no matter how much defeat they feel because maybe their only pleasure is in gambling.

Their optimism in gambling to get a win is very high, this is good but this optimism is misplaced, it should not be in gambling which will make them difficult later, but what can make advice and criticism has been given but if they cannot realize the bad side of gambling there will be no end to gambling. I myself if I have a friend who is a heavy addict and it is difficult to stop even I have given encouragement and advice to stop but he himself cannot stop gambling I will let him so that all his money runs out and feels a loss, running out of their own money only they themselves will realize that they are at the lowest point due to gambling, with the exhaustion of their money there is a possibility that they will realize and think about stopping gambling but if it's like this they will experience severe difficulties not even just in money problems maybe it could be in the economy too. To do what you said in my opinion must have the right principles planted in the day of the gambling addict it will all be in vain if in the heart of the gambler there is no full intention to stop gambling.

You can choose not to gamble, especially if you know that gambling can cause you many problems. If you have started gambling and feel that gambling is taking up more of your time, maybe you need to start reducing your gambling activities and replace them with other activities.

By trying to do other things that are not related to gambling, you will be able to reduce your gambling activities. And if you can do it regularly, you can quit gambling and never gamble again. But I think that can work if you do other things just to reduce your gambling activity.

But to do this, you must have good self-discipline to do it regularly. Don't forget a single day of doing this new activity because that can help you reduce your gambling activities.

You are gradually getting addicted with gambling, I recommend you to take some weeks off gambling, find something that can make you money that isn't gambling related and work on that, oy people who don't have a good source of income rely so much on gambling almost everyday and mind you, how many gamblers around you have you seen that becomes a great person financially through gambling? The exact question that people should be asking themselves.

Why is that? Because gambling is all about luck and not many people will be proud of their gambling journey, this is why it's wiser to gamble only when you can afford the money, and also make sure you use the lowest money to gamble because the surest thing waiting to happen is you losing the money.

It's common sense to understand that gambling will make you lose money than your will win, so it's not a good path to start chasing some kind of result, the chances you have is too slim, instead find something more reliable to invest on, start a business and grow that up, focus on it instead of dreaming that you get rich with gambling.

I have always have this believe that gambling or it's addiction is something of a choice that we can deal with if we wish to. Although it's a difficult decision to make but when you are self disciplined it will be easier to do. Idleness can contribute just as you said because when you are always free and have access to to internet, it will be very easy to think of gambling throughout the day but when you are tightly engaged with some task, you'll have less time to gamble. It doesn't matter whether you are regular winner or loser, some time you need to take some break from gambling to avoid getting addicted. Addiction is quite hard to stop.

Losing is normal thing and must be accepted by every gambler who experiences it so there is no reason not to be able to accept it because you are also aware that risking money definitely carries the risk of losing so wiser gamblers will try and try to stop if they have experienced a losing streak.
Maybe you need to try stopping when you lose or win when you feel unsure about what you are going to do then from here you will feel how to be responsible and wise gambler.

Many people like the Dota 2 type of game and this game already has an international tournament called TI so many fans will probably bet on every match when this tournament starts because it only happens once year.
For this year at the start of the tournament it was difficult to guess who would win in each match, in fact I always followed developments and tried to match the predictions I had with the results of the match before actually betting on it but it true that only mistakes can be made and if I bet I might lose more money.
If you want to win more easily bet when you have reached the quarter-finals.

Even if you like it you still have to stop and never return to betting maybe you need to rest and calm your mind so you can make more mature predictions.

You will undoubtedly end up with winning and losing streaks (a bit more of losing streaks though give the odds). That's just how the game works.

At the end of the day you will probably be better off if you enjoy the process because the most likely scenario is to lose more than to earn.

If you only see gambling as a way to become rich, then things might not go that way and you might end up in depression or worse...

Your experience, is our experience.

I really understand what you are saying in this thread, and so does our experience. I think almost most gamblers have and often experience this, even over and over again like an endless cycle, especially when our emotions and feelings of anger are involved in one moment of a gambling session as you describe in this thread. In my experience, moments like this often occur when I play live casino games or in the current version of playing slots. Not infrequently we will always try to force ourselves to play more, although not in every case we lose in a session.
There are also times when we win, but we don't want to stop the gambling session. This is not a matter of greed for me, but rather a sensation and curiosity that is too high as to how far I can play it. although in most cases, in the end we lose. Challenges like that often make us play more. We often forget, or are too engrossed in the game, especially in the exciting moment phase, which in other words is in a winning condition. but since what we are discussing in this thread is the loss version, so let's discuss it a little.

Well, I agree with the title of your thread. I also have a saying, never force luck if in the end the opposite happens. and this is what often happens to gamblers, we always push our luck and play too much. The point is, as you said as well as I said too. If basically a game no longer seems fun, you should not hesitate to stop. take a break, have fun with something else after we recover from the state of irritation, anger and so on, we can start back to the gambling session.