Topic: Ever had the urge of just trying to get a win for your ego? (Read 841 times)

I actually do same thing anytime I'm losing money because it is always hard to see the money you have lost and then back off I know some people do back off immediately they incur such loss but me personally I don't back off immediately, I will continue to try untill I feel like I am doing  myself more harm so at this point I will back off that is to say that I won't play again for the main time or I will reduce the amount I was using to bet which is still not good or advisable. Accepting this or not is someone's business because even if you don't accept you are doing yourself but on the other hand admitting it won't make one stop it, rather one can just start to work on their self from then but it is always hard like I said earlier because it like there are forces behind it.

There is nothing that works on that track..
Tried with favorites for each way, tried with CD winners each way, tried horses outside the handicap for the last win, tried with jockey/stable combination, the inconsistency is out of this world, for 20 races no favorites win and then you have 5 3/1 and 4/1 in a row winning, whatever works on other tracks simply fails here, time after time.


Again, this was not about recouping loses, it was about winning at least once, no matter the sum!

I would rather accept the loss than feed my ego and keep losing  . A smart gambler knows when to stop and when to push forward.  If we have lost a significant amount on a game, we should try to back down and reflect on what went wrong. That at least is the better thing to do.  I have seen people getting irritated and triggered (I had experienced this and had learned my lesson the hard way) chasing losses in order to recoup the bets that had been lost and at the end lost even bigger amount than the amount we are chasing.


Just let go and make the next session a fresh start. 

Like everyone we all have ego even if we dont do gamble.

- Go out and accept that you failed is needed in my opinion, I mean to know we are bad at this But if you have spirit to learn from the mistake I believe there is always a way
- One win is never enough atleast for me hahaha but other person always has different sight


God I hope I can be one of it but it is hard really hahaha.

We are all guilty with this one on which at the time or moment that you are experiencing loses then you will be having that kind of urge or mentality that you will be that trying out to recover those loses and you will be having those kind of mindset that your next bets will really be something that might be winning on which this is the reason on why you will really be that considering out on betting even more because once your mind will be having that kind of thinking then you will be definitely be betting even further. Therefore, it will really be just that depending on you on how you will be able to handle up these conditions. There are really those situations on which you will be having that kind of impulsive feeling because of such situation.

When you are really that dealing up with gambling then make sure that you are really that wary into the possible situations that you might be able to face on. When you are really that having some issues about your emotion then you will definitely be having that huge problem when it comes to gambling because this is where people do find out that big big issues when it comes into this aspect because at the time that you do deal up with gambling then be prepared for the loses that you do have been able to experience. Dont chase up your loses because this is where problems that do start to come up at the time that you will be that becoming impulsive.

As human beings sometimes we prioritize our ego, sometimes I do that just because I want to get one win for myself but I still keep it in mind that I'm not supposed to exceed my budget else I'm shifting to irresponsible gambling.

Because I'm just playing this to satisfy my ego but if I've not exceeded my budget I'll keep playing just to win so I will feel really good about myself but if I exceed my budget I slap myself out of it and tell myself  today is not my day I'm not winning this today maybe I will try another day that's just it.

If you don't discipline yourself you'd shift to irresponsible gambling, it's not just about saying we will be disciplined with gambling this new year but taking action, if you don't consciously make effort to discipline yourself you will see yourself gradually falling into irresponsible gambling and addiction which is not what we want as gamblers.

No, I don't and stop shilling that on my topic!


And how do you know I don't have limits and allocation for funds? Also how do you know I'm an addict?
Have you actually read what I wrote, it was a day with no races, I had nothing to do, and I knew I was going to lose, I just didn't want to end the day with all bets lost and wanted a single win without any financial meaning in the last race, and it won, a surprisingly 3.5 euros or god knows how much it was.
So, how did you came to the conclusion I'm an addict without self-control?

Someone who prioritizes their ego will probably never be able to become a responsible gambler if they still can't get rid of the ego in them. This ego can appear even when we can get profit or more precisely greedy, and in my opinion these two things are not much different but what is clear is that those who can't control themselves definitely prioritize these two things in themselves.

The way to be able to defeat the ego is that we ourselves must have good self-control so that there is no excessive behavior in gambling, although I know this is difficult but this is very important to master if we really like to gamble.

I won't lie sometimes I have the urge to keep gambling until I have a win just for my ego which I know is a bad gambling habits but I can't just help it sometimes. When I have this urge, what I do to make me feel better is to try out another game with a lesser money and play the game. I'm with my senses and I don't make the mistake of continuing with the present game that have caused my so many losses. Sometimes I can control myself and resist the urge to try to get a win but for when I can't, I always make the bets with a wager not worth that much to me. Some will be lying and saying they don't do the same but there's nothing wrong with admitting that you're not perfect. After admitting, that's when you can correct your mistake and improve yourself to become a better gambler.

You're right as you have said it, but we must also know that we have our own choice to make over every conditions of life, to either take it as it is or crave for change over it, if we lack the ability to control our moral self, then its something we can work on and build over it, try to put in some efforts to see that things works as we wanted even right from how we are gambling, instead some will only be deceiving their own self for nothing to later serve as achievement, all because of their inability to maintain a cause on self control from their way of gambling.

Normally we gamble to win, we don't gamble to lose. However, we can not take because of our favorite team and be losing our had earn money in gambling. I think it was back then that we normally have that mentality of not betting against our team.

But for now everybody gamble for the winning not for any favorite team again, after all them too are also playing for their money. So I don't see any reason why one would choose to gamble for a favorite team that you have already known that they can't withstand their opponent.

Actually its not a gift but rather a trait, it is really just that depending on a certain individual on how they will really be able to make out that kind of control because there are ones who do really mind that much about on the consequences and they do really just that focus too much about on the positive things and not really minding about into those negatives. Speaking about urges then it is really that differs into each person because not all will really be having that kind of ego and really that sensible into the actions that they are taking. On the moment or time that you will be doing gambling then make it sure that you do really just that make use of the amount on which you can afford to lose. Make use of the amount that you do have in your pocket and dont chase up on your loses.

Usually people do have that kind of issue when you do have that kind of urge on trying out to chase up your loses and believing that the next bet or roll will really be a win. We all gamblers who do have that kind of experience when we do engage with it because there are those conditions which we do have that kind of approach and its really that important that you do really know on how to deal up with these conditions. Gamble for fun and never make yourself that having that kind of urge because you are really that wanting to cover up your loses. Chasing up loses will really be that your main issues because on the time that you will be having urge then expect that pile of mistakes will happen.

if we always lose to our ego, then we will never be able to be a responsible gambler, because we will always think about gambling just one more time just to satisfy our desire to win, but this is what often happens to many addicts, they always follow their ego and say that it is not wrong to gamble just one more time, and what happens is they cannot control themselves and become addicted to gambling.

we must be able to control ourselves and not lose to our own ego. set limits and always accept whatever losses we experience-- no need to gamble like there is no tomorrow, always see the limits and obey the allocation funds that we have set before.

Meanwhile,self control is a gift and not everyone has it.Well to me,that's an intentional pressure to oneself,you should know how to balance your emotions with everything that happens around you.Your emotional intelligence should be able to depict that you're trying to self sabotage your potentials,Otherwise why would anyone want to disregard themselves crazily.
There should be a limit to things,however,If anyone feels pressured and unsatisfied over his/herself,then you should take a break from gambling a little.

Buddy you're very right, pride comes and end with different unforseen expectation and as humans we wouldn't know if our pride will end us  to the good side or the bad side but I think the holy book condemned pride that's to say that pride itself is not actually a good character to be portrayed by an individual that understands this facts
In the aspect of. Gambling, yea no one wants to lose but anyone that doesn't put losing as an inevitable occurrence in gambling, I think such person should be seen as noice in gambling and such an individual may likely end up to continue chasing loss which I see as unrealistic, for every gambler, be it newbies or old takers you must understand that every event has the way they operates and you must put this things into consideration if you really don't want to go astray in the system, when a gambler lose more especially a huge amount such gambler is expected to take a break though is not easy but it's worth doing to prevent such gambler from going off lane, there is time for everything so it is in gambling, time to lose and time to win but the mystery behind gambling is that no one knows when he or she will lose or win and i think this should be more reason why we should be more calculative and know when to say no when we are gambling irrespective of our pride or ego as we choose to call it.

Problems with jumps is that horses are at higher risks, so you don't run horses for the sake of running unless it's some Gold Cup, and if you do enter a horse you do it at least to get a place, so he will be 5:1 , 8:1 max, the ones that are over 10 are usually the ones that won't finish the race at all, unless we talk 3yo.

Ironically your tactic would work better exactly on sand/poly short races with a lot of newcomers, but god I hate those unpredictable races.


Well, there were only 4 races left and some tracks are at most once every week, so probably the next day (as it did happen) there would be a jumping event, and those I nail pretty often, not that I can make a living out if it but I'm never concerned of one draining my wallet.

Yeah in the USA race sizes are smaller than they used to be and smaller fields mean lower odds.

But I found bet limiting was helpful because it cuts losses bigly.

What will happen to your ego if you lose another bet in a desperate attempt to feed your ego? If this possibility has potential to make things worse, it's better to just give up and quit for now. Gamblers with a high ego can find themselves in delicate situations, where they spend more than they should and in very short periods of time. An injured ego can even lead to chasing losses at some point, so it's essential to control your primitive impulses to not be controlled by them.

The balance between primitive impulses and self-control plus inner-guidelines results in a healthy and functional ego.

I mostly bet on jumping, for 5f or 1 milers races yeah that could be a tactic but in jumping there is little chance of a 10:1 to win, it's even worse than the odds reflect, I tried once backing outsides for each way but lost continuously.

The annoying thing with Lingfield and Chelmsford, even Kempton sometimes is that they always have either a day where everyone comes to the flag just in the order of the odds or it's messed up so badly nobody would have ever guessed it, they had three Tricasts over 100s and one over 300!


How do I have more chance to lose than to win if I'm taking my bet on the favorite at under 1.2-1.5 odds?

for real, i should start doing that myself as well, but i can't help it.
Man United and Man City specifically, always lose when i bet on them to win and always win when i bet on them to lose.

i'm starting to believe those two teams are cursed, or maybe it's a skill issue on my part.