Topic: Ever had the urge of just trying to get a win for your ego? - page 3. (Read 841 times)

Your words reflect a very important and correct approach to gambling. Indeed, the key point is a strategic approach that allows you to minimize risks and control emotions. I agree that it is important to perceive gambling as a long-term process, and not as an instant opportunity for luck. The emotional component, including the ego, can greatly influence decision-making, which in turn can lead to irrational actions and unnecessary losses. Gambling, including betting, will always be a part of human nature, but approaching it as a long-term strategy with risk minimization is the right way to make this process more rational and, possibly, profitable.

What did you expect. I have also been like that before but my situation is still different because I know very well about the sport but I was losing and keeping losing. What that people should take note of is that the loss is more when someone is losing already. It makes the person not to think appropriately but only thinking of how or ways to recover back losses.

There are indeed days or moments on which at the time that you do gamble then you do have that series of loses on which no matter what you do or how well you do make out some analysis into your bets or just simply sticking with the favorite but turned out to be a losing bet then that will really that snap out our patience on which this is something that very normal when it comes into this matter. We do know that there are situations or conditions on which we do able to experience this one and its true that it comes into that time that you will be trying out to chase up that single win after a series of loses and thats why you do really end up on having that more even loses. This is why it is really just that too risky when you dont have that kind of good self control because at the time or moment that you will be having such reactions then you are really that bound to incur even more loses and we do know that regret is always at the end. You will definitely be having those regrets and eventually learn with those mistakes. Good for you if you do able to realize up things accordingly but there were people who are really becoming impulsive and becomes naive into their decisions and thats why they do really end up on having some problems financially. If you dont really like for this thing to happen into your life then it will be that better that you should really be that mindful about into the actions that you are really that indeed taking. Just have fun and dont chase loses or something that in speaking on making yourself as a winner. On the time that you will be having that good control then there would be no problem that you would be having.

I experienced this kind of troubling situation before and end up to almost massive loss. I always want closure when I’m gambling so it’s either I hit my target profit or reach my stop loss threshold on my bankroll.

The problem is my game gets stuck on a win-lose loop that makes me unable to move forward or quit the game. In the end, I just decided to walk away after setting a fixed number of bets which I should quit no matter what is the result.

Luckily I escaped on this death loop considering that I’m wagering huge amount that time.

I don't think everyone have such ego you're thinking of it nevertheless that hunch of gambling is something that can't be died up so easily and and approaching gambling with strategy is not really a necessity to me and at such everyone sees things differently and that's why we have people that gamble for fun and for making money out of it and mind you you're perception about having long term gambling seems outrageous cause the tendency of being into addictions is close.

Selfishness has very bad impact on success, prioritizing ego will only complicate, slow down and destroy what we have planned from the start and so in the end we can only regret it.

There is one experience that I can't forget and this happened some time ago until it lasted for several weeks, it was bet that made Manchester City the favorite in every match, taking victory with fairly convincing odd but in the end they always lost even the best result was draw in almost every match.
Selfishness in the belief that Manchester City is my favorite team, after some time I did prefer to take bet with safe option but every previous failure always sucks when I remember it.

I myself think that those who gamble with their ego or follow their ego are a group of people who gamble with the aim of not having fun but with other reasons, perhaps to seek profit or want to recover previous losses, because when we say ego, this leads to the negative side where something that is done based on ego will usually end badly.

But the right thing is that we must have a fairly correct goal when we are going to gamble, for example by always being able to limit ourselves so as not to be excessive, there are quite a lot of cases that occur and I think it cannot be eliminated just like that.

I believe that playing for your ego means playing for fun. In fact, what does ego mean? It is a certain internal conventional personality that you do not associate yourself with and which is very infantile. It is something like a small child. This small child just wants to play, wants to experience either positive emotions associated with winning, or just excitement. When he loses, he feels the desire to win back. Our adult personality is more rational. It plays either to win and must use rational strategies for this, or to play with an exploratory, that is, experimental purpose. This means that when we place a bet in order to satisfy our ego with a win, we simply play for fun.

Funny because I do the same thing when I bet on New Yankee at MLB. They keep losing whenever I bet on them as favorite while winning when I don’t place bet with them. This shit hole keeps haunting me over the years that makes me stop for real after 2 consecutive years of same experience.


I do all 3 but in process on this arrangement.

1. or even one step higher, try to recoup the bets
2. try to get at least a bet right to have at least one win for your ego
3. go out and just accept that you failed miserably at an event you know you're really bad at

I've tried letting my ego do its thing, man was it bad. Idk if it was just really an unlucky day or something but chasing that win I wanted pretty much went the same as if I've tried to recoup my bets in terms of results lol. After that I rarely let it get to me and in cases that it does, I usually limit it. Maybe after 2,3 losses of letting it go its way I just accept that I'm fucked for the day and just go out and touch some grass instead (or the next day, if not possible for the current day).

Oh I just maybe interpreted it differently. If theres a good weather go out and breath for a while. I think you arent the type that will keep this hard loss forever mate.

So did you bet after that? Haha still trying to get a win for sure. Im jealous of your boredom time, since you can go out to make bets and refresh for a while then suddenly turn out to be stressful.

An ego stroke for gambling just seems like desperation to me but in the end the desperation to win is not such a bad thing. You want to win so bad that you risk it all! Sometimes we have to risk a lot but never risk it all! If bets have ever taught me anything always save some of your money for "the road" save a little bit to get you through at least another bet or string of bets!

Same here, boredom is a devil. Sometimes, gambling becomes the outlet. Alone, I'm often able to resist, but I know all it takes to shatter my defenses is a little nudge from a friend and gambling starts. Money is lost. There'll be a little regret in the end. The consolation is that you enjoyed it.

So, I guess it isn't really bad to give in to the urge when boredom strikes for as long as betting is done moderately. No need to chase a win let alone recoup your losses.

Who hasn’t been in a similar situation?

When I’m in this situation, I often feel the temptation to try to recover my losses, but I know that this can be dangerous and lead to more losses. However, I also feel the need to prove to myself that I can win at least one bet to safeguard my ego.

My approach is to try to stay calm and not let my emotions get the better of me. If I’m on a losing streak, I usually decide to stop for a while and not bet anymore that day. This helps me avoid further losses and avoid falling into the trap of trying to recover my losses at all costs.

However, if I’m feeling particularly confident about a particular bet, I may decide to make a small bet to try to win and regain some confidence. But it’s important to remember that this should be done with caution and not with the expectation of recovering all of my losses at once.

I will probably pick the 2nd choice. "try to get at least a bet right to have at least one win for your ego"

It's not actually rare for me, this mostly happens because I just want to win so badly that sometimes I make bad decisions. Still, if that next bet will lose then I am really out.
The thing about ego is, that it's difficult to control. It's like an urgency that we must get our revenge even if it looks very wrong to others. I think I had my share of a clouded mental decision because I just don't want to accept my loss.

I guess every gambler have that kind attitude the only difference is the time of stopping, some may do it again to some may stop already. I remember doing that but end of lossing again and again, lol so i stopped then try different approach and strategy.

Chasing profits is a big fallacy and has gotten down many people. This is one of the most common ways to lose everything and so many people go down this path.

Why would it have to do with ego? It's just a misguided thought process that many people follow for sad reasons. I'd rather see people play with small amounts than trying to compound the amounts they bet rather than risking amounts of money that could make them lose everything.

So I'd say people have to get things straight in their head. Somehow it's not healthy to gamble amounts that could hurt you. So many people in gambling fall for this. It's not about ego. It's about being compulsive and it should rather be avoided than discussed.

Oh, I can remember a few moments in the past when we gambled in the hostel room. Most times we have our ladies beside us, and then it pushes us to gamble to win more, so they feel we are very good at winning. You see us betting on our tuition fees more often; we use our feeding money to gamble. However, that was in the past when we were still young adults trying to impress the opposite gender just for ego. Now I understand that gambling is a personal race. We win or we lose; we get to bear it. Ego can lead to more loss if we prioritize it when gambling. Gone are those days when we chose to starve to win in bet. Now, live necessities comes first; only 1% to 5% of my income is spent on gambling

It is a common trait for gamblers to try some experiments by betting unusual amounts out of curiosity and hoping for a miracle to happen. However, experiments can fail or give good results. Usually a gambler does this with mental preparation and is willing to lose money. However, for people who are loyal to the same management, they rarely do this to avoid ruin. This is caused by bad circumstances or experiences when betting large amounts or other reasons

But placing bets does not require the bettor to be proficient in the sport he chooses to bet on. I have friends who prefer to bet on ice hockey matches even though most of them have never seen the ice in their entire lives. Quite the opposite, my friends who bet on hockey matches do so out of their inner ego to make profits even in games they know nothing about because there is no other explanation for their choices. The same applies to slot game enthusiasts because they know that these games are programmed according to algorithms that do not allow for big wins and the percentage of loss in them is much higher than the percentage of winning, and despite that, they can easily become addicted to them in defiance of the simplest basics of logic.