Topic: Gambling and Behavioral Change!!! - page 11. (Read 3434 times)

Understand the risks - gambling is a game of chance with equal odds of winning and losing. Gambling becomes healthy with this knowledge. The thrill isnt as important as enjoying the event without setting unrealistic goals. Your emphasis adjustment post-gambling is smart. Movies and sports are good ways to distract yourself from gambling results. Maintaining gambling as entertainment rather than worry is self-care.

Do not overlook responsible gambling. Relaxation and distraction are good, but gambling habits must be monitored. Enjoyment and duty must balance. Keeping gambling positive requires recognising and respecting one's limits.

Switching from casino gambling to alcohol is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Root causes must be understood. Why addiction? Escape, thrill, or void filler? The answer is within. These root causes must be addressed fearlessly and honestly. You noted that sports are a terrific way to release energy and endorphins. Beware: recovering addiction requires more than a shift from negative to positive activity. Fighting one's demons is difficult

Yes, rapid action! When one sees addiction sneaking in, they must act quickly. Addiction is complicated. The brain must be rewired, not only willpower. Professional help is often required, not merely advised. Psychologists, therapists, and support groups are lifelines. We must de-stigmatize obtaining aid. It shows courage, not weakness. Please know you're not alone and asking for help is strong. Don't allow pride or fear prevent life redemption

I strongly agree. I won't recommend that kind of solution.
There's always another way to solve problems and it's best to not add more problems after one. Our brains might not take it and that means a stressful day, week, or month just thinking about what we have done. Regrets.

I like your recommendation to just accept the consequences, we gambled so it should not be new to us that we might lose in the process. If we are not expecting too much, it will be easier to swallow that fact. We want to win, that's given, but we should also know that we are ready to lose our money anytime because the house edge is there that limits us to winning.
What I do is different, I just sit back and relax after I depleted my balance. Watch a movie or something that will entertain me. Update myself with the recent sports news because I also like sports betting which for me has a higher percentage of winning if you know what you are doing.
Focus on something else to forget about gambling. Casino games are stressful and that's the truth, avoid being in front of the monitor watching the results of the autobet because we cannot change those results with our mind or by watching it. It will just make us mad when we see a losing streak, it's better to do something else and just let it run.

That's the beauty of having that composure to learn with each experience that you earned. Like you, if a gambler learns how to adjust in each situation, that attitude and emotions can be controlled. I like the example of the games that you play that really affect your emotions, especially with the adrenaline rush that you have during the game, as if you are really inside the game, and you wanted to excel to win.

If you take those emotions aside, the chance that there's no trace or any wrong treatment by someone near you will take place, you know how to react, and you know that there are limits and proper gestures. Win or lose, you will just act normally.

If your intention in playing gambling is to make money here and rely on luck, you will definitely not be happy when you lose playing in a casino, whether it is online or physical gambling. Because you have something to gain from playing.

But there are other gamblers who believe that when the only purpose of their gambling is to have fun, it doesn't mattfunor be a big deal to them if they lose in gambling; their satisfaction is enough; that's theirs.

I have been gambling for so many years that is hard to tell which of my character traits are coming from gambling and which not. I would say that everybody changes over time depending on the things they are doing. The real question would be now if the changes where good or bad. The whole topic of anger came to me at a much younger age, probably around 12 years of age when I started gaming online. Especially when playing Dota or CSGO I got a lot of frustration after losing and needed to learn how to cope without getting angry so quickly. Which is probably why I never got angry later when I started gambling. Something that I learned through gambling and which helped later when I started to trade, was how budget my gambling money. Building a long term bankroll is very important especially in poker. Playing too quickly at higher stakes tables can lead to going broke during a losing streak. It also helped to work towards a long term plan and get some patience.

Some people don't still understand that gamble is a game, in a game it is either a lose or a gain, you can't expert to win in a game all the time. Gambling is even different from every other games that you can think of, gambling is very unpredicted that you can't tell if winning is very sure. Gambling is a game that people needs to play with so conscious mind knowing that anything can happen,  so it is important that people needs not to to take it so personal and just to play with amount you can afford to lose, so that even if the game does not end well it won't be something painful.

Gamblers needs to learn that gambling is not a game people needs to put all their mind into, they should learn to understand the nature of it that it is not really friendly most times.

So gamble when your mind and mood are good. it will make control over what you do in the casino better. and if you play offline, avoid playing when you are drunk. that would make the situation worse. you have to play in really good condition. Even if you are an online player, put your awareness before your emotions. if you don't want to fail in your game.

Yes, People usually lose in gambling but this does not mean that they can't win. The fact that so many people continue gambling and never quit despite of losses indicates two things, First Gambling can make you rich as it is a game of probabilities. Too many losses do not mean that they quit, but rather they keep on trying and luck do make them win also.

The second thing why people continue gambling is because of the entertainment provided by gambling is immense and due to this, people will continue the gamble without worrying about the losses.



Yes, some people can control their emotions in gambling but only controlling emotions in gambling is not sufficient. You also need to have control over your money management else you can still lose big even though you are one who can control their emotions and do not over-gamble.

Yep, gambling will guarantee you losses every single time you play in a casino. Theres no way you won't get any losses whenever you gamble, winning on the other end is kind of hard thing to achieve when you're not feeling lucky especially when you have started the game lossing consecutively. Sure, there are people who can control their emotions and kept their composure despite of the series of loss, but there is always a breaking point to it and that'll happen sooner when that person continued his lossing streak. Therefore, not of us will have an absolute control over our emotions, we are all humans after all.

Having mood swing is normal, many individuals use to have it when they're done gambling for the day. If you win, you'll be more happy throughout the day and be more friendly but when you lose your mood will be sad as you have lost money. No individual want to lose money, everyone wants to be making money instead so when you lose you won't be happy, this doesn't mean you are addicted but you have to learn to control your emotions.

When gambling, losing is going to always happen therefore you have to learn to control your emotions or you'll be unhappy always. Be comfortable with losing and keep a moderate mode. If you're losing always then gambling isn't for you and it's better you leave gambling and go try something different that won't make you sad always. When your mood is sad it affects other parts of your life and it's not good.

Well, when there is a problem in a certain activity, it is due to something and it can obviously be something that is not going very well, sometimes drowning out emotions or what you want to feel, well yes, it is a solution, only sometimes it is difficult. drowning a casino addiction with a possible addiction to an opsa as serious as alcoholic beverages, because that is something very serious too, and even worse if a double addiction can occur, it is a very brave combination, since it is something that would not work. Well, in this order of ideas we can do things much better, have a good time in different ways, I have always said something, if we are noticing a change in behavior due to the casino or games of chance we must do something quickly and that quickly It could be going to play soccer or doing any type of sport so that we do not drown in things that do not suit us, this in the best sense of things to be able to manage a better option of doing things, on a personal level I have always said It is best to attack problems quickly before they grow.

When it comes to addiction it's no joke, it's something that has to be attacked, if the person notices that they are becoming addicted they have to take matters into their own hands and start doing something quickly because that is what can hurt them ugly and making things go wrong, something that is not wanted because we know that we all want to be well and in the good sense of things do the best, then an addiction like this that is so terrible has to be attacked quickly with help, now is to go to the psychologist if you see that you cannot control it, then in that case you have to do something quickly to be able to establish things better and not fall into this thing that is so ugly that in many things the people who suffer from it end up being and being very bad to the point that someone takes their own life, so it is something that should not be allowed that is why I give it so much importance.

Nobody is happy about losing money, but with the right techniques, one shouldn't bother about spending money on gambling. Wagering money bit by bit shouldn't make us sad when we lose the funds, as the amount of money wouldn't be enough to swing our mode. Addiction is the main cause of this, yes. The player may have gotten so attached to gambling, emotionally, that the results now represent his happiness or sadness. He is very happy if there is a win and vice versa after a loss. Gamblers who allow themselves to be under this type of condition should seek help like Op did. We all have these symptoms in us, and being able to discover them earlier on is a good thing for the gambler. Most players would be carried out, with the loss of control and won't be able to notice their problem. Instead, they'll blame it on some other things. Believing that gambling won't be able to get them into such a situation, will only worsen the situation. Using alcohol to change our mood or distract the emotions from such thoughts, could be like adding insult to injury, to most victims.

Alcohol addiction can be created out of it, causing double trouble for the gambler. The addict may now have to drink whenever he finds himself in such an emotional trauma. And this kind of changes he'll be experiencing often. So, that may not be a good alternative, and alcohol doesn't stop gambling addiction. What OP did in this thread is among the best methods of healing himself from addiction, talking to people, and seeking advise. Moving forward, I'd tell him to get his family involved and let them know about his problem. Addiction is not healed by hiding it from people around us. What we get from forums or special interest boards isn't enough to change our behavior. If he's able to notice his problem, then he's still under control of himself, what is required of him is to change his actions towards his kids, instead of being aggressive he can switch it to joy or engaging in fun activities with the children.

Actually, you have a funny solution, but somehow it is not recommended health-wise because drinking alcohol to solve such issues is very bad. Let me clarify something for you. For instance, if you drank alcohol to sleep just to forget that you lost your game, did you think that when you wake up from sleep you will forget about the loss you made? So when you need the solution to such issues, I don't think it should be alcohol, because instead of getting a solution to your problem, you will end up creating problems for yourself because high consumption of alcohol causes a lot of medical complications.

So to have a solution to such issues, I can recommend some solutions. I know that no human is perfect, but I will recommend some solution which include, you believe in acceptance, get a limit on the amount you will spend on gambling, take a break when you discover that you are losing more, engage in things that will make you happy, and so on. I believe with this, you can have some peace of mind when ever you lose.

If the gambler loss the money,it will affect his life total.When I loss 700 dollars in the gambling site,I had start this game with 100 dollars.But after trying to recover the loss,I had faced the continuous loss in the gambling site.So after I had loss of seven hundred dollars,I had decided to take a break in the gambling.It doesn’t mean I don’t do gambling anymore,just I had left some gap for the next game.The gap in the game was essential in the gambling sites.But many people are not ready to take some gap between the game.


The gambler who possessed the continuous loss in the gambling will always get stress easily,to release the stress he need to arrange some funds to take a tour in the middle of the game.Whether he made the win or loss in the game is not the important one,but the gambler should ready to take a break mostly after the loss in the gambling.

In my opinion, a person's emotions or changes in behavior when they lose at gambling are caused by being addicted to gambling. Because someone who is addicted to gambling cannot control their emotions so their behavior will change to negative when they lose the game. because if we are not addicted, I think when we lose we will not be frustrated because from the start he was aware that we would bring money that was ready when we lost.

Gambling addicts have the opportunity to get caught up in financial problems and negative behavioral changes that lead to family and social problems. For me, alcohol is not the best way to deal with frustration, it will actually add to other problems because if you drink too much alcohol, people will lose consciousness. Maybe for those who are experts in drinking, this could be an alternative. I mean, not everyone can regret drinking alcohol.

Stress is a definite ordeal. Either a person will be able to pass this test and become stress-resistant, or he or she will break down psychologically. Life is full of various trials, and therefore sooner or later a person will face trials. And the loss of money is just a small test in his way

money is something that can change people's lives, money changes the way people act and think, many people when they don't have money keep making a lot of promises about things they will do when they have money, but when they have money they forget about those promises they kept making, it has been like this for many years. so when people look at something that allows them to make money even if it was high risk, then that person doesn't think much, they immediately start making plans about what they will do when they make a lot of money, but they forget that they haven't even put the money into that thing yet. to see if you will really earn a lot or not. after he starts playing and realizes that reality is much harsher than the illusion he had before he started playing

the person begins to have negative feelings such as depression, sadness, becomes isolated at home and moves away from everyone. starts to play more and more and as a consequence starts to lose more and more, and this inevitably leads that person to addiction, they become dependent on games, no one likes to lose, it is unlikely that a person will lose money and be left smiling, people's tendency when they lose they get irritated and start to have thoughts of playing more to recover all the lost money. and precisely because they want to recover all the lost money that causes people to fall into the abyss.

now when people win a lot of money in gambling, they change completely, they start to live a luxurious life, as if they weren't going to have many years to live so they need to spend all the money early, but years later they become poor and start gambling again , and something simply sad that has happened very often to lottery winners. It is difficult to hear that any lottery winner who has won a lot of money has managed to create a business or company and not become poor after many years. I personally always read sad stories about lottery winners

The stress that a person felt when they loss the money that they are not willing to let go, especially if the money is supposedly for important purpose, that kind of stress will swing the attitude of that person and it will be notice as there's changes from the mood of that person, you can't deny that even how hard you will try, it is not easy to control your emotion when you are in regret becuase of a failed gambling.

Undeniable changes that even how hard you want to hide it's uncontrollable and it will comes out in times that you are not intend to release that emotions.

Easier said than done, moderation is something that I believe starts at a young age and that when it starts there and overtime it becomes difficult to deviate from because it's more than a habit it's part of you so even if we were to advise people to be moderate about their gambling habits because we want them to not do bad decisions, it's still going to be the same, they will still feel that behavioural change and end up with the same shit that they've been trying to moderate back when they're starting, the best thing to do in that kind of scenario is to be self-aware since that's easier to do compared to disciplining yourself to be moderate and assess whether you can still do gambling and not get into a much worse behaviour.

Gambling psychology is complex in my opinion but you need not to be mulling over too much on it, just remember that when you feel pleasure it's always going to be a cascading effect, the more pleasure you get, the more you'll want and the less that you get of it, the more you want to do that same thing hoping to get that pleasure you've felt from winning.