Topic: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it - page 11. (Read 1886 times)

That makes sense, I think mood also influences the game, when we gamble of course we have to be in a calm state of mind. Moreover, gambling when you are in a bad mood can actually make the gambling you do bad, with a greater chance of losing and in addition to being in a bad mood, it is possible for emotions to explode, and it is possible for bad emotions to arise. will make everything messy. Of course, gambling that is done with emotion will not be good.
Problems with gambling occur due to lack of self-control when gambling or because you are in a bad mood. When there is no self-control when gambling, decisions sometimes often occur but are not considered first, which makes everything messy, even though to avoid big losses in gambling we must be able to consider everything we will do, including taking action when gambling. . Many people make decisions without considering it first, resulting in quite serious problems.

When you are relaxed and not doing anything, you can used your free time to playing gambling but don't playing gambling too long and used all of your free time to playing gambling because that can makes you difficult to stops your gambling activity. You can playing gambling moderately so you don't needs to spend too much money and not getting lose many times. Playing gambling is just for fun and not having much reason, especially to makes money which is difficult to gets. Many people already lose their money so you don't have to do the same things as them because you should responsible with your money. If you can manage your time when playing gambling, you can prevent the lose not to becomes bigger.

I completely agree with you; it's much better to gamble when you're feeling well and relaxed. If you're nervous, anxious, or upset, it's currently always not the time to make significant financial decisions. It's also important to remember that gambling should be fun and entertaining, not only about winning.
One of the most important things to remember is to maintain perspective. It's easy to become engrossed in the thrill of gambling and perceive it as a method to generate money, but the reality is that the odds are usually stacked against you. That is why gambling should be viewed as an expense for entertainment, similar to going to the movies or eating out.

Indeed gambling is made to be played at a convenient time, not jost anytime. Even though many people may take it as a career job but not to all. Those who have other jobs may not take it as serious as thought because they have fewer time to spend on gambling online. Playing gamble at night after work may really affect you. You don't really need to spend much time on PC after work. Like me I usually sleep a little when am back from work when I was working, after taken some breaths I sleep and wake up at night and predict matches to play the next morning, before I wake up I have already staked the game and expecting to win before coming back from work.

It's very similar to the situation where you're addicted to any other activity like playing video games, or watching TV series. I know a guy who gets so addicted to it that when he gets a good series, he downloads whole season and watches until he drops and goes to sleep. When we had a series worth watching we'd often discuss it and I'd watch 2 episodes a day tops, but he'd watch 6 or more and then act like a zombie at work.
The only thing I can tell you OP is to change your habits or the habits will change you - for worse. You have to be the one in control. It's either that or your family and your health.

The best time to gamble is actually not when you have free time, but when you are in a good mood. You will not enjoy this game when you are not in a good mood, you are angry, tired, and such. If you force yourself to play, then it will only increase your chances of losing instead of enjoying it.

Many gamblers make wrong decisions when they are not feeling well. They are influenced by anger or something so they tend not to consider risks better. I'm trying to understand it from an experiential perspective, so I think the best time to enjoy this game is when you're in a good mood. It's up to you how you understand what I mean, but that's the experience I got.

It seems that things like this don't only happen to you because in fact there are still a lot of people who do that including myself when we are already focused on a game in gambling sometimes we forget about time which actually hampers other activities that we have planned before.
But this is difficult to stop when there is no awareness of oneself which is an important factor. This is why the importance of self-discipline is very mandatory because after all this must be considered as training that we must do so that we get used to disciplining ourselves and indeed I agree that we must need to know about self-awareness because after all regardless of whether we have free time or not when we are faced with a focus that is too far away and forget about time it will have a fatal impact and habits like this must be avoided immediately.
In the end, self-control in gambling is not only from the financial situation but many factors such as time and the level of our ambition must also be well regulated so as not to harm ourselves.

What gambling are you doing that could lead you to play endlessly? As it's not like you're ever winning long term at a casino and you would easily grind through a lot of cash in the short term with things like slots. However I do see how you can get trapped into playing a game like poker for many hours and almost end up in a zombie like state. Playing when you're not focused and tired is a recipe for losing much more money, not to mention the silly mistakes that will creep into your game to further deplete your bankroll. If you're playing this much and feel it affecting you like that, it's probably wise to give yourself a couple weeks off - then you can establish whether you have a betting problem as you might face withdrawal symptoms.

Over-gambling is relative. A gambler can still have fun when he over gamblers. It is a matter of how much you are earning. I have seen gamblers spend millions in a casino house and still live happily. The truth is no amount of money can equate to happiness so if you gamble and then have fun with it and then spend a limited amount on it then you are not doing anything improper. It would be very wrong for a gambler to gamble to become rich.

Gambling is not a good source of finance. It cannot be overemphasized that gambling is unpredictable and so it will be foolish for any gambler to hold on to gambling as a source of making money. Instead, get a job that earning is guaranteed. This is the only way you can live a good life.

You were able to modify your behaviour based on unpleasant experiences that isn't helping you. And this is good. While this is your case, other people may not have a problem with taking short breaks to gamble. It is just human personality difference that varies from one gambler to another. Anyone is your shoes should follow your advice but anyone who thinks that they are doing just fine and stay with what already is working for them.

And you said it. It goes beyond funds mismanagement although strongly a part of it. Gambling addiction is just all about the individual being unable to emotionally, and psychologically being able to regulate their behaviour for the greater good. Simple a inability to delay gratification of the self.

There is no fun anymore when you over gamble. The fact that you maximize your time in gambling is not a good sign anymore since gambling is only intended just for pleasure and fun, and not to serve as an actual source of income wherein you give a lot of time just to get your desired profits. When you are seeing yourself gambling this way, then you should get worried immediately since there is more chances to lose if you take gambling seriously. It’s intended to bring us fun, not to make us worry and discomfort.

Gambling should be enjoyed. And for one to be entertained he should gamble in a stable state of mind and not in a rush. Playing games in haste will lead to losses because you might not be able to properly analyze and predict games. Sometimes I wonder how people who gamble during work hours manage to make it happen because it is not a conducive place for gambling. Weekends and holidays are the most convenient gambling time for me. Friday and Saturdays are my best time because on Sundays is a time for preparation for Monday's work.

Gambling addiction is not just about not managing gambling funds. One can be seen as having a gambling disorder because of time mismanagement. Keeping late nights because of gambling can not just lead to poor job performance but can also cause help problems. I know a friend who sleeps on the job because he is addicted to  computer games which might also the case of late-night gamblers.

If we can manage our time then we will not spend a lot of time on gambling except in our free time, we definitely prioritize time for our main job, hanging out with family and friends, but we have free time to enjoy fun without being tied to anyone. However, as you said above, when they have allocated a lot of time to focus on gambling it can have a bad impact on finances, gambling addiction will creep into their minds to always gamble during working hours and they have changed bad life patterns because they have fallen into gambling addiction.

Make sure that gambling can never influence you to gamble beyond the money limit to lose and beyond the time limit, but if you lose control because gambling greed has taken over your mind, then the right option is to reduce gambling activities or stop gambling.

Yes, in my opinion, there are still many gamblers like you who always use their rest time at home to gamble until they lose track of time without realizing that tomorrow you have to go to work and do your work activities well. And gamblers like this are very risky if they have a dangerous job and must change immediately.
And the best way in my opinion is to find another activity after work that makes you feel very tired when you get home and immediately rest, which I think is a lot, including for health. Like the gym or other sports that you can do according to your ability, or hang out with friends or do positive activities with them until you get tired and go home.
And the best way I have ever experienced it is to get married and have children, because with this I have no time to gamble other than weekends. Because after work I spend time with my wife and children until I fall asleep and continue like that or go for a walk looking for something after I get home feeling tired and rested.
And like that I assume that gambling for fun is on the weekends when there is free time to spend a few dollars and enjoy the game leisurely, which sometimes luck is on my side.

Gambling only affects us when we over gamble. The best time to gamble is during free time because we spend free time during free time and gambling can be a good way to make free time more enjoyable in our busy life. But we start taking it seriously when we play gambling too much. And thus many people do not hesitate to gamble even at work.  Gambling brings only fun to the person who uses it as fun but brings a lot of harm to the person who starts taking it seriously.

What op have said is the truth, born out of my one personal experiences as well.
There were times I usually play gambling far into the middle of the night, spending the better part of my resting/sleeping hours on gambling, and this mostly happens to me when I've lost some money and become very determined to win that money back, I usually continue to play, encountering winnings and losses, the winnings motivate me to keep playing more and more, believing that at some point, I will win back the money I've previously lost and possibly make some profit as well.

I can remember one night when I played a casino game till around 3: am in the morning, i actually started playing the game around 9:.pm, which is usually my bed time,  I was hoping to double my bankroll before I sleep off, but unfortunately, it seems luck wasn't really on my side, I just kept losing and winning, and then losing it all back again, win again, and again lose it.
But I still determined to double my bankroll, when it become clear to me that it won't be possible to double my bankroll, I decided to atleast, get my bankroll back at the amount it was when I started gambling, this made me stay awake till around 3: am in the morning, and at the end, i still ended up losing more than half of my initial bankroll before I started playing that night.

And the result actually was that, I went to my business place late, because I did not wake up on time, and I also was very weak, was feeling sleepy all through the day while in my business place because I didn't get enough sleep.

So, yeah, I agree with the op, gambling at ones leisure time is always much better than trying to squeeze in gambling into a tight schedule.

This is a distinction in how people perceive and engage with gambling activities. It's not uncommon for people to turn to gambling as a means of relieving stress or escaping from life's challenges and difficulties. They view gambling as recreational activity to spare time. It can provide a temporary escape and a source of entertainment during times of boredom or stress. But There are still the potential risks associated with using gambling as a coping mechanism.

Those who are able to maintain control over their gambling activities, set limits on their expenditures, and prioritize other aspects of their lives can engage in gambling without experiencing adverse consequences. The danger arises when individuals perceive gambling as a solution to financial problems or a means of generating income. This mindset can lead to compulsive gambling behaviors, where individuals chase losses, take excessive risks, and prioritize gambling over other essential financial responsibilities.

From most of the posts I read here, it means that a lot of people actually gamble when they were supposed to be busy with their works and I think that's a very crazy thing to do by anyone who actually means well for himself. Gambling should be done when someone is actually free from every important engagement especially work but a lot of people leave their works just to gamble and if you ask me, I think that practice is found among gambling addicts.
If as an employer I find out that my employee is gambling at a time he's supposed to be busy with work, I'll simply relieve him of his duties as a worker and employ another person because to me, I already think that he's not serious with his work and wouldn't be serious anytime soon. It's absolutely condemnable for any gambler to gamble when he should be doing something more meaningful and I advise that gamblers in the forum not to engage in such activity. Gambling to should be done during our leisure times and should also not be our source of income rather should be something we do for fun

Gambling should be done during free times as it's a leisure activity that we do for fun and entrainment. If we take gambling to be a serious activity that we do for money we have gotten it wrong and that can lead to many problems as constantly losing of money and being addicted to gambling. As a gambler you should find time that you can use for gambling and not to mix it up with other activities that you're doing in life as your work or quality family time.

I always prefer gambling during the weekend as that's when I'll have time to gamble without being concerned of I'm using the time I was supposed to use for something else for gambling. Weekends are the days of the week that I'm free from office work and mostly have fun with my friends through watching of sport games and also gambling with playing other non gambling games to keep ourselves occupied.

Yes, it is true that the level of addiction is different and I see from the story experienced by the OP is that it seems that he was previously quite addicted or was in a level of addiction that was severe enough that he even let his other activities be interrupted just to gamble when he should have rested, but fortunately he was really able to realize that he had entered a phase of excessive gambling that could interfere with other aspects of his life which in the end he changed everything for the better by changing his approach to be less excessive.

True, what is unfortunate is that some other gamblers consider that gambling is a game to relieve stress or escape from various problems that he is experiencing, I would not say that it is wrong if indeed they are able to control their gambling activities properly in the sense of making gambling a place for pleasure when they are in a boring situation but the problem is that some people make gambling a way to overcome financial problems and this is dangerous which is where they will do anything to be able to make money in gambling which actually in the end will make them end up with more problems.