Topic: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it - page 9. (Read 1492 times)

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.

Those that prefer to gamble quickly, they are the ones that have not that much time like OP has said. They are busy people but still want to jive in to gambling because they want to still do their thing that's related to their bets.

It can't be stopped but soon they will realize that when they've been hitting their losing streaks, that's how they're going to change their thoughts about gambling quickly.

They'll start to take their time and for them to get the most out of their money and time. No one has to rush when they're gambling unless you've been given some challenge that has pocket and time limit.

Not only gambling or lack of free time, but the alluring dance of immediate gratification vs long-term well-being. Work, gambling, sleep, repeat; you were trapped. And for what? A brief pleasure at the expense of your health and cash. You witnessed the harm

Gambling into a busy schedule is like pouring water into an overloaded cup. It wrecks, not just spills. You discovered the physical and mental toll of this imbalance

Your solution? Limit play to weekends. Sounds reasonable, but it's a bullet wound bandage. The problem is why you gamble, not when. Face the fact that gambling, especially when it's consuming your relaxation and work life, is a symptom of a greater problem. Swallowing it is hard, but it's the first step toward real transformation

You don't need to gamble every night. If you are busy with you jobs and other activities in real life, you can stop gamble temporarily. Just plan to gamble whenever you have free time. If you are forcing your life to gamble every night and you become have lack of sleep and rest time, it will harm your body. I can understand if you feel sleepy and lack of energy when you do your jobs. If you continue it, someday you get a serious illness.

Sure, your decision to gamble in the weekend is the right decision. In this way, you can focus on gambling and you won't have lack of energy when you do your daily job. This is also the way to avoid an excessive gambling that may lead to an addiction. Just stay with a healthy way in gambling, dude!



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Reflecting and thinking about our behavior is just a case of gambling not being deeply rooted in the soul, a certain amount of sanity is still maintained but once the roots have been contaminated from the inside, it is something that cannot be let go. Free time or busy time, somewhere addicts still look for a space, even abandon their busyness and engage in gambling behavior, many people can admit their mistakes and are aware of this bad work, but they cannot correct it with personal effort alone, they need more pressure for this.

I have mentioned it in other posts, the point is that even diet and exercise should be included, really for any activity you dedicate yourself to, but if you are going to place bets as a form of serious income, I am not saying professional, it is priority should be given to rest, exercise and good nutrition.

Aside from not spending your must allocated time to gamble, gambling without having enough rest is also like going to work that you're not in full force and rest. I'm not comparing gambling and work but I am just comparing the state of being when someone does that when he's not having enough sleep. And that's why it's truly a bad experience when someone on that state gets to gamble and he's surely going to lose money and much better that he just take his rest and sleep than going to gamble and lose that bankroll.

Hmmm, I somehow disagree. All of us have their own free time and it's just the matter on how we're going to take care of it and spend that free time that we have. But I agree about making time for things that we do like gambling, if you have other important matters to attend and your only option is either doing that or gambling then make sure that gambling won't affect your other affairs with that because if so, then that's another sign that you're already addicted to gambling.

Gambling is like a video game, player don't easily drop the console on an serious mission. Some online gamblers are video gamers, and they see gambling is a way of getting reward for their time. When time is a luxury a gambler can play for how long he wishes, but in the middle of an event, gambling will be a wrong choice. I've watched many addicts who can't control their need to gamble. They spend time looking out for means of multiplying funds with gambling. Players do this because they've seen it work. Not minding how much profits has been made. The single prove that they can earn in gambling, clouds the player's mind to continuously participate in gambling. However, those thoughts are not easily erased and most people still stick to squeezing out time to gamble.

Since the gambler is not quite in a good position to gamble, he only wagers money carelessly, without calculating, hoping on luck. Gambling requires luck with lots of concentration. Don't know why you mentioned that those who observe the gambling machine will get affected. It seems to me as an excellent gambling habit, to observe and understand how the slot machines work in providing results to gamblers. Every gambler also need a strategy to stay in control of his game. I don't think it's a waste of time, if you understand it accurately. Gamblers learn through it and even perform better in critical thinking during work hours. Could be you have a different perspective on this matter.

Time flies when your on the table or in front of a machine. The only thing that's only faster than time is you quickly losing your bankroll for the night. I bet you'll be forced to go home before midnight if that happens. The problem is that you'll probably still suffer tiredness from lack of sleep since you were thinking of the money gone in an instant hehe.

You would really be able to notice when its already too late on which this is something a very common in most gamblers when it comes to this kind condition specially with gambling.
Gambling is really that highly addictive and if you are that someone whose really that a greedy type of person then it would really be just not that shocking that you would really be ending up on this way.
We've seen the worst with those gambling addicts and this is something that you couldnt possibly be able to see and its impossible that you wont really be that wary about these probabilities.
It is really just that there are those people who do neglect out those risks and would really be focusing on what into those things that they do have in mind.

THey wont really be stopping not until they would really be able to satisfy themselves when it comes to gambling or entertainment leisure.

There are different levels in addiction, OP realised his addiction in early days so he able recover on its own but in most cases users consider gambling is escaping from their daily stress and something that's bothering who are the one will keep on going and reaches the extreme level of addiction from there it's not possible to go back to complete start is not possible and it need rehabilitation for sure or atleast that's what I saw in every kind of addiction.

Just like the first reply under this thread, I perceived addiction too and you already admitted t it but it's good you realize it in time and change your gambling pattern. Gambling is all about having fun at your leisure or designated time but this fun should not be detrimental to your other schedules or somehow interfere with your working schedules. No one gives you a deadline to meet up with while gambling, there's no need to rush or keep late night gambling that will result to shortage of sleep. I don't know the nature of your work but I believe there's a time for break or shift over, you can gamble during that period if you think it is necessary for you to gamble.

Losing money and having a short rest time at the same time is a very bad experience. In real sense, there's actually no free time for anyone, you can just create time for things base on your preference and priority. If gambling is one of them, you make time for it. The important thing is for you to spend your time wisely.