Topic: The worst situation you're in that you regret that you learn about gambling - page 2. (Read 716 times)

I agree with you, a wise person will certainly be more concerned with time to be with his family or other things that are more beneficial to himself, not by spending money and time only on gambling, because obviously it's not a good thing, and a wise person can realize and see on that side so that they are unlikely to do excessive gambling. You're right that it's important to limit the time and money you spend on gambling because it's important.

People who are addicted to gambling will certainly have problems with their families because with them addicted to gambling, of course, problems with the family are vulnerable, and most of them in my opinion will not realize or even regret it if they have not felt the loss of everything including family. Indeed, gambling should be done only for fun, not for a source of income. I myself do gambling like you, with only on weekends and also with time limits and budgets that I set, because I don't want to regret the huge losses for the stupid actions I did, so I myself do it reasonably. 

I'm sure everyone of us or every gambler has different experiences that make them regret that they have learned gambling. Most of them realise it too late. I mean, they realise that they should not enter gambling when they are in a situation where they can't recover anymore or everything has gone to them because of their excessive and unresponsible gambling.

I'm not clean. I admit that I once regretted knowing about gambling, as at some point I became too engrossed in gambling and used every dollar that I had and the money I saved up, thinking that gambling would give me enough profit. All I wanted was to earn money so that I could help my family and be independent for my parents, but I regret that I reliant my dreams on the use of gambling. Now, even though I still gamble, I'm more responsible and careful with my money. I treat gambling as entertainment once in a blue moon so that I can control my gambling expenses. Luckily, it's still not too late for me to recover and change the way I gamble.

It's amazing how life can surprise us like this, isn't it? Your friend's gambling story and human battle between trust and temptation resonate deeply. It turns out personal money is more about discipline than numbers. Your friend's journey from compulsive to responsible gambling is about life control, not money. It's the actual jackpot, right?

A comparable test was given to me. Not gambling, but a dangerous investment that promises the moon but rarely delivers. The promise of rapid gains and defying the odds is siren song. When you dance with danger, you're gambling with relationships and trust, not just money. When I recognized this, the magic broke. They say money comes and goes. But trust? Rebuilding after damage is difficult

Well it seems that "time" is also one of the things that we can really regret, if we use that time for other more positive things maybe now we can achieve something pretty good and also useful, but yes after all we have to agree that regret is something that will always come at the end of the journey, sometimes this is also not the end of everything because the name of a human being does not mean it is impossible even though they already regret it but there are several opportunities at other times for them to finally get stuck in the same hole, maybe.

I'm sure you're the same as me in that so far I've been more involved in slot games than some others, just by pressing a button we can start the game and wait for the final result which is usually more often than not disappointing , this type of game is indeed more popular lately even though everything there is really just about luck but the population of people involved is growing and maybe I am one of them. That's right, on the other hand this type of slot game is developed to draw a person quickly into the trap of hoping for victory so that it is very easy to get addicted, you have a good point and point of view here which is for you "money can be found but time cannot be returned", we don't need to regret too much because after all this has happened and maybe we just need to fix everything.

Saying that he was so embarrassed that he regretted learning gambling is a lie, I don't believe this person has a regret, he was in pain because he lost his friend's money which he thought it would become double so that he can also buy himself a brand new smartphone.

He felt pain to have disappoint his friend, not because he is a gambler, and someone like him will still gamble the next day if he come around some new amount of money, this is an addiction, because he is now used to using money that he is not ready to lose.

Even if he is the owner of the money, it's obvious that he is risking too much on gambling, he needs to learn about how to become a responsible gambler, and get rid of greed inside of him, which is a part why he had the confidence to risk his friends money.

If this person is ready to change his way with gambling he will start using percentage from his income, if he is jobless, because most times jobless gamblers are the ones that use money that belongs to someone else to gamble, he need to get a job and use small percentage on gambling.

What a story! As dramatic as it is, it is happening and I am a living witness to it. You know what, people could do a lot of unspeakable things if they are addicted, while some are not just addicted per se but are only stupid. They often think that they are smart and because of greed, they continue to risk what they shouldn't have risked. About the case of your friend, my mind tells me that he was only too self-believing and greedy to outsmart his friend with the capital and use it to make more money, that's what caused it. Regardless, I am happy that he is now a responsible gambler, which is the best as gambling is never the best option when we are desperate for money, only a tiny few had the opportunity to gamble in such a situation and were able to make money from the betting.

The first thing we should learn and always do in gambling is to ensure that we do not use more than 5% of our total available money in gambling, nonetheless, I believe that rich people will be gambling with far lower amounts, so it is not a yardstick, I am just given an example for those who have a certain amount as the only money with them and would still want to be pushed to gamble with all, which is foolishness. If it is passing that percentage, then trouble is lurking for the gambler, it mustn't be that way. Besides, gambling is risky, and if you need money, why not go for one work or another, it might not be the best job at that time, but you can make it your temporary work until you can fix yourself. Not betting due to desperation, you will lose the money almost certainly.

As for me, I have never been in that situation in gambling, I have always behaved myself towards it. But for trading, ohhh, I have too much bad history with it. But in the end, I become happy with it. Is it the money I had wasted? The money they entrusted in my care? My school fees? Project money? The money I was supposed to use to buy lands and properties? And many more, I have so much bad history with trading no matter the angle you can think of.

Responsible and wise gamblers will divide their time with their families and only leave a little time on gambling and it is true that those who are busy looking for winnings unconsciously spend their money and time gambling so they will never realize it when everything is gone and gone leaving himself, that's why it's important to limit your time and money budget when gambling so you don't really lose what you have now.

Most people regret when their family leaves them because of their gambling addiction which makes them forget themselves. Regret always comes at the end of time, therefore don't regret it when everything is really gone, gambling should only be a place of entertainment and a place to have fun, not just for fun. looking for money and luck, any gambler who hopes for money and luck will usually be very susceptible to gambling addiction and lose a lot of time with family and friends.

I'm lucky that I only gamble on weekends so I still have quality time for family and friends. The point is, don't ever be so obsessed with getting big wins at gambling that you forget to leave your family and friends behind. that is the wrong way.

There are actually not anything about the "money" side that I regret, but I do regret the amount of time that I wasted to "wager" and to mindlessly push a button to play the slots.

Games are developed to keep you gambling... you will continously win small amounts and then you continue gambling.. until you run out of money.

So you are wasting something that are more important than money, namely quality time with your family and friends.

Yes that's right, I also understand that everyone has different experiences in their gambling activities and all the impact they feel comes from the approach they take which is based on the understanding of each individual, of course it's true that understanding the risks in gambling is very important and should be the first point to pay attention to, as I said earlier that gambling is nothing more than a playground that involves money as capital and there is a prize object at the end of the session if you are lucky enough.

And this means that there is absolutely no certainty for the final result because after all this is gambling which means nothing more than a game of chance and this is also the reason why gambling should absolutely not be used as a place to earn. On the other hand, it is the mindset that really must be correct in this matter, understanding that gambling is a playground that does not have any element to produce because everything there is random, and this must be a concern and emphasized in consciousness so that we can become healthy and safe gamblers in the approach we take.

I could remember when I was in the university, I gambled a lot because I was thinking that I can use it to survive in school. There was a time that I had to use my tuition fee to gamble, and I couldn't get help from anyone, because they have advised me times without number.

I had an extra year for no paying my tuition fee and I had to go on a break for two years, without thinking of gambling. I later understood that it is impossible for one to make profit with gamble, and I only gamble for fun now.

Everyone approaches gambling differently because gambling experiences can vary widely. Learning from mistakes and understanding the consequences is crucial, and it's positive that you emphasize the importance of reflection and avoiding repeated errors. It's essential to treat gambling as a form of entertainment rather than relying on it as a means of financial gain, as the element of risk is inherent in such activities.

If you continue to approach gambling with a measured mindset and learn from your experiences, it's likely that you'll maintain a healthier relationship with this form of entertainment. Remember, responsible gambling is about enjoying the activity in moderation without compromising essential aspects of your life.

I never borrow money from friends just to gamble because I have allocated funds for gambling because I realize that borrowing money from friends will only complicate my position. But for the situation above, it is very rare for someone to feel ashamed of what they have done so that they want to undergo rehabilitation because most people do not want to admit their mistakes and will comply with other people's requests to atone for their mistakes. He deserves appreciation because he is willing to admit his mistake and go to rehabilitation at the request of his friend. And he should be grateful because now he is free from his gambling addiction and has also become a gambler who is responsible for his gambling activities. He learned a valuable lesson from his friend not to use other people's money.

Well, at least he was embarrassed about it. Glad that he's not that too deep into addiction.

For my case, it's with a relationship with my gf back then? She was fine with me playing card games and the like with my friends at first but when she discovered money was involved she got pissed at me and made me stop playing. I was fine with doing so but a couple of days after I was tempted to play and well, she caught me red-handed at some point a few weeks later and the rest is history. Personally, now I wouldn't say it's an embarrassing situation since it's my decision about what I do, not hers but I guess the realization that a relationship runs on both sides made me think I should've explained my perspective to her instead of doing it one-sidedly on my part.

Idk if there's anything worse than that but that's the most memorable one for me.

It would really be just that a suicide if you do really have those kind of considerations on taking up some loan just to fulfill out that your gambling urge on which i have experienced it as well. 
This time, i havent borrowed money on a loan shark but rather into my close friends on which it did really  turns out that i have missed on repaying them back just because
my salary wasnt really that enough on paying them considering i would really be prioritizing  the bills and other important things.

This is where it did end up on messing up your relationship with other people just because you have done the wrong thing on which you should
really be that supposedly on trying out to avoid it as much as possible. Gambling couldnt really be ending up positively if you have done things like  taking up some
loan just for you to gamble, it would be always ending up miserable.

In my case, I always look at my budget before playing, I'm always careful about playing with money that I can afford to lose, but it wasn't always like that. In my early days when I started playing I had high expectations even before placing my bets and as a consequence I bet using money that I could do other things in the real world. It wasn't a sum of money that would harm me. but it was an amount of money that I could do sports betting and more things in the real world. So I made my bet thinking that when I won I would take the money and use it for other things I intended to do in the real world

but unfortunately I lost and when I lost I felt very bad throughout the day, but even so I continued placing sports bets and losing, this cycle of placing sports bets and having high expectations and at the end of the day losing, it was a cycle which continued to hurt me very badly for many weeks until I decided to give up on sports betting and made my last bet, which I won and managed to get all my money back and with that I stopped playing for many years. Looking back, that was the best decision I made at that time because I was placing sports bets even without knowing anything about the teams, which was not recommended. But today I can play with just a little money and without any regrets when I lose because that's part of the game

Today I know that playing is not about hoping that the person will be able to win constantly, whoever plays is traveling a path in which they will have many defeats and that is what we should expect. when people mentally prepare themselves to play just for fun and know that in this path of games they will only have more defeats than victories, they will only have more losses than profits. so people play without having headaches. Games are not investments, people must always be very clear about this, games are not investments.

I have experience some heart breaking experience in gambling, but the one I can still remember is the one I won a bet after so many tries, and I was so excited about it, so the next day I plan on using that money to get some clothes which I really know that I needed it back then,

But the disastrous decision was that, as I set out the next day to go to the market, I have already took a cab to the market, besides the entrance of the market their was a betting shop, so I just had that thought like let me just try again if I can win more, so I went inside the betting shop and start gambling, throughout the course of the betting I was just chasing, try to recover my losses, when all my money was gone, that was when I realized how I have messed up, since then, I am very cautious when it comes to gambling. And that's why I always advise people again chasing more money after a win has been made for the day just go home and relax

Yes it is a ridiculous thing that most gamblers do when they are new to gambling in the sense that they are still very ambitious to get the big win that they always hope and dream about, but for myself honestly I never if I spend  the entire salary that I get for working a month at the expense of full sweat just to get the money, it feels too much and  like risking my own  life because by doing so it is the same as telling myself not to eat for a whole month.

But yes I understand that all  gamblers have different experiences as a result of the approach they take to their gambling activities and maybe you are one of those gamblers who are very excessive and aggressive in pursuit of a big win at the end of the session, but it doesn't matter because every incident will always have a lesson if you are willing to learn it and you have really felt the regret. For one thing, I hope you've felt the regret and agreed with yourself that you won't make the same mistake, after all gambling is nothing more than a playground that involves risk and there is an object in the end result that acts as a prize.

I have never been anywhere near a similar situation like you described here... I have always gambled with my own money, so even when I lose it's just that, I don't owe anyone and I don't depend on anyone. I believe this story is the reason why we should always talk about responsible gambling. It's not smart to gamble with money you can't afford to lose, it's even crazier to gamble with someone else's/borrowed money. It's gambling, things can go wrong way in seconds... and it can be pretty hard (maybe impossible in some cases) to recover after losing a lot of money.


Here is the problem, all of us would like to double/triple/or make even more from the deposit, but that's the wrong way of thinking... gambling is too risky, so we should play for enjoyment and fun, and if we manage to make a profit, so much the better. But anyway we need to be ready to lose the deposit, I don't wish to sound negative here but that's always a possibility, depending on the choice of games possibility for that to happen can be pretty high. Players should be aware of this.

The worst experience in gambling was spending my entire salary and planning to double the money, as usual I only played as much as I could, but I thought about using my entire salary to gamble, and I suffered a lot within a month looking for loans from friends and relatives to get it. there is money to buy food every day and it is very embarrassing for me, I will not repeat the same mistake

It's incredibly brave and valuable to openly discuss past mistakes, especially when they involve sensitive topics like gambling and financial hardship. Your experience serves as a powerful reminder of the dangers of gambling, particularly with borrowed money or under the influence of peer pressure.

It's easy to get caught up in the allure of potential winnings, especially when presented with the illusion of easy success through "large multipliers." The thrill of the chase and the seductive promises of quick gains can cloud our judgment, leading to impulsive decisions that have far-reaching consequences.

However, your story also speaks to the importance of learning from experience and using setbacks as opportunities for growth. You've clearly learned a valuable lesson about the risks of gambling with borrowed funds and the dangers of basing decisions on fleeting beliefs rather than careful reasoning.