Topic: The worst situation you're in that you regret that you learn about gambling - page 3. (Read 716 times)

Learning anything has nothing to do with using it in a wrong way so I'd not say that I regret learning gambling but there were times where I was in a nervous breakdown when I lost 5 digit sum in gambling due to rage betting.
In a certain day, I was gambling causally and lost everything I had on a site, I moved to next, loss again. Started going all in on all sites I had balance, total loss. Took out the bankroll investment, lost it all, Emptied my crypto wallet, lost them all, deposited my bank savings on an exchange to get coins and gambled it all.
The experience of loosing it all was devastating, I could do anything, felt like it was all a dream, tried sleeping and waking up to see if its not real. I had a nervous breakdown, anxiety for weeks. I could have died of the depression if there were not this one person who knew what I was going with and forced me to tell what was bothering me. And when I was forced to talk about it, the person helped me to get back to reality. Those were really dark days.

I have never been in a compelling situation where I have to over used what is kept under my custody to gamble in fact I have never had that thought and thinking to start using money kept under my power and my watch to gamble let say since most times we do have our savings carved out for the week/month and is under my custody for that would go touched it for gambling is that normal?
No, because this has turned someone becoming a chronic gambler and has been thinking of increasing his income through gambling that was what made him go temper with his friends money and he has no fear and respect for human, this has automatically ruined his friendship.

Mine was taking a loan from a shark loan and not paying promptly, out of desperation because my salary was delayed and I was very itching to play in a dice game in our fiesta, I took a $100 loan from a shark loan with 20% interest every month, but I always delay in paying because I always prefer to gamble the money that is meant for paying the loan thinking that I could win and pay all my delayed and the interest, unfortunately winning is so illusive that I have not paid the amount that it ballooned to $250.
It's good that my brother helped me out I was so embarrassed and so ashamed that I regret learning gambling, this is why I never take a loan to gamble and I'll also advise every gambler not to, it's the worst experience.

Well I think  his case is one of the many cases of addiction at its early stages and it's good that he was willing to give up the habit because not everyone would do what he did and by that I mean giving up his gambling habits because some addicted person I have come in contact with will just feel regret for that particular time and then before you would process the whole thing they are back at it again.

No one should ever find their self in such situation because the after effects of addiction is too bad and you can't possibly live like a normal human beings again despite the fact you would be trying to stop the habit, little things can just trigger your gambling habit back although their might be limitation but I know we can't say the same for everyone.

That's good and I hope that you can maintain your good approach in gambling, never allow yourself to try to do some things that are beyond your ability in gambling such as putting a large amount of budget and don't care even if your intention is just to experiment, you should really stay on a good approach with a record of not going out of your ability and maintaining it. On the other hand for the person you told, it seems that he has become one of the gamblers who is quite addicted because it can be seen from his actions in allocating money that is actually very important for other needs but he is very brave to use it in gambling, here we can conclude that his curiosity is so high that he dares to use money for school needs just for something that basically there is no certainty and any guarantee for victory, and also on the other hand I hope he really feels traumatized by the incident himself and also hopefully his father gives him a hard direction so that he realizes and can start to get out slowly from his bad habits.

I think I also had my own ugly experience that made me to stop gambling entirely, though at that time I really don't know if I was actually a gambling addict but I gambles a lot.
During that time I was working, and I was earning like 60000 box monthly. It all started with 5000 box on a single bet, since I usually select few games in the sport betting I gambles on. I gradually grow into betting from 5000 box to 20000 box till their was a time my salary was paid early, so I saw like 2 football matches I was sure both home teams can win, since I was having my full salary with me, so I stake all my salary which was 60000 box, I was convinced that I could double up my money, but it was not meant to be so, the game failed, I nearly got heart attack from that encounter. I confirm my loosing a few minutes past four in the evening, but that ugly experience that almost gave me high blood pressure, made me  to go home and sleep, which I slept from past four till the next day, after that experience, I vow never to do anything with gambling again.

Just like many gamblers, I've actually had moments in gambling that I totally regret about getting the knowledge in gambling and I'm going to share my little experience now.

Some years back, there was a time I was very broke and don't even know where my next meal is coming from but fortunately for me in one of the evenings, I was called by someone who was indebted to me. He said I should come take my money which I went and took all of the money he was owing me. On my way home I decided to enter inside a gambling hall and and gamble in other to double the money and to my greatest shock I lost all the money that I could feed from for over three months in a space of 30 mins. Till date, it's been my worst moment in gambling and that particular day I wished I never knew about gambling

The friend in the story has humane conscience, else , for some, the gambler would have been well detained instead of paying with rehabilitation.
I have only seen similar cases but have never had a personal experience because I hardly play with people's money let alone agree to hold it, because if I don't use it to buy something I like, some form of issues might turn up from the friend like collecting smaller amounts without knowing and claiming that more is still with me. Money has led to the end of many friendships and I try to be careful about it.

The closest I regret is not having the knowledge of how to play lotto bet, because when we hear a winning number we got to play according to the strategy we know and on more than one occasion I have had to listen to people win or not win and lament about unlucky they had been.

Well to be honest I don’t disclose me of gambler to my friend or even to my family because the culture in my country is harsh in regards with gambling. You will receive too many criticism that even makes you feel like a trash so we have no choice than to make it a secret instead of disclosing it now that gambling can be do online.

It’s not necessary for a friend to know everything because there are things that needs to be kept privately or else your life will be an open book to anyone. I will understand how easy to trust a friend especially if you are with them for a long time.

How do you blindly trust your money to a friend, but don't know that he is a gambler? It feels a bit like he didn't know his friend well enough and should have never given his to him. In my opinion friendship and money is not a good mix and I would just avoid such a situation in the first place. Better to just keep our own money and make the purchases we want to do. When it comes to gambling and lending money I only give 50 euros to a friend as a one time loan. This is mostly for him to enjoy a night together at a casino and let him at least play a few rounds. More money than that seems unnecessary and will only lead to problems when trying to get money back the next day. 50 euros never hurt and everybody has it his wallet, so when I see my friend the next time there is no excuse to pay me back. This also goes the other way round, after going broke I will only ask for 50 bucks. That's totally enough for a rebuy and leaves enough rounds to play with the minimum buyin.

I'v not been Ina situations that called for so much regrets coming from my gambling habit because I try to make sure I don't allow it get to the point nof addiction such that I will not be disciplined enough to not touch funds kept for a project and hope to double it by using it to gamble so basically I just restrict my gambling to my monthly budget.

There have been a time I was in a little mess resulting from gambling but it was such that I have to put up so much regrets ever knowing how to gamble because a few times I've also benefited so well from my gambling profits except for a few losses which is common amongst gamblers, there was a time I had a spare cash and of course that's what I use to gamble, I don't use my funds for something else to gamble, so I placed a bet with the spare cash and it wasn't long a need came up and I taught of it that I would have met that need immediately only if I had not used my spare cash to gamble.

selling valuables such as gold, motorbikes and even family vehicles that I once sold when I experienced dark gambling in my past which made me realize that I had become a bad gambler and think about how to heal myself from all of this.
but I am grateful that from the bad things that I experienced, there is a woman who is now my wife, she is a helper and is like an angel destined by God to help me get out of the dark zone and I am very grateful, even though I have lived through a very bad past, there is someone who is very well lead me towards a better path.

if I remember the past, maybe I will really regret it, but after everything gets better, I can return everything I lost in the past and like the story you said, this is almost similar to what I experienced, getting benefits even though I had experienced very bad gambling.

In the gambling journey everyone has faces worst situation because. At the starting emotion work. You can't countrol it as a beginner. That's the reason when you are making profit in some time you play all winning in one bet for profit. Or one thing happened when you are continuously making losses then you are not stopping you continuously bet and end of time your capital is zero.

I'm still lucky I didn't use my friend's money to gamble. That would be very embarrassing because I had violated his trust in me. He was very lucky because his friend forgave him and asked him to undergo rehabilitation. That is what a friend who cares about another friend's problems should do. This reflects that he sincerely wants to accept his friend's apology and asks him to undergo rehabilitation so he won't get into trouble again. He was very embarrassed by the incident, which made him want to undergo rehabilitation. Maybe it made him realize he might get into an even worse situation if his friend didn't want to forgive him. It's hard to find a friend who cares about his friend's problems and even helps him to heal from his gambling addiction problem.

This is more reason why you should only gamble with what you can afford to loss. Gambling sometimes can be overwhelming and if one isn't able to control his habit, it suddenly leads to some irresponsible acts. A gambler that is already addicted will do what so ever to make sure that he is able to to fund his gambling for that period of time he doesn't own a penny. From your story, he should be happy to have a friend who took his reckless act slightly. Some persons wouldn't mind friendship and ask for a refund or report to the authorities. The only thing that might make me want to regret my gambling activities is when I make losses in hopes of winning more. But the urge keeps pushing that you will have a chance. As long as you are able to control this urge, you will have less problems to worry about.

I learnt something good from my father, he always told us about how someone else money never worked for him, either in business or in running something, the end result will be bad for him, and while growing up I came to understand that I have the same thing in me.

If I use money that belongs to someone else to invest or do business or runs other thing it always end badly, so someone like me always stay away from borrowing money from anyone or the bank, not even the loan sharks, imagine using such money to gamble? I will definitely lose it all.

I have never found myself in such situation before, I don't even like having someone's money on me, I don't keep such money to avoid spending it and I don't borrow either.

Interesting story, there is wisdom and meaning that we can learn from what you wrote from this post. Very lucky, the gambler dared to say what really happened. his reaction was unexpected, his friend asked him to undergo rehabilitation. and as you said, the gambler did what he should have done for his mistake. So, this is the implied meaning of what you said in this thread. besides involving money, trust and friendship.

Well, now we focus on the title of this thread and your question. If I have to remember, there were many situations where I made many mistakes, especially those related to gambling. but believe it or not, I don't regret having learned about gambling so far or as you said makes me regret having learned about gambling. Before I talk in essence, we can first trace the roots of how we got involved and learned about gambling. environmental factors are one of the strong parts that make us gamblers. apart from that, DNA and genes also contribute to making us gamblers.

Well, the opposite question is, what should we regret about the situation that has occurred, as in the case you described. After all, what we or someone does is purely a wrong action and is a mistake. just apologizing is not enough, but what needs to be done is to act and fix it. If someone is aware of this, he will learn a very important lesson in his life, especially when it comes to gambling. there is a lot that can be learned and understood from this case, that actions like this not only harm yourself but also harm those closest to you. at this stage, even though someone is suspected of being addicted, they do not always have to be rehabilitated if they have and gain full awareness of the incident that occurred. learning to be responsible is the main point, which will ultimately form self-control and broader awareness. well, if I had to answer your question. I have nothing to regret about getting to know gambling, because a mistake made me learn a lot about being more responsible.

Indeed gambling addiction is a serious sickness, a problem that will be difficult to control. Even your friends will surely backstab you if you try to fool them and run with the money.
I have had this one experience before where a gambler is giving prizes to those who can answer his trivia after he won a big multi once. But because he is too lazy or maybe doesn't have the time to do the trivias, he passed it to another gambler to do the job. He will pay him, that's their contract and all of it was written in the chatbox so we are all witnesses of their contract.
Now that "should be" trusted member who will do the trivia did it. But the contract was 10 rounds of of $5 each win and yet all he did was one round and run with the rest of the money.
Gamblers will be gamblers, some of them are untrustworthy because they want to gamble more. And I don't doubt that he spent all that money trying to double it. We all tried to contact him, he is definitely online but won't answer anyone. We tried to be optimistic at first that he was just away from his keyboard but 2 days came and no answer.
IMO, I won't trust another gambler with my money, I think that's the best lesson behind that.

Gambling addiction is something a lot of people fall into unknowingly to them. Most of the time , they fail to notice Their mistakes and addiction until when it has gotten to the point where so much damage has already been done. As the head of a family gambling is what a majority of responsible bread winners stay clear from because of its effects on the family indirectly.

Most of the time, when parents drift into gambling addiction the kids also end up with a similar fate of addiction or even worse. Sometimes parents cut off gambling in bad situations. Some parents who can't help but gamble try to hide it from their family but unfortunately when the family finds out, it may break them emotionaly.

Many heads of families in my household say this, Be careful and stay away from gambling, because gambling can damage your mind and create negative behavior. There are several people in my environment who act negatively such as stealing, robbing to get money which they use for gambling and drinking alcohol, drugs and hiring prostitutes. This negative effect often occurs when it comes to the lower classes or the poor, because addiction and the idea that gambling can increase their money encourages them to do anything to get money and then gamble. Maybe it would be different if this happened to someone who had a lot of money and control over themselves.

Every game has its good and bad, unfortunately there is still little control over this so that bad things don't happen and we often concede, that's because gambling is a personal decision whether you want to get involved or not. And all the negative effects also depend on who decides it.