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Does anybody have this experience or this is happening with me. Most of my gambling losses have taken place when I feel lonely.
Today one such incident have taken place. I've kept my last few weeks signature earning aside to meet some medical needs. Today my mother got hospitalised and I'm her attender. She is supposed to take a minor surgery as her vision isn't clear. She's been taken to the Operation Theatre and I was left alone in the room. If anything required the nursing staff would call me. By thos time my mind didn't think about anything. All of the sudden why don't you gamble? and I started and made 0.009BTC close to 0.01BTC and the greed didn't left me. Finally lost all my month's earning kept aside.

Through this I would like to remind be careful when you are alone. If your mind wish to gamble, go for it. But don't consider it as a way to pass your time and keep on wagering. The outcome might hurt, because most of the time loneliness is felt when our mind is in a bad mood. Some enjoy being lonely, but the reality used to be different.

As we usually say, gamble with the amount of money you can afford to lose. Assuming you collect $1000 monthly, you can just set less than 5% of $1000 for gambling $50, keeping the remaining $950 for something useful for your life. On gambling sites, you can gamble with just $1 each if you just want to have fun. If you spend more than your monthly limit, you will then just quite gambling. You can set $12.5 weekly for it.

Gambling is not an escape. Gambling when you're in a happy mood often brings you luck. That has been my experience in gambling. In the past week, almost every day I was lucky in gambling. Although not every day I win a large amount, but it can be said that I win when I am in a happy mood.

When loneliness hits the mind, it is better if we remember the moments where we get pleasure, whether it is a moment with family or with friends.
In a lonely state of mind we play gambling, emotions cannot be controlled because there is no other thought in such a situation but anger.
Again, this is just my experience.

Bro, I think you need professional help. You also have this thread: Hard earned money - Busted in seconds (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5396713.0)

Yeah, thanks for reminding everyone including me but you also need to apply that reminder to yourself and make sure that you're securing fund for more other important matters before you gamble.

Emotions drive you to gamble? well, that's just how most people react when they are lonely and they have a history of gambling when they have access to it, they won't really consider to re-think twice because they thought it will gonna drive away their sadness but the result is always contrary because gambling is uncertain and most people lost their money because of it. You just need to know that in order to become happy again, don't add problems with problems but instead get yourself something good to do whether for yourself or for others.

But you wasnt lonely, nurse was all the time by you. Dont try to find excuse for your loss. Lonely or not, you would have lost those 0.009 BTC anyway. It is an addiction and greed.

Or you think that if the ward was crowded with people, you would not feel bored and would not take out your device and gamble? I think you would do the same. Instead of chatting with strangers, bother them, you would stick in your phone or whatever you have. Combined with being lonely, you can blame affordable mobile internet data then. Your problem is nicely revealed in Too accessible of online casino grows addiction faster?  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5436552.0) topic.

This is where offline games will be a great help.
Whenever I am in the state of being alone, bored, or whatever feeling will make me lonely if I don't do something, I play offline games that are saved on my smartphone. That way, you can keep your mind busy and not think about other things like gambling your saved money from the accumulated signature campaign payments.
I hope your Mom gets well soon.
This is a good lesson to stay away from any services with money involved. Other people are going online shopping when in this kind of emotional state which is also an expensive hobby.

First, I'm sorry to hear about your mother and her medical needs, I know lot of us here goes through the same caring for our families with what we earn here, and hopefully your mom will feel better after the operation.

Second, not sure why you think of gambling, maybe you really doesn't feel good because of what had happen to your mother but I guess gambling and being alone is not a good combination for some individuals.

Maybe that's because you were get used to it whenever you are not doing anything or couldn't keep yourself busy, that's actually a form of addiction if I am not mistaken as it is the one that came on your mind. That actually happened to me, whenever I feel bored not doing anything and my money isn't doing anything in my wallet.

What comes to my mind is, why don't I gamble to at least have a profit rather than staying it on my wallet which leads in losing all my money on the wallet. I already found a solution in my case which I just play online games or keep myself busy doing task at home.

This is what exactly I can say about this too, if I am not an addict, I can be lonely and not think of gambling, but if thinking of gambling, it could be the start or the continuation of my addiction. That aside, another thing is that he used all his monthly income money to gamble just at ones, that can also indicate the start or the continuation of an addiction.

Being broke and lonely can drive you to gambling but I think not being lonely and having friends that gamble can cause you to gamble more then you want to because then it becomes a social habit instead of something that entertains you when you do not have many friends to be with. I think gambling is just something that appeals to most humans even if it is not with big money and only small money.

Your greed caused you to lose everything. There is nothing wrong with gambling when you are bored or have nothing to do, as long as you do it for fun and set a limit on how much you will gamble so that you do not lose it all. When the greed kicks in, that is the time we should stop, but again, if we have already enjoyed it like you are winning, you can't think of stopping. Emotions are also a big factor in gambling because you get easily affected per game and will try to make up for your losses or win more if you win. 

Learn to schedule time for gambling, put some money aside for gambling in the morning, afternoon and evening. This way you won't only enjoy gambling, but save more time for the entertainment. It's not super interesting to gamble all the funds at a time. Added with the profits you made, it would have been wise to stake your profits and recover the initial monthly savings. It's too risky to continue making such mistakes, especially when you need the money for health issues. Health is happiness and don't gamble with it. Besides, my sympathy for your mom, stay strong and learn to manage time and money when gambling. Also, try to get a hobby, it'll help you battle with loneliness. It seems the pleasure to gamble better hijacks your self concept when you are alone. The best solution is applying self denial to a point. And soon you'll be on the drivers seat of your decisions.

There's no such best time to get better luck on gambling, it doesn't matter how you feeling or your condition, the result is random as long as the provider using provably fair system. Do you think in gambling you will make money in the long run? no, there's no slot offer higher than 100% RTP, all of them will less than 100%, some of them even only have 80% RTP. I see nothing wrong to gamble during lonely or to pass free time, because it's what's gambling purpose for.

It still depends on when you are thinking clearly and responsibly about all your decision whether you are lonely or happy, you cannot apply what you experience, others, have different moods and different approaches to gambling, some are gambling when they are happy, some when they are excited, you cannot generalize feeling in gambling
the most important is you have control and you know your limit, you just can't depend on your gambling experience through your feeling.

You are responsible for yourself, your situation will not drive you to gambling if you can control yourself.
So I do not agree with your statement that being lonely drives us towards gambling, as it is all about how we deal with our loneliness.
You can find other activities, why did you choose gambling when you feel lonely?
This simple question shows that you made a mistake and you did not aware about it until you lost your money then try to blame your loneliness.

You kept a month of your signature earnings to have some money to be used for your mother's bills and you choose to gamble that instead of just converting it and paying it to the hospital??

What an insane mind you have. I'm a bit disappointed with the decision you made. I don't personally know you, but as a family-oriented man, I will prioritize my family over some hobbies or whatever you want to call to gambling. I will spend that amount to pay bills and not to gamble it. You know the risks of gambling right? If you may, where will you get the supposed funds that you could use to pay those bills of your family member? At least think of your decision next time before taking an action. My apologies to what I said too. As @livingfree said, you might wanna go to an expert because I think you need it.

I will never ever gamble when I'm alone. I'm an introvert and most of the day, I'm alone in my small room and I didn't even think of gambling even a bit. There are many things that you might wanna do when you're alone. Read books, watch videos, play online games but not gambling particularly not gambling using your funds that supposedly be used to pay bills.

Good advice the biggest problem with a lot of people who gamble is they do it impulsively and do not think about how much they are spending. If you schedule times that you can gamble and only on certain events and make rules that you cannot bet when that bet fails you will start to bet safer and you will probably enjoy it more too

It's actually amazing how you had the mindset to gamble inside the hospital while your mother was under an operation (I'm assuming this is what happened based on your story). If not, well, the core idea still remains, you gambled while under pressure. I reckon this happens if you were an impulsive decision-maker, not just in gambling but in everything else. I reckon it's time to practice some time off with decisions, as well as possibly removing gambling completely since impulsiveness isn't exactly something you can remove quickly enough. Gambling on the other hand can be if you replace it with a hobby instead.

And take a break to get a check-up from your psychiatrist or something. You definitely need it. It may not seem helpful since advice can be given by others as well on the internet, but properly talking it out irl with someone else face to face can help you realize how much you're fucking up your decisions.

I think I've experienced that before. I was in a position of had no money and suddenly, I heard a voice telling me I could gamble to earn money. And I followed the sound but unfortunately, the result was different from what I wanted, which I lost at that time.

And after that experience, I'm always careful, especially if I hear voices like that again. I don't want to go through an experience like before. And if I'm alone, even if those voices come and tell me to gamble, I won't be affected because I gamble only because I want to and not because of the voices.

A bad day, I'm not addicted as you think. I just spend in $1 and $2, but at some point I missed my control. As you've said I should realise and should understand what needs to be prioritised. A big learning and the same won't happen again, and I've managed the financial difficulty.

Thanks for each and everyone who took time and felt bad for my act of gambling at the wrong time. Even users who go through it too can have it in mind while gambling.

Yes and I agree, when you have nothing to turn to and you feel lonely you want an escape and gambling is one of them, but your case is very different you should do first what matters most, I hate to say this but it's irresponsible when your love one is in the hospital and you are gambling, I also experience being lonely and gamble and lose a lot but this is when I lose a job, I just want something to do and gambling is the one that is accessible.

Don't put the blame on external circumstances. Your addiction to gambling is probably way up compared to casual gamblers like many of us in here. I mean you maybe betting small but I wouldn't even think about betting when I feel lonely or bored in the first place. Some virtual games on mobile or PC would be my top choice and then there's watching some videos to keep my mind busy.

I think the loneliness is really the symptom of something a bit deeper which could be something like depression. And depression itself is just a symptom of a dysfunctional dopamine regulation in one's brain. Gambling really gives you a dopamine rush which makes you really happy for a short while but you need to keep doing it over and over again to retain that dopamine rush. Just like with drugs.

Its better to find the reason why your dopamine is low and fix it instead of relying on short fixes.

Hopefully that money is an amount that you can afford to lose and not funds for important things and so on, and if I'm not mistaken, you've also made a thread on how to lose a sizable amount because you're tempted to play via your cellphone while at the barbershop or other place ( sorry if wrong).
I've never gambled like that when I'm lonely but would prefer to play when I'm alone because I feel more comfortable doing it without other people or family seeing it, and I really have to be careful when I'm alone because it's more tempting because it requires a way for entertainment and gambling can be very tempting.

Sorry to hear about your story but it seems to be that you have a problem and you need treatment as soon as possible. Spending money that has been kept for medical purposes on gambling means that you have developed an addiction and you need to change this habit or your family will suffer because of it.

Lonely and gambling - I dont think there is a direct causation but it can be assumed that those who gamble are more likely to be the single folk. Not every loner is a gambler though, some are very productive, so nope.

Remember that financial troubles will not end if you gamble out the money, rather you will go deeper down into losses and thus the quicker you handle this as a problem the faster you are to recover.

I disagree. The idea of earning money easily is what driving an individual to gamble. In the first place, there's no such thing as an easy way to earn money because we would be all rich if it is a fact. However, the idea itself is the misconception in this industry. Indeed there are people who became rich because of gambling but there are also many people who killed themselves because of the problem gambling has given to their lives. Problem is lack of discipline, control, and one's viewpoint of what winning is. Everyone has greed on ourselves. We tend to compare ourselves to others which pushes us to copy other's habits.

It just happens, but the feeling has nothing to do with your chances to win or lose, in my case I lose more when I'm too excited to play, luck always plays a big factor but your decision to chase your losses can sometimes attribute when you are not at your best to think the best course of action.


That's the bad time to gamble, although it's a minor surgery it's still an emergency situation and all your focus should be on the surgery of your mother, you should learn from this situation, there is a best time to gamble and a worse time and this is one of the worse times.

You are an addicted gambler and you should try to discipline yourself in your gambling activities. It wasn't loneliness that caused it but your thought on gambling. Your greed led to the lost of 0.009btc,if not you would have stopped when you started losing but,you thought that you could win back your lost,which led to you losing all your funds.

We have being learning this lesson in the forum almost everyday due to the gambling stories we hear but still people fall victim,because they allow their emotion to control them. Anyway,that is why it is called gamble,when you don't keep a budget for your gambling activities, you will end up gambling all your funds due to thee pleasure you derive in it. Any voice that tells you to gamble, when you are alone,then know that it is the gambling spirit, you can ignore it.

The feeling of loneliness is really scary, I also did the same thing as you last night, curiosity and greed are more free in our minds and hearts when we are lonely doing gambling, before that I already had a plan not to spend my money and I have set limits losing before gambling, but what happens is the ambition to win goes crazy, it's different from gambling with friends, they always remind us when we go too far in gambling.
No matter how good the fundamentals a gambler has when playing gambling in loneliness, it is very dangerous.

Once again, greed plays its part in spending our winnings because we don't stop ourselves when we have won a lot of money. 0.009 BTC is quite a lot for someone, especially if you can get it from gambling because people rarely get it.

Perhaps, we must remember not to gamble in a bad mood because it will frustrate us, especially if we get a losing streak. And that can make us even more eager to recover that loss, and in the end, it will only lead to more losses.

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your case is very serious, you have become addicted to gambling or I can even venture to tell you that you have become addicted to gambling, my advice: stop gambling immediately, do not gamble for a long time, the best you would stop forever, if you say that when you are alone you only think about playing and you even reached the level of playing while your mother is in the hospital being operated on, that is already a very serious level. you need to stop playing urgently and you have to seek medical help to cure yourself

I see your case and I remember my relatives who were addicted, I can't say much about this subject, but I can assure you that if your mother finds out that you can't be alone without being into gambling, she might end up again in the hospital and this time it will be tension or heart problems because many people know that it is very painful to take care of a person addicted to gambling

I think op allowed himself to go into it and probably he has been an addict gambler and when he was "lonely" instead of going to hang out with friends or go out by himself to relax somewhere rather he chose to do what he was used to doing. To make his own matter worse was that he made some profit according to him but kept playing until he lost all his monthly earning. This is to show he enjoys gambling not because he was lonely.

In my opinion, a lot of gamblers don't know how to stop in time. That is exactly your problem. You had an opportunity to quit the game having increased your bankroll by 10 times, but you decided that luck favors you and continued to play until your bankroll is zero.

Greed often plays a cruel joke on us, so I would advise you to learn to quit on time. Of course it doesn't guarantee that you won't lose the rest of your money another time, but at least you will learn to control yourself while playing, which is very important in my opinion.

People usually feel sad and lonely after losing. It's the opposite for you.
I have not really gamble when I'm sad. Having a deep emotion affects decision-making afaik, it's the same as when a person is angry. And then your mom is in the hospital.

Just browse the social media account you have, it's there for you not to feel lonely. With it, your siblings and friends can be reached.

There are people who seek comfort in gambling whenever they feel sad or lonely but since you have experienced loss because of gambling during your emotional times, you should take it as a lesson to avoid gambling as much as possible. I'm sure that you feel disappointed about what you have lost so you must learn from what happened. Try to focus on other things when you're alone such as watching inspirational or fun videos just to feel entertained. Losing our monthly budget because of gambling could only make us suffer for a long time.

People who tends to gambling when they’re lonely became more lonely due to their losses, it is not advisable to do gambling when were not in mood to think or there are other stuffs in our mind since it will only lead to more losses. As much as possible do not gambling if we have problem or when we don’t have extra money. Gambling is a emotion breaker it can makes us too excited, too happy and the opposites of the two. It is like playing our minds and emotion so we must have other things or hobby to ease our mind. Do gambling only with cautions and when we know we have money we can risk to deal with.

I tried it in the past and I mostly lost my bets so I won't do it again. But why gamble a lot when lonely? It is not advised to gamble since people are already in emotional situations. I prefer to choose something that makes me happy to create good vibes like watching movies, videos, or playing online games. Even sports betting during a bad mood might be a factor to produce a bad analysis making the bet a high probability of losing.

Although gambling during times people are lonely isn't that bad if only they know their limits. 

I don't think it's being lonely though, maybe it's that something is bothering you and being alone, the only way to cope with that stress or at least some escape from it is to play and gamble by yourself. But if I'm in your situation, I wouldn't think of gambling some money because there is some emergency if front of me, but I guess everyone is very different. I can only wish that everything will be good in your end and that you can be ok in this difficult times. And hopefully you learn your lessons, and not to gamble anymore or at least let this trying time pass first.

Being lonely is one of the factor that urge me to gamble because I feel bored whenever I’m alone while playing gambling is very good to kill sometime and enjoy at the same time. But most of the time, watching gambler streamer winning huge amount of money is what makes me gamble no matter what is my current state. I always feel the urge to gamble because I became curious whether I can get that same jackpot price or not.

I have a lot of things that I’m doing when I’m alone so it’s very rare for me to get bored unless I saw a gambling post first before I think the things that I want to do.

Being idle is not something good to be in such condition but taking good opportunity to gamble while being idle is a very good decision because it help whine away time doing something tangible and in a fun and pleasurable atmosphere in gambling, but we must never take it as an excuse for an addiction, we have the right to caution and discipline ourselves if we wanted to, gambling is a giver of a refreshing moment to keep us handy and busy doing something while engaged in gambling.

Maybe, what you say can be a good input to our community here. However, what actually happens is not a problem when you are alone. IMO, conditions and situations are not the causative factors that cause you to experience a sizable loss. however, the problem lies with you. situations or conditions are not indicators that cause you to get lost in betting which in the end you lose a lot of money.

In fact, you find it difficult to stop the betting session that you are doing even though you have actually made a profit before. well, that's actually the problem. you are not able to limit yourself, and are absorbed in making more wins even if at first it is just to pass the time. In fact, you can do other activities after you have made some profits from the previous gambling session. many things you can do, if only just to spend your time. so in essence, when the situation changes and you experience defeat, emotions are increasingly involved in controlling your mind. and as you said, in the end you lose all your monthly income. So, this is an important lesson for you.

I have lived alone for a long time now, and I absolutely love it. Fortunately for me living alone is something that I love, and I don’t really get lonely and have any sort of urges to push me towards “overdosing” on things like drugs and gambling.

Sorry to hear about your mother, I hope things get better for her. I had to care for my mother when she almost passed away and lived with her for about five months, it was very fun let me tell ya, so I can relate. Best of luck!

Hey, I hope your mother gets well very soon.
Loneliness makes people do a lot of different things, good and bad, and what you did in particular, is considered bad since you've managed to lose the money that you had kept aside for something important.

I would suggest you to get yourself involved in some other activities for those times when you are alone. Playing some games, like story-mode games or p2p games which are quite engaging and addictive so that your mind takes you to these when you are lonely, instead of gambling.

It's his mother's condition that makes this situation that made him feel lonely. The sad part is when you gamble the money you saved for a while from campaigns here. It took less than a day probably of losing it all. You may really conclude that it's not good to gamble when you feel down.

Sorry for your loss. If anything, you could really ask the community for help. There are definitely lots of people here who could understand the situation that you may need money. It's been done before, you just need sincerity and people will help.

Nope, I disagree.

IMO in a gambling environment it's the one who toward you into gambling. Let's say, you have a friend who are gambling and then he get a big win. Once he got big win, sharing or tell to other people.

Because of that, you are tempted to try gambling. That's the most valuable reason.

Firstly, I hope your mother and you eventually do better and recover completely.

In my opinion when someone gambles and their state of mind is negative, something occurs when they start winning, the sensation starts to counter the bad feelings or depression and loneliness and in order to keep feeling better they do not withdraw or stop but rather continue to gamble to perpetuate the positive feeling. We all know that it is just matter of time before the odds start to go against them.

Perhaps, it would be better just to gamble in a positive state of mind and surrounded by friends and family who would encourage you to withdraw so you can enjoy your earnings with them...

And besides the OP there wasn't really alone. Can't imagine if how can I gamble on that situation. If there is anything that I will think of then that is the safety of my family member or anyone who are inside that medical theatre. I think the main reason why the OP gamble is that he will have an extra money that will be used to pay the medical bills. He was already successful there as he said he made some decent amount but the problem is lack of control and greed got him.

This is a usual case. Gambling house will tempt us and make us a winner only for us to come back but the result that we will get this time is not the same as what we had last time.

If lazing isn't a good thing then why is it that gambling while idle is a good decision.
Try to explain a little about your opinion because in my opinion only relying on gambling is not a positive thing for our lives.

I myself like to gamble but do gambling because there is an interval after a tiring day at work and use gambling as a means of entertaining myself and relieving fatigue.

It happens to me not only when I am alone but because I am always that stupid to think that this time will hit it big.Usually I play half of my signatures earning in slot machines in the Play n Go provider and I play this money on this provider because compared to others this usually gives the bonus round more easily and I try to win big from it.During most of the times I get them a couple of times but days like this one or usually on Sundays when I am alone and I have an urge to gamble are the worst days as I never seem to get the bonus round no matter that I play with the minimum bet.Today right now I got mad at the game for not giving a single time the bonus round for more than 40 dollars with 0.10 bet,but I was strong enough to quit and take some money

The only good thing out of this is that the casino I play,the one in my signature makes ever bet count and I just need 15% to get to the first VIP level thanks to these plays,this is the only positive from them,which keeps me playing every week.

I agree with you,loneliness can make someone have so many thoughts and if you can't control yourself,you might end up falling a victim to your habits. You allow your emotions took control of you that was why,you couldn't stop playing until you lost all your funds due to indiscipline and greed. I only use funds that I can avoid to lose when gambling, so that I don't regret my actions later on. You should try to avoid been lonely so that you don't gamble away all your savings and don't chase your losses.

Sorry for your loss and I hope your mother gets better soon. But you made the wrong decision. It is true that idleness can lead to many things that is why it's good to be engaged.  Although gambling is mainly for entertainment but it shouldn't be used as a means to fight boredom because money is involved. One can use other forms of entertainment like games and movie to to pass time but not gambling. It is also important to have a gambling plan that is backed with a budget. One must be discipline to follow the budget strictly regardless of the pressure or temptations to gamble above it. And another golden rule that every gambler must obey is; don't be greedy.

I'm very sorry to hear about your loneliness OP, and especially sorry about your mothers hospitalization. I will certainly say a prayer for you and your mother. I hope that you can find some hope in the word of God, AKA The Holy Bible. I have found that through a course called Life Essentials that gambling is a form of addiction that comes from some sort of brokenness in our past. Perhaps you should go back and hash out some of what your past and what you have been through and that will help, I know it helped me, albeit I will warn you that this is a painful process but it could possibly help you? Not certainly doesn't seem like a time to gamble, especially when there are medical bills that need to be paid, etc. I hope you figure it out!

Got same experience with you, which when I broke up with my gf, I played online poker all day for weeks. Not only it took my money and energy, but also I wasted my precious time since one tournament can run for several hours. Go outside and contact your friend, especially the closest one to talk or meet up. Apart of your gambling issue, you are doing great thing by taking care of your mom in hospital. I hope she will be recovered asap.

There so mamy ways I quell loneliness with and gambling is far from any of them I can think of. If you decide to gamble out of loneliness then invariably you're gambling for fun while money is being lost. I don't see fun in losing my money all because I want to kill boredom. Cause the more boredom I kill the more closer you're to being poor.

For some persons like myself that takes gambling as a side business I don't see myself doing it out of loneliness, if am lonely I listen to rap music.lolz.  Another issue, I'll buttress on is, let's learn to gamble with a budget we're cool to lose that at the end of the day it won't affect our financial plan already set

I happen to be an introvert right from before I started gambling, so being alone is something I'm already used to and it can never drive me into gambling.
I gamble when I choose to and it doesn't matter how lonely I feel, if I don't make up my mind to gamble, I never will, that is how much control I have over myself with gambling.

I personally think it boils down to decision, as long as the gambler is not an addict, for an addict, it might be very difficult for him or her to stay away from gambling whenever they are alone, but for some one who's not addicted, deciding not to gamble even a time when you are alone, should be enough to make you stay away from it.

Isnt only on gambling but also in other things in life on which you shouldnt really tolerating on something which you do know that it does have some negative impacts.Dont make yourself that get easily drag off just because you dont want to be yourself in idle and make out some activities just to make yourself having something to do but its really true that it isnt really that bad to gamble as long you do know those important things which should really be that avoided because if not then you would definitely be finding out that it could really mess up your love.Being lonely doesnt automatically means that it would motivate you to gamble because it would be always
boils down on someones interest through it because this isnt the only way on making yourself get distracted on the time that you are being lonely and there are lot more.

Usually it is true. You are then more likely to be drawn into a kind of depression, for example. If you have a large group of friends or a family, you will not be triggered to gamble very quickly. Yet there are also many situations known in which men in particular have started to gamble and have put the whole house at risk. Resulting in several breakups and divorces.
Many gamblers can hide this very well. You could also say that the people in the area are quite naive and believe everything to be true. I have never really delved into the numbers of such situations, I must say.

if you feel you are heading to that kind of situation, look for other alternative activities that you think are valuable of your time. as the OP presented his scenario, he was alone waiting inside the hospital, so he thought of gambling his money. one thing that i think of that he can do, is maybe look for the gym inside the hospital. most hospitals do have that facility. or maybe bring a book that you think you can read, a book that you are longing to read but have no time to sit down. it is up to you how you will deal this situation. there will always be worthwhile activity while being alone. don't treat it as a depressing moment.

You gambled to improve your mood, just as some people resort to other  alcohol and other things to boost their mood when they feel down. You choose to gamble because you were already used to gambling and that already was your favourite habit. Being lonely and idle is dangerous, because it puts you in a position to make bad choices and indulge in many habits not just gambling. You must as an individual understand the danger in being idle and lonely and make plans to always keep yourself occupied, or even if the loneliness is unavoidable, better activities to indulge in than habits that can harm your purse or your health.

Well, gambling has a psychological side too, and being lonely can make us depressed, and depression with gambling is two things that never should be mixed because we will lose all if we play under that condition.

And being only also gives us a feeling that we can lose all without affecting others, but that doesn't happen if we have a couple or a family, the fact that we have to hold something for them in case things becomes bad make us play it more in a smart way.

Only you have the power to change this behavior and you really need to catch yourself any time you start to think about gambling. I don't know how much you spend on it but there are plenty of ways to have fun without spending money. There are literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of free game apps out there to keep you preoccupied in such situations. Your mind is tricking you into thinking you can make a profit from anywhere and casinos definitely use manipulative psychological tactics to get you to spend everything. You should have been happy getting your money up and had plenty of time to stop as your balance drifted away, but that is what greed does to people, so better to abstain from it altogether if you cannot control it.

I would rather play up video games or something to look in my computer or PC rather than on making myself do gamble because not all people would really be that a fan on doing so.Losing money isnt something that could give out some best feeling too or could ease up the loneliness that you are currently been feeling into.This is why some might that really that interested and some might really be just staying up on their room
and rather sleeping than on doing something.Its not necessary and we know that each person does have their own ways and methods on handling themselves on times like this.
Also we do have different set of interest which we do know that people do really engage on whatever things that they do have in mind on that time.

Loneliness triggers a lot of things that'll make you engage into some online activities, and while gambling is available online, that's actually one of the major thing that a gambler does when he find himself alone and feels bored. It's not really a bad idea though, especially when the boredom and loneliness is killing you momentarily lol. But, it became really bad when you're excessively doing it that you have to exhaust your earning for that month just to cure that boredom.
Well, it's certainly a good idea to share scenarios like this, so other people who might get into this situation will have a mirror to reflect on when they think of going to a gambling website. Gambling must be planned financially.

true but sadly it is for a lot of people and it is one of the reasons why there are a lot of people that are gambling addicts. they made gambling as a coping mechanism and as a result, they became reliant on it, thus becoming addicted.

good for you but it being in a happy mood while gambling does not bring you luck, although it gives you far better decision-making than when you are not.

All in have noticed about gambling is that it is a act of doing what we are passionate about. Sometimes we enjoy gambling just like we enjoy playing games. Gambling is very interesting especially when we are making winnings and we might be lured to lose everything if we are not self controlled. This is what will make us to be less dependent on gambling and reduce our frequent hast to play games even when we are not ready or interested in making some few dollars.

Loneliness is very bad for most people and that is when they do think of doing the odd things. Try make yourself a room for adjustment.

Loneliness gives space to engage in any kind of activities. As said it has got emotional part, when we fail to control our emotions it'll end up in win or loss. Here it is a loss and the situation of OP is worse. Losses at such situations will easily lead to depression, and one should take into consideration different factors before gambling. As suggested keeping the fund for the family and playing with the rest is the right way. Even if triggered we should have the self control.

It could be, this may not only be because you are lonely and alone, but also because you are in a bad condition. Where you are waiting for your mother to have surgery, and of course, this will also give you its own worries. When the mind is not in good focus, there is a feeling of confusion in it, and there is concern about something, then this can actually be the cause for you not being optimal at gambling. especially this is gambling, where gambling can play your emotions very well and naturally. And in these conditions, you may not be able to control yourself and end up losing money, some or all of it. The lesson here that can be taken is not to engage in gambling activities if we are indeed in a state that is not ready both mentally and in thought. because we will only do gambling based on feelings and get carried away by emotions for a moment.

In my country we have the following saying: "An empty mind is the devil's workshop".

When we're alone, we usually get out of our routine and often run out of things to do, it's in those moments that we fall into the temptation of doing what gives us the most pleasure, for some it might be gambling, for others it's social networks, pornography or games.

We usually only "disconnect" from the addiction when something calls us back, it could be physical exhaustion or zero bankroll.

Gambling needs to be well controlled, whether financially or in terms of time control, for the latter, there are several applications that help us to maintain control.

I do not think this is about being lonely but about feeling sad, many people when they find themselves alone become sad about it as humans by nature are social creatures, and since you were alone and passing for a difficult time you were trying to find a way to cheer yourself up, you decided to gamble and you could not stop, which is very common as this happens a well to those which take a drink when they are sad and end up drunk, so avoid gambling when you are feeling down and most of your gambling problems will disappear.

My apologies again for me getting too harsh about your decision. I might spoke bad at my post, but I just can't imagine you did it.
Well, what's done is done. The best thing you can do is to just adjust onto it, think twice or even thrice before deciding and learn from your mistake.

I just hope that you will not do this again because I believe that you aren't addicted. It's just, your loneliness ate you and you find a way to make yourself happy and the first thing that came into your mind is gambling which is a bad sign at least for me.

Learning really is expensive isn't it? :D At least you learn from this one and that's more important. Good thing that you've managed to come up with a way to manage your financial difficulty. :)

This is the problem with online gambling. It could happen anytime. You can gamble if you're waiting for someone. You can gamble if you're stuck in traffic. You can gamble every time you have nothing else to do.

But it might help if you drain your gambling account down to the last Satoshi every time you finish your occasional gambling session so that you won't be tempted to gamble every time you have vacant time.

I wonder, did you keep savings in your gambling account wallet?

If he drains his gambling account to the last Satoshi, I'm afraid he will immediately deposit more money to continue gambling as it seems he has a problem with gambling. He had to try hard to give up gambling at all costs so that he would not gamble even if he were in that situation.

For a gambler which is very active in gambling, he must keep some money in his gambling account wallet so he can return to his account and will immediately start gambling. This is okay, but you need good self-control so you don't use the money too often.

Yes, but in this case, he gave in the the calling of playing his hard earn money into gambling. And the sad part, is that he lost everything in the end. And yes, it could lead to him thinking of depositing more money instead of just holding it up because he has some kind of emergency.

Hopefully that will not be the case for him here, and hope that he learn his lessons the expensive way.

The next time he goes on a feeling of loneliness, then don't gamble and just be strong.

A learning in an expensive way. I never thought situation would go in this way. My fate I should've cashed it out earlier, but kept aside to enjoy the small increase in the holding if there is rise in the bitcoin price. I never intend to deposit and loss more, because the emotional outburst is the reason for the entire loss. If not I could've stopped in between. Next time feeling lonely need to move forward looking for other activities.

Using gambling as a way to escape your reality can give you pros and cons in the long term.

If you are lonely, perhaps you could try other recreation activities in which you can enjoy while not spending a hefty amount over it. Because being lonely could really affect your emotions and your urge to spend just to feel secured and satisfied, only to notice you spent more than what you can afford right after playing or betting. If you want to unwind and relax, or just merely have fun because you feel lonely, at least set a specific budget amount of your spare money which you will only spend in gambling. Otherwise, you can get bankrupt if you'' let your emotions control you.

I have my instances where boredom gets to me and I want to do things for mere exploration and to serve as my past time. However, I limit myself in engaging and spending because it might do me more harm than good if I will not moderately do it.

Atleast you learned so you can avoid having such mistake again in the future. That's why it is also important to gamble without something in mind that bothers you (like problem) because it can affect the way you gamble, just like what happened to you, being out of control to stop already. If you're not in condition then refrain yourself otherwise you'll regret it.

In my case I only gamble when i'm in the mood and usually it is already set right after my work, it's my leisure time. Moreover, I make sure that the money I use to gamble is not meant for important things because it's really a problem if ever.

Your loss was a hefty amount of money in our country, and it is clear that you have returned to that nothingness you felt because you are reminding us about your experience, but actually, it is not just loneliness that you would gamble and lose with that kind of emotion, but all of your emotions can surely suffice to this kind of urge in feeling that you want to gamble,

For me, you feel the need of getting money and greedily encourage yourself to still play gambling because you have felt that urge, which is really something many gamblers are feeling, that is why I don't gamble if I feel emotions rushing in, when you lost in a bet you would feel frustrated and feel the need to take it back which the house would exploit then ending it in taking all your earn money with it,

For me, the right thing to do how to gamble was always to keep your emotions in check if you gamble it is OK for you to lose so if you felt frustrated never urge yourself to get back all losses but to have the right decision to stop and call it a day,

It is generally a bad idea to gamble when you feel lonely, tired, depressed or irritated. Gambling should be done as rationally as possible and always with money you can afford to lose, but often the reality is far from the theory.

In my case these things don't happen to me because I am quite rational with gambling but I keep my fingers crossed because you never know what might happen in the future.

I think if you’re gambling when you’re lonely it could be a coping device that might not be very healthy. Nothing wrong with gambling online while you’re alone, but if you’re only doing it out of boredom I think you’ll find that it is an expensive way to deal with being alone. If it is a problem then I’d treat it like an addiction and do your best to replace it with a different way to pass the time.

He may need to find another way not to feel alone because that can also influence his mind to do other things that might be bad for him.
But if you are alone and just want to have fun and are not in a bad mood, you can play gambling but still have to control your game so you can stop anytime.
Gambling when alone is fun but the risk is that once we can feel the fun and excitement, we can forget to stop and this has happened to many gamblers and they end up losing all their money.
And there are many ways that we can do to spend time instead of just playing gambling but it will come back to each person.

Your thread explains the usual phrase when people say an Idle mind is just a devil's workshop. There is nothing that scares me like boredom, it gives you room to think deeply and that's when you start thinking unnecessary kinds of stuff, and before you blink an eye, gambling thoughts come in and the bad side of it is that you don't care if it crosses your monthly gambling budget.

I have a rule and I stick to it, I know some games and matches could be tempting to wager an amount but once I know I don't have any money from my gambling budget, I don't stake a kobo(cent) on any game and when I'm lonely, I switch to sports event or channels to entertain myself to avoid unnecessary loss or matches I didn't plan for in the first place.

Really sorry to hear that buddy, hopefully your mother is good and the operation was a success. I know the feeling of being lonely very well from my past, but I never tried to fight it with gambling. My main go to place to numb the pain where alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. It was a really dark time for me back then, it took me a long time to realise that this was a cry for help and I used all those substances to try and avoid changing my situation. Like me it seems that you are unhappy in your situation and should work to change it. How about you call an old friend or some family member you haven't spoken to in a while? Gambling while dealing with strong emotions is not a good idea in my opinion. When it comes to evaluating risk and remain in control of our actions we should be emotionally stable. That is why I never try to gamble when I am drunk or angry and mad. With your big loss you only make things worse and will feel terrible afterwards. We shouldn't be looking at gambling as a tool to make us feel better, because the chances of us losing is higher than of us winning.
   

I definitely agree with this. When I was sick and not be able to work in office for long I felt lonely so I started playing lottery out of nowhere. I win nothing but yet I felt busy. I think gambling is not the best way to fill that void in your life. People can go with more creative and productive ways when they are idle. Gambling is nice escape mechanism from life's misery but its far better to gamble when you are totally mentally good. Being alone makes people vulnerable to be addicted.

In reality, you are playing an EV-game, so the expected result, and more in the long term, is a loss. Feeling lonely or having other types of negative emotions, only enhances this and accelerates the process. Casino gambling should be for entertainment or fun, because it is not a good way to win money. What happens is that I understand that in situations like the one you are talking about, sometimes emotions drive you.

sorry to hear that mate , and sad to see that instead of keeping that money so you can help with your mother operation ? you manage to gamble and lose them all for that I hate that attitude, and please don't blame gambling or loneliness to becoming a gambler because that is a stupid counter to your mistake , imagine that your mother is in the operation moment and instead of praying or wishing she won't lose her eyes , you gamble?
please do this mistake as eye opener and never to do the same mistake Ever again.

On the other hand being alone can give enough room to think and execute your future plans, being alone can make you room to gain knowledge through various sources and the list is endless so being alone doesn't really drive towards gambling only our intention does so when we are clear with what is our need then we can use the loneliness to make things work.

I think the obvious reason is that he is thinking about the bills. Financial needs drive someone to gamble which isn't new and it's always one of the main reasons why we play. Maybe he thinks, he can lessen the burden if ever the outcome is favorable to him, at least he will be in a little bit better state, financially. But then when emotions are high, intelligence is low. Not all, but gamblers always got carried by their emotions.

maybe this will be His next step as he fails for the last act and the Money that he gather for a month just wasted that way.
well like what others says? a hard ways to understand and learn .

actually in gambling ? many of us have already taken this and being advised so many times but of course we denies until we experience more bad like this.

That should be what we can do when we are alone and contemplating to prepare our next plans and not play gambling which can even make us lose money.
By being alone, we may get inspiration or ideas or even correct ourselves if we want to change in a better direction.
But if we instead use it to gamble, we really don't feel lonely because we are engrossed in gambling but the risk is that we will lose money.
We can decide what to do and it is better to use it for self-introspection so that we can know what we should improve and do in the future.

Not just gambling but lot of other addictive stuff. Being human is to have connection with other beings and that's a given, you don't have to isolate yourself towards being lonely. Well, it's a given to be alone when you feel the urge in gambling, but being lonely shouldn't be at fault there are other things to consider, you just need to think of another way to make yourself more productive.

@OP
this is not your first post regarding issues in gambling (just a quick selection)...
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5399348.msg60172581#msg60172581
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5396713.msg60006422#msg60006422
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5323311.msg56545827#msg56545827
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5317095.msg56342157#msg56342157

I am really sorry to read such kind of posts.
If I can give you a suggestion and I hope this can help... is much better you take a pause from this activity and try to understand better the reason you bet, what you are achieving for.

I've read few posts on all of his threads, there are a lot users giving advice to @OP to quit gambling because @OP has a gambling addiction issue. But since he's join a signature campaign where the he must post in gambling boards in order to fulfill the campaign requirement, it make @OP has no way to escape gambling.

The best thing here is @OP need to leave gambling campaign and only join the campaign about other niche, but I believe @OP wouldn't do it since right now there's no signature campaign open or accept his rank.

Good find, I didn't notice that. Maybe OP is actually suffering from gambling addiction but had not noticed it yet. Someone must tell him that it's not going well anymore and it should be changed. Maybe trying to pause making bets will rehabilitate him, it's a good trial to know if you can really control your addiction.
This could be the reason why his go-to application when boredom struck is gambling, unlike other people whose go-to is either social media or online games which as their pass time.
I hope he does read all the opinions of our members here as it might help him. Well, if there's no one who could talk to him about this.

That's not always the case, it will matter depends on what you see on the internet and people around you since those one can influence you to gamble because your curiosity risen up when there's money shown or you see people around you enjoying what they are playing and you will get convince to try about what they are doing because you don't want to be left around by them. There's to many option for people to eliminate their boredom and maybe other people see gambling as one of the option.

Great searching skills. I've told that this has nothing with being lonely, greed and addiction are sources of evil. The first problem of addicted to gambling is to admin he is addicted. romero121 is a perfect example. Everyone and everything are guilty for his loss, but not himself.

I would also advice to go to a specialist before it is to late. Few times per year romero121 makes a huge money loss due to gambling. Statistically, spring is bad period for him (based on topic creation dates). It is advisable to give access to wallets and account to someone till summer, or we are going to see new crying topics here.

0.009 BTC for me is big enough, I have also gambled several times when the house is quiet or no one is around me but I will not spend all my capital, if I lose several rounds while playing slots then I will stop to continue it tomorrow.


looking after someone in the hospital is really very boring but I'm a little curious, why don't you watch a movie - a funny video or call your friend. I'm not sure you will be able to return your losses in a short time, a valuable lesson from your story is to keep your curiosity under control when gambling in lonely conditions.

It's normal to be sad if we're experiencing hardships in life and feel lonely if we don't have anyone besides us but relying on the comfort of gambling will not make the situation better. We can only feel more disappointed if we will have losses because we are too emotional. There are still many ways to ease our loneliness and gambling should not be our solution.

Being lonely and getting busy with gambling is not as bad as that, gambling creates a pleasurable event you can always recqoned with whenever you're on the leisure mood and i don't see it a bad idea if that loneliness of yours eventually drives you into gambling, but either of the two, i believed you must have also be passionate about gambling but never been triggered to give a try not until something called loneliness pushed you into it, which is not also a bad idea, everyone gambling today has one or two things that serves a force that has contributed to their interest in gambling.

It looks like OP is facing a hard time in his life due to his mother being hospitalized and urdergoing a surgery, so his mind needed a relief for a brief moment and gambling seemed the perfect choice on that situation he found himself. I really see no issues on that, since it could be benefical for him, however, he should just have been more careful with the amount of money he was going to risk. To risk the whole month's savings is never a viable alternative.

Maybe he should have just allocated a minor budget for gambling activity, like 10% of the savings.

Stress must have pushed OP not loneliness. Indeed, he needed to relieve himself, but the pleasure of winning was unbearable considering that he needs more money and pleasure; killing two stones with one. In moments like this, It won't be easy to think straight about the right decision, yet scheduling his bankroll would have been a good decision. And he could be facing more pains than he did before he took his previous decision. However, we are expected to stay strong and manage what we have left. Hence, it'll be unfair to repeat such mistake. Not only by OP, readers here should also learn from his mistake and not get carried away with simultanous wins.

I think it's not the best time to gamble when you are unstable it will hinder your ability to control everything. Gambling isn't the right place for OP if he has a problem. Seeking a true friend that would stay besides him is the only one or more he needs since they will truly help you. But with the condition of OP it seems like he found it when gambling but that's just temporary to me although, he does need some therapy though and yet he found it on gambling since there are lots of activity their that with makes OP to forget his sadness for a while but that's just it — it will going to come back again after gambling that's why it's so addictive because of repetitive activity.

Almost every human being got what they normally do whenever they feel lonely. Yours is gambling, which is an addiction that started a long time ago before it gets to this level of you gambling whenever you feel alone.

Gambling when you feel alone will surely end up in losses cos you are gambling to feel the space in you without the focus on how to know when or how to quit when necessary. Gambling is not what to go into because you are lonely. Filling your lonely hours with gambling will make you lose the money you didn't bargain for.

Most people react like you, OP. They find things that make them forget about the harshness of life and keep doing them compulsively. For some people it's drinking alcohol, for others gaming, for you it's gambling.

I have a friend who is a gamer and when he's in the mood because things don't go well between him and his mother or with his girlfriend he always plays computer games and drinks himself to sleep. I saw him do that a few times where he'd get so drunk while playing the game that he'd lose consciousness and sleep on the keyboard.

You didn't do anything wrong in a stressful situation. We're human not robots. I hope at least your mom is better now.

Then it's time for you to find a new hobby if being alone forces you to gamble all the money that you have at your disposal.

I live alone and live pretty far away from any close relatives. I gamble every weekend although with a set budget that I never got over on. I enjoy gambling and use it to kill time before I move on and do some other stuff like groceries, laundry, or anything like that. The thing is, I never let gambling be the only activity that I let inside my mind. I have other stuff to do, and I only use gambling to speed up the time before I move on to another activity.

Perhaps you also need to find some other things in your own house or learn a new skill. It's not really a secret, but if you're already into deep in gambling then you'll have a hard time getting it out of your system. Little by little and you'll get by it.

It sucks to be alone and lonely. I've been in that position for a while too, and trust me when I say it's not the best circumstance to be in as a human being. That being said, if you think the melancholy of solitude drives you to gamble, I think it's time to rethink your choices and maybe get some professional help. If that is not available, or affordable, I suggest you go meet other people, reconnect with old friends, chat some relatives or your parents, anything that will clear your mind off of the struggle that solitude brings you.

You'll get better eventually bro. It's great that you're realizing there's something wrong. Now take the next step.

Actually, these sounds appear only because of your suggestions when you are alone and lonely.
If you follow these things then there will only be defeat and loss of all the money you have.
My advice is to look for activities and activities that are more positive so that such incidents do not happen again because they are very high risk and if you want to do gambling, then do it when you really have free time and have a calm and comfortable mind so that you are unlikely to be caught. control by emotion and lust for victory.

I tend to agree with gambling tips as you describe. Indeed, that is what is expected so that gambling does not cause problems, be it health, mental, financial or social problems. I also believe that to reach mature mindset on gambling is difficult, in fact someone can say it as best they can but the practice is different. Being responsible gambler is to be expected, but not everyone will actually make it to this stage.

Gambling while lonely will only make the gambler lose more control over his emotions. Sometimes they forget that they have spent lot of deposit just to keep him entertained. So even if gambling is for fun, gambling when lonely may not be good choice.

Yes not all people can experience the same to what the OP experienced but some of us will look for other interesting things and it's not always going to be gambling is the first thing that will came in our mind even though we also have a money or a crypto on our wallet. But there is a saying that when our mind is not occupied or we aren't busy then chances are that we will be involved on something bad. That could be true and the OP can prove it.

Maybe the OP is browsing his phone that time and he sees a gambling ad or a gambling post in this forum and that triggers him to gamble, not his surroundings because he is inside the hospital.

OP, I noticed that you posted a similar topic last year about some big gambling losses you were facing. Have you taken any steps to manage your gambling habits and minimize the risk of losses? It's important to remember that gambling, even with the best intentions and strategies, can be unpredictable and can result in significant financial losses if not managed properly. If you're feeling overwhelmed, there are resources available to help you, such as seeking help from a support group or talking to a professional. Hope everything is going well and take care!

This is really indeed that situation or does really vary out on someones thinking and the emotion that he/she felt on such condition or moment because each one of us does have different interest which do means that
on the time that we are really that lonely then people would really be dealing up with something that would really be in line into his interest.If he used to gamble that much into his vacant time or moment then the main thing that would be coming up into his mind is to gamble if he do feels boredom.Its true that there are lots of ways on distracting yourself or making yourself that enjoy on particular things
which arent really that always means to gamble if ever you are lonely.

I would say that I had never imagined or heard of such a situation before today. I believe gambling is an addiction, and in a situation like yours or the topic of your discussion, being lonely will only attract you to gambling if you're already addicted to it and can't control your spending. When I'm lonely, many things come to mind, some of which are not productive, but definitely not going to gamble and whine away the lonely moments.

I think the OP is addicted to gambling, am also the type that do gamble whenever am bored or alone but am always having limit, their is always a particular amount of money am always allocating for gambling, if I can lose the money, then am done with gambling for that moment, I can't just waste the amount I made in a month on gambling that's really bad.

If am in some conditions I don't think I will even think about gambling, how will my mum be in a surgery room then the next thing I will be thing about is gambling, I don't really think that's really normal, even if it's a minor surgery I can't even think about gambling at that particular time.

I am not entirely sure about the lonely part considering I am not lonely. But, I can guarantee you that not being lonely doesn't mean you stay away from gambling. I have met many people who are married and still addicted to gambling, it is not something that could get you stay away from it, it is something that would get you some help, there will be someone in your life trying to help you get away from it.

However, it is not that easy, it requires a strong will to realize the problem and stay away from it. If you are both addicted and gambling? In that case there is very little hope that you would stop, there are people who lost all they own to gambling that way.

Gambling is after all an entertainment isn't it. You were lonely and bored hence, you chose to take the way you thought could have brought you some entertainment and be rewarding perhaps. Unfortunately, you didn't make any profit except loses and I can't say that wasn't expected, lol...
Perhaps let's say, you paid for the fun games you played.

You chose betting over every other option as it is by far something you like to do. Don't know if itswhat I'll do and perhaps, you've got hospital bills on your mind.

Actually I don't see the connection here. You might as well run a free game (of which there are millions for mobile phones) and by the way it could be an online game with real people (so that you get rid of the feeling of loneliness). Or start a stream on twitch where the streamer will at least thank you for a meager donation. I think this is a matter of habit and it is obvious that you are used to gambling.

Hmm!! I might say yes. Because whenever one is lonely, you will like to do one thing or the other to busy yourself, and in most times gambling is the one comes to mind and secondly phone games. The person would play with any of the above ones to busy him or herself. Op from your saying it is unconcentration that causes the issue of losing because gambling needs a maximum focus.

One way is to just play online games for free and not on gambling sites.
Remember, there are so many free apps that you can play all day long just like the candy crush saga and many others.
At least, with these games, you don't need to shell out money unless you want to buy some upgrade.
But if you will go to a gambling site, certainly, you will lose some if you won't stop playing.

I completely concur. It is simple to turn to gambling  (http://www.creativitymesh.com/essential-rules-for-negotiation/)as a way to pass the time when you're bored or alone. I am sorry about your mother's condition. Most of the time, when I feel lonely and am tempted to gamble (http://www.quora.com/What-is-considered-online-gambling), it is because I have no plans for my time or activities to engage in during (http://parlemag.com/2020/05/five-signs-you-have-a-gambling-problem/) my downtime. Try to think or prepare ahead, especially during situations, to avoid this. You might be able to avoid feeling lonely by doing this.

I gamble for fun and i have my set limit for gambling I mostly gamble on weekends when I am home and need to cash in some fun. I cant risk anything close to $50-$100 talk more of using months of payment just to gamble.
I understand the op's situation as seeing you mum im the hospital going through surgery can be scary and can destabilize ops forcing oops gambling without control at that moment.