Does gambling affect your overall lifestyle?

[2double0]

I had been gambling for years before I met with a very big accidental loss that almost killed me. It took me a lot of time to get out of the shock I got from that loss as it was all I saved for my family that I put as a bet and lose. To me, gambling had the power to drag me in death's mouth by ruining everything for me due to my own false decisions, did you have the same experiences - bitter or sweet, you would want to share? I would point it out like this:

- I started gambling
- Set goals
- Win
- Win again
- Wow, again a lot of wins and I now have enough money to pay for bills and food for 5 full years
- I don't stop there
- I play
- I lose
- I played again with bigger amount
- EV not positive any more
- Still playing
- I made a lot of bets where I lost half of all those wins
- I didn't quit
- I made a single bet where I put the remaining half
- & I lost finally, everything that I made + what I put in it that was mine
- It ruined the lifestyle we were living and I am back to 0.

[Dreamchaser21]

Glad that you survived from a big loss and its good to learn many things from your experience. Gambling doesn't affect much of my lifestyle because I only play with moderation and I don't have much money to gamble. What I've learned from my past experience is that, being greedy in gambling can't help you earn money that's the reality i believe.

[leowonderful]

Not really, my life's really been nearly the same since I started gambling because I typically don't gamble very large amounts and I only gamble occasionally, mostly on the weekends when I do happen to gamble. I've had some decent wins over the years that I've used to pay off bills and various other expenses that I have to pay off, but nothing I would consider life-changing (that'll be from holding crypto). Just a source of entertainment  that I utilize when I'm bored at home in the end for me. I've always had good self-control so I rarely have problems with gambling too much money, but there's been times when I've slipped before.

[sweetbet]

The temptation to go after the big life changing win by risking it all on that single wager can be very strong at times. I've been so tempted many times in the past to bet big in the hope of winning big, but it never worked out that way for me. Some people are lucky or it's just meant to be for them. Life is stressful enough without me creating more debt for myself. This is why I only see gambling as a form of entertainment and never as a way to generate an income.

[livingfree]

I'm not an intense gambler so I haven't been through any hard decision and failure in gambling though I have more experience in hardship related to life but not in gambling.

Have you recovered OP from that huge accidental loss that you've been?

[2double0]

The temptation to go after the big life changing win by risking it all on that single wager can be very strong at times.

Right as I might have won something that I already lost - half part of the capital. But who knows if I'd stop there or continue ahead? That again with high bets to risk more in regards to winning more?

I've been so tempted many times in the past to bet big in the hope of winning big, but it never worked out that way for me. Some people are lucky or it's just meant to be for them. Life is stressful enough without me creating more debt for myself.

I thank my instinct for stopping me against taking any loans to gamble. I was safe at that part and I really believe my sixth sense stopped me from creating extra problems for myself.

This is why I only see gambling as a form of entertainment and never as a way to generate an income.

I didn't want to generate an income but my greed wanted me to get me and my family a lifestyle where we can live a smooth and happy life without much worries for money. This dropped me down so hard that I decided not to gamble again in my life ever.

[mu_enrico]

I feel sorry for what has happened to you mate, but hey you are still alive! So you still have plenty of time to work and to be a genuine wealthy person.

Gambling did not affect me (and hopefully won't) because I've seen what gambling can do to people since I was a boy. Furthermore, no one can get rich from gambling, and even lottery winners often found immediately bankrupt, slowly bankrupt, death because of overdose, etc.

My lifestyle is pretty much the same. Only casually spent a few bucks or freerolls when I have free time. Gambling responsibly guys!

[Darker45]

Ugh, gambling has gobbled you up, mate. That is a sad story, although you are fortunate enough to still end up whole and very able to stand up and start again from zero. I have watched more morbid news about how gamblers handle huge losses.

I love gambling, although I am not really the online type. But gambling has not affected me to the point that my lifestyle has changed because of it. I only gamble a strict amount I can easily do away with. The only weird thing about me is that I would rather get out of the gambling house lost than break-even.

[2double0]

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I love gambling, although I am not really the online type. But gambling has not affected me to the point that my lifestyle has changed because of it. I only gamble a strict amount I can easily do away with. The only weird thing about me is that I would rather get out of the gambling house lost than break-even.

I didn't set an amount and just went all in with whatever I had, though lost but gave me an experience that made me realize that gambling is not for me or may be I am not made for gambling. I broke even actually when I lost 75% of my total capital 'including wins from old bets'. The remaining part was what I started with which I made 4x of my original capital. But greed always makes you lose if you stick to it and don't control yourself. I didn't sleep for at least a week, went to a psychiatrist to make him check me, then a consultant and finally I was relieved. The days were very tough for me to be spent when you have 0 money on hands to spend for your family.

[Darker45]

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I love gambling, although I am not really the online type. But gambling has not affected me to the point that my lifestyle has changed because of it. I only gamble a strict amount I can easily do away with. The only weird thing about me is that I would rather get out of the gambling house lost than break-even.

I didn't set an amount and just went all in with whatever I had, though lost but gave me an experience that made me realize that gambling is not for me or may be I am not made for gambling. I broke even actually when I lost 75% of my total capital 'including wins from old bets'. The remaining part was what I started with which I made 4x of my original capital. But greed always makes you lose if you stick to it and don't control yourself. I didn't sleep for at least a week, went to a psychiatrist to make him check me, then a consultant and finally I was relieved. The days were very tough for me to be spent when you have 0 money on hands to spend for your family.

Who's made for gambling, anyway? Well, except for those genius individuals who could read cards and make the house edge look silly, we are gambling for the fun of it. It's just sad that you will have to go through all these unfortunate events to make you realize about gambling and yourself.

Greed will not only take away your money. A more intense one could also take away your family, your future and theirs, and even your life and sanity. Thanks god, you've made your realization earlier and handled everything from there pretty well.

By the way, how's gambling today? Have you left it for good?

[Natalim]

I'm interested to know on what kind of game you are playing?

I'd like to know it so I know I am sharing my opinion with people which are the same page as mine, I actually gamble in sports and I'm heavily focus on this compared to other games as this one for me gives a chance to win due to the fact that it has no house edge.

[shoreno]

yes it does affect my lifestyle but only slight and not overall  . when i gamble id eventually hook on the game and i forgot to do the more important chores in the house  but later on i can recover from the slight addiction that i feel  . we just need to think advance if what will happen to us if we continue gambling without limits  . gambling is fun and profitable also if we knew what we are doing and if it cant interfere with our personal lives

[robelneo]

It happens to every gambler who is dedicated to gambling with no source of income but only coming from gambling or business associated with gambling, people should not rely on gambling to make a living, and should not set up a business to sustain his gambling habits, we have seen people getting their lives ruined by excessive gambling, it's ok to gamble but only with excess funds and just for enjoyment.

[acroman08]

It did affect my life at one point. but the reason why is not because I became addicted to it but because treated it as a way of earning some extra money which I did.
although I don't win every time I gamble. gambling is still one of the reason why I was able to pay my bills. the impact gambling made in my life is that it helped me through
some though times where I could lose the apartment I'm renting but didn't because of gambling.

[crwth]

I think in everything that we do in life, we need to be careful and know what we are doing. It may be a simple choice, but you get to decide whether it will affect your personal life or not.

Imagine professional gambling players who are up for a challenge with their personal lives. I think it's a matter of the fact whether you are disciplined and your mindset is all it takes. Sure you get to lose a lot of money, sure you got a lot of nerves popped because you are angry, but it doesn't matter if you are going to let yourself down. You need to be strict with yourself so that you wouldn't end up regretting it. I think it could be done, but I haven't tried it myself because I can control my gambling part of me. What I can't is trading, but I'm working on it.

[omonuyak]

I had been gambling for years before I met with a very big accidental loss that almost killed me. It took me a lot of time to get out of the shock I got from that loss as it was all I saved for my family that I put as a bet and lose. To me, gambling had the power to drag me in death's mouth by ruining everything for me due to my own false decisions, did you have the same experiences - bitter or sweet, you would want to share? I would point it out like this:

- I started gambling
- Set goals
- Win
- Win again
- Wow, again a lot of wins and I now have enough money to pay for bills and food for 5 full years
- I don't stop there
- I play
- I lose
- I played again with bigger amount
- EV not positive any more
- Still playing
- I made a lot of bets where I lost half of all those wins
- I didn't quit
- I made a single bet where I put the remaining half
- & I lost finally, everything that I made + what I put in it that was mine
- It ruined the lifestyle we were living and I am back to 0.

It is better to stay with this wise advise “only put or invest in gambling what you can afford to lose”! If we do otherwise because we want to become very rich then we should be ready to face the consequences which most time is bankrupt or even death. From the beginning, this statement is common in gambling community and that is “gambling is risk” however, very few takes this world to heart!

[maydna]

Fortunately, I don't have the experience as you because once I get inside of gambling, I only feel curious and want to know about gambling. In that time, I don't think about using more money to gamble because I can use a free coin to gamble. Although I already get a loss in gambling, my loss is not too higher as you, and I am glad I could still control myself to stop gambling after I get lost. I've always said to my friends that they don't have to use bigger money to gamble because the risk will bigger and they can lose everything they have.

[Pmalek]

No, I have never had such an experience. I like to bet on sports more than casino games. The biggest amount I ever invested was €200 and that was highly unusual for me. I've never had the goal to become rich from gambling as in 99% of the time it doesn't work so I have never had problems gambling away what I can't afford to lose.

[imstillthebest]

No, I have never had such an experience. I like to bet on sports more than casino games.

What about before when you were a noob on the gambling world ? All of us will be addicted on it for the first time but eventually it will past out  . your also playing on sports , sports based gambling were enjoyable and profitable than casino ones but its strange why it didnt affect any of your lifestyle .

For me , gambling does have an impact on my lifestyle but im trying to balanced them even though its hard just because i dont want to drop gambling on my life .

[jrrsparkles]

Depends on how intense we are doing it if we gamble just only couple of times a week then it is not going to change anything in our life style but if we want to gamble everyday in our life just to get the feeling of gambling satisfication or to make more money then you got then it can really ruin your life just like op said.
But it is not only happening with gambling anything that is addictive we are doing much intensive which can change our lifestyle so keep the balance the lifestyle then lead a happy life.