Does gambling affect your overall lifestyle?

[samputin]

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To me, gambling had the power to drag me in death's mouth by ruining everything for me due to my own false decisions
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This should be a wake up call that we should always be careful in making decisions in our life. And gambling is no exception. Yes, its quite hard to determine whether we did the right decision because we have to wait for its outcome. But at least, taking a pause and thinking not just once or twice, but many times on what decision we should make can really make a huge difference. It also pays to be analytic sometimes.

Anyway, I didn't have that kind of struggle. But it's good that you have recovered from your circumstance. I know you have learned a lot from that experience.

[Ranly123]

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.

That is maybe because you are addicted to gambling that made you loss and even include you family as bets. Lessons should be learned basing on your bad experience. You should not ba hooked or addicted to gambling because it sure will ruin you life. Just chill and do gambling as recreation to kill time.

[btc_angela]

I would admit that I'm a victim of this as well in the early days of my gambling addiction. Just like what had happened to OP, win some and then lose big time, until I'm literally 0. So of course it did affect me a lot including my lifestyle. But since I was able to snap out of my addiction and take control, even if I lose money today, if doesn't change everything, specially bringing food in the table for my family.

[Betwrong]

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- I made a single bet where I put the remaining half
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Let me guess, you were betting with like 80% win chance or higher when making that large single bet?

That's a typical mistake for many of us, gamblers. We think "The win chance is 80%, so I'm going to win most likely. Why not to make around $2,000 out of my $10,000? I can't be so unlucky to lose this bet!" But the thing is that you can lose even with 98% win chance. You can lose even twice or thrice in a row with that win chance (happened to me personally), and that's why you should never risk more than you can afford to lose, ever.

[rhomelmabini]

I guess that's worst, that's really the addiction comes out. Addiction not only comes when you are losing and want a heavy blow to get those back but sometimes it's when you're winning as well and want to get more of what you win.

If you let yourself get a vacation on your winnings probably that will not happen. If there's something to celebrate have a blast on it that's worth celebrating. Sad to know your story but remember that it isn't always late as long as you're still breathing, live life.

[DarkDays]

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.

If you can't stop yourself from gambling even when it is having a serious adverse effect on your life, then you must have gambling addiction bro, seek help.

You should only be playing with amounts that will not adversely effect you if lost, and you shouldn't be trying to chase a win that will return all your prior losses.

If you're not having fun, why are you gambling?

[Indamuck]

I keep my expectations in check and don't overdo it.  I use gambling as more of a social activity and only use a small amount.  Undoubtedly, many people take it too far and end up sleep deprived and broke.  I think some people just have something wired in their brain that makes them become more addicted.

[bering]

Reading your story apparently you were too enjoy your winning and can't control yourself and being an greed but when you spend out all of your money then you just realize it ruined your life already but based on my experience during gambling i was never change my life style and there is no different for me whether it gamble or not because usually i have particular limit to set my lost and my winning and if i had reached it then i stopped gambling and continue my normal life

[carlfebz2]

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Not to be harsh but people do deserve this yet they wont ever learn if they wont experience on getting broke with gambling.Greed is one of the most common reason.
You do already make money or profits but you do have always that thing on mind that you might able to get more if you tend to play again and instead of stopping and securing those wins you do tend to risk or bet it again until you lose it all and back to 0.This would be an endless cycle that's why gambling industry is a booming one.

[Johnzky]

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.

We are both in same criteria of living now mate because after i survived gambling addiction before I get married I make sure and promised to my wife that I will only play for fun and now that’s what I’m doing

But I’m happy for OP about his survival and hope that he will make those mistakes as example for not to happen again

I keep my expectations in check and don't overdo it.  I use gambling as more of a social activity and only use a small amount.  Undoubtedly, many people take it too far and end up sleep deprived and broke.  I think some people just have something wired in their brain that makes them become more addicted.

Because they think that gambling will save their lives but the truth is this only putting them in darkness and make their life miserable

[adzino]

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.

Yeah, it is obviously going to affect your overall lifestyle. Look at someone who wins a huge amount of lottery/jackpot. The end up having a lavish lifestyle. I have even heard stories where people after winning a huge amount of money spends everything carelessly and then ends up going back to their previous lifestyle.
You should have stopped once when you had won enough. Greed took over and you ended up suffering badly. Hope you manage to recover (not through gambling though).

[rdluffy]

Not it all my friend
For me, gambling is just for fun, and with small amounts that I'm able to lose without worry or without cry
Seriously, stop gambling man, this is not good for your life, it's not to late to stop

[mich]

I am not a big gambler personally but some of my colleagues I work with seem to make it a regular part of their lifes.
When there is a office pool people tend to turn sides on each other and I discover gambling can get in the way of accomplishing the actual tasks at hand
I become stressful if I have money on a sports match and it comes down to a coin flip if I will win the wager
I am lucky enough to say I am not very affected by a lifestyle that includes gambling but I do think it is a big problem in this world

[panjul07]

In general, gambling does affect gambler's lifestyle. It affects both when gamblers win a lot as well as when gamblers lose too much. When gamblers won huge then it will bring them to spend the money into something that they have never experienced before, while when gamblers lose too much then it will bring them into situation that force them to reduce the money for daily needs especially if they lost more than what they cant afford to lose. I believe it has been suggested many times before that we should have our own limit as well as our own target.

[jvdp]

It asap to have you handle the situation while your taking your investment into gambling industry. If you considered gambling asha entertainment alone there is no problem for you.
The people who ever being greedy and unable to control the emotion when they are facing the loss are not fit for the the gambling field.

[btc78]

I will never allow myself having in that scenario because being a father of 3 every single centavo is very precious because I earned that in hard ways for my family
My wife and children’s are my treasure so risking that king of money will be the most and very desperate thing I can do in my life.
Yeah I gamble sometimes but not to the extent that my family will suffer,no will not do the same way

[The Cryptovator]

What I believe gambling effecting overall lifestyle on most of gamblers. Because when you lost financially then obviously it will effect on overall lifestyle. If you are very very rich then it would not effect on your lifestyle but I believe 90% gamblers isn't very rich. Sometimes gamblers gain lot but due to greedy behaviour they loss again. And unfortunately its repeating continuously and eventually they become to Zero.

[emberbekas]

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 have a bitter experience too. It's been a long time ago and it was on offline gambling. I lost a lot and fell into a big debt that I could not handle by myself. In the end my family whose pay off my debt. Since then, I no longer the risk money that will cause problems if I lose it. Now I only use a little money for gambling purposes. Frankly, after that incident, I stopped gambling for a relatively long period of time until I met gambling sites with cryptocurrency.

[hahay]

Yes, I have gone through those times because in the end or now I am no longer dependent on gambling. In the past, lifestyle gambling will indeed change, regardless of what we get from gambling, if it wins, of course it will make us feel comfortable with life that seems to be fulfilled from the income obtained from gambling. But when the losses are obtained, the lifestyle will be more difficult with a lot of debt everywhere. That is a story that at least I experienced in the past.

[Mahanton]

Yes, I have gone through those times because in the end or now I am no longer dependent on gambling. In the past, lifestyle gambling will indeed change, regardless of what we get from gambling, if it wins, of course it will make us feel comfortable with life that seems to be fulfilled from the income obtained from gambling. But when the losses are obtained, the lifestyle will be more difficult with a lot of debt everywhere. That is a story that at least I experienced in the past.

I dont know why people do really end up on considering gambling as an option for them to reach out a convenient lifestyle.Yes it can give out big amounts on an instant way but this also give outs the negative ones which makes you experience being poor instead on getting rich.There are other options or paths to take rather than using gambling to fulfill your dreams.