Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping as a gambler?

[Becky666]

  This is my personal experience: I am a gambler who loves gambling mostly on sports betting and have had series of experiences which some a positive and others negative but for the purpose of this thread; I am going to talk about my negative experience.

Just a few days ago, the government of my country made an announcement about stay at a home policy which made me get boredom. During these few days, I have been involved actively in gambling mainly on virtual sports betting which I have lost beyond my imagination.

At first, I lost a whopping sum of #30,000 (NGN) in a local currency, I played some games and won with some good profits which I used to Carter for the family but went the next day to meet my Waterloo during which I lost the said amount. This has affected me and caused me a sleepless night because the said money wasn't for me but the entire family for upkeep during this trial moment. I am regretting my loss because the remaining members of the family aren't aware of this loss. This has not happened to me before now until this compulsory self quarantine from the government.

To my co-gamblers: these days are tempting, ensure to be more careful with your savings and "never gamble what you can't afford to lose"

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[ShowOff]

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It depends on your goals in gambling because usually someone who bet makes more money and if one day suffers a loss in betting, it will affect the quality of sleep and very likely make him unable to sleep. But if the purpose of gambling is to change your mood so that you feel happy then you will have no trouble sleeping when you lose or win.

Every time you decide to gamble, you also need to realize that you have a chance to lose, and if you cant control your emotions while gambling, I am sure you will spend more money to recover your losses (without realizing you can experience more losses ).

[Ryker1]

Well, people sometimes learned from their mistakes and realized they wrong. Perhaps at that time you feel greedy and want to gain more in gambling. Because actually gambling is not for making money but the interpretation of most gamblers is making money, not for the fun activity. Indeed, in this post, --you already had found the answer. Gambling of what you can afford to lose is the first rule to implement to your self because that is only self-discipline.
Be careful of this attitude that you can't sleep as a gambler because you are chasing your losses. Perhaps, this is the reason why you become addicted to gambling without knowing your self because all you know is a habit.

[Haunebu]

Difficulty sleeping? Never. However, I have thought long and hard about my losses though which burns everytime I think about it, but it is also a stark remainder of my mistake and helps me not repeat the same mistake more than once.

Gamblers who are addicted tend to lose sleep and focus on recovering their in some way or another leading to bigger losses in the long term based on what I have observed.

[dunfida]

So far i havent experienced this kind of situation where i do have sleepless nights or a very stressful situation because you have used your family savings.

This is why its always important that you should not only think twice but several times on what would be the consequences if you do fucked up that certain bet and with
this you will realize that it isnt worth the risk yet chances of losing is always there.

Dont let your addiction do control you from time to time because it will just mess up your situation.

[Becky666]

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Every time you decide to gamble, you also need to realize that you have a chance to lose, and if you cant control your emotions while gambling, I am sure you will spend more money to recover your losses (without realizing you can experience more losses ).

Yes, I intended to get some loss back even though is not all losses but later get deepened in my loss. As I have said, this has not happened to me before now. The compulsory self quarantine from the government made me get involved into this mess am in. I have never experienced this.

[harizen]

I don't know the difference in terms of cost of living between there and here in my country but you should be able to move on within just a few days with the amount you have a loss.  The amount loss was around $81USD as of the current exchange rate and as of my estimate based on the cost of living here, it can cover a food budget for a week within a 5 person as long as it budgeted properly.

The fact that you were able to gamble such amount meaning you are ready to face the risks. It's just that you lose.

That's shouldn't be the end of the day for you and you need to stand strong. What you need to do is to find a way to earn that amount even little by little just to cover what's lost. And the best thing you should do is to talk with your family and tell the truth. Your sleepless night should be changed into normal status since I know, your family will understand you.

Of course, charge that to experience and never take that risks as I'm telling you it's difficult to be put on lockdown. Our confirmed cases here are growing every day and I hope your country will not experience the same.

[Tipstar]

Gambling has been my friend on sleepless nights mostly. Not sleeping due to gambling did occurred once when I lost a huge amount of money on a single day. That day I was rage betting and lost almost every crypto I had. Though I had recovered half of what I've lost on gambling through gambling, that day was one of the most depressing one.

[swogerino]

It did a few times in my beginning.At those times I loved to gamble offline as online casinos were not that popular.A few times it happened to me to wake up in 1 Am and to go in the 24 h opened casino.This happened until one time I lost everything and quit this kind of gambling.Since then it has never happened again to me.

[ralle14]

For me its more on sacrificing my sleep instead of having troubles doing so since most of the sports that I bet on usually starts at midnight or early in the morning then the situation snowballs until the end of the week putting my sleep schedule all over the place. During the time I lost most of my bankroll my experience was mostly the opposite sleeping was much easier since i've got nothing to watch during the day but it took a few days to shrug off these losses.

[pixie85]

30000 NGN? Isn't that just 80 dollars? Don't worry about it OP it's not something you cannot earn again.

If it was 80 thousand dollars you'd have a problem but 80 dollars? Please!

I have no problems sleeping but everything that stresses you can cause sleep disorders. Stay calm, work out, don't forget to eat and you'll be fine.

[JeromeTash]

If you are gambling in order to earn a living out of it then it will definitely have a psychological effect on your mind and consequently even your sleep will be distorted.
The biggest you made was to even gamble using the money that was not yours. If you don't have money or if you are planning to gamble in order to earn out of it then always ensure you totally avoid the temptation to gamble because the consequences can be far much worse than your initial situation that led you to gamble.

[Kemarit]

Really hard to control our addiction since it is very accessible, with just your desktop/laptop you can log-in and play anytime to want.

And as far as losing big money, been there, done that, lost a lot of sleeps, LOL. After I lost, I have to think of another way to cope up with the money that I lost, waiting for my next paycheck. But that was many years ago, right now, I just play online games with just enough crypto to have some fun. I don't want to go back and play with all the money I got, things have change now, I learn how to prioritized.

[romero121]

Once I suffered out of gambling addiction. The addiction began in an early morning and the same ended up in the night after a month. In between the deep sleep woke up and just for fun gambled and lost five ethereum. Further I wasn't able to sleep, and after hard try retained it within the morning. Decided not to gamble anymore, but things changed and it became a routine to spend on night. Finally the day came, wallet got emptied which made me get out of the addiction.

[kawetsriyanto]

If you are experiencing difficulties in sleeping because of thinking too much about gambling, it is indicated that you are addicted already. To be honest, I never experienced it, even I lost in gambling I always tried to forget it soon. Why? I don't want the gambling effect too much in my life. You know, some people sometimes have a bad mood all day because of losing (defeated in gambling). I don't want it to happens to me! 

[FlightyPouch]

I can't say that all of this is not your fault since it is but you should learn from this. It is been repeated and been talked almost all the time that you should not spend or bet your money if you can't afford it. Your family needed it at a time like this, it might not be that of a huge amount but still, that could help your family get through the day. I did experience having a hard time sleeping thinking what I've done wrong for my family. They are the reason I got off of my gambling addiction, my family and my partner.

[chaser15]

To my co-gamblers: these days are tempting, ensure to be more careful with your savings and "never gamble what you can't afford to lose"

US$80 loss should not lead you into unusual behavior.

Stand up and move on. Don't let that US$80 change you. If you are not sure how to get back that amount then there is no choice but to tell your family what happened. They will be mad or slightly angry with you as for others, that amount is hard to earn but its good to tell them early so that they are ready and will not expect and rely heavily on you about the expenses.

And contrary that it's tempting nowadays as you said, I do not feel the same. Maybe because the situation here is getting worst so there should be savings. I did a quick research and find out that your country has 8 reported confirmed cases that's why you are at least comfortable for now. Here, it rose from less than 100 to around 400 in just 2 days. Still, less than to other countries but that kind of figure is alarming now.

[maydna]

I don't have difficulty sleeping because when my body is tired, I know that is the time for me to take a rest. Even for the hard worker, they know when they need to take a rest or sleep for a while, so when they woke up, they can feel better. As a gambler, you must know when you need to stop, not just to prevent the loss, but you also need rest and sleep.

In these situations, when all people stay at their home, we can still play gambling, but we must remember that we don't have to play gambling all-day long because we need to take a rest, and spent our time with the other family members. Besides that, by limiting your time in gambling will help you to know that your life is not for gambling only. There are people around you that will need you even just to say hello or smile to them.

[panjul07]

Losing big amount that you cant afford to lose may affect your daily life including your sleep as you will always think about it when you are going to sleep. You will ask yourself something like "why I should gamble", "I should have some money if I did not gamble" etc.
I have once experienced it long time ago when I was so addicted to gambling. Anytime I lose, then it will make me hard to sleep because the feeling of regret. Now, it is better to have your own limit on how much to lose.

[Russlenat]

We can't avoid this, based on my experience, I only have a difficulty in sleeping when I make big mistakes in gambling.
Like when I am already losing which I suppose to stop but I got fooled by my emotion to still gamble and win back my previous loses, and usually what happen is I will lose more money that would made me regret all day and it would affect my sleeping too.

That is why, we need to be careful in gambling as it could also destroy our health if we are not doing it right.

Therefore, gamble responsibly, do it all the time.