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

[finaleshot2016]

Those people or a player who gonna play until midnight is sign that you are being addicted because that time is people are going to sleep or they are rest now. But maybe because you have difficult to play is because you have think that you gonna want to play more and win when you play .

I don't think to play until midnight should be considered a sign of becoming a gambling addict. Some players just prefer to play until midnight, because it's very peaceful, and there's a good night mood that makes you chill while you play.

Similar to my case in my online gaming, I play until midnight because it's very satisfying to play in a quiet and peaceful place.

We can't assume those gamblers who remain until midnight are addicted to it already. Others just have fun with buddies and the bondings have been going on longer so they stayed until midnight.

[LogitechMouse]

Those people or a player who gonna play until midnight is sign that you are being addicted because that time is people are going to sleep or they are rest now. But maybe because you have difficult to play is because you have think that you gonna want to play more and win when you play .

That is not how it works for some gamblers .

Some gamblers even gambling until late midnight (around 1 until dawn) just because they've started gambling in the evening and they sleep in the morning. Different gamblers have different routines depending on their availability of time. I can say that a gambler is addicted into gambling already if they are spending most of their time in gambling daily and they are not doing the things they are doing when they aren't addicted to gambling.

Similar to my case in my online gaming, I play until midnight because it's very satisfying to play in a quiet and peaceful place.

When I'm still playing a game where you need to be online until midnight (not necessary but you need to be online to become stronger in a fast way ), I'm playing until midnight and just sleep at 4 AM the next day, will sleep for 2-3 hours and then play again until afternoon then sleep again .

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

Based on my experience, i don't have difficulty in sleeping as a gambler because i can have a good sleep, even i experiences losses in gambling. I just don't sleep early because i always play gambling in the midnight or very late that i will only get myself into sleep in the morning, and i think it is really normal for gamblers to play late at night time.

[onrise]

Based on my experience, i don't have difficulty in sleeping as a gambler because i can have a good sleep, even i experiences losses in gambling. I just don't sleep early because i always play gambling in the midnight or very late that i will only get myself into sleep in the morning, and i think it is really normal for gamblers to play late at night time.

For people who play for fun or to entrain themselves would be fine as they play to enjoy and would not be tensed even if they lose a bit of money. But for those who depends upon the gambling income only or just who make income from gambling would be worried if they lose money and may find difficult to sleep on the days when they lose money.

[Becky666]

Those people or a player who gonna play until midnight is sign that you are being addicted because that time is people are going to sleep or they are rest now. But maybe because you have difficult to play is because you have think that you gonna want to play more and win when you play .

Personally, I do gamble during the weekends and sometimes during late hours which is more convenient for me due to my nature of job. This has nothing to do with addiction, if you ask me. Although you're right for some group of individuals who are ambitions of winning which without they will continue their gambling. Many of such are likely to develope symptoms of addiction along the line, if not be control earlier. For those with families are not found in this group knowing fully well that; they're to be with their  families during night hours.

[hahay]

Obviously, this defeat will affect your life because apart from the quarantine or lockdown period it will also affect the world-famous sports that will certainly be postponed even until an undetermined time, because the pandemic itself is still very worrying because it is still spreading and even the case continues to increase so that with the incident, at least it can be made a lesson for all of us to stay in control when gambling and just enough to play with money that can be lost.

[erep]

Personally, I do gamble during the weekends and sometimes during late hours which is more convenient for me due to my nature of job. This has nothing to do with addiction, if you ask me.

This is a different problem when calling it a job, gambling addicts are not concerned with losses and they do not have an impact on sleep difficulties despite losing bets. Still, if your nature is the job then any value of loss will make it difficult to sleep and even they tend to stop gambling due to large losses.

[Chrystora123]

for now no longer (making my sleep difficult) because I am no longer a gambling addict..  a few years ago I had a bad time, I had trouble sleeping, had trouble socially and had difficulty managing my finances because of gambling.  Based on my experience, if you are a gambling addict (mild to severe) then your sleep activities will be disrupted because your mind is not far from gambling and that is the only thing that comes to mind that makes your sleep difficult..

[Leo]

Yes,  It has caused me a lots of sleepless nights,  I could remember when I lost some betting back then last year,  was kind of depressed,  you know the kind of thoughts that do come up when you lost,  you will just be thinking about what the money you can do with the money if you had not play the gamble

[Becky666]

Personally, I do gamble during the weekends and sometimes during late hours which is more convenient for me due to my nature of job. This has nothing to do with addiction, if you ask me.

This is a different problem when calling it a job, gambling addicts are not concerned with losses and they do not have an impact on sleep difficulties despite losing bets. Still, if your nature is the job then any value of loss will make it difficult to sleep and even they tend to stop gambling due to large losses.

For clarification purpose, I didn't mean gambling is my job mate  , but that; the only time convenient for me to gamble is during weekends and sometimes into the night hours. This shouldn't be seen as any form of addiction on my part. Any gambler can choose to gamble with his time in as much its convenient. My reply was to a quote above you which said: those who gamble into the night hours are likely to be gambling addicts, and was just trying to prove a point.

[erep]

For clarification purpose, I didn't mean gambling is my job mate  , but that; the only time convenient for me to gamble is during weekends and sometimes into the night hours. This shouldn't be seen as any form of addiction on my part. Any gambler can choose to gamble with his time in as much its convenient. My reply was to a quote above you which said: those who gamble into the night hours are likely to be gambling addicts, and was just trying to prove a point.

If gambling at a time that is convenient for you all night then it is not addictive because you do not do it every day except only weekends to enjoy life. People addicted to gambling position it as a primary part of their lives.

[LogitechMouse]

This is not good to disturb your sleep for gambling in fact you should try to get some relaxing hours for yourself. a human brain needs 8 hours constant sleep and if you will stay awaken at night you may  get I'll so better is to stay healthy by just sleeping at night and fix only few hours for gambling at day Time it will be good for you other wise you will desises like high blood pressure or mental stress etc.

I'd agree with you that we need 7-8 hours of sleep at least for an adult person but still there are some gamblers who are already adopted with this kind of time schedule where they are awake at night and sleep at morning and TBH, not only gamblers are doing this kind of thing but also some virtual assistants who are working in other countries that has different time zone with them. It will depend on how do you take care for yourself. For me there are some who sees day as their sleeping time and night as the awake time and they can keep themselves healthy even though that is what they are doing.

[GDragon]

Those people or a player who gonna play until midnight is sign that you are being addicted because that time is people are going to sleep or they are rest now. But maybe because you have difficult to play is because you have think that you gonna want to play more and win when you play .

I think I somehow get your point. You mean those people playing from the day until midnight, those who sacrificed their sleep just to gamble. I agree with you, it is a sign of addiction if one gamble for a whole day until midnight disregarding the responsibilities he should've done.  However, not all gambler playing until midnight is an addicted gambler. Maybe its just the available time for him to gamble and enjoy. Maybe he has a job and it is the only time he finds for playing. He can gamble at midnight and be a responsible and productive person again the next day.

[BlackFor3st]

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"

It's pretty difficult to be in that situation knowing that you are in lock down and you will be needing that amount. Being bored is the common reasons why we keep in gambling in this type of situation but I am hoping that you should be careful next time and use only the extra money so you will not end up to this bad situation again.

In my case, I still have a control to my gambling expenses so I didn't came across to this kind of situation yet where we will be having difficulty in sleeping because of our loses.

[Yatsan]

Those people or a player who gonna play until midnight is sign that you are being addicted because that time is people are going to sleep or they are rest now. But maybe because you have difficult to play is because you have think that you gonna want to play more and win when you play .

I think I somehow get your point. You mean those people playing from the day until midnight, those who sacrificed their sleep just to gamble. I agree with you, it is a sign of addiction if one gamble for a whole day until midnight disregarding the responsibilities he should've done.  However, not all gambler playing until midnight is an addicted gambler. Maybe its just the available time for him to gamble and enjoy. Maybe he has a job and it is the only time he finds for playing. He can gamble at midnight and be a responsible and productive person again the next day.

Nahh, choosing gambling rather than sleeping is a huge sign of gambling addiction just like gaming! When you choose something instead of sleeping just to have a pleasure/enjoy doing it is a sign of a addiction.


Back to the topic. Yes, when I am losing a huge amount of money I am having a difficulty in sleeping considering that, I keep repeating the scenario in my mind thinking what do I do wrong and what if I do this move and more what if's. My coping mechanism to this is watching movie first and then, sleep after that so that, I will forget my loss and to enjoy sleeping.

[LogitechMouse]

Nahh, choosing gambling rather than sleeping is a huge sign of gambling addiction just like gaming! When you choose something instead of sleeping just to have a pleasure/enjoy doing it is a sign of a addiction.

I still remember the time when I got addicted into an online gambling that I played when I was in High School (Secondary Level). There are times that I will play night until 4 A.M the next day and will wake up at 7 A.M the same day. That doesn't happen everyday (it is happening like once or twice weekly) but that affected my body as I'm very skinny at that time. There are no benefits of addiction whether it is gambling or gaming addiction .

Back to the topic. Yes, when I am losing a huge amount of money I am having a difficulty in sleeping considering that, I keep repeating the scenario in my mind thinking what do I do wrong and what if I do this move and more what if's. My coping mechanism to this is watching movie first and then, sleep after that so that, I will forget my loss and to enjoy sleeping.

Were the complete opposite not only because I'm only gambling small amounts of money but how I react when I lose my funds.

Whenever and before I gamble, I always put my mind into a state that whenever I lose my money I will not feel anything. No regret, no disappointment, no nothing although when I was starting in gambling I always feel this. Feeling regret and disappointed but I didn't felt that feeling where I can't sleep because I lose in gambling for some reasons. Maybe because I'm just noob or just I don't feel anything like a doll

[Leo]

Yes,  It has caused me a lots of sleepless nights,  I could remember when I lost some betting back then last year,  was kind of depressed,  you know the kind of thoughts that do come up when you lost,  you will just be thinking about what the money you can do with the money if you had not play the gamble

Have you been able to stop gambling?

If I were you I would have stopped immediately.

I'm glad that there is no football competition at the moment, it has really helped me alot, addiction has been controlled,  perhaps I might quit it eventually,  because I realized that I've been able to save more in the last 5 weeks as compared to previous months

[GDragon]

Whenever and before I gamble, I always put my mind into a state that whenever I lose my money I will not feel anything. No regret, no disappointment, no nothing although when I was starting in gambling I always feel this. Feeling regret and disappointed but I didn't felt that feeling where I can't sleep because I lose in gambling for some reasons. Maybe because I'm just noob or just I don't feel anything like a doll

Oh, I think its effective, I do it too sometimes. Whenever I spent money to play, I always talk to myself. I train myself not too expect anything. If I win, its good! If I lose, then it will be okay too, I already accepted that it can come to that point. Its like mind conditioning, fully understanding the risk you are into. You already accepted the fact that gambling is winning and losing. I also avoid betting money that I really need, I just bet money that I can afford to lose.

So yeah, I can still sleep at night with that in mind. If there is a thing that makes me have difficulty in sleeping, it wouldn't be about the money I lost in gambling, cause I know from the very start what I've gotten into. Its easier to accept a lose in that way.

[rhomelmabini]

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"

It's been a month now, have you said it already on your family and do you still continue being in this situation? If not, best you should quit with it that'll will lead to more serious problem not just sleepless night but some situations like squabble with your wife and similar things that possible to happen.

I don't agree that it's tempting right now to gamble there are other things to keep busy on even online. Learning is lifelong process go watch some DIY videos that might be of benefits to your home if you wanted to learn new skills there are tons of free courses on other sites and even on YouTube. I don't buy being tempted that much on gambling these days unless that's what you only think that you can get money that easily I will really don't argue with you on that, that's your own choice.

[michellee]

Yes,  It has caused me a lots of sleepless nights,  I could remember when I lost some betting back then last year,  was kind of depressed,  you know the kind of thoughts that do come up when you lost,  you will just be thinking about what the money you can do with the money if you had not play the gamble

Have you been able to stop gambling?

If I were you I would have stopped immediately.

I'm glad that there is no football competition at the moment, it has really helped me alot, addiction has been controlled,  perhaps I might quit it eventually,  because I realized that I've been able to save more in the last 5 weeks as compared to previous months

That is because we are still at the pandemic, and all of the sports, not just football competitions has been postponing. But I am sure that if the pandemic is over, the sports will start to make a new schedule for every competition, and people will have their time to go out from their home to watch the match. I think this pandemic will not end in shortly because the doctor and scientist still search the right vaccine to the infect people.