Alter Ego In Gambling

[lienfaye]

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

I think no. Because my personality is, i'm not afraid to take risk when there's something I want to try on. The same goes when I gamble (though i'm not mainly playing to profit), despite of the fact that losing our money is inevitable, I still want to play. Because this is my time for leisure during my off from work. I don't show different personality as I can control myself and not pressured to win. Just enjoy the game and the time spent in gambling.

[Hirose UK]

I think I don't have that kind of "Alter Ego ", because in real life, I'm an investor and I'm into business. That alone demonstrate my personality that I'm a risk taker, and we know gambling is risk taking.

You are an investor and businessman, of course you will have much braver attitude in taking risks but be responsible and wise about all the results that occur in every risk you take.
Looking at your profession as an investor and businessman, I sure you are wise gambler in every attitude.

What I'm doing all the time is I do some Calculated Risk, because for me that's very important if we want to stay at minimal risk and we won't go reckless. Getting reckless is losing control in gambling, and once we lose control, the outcome is certain and that is we might lose everything we deposit and worst is we might end up adding more since we are into this kind of "chasing our losses" situation.

As gambler, we must be able to have an attitude that easily accepts defeat from taking gambling risks.
If we cannot accept it, what happens is just an attempt to recover the loss until in the end we are in condition where we are truly experiencing big defeat.
We must always learn to have responsible attitude and we know that gambling is full of risks so we really need to accept the results that will occur.

[Publictalk792]

I don't think I would say that it's a split personality, because it's not just one or two gamblers who experience it but most gamblers will have the same mindset when they get into gambling, on the other hand it is true that gambling is a risk taking activity to get involved in the luck of the outcome because all gamblers take risks but maybe the difference is that each gambler takes a different amount of risk. and some choose to take big risks and some are small, but on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking big risks then you will be able to win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes in, But on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking a big risk then you will be able to get a win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes at the same time when you bet, but we must understand as a whole that the size of the risk we take has absolutely no effect on the final result, there are still only two possibilities to happen, namely winning or losing. So I don't think this is a split personality that a person applies when he enters gambling but rather someone who does not have the right understanding of what gambling is so he acts in a different way and outside of his habits in real life.

Many people who gamble take risks and hope for luck to win. But I think that the way people act and think when they gamble can be different from how they are in real life. It's like two different personalities.
I think people act differently when they gamble. They might change their mindset and behavior. They might become more carefree and take more risks. This change in behavior is like having a split personality.

[ethereumhunter]

Gambling seems to awaken a hidden part of them. This metamorphosis presents an intriguing question: do we constantly control who we are, or do particular conditions reveal hidden parts? Gambling delight and misery represent a deeper, often undiscovered inner environment. Understanding this feature may illuminate human behavior and the complexity of our emotions

Human psychology's self-change blindness is interesting. What makes someone understand this transition within themselves? I often wonder. Is it self-awareness, family intervention, or a major life event? These questions demonstrate the complex link between gambling and self-perception. The huge transformation you mention isn't only about gambling; it shows how our personalities may alter. It emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and awareness in life

We should control ourselves when gambling and not gambling that takes over our minds by telling us to continue gambling because it will give us bad results. Happiness and sadness in gambling always come and go depending on what we get, but we must still be able to think of gambling as entertainment that requires money to get that pleasure. Understanding gambling as entertainment will make us distance ourselves from excessive use of gambling because it does not provide good changes for us but will give rise to gambling addiction problems later.

It was his self-awareness that there had been a change in himself that made him start to open himself up to receiving suggestions from those around him so that he was willing to admit that it was true that he had experienced a serious gambling addiction. Hence, he needed help from those close to him. However, there are still many gamblers who don't want to admit that they are actually addicted to gambling and instead continue gambling as usual. This will make it difficult for them to self-reflect and be aware of the changes they are experiencing, making it difficult for them to heal because there is still resistance from within them.

[Richbased]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

I also have similar friend like that, ever since he started playing gambling he always chooses the risky and highly impossible odds with the belief that he'll win big if those odds delivers and he kept on being hopeful despite his numerous losses but at last he actually won big. Gambling itself is a risk so I see no reason why a gambler can't risk higher and rarely possible odds and for me risking those high odds in other to win big is even better because if you become lucky and win big it can enable one to invest in a project that will sustain him in life unlike always gambling the least odds and even if one eventually win a little amount they can still play all the amount they won while trying to place bets and win more thereby they can't really account for their winnings. A lot of gamblers have this same ego in gambling unlike outside their personal or real life.

[TheUltraElite]

We all have a hidden primal side to our selves which we keep under control by the nature of civilization but in times of emotional or hormonal outbursts, this alter-ego manifests and then we learn how much of an animal we actually are, of course we are civilized animals.

A part of this might be a manifestation of hidden desires and needs. Things if getting worse, ask the friend to seek professional help though.

Most people who investing for long with a calm mindset have controlled this alter-ego with practice and time. Indeed it is possible but difficult for many and seeking help for the same is not a weakness but a strength that the person accepts they have a problem.

[KiaKia]

Are you surprised? I have a brother that loves gambling, he is someone who is well calm, and easy going, you will never know that he is into gambling unless you get really close to him.

I never knew that he is a reckless gambler until he got in a lot of debt and the news got to me, I talked some senses into him but he never changed but after he lost everything in gambling he soon change is ways, now he spend more time working hard and saving money, something he should have done before becoming a gambler.

I advise him after, to always use what he can to gamble, not all his money that he earned the hard way, I did this because my gut keeps telling me that he is still into gambling, since I don't see it coming the first time around I have to just advice him again.

He later open up to me that I was right, that he is still gambling, but with only $0.27 on sport betting, I felt he just need someone to talk to about it, we talked a lot on this and I showed him some topics on this forum regarding gambling addicts and the mistakes they do make, I believe he learned something, he is now a better gambler than he used to.

[Betwrong]

If you have an alter ego in gambling that could only mean that you have no control over how you gamble, what you truly are should be an extension of how you gamble, I don't have an alter ego I am what you see in my true character in gambling, but sometimes there's a positive in having an alter ego like you have a reckless character in real life and yet when it comes to gambling you are so soft and you are very careful on how you bet but its seldom that way, all I know is if you're reckless in real person you tend to be like that in anything you do like on gambling.

Well, I disagree. Read my post above to see my opinion on this. And you are right, it's rare or even never happens that a reckless character in real life suddenly becomes very careful when he's gambling. No. It's actually the other way round most of the time.

[Rufsilf]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

My personality when it comes to gambling, however, varies depending on how I'm feeling. Sometimes I'm observant and cautious when it comes to risking my money. As you may know, people's personalities truly shift when they engage in their favorite pastimes or activities,  to the reality that people make careless decisions in an attempt to fulfill their desires related to their preferred pastimes.
 Cause honestly i experienced that also like shifting certain personalities like an other person. Particularly when it comes to gambling, the sensation of winning on your first try and then the second, as in my case, making me want to wager a large sum of money in the hopes of winning twice because, when I win, my winnings start out small and increase in value.  So back to my story, yeah I gamble a big amount of money hoping I would win again this time buttttt to dismay, I lose. And iii so much regretttt itttttt. So yeah, we change personalities.

[Gheka]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

I also have similar friend like that, ever since he started playing gambling he always chooses the risky and highly impossible odds with the belief that he'll win big if those odds delivers and he kept on being hopeful despite his numerous losses but at last he actually won big. Gambling itself is a risk so I see no reason why a gambler can't risk higher and rarely possible odds and for me risking those high odds in other to win big is even better because if you become lucky and win big it can enable one to invest in a project that will sustain him in life unlike always gambling the least odds and even if one eventually win a little amount they can still play all the amount they won while trying to place bets and win more thereby they can't really account for their winnings. A lot of gamblers have this same ego in gambling unlike outside their personal or real life.

Perhaps our senses respond better to stimulation, I mean in most stories that involve challenges and rewards, a little risk always comes with exciting inspiration and despite the common sense of safety, we absolutely believe that our risk is justified, if there are no results, how can we understand that we are making such mistakes? The human ego only believes in the truth, if there is no truth, they believe in the hidden secrets within people. People have many personalities and gambling combines such egos, the weak are afraid of loss while the strong are arrogant, no one is willing to stop.
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[rahmad2nd]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,
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I'm really not surprised based on your story in this thread, in fact there are many types of people like the ones you describe and we can meet such things from any friend. one of them, like the personality from the other side of what happened to your friend. in real life, a person can discipline himself in any form. whether it's work, having regular financial management, being frugal, even your friend is someone who is very conservative. but on the other hand, it is as if your friend has a different personality that is not like what you know or his habits are different and unusual in certain things. the question is, is this related to the ego factor that you call an alter ego when it comes to gambling? or, something that he cannot control, such as habits that he has mastered with his discipline. IMO, the answer will vary greatly depending on the individual.

Actually, I don't know your friends so I'm not measuring based on my personal point of view. I'm just assuming, based on what you said in this thread. I can take another example, let's say my friend has a personality like your friend. but at the same time, he finds it difficult to control himself when faced with women. for example, my friend, who is usually frugal, suddenly became generous and didn't think about anything else except his focus on the woman in front of him. even though the cases are different, the essence remains the same. in essence, we feel that we cannot always fully master everything and be able to control it. especially those related to gambling, which involves many aspects. whether it's entertainment, fun, even the lure of high winning rewards. referring to your question, I didn't even think about it at all. what I do is, everything must go smoothly and in balance. thus, I rarely have serious problems due to the gambling that I enjoy and problems in the family from a financial perspective. btw, what happened to your friend, IMO, where he couldn't control himself over the gambling he did. It's not just an ego problem, but it's more complex than that. and, only your friend really knows what happened and what he actually did.

[noormcs5]

Perhaps our senses respond better to stimulation, I mean in most stories that involve challenges and rewards, a little risk always comes with exciting inspiration and despite the common sense of safety, we absolutely believe that our risk is justified, if there are no results, how can we understand that we are making such mistakes? The human ego only believes in the truth, if there is no truth, they believe in the hidden secrets within people. People have many personalities and gambling combines such egos, the weak are afraid of loss while the strong are arrogant, no one is willing to stop.
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First we need to know what is EGO in gambling. I think any gambler Ego will be if he or she do not want to lose in gambling and losing in gambling go against his ego. These things can go against the gambler in a very bad way because if the gambler lost in gambling, in order to fulfill the  ego of not losing, he will continue to play to get himself in profit.

This ego and desire of winning may turn out to be bad for the gambler as if he again loses, it will further hurt his ego plus at the same time he will lose more money.

Therefore for a gambler it is very important that he/she plays without any ego's and accept the loses which comes along the way. The gambler should know that losing is a part of gambling just as winning, that is again a part of gambling.

[Jody.Drummer]

I don't think I would say that it's a split personality, because it's not just one or two gamblers who experience it but most gamblers will have the same mindset when they get into gambling, on the other hand it is true that gambling is a risk taking activity to get involved in the luck of the outcome because all gamblers take risks but maybe the difference is that each gambler takes a different amount of risk. and some choose to take big risks and some are small, but on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking big risks then you will be able to win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes in, But on the other hand it's very wrong if you assume and think that by taking a big risk then you will be able to get a win, I would say "YES" if indeed luck comes at the same time when you bet, but we must understand as a whole that the size of the risk we take has absolutely no effect on the final result, there are still only two possibilities to happen, namely winning or losing. So I don't think this is a split personality that a person applies when he enters gambling but rather someone who does not have the right understanding of what gambling is so he acts in a different way and outside of his habits in real life.

Many people who gamble take risks and hope for luck to win. But I think that the way people act and think when they gamble can be different from how they are in real life. It's like two different personalities.
I think people act differently when they gamble. They might change their mindset and behavior. They might become more carefree and take more risks. This change in behavior is like having a split personality.

As I said above, all gamblers must take risks in gambling, because even if they only put a small amount, it is still a risk that allows them to lose their money or the whole point is that gambling is an activity that requires you to take a certain amount of risk or a certain level, But for those who take big risks in the hope of winning, honestly, I really don't think in that direction, as I said above and it is clear that no matter how much risk you take, it will not affect the possibility of winning, simply put if you are lucky then you will be able to win and if not then obviously you will lose.

The problem is if you put a large amount on gambling that basically has no certainty and guarantee of any outcome at the end of the session then what if you lose and lose the large amount you bet? obviously you will be upset and regretful, most gamblers who are always focused on winning never think about this so it's normal for them to experience a large number of losses because they gamble with the wrong approach based on a wrong understanding, so that behavior change can only happen to someone who has a wrong understanding of gambling.

[alani123]

Well of course most people that gamble online are gonna play a character when they do so.
Think of it like this, out of all people in this forum, very few have spoken publicly with their face showing and their voice being heard.

Maybe some of these would be developers, who do most of their work with their real name. But for hobbies such as gambling, probably they also use pseodonyms or an outright fabricated persona that you could call an alter ego.

But it's also my suspicion that most people who gamble online are doing so without any public interaction with others. Online gambling can be social, but in very different ways than how in person gambling can be.

[Accardo]

First we need to know what is EGO in gambling. I think any gambler Ego will be if he or she do not want to lose in gambling and losing in gambling go against his ego. These things can go against the gambler in a very bad way because if the gambler lost in gambling, in order to fulfill the  ego of not losing, he will continue to play to get himself in profit.

This ego and desire of winning may turn out to be bad for the gambler as if he again loses, it will further hurt his ego plus at the same time he will lose more money.

Therefore for a gambler it is very important that he/she plays without any ego's and accept the loses which comes along the way. The gambler should know that losing is a part of gambling just as winning, that is again a part of gambling.

Ego in gambling means according to the op is that he acts in a strange way while gambling. Which lifestyle doesn't correspond to his real-life attitude. He only gambles compulsively and takes lots of risks while gambling. Hence the gambler may be enjoying the behavior or is not having the right orientation about gambling. I don't know how he's able to achieve such an act, like actors do in movies. If what he does while gambling doesn't affect his daily life attitude. He is required to stay observant of his moves, such that he wouldn't have a hard time with reviving himself back when facing symptoms of problem gambling. Limitations pays off in gambling. That's where the most work is need as a gambler. Meddling with our emotions while gambling could be risky on the long run. As our life still plays a big role in the gambling process.

[acroman08]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

I remember reading somewhere that an alter ego usually comes out when a person is doing something that they are very interested in or like. if there is an big contrast between how your friend usually act normally and when he is gambling, I'd say your friend really likes gambling and the thrill, emotion and other things its provide.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

I'd say not to different from how I usually act, but I am far more cautious on my spending when it comes to gambling.

[Westinhome]

I also have similar friend like that, ever since he started playing gambling he always chooses the risky and highly impossible odds with the belief that he'll win big if those odds delivers and he kept on being hopeful despite his numerous losses but at last he actually won big. Gambling itself is a risk so I see no reason why a gambler can't risk higher and rarely possible odds and for me risking those high odds in other to win big is even better because if you become lucky and win big it can enable one to invest in a project that will sustain him in life unlike always gambling the least odds and even if one eventually win a little amount they can still play all the amount they won while trying to place bets and win more thereby they can't really account for their winnings. A lot of gamblers have this same ego in gambling unlike outside their personal or real life.

The gamblers should not play by trusting the odds alone,because we don’t know how the odds will work.Some odd May give you huge profits and some may not.Actually gambling on the sports betting also the risky one,but some gamblers also earn huge from the sports betting.Still the football survive among the community,we can able to get the bets on the sports betting.The gamblers who feels betting as the risky one will start the betting with the minimum amount of money bets.It allow the gamblers to lose the less money in the gambling site to their bad luck in the gambling sites.The ego of losing funds will leads to more loss of the gamblers money.

[Blitzboy]

Well of course most people that gamble online are gonna play a character when they do so.
Think of it like this, out of all people in this forum, very few have spoken publicly with their face showing and their voice being heard.

Maybe some of these would be developers, who do most of their work with their real name. But for hobbies such as gambling, probably they also use pseodonyms or an outright fabricated persona that you could call an alter ego.

But it's also my suspicion that most people who gamble online are doing so without any public interaction with others. Online gambling can be social, but in very different ways than how in person gambling can be.

Everyone's an actor in online gambling, playing roles that may be extremely different from their real selves.

Im fascinated by how alter egos reveal hidden elements of ourselves. Let a part of you play and enjoy freedom - not just hide behind a screen. Isnt that exciting? Gamble with your identity, not just cards or dice.

Talk on social aspects too. The interactions might not be face-to-face, but they're still rich, layered, and incredibly compelling. I think its interesting how people connect with each other that its a mix of being alone and being with others.

[Cookdata]

I just discovered a friend's personality, who in real life is very thrift and very conservative but once he played online in casinos he became very reckless and loved to play the risks because for him when it comes to gambling if you cannot take a risk you don't have a chance to win big, that's a big contrast from his real personality for him he has alter ego when it comes to gambling, so his outlook and decision is very much different when playing.

How about you Are you gambling in a way that is very different from your true personality,

What we do consider as ego might just be normal thing to other people and not really the way we picture it but I have a question. With the way does his gambling and the risk, is he winning or losing? If he is winning despite the associated risk, I don't see any problem with it because I know people that gamble some games that I could ever imagine and yet they won, they makes money from the way they bets and I'm cool with it, there ways their life and their money, not mine.

But if he losses often, then I think he need help. Basically, you don't need to make risk much to win in gambling but the more the risk in gambling, the more potential outcome you get and if that actually happen, you will recover all your years of loss in gambling but I will prefer to gamble simple though. If you risk much in gambling, bankroll will even hard you to manage.

[Hamphser]

Well of course most people that gamble online are gonna play a character when they do so.
Think of it like this, out of all people in this forum, very few have spoken publicly with their face showing and their voice being heard.

Maybe some of these would be developers, who do most of their work with their real name. But for hobbies such as gambling, probably they also use pseodonyms or an outright fabricated persona that you could call an alter ego.

But it's also my suspicion that most people who gamble online are doing so without any public interaction with others. Online gambling can be social, but in very different ways than how in person gambling can be.

Everyone's an actor in online gambling, playing roles that may be extremely different from their real selves.

Im fascinated by how alter egos reveal hidden elements of ourselves. Let a part of you play and enjoy freedom - not just hide behind a screen. Isnt that exciting? Gamble with your identity, not just cards or dice.

Talk on social aspects too. The interactions might not be face-to-face, but they're still rich, layered, and incredibly compelling. I think its interesting how people connect with each other that its a mix of being alone and being with others.

Also, there's nothing wrong when you do have those kind of reactions even on public places on which as long you arent hurting someone then it should really be fine.
Its none others business if you would really be having those kind of behavior on which this is much preferred because you do let your emotions come out whether you are winning or losing
on which i could say that this is where thrill and excitement do really be able to feel on. This is why it would be always best that you shouldnt really discriminate someone or yourself
when you do have these kind of emotional changes along the way on which it would really be just that something to be normal and this is something that you do get used
to on the time that you do deal with gambling.