Having self control is very important in gambling. Losing control usually happens when you don't gamble responsibly as you should and when you start losing control everything seems to be going wrong. You start to gamble with higher money trying to chase bigger returns which mostly end up losing and the. You start chasing after those loses which leads to losing more money and that way your emotions start to get involved and addiction start to creep in. The best way to avoid all these and getting emotional is to always gamble responsibly and see gambling more of a fun thing than a place to make money.
No doubt as without self-control, we will not realize what we do and only spend the money without control. That is very risky for us as we will not gamble responsibly and just following our desire. We can't gamble with higher money especially if we allocate some money because that can ruins our finance and we will difficult to fills our needs. Chasing your lost are not the right decision to do and that is not guarantee to get your money. You could only accept the losses, quit gambling, and take control of your emotion so you will not thinks about it anymore. Gamble responsibly will be the things that gamblers must have.
It's better to take a break from time to time in gambling, a reset is better because you will take away your mindset from gambling. And if you are on a losing streak, then this is a needed respite from gambling.
As far as losing control, it's very different, individuals response differently. So for example, we might have a losing streak, then logic says we should stop. But there are individuals that the more they lose, the more they wanted to deposit for more and think of bouncing back and recover.
A reset will be necessary for them as they can calm down their mind and controlling themselves to aware that gambling is just for fun. They will realize losing money in gambling is normal but if the losing money becomes big, that is not normal and they must control it.
Losing control could happens to gamblers but if they can stay aware, their losing will not break their allocation. They realize that if they continue gambling, they can losing streak which will makes them regret so they will avoid that by controlling and hold them tight to keep aware because they only wants to have fun in gambling.
You are right; when gamblers lose more than they can afford they tend to become emotional. After making the emotions get the better of them, many will begin chasing their losses and go on depositing more money to try to make it up to them quickly, which can cause even larger losses. Gambling is primarily a recreational activity. And not a guaranteed income-generating activity. Bankroll management and self-control are crucial for all gamblers. A brief rest from the losing streak also can help someone deflect the urge to make decisions through frustration or desperation.
You must control yourself and calm down if you lose as the effect will be bigger than you thinks. The emotions can explodes and makes you chasing your losses but you can't just chasing the losses without thinks especially if you do that can makes your losses bigger. If people treating gambling with the right and only for a recreational activity, they will not have a problem. They will know how much they spends and when to quit gambling before it is too late. They will take a rest if losing streak as that helps them to take a break and calm down the emotions.