Story of my life

[rachael9385]

Gambling is all about having fun and there is nothing there to harm us, but many have taken this for granted in such a way that it has influence the way of their behaviors and they got addicted into it and also do beyond what is expected of them with gambling, this should be discouraged and we should know that aside fun, we should see gambling as nothing with a bad intention on us except we choose to have it that way.

oh Doan I don't think so
gambling is not only about having fun, lots of people approach it as a way to make money and many get hooked in the way

the harm is addiction

and we shouldn't take this lightly
maybe you're a lucky one that has good control of your power of will and have good mind body balance so you won't fall for addictions
the thing is... not everyone is like that

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

[Sakanwa]

Gambling is all about having fun and there is nothing there to harm us, but many have taken this for granted in such a way that it has influence the way of their behaviors and they got addicted into it and also do beyond what is expected of them with gambling, this should be discouraged and we should know that aside fun, we should see gambling as nothing with a bad intention on us except we choose to have it that way.

oh Doan I don't think so
gambling is not only about having fun, lots of people approach it as a way to make money and many get hooked in the way

the harm is addiction

and we shouldn't take this lightly
maybe you're a lucky one that has good control of your power of will and have good mind body balance so you won't fall for addictions
the thing is... not everyone is like that

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

Is there a way one can gamble without having that mindset of winning more?Well,as far as I know,and as far as I have been in this gambling of a thing,greed is one thing that must be present in everyone's life,for him to get what he wants,he must desire to win big, therefore if he loses in the process of that despiration,then it will definitely hurt him when he loses.
Gambling is something that is so hard to control yourself of,to you,one must cut down his level of greed,while to me people who don't want to get addicted should just avoid gambling and focus on something else.

[rachael9385]

Gambling is all about having fun and there is nothing there to harm us, but many have taken this for granted in such a way that it has influence the way of their behaviors and they got addicted into it and also do beyond what is expected of them with gambling, this should be discouraged and we should know that aside fun, we should see gambling as nothing with a bad intention on us except we choose to have it that way.

oh Doan I don't think so
gambling is not only about having fun, lots of people approach it as a way to make money and many get hooked in the way

the harm is addiction

and we shouldn't take this lightly
maybe you're a lucky one that has good control of your power of will and have good mind body balance so you won't fall for addictions
the thing is... not everyone is like that

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

Is there a way one can gamble without having that mindset of winning more?Well,as far as I know,and as far as I have been in this gambling of a thing,greed is one thing that must be present in everyone's life,for him to get what he wants,he must desire to win big, therefore if he loses in the process of that despiration,then it will definitely hurt him when he loses.
Gambling is something that is so hard to control yourself of,to you,one must cut down his level of greed,while to me people who don't want to get addicted should just avoid gambling and focus on something else.

Actually there are gamblers like that, not everyone gambles are addicted to gambling, so if some gamblers are are thinking of winning more from gamble, there are other gamblers who don't think of such things because they know what it can cause. Thinking of winning alone won't end well for a gambler, which means a gambler also have to get ready for what's ahead (lose and win). If gamble it's easy there won't be any time a gambler will lose a dime on it.  Actually, addition gamblers finds it so difficult to quit and control themselves anytime they start to gamble. It won't be easy for someone who's addicted to gamble quite gamble because he's addicted and it's like when it's too late for him or her.

[l3pox]

Gambling is all about having fun and there is nothing there to harm us, but many have taken this for granted in such a way that it has influence the way of their behaviors and they got addicted into it and also do beyond what is expected of them with gambling, this should be discouraged and we should know that aside fun, we should see gambling as nothing with a bad intention on us except we choose to have it that way.

oh Doan I don't think so
gambling is not only about having fun, lots of people approach it as a way to make money and many get hooked in the way

the harm is addiction

and we shouldn't take this lightly
maybe you're a lucky one that has good control of your power of will and have good mind body balance so you won't fall for addictions
the thing is... not everyone is like that

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

Is there a way one can gamble without having that mindset of winning more?Well,as far as I know,and as far as I have been in this gambling of a thing,greed is one thing that must be present in everyone's life,for him to get what he wants,he must desire to win big, therefore if he loses in the process of that despiration,then it will definitely hurt him when he loses.
Gambling is something that is so hard to control yourself of,to you,one must cut down his level of greed,while to me people who don't want to get addicted should just avoid gambling and focus on something else.

Actually there are gamblers like that, not everyone gambles are addicted to gambling, so if some gamblers are are thinking of winning more from gamble, there are other gamblers who don't think of such things because they know what it can cause. Thinking of winning alone won't end well for a gambler, which means a gambler also have to get ready for what's ahead (lose and win). If gamble it's easy there won't be any time a gambler will lose a dime on it.  Actually, addition gamblers finds it so difficult to quit and control themselves anytime they start to gamble. It won't be easy for someone who's addicted to gamble quite gamble because he's addicted and it's like when it's too late for him or her.

that's correct, not all gamblers will be addicted
probably the minor part of them will be heavy addicted in a way it undermines their quality of life, maybe 5-15% only?
it's a bell curve distribution all over again after all...
as in many different things in life.

[swogerino]

Gambling is all about having fun and there is nothing there to harm us, but many have taken this for granted in such a way that it has influence the way of their behaviors and they got addicted into it and also do beyond what is expected of them with gambling, this should be discouraged and we should know that aside fun, we should see gambling as nothing with a bad intention on us except we choose to have it that way.

oh Doan I don't think so
gambling is not only about having fun, lots of people approach it as a way to make money and many get hooked in the way

the harm is addiction

and we shouldn't take this lightly
maybe you're a lucky one that has good control of your power of will and have good mind body balance so you won't fall for addictions
the thing is... not everyone is like that

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

Is there a way one can gamble without having that mindset of winning more?Well,as far as I know,and as far as I have been in this gambling of a thing,greed is one thing that must be present in everyone's life,for him to get what he wants,he must desire to win big, therefore if he loses in the process of that despiration,then it will definitely hurt him when he loses.
Gambling is something that is so hard to control yourself of,to you,one must cut down his level of greed,while to me people who don't want to get addicted should just avoid gambling and focus on something else.

Actually there are gamblers like that, not everyone gambles are addicted to gambling, so if some gamblers are are thinking of winning more from gamble, there are other gamblers who don't think of such things because they know what it can cause. Thinking of winning alone won't end well for a gambler, which means a gambler also have to get ready for what's ahead (lose and win). If gamble it's easy there won't be any time a gambler will lose a dime on it.  Actually, addition gamblers finds it so difficult to quit and control themselves anytime they start to gamble. It won't be easy for someone who's addicted to gamble quite gamble because he's addicted and it's like when it's too late for him or her.

that's correct, not all gamblers will be addicted
probably the minor part of them will be heavy addicted in a way it undermines their quality of life, maybe 5-15% only?
it's a bell curve distribution all over again after all...
as in many different things in life.

I agree as I was heavily addicted and they way I came out of this was because I thought to myself anytime I wanted to deposit money and gamble,"It is better the money to be on my wallet rather than on the wallet of the gambling company" and this has put me having a great edge when fighting addiction.Every week my wallet keeps increasing in value and the more increases the happier I am.This of course has impacted my way of life for the better as I don't feel the urge to gamble anymore and I only do so not often.The thing that triggered this in me was Pragmatic Play provider and their bullshit slots they offer.

[l3pox]

(...)

I agree as I was heavily addicted and they way I came out of this was because I thought to myself anytime I wanted to deposit money and gamble,"It is better the money to be on my wallet rather than on the wallet of the gambling company" and this has put me having a great edge when fighting addiction.Every week my wallet keeps increasing in value and the more increases the happier I am.This of course has impacted my way of life for the better as I don't feel the urge to gamble anymore and I only do so not often.The thing that triggered this in me was Pragmatic Play provider and their bullshit slots they offer.

one way to break addiction cycles is when you identify the trigger you change it
you either do something else or you resist but usually resist by chosing a different activity than what you urge to do
with time the urge will subside and be easier to deal with

[mirakal]

(...)

I agree as I was heavily addicted and they way I came out of this was because I thought to myself anytime I wanted to deposit money and gamble,"It is better the money to be on my wallet rather than on the wallet of the gambling company" and this has put me having a great edge when fighting addiction.Every week my wallet keeps increasing in value and the more increases the happier I am.This of course has impacted my way of life for the better as I don't feel the urge to gamble anymore and I only do so not often.The thing that triggered this in me was Pragmatic Play provider and their bullshit slots they offer.

one way to break addiction cycles is when you identify the trigger you change it
you either do something else or you resist but usually resist by chosing a different activity than what you urge to do
with time the urge will subside and be easier to deal with

Probably you’re right because the more you fuel your addiction, the more worst scenario will happen. But if you find a solution to cut your addiction, eventually you will also experience a better outcome, and with that identifying what triggers it is a very effective strategy. You don’t have to keep doing the thing that never creates a positive outcome, but you can always divert your attention into something else or learn to minimize gambling activities so you can also avoid too much losses.

[DaNNy001]

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

You are absolutely correct, greed is the foundation of addiction. Once a gambler start having greed without being able to control it, the result always ends up heart broken, because such persons are likely to risk It all in trying to regain back their loss. Letting go off your loss requires discipline and not all gamblers are discipline else the reputation of gambling would be secured and known for good. I agree that some person gamble and get addicted without them knowing and I believe that is the major cause of addiction, because there is no way you can provide solution to a problem without identifying the fault.

[rachael9385]

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

You are absolutely correct, greed is the foundation of addiction. Once a gambler start having greed without being able to control it, the result always ends up heart broken, because such persons are likely to risk It all in trying to regain back their loss. Letting go off your loss requires discipline and not all gamblers are discipline else the reputation of gambling would be secured and known for good. I agree that some person gamble and get addicted without them knowing and I believe that is the major cause of addiction, because there is no way you can provide solution to a problem without identifying the fault.

When we talk about discipline, only few gamblers have it, and the rest is rated 30%/100 which is bad. At least the discipline rate of a gambler is supposed to be 90% or 100% because without discipline, and gambler becomes addicted gambler no matter how hard he or she tries to gamble safe, if discipline is not included then the effort of the gambler not to become addicted is a total waste. However greed is the overall of them all because when greed is included in a gamblers chase he wouldn't let go of his lose. If a gambler learns to let go of losses and starts to learn his lessons he could gamble safe by also applying discipline on his gambling life.

[Sandra_hakeem]

It's like the casinos are wired to mess with the most active gamblers. I don't know, so far I can only find someone who has seen such before.

The strangest part in that story is that these casinos don't even know your ticket personally; there's a way of differentiating million of stakes from different regions, but there isn't a way of identifying the gambler in person for every stake, unless a review is conducted on your account.
The thing is that most of the time, the options that tend to pay you the most is likely to be repeated over and over again.. you might always be hoping to get a win from it but it's not gonna repeat itself... That's the casino's defense mechanism!

A friend who lives far away from me has also said the same, he got tired of gambling because it wasn't going his way but when he started talking it less seriously, that's when he started to get positive results.

I haven't heard anything like that before. Maybe he's just taking things too seriously? Maybe not.

[GeorgeJohn]

It can't be measured between those who gambles for fun and those who gambles to make profits, but from what my instincts tells me I can clarify that those who gambles for profits are more than those who are gambling for fun. Some people lied to themselves that they are gambling for fun but truth be told that when they lose they also feel depressed not because they lose big money but because greed is installed in everyone's mind. However there are some gamblers who controls their level of greed and they are gambling till date and still not addicted to gamble in any way. The more we learn how to control greed the more we gamble save.

You are absolutely correct, greed is the foundation of addiction. Once a gambler start having greed without being able to control it, the result always ends up heart broken, because such persons are likely to risk It all in trying to regain back their loss. Letting go off your loss requires discipline and not all gamblers are discipline else the reputation of gambling would be secured and known for good. I agree that some person gamble and get addicted without them knowing and I believe that is the major cause of addiction, because there is no way you can provide solution to a problem without identifying the fault.

When we talk about discipline, only few gamblers have it, and the rest is rated 30%/100 which is bad. At least the discipline rate of a gambler is supposed to be 90% or 100% because without discipline, and gambler becomes addicted gambler no matter how hard he or she tries to gamble safe, if discipline is not included then the effort of the gambler not to become addicted is a total waste. However greed is the overall of them all because when greed is included in a gamblers chase he wouldn't let go of his lose. If a gambler learns to let go of losses and starts to learn his lessons he could gamble safe by also applying discipline on his gambling life.

the preamble of every gambler is to multiply it funds or money true gambling so it is obvious that a gambler what makes a gambler will be addicted or to be curious in gambling it is because of greediness but there is some certain people who gamble with a strategies who knows that the gambling has advantages who also knows that with the gambling involvement they can lose what they have so the gambled with a precaution so that they will not be victim of losing what the have or being addicted in gambling because of greediness, so if you can be able to control yourself in gambling I don't think that you will have that chance of 30% rates over 100% in gambling.

[l3pox]

(...)

I agree as I was heavily addicted and they way I came out of this was because I thought to myself anytime I wanted to deposit money and gamble,"It is better the money to be on my wallet rather than on the wallet of the gambling company" and this has put me having a great edge when fighting addiction.Every week my wallet keeps increasing in value and the more increases the happier I am.This of course has impacted my way of life for the better as I don't feel the urge to gamble anymore and I only do so not often.The thing that triggered this in me was Pragmatic Play provider and their bullshit slots they offer.

one way to break addiction cycles is when you identify the trigger you change it
you either do something else or you resist but usually resist by chosing a different activity than what you urge to do
with time the urge will subside and be easier to deal with

Probably you’re right because the more you fuel your addiction, the more worst scenario will happen. But if you find a solution to cut your addiction, eventually you will also experience a better outcome, and with that identifying what triggers it is a very effective strategy. You don’t have to keep doing the thing that never creates a positive outcome, but you can always divert your attention into something else or learn to minimize gambling activities so you can also avoid too much losses.

that's true
but people vary a lot
so for some they'll be able to be exposed to the object of their addiction from time to time and still be fine but others may only have a functional life if they avoid it completely
it varies a lot too depending on what is the object of their addiction, there's that too

[Antotena]

This is why when you say "too much of everything" - it can be termed as addiction. Or maybe, you have heard that everything in excess is bad. That is actually true for all, not only in gambling. I believe this is self-explanatory and it will hit you when you are on the verge of addiction to something.

Now, about the OP's story. I don't agree the reasoning that when you feel you are less attached or should I say, not really serious in your games, you will have more positive results. I believe, because there's less or no pressure for you when you play your game, whatever the results is too easy for you to accept. However, if you are consistently playing because you have targets, that's when you feel you are failing because you are not achieving your goals.

I think OP isn't used to the stress of gambling. There are people that are stuck everyday in the space of gambling and they have nothing than that gambling and they make their money from gambling. The thing is that these gamblers lose money for betting everyday because they actually stake high with multiple odd which reduces their chance of winning but the day they win a single game, in a month, it covers all the loss they made and they made even more profits.

If less attention is what work best for OP, I suggest he stick to that method because it's better to be winning even if you are staking the amount you can afford to lose. Even if you are gambling for fun and you don't make money from it, there will come a time when you will no longer have interest in gambling or you may not see as a fun thing to do again.

[sompitonov]

I have noticed more than once that gambling acts like a funnel and sucks us in over time. I have a method that I have been using for years, I have not read about it anywhere, but I think many people use it too. I just take breaks from the game, sometimes it can be weeks, and sometimes even a month without one bet. Previously, when I was younger, I wanted to win more and I felt excited, but now I understand that this is not the main thing for me, the process of choosing what to bet on and the analysis that I conduct for myself is important to me. In short, think about breaks in the game and going out into nature with your family, for me this is the best rest and reboot of my emotional state. And the fact that it seems to you that the casino is teasing active players is just an illusion, I don’t attach much importance to such things.

[l3pox]

I have noticed more than once that gambling acts like a funnel and sucks us in over time. I have a method that I have been using for years, I have not read about it anywhere, but I think many people use it too. I just take breaks from the game, sometimes it can be weeks, and sometimes even a month without one bet. Previously, when I was younger, I wanted to win more and I felt excited, but now I understand that this is not the main thing for me, the process of choosing what to bet on and the analysis that I conduct for myself is important to me. In short, think about breaks in the game and going out into nature with your family, for me this is the best rest and reboot of my emotional state. And the fact that it seems to you that the casino is teasing active players is just an illusion, I don’t attach much importance to such things.

a little bit like social media
they understand attention is the most important currency and then they're able to enter your pockets by grabbing and spoiling your attention
isn't it crazy?

not so surprising but definitely nefarious ways to act.

[Samlucky O]

The more active I become with gambling, the more it drags me back, luckily I keep risking only what I want to lose.

Gambling is never a thing to put all your hopes on. Gambling is good but overdoing it may result to addiction or many drag you back. But it will do you more good if you chose to risk what you can afford to lose than gambling above your budget.

The less active I become with gambling, the more positive it gets for me, not most of the time but my results are simply better than when I was very active.

I sense that you are being more careful to avoid addiction and Yea it is a nice approach to scale through over spending. Everyone has there ways or strategy of gambling that enables them to avoid addiction and I guess this is your own way.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The more active I become with gambling, the more it drags me back, luckily I keep risking only what I want to lose.

Gambling is never a thing to put all your hopes on. Gambling is good but overdoing it may result to addiction or many drag you back. But it will do you more good if you chose to risk what you can afford to lose than gambling above your budget.

I do have some friends who are solely dependent on gambling as a means of livilihood, and to be honest though, this is what they make me believe but I have my doubts that there must be some other stuffs they are into; since this days, there are many way to make money online, and only those who you let in on your secret can know, those you don't tell won't know.

But then, assuming indeed that it's gambling that they solely depended on,  it still has not and won't change my mind and decision that any one depending on gambling as a means of livilihood is really stupid(sorry to use that word but can't seem to find a better one).
Regardless of the possibility to make life changing money from gambling, it's still a huge risk, people should gamble for fun only even though it's not wrong to expect some profit, but profit shouldnt always be a priority since chasing it too much can lead to unprecedented loses and possibly; addiction at the end of the day.

[STT]

Dont let the money burn a hole in your pocket is one expression people have which I agree with.   Money has a way of spending itself if given a chance, well done on your progress but I would clear debts and repay any loan where possible to bank your success.

[Accardo]

a little bit like social media
they understand attention is the most important currency and then they're able to enter your pockets by grabbing and spoiling your attention
isn't it crazy?

not so surprising but definitely nefarious ways to act.

The market is quietly booming on social medias using the attention technique as a tool to remind people of their gambling experiences. Memes are created on how people feel while going to the casino and after they're done gambling. It's all same with what the viewers feel and it intrigues them to try again, since they're not alone on it. Hence, the dangers increases for the gamblers who spend most times gambling and other times viewing the gambling societies on social media. Where compulsive gambling may be a joke and people talking about it as if it's nothing. The challenges to try out those jokes could be revolving around the thoughts of such player.

[Samlucky O]

The more active I become with gambling, the more it drags me back, luckily I keep risking only what I want to lose.

Gambling is never a thing to put all your hopes on. Gambling is good but overdoing it may result to addiction or many drag you back. But it will do you more good if you chose to risk what you can afford to lose than gambling above your budget.

I do have some friends who are solely dependent on gambling as a means of livilihood, and to be honest though, this is what they make me believe but I have my doubts that there must be some other stuffs they are into; since this days, there are many way to make money online, and only those who you let in on your secret can know, those you don't tell won't know.

Yes surely you will never know what people do for a living and they may never tell you. Just like we participate in signature campaign and get paid every week here in BTT, if most of us are asked what we do for a living we can as well say that we do gambling for a living or trading while most of the fund comes from signature campaign. Although sometimes people depends on Gambling for survival as your friends may say it. Because I have some folks that gamble for a living. What they do is to risk like $50 on 5 or 10 different games like two matches with 2 odd with a stake of $5 * 10 tickets of $5 each with 2 to 3 odds. So if out of 10 tickets 6 or seven plays they make profit. Example
Tickets no 1, 2 or 3 Match with 2.50 odd=$5 stake
Tickets no 2, 1match with 2.00odd =$5 single stake
This continuous tile tickets no 10 so if 6/10 plays, they are at advantage. If 5/5 plays they may get back there returns with some bonus that may be used for another game. if 6/10 also loss they still have 4 tickets to play next round and so on.