How to practice emotional control in gambling?

[GeorgeJohn]

Gambling calls for a greater focus on self-control so that you can at least deal with the situation of losing excessively. Control is not an easy thing to do. Controlling emotions can be quite difficult for a gambler and especially new gamblers. Gambling is a risky endeavor in which you have to be completely exposed to risk until the end. The effort you mentioned to set a budget would be the right consideration for anyone to make, but it would be very difficult to implement in the workplace if you do not have control over yourself. Implementing the principle of cutting expenses through discipline and strictness in gambling.

When you don't have plans of controlling your emotions on gambling, I don't think that can be able to control your emotions, so from my objectives, from initial i stated that gambling is all about plan's, a newbie in gambling might control its emotions than an experienced gambler, so from my perspective a gambler need to have gambling roaster, neither daily, weekly and monthly, and have a specific amount that will be going for gambling within the specification mentioned

Without have such I don't think that a gambler might be able to know it's limitations on gambling, I believe that gambling is all about understanding, so if you don't understand gambling you can't control your emotions, and lack of understanding gambling is what lures some people into gambling addiction

I know that it's difficult for someone who has been participating on gambling for long-term to have emotions control, because the person might be inquisitive of getting whatever he or her has lost in gambling, why people who are newbie might control their emotions easily.

[Sandra_hakeem]

So, guys, how do you control your emotions while gambling? And how has it benefited you?

The emotional control has a solid correlation with your funds in general (whatever currency it is).
Everything can either happen spontaneously, or get controlled depending on what decisions you can make at a stance;  if you get tricked and you end up wagering everything on a game that looks too good, then chances are that you'll lose everything.

Of course the casinos won't restrict you on how much of your funds you need to wager, but either way, you need a controller -- which is your emotions! This is where discipline plays a good role too.
Ps; No matter how cool the chances are that a particular ticket will be a win, don't wager if you've already exceeded your limits (be prepared cause it may also turn out a win just like you predicted )

[AmoreJaz]

So, guys, how do you control your emotions while gambling? And how has it benefited you?

The emotional control has a solid correlation with your funds in general (whatever currency it is).
Everything can either happen spontaneously, or get controlled depending on what decisions you can make at a stance;  if you get tricked and you end up wagering everything on a game that looks too good, then chances are that you'll lose everything.

Of course the casinos won't restrict you on how much of your funds you need to wager, but either way, you need a controller -- which is your emotions! This is where discipline plays a good role too.
Ps; No matter how cool the chances are that a particular ticket will be a win, don't wager if you've already exceeded your limits (be prepared cause it may also turn out a win just like you predicted )

As long as I know that I am only using spare funds, I won't be very much agitated with my losses or my betting. But once I started betting funds for my other expenses, that will surely give me something to worry about. As casinos won't mind you about your deposits, it is your own will how you will take care of your finances when it comes to your gambling activities. A gambler should not blame the casino in any way because that's their prerogative why they are going to gambling in the first place.
Also, you need to condition yourself that once you lost all your deposits for that day, it means, that's enough for the day and just go back when you have another extra. Sometimes, you need to self-train yourself in this kind of situation for you to easily accept the consequences of your games.

[Fredomago]

So, guys, how do you control your emotions while gambling? And how has it benefited you?

The emotional control has a solid correlation with your funds in general (whatever currency it is).
Everything can either happen spontaneously, or get controlled depending on what decisions you can make at a stance;  if you get tricked and you end up wagering everything on a game that looks too good, then chances are that you'll lose everything.

Of course the casinos won't restrict you on how much of your funds you need to wager, but either way, you need a controller -- which is your emotions! This is where discipline plays a good role too.
Ps; No matter how cool the chances are that a particular ticket will be a win, don't wager if you've already exceeded your limits (be prepared cause it may also turn out a win just like you predicted )

As long as I know that I am only using spare funds, I won't be very much agitated with my losses or my betting. But once I started betting funds for my other expenses, that will surely give me something to worry about. As casinos won't mind you about your deposits, it is your own will how you will take care of your finances when it comes to your gambling activities. A gambler should not blame the casino in any way because that's their prerogative why they are going to gambling in the first place.

Indeed. It's your choice and decision to gamble casinos are business and they are designed to earned while for those who can treat gambling as entertainment, they'll just play and accept whatever the outcome, if they win then it's a bonus to them to enjoy the profits while if they lose they won't mind it as they allocate that fund for their entertainment.  Though not many treats gambling that way that's why there are many people loses a lot and get addicted.

[bhadz]

First, asking for a loan to gamble but they'll lie to the lender that it's not for loan. Next, when they can no longer get loan, they'll sell their valuables.

I think that these ways should not be sought for games, making loans and everything that means putting our assets at risk, that is something that is not very intelligent, making loans to play in a casino is something that I would not recommend for anything in the world.

To lend money I have other concepts that are much higher, only do it in cases of emergencies where the money is needed and apart from this, then refrain from doing it if you do not have the ability to pay.

Yeah, that's the actual purpose of loan. It's either for emergency purposes or for something bigger that you lack of capital and that's the only solution for you to solve that bigger thing that you're dealing with. It's not intelligent at all when a person who takes a loan to gamble, they'll lie that it won't be used for gambling. That's something else and a next level of gambler already trying to do crazy things for them to gamble. You can see how desperate they are when they're doing that because they've got no money left to sustain their gambling needs.

[danherbias07]

So, guys, how do you control your emotions while gambling? And how has it benefited you?

The emotional control has a solid correlation with your funds in general (whatever currency it is).
Everything can either happen spontaneously, or get controlled depending on what decisions you can make at a stance;  if you get tricked and you end up wagering everything on a game that looks too good, then chances are that you'll lose everything.

Of course the casinos won't restrict you on how much of your funds you need to wager, but either way, you need a controller -- which is your emotions! This is where discipline plays a good role too.
Ps; No matter how cool the chances are that a particular ticket will be a win, don't wager if you've already exceeded your limits (be prepared cause it may also turn out a win just like you predicted )

As long as I know that I am only using spare funds, I won't be very much agitated with my losses or my betting. But once I started betting funds for my other expenses, that will surely give me something to worry about. As casinos won't mind you about your deposits, it is your own will how you will take care of your finances when it comes to your gambling activities. A gambler should not blame the casino in any way because that's their prerogative why they are going to gambling in the first place.

I believe that should be the right approach so that we are not too aggressive when we are making our bets. If in our mind we know that we ain't crossing the line and we are not going too far as affecting our budget for our family or ourselves then I think we are doing it right. Just playing with the funds that you can accept the loss but it would still be best if we can win the bet.

No, we cannot blame the casino, it's a business and we must realize that as early as possible so that we won't get butthurt if ever we are on a losing streak. It's not just the house edge but it's because they also needed the money to make profits and (we) losing means someone in their employees will get his daily salary.

[topbitcoin]

I know that it's difficult for someone who has been participating on gambling for long-term to have emotions control, because the person might be inquisitive of getting whatever he or her has lost in gambling, why people who are newbie might control their emotions easily.

For now I will not assume that those who are new to gambling can control themselves well and those who have been in gambling for a long time cannot control themselves well because of the intensity of their previous gambling.

To be honest in this case I don't think it matters whether we are old or new when self-control in gambling is exercised but it depends on how we ourselves manage to make it happen.
I mean the point is about how we recognize ourselves and that would be in line with the title given to the thread in the self-control in question because when we can recognize ourselves then we certainly know the limits of what we should do but on the other hand when it is not something we can do where we do not know what our temperament is like then it is certain that in the end our self-control will be very poor regardless of whether we have been gambling for a long time or just starting to try it.

[passwordnow]

Indeed. It's your choice and decision to gamble casinos are business and they are designed to earned while for those who can treat gambling as entertainment, they'll just play and accept whatever the outcome, if they win then it's a bonus to them to enjoy the profits while if they lose they won't mind it as they allocate that fund for their entertainment. 

That's how a casino is designed for. They are not a charity that will simply allow tons of gamblers to win and that's why they're in it to make some profit. Those gamblers that aspires to earn some as they gamble, they have to realize they are on a situation that it's not going to happen at all times to them. The chances of winning is there but to make that worthy, they have to stay for quite a while before they see it to themselves.

Though not many treats gambling that way that's why there are many people loses a lot and get addicted.

And with that concern, those that are aware that they're not controllable needs to do some job by controlling themselves. Starting on how they should control their emotions because it starts from there when someone gambles a lot and losses everything on an instant. One should gamble with a small amount that they can afford to lose because only them knows how much exactly is that.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

As long as I know that I am only using spare funds, I won't be very much agitated with my losses or my betting. But once I started betting funds for my other expenses, that will surely give me something to worry about. As casinos won't mind you about your deposits, it is your own will how you will take care of your finances when it comes to your gambling activities. A gambler should not blame the casino in any way because that's their prerogative why they are going to gambling in the first place.

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

[jcojci]

Though not many treats gambling that way that's why there are many people loses a lot and get addicted.

And with that concern, those that are aware that they're not controllable needs to do some job by controlling themselves. Starting on how they should control their emotions because it starts from there when someone gambles a lot and losses everything on an instant. One should gamble with a small amount that they can afford to lose because only them knows how much exactly is that.

The benefit of control our emotions in gambling is we can prevent the losses become big. We don't have to spend more money just to chase the win or recover our losses. We can treat gambling as an entertainment because we know that we do the right thing with gambling.

Before place a bet, we must check how much money we will use to bet. We can not let ourselves place a big bet and expect we can win big so we better to adjust our bet amount. But we know that controlling emotion is not easy and that need practice more and more.

But if we really want to have a good self control, we will trying so hard to posses that skill so we can have a good self control. That will help us to prevent the big lose from gambling.

[TheUltraElite]

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

I think the concept of "spare" funds is flawed, money is never spare, if it is, then it is savings. What a gambler achieves by spending that is the craze of gambling and riding the rush but they ended up spending their savings.

A limit on bankroll is essential to get some sort of control over gambling. The more you break this limit the more chances that the control is being lost and that means poor gambling habits.

[shasan]

I assume we’re all mature and responsible gamblers here, but from time to time, we still make mistakes. One of the most common mistakes is failing to control our emotions, we know where that leads.. losses, and the higher the stakes, the bigger the potential losses we have to endure.

That’s why it’s important that before placing big bets, we are already emotionally stable and disciplined enough to follow our strategy consistently.

So, guys, how do you control your emotions while gambling? And how has it benefited you?

I think on gambling the most important thing is to control the emotion of a gambler and to do that the person must have to be able to self control, money management, decision maker (who can decide anything which s/he wants and the more important thing is that his control on gambling by not be too greedy and at the same time try not to recover at the time of loss.

[Wakate]

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

I think the concept of "spare" funds is flawed, money is never spare, if it is, then it is savings. What a gambler achieves by spending that is the craze of gambling and riding the rush but they ended up spending their savings.

A limit on bankroll is essential to get some sort of control over gambling. The more you break this limit the more chances that the control is being lost and that means poor gambling habits.

Why should we be allocating money to gamble everytime? Why not be using those profits gotten from betting to bet again rather than allocating as if profit is not being made. Gambling will deal with you when you don't have plans for yourself. This is one of the reason why many gamblers keep getting consistent loses because they don't make plans. When you don't plan how to gamble and don't calculate how much you are using to gamble on a daily basis, you might be surprised to end up losing big without knowing that you are actually losing money. Most of us need to scrutinize the way we can to know if we are actually making money or not.

[Mayor of ogba]

As long as I know that I am only using spare funds, I won't be very much agitated with my losses or my betting. But once I started betting funds for my other expenses, that will surely give me something to worry about. As casinos won't mind you about your deposits, it is your own will how you will take care of your finances when it comes to your gambling activities. A gambler should not blame the casino in any way because that's their prerogative why they are going to gambling in the first place.

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

For a gambler to use his spare money or money he can afford to lose and gamble it means that the money the gambler is using to gamble is not allocated to solve any of his daily expenses, so even though the gambler loses the money in the process of gambling, I think he will not be emotionally affected by it because he used the money he can easily do without to gamble, which will not stop him from not sorting out his daily expenses anytime they arise. The time a gambler will be so worried about his losses in gambling is when he uses the money that is meant to solve his daily expenses to gamble and loses the money in gambling.

[Fredomago]

Indeed. It's your choice and decision to gamble casinos are business and they are designed to earned while for those who can treat gambling as entertainment, they'll just play and accept whatever the outcome, if they win then it's a bonus to them to enjoy the profits while if they lose they won't mind it as they allocate that fund for their entertainment. 

That's how a casino is designed for. They are not a charity that will simply allow tons of gamblers to win and that's why they're in it to make some profit. Those gamblers that aspires to earn some as they gamble, they have to realize they are on a situation that it's not going to happen at all times to them. The chances of winning is there but to make that worthy, they have to stay for quite a while before they see it to themselves.

They to understand that in each sessions big risk at stake, when opportunity happens then grab and quit, stop the session and enjoy the profits that you gain, not always that you'll have that chance, like mentioned, gambling is business and for sure before the owner take steps into this business they all aware of risk and benifits and most of the time it's the house who earned decently.

Though not many treats gambling that way that's why there are many people loses a lot and get addicted.

And with that concern, those that are aware that they're not controllable needs to do some job by controlling themselves. Starting on how they should control their emotions because it starts from there when someone gambles a lot and losses everything on an instant. One should gamble with a small amount that they can afford to lose because only them knows how much exactly is that.

Indeed, they should use spare amount and follow whatever system that they've setup to avoid losing control and lose a lot..

[Furious 7]

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

I think the concept of "spare" funds is flawed, money is never spare, if it is, then it is savings. What a gambler achieves by spending that is the craze of gambling and riding the rush but they ended up spending their savings.

A limit on bankroll is essential to get some sort of control over gambling. The more you break this limit the more chances that the control is being lost and that means poor gambling habits.

I myself try to listen carefully and what I think about reserve funds is a savings, I myself do not use my reserve money or savings to gamble but I deposit the remaining money I have from my pocket, training emotional control in gambling is an easy thing. When we play with the aim of winning, this is where emotions will occur that do not occur when the results are disappointing.

I agree with what you said, this bankroll limit is very important in gambling, when we don't have this, it is certain that our finances will be in disarray and yes this is caused by following uncontrolled emotions.

[Cryptmuster]

For a gambler to use his spare money or money he can afford to lose and gamble it means that the money the gambler is using to gamble is not allocated to solve any of his daily expenses, so even though the gambler loses the money in the process of gambling, I think he will not be emotionally affected by it because he used the money he can easily do without to gamble, which will not stop him from not sorting out his daily expenses anytime they arise. The time a gambler will be so worried about his losses in gambling is when he uses the money that is meant to solve his daily expenses to gamble and loses the money in gambling.

I doubt that this will help him avoid emotions in gambling. What do you mean when you talk about such money, this is money that he put aside, which he does not need now, but then his savings, and if he plays with them, he will most likely lose this money, and you want to say that when he loses his savings there will be no emotions? If you meant money for pocket expenses, then in this case I agree, if a player wants to play with money that he wanted to spend on beer, then there will be no difference, because he will not get any benefit from alcohol either.)

[Zadicar]

That's true, if a gambler is using their spare fund or perhaps an amount that they have specifically allocated for gambling with the intention that they want to have fun with the money and even if they lose it they don't care, the gambler might feel emotions of the process of gambling but even if they lose all the money they allocated for gambling, it's better like that, than losit even their savings which was not meant for gambling.

I think the concept of "spare" funds is flawed, money is never spare, if it is, then it is savings. What a gambler achieves by spending that is the craze of gambling and riding the rush but they ended up spending their savings.

A limit on bankroll is essential to get some sort of control over gambling. The more you break this limit the more chances that the control is being lost and that means poor gambling habits.

I myself try to listen carefully and what I think about reserve funds is a savings, I myself do not use my reserve money or savings to gamble but I deposit the remaining money I have from my pocket, training emotional control in gambling is an easy thing. When we play with the aim of winning, this is where emotions will occur that do not occur when the results are disappointing.

I agree with what you said, this bankroll limit is very important in gambling, when we don't have this, it is certain that our finances will be in disarray and yes this is caused by following uncontrolled emotions.

If it was easy then we wont really be seeing tons or lots of gambling addicts here on gambling space or seeing this a gambling industry wont really be that profitable. How to practice emotional control in gambling? Usually it will really be that pertaining about for those people who do make out some learnings at the time they do experience some issues and not on the time that they will really be doing before doing gambling. Actually it will really be that facing up some problems first before they will really be that making out adjustments. It will really be that just right that you should really be that mindful into the things that you do make and would be that taking up that advance thinking about on how you do handle up yourself on such condition. Gambling should really be just that for fun and not for making money on which if it will really be that best that you will be able to do make out such actions and dont put up yourself into that negative condition.

[mammusu]

I think that emotional and psychological often play an important role in our gambling so far even if we are responsible gamblers, so when we gamble with existing limits, sometimes the limits will destroy themselves, because indeed when we gamble psychology and emotions will lead us to continue playing and make us lose control of the limits we have made previously, preparing the  limits in gambling is very important but the most important thing is how we still have control when we are in the game.

[madnessteat]

For a gambler to use his spare money or money he can afford to lose and gamble it means that the money the gambler is using to gamble is not allocated to solve any of his daily expenses, so even though the gambler loses the money in the process of gambling, I think he will not be emotionally affected by it because he used the money he can easily do without to gamble, which will not stop him from not sorting out his daily expenses anytime they arise. The time a gambler will be so worried about his losses in gambling is when he uses the money that is meant to solve his daily expenses to gamble and loses the money in gambling.

I doubt that this will help him avoid emotions in gambling. What do you mean when you talk about such money, this is money that he put aside, which he does not need now, but then his savings, and if he plays with them, he will most likely lose this money, and you want to say that when he loses his savings there will be no emotions? If you meant money for pocket expenses, then in this case I agree, if a player wants to play with money that he wanted to spend on beer, then there will be no difference, because he will not get any benefit from alcohol either.)

I understand perfectly well what chances of winning a gambler has, but I still feel some disappointment when I lose free money and it seems to me that it is quite understandable. After all, in my subconscious I realize that I could spend this money on more necessary things, such as buying food at home or to please my wife. So I am very surprised that someone can lose money in gambling and not feel any emotions.