Lack of Sleep Cost Me More Than the Bet

[Sanitough]

Lack of sleep and emotionless betting really got me this time

I was betting on the NBA playoffs like usual. Most of the time I just place my bet, then sleep if the game is too early, because I don’t want to ruin my sleeping habit just because of a bet. But a few days ago, I drank too much coffee and I couldn’t sleep. Since I was already awake, I played some slots, lost a decent amount, and that made it even harder to sleep. So I just waited for the NBA game to start. At first I only placed a small bet on the Sixers to win, since they were down 0-3 already. But the game looked really bad, so I bet again in the 2nd quarter, hoping maybe they could still recover. But they still lost, and we all know how that game went, complete domination by the Knicks.

After halftime, I told myself, no, I’m not following the Sixers anymore. But I also didn’t want to take the high spread, so I went for over 232.5 in the Knicks game. That was basically all my remaining money, all-in, just trying to break even. Luckily, I won.

But looking back, what did I really lose? Sleep. Time. Energy.

I was awake from evening until morning, then I needed almost the whole day just to recover. I couldn’t do the things I was supposed to do, and I couldn’t work properly because my mind was just not there anymore. So even though I won the last bet, I still lost something. Maybe not money this time, but control.

And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

[Hispo]

Well, I am glad you are least managed to recover your money... It does not sound like a pleasant experience to completely lose your sleep time because of what happen to your gambling and betting session. Even if you had managed to get some money, it would have not been worth your sleep time either.

I have never spent the entire night gambling or betting, but I know what it is to suffer a sleepless night doing other things and still needing to go to work next day, so I can relate.

Also, how did you even manage to go for the rest of your day without falling asleep at work or while driving?
If I go through the night with no sleep I become practically useless the next day. Did you drink some energy drinks or something?

[Charles-Tim]

That is not all, what if when you played the last bet with all the remaining money that you are having and you lost the money? This is what will happen to most people, and that will mean lost of time, sleep and money, all together which will be very painful. Although, I get your point, but know that people will also lose their money in addition to the lost of time and sleep.

[alegotardo]

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And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

That is why the money is just one of things we need to "put in the account" when we play gambling.

There are other things that are just important or even more that than money: Friends, Family and time...
Friends and Family is a precious asset that is very difficult to recover, because nothing is more valuable than good times spent with them.
And time... that is the worst of all because lost time never is recovered. We have an "expiration date", so... how are you making the most of yours?

In short, you post is sincere... someone who managed to recover the money but still realized ended lost.
Unfortunately, most gamblers do not have the same clarity as you.
Than... thank you for sharing your story and trying to raise awareness among others.

[Potato Chips]

Dang this kinda hit too close to home. Honestly, the gambling dopamine can also hit hard, and thus can make you up all night due to the rush. In addition, you also had caffeine.

It can also be dangerous to gamba when you're not in the right head space as lack of sleep can cause this. I'm glad that at least you've win some money otherwise, it would've been more dreadful.

Have you ever tried chamomile tea OP? sometimes I would drink this and it helps me fall asleep. I'm not a fan of some substances that could make me dependent. Otherwise if you still can't fall asleep, doing other things that require heavy focus could help you stray from gambling, for instance, fighting games lol.

[Charcol]

I personally agree with almost everything you said. Gambling does not only cost money, but also our time and sleep. Because some people focus so much on gambling that they forget their real life. Due to this, they lose mental peace and productivity at work. Your problems are also common gambling traps, where the problem started from sleeplessness. Therefore, we need to remember a few things about gambling, betting a certain amount, not chasing if you lose, and then taking an all-in type decision when breaking even.These need to be taken into account. Even if you were lucky enough to win the bet in the end, your decision-making style was not healthy.

[Charles-Tim]

Have you ever tried chamomile tea OP? sometimes I would drink this and it helps me fall asleep. I'm not a fan of some substances that could make me dependent.

According to what he posted, not that he is having sleeping problem or insomnia, he took coffee which is the cause of what makes him not to sleep fast as it contains caffeine. Caffeine can make people not to sleep fast and he said he took coffee too much that night. So the tea may not help.

[TedMosby]

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And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

Nice words, and people should be aware of it. Treat it as entertainment and never treat gambling as a way to make money. You should see the money in an entertainment way, money for fun, not money for fulfilling your needs or household needs. If it can’t entertain you, makes you feel worried, or anxious, you better take a break or completely stop.

In your case, the caffeine effect also takes a big role. Your brain wants to keep working when your body is already tired. If something like this happens again, relax your brain first. Drink water, do the box breathing technique, slowly inhale for 4s, hold for 4s, slowly exhale for 4s, then hold again for 4s.

I used to drink coffee a lot, like 2-3 times a day. Now I have issues with my stomach health. I’m not really allowed to drink coffee anymore.

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Have you ever tried chamomile tea OP? sometimes I would drink this and it helps me fall asleep. I'm not a fan of some substances that could make me dependent. Otherwise if you still can't fall asleep, doing other things that require heavy focus could help you stray from gambling, for instance, fighting games lol.

I was actually about to recommend that. Chamomile isn’t a coffee replacement, it’s more like the opposite. It’s good for releasing stress, relaxing, and making you sleepy. You can also try Moringa tea.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I can see a lot of mistakes there. To begin with, as caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world, many people are unaware of the dangers it can pose. There are anxiety disorders and insomnia that can be cured simply by cutting out caffeine. Furthermore, gambling when you’re tired or stressed—or, generally speaking, when you’re not in the best frame of mind—is a recipe for disaster, even if it worked out this time. At least the OP is aware of the risk and seems to have learnt their lesson.

[jcojci]

Control is important in gambling to avoid losses although not many gamblers realize this. Just gamble enough and not trying to playing another games if you only wants to place a bet and leave the casino if you finish it.

That will avoid you from the will of playing another gambling games and you can control yourself not to follow the desire. Gambling can tempting you and browsing the games and pick one or two games and play it.

If you lose, you will lose control and will thinks of it or even you will chasing your losses. If you lack of sleep, you will feels tired and can't thinks clear so you need to take a rest and not just thinking about gambling.

[Dave1]

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

Health comes first, I used to do this before, because of time different, most of the time I will have to wake up early and bet and then watch the game. The hardest part is that if you have a job that early morning. Usually my job will start by 8 am.

But sometimes I will have to wake up at 1 am and then watch the game up to 4-5 am. Then I have to wake up but there are times that I can't get up on time to go to work. Later, I realized that I need to balance everything and that sleep is very important as you can't really function very well in the office or any other part of our lives if we lack sleep.

So yes, control and self-discipline and carefully picking up games that you should bet as not not disturb our sleeping patterns.

[OsaiEmma]

Lack of sleep and emotionless betting really got me this time

I was betting on the NBA playoffs like usual. Most of the time I just place my bet, then sleep if the game is too early, because I don’t want to ruin my sleeping habit just because of a bet. But a few days ago, I drank too much coffee and I couldn’t sleep. Since I was already awake, I played some slots, lost a decent amount, and that made it even harder to sleep. So I just waited for the NBA game to start. At first I only placed a small bet on the Sixers to win, since they were down 0-3 already. But the game looked really bad, so I bet again in the 2nd quarter, hoping maybe they could still recover. But they still lost, and we all know how that game went, complete domination by the Knicks.

After halftime, I told myself, no, I’m not following the Sixers anymore. But I also didn’t want to take the high spread, so I went for over 232.5 in the Knicks game. That was basically all my remaining money, all-in, just trying to break even. Luckily, I won.

But looking back, what did I really lose? Sleep. Time. Energy.

I was awake from evening until morning, then I needed almost the whole day just to recover. I couldn’t do the things I was supposed to do, and I couldn’t work properly because my mind was just not there anymore. So even though I won the last bet, I still lost something. Maybe not money this time, but control.

And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

Well said OP, and no doubt this is true, but the question right now is, is it worth it?
I've stayed up almost all night too to get things done, when I was so deep into trading, I've stayed up all night watching charts, analyzing and loosing money 😂. When tynz becomes too urgent and u see a necessity to pull a nighter to getting them done, I think it's worth it.

In ur case, yeah, u had some losses in terms of proper rest and whatnot, but we should be grateful dat it is not an all round loss. In life, we sacrifice some, to get some, that's just how it is, where it sometimes stings is when those sacrifices never pays off 😔

[famososMuertos]

There are many obsessive activities that we all go through at some point. Those kinds of situations usually come from responsibilities related to work, studies, hobbies, leisure, etc. I know people who are obsessed with painting and can spend 24 hours straight working on a piece, but then, being artists, they might go a whole week without sleeping properly.

So, if you can catch up on sleep, do it. Even if it’s just occasional, what does it matter? It’s part of the process for degenerate gamblers — and I say that as a compliment. The real issue is the long-term impact on your life when you abuse those situations.

[Silikiem]

Lack of sleep and emotionless betting really got me this time

I was betting on the NBA playoffs like usual. Most of the time I just place my bet, then sleep if the game is too early, because I don’t want to ruin my sleeping habit just because of a bet. But a few days ago, I drank too much coffee and I couldn’t sleep. Since I was already awake, I played some slots, lost a decent amount, and that made it even harder to sleep. So I just waited for the NBA game to start. At first I only placed a small bet on the Sixers to win, since they were down 0-3 already. But the game looked really bad, so I bet again in the 2nd quarter, hoping maybe they could still recover. But they still lost, and we all know how that game went, complete domination by the Knicks.

After halftime, I told myself, no, I’m not following the Sixers anymore. But I also didn’t want to take the high spread, so I went for over 232.5 in the Knicks game. That was basically all my remaining money, all-in, just trying to break even. Luckily, I won.

But looking back, what did I really lose? Sleep. Time. Energy.

I was awake from evening until morning, then I needed almost the whole day just to recover. I couldn’t do the things I was supposed to do, and I couldn’t work properly because my mind was just not there anymore. So even though I won the last bet, I still lost something. Maybe not money this time, but control.

And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

Well I guess that’s simply nature telling you that it cannot be cheated no matter how hard you try to deprive yourself from sleeping and also you can’t eat your cake and have it back. Your body system is already used to a routine especially when it comes to taking a quick nap and once you deprive it from that which it’s known for then it’s going to cost you at the very least just so it could regain what was missing earlier. Although most of the time it’s something you’re used to just like I said but if you are frequently doing it it will come a time where your system will become used to not taking a nap quickly.

[ruykeri]

I never gamble without sleeping. Because it damages me physically and mentally. And even if I lose, I bet with an amount that does not ruin my sleep. You shared your story, it is not just you. It happens to many people all the time. They do not sleep at night, they do not concentrate on their work, their entire daily life has become completely unstable just to gamble aggressively.

[Tetu100]

Sleep is one of the most precious gift from God and shouldn't be joke with for no reason. Their is one thing that is very obvious is that even though you decide sleeping the whole day you still can't meet up that which you would have had in the night, so we dare not compromise it for no reason not even on the gamble we are talking about. However the beautiful thing is that you can now point out other things one can lost in the process of chasing lost in gamble and  not only the financial aspect of it. Moreover gamble should be just for only fun and not some kinda game we should die put.

[viljy]

Such a strong passion for gambling is already interfering with health and the normal course of life in general. The sleep schedule is disrupted, which is why the body cannot rest. It probably makes sense to reduce the bids to amounts that you don't mind losing at all. On the other hand, small bets cannot bring a tangible big win...

There is no real victory without risk. Here it is necessary to think carefully about what to choose - psychological comfort or nervous tension in anticipation of a chance. Although I would choose the first one. After all, health is the most important thing.

[cryptoaddictchie]

And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

Make sense bro! Yeah we can win on any gambling but if our health is at staked then its not worth it. Sleep deprivation is one thing we must not overdo since its important in our health especially if we are getting older. You know that its important than most money we made lately.

Like what others said health is wealth and thats true more than any statement out there. Maybe the intention to win let us think of it more instead of resting and sleeping and thats one thing we need to fight.

[Bitcoin.com97]

I’m glad at least you won something instead of losing out on every side, like , losing your money, your time and energy, your story is what happened to many on a daily basis, many gambles to a point of losing their self, which sometimes affect there mental health, so having self discipline is important, when one is disciplined, there are somethings they wouldn’t do especially the one that can cause them sleepless nights.

[rbynxx]

And that’s the part people don’t always count when gambling. You can win the bet, but still lose your day, your routine, your focus, and your peace of mind.

Control is really necessary, because gambling is not only about money. Sometimes the bigger loss is what happens after the bet.

And after the bet you also lost your money, that is way more regretting. I'm okay I guess getting enough sleep considering I'm use to it but I think money is a problem if you won't be able to bet anymore. Well, we can't dwell in it and NBA playoffs betting are getting brought earlier by bookies, so I think you need to be that early to bet too considering they got only 1 day window on every game, that's lot of time to think about. Time management is one of the key aspect to be good as a sports bettor and we can see that some odds are getting low when we bet late. I think we need to be early as possible too.