Why do people feels depressed if they are on losing streak?

[SmartGold01]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

[Hatchy]

This has been discussed alot of times. Depression in gambling is as a result of risking more than they can afford to lose. It's a something that has to be discussed properly so that gamblers would not fall victims. If we actually go by gambling us for fun, it will help us reduce the fact that when we make loses it doesn't affect us that much. But when you are gambling to make profits, every lose would feel like a bullet wound to your chest. Every gambler should be able to understand this and even if it's not realistic in some way, we still have to stick with the idea for our own sake. Don't get too worked up over losses. When you are in a losing streak, the best thing to do is to call it a day and stop gambling to avoid further losses..

[Fiatless]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Let's get the meaning of depression first

Depression is a serious mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness, a loss of interest in activities, and a lack of energy. It affects how you think, feel, and behave, often disrupting daily life and making it difficult to manage work, school, and relationships.

Financial losses, which would have resulted in debt or struggles, are one of the reasons why gamblers become depressed. Gambling addiction could also harm the personal lives of people. Some might be having problems in their family or workplace.

Psychologists also believe that gambling addiction could rewire the brain, thereby making other everyday activities uninteresting. Some of them become secluded because they derive satisfaction or joy mainly from gambling.

[swogerino]

Sometimes gambling can make our mind numb, in fact most of the cases I would say and as such we continue like robots hoping something will change while Einstein did warn us many years ago with his famous saying "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is called insanity". The way I have found to alleviate somewhat this bad feeling is to keep the money in your wallet while you browse Ebay for something you like, even if you don't buy anything just scroll there until it becomes dearer to you than throwing away money in gambling.

[cryptoaddictchie]

As we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Theres no specific % on each users how their plan to spend something on gambling. Yes gambling is another form of entertainment and when someone got depress in the form of anxiety level then thats not normal means he is doing it beyond the goal of having fun and making it entertaining.

Unforiunately it DOES happened in real life so its hard to criticize that and we can say we understand but for people experiencing this I know their feeling bad about it too.

[danherbias07]

That means they are using money that is not meant to be gambled with anymore. They are crossing the line because they are chasing the losses, and that is why depression is sinking in.

But that's not all. A losing streak in a game of luck, like casino games and slots, is normal. But it can also affect the mentality of the gambler since he is not winning for a long time. Who likes that? It can cause stress that will lead to frustration, and when that hits, we make wrong decisions like depositing more to continue gambling and maybe get a chance to win it back.
Do you jump for joy when you are on a losing streak? I doubt that. It's just a normal reaction of a person who wasted money that he made from working his ass off.

[yahoo62278]

Who is happy losing? I can't think of anyone who isn't a little upset when they lose. Even if it was only for a couple bucks you still feel a little sad when you lose. Now lose 10 in a row or 20 and all that sadness adds up. We all say only gamble what you can afford to lose, but even if you can afford it do you like to lose?

[Ruttoshi]

Gambling messes with your emotions if you cannot let go of your losses. Any gambler that is depressed because he's on a losing streak has been chasing his losses to the point that he must have borrowed money to gamble or have gambled with every penny on him. The difficult thing in gambling is to stop the game and the right time and be in control of your emotions.

Don't take gambling personal and don't see it as the only means you have to become rich in order to avoid some unhealthy gambling practices.

[giammangiato]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Discussion that you find in all the sauces in the forum with the most disparate answers. The question you ask has an obvious answer but it is not a foregone conclusion as an answer, the feeling of depression occurs because when you gamble you come into play with all the expectations OBVIOUSLY of winning, but when your mind realizes that what you had hoped would not happen depression comes into play, guilt, at that precise moment if you keep playing to recover you are done for.

[DPHOR]

Who is happy losing? I can't think of anyone who isn't a little upset when they lose. Even if it was only for a couple bucks you still feel a little sad when you lose. Now lose 10 in a row or 20 and all that sadness adds up. We all say only gamble what you can afford to lose, but even if you can afford it do you like to lose?

As we know financial loses are mostly affected to the said loser. To me it would be that better to at least have one winning that being on a losing streak for long. As you said, no one will be proud of themselves because there is lost associated to what they are doing currently. Money is money and whenever it is spent on the wrong way you would surely find very painful to lose such amount the person where budgeting to win more. Learning how to control oneself is also that important if I may say.

[Frankolala]

As we know financial loses are mostly affected to the said loser. To me it would be that better to at least have one winning that being on a losing streak for long. As you said, no one will be proud of themselves because there is lost associated to what they are doing currently. Money is money and whenever it is spent on the wrong way you would surely find very painful to lose such amount the person where budgeting to win more. Learning how to control oneself is also that important if I may say.

I think any money that has been assigned to gambling should be considered as a loss because the chance of making profit with such money is slim in the sense that, even if you make profit with it, you will still lose it back to the casino since you don't want to quit gambling at that moment. However, a long losing streak will change your thoughts and make you feel that you are not doing the right thing.

[SmartGold01]

As we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Theres no specific % on each users how their plan to spend something on gambling. Yes gambling is another form of entertainment and when someone got depress in the form of anxiety level then thats not normal means he is doing it beyond the goal of having fun and making it entertaining.

Unforiunately it DOES happened in real life so its hard to criticize that and we can say we understand but for people experiencing this I know their feeling bad about it too.

Percentage allocation are what factors out what you should be using to gamble and because if you use specific amount you wouldn't be that gambling recklessly rather you would as well try to maintain particular level of how someone are being influenced while gambling.
Moderate gambling is that essential to people who are gabling and of course they are having fun but when the money is attached you see them being a bit emotionally unstable, so if emotion are being eliminated from gambling the it would be that better for such gambler because they didn't allow their emotion to work on them.

[_act_]

Yes, the money does not comes from their mind. They are using high amount of money to gamble which is a waste of money to them if they lose it, bit they will try their luck. What is in their mind is the money that they want to earn. When they lose more than they want, feeling sad or depression may begin.

[hedgeh0g]

As we know financial loses are mostly affected to the said loser. To me it would be that better to at least have one winning that being on a losing streak for long. As you said, no one will be proud of themselves because there is lost associated to what they are doing currently. Money is money and whenever it is spent on the wrong way you would surely find very painful to lose such amount the person where budgeting to win more. Learning how to control oneself is also that important if I may say.

The fact is, almost every player who plays for a long time will experience a losing streak. It's just a matter of how they perceive it. Some will understand that losses are part of the game and will develop a strong resilience, but most will fall into a depression that will be extremely difficult to shake off, and they will try to win back their losses as quickly as possible. Therefore, self-control shouldn't be underestimated; it's better to think about and prepare for such a situation in advance, so as not to regret it too much later.

[xenomorfo]

Gambling messes with your emotions if you cannot let go of your losses. Any gambler that is depressed because he's on a losing streak has been chasing his losses to the point that he must have borrowed money to gamble or have gambled with every penny on him. The difficult thing in gambling is to stop the game and the right time and be in control of your emotions.

Don't take gambling personal and don't see it as the only means you have to become rich in order to avoid some unhealthy gambling practices.

good, you're saying something wise
any gambler who chases losses to recover will become depressed because it is simply impossible to recover losses
it's a game, we pay to spend time not to win.

[Suleiman the Magnificent]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Losing or in other words receiving a negative outcome, naturally drives a person into a depressive state of mind. This is not just a rule that applies to gambling but to virtually every area of life. People begin the things they do with the desire to experience a sense of accomplishment and when things don't go as planned, they are naturally affected by it.

[Perfectbaby]

Losing money is like normal thing in gambling and as a gambler you must learn to accept all the risk that associated to gambling before you would know that you have started gambling but most people do not want to lose instead they wants to the gambling site to always favor them while gambling forgotten that gambling site a give and take game where the taker are more favored than does who are receiving from the gambling site. You don't expect people to be happy when they are losing seriously there is nothing like that and it doesn't work in any place without the said person who is losing got depressed and wanting to chased back what they lose, is always better to gamble with the money that are not too larger for you to let go.

[Makus]

This can happen due to different reasons and the major cause of this is when gamblers bet irresponsibly or stake an amount of money that they cannot really afford to lose, this makes them become emotional and having such feeling as a gambler is only going to cause more harm than good in the long run. As a gambler you need to build your mentality to the point where you don't react to losses. Gambling is a game of wins and losses, feeling depressed when on a losing streak means you are doing something wrong and still haven't mastered gambling psychology.

[Dave1]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Only one thing, you always wanted to win. But when that expectations didn't happened then it will have a effect you not just physically but mentally as well and that is the dangerous part, you feel depressed and you think on what went wrong and what you might have done correctly.

So it's a very dangerous emotions. Just like in my case, I just played my favorite game and even didn't win a single. So currently, I really feel bad but I have to fight it out and not let my losing affect me psychologically as my day are going to be ruin.

I already accept the fact and so I will move on with this losses. Probably will take a day or two and then let's see if I will go back to play or not.

[Taskford]

This not something new anymore but we should be thinking why some people mostly feels that depressed while gambling especially if they are on losing streak for long, I want to know if the money they are using to gamble doesn't even comes from their mind?
Of course, as we know gambling is a game of entertainment and if you are on losing streak for long it should shows that you are gambling with what you can afford to lose so while would it affect your emotions since it is said that people are gambling with their at least 1-5% of their monthly and weekly income. Does it mean that percentage they use is not from their mind?

Normal to feel that state is its not really good experience to deal with losing streak, for sure you will think lots of situation happened and sometimes you point out maybe there's problem with the casino you are playing or you just made a mistake for deciding to continue while you are having a bad day.

Also that depressed state will also occur if it happens the gamblers exceed on their limitation and use the amount what they can afford to lose. I experience many episode like this and see many people went in bad shape facing that scenario. That's why we should learn from those incident and try to have better decision the way how we deal gambling sites to avoid such situations.