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Originally Posted by wil318466
I think many of us are simply wired differently. What Snipes went through was downright insane. It wasn't insane that he won the first few tens of thousands, that can happen to any us. What he was doing after that first few was the insane part. Most people just aren't built like that, including most gamblers.
Look, I like money, and I sure as hell love the rush of gambling. But I know how dangerous it is because I know myself. When I lose 500 I want to bet 1000 to get it back plus a little profit. If I lose that I want to bet 2000. It's just the way I am. I've had sessions where I lost something like 50 bucks and then wound up losing thousands chasing that 50 bucks. When I'm actually up money, I'm worse. I fire away like a cracked out maniac.
I'm just looking out for Snipes's best interests. Maybe a little break here would be a good thing. Reassess life a little bit. Enjoy some of it, and then after a nice little break maybe test the waters out.
It would break my heart to hear he lost it. This is the degen thread so we do get our lolz, but I'm silently rooting for all of you to hit big and get out.
I am similar to you in the sense of gambling. Wanting to chase my losses without even considering I will lose again.
That is why when I bet sports I tend to keep it on the small side, not because I can't afford to bet more, but because i know if I do it will make me feel sick until I have made that money back. I came to the reality a long time ago I am not gonna earn a living gambling, however its one of my favorite things in the world to do.
Also, I don't tell people I gamble besides my brother because we often gamble on the same things. My GF has no clue why I watched so many out of market baseball games this summer, or why I'm cheering for a different team every week in the NFL. I dont tell people anything because they always have a cliche'd response "but how much did you lose" "you could of saved that money is instead of gambling it". As a degen your natural response is to become defensive which makes you seem like even more of a degen. Then when you are gambling you feel guilty about it because of the people in your life that matter to you, but do not understand what you're doing.
Theres nothing wrong with gambling on a regular basis if you can control yourself. If you lack the self control then you deserve anything bad that happens to you. Thats why I have no sympathy for broke gamblers, people with substance abuse problems, or alcoholics.
Before I lock in any bet I ask myself "can I live with losing this much money" if the answer is no then I wont make the bet or i'll at least scale down the amount. The truth is there isn't a bet big enough that will provide you with life changing money. If I bet $1000 and double up to $2000...fantastic, but i still gotta goto work on monday. If I lose $1000 I'm going to work on monday and working for free until I have made that $1000 back.
Its all about how you wanna live, and what you can live with.