Bit of plagiarism from a reformed or possibly ex-gambler.

"I do not want to stop the gambling.I want to stop the consequences of my gambling."
Turns out,the only solution for him was to stop the gambling.

My consequences are that I have wasted a lot of living time and financially I am a lot worse off.
Any gamblerholics out there who can give me some advice as to how to make my gambling less painful?
Surely stopping can't be the only solution?

SPORTZ? You seem to be devoured by your pursuit of gambling.
How do you fit the rest of your life in?.Are you for example,wheelchair-bound?.Do you have a bottomless source of income?
What are you doing right that I am doing wrong?

Moeee, for me it was how much money i had ,speaking from personal experience, years ago i was pretty well off and i use to go down the TAB nearly everyday and have $200 and $500 bets a race [before i was betting on sports] use to win some but in the end i lost badly, Now there is only a certain amount for me to punt with and its mainly on sports and [only the carnivals on the horses]ITS NOW REVERSED FOR ME and i have won on the footy seasons [NRL & AFL] for the last 4 years, i dont take short prices as i use to i dont try to get too analitical [not sure of the spelling]of games , if something doesnt feel right i pass,for me its about self control.

cheers.

I have a gambling problem...At one stage in my life namly this nrl season,i spent countless hours gambling due to online punting. I made money no doubt about it.. I also have a full time job as well. This keeps my head clear from the stresses of gambling. I did a big collect and planned a holiday as well as a shopping spree. One of the things that i have learnt is to collect your winnings and put it to good use,so you dont regret it later on.. I never found the time to buy an mp3 player,but finally a win i recall on charlton to bt some team payed $6..I placed $150 and that made my week. That was prob my most sucessful punt. Other than that Ive lost a few too especially in sports i know crap about,because i was bored and had nothing to do.

not having placed a bet for a week and regret missing out on adelaide -3.5 to bt nz in the nbl..great value that was...I dont plan to punt til next nrl season..might prob just wait til the big race.

Anyways Chelsea this week @ 1.40 is good value..my opinion..could b wrong.

dont let gambling control your life.. it ruins your relationship and affects those around you..long term 95% of gamblers will lose out..Ive never in my life heard a sucess story. take your winnings and run like a pig..

2 things.There ain't no winnings and I can't run to save my life.

Actually I don't want to stop.
Many hobbies cost money to participate in.
I pretty much would like to pay a certain amount to keep my interest in Gambling.
HEY!
I think I have got to the root of the problem.
Set aside an amount and that's it!
Thanks guys.
Now HOW MUCH per week?
GOLDIE?

mate you can only bet with what you are prepared to lose....

I havent had a bet for a couple of months ,bought myself a camera and find that taking pic is lots of fun .....I found that youve got to get away from the win a million mentality ......if you can only afford $2 bets welll so be it get your money on and watch it go round ....Ive found a lot of it is down to ego ...wanting to be right when the others backed the fav.....but if losing makes you depressed or affects your family,then its not worth it ...you should do what makes you feel good not what makes you feel bad about yourself. The last couple of yeras Ive enjoyed myself ...Ive lost, but not much and its a small price to pay for the enjoyment I got out of it but then it all became a chor so I stopped ......But if I lost ...I never cursed, because thats punting ,but like they said dont let it run your life.

How does this part work?
Do you get someone to manage your finances.Do you give the pay packet to your missus?
I have often found that often the miserable feeling is in direct proportion to the amount lost on the day.

A couple of points...

1/ If your gambling is a problem and affecting both your living standard and your life, is it not worth stopping?

2/ It is not the amount of money you lose, it is the direct proportion of money you lose to personal income.

You can be earning $5,000 a week as a business owner and losing $2,500 a week without it being a problem, because that's the way you want to spend your money and can still afford a nice lifestyle.

You can be a pensioner or unemployed and lose $20 a week and not be able to afford the food you want or pay the rent.

It's all relative, but the problem is not.

3/ Where is the problem?

Is it you can't make a profit, or is it lack of self control?

The former can be fixed by due diligence and research, the latter cannot be fixed.

I'll say that again...

Lack of self control CANNOT be fixed - you should stop gambling altogether.

You can fool yourself into only putting a budget of $5 into your TAB account per week, and it will probably work well for a while, but sooner or later your lack of self control will re-emerge and either waste all the money you made or worse!



No - you will lose all sense of self respect.
You must be in charge of your own destiny.

Give your paypacket to your missus, and she will be happy, but she will also acknowledge privately, that her man is not strong enough to put the family first and has no self control (planting that into the mind of your spouse is like a molotov cocktail waiting to go off!!!).

The issue is not the gambling - the issue is putting the gambling first.

I know, I've been there.

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