Do you have trouble with self control when gambling?

[fearless]

For two days in a row I've told myself NO TOTALS. I promised myself I wouldn't choose a total but for the last two days in a row I've included totals in my 128 man contest thread and I lost them both.

For whatever reasons, both totals looked great and I took them without thinking. I told myself "no totals" "no totals" so many times but I couldn't stop myself and I acted without thinking.

Do you have trouble with self control when gambling? What do you do about it?

[freebie]

yeah need to learn self discipline

[Tsoprano]

Most people learn self disipline, AFTER they go broke.

[fearless]

Most people learn self disipline, AFTER they go broke.

Thank God most people aren't betting enough on sports to cause them to go broke.

[Tsoprano]

Thank God most people aren't betting enough on sports to cause them to go broke.

I mean a large percentile of gamblers go broke (lose their bankrolls) before they can acquire self control.

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

took me a few loosing bankrolls when i was 16 to acquire self discipline, but now its not a issue at all after a while u learn betting is a marathon not a sprint

[jjgold]

Most of us have trouble with control. It is the number 1 weakness here and why all posters lose.

[Chi_archie]

self control and discipline may be the most important factors to keep you from going broke fast...

I recently had a nice run, and just made a big withdrawal yesterday...about 85% of my bankroll.

I then promptly lost 5 straight games till winning pitt and the lakers.

now I have a check coming to me, but i'm down to a small amount of $ in my account... I don't want to deposit again till March if that....so I may be looking at a short vaca from gambling if I don't get hot... my very small bankroll could be gone tonight.

its a win/lose.... i'm glad to have that $ coming to me garunteed that I can't lose now...but I also miss having the big # in my account...Hopefully i'll hvae the willpower to not deposit real soon

[Doc JS]

my very small bankroll could be gone tonight.

cut your unit size when you've got a small bank roll till you get it built back up...

Doc

[The General]

I have control now, but there was a time when I bet the board like there was no tomorrow and sweating to find a last minute bet to call in before the local shut down for the night. Saturday's during CBK season I would have the 10 yr old helping me follow line moves on paper from Feist's site and try to beat the moves on the local phone recording. Man, I hated losing a nickel early on Saturday and chasing all day. That was sick gambling right there. I've been able to do a 180° since those days. That was a part of the learning process.