why gambling ruins our lives.................

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  • Nicky Santoro
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 04-08-08
    • 16103

    #1
    why gambling ruins our lives.................
    boys, have you ever noticed when you lose money, you are down and depressed. you dont want to see people, you dont want to go out, you dont even think of sex, you dont want to talk to anyone. if you see someone you know, you avoid em. you're not really enthusiastic to post. you keep questioning yourself why you bet and that if you didn't bet, you could have used the money to buy whatever you want and if you didnt lose 3k, you would have bought so and so.. you go to bed and you sleep shit. you toss all night, you dont really get a good night sleep cause it's in the back of your mind. you're just down all the time and you're not a happy person.. your morale is very low.

    however...


    when you win, you are happy. (like jj in video, after 4-1 day) you love life more.. food tastes better, girls are prettier, you are more sociable. you want to go out more and see the world. if you meet someone you know, you talk with him and you are full of charisma. you sleep like a baby, you're more funny, in a good mood all the time, you treat wife/gf really good, you are more generous, you love to post... etc...


    Boys, this is why gambling is sick. it fukks you up completely. this is NOT healthy. it ruins your life cause if you weren't a gambler, you'd never have these problems.

    are you boys like me? does all this hit home? when you win, are you happy, do you sleep better? and when you lose, does it affect your mood at all..

    I am sick and tired of having great sleeps and be in great mood when i win, AND be so pissed at everything and treat people bad when i lose and sleep horriblly.. people around me know when i win or when i lose. when i am soooo jolly, they know i am winning.. and when i lose badly, they know i am losing cause i am in a very pissy mood. am i the only one like this?

    there's no worse feeling than going to a ** to reload more $$$ so you can bet tonight.. you feel like a real loser while you are filling out the form and you get mad at yourself, but when the $$ is in acct, you feel great again.

    boys, does winning or losing affect your everyday life, too? does it affect your daily mood, or sleep? it has to.. and that is why gambling is such a terrible addiction.
  • SlickFazzer
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 05-22-08
    • 20209

    #2
    so true.
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    • Mudcat
      Restricted User
      • 07-21-05
      • 9287

      #3
      Originally posted by Nicky Santoro
      are you boys like me?

      I am definitely not.
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      • fiveteamer
        SBR Posting Legend
        • 04-14-08
        • 10805

        #4
        Nicky make some picks.
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        • Nicky Santoro
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 04-08-08
          • 16103

          #5
          Originally posted by Mudcat
          I am definitely not.
          mudder, unless you are scalping only and collecting bonuses, then you can't be serious. unless you are not human. how can anyone not feel anything when they can't win for 3 months and they've dropped a big chunk of their bankroll in their worst slump of their lives, and we've all been through streaks like this.

          you can't wake up happy or even sleep like a baby.. this has to be affecting your life.
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          • pat venditto
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 05-07-07
            • 14347

            #6
            Nicky i've gone broke about 18 times. I went from a broke dick to a 15k bankroll back to broke **** several times. I know exactly what you're talking about. Worst feeling in the world. Worse than a tranny rejecting you.
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            • nobshine
              SBR Sharp
              • 01-12-08
              • 489

              #7
              Been saying this for 30 years. You know its an issue when the depression of a losing day far outweighs the glee one has after having a plus day.

              So its a no win situation. I love to talk sports and pick my spots but I do not have the urge to have action all the time.
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              • 007Fatty
                SBR MVP
                • 01-14-09
                • 2267

                #8
                wow
                deff thought i was the only one like this.
                haha
                i hate it.
                i wanna quit so bad and i could easily
                but i like the rush that i get if i win
                but wen i lose big im just pissed
                and i chaseand lose more
                so i get more pissed
                and i cant sleep so i take tylenol haha
                wow im effed.:P
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                • TPowell
                  SBR Posting Legend
                  • 02-21-08
                  • 18842

                  #9
                  Nicky, quit crushing the kids dreams pal. I want picks from you soon
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                  • jjgold
                    SBR Aristocracy
                    • 07-20-05
                    • 388179

                    #10
                    I sleep no matter what because I take pills

                    I love gambling and would be lost without it

                    I love trying to dig out of a hole

                    I get depressed only because I am bald and wear a fukkin rug and also because I cannot get laid


                    Gambling has made me a real man

                    Nicky give us a horse winner today in the feature at gulfstream

                    Sick Gambler I bet is walking around a mall today lost and waiting to gamble tonight

                    Man I miss that kid and he loves gambling
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                    • Nicky Santoro
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 04-08-08
                      • 16103

                      #11
                      jj, you are right about sick gambler, he is in a mall now walking around and killing time and waiting for games to start..
                      jj, that's what i should do, is take medication like you to sleep, cause i swear to god, sleeping at night for me is impossible when i lose big..

                      jj, 9 months ago, i went 1-19 one night in my 20 plays, no joke. and i bet them big.. that night, i did NOT sleep a wink. the next night, i went 2-11, the next night i went 2-12.. i lost so much that week that i was tossing and turning all night thinking of my games. i thought i'd never win again. everything was going soo bad.. i had like 44 out of 46 losing nights and lost 62% of my bankroll. worst 2 months of my life..

                      if i had pills that week, it would have been great. it would have made me forget my problems. i hope i never live that again.. gambling is great when you win, but boy oh boy, when you lose, it is the worse..it is soooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.. it ruins your life.. you just want to sit home and cry and do nothing..
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                      • The General
                        SBR Posting Legend
                        • 08-10-05
                        • 13279

                        #12
                        Using good money management and not chasing will solve the gambling blues/depression issues. Gambling wisely should cure the mood swings and allow you to be happy watching games even if losing. At one time I couldn't bring myself to enjoy a game just for the game and it was pretty sad because I needed action to even watch a game, but over time I changed and now I can enjoy sports again just for the love of the game.

                        Do as I say and not as I do, though.
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                        • jjgold
                          SBR Aristocracy
                          • 07-20-05
                          • 388179

                          #13
                          Pete always makes sense

                          Nicky it is only money, I just get loans and that masks the real issues
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                          • Casi
                            SBR Wise Guy
                            • 02-16-09
                            • 506

                            #14
                            Originally posted by The General
                            Using good money management and not chasing will solve the gambling blues/depression issues.
                            I doubt that works for many gamblers, else every addiction could be controlled easily. It all depends on how serious you take yourself, if you know the feeling of hating yourself for placing stupid bets you should seek help elsewhere asap...or it will be a distaster waiting to happen again.

                            And yes, Mudcat f.e. is most likely no gambler (like me), being a pro or arbing/ bonus hunting is different.
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                            • FreeFall
                              SBR MVP
                              • 02-20-08
                              • 3365

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Mudcat
                              I am definitely not.
                              I'm with Mudcat here. This is all an investment for me. I have a strategy that has been working for the past and hopefully will into the future. I view this like I view my stocks. It's nothing more and nothing less.
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                              • big joe 1212
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 06-01-08
                                • 19380

                                #16
                                so you must be winning, since you made a nice long post?
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                                • ijustwant2bpaid
                                  Restricted User
                                  • 11-11-08
                                  • 3706

                                  #17
                                  I agree with all of u losing sucks, and like jj said that is why we have opiates and valium, and xannax, and ambien, no more blues and you sleep like a baby=)
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