How to successfully stop betting
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kidcudi92SBR Posting Legend
- 12-14-11
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#36Comment -
Fred The HammerSBR Posting Legend
- 08-13-13
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#38Find some balance in your life. Spend more time with your kids, woman, pet, etc. I've been gambling for 40+ years and I can always stop for a month or 6 months if I have a steady side piece, etc. Or greatly slow down.
I have never understood the addictive personality. Everyone can get programmed into wanting what they want, but where gambling or booze or sex overpowers everything else in your life? I don't get it? Some really smart people that just do shit that they know will destroy them? I will never really understand? I do empathize. My family thinks I'm a gambleaholic, but I can and have quit for 1.5 years at timesComment -
gauchojakeBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 09-17-10
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#39Paper? Could I use a spreadsheet instead???Comment -
SEAHAWKHARRYBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 11-29-07
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#41Bet 25 a game like I do I'm a recreational Gambler who likes the win money is nice and I have been cashing out 1k to 2k at times but I fund it with hustle money or back then bought bitcoin from sbr never comes from my paycheck that belongs to our family which always comes first.Comment -
JAKEPEAVY21BARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 03-11-11
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#42Avoid gambling forumsComment -
Fred The HammerSBR Posting Legend
- 08-13-13
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#44I took psych classes and I've read alot of books.
There is one school of thought that gamblers don't like themselves. They don't feel worthy of success or love, etc. so they lose to punish themselves. I believe there is something to this? Atleast for alot of chronic gamblers
Know yourself. Look in the mirror and be honest w yourself. Don't be afraid to get help.
Hated this MFer in the military. The guy just went out of his way to f with me every chance he got. He humiliated me in front of others. I've occasionally thought about killing and/or torturing this guy, but hell its been over 30 years. Looked him up the other day and he died on Dec 11. Same age as me. He probably grew up. Maybe he was still an asshole, but my point is I should've went to get help with my mental health. Carrying anger is not good for you or the people around you. Its not cowardly to get help if you need it. Its actually brave as hellComment -
godukeSBR Posting Legend
- 02-17-10
- 11580
#46Easy stop watching sports and don’t go to casinos.Comment -
Fred The HammerSBR Posting Legend
- 08-13-13
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Roger T. BannonSBR Hall of Famer
- 06-28-18
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#48Gambling is a very addictive thing. It does give a rush and it is a fact that some people have a real weakness mentally with chasing loses. They are just prone to it.
The problem is it takes over your life. Successful gamblers are some of the most whacked people you will ever meet. Gambling is hard on the mind under the best of circumstances. You've got to be cracked to make it through.
When you get in a bad head space, you have to try to get out. A lot of people can't make it. They don't have anything else to do.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
- 07-20-05
- 388189
#49Intervention proves to workComment -
ThaWojSBR Hall of Famer
- 03-09-10
- 6748
#52Find some balance in your life. Spend more time with your kids, woman, pet, etc. I've been gambling for 40+ years and I can always stop for a month or 6 months if I have a steady side piece, etc. Or greatly slow down.
I have never understood the addictive personality. Everyone can get programmed into wanting what they want, but where gambling or booze or sex overpowers everything else in your life? I don't get it? Some really smart people that just do shit that they know will destroy them? I will never really understand? I do empathize. My family thinks I'm a gambleaholic, but I can and have quit for 1.5 years at times
I know when i had a gf for 6 years my life was great. When she broke up with me it derailed my life. Partied hard with drinking strip clubs and mega gambling. Dropped out of 40k a year college in last year. Now 15/20 years later I have never found another significant gf or wife or family and am in debt 100s of thousands of dollars. No house no car no credit no savings and I recently had to stiff all my creditors like 3 months ago because they were taking my whole paycheck. I cant even do chapter 7 because my income is too high and my expenses are too low (besides what i owe) because i live like a homeless motherfkr. I already did chapter 7 once before. Now i got like 20 different ppl after me. Ccs, loan sharks, etc.
Just last week I turned 500 into 2700 on nfl, lose a few 100 on tennis next day. Get pissed, re-enable casino on heritage. Run up to 5300 bj. Almost hit the diable casino button which i think would be 72 hrs. But i said no, i want to play just a few 100 on slots later because its my lucky day maybe. Shower. Dinner. Shit. Get back on now 5600 video poker. Down to 4900 slots. Bj again even tho i didnt want to. Up to 8k. Tell myself lets hit the 10k dream. Down to 0 about 30 minutes later. And max bet was 100 a hand, 2 handed. Thats how rigged the shit is. Lets you go on insane runs and then takes it all. How could i lose 8k in 30 minutes playing optimal strategy 2 handed 100/hand? Especially when you break even more often than not.
In louisiana we are about to get online betting this month. Maybe once that happens i will never play online casinos again.Comment -
gauchojakeBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 09-17-10
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#53It's like giving rats cocaine using a button.Comment -
Roger T. BannonSBR Hall of Famer
- 06-28-18
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#54The worst thing that can happen to you is that you start gambling in your 20s. You have the biggest problem to get over for any gambler with a gambling problem because you do not know what else to do with your life. That's a bad place to be.
It's hard for an old dog to learn new tricks because nothing is going to beat the excitement of gambling.
But you are in it for all the wrong reasons so have to try to take a different approach.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
- 07-20-05
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#55Bet smallComment -
DemonataBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 07-12-11
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#57Boston - I give these kids information for free here all the time and they don't even know it. Gave out stock and crypto tips a decade ago but these kids still choose to go broke. I once posted a page and a half advice on "game", how to talk and attract women. That shit should have been required reading for these guys. Oh well.Comment -
DemonataBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 07-12-11
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#58My advice is just stop. Don't try to bet every sport. Pick your spots. If you don't enjoy it anymore, don't do it.Comment -
chase1SBR Wise Guy
- 11-02-09
- 842
#59Been some excellent advice so not much to add here. Just to reiterate what some others have said that no one should be too scared to seek some help. It's out there and if you're really wanting to stop and take hold of your life. Easy said than done but if one wants it bad enough it can be done.
Also, I agree paper betting, lowering the number of plays and amounts is a good place to start. It's not going to happen overnight. I've been there before some 25 years ago when I first started betting. Had a fantastic first year and thought this is great. I love sports plus I make money. Fast forward 2 or 3 years later and start losing and chasing until it was consuming me. My first wife had enough, and I had to do a head check and scale back but not after losing everything I had won and some.
i hope some of the advice on here from everyone helps. Most of it is solid.Comment -
altaSBR MVP
- 09-08-06
- 1457
#60Surveys and studies of those in the 20 to 50 age bracket who have attempted to quit gambling have found that with so much extra time on their hands, that they found themselves jerking off more than ever before. That eventually led to the urge to pay for sex. That eventually led to getting married to someone they really weren't in love with, which eventually led to divorce, which resulted in alimony, and those who bores kids had to pay child support as well. All of which led to an increase in blood pressure, which led to health problems and medical bills. Thus one must either learn to be a winner, or booking bets instead of placing bets. In rare cases, successful gambling quitters became cannabis farmers. It has not been determined if their success is due to their cannabis farming or their cannabis consumption. Whichever it is, they are very happy with the fragrance in their cannabis surroundings.Comment -
TheMetsSuckSBR Hall of Famer
- 01-14-12
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#61Ayahuasca. I’ve seen it cure alcoholics and heroine addicts. It resets the brain. Worth a trip to find out. What do you have to lose? Get a ticket to Peru and goto banana land for a few daysLast edited by TheMetsSuck; 01-12-22, 01:04 AM.Comment -
jjgoldSBR Aristocracy
- 07-20-05
- 388189
#62So much gambling everywhere
People losing everything because they just do not realize you cannot win
Once you know you cant win your on the road to recoveryComment -
Mike HuntertzSBR Posting Legend
- 08-19-09
- 11205
#63I took psych classes and I've read alot of books.
There is one school of thought that gamblers don't like themselves. They don't feel worthy of success or love, etc. so they lose to punish themselves. I believe there is something to this? Atleast for alot of chronic gamblers
Know yourself. Look in the mirror and be honest w yourself. Don't be afraid to get help.
Hated this MFer in the military. The guy just went out of his way to f with me every chance he got. He humiliated me in front of others. I've occasionally thought about killing and/or torturing this guy, but hell its been over 30 years. Looked him up the other day and he died on Dec 11. Same age as me. He probably grew up. Maybe he was still an asshole, but my point is I should've went to get help with my mental health. Carrying anger is not good for you or the people around you. Its not cowardly to get help if you need it. Its actually brave as hell
Trying to help others as you're doing now is good therapy also.
Kudos.Comment -
shadymcgradySBR Posting Legend
- 02-27-12
- 10036
#65Attend ga meetings, get to know everyone and start booking their actionComment -
MachbaSBR Hall of Famer
- 01-08-19
- 6749
#66QUIT COLD TURKEY!
invest your cash into other things so you cannot gamble with it.Comment -
marcolocoSBR MVP
- 07-05-10
- 3985
#68Run out of money and credit. That's the only way I know of.Comment -
JIBBBYSBR Aristocracy
- 12-10-09
- 83691
#69If you can out smart your own brain and just say NO you can beat addictions. Such as - I have no money and I'm just not going to bet or do the drug thinking today! I'll live if I don't get the action or drug as there is always tomorrow. One day at a time. Repeat and rinse...
Some people have that strength and can just say fock it I'm done! I'm going cold turkey and will deal with the pain for a few days until things start to get better and it becomes a distant thought. Stop thinking about is the first step. Don't let your addictions occupy your thoughts all the time. Stay busy doing other things to keep your mind off it.
Can try that if you are not a pussy and can man up enough to get clean.
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JowframsSBR Hall of Famer
- 08-10-09
- 5124
#70Bet with Head
Not above it
No one is getting rich
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