I don't know how to control myself (really need help)

[EGrecu]

I've hit a couple monster parlays last 5 weeks on bookmaker and have basically won about 130k


My issue is I can't stop chasing. I hit a huge slump today and lost like 6 straight. I was gonna lose a lot of my bankroll but ended up hitting a 3 teamer and won it all back


I don't know what the **** to do to stop chasing and only bet 1 or 2% a game. I've asked bookmaker to limit my bets to 1000 a game but they said their software doesn't have that capability

[Headsterx]

If you had to ask a book to limit you, then it’s time to walk away. Find a new hobby.

[str]

For some reason I keep trying to help you. So one more time.
Stop all betting, empty your balances, and get immediate help from a professional.
You are completely out of control and are working towards ruining your life. You only get one. You should treat it that way.
Next step is your call. And I would say good luck but there is no luck in this at all. You will either make a smart choice or live the rest of your life with a bad choice.

[EGrecu]

For some reason I keep trying to help you. So one more time.
Stop all betting, empty your balances, and get immediate help from a professional.
You are completely out of control and are working towards ruining your life. You only get one. You should treat it that way.
Next step is your call. And I would say good luck but there is no luck in this at all. You will either make a smart choice or live the rest of your life with a bad choice.

I am good at picking winners though


I can make a lot of money long term if I bet controlled 1 2% each game


I just have no self control

[EGrecu]

If you had to ask a book to limit you, then it’s time to walk away. Find a new hobby.

But i win a lot overall if you just look at my percentage, especially college football

[ProSportsEdge]

For some reason I keep trying to help you. So one more time.
Stop all betting, empty your balances, and get immediate help from a professional.
You are completely out of control and are working towards ruining your life. You only get one. You should treat it that way.
Next step is your call. And I would say good luck but there is no luck in this at all. You will either make a smart choice or live the rest of your life with a bad choice.

Yeah man, this is solid advice. Sometimes you need someone to say it straight. Stepping back and getting real help is way better than digging the hole deeper. It’s tough to hear, but he’s not wrong — nothing changes until you actually stop and reset.

[Headsterx]

But i win a lot overall if you just look at my percentage, especially college football

Then you shouldn’t make this thread and be willing to die by the sword or in this case gambling. Personally, as I stated before, I would walk away because you’ve reached a critical point which I consider the realization that it’s not going to end well.

[EGrecu]

Yeah man, this is solid advice. Sometimes you need someone to say it straight. Stepping back and getting real help is way better than digging the hole deeper. It’s tough to hear, but he’s not wrong — nothing changes until you actually stop and reset.

Did you read the OP? I won 130k+ last 4 5 weeks


If I can bet 1 -2% a game without chasing when I hit a slump, I can make a lot of money


I won at 65 to 70% over a 4 5 week period

[EGrecu]

Then you shouldn’t make this thread and be willing to die by the sword or in this case gambling. Personally, as I stated before, I would walk away because you’ve reached a critical point which I consider the realization that it’s not going to end well.

I just want to be able to bet 1 to 2% a game without chasing


Chasing is what has always killed me. I win at a high clip especially college football

[Madison]

For some reason I keep trying to help you. So one more time.
Stop all betting, empty your balances, and get immediate help from a professional.
You are completely out of control and are working towards ruining your life. You only get one. You should treat it that way.
Next step is your call. And I would say good luck but there is no luck in this at all. You will either make a smart choice or live the rest of your life with a bad choice.

This (above). One word DISCIPLINE. Without it you are in the wrong game. Mr STR and myself are likely the most experienced long term gamblers on this forum. I never won 130K, but I did last 60 years and lived to play another day. Watched a friend do similar as you at BJack and a month later broke. If I was ever up 100+ K it would take the man a decade to get it back, however I never won 100K in one brief run, so??

I was within inches of taking down a 250K prize at 25ish. No way was I ready to handle that, and often wonder what would have become of me had I had that much $$ at 25 in the 80's in So fla????

DIScipline!! or die.

[Headsterx]

I just want to be able to bet 1 to 2% a game without chasing


Chasing is what has always killed me. I win at a high clip especially college football

Don’t know what you can do to prevent from chasing other than set your own limit on how to wager per day no matter the outcome on your previous wager.

[Angie100m]

I just want to be able to bet 1 to 2% a game without chasing


Chasing is what has always killed me. I win at a high clip especially college football

Maybe don't talk to a shrink, but to a high-level bettor who will charge you $200/hour, just to hear what you post here and give some feedback?

It sounds like you have a bright mind but very, very bad habits. You are not satisfied with winning a certain percentage of your bets, no matter how high. This means you will eventually go broke because you'll double your unit size at every opportunity. This is a bad form of addiction. Perhaps talking to a real pro gambler who makes a living betting, and treats it like 'any other job', would steer you in the right direction.

It does sound like you need to get off the internet and talk to a real person, someone whose opinion you respect. It doesn't sound like you can make it on your own, if everything I read here is true. Chasing means you feel a need to feel 'a gambling high'.

The first step towards fixing a problem is admitting you have a problem.

It could be a great time for you to take a week off. Go spend 10% of that 100k on a ski vacation, it could save you a million in the long run.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[LorenzoMadera]

I've hit a couple monster parlays last 5 weeks on bookmaker and have basically won about 130k


My issue is I can't stop chasing. I hit a huge slump today and lost like 6 straight. I was gonna lose a lot of my bankroll but ended up hitting a 3 teamer and won it all back


I don't know what the **** to do to stop chasing and only bet 1 or 2% a game. I've asked bookmaker to limit my bets to 1000 a game but they said their software doesn't have that capability

I had the same problems at first when I started making money from betting. I treated it like a hobby, but once I started approaching it like a full-time job after seeing results—structured everything and became disciplined—the problem went away on its own. But now I’m concerned about something else: where can I get enough betting accounts to keep doing this? Because I’ve been winning, they’ve started limiting me to $5–10. Still, it’s better to deal with this issue than to lose self-control and ruin your life. Try to discipline yourself; discipline is everything. You should depend on it, not on the thrill of gambling.

[2Sweeet]

I think u need to find some friends instead of posting thread after thread on a Gambling Forum with this nonsense.

[ProSportsEdge]

Then you shouldn’t make this thread and be willing to die by the sword or in this case gambling. Personally, as I stated before, I would walk away because you’ve reached a critical point which I consider the realization that it’s not going to end well.

Yeah I get what you’re saying here. Once you hit that point where you can see it’s headed in the wrong direction, that’s usually the sign to step back. No shame in walking away when it’s clearly not going to end well. Sometimes that’s the smartest move you can make.

[AribaAriba]

Your balance is 130k but ur down overall. U dnt win long term pal. If u are sure youre a winner i challenge you post all your plays 1 year here. Document it. Addict gamblers are not rationale.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

If you have no self control, it is just a matter of time until you have a bad day, start chasing and bury yourself.

Force yourself to wave the white flag on days where you lose a certain amount. Feel the pain of the daily loss and let it sink in. Wake up the next day and try again. Do not allow the manic and chasing mindset to set in and get ruined. You are playing the long game here.

Being good at picking winners etc is somewhat irrelevant if you lack self control. Self control is the most important part of gambling, as you are out of the game and on the sidelines if/when you go on a bender and start chasing and incur a massive loss.

I have had issues with this as well over my life and still have a hiccup now and then but for the most part, I know when to walk away and do something else and return the next day or whenever my head a clear again. That is a lot easier said than done however and you have to fight the urge to chase and win back losses. As I said earlier, forcing myself to take losses and move onto the next day/week or whatever was a good exercise for me and helped a lot over time but what works for one might not work for another.

[ThaWoj]

Been there done that...this will not end well

[ThaWoj]

I had the same problems at first when I started making money from betting. I treated it like a hobby, but once I started approaching it like a full-time job after seeing results—structured everything and became disciplined—the problem went away on its own. But now I’m concerned about something else: where can I get enough betting accounts to keep doing this? Because I’ve been winning, they’ve started limiting me to $5–10. Still, it’s better to deal with this issue than to lose self-control and ruin your life. Try to discipline yourself; discipline is everything. You should depend on it, not on the thrill of gambling.

You can have all of mine...lifetime loser i get $250 max super boosts on dk and have no limits at any book. Wish I did.

[Vene1616]

You should run a marathon. Seriously.

[lonegambler23]

well according to some mods here, egrecu FULL OF SHIIIT.

[lonegambler23]

For some reason I keep trying to help you. So one more time.
Stop all betting, empty your balances, and get immediate help from a professional.
You are completely out of control and are working towards ruining your life. You only get one. You should treat it that way.
Next step is your call. And I would say good luck but there is no luck in this at all. You will either make a smart choice or live the rest of your life with a bad choice.

BUT HES good at picking winners he says

[lonegambler23]

You can have all of mine...lifetime loser i get $250 max super boosts on dk and have no limits at any book. Wish I did.

wojer!!!! a legend in the sports betting industry

[JAKEPEAVY21]

wojer!!!! a legend in the sports betting industry

Hopefully he is able to eat today and did not gamble it all away...

[lonegambler23]

well according to some mods here, egrecu FULL OF SHIIIT.

oh boy worried about him man. ThaWoj did you save some cashola for today at least buddy?

[EGrecu]

oh boy worried about him man. ThaWoj did you save some cashola for today at least buddy?

Im up about 140k now. I pulled out 50k cash

[lonegambler23]

Im up about 140k now. I pulled out 50k cash

You should make a pick thread and document all your plays

[MOBIL19]

Im up about 140k now. I pulled out 50k cash

Wow! What's your best sport(s)?

[lonegambler23]

Your balance is 130k but ur down overall. U dnt win long term pal. If u are sure youre a winner i challenge you post all your plays 1 year here. Document it. Addict gamblers are not rationale.

hes got no stones to do that man. cmon EGrecu brotha!!

[EGrecu]

Wow! What's your best sport(s)?

College football

I've always killed college football, although primarily its because I follow a website that I've praised here many times but I've won at 55 to 65% on college football every year last 5 years

My issue is I win a bunch of money, then hit a little slump and start betting huge amounts and lose it all. I end up losing everything even though I've been picking winners at a great rate forever

[Flashmo]

But i win a lot overall if you just look at my percentage, especially college football

Then become a Tout and sell your pics

[EGrecu]

Then become a Tout and sell your pics

Collegefootballnews.com would prolly sue me since I just follow their picks 90% of the time

Once in a while I go against them but the majority of the 140k I've won has been cfn.com picks

[TommieGunshot]

I am good at picking winners though

A pick is worthless. A bet has value. What's the probability it wins? What's the payout if it does win? Do an online search for a Kelly Criterion calculator and follow that. Repeat until rich. If you have some compulsion or mental health issue that prevents you from doing that, you'll probably have to figure out a way to fix it. The people here are bettors, so we can help you with the betting part; there's a lot of people out there who can help with the other part.

[lonegambler23]

College football

I've always killed college football, although primarily its because I follow a website that I've praised here many times but I've won at 55 to 65% on college football every year last 5 years

My issue is I win a bunch of money, then hit a little slump and start betting huge amounts and lose it all. I end up losing everything even though I've been picking winners at a great rate forever

Dude just keep a low balance and behave yourself unit wise.

[Mac4Lyfe]

First you say you win a lot. Then you say you’re good at picking. Then you finally say you follow a website. WTH?