Who's with me?
I feel alive when I have a bet pending, and dead inside if I don't. It's a problem
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TheCentaurSBR Hall of Famer
- 06-28-11
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#1I feel alive when I have a bet pending, and dead inside if I don't. It's a problemTags: None -
rfr3shSBR Posting Legend
- 11-07-09
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#2PassComment -
Brock LandersSBR Aristocracy
- 06-30-08
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#3Get to a meetingComment -
Living The DreamSBR MVP
- 12-23-09
- 4521
#5Can you control you bet sizes or do you have to all in for the rush?Comment -
iifoldSBR Posting Legend
- 04-25-10
- 11111
#6Variety my friend...Comment -
philswinSBR MVP
- 04-18-07
- 1279
#10Just keep the bets small, shop for good lines and bonuses and don't chase you will be fineComment -
Brock LandersSBR Aristocracy
- 06-30-08
- 45359
#11Step 1
We admitted we were powerlessComment -
TheCentaurSBR Hall of Famer
- 06-28-11
- 8108
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wtfSBR Posting Legend
- 08-22-08
- 12983
#13with you all the way, only reason to breathComment -
iifoldSBR Posting Legend
- 04-25-10
- 11111
#14Variety of hobbies, activities...
Are gamblers sick? Sure, but so aren't Bodybuilders and Workaholics...
Look at King Mayan, he is a professional bodybuilder...
Look at Opie, guy is flying all over the planet working, workaholic...
Look at Brock Landers, guy is a career gambler...
Mix all these guys together and you get the guy who has it all figured out... Our leader, JJGold!
The happiest man at SBR...Comment -
rfr3shSBR Posting Legend
- 11-07-09
- 10229
#15I think if you spend most of your day away from your computer you wont find it as bad as long as you are doing something you enjoyComment -
RubberKettleSBR Hall of Famer
- 12-28-09
- 6421
#16Back end of last season
Its the fukkin rush man. The action that we all crave. It makes you feel alive. You become addicted to that feeling. Not just the feeling of winning a bet, but the stress, tension and emotion that come with watching a game you have wagered on play out. The in-game swings leave you gutted, if you win its excitement, if you lose its a chase from devastation. No matter the outcome you always start back at the beginning again with the rush and that eternal optimistic feeling.
Yesterday I had a bet on Wigan Athletic (Soccer team in EPL) ML -112. It wasn't even for a lot of money. Wigan came out terrible and were down 2-0 in the 1st half. My head started spinning about making the money back that I was about lose. I was thinking about playing the Thunder on the ML at some outrageous price.
Wigan keep missing chances and even hit the post. They have an overhead kick saved and I think this is not my day. Halftime comes and I'm tilting so I play the Thunder ML. All the +ev and logic goes out the window, we're in the chase.
2nd half starts and Wigan get a free-kick outside the area. Their star player scored with a stunning strike. BANG!!! Now we are back in it. My blood pressure is up and I'm full of energy. I start rooting for Wigan as if I was born there. Every chance that goes by the pressure ratchets up. You get more excited and all that matters is this game right now. Wigan's opponents, West Ham have a great chance to score their 3rd goal and we are riding on the edge afraid to say anything.
Wigan break up field quickly and it seems like almost instantly they have a 1 on 1 with the goal keeper. Connor Salmon scores his first goal for Wigan and were tied at 2. I scream out YESSSSSS! and celebrate. There's still time left, OMG we can win this bet. The last ten minutes are frantic. Both teams are trying to score and I feel invincible. The high I'm experiencing is similar to a drug. Time is running out and we are coming down to end. Both teams have chances. the clock seems to kick into overdrive. Every minute fly's by. Next time I take my eyes off the action and glance up towards the clock we are in the 89th minute.
Fuckk I think, we are so close. My thoughts shift to the Thunder how they HAVE to win now. How can they lose? Are they going to screw me? C'mon KD I need this one.
Back to the game and West Ham are getting the chances in extra time. The game is stretched and West Ham go close from about 1 meter out. My heart skips a beat and in a flash Wigan are up the other end attacking 4 on 3. We gotta score. I yell for the player to pass the ball wide and he obliges. Wigan's 1st goal scorer, Charles N'zogbia pick up the ball on the top of the screen. Steps over the ball a couple of times and cuts onto his left foot. SMASH, he hits a low drive towards goal and time slows down. I can't even see the goal keeper or the ball until it rolls around in the back of the net.
WOOOOOOOOO!!! You jump out of your seat and fist pump like Tiger woods on the 72nd hole. Yeaaaaa we won. Its a surreal feeling as all the emotions from the past 2.5 hours come flooding into my body. Taking a moment to catch your breath you think about the next bet and we're back at the beginning. Addicted to the rush. Addicted to those feelings.
I don't really know why I just wrote all that. Maybe I was trying to relive some of that rush since there's no action this morning. Maybe someone will enjoy it or learn from it.Comment -
Pete0SBR MVP
- 04-09-10
- 3849
#17i'm with youComment -
milwaukee mikeBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 08-22-07
- 26914
#18not sure why this is a problem
if you want to feel alive then have bets going
if you don't want to feel alive, then don't have bets going and live a boring meaningless lifeComment -
TheCentaurSBR Hall of Famer
- 06-28-11
- 8108
#19It's become the most important thing in my life and i don't want to be on my deathbed thinking, "I sure did place a lot of bets"Comment -
milwaukee mikeBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 08-22-07
- 26914
#20
lot of worse things to be the most important thing in your life
i almost cried when the sharks lost last night, good to feel passionate about something even when it goes wrongComment -
PAULYPOKERBARRELED IN @ SBR!
- 12-06-08
- 36581
#21Simple answer,if you always have a pending bet, you'll always be happy.............Comment -
Pete0SBR MVP
- 04-09-10
- 3849
#22OR bet on only futures and have peace of mindComment -
byronbbSBR MVP
- 11-13-08
- 3067
#23Addictions are about giving yourself a reason to feel a certain way by proxy. Say you have an anxiety which seems to not have a "reason", gambling gives you that reason without you having to figure out what is truly bothering you down deep.Comment -
PuppySBR MVP
- 11-23-11
- 1994
#24now your just doing it to do it. i bet you get banned from ps3 nextComment
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