Is Betting with Money You Can Afford to Lose an Antidote to Emotional Stress?

[DragonF]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling. Losing money, no matter how small, is a bad feeling. However, the severity of the emotional distress is determined by the amount lost. Even those who gamble for fun will only be satisfied when they win. When they do not win, they still experience emotional distress.

Near Success Syndrome can make a gambler angry. When a gambler has gambled for several sessions and has near success syndrome, they may become frustrated. At this point, their frustration stems from their inability to win for an extended period of time, rather than the stakes themselves. Similarly, when a gambler patiently waits for a long shot prediction and refuses to cash out, only to lose the game, he is frustrated.

In my opinion, a gambler cannot gamble without experiencing emotional distress at some point. This may not happen frequently, depending on his level of control, but it is impossible not to feel distressed. Therefore, in my thinking, gambling with what you can afford to lose is not a cure-all for emotional distress when it comes to gambling.

What is your thought on this?

[Thyplaymaker]

No one will be happy losing money no matter how small it may seems , but the reason gambling is what you can afford is necessary is because despite one losing and stuff if is money one can afford to lose he or she can easily move on. That's where having good self-control comes in you be able to stop yah self from further gambling for awhile to avoid accumulating more losses

[Emmanuel1]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling. Losing money, no matter how small, is a bad feeling. However, the severity of the emotional distress is determined by the amount lost. Even those who gamble for fun will only be satisfied when they win. When they do not win, they still experience emotional distress.

Near Success Syndrome can make a gambler angry. When a gambler has gambled for several sessions and has near success syndrome, they may become frustrated. At this point, their frustration stems from their inability to win for an extended period of time, rather than the stakes themselves. Similarly, when a gambler patiently waits for a long shot prediction and refuses to cash out, only to lose the game, he is frustrated.

In my opinion, a gambler cannot gamble without experiencing emotional distress at some point. This may not happen frequently, depending on his level of control, but it is impossible not to feel distressed. Therefore, in my thinking, gambling with what you can afford to lose is not a cure-all for emotional distress when it comes to gambling.

What is your thought on this?

every gambler experience emotional stress in one way or the order, despite losing a minute sum of money it, doesn't matter how minute the sum of money is, they said gambler will still undergo emotional stress.
To me based on my opinion, gambling on his own is equal emotional stress.

[bitterguy28]

In my opinion, a gambler cannot gamble without experiencing emotional distress at some point. This may not happen frequently, depending on his level of control, but it is impossible not to feel distressed. Therefore, in my thinking, gambling with what you can afford to lose is not a cure-all for emotional distress when it comes to gambling.

What is your thought on this?

this advice/rule in gambling is not to solve emotional distress it is only to minimize the consequences in your financial state no one is happy to lose that is a given in my opinion making sure you are only gambling the amount of money you can afford to lose is not concerned with soothing a gambler's emotional state i am aware that a gambler's emotions can lead to bad things even financially speaking but that is not the main point you are gonna have to keep your emotions in check on your own but the most important thing is that you do not end up in debt just because you decided to bet money you do not have

[bisdak40]

Even with the money we can afford to spend if we lose we still feel bad because losing is not a good feeling and this near-success syndrome is one of the worst feelings where you feel like you are almost winning, but you lose. The only antidote for emotional stress is by winning because you feel excitement and happiness.

[Penlex_Writer]

In my opinion, a gambler cannot gamble without experiencing emotional distress at some point. This may not happen frequently, depending on his level of control, but it is impossible not to feel distressed. Therefore, in my thinking, gambling with what you can afford to lose is not a cure-all for emotional distress when it comes to gambling.

What is your thought on this?

this advice/rule in gambling is not to solve emotional distress it is only to minimize the consequences in your financial state no one is happy to lose that is a given in my opinion making sure you are only gambling the amount of money you can afford to lose is not concerned with soothing a gambler's emotional state i am aware that a gambler's emotions can lead to bad things even financially speaking but that is not the main point you are gonna have to keep your emotions in check on your own but the most important thing is that you do not end up in debt just because you decided to bet money you do not have

Exactly! Gambling with what you can afford to lose can save a gambler from irreparable loss, which is why it is recommended, as you mentioned. No doubt, as the OP mentioned, it does not remove emotions when a gambler loses because humans naturally experience emotions when they lose something, but the benefit of gambling with what you can afford to lose is that a gambler will not be concerned to the point of attempting to show obnoxious behavior or transfer aggression to those around him.

[Kemarit]

If you have been gambling for quite sometime now, like in my case, I have been like almost 20 years in and off on gambling, Yeah, I do agree that there is no antidote to a emotional stress in gambling but to win. It's human nature, we don't want to lose money even if it's not hard earn, still you will feel very bad when you lose.

And so it will affect you mentally, when you exit your pc or laptop or smart phone after losing, you will still think on how you lose and wanted to bounce back. But when you win, feels good and you have a good night sleep. So maybe there is happiness when you play for fun and entertainment, but at the end of the day, as human, we don't want to take that L.

[Zed0X]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling.

I just stopped here. It's just common sense that it was never aimed at solving any gambling problem. People who go to the casino just for the sake spending for fun do it to de-stress sometimes and not to cure any illness although a happy state has huge benefits to health.

[Parzival204]

Some rich or middle class people who gamble, even when they are advised about the dangers of gambling for their future, are sometimes indifferent. There are also those who think they will stop when they have made a profit. But gambling is not about winning and then stopping and enjoying the results. In fact, they will become addicted and risk their profits which in the end will become losses.

Let's see how many people are poor and even depressed and even commit suicide because of gambling? In fact, if someone has fallen into gambling, it will be difficult to control their emotions to continue deposit expects the money that has been lost to return. And this will continue to be a fatal mistake until it becomes a disease for gamblers. That's why it's good for us to stay away from things like this. Don't try it for the reason of just having fun so that the fun is we want it to turn into a disaster

if I have a lot of money. I will not gamble. But invest my money in my future, rather than just satisfying my lust which will plunge me into poverty.

[Penlex_Writer]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling.

I just stopped here. It's just common sense that it was never aimed at solving any gambling problem. People who go to the casino just for the sake spending for fun do it to de-stress sometimes and not to cure any illness although a happy state has huge benefits to health.

I have witnessed a situation in which someone went to a casino to have fun but left angry. This happened because his expectations were not met. He wanted to win, even though he was gambling for fun. He continued to play for fun and ended up spending more than he had planned, which made him unhappy. The point here is that, even if a gambler is gambling for fun or to de-stress, as you mentioned, he should be careful not to gamble beyond his means in order to avoid being stressed.

[Foden]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling.

I just stopped here. It's just common sense that it was never aimed at solving any gambling problem. People who go to the casino just for the sake spending for fun do it to de-stress sometimes and not to cure any illness although a happy state has huge benefits to health.

I have witnessed a situation in which someone went to a casino to have fun but left angry. This happened because his expectations were not met. He wanted to win, even though he was gambling for fun. He continued to play for fun and ended up spending more than he had planned, which made him unhappy. The point here is that, even if a gambler is gambling for fun or to de-stress, as you mentioned, he should be careful not to gamble beyond his means in order to avoid being stressed.

A perfect point here . Gamble if what you can afford to loss to avoid over thinking, and depression.
Some lose can easily break you down and overwhelmed you  . Some gamblers gamble for fun exactly but still gamble with caution while some gamble without caution or even mind what they are losing only want to make an enough profit not knowing the have already lost a lot .
It very advised to gamble with caution even when gambling for fun avoiding taking unnecessary risk that will break you down

[Zed0X]

It has been repeatedly stated that gamblers should never gamble more than they can afford to lose. I completely agree with this, but in my experience, it has not solved the problem of gambling.

I just stopped here. It's just common sense that it was never aimed at solving any gambling problem. People who go to the casino just for the sake spending for fun do it to de-stress sometimes and not to cure any illness although a happy state has huge benefits to health.

I have witnessed a situation in which someone went to a casino to have fun but left angry. This happened because his expectations were not met. He wanted to win, even though he was gambling for fun. He continued to play for fun and ended up spending more than he had planned, which made him unhappy. The point here is that, even if a gambler is gambling for fun or to de-stress, as you mentioned, he should be careful not to gamble beyond his means in order to avoid being stressed.

If that person's version of fun is winning, then clearly he went there to gamble and not just to relax or de-stress. I equate going to casino for fun to someone spending money on other leisure activities like going to beaches, good restaurants, or movies. You just go there because you want to enjoy the experience without breaking bank.

[Rubel007]

Even with the money we can afford to spend if we lose we still feel bad because losing is not a good feeling and this near-success syndrome is one of the worst feelings where you feel like you are almost winning, but you lose. The only antidote for emotional stress is by winning because you feel excitement and happiness.

Gambling is the only platform where a gambler is depressed even after losing a small amount, he is under stress. He tries his best to win every bet but can not. A gambler can greatly control his stress by gambling within what he can afford to lose. You are right that emotional stress can only be completely relieved if one can win at gambling. But since the gambler cannot always win, gambling within control is the only solution.

[Agbe]

First of all gambling for fun is gradually becoming a thing of the past, people are now betting with a level of expectations. Losing comes with a terrible feeling and even though you throw away an amount you can afford to lose it would still sting except that amount of money is extremely small. Seeking a relief from emotional stress by gambling would only lead to more stress. A friend of mine played a long bet slip he is not the type that gambles much but he did it just to entertain himself. He was supposed to win 3.5 million naira and when he checked it was only one game left, he became nervous and he started panicking, the main purpose was to relief stress but now he was giving himself more anxiety. At the end of the day the game wasn't successful. My point here is that gambling can't be an antidote to emotional stress in any way.

[robelneo]

In my opinion, a gambler cannot gamble without experiencing emotional distress at some point. This may not happen frequently, depending on his level of control, but it is impossible not to feel distressed. Therefore, in my thinking, gambling with what you can afford to lose is not a cure-all for emotional distress when it comes to gambling.

What is your thought on this?

Its part of the game because we feel all the excitement and distress while we are playing, and this is what makes us human, The adrenaline rush is something we want to experience because its good for the mind and the body, As a gambler, its our obligation to check our feelings so we will not lose ourselves and just focus on the entertainment side of it.