Coping, therapiers, tips... : Tend to overbet after multiple loses!

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chongjasmine wrote on 07/27/2023 at 6:20 pm: I have a problem with gambling. Sometimes when I've lost a lot of rounds, I tend to increase my bet in hopes of recouping the loss.
But that only leads to me losing more.

For example, I bet $10 and lose 5 rounds.
Then I bet 50, hoping to recoup my loss.
I still lose, so I bet 100.
And I lose, intending to bet only 10 per round whether I win or lose, but sometimes I catch myself giving in to my feelings and betting too much after several losses, hoping to get my money back.

How can I overcome this problem?

• set yourself limits, both in time and in the amount of stakes, and stick to them consistently.

1-2% of net income as a monthly budget is generally considered unproblematic gambling
• Accept losses. Any form of gambling is mathematically designed for long-term gambling to result in a loss. The mistaken belief that you can make or get money back from gambling quickly leads to problem gambling


• Open yourself up to a trusted person who can listen to you and possibly provide you with support. A person you can contact in case of emerging addiction pressure.


• Last but not least, I recommend that you seek a personal consultation at a (gambling) addiction counseling center near you. There, your gambling behavior can be discussed more intensively. Better one time too much, than one time too little.

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FachstelleGSSkoeln wrote on 03.08.2023 at 10:10 am:

Hey,

what you describe is called "loss aversion" in psychology - the phenomenon that people value losses more than wins. So this is perse not your individual problem, but perfectly normal.

The problematic aspect is probably rather that you have an incipient loss of control in gambling, which is reinforced by loss aversion. Important first steps can be:

• set yourself limits, both in time and in the amount of stakes, and stick to them consistently.

1-2% of net income as a monthly budget is generally considered unproblematic gambling
• Accept losses. Any form of gambling is mathematically designed for long-term gambling to result in a loss. The mistaken belief that you can make or get money back from gambling quickly leads to problem gambling


• Open yourself up to a trusted person who can listen to you and possibly provide you with support. A person you can contact in case of emerging addiction pressure.


• Last but not least, I recommend that you seek a personal consultation at a (gambling) addiction counseling center near you. There, your gambling behavior can be discussed more intensively. Better one time too much, than one time too little.

I hope you can already do something with the information.

On spielfrei.assisto.online you can also book a Live Chat if that is more likely to be the first step for you.

Kind regards

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Falko wrote on 03.08.2023 at 16:06:
Since she lives in Singapore, she can't even go to a counseling center there and tell about her problems in Online Casinos ? Gambling in online casinos is strictly forbidden there and is severely punished if caught. I had looked at this a few days ago in the Inet the legal situation of Singapore, when chongjasmine has registered here and has written about her addiction problems ge .

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