I lost tens of thousands during a binge. Chase after chase. Losing thousands in the casino when there was no sports games to bet on.
Driving around at night finding ways to load more money.
Pulling scams at several payday loan places, maxing out credit cards over 17,000 on 5 different cards, borrowing from people, cheque scams, wasting a hard earned paycheque and the list goes on.
It's a depressing rut that you just keep digging yourself deeper and deeper in. At the end of it all when you are spent, after the anger stages, you're just worn out, depressed and eventually, apathetic. When you've reached the apathetic stage you know it's rock bottom.
But........eventually, you clear your head for a couple days, you load some money and tell yourself you're going to win it back. The depressed feeling is gone and you feel optimistic and rejuvenated. you're ready to do it again.
In my case, currently, I went on a sick run. I turned 1000 into 9000. Then if you've read my thread where I posted a crazy 7 game parlay consisting of NHL/NBA games. I won 21,000. Been rolling ever since. I'm up about 40,000 and counting. It's as if I can't lose. I'm hitting everything in every way. Live bets, parlays, full games, halftime bets. A loss here and there and I win it back and some. Hitting like 90% (no joke)
I feel on top of the world. I feel invincible. I feel as if if you shoot me the bullet would bounce off my chest harmlessly. Food tastes better, life seems exciting as hell and tv shows and other activities seem so much more fun. I have so much energy on the basketball court and gym and I find myself smiling for no reason.
Life is great.
Isn't this what we are all chasing? That initial high?! That high we first felt when we won our very first big bet? That's what we are all chasing.
I have money coming out of my arse and logically I know this incredible and long sustained run will end eventually...But until then I'm enjoying the ride.
Won my Clippers over 2nd half and hope to win Miami under 197.5 (both posted) and I'll be nearing 50,000 in total winnings during this uncanny stretch,
Point is, yes, when it's bad it's really bad and hopeless but when it's good..DAMN IS IT EVER GOOD! You feel so high.
That's the problem with many of us here. We can't be average. We need to feel the high. Combine that with the fact that we are overly competitive and you know the rest. We are the same guys that take a pick up game at the basketball court etc way too seriously and plays hard because we are overly competitive.
That's why when you have clown cappers, posting everyday, preaching money management and playing with imaginary money and units, trying to gather followers for their farfetched dreams of being a tout, it just doesn't work. We don't want the grind it out, hit 52% in the long run and make a few bucks, we want to chase that pipe dream of winning some serious cash in a short span of time.
To all my fellow gamblers..just go for it. You're going to do it anyways so go all out and take your chances. Live life without a safety net and just remember, what's the worst that can happen?
You can go broke, get your kneecaps broken? So what?
Life isn't worth living if I can't put down green on a ballgame whether it's football, basketball, baseball etc.
I live for this *hit!
Good points, but lose is spelled with one O. Also, for future reference, loose is the opposite of tight.
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