[theone12221]

Most of us are fairly rational and intelligent beings in our daily lives. But we all note that in the heat of the moment or even in anticipation of gambling the CG in us takes over and we behave completely irrationally or out of character. What is the most irrational thought the addiction has placed in your mind either before, during or after gambling?

I’ll start (a thought that typically pops into my head when I’ve lost about 50-75% of my money):

„There’s no point losing this amount of money and stopping/cutting my losses. I already feel bad, it cant get much worse. Might as well lose it all to truly teach myself a lesson. Plus, there’s a slight chance I’ll win it all back and all this stress will go away.“

[lizbeth4]

My most irrational thought when I am gambling is that I am going to have a big win and that I will take it and walk out of the casino and never come back! Anything that is won goes back into the machines. Maybe not the same day but eventually. If we could control our gambling actions, we would not be here!

[vera]

One of the many irrational thoughts I had while gambling, is that I would become totally invisible. I think the „rationale“ behind that thought was denial of the problem.
I also used to watch the door opening in a little all night casino (clients had to ring a bell to be admitted) and hope that my husband would walk in and drive me home.
(Home was miles away and the reality was he would be in bed, snoring, oblivious of my absence!)

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