- Joined
- Mar 13, 2008
- Location
- Ontario
Winning makes me ELATED, which is not the same as happiness. There is a contentment to happiness that is not there with elation.
Lack of money can cause unhappiness, and when we worsen it by losing what little we have, or could use on something else, that's rough.
I think the losing is part of the thrill. I'm a better gambler online than I was land based, but when you only have $40, and that's all you have, and it's not enough, the decisions you make with NO MONEY are non-existent, compared to having to make decisions with not enough money, if that makes sense to some of you. There can be a sense of relief when you lose it all, as no further decisions need to be made.
I was depressed when I won big (chronic since my youth), and I never got through it, although it was easier to get through and find periods of happiness with money in the bank, but it also let me gamble a lot more frequently. I also did a number of things that make me happy. Sad is the opposite of happy, not depressed, depressed is a medical condition, happinessness is a choice.
Win or lose, I choose happiness. Or at least the "pursuit of happiness".
I do however choose escapism at many points. Gambling is pretty good for that, but when I can't afford to gamble, video games and movies help fill that gap.
Or free play even. Even with money in the bank, I chose freeplay at times to try new games, or just to kill time.
My health limits some of the things in life I get pleasure from.
Lack of money can cause unhappiness, and when we worsen it by losing what little we have, or could use on something else, that's rough.
I think the losing is part of the thrill. I'm a better gambler online than I was land based, but when you only have $40, and that's all you have, and it's not enough, the decisions you make with NO MONEY are non-existent, compared to having to make decisions with not enough money, if that makes sense to some of you. There can be a sense of relief when you lose it all, as no further decisions need to be made.
I was depressed when I won big (chronic since my youth), and I never got through it, although it was easier to get through and find periods of happiness with money in the bank, but it also let me gamble a lot more frequently. I also did a number of things that make me happy. Sad is the opposite of happy, not depressed, depressed is a medical condition, happinessness is a choice.
Win or lose, I choose happiness. Or at least the "pursuit of happiness".
I do however choose escapism at many points. Gambling is pretty good for that, but when I can't afford to gamble, video games and movies help fill that gap.
Or free play even. Even with money in the bank, I chose freeplay at times to try new games, or just to kill time.
My health limits some of the things in life I get pleasure from.