Quote from: o48o on Today at 11:37:15 AM

Quote from: Mindyspace on May 12, 2025, 07:01:19 PM

I was watching a video on the neighboring network, where a young asked the following question:

What have you lost the most money on and still regret it to this day?

So I looked at the comments and most people said that they regret losing their own money on bets, and one of them even lost 30 thousand.

So this topic came to my mind with the current question: Have you ever lost money in any way and still regret it to this day? Have you ever gambled or bet and still feel guilty? If so, tell us a little bit... If possible, give us more specific advice on how to gamble without losing a large amount.
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It was during the time when i gambled my rent money and had to confess it to my friends to help me out. It was more shame then regret though. And i can't regret that too much as that was kind of bottom from me, and a wakeup call that i need to change something. Without it i could have messed up worse.

I don't feel as much guilt of that anymore as i am proud that i got help and fixed how i gamble. I set some new ground rules by trial and error, and still occasionally revisit them and fix them if needed. I am glad that i didn't have to quit completely like with smoking, but i had to take break though.

What i feel guilt of is that some of that money i could have used better way, and in many ways i would be in a better place. But that's for all of my money, like salary and savings. I have wasted my winnings as well in the past. Today not so much.

Saying "I hit bottom" is simple. But, it's more difficult to examine your bottom, re-enter there, create a map, and return with something useful. You did that. Actually, the most hardest thing is how you go over and adjust your ground rules.

What you mentioned about not giving up gambling is more honest than most rehab talks. You constructed the barrier instead of amputating the object. In the same vein, former smokers may discover new routines or people rediscover how to love once betrayed. You gave it terms instead of rejecting the urge.

Often, the regret about wasted winning results from the false reasoning one could have used that money correctly if they had saved it. Truth is, most people really do not spend "found money" wisely either. Careful with that type of guilt, then. It is mostly fiction and seductive.