That's why I don't tell my friends about my gambling results, because if we get too comfortable exchanging results and then laughing together, we could end up losing too much beyond our limits. Because of the obsession, "Here's my result today, what about yours?" When exchanging gambling results, we subconsciously continue playing to keep up with our friends. If this is the case for you, it's best to tell your friends that you've cut back on gambling. It's okay, and they might stop sharing their gambling history with you.
To be honest opening discussions on your games outcomes with some closed friends who also gambles is one of the fun part of it. When you loose they either try to point out were your lapses lies like they are even better than you.
If you win too they cheers with you because it is not easy to standout a lucky player where the house edge has more advantage.
The side effect of it is that every players in the friendly hood love to be celebrated by their friends which may strive them to gamble unconsciously potential of keeping them out of their gambling plans just to make sure they wins and Impresses their friends which may end bad but if the players are under control of their emotions they can still be in healthy conditions
So in the past few days now I resumed to gamble and could still maintain those conscious and responsible gambling person.
I do not know how you manage the money you allocate to gambling. If you don't impose restrictions, then what happens when you enjoy such a fun game is just more money you deposit.
If you have not done restrictions on allocations, immediately do a calculation again of the amount you are willing to bet. Otherwise, your situation may repeat itself.
I have had some facts in considerations here and I see how much right you are.
I don't just have to feel relax but keep some restrictions and be more conscious otherwise what has happened might repeat itself and when it does, I don't think I will see myself in safe condition as it would be assumed that such gambling habit has eaten inside of me that I feel too good at it and does not even know when I steps into it.
Reviewing and putting highily restrictions on gambling allocations is a good remedy to conduct safety acts in cases like this. But I am sure I am under control of myself and wont deviate from my disciplines.