Mental Side of Life

[Stokes]

So I'm looking for things to do to improve my mental side. Mostly regarding things like gambling.

I'm a card counter and have been for awhile now (of course not as a job). And while I play within bankroll requirements as far as stakes and know my stuff there.

But when I hit some bad variance, I'm known to lose my head and start overbetting and just try and get 'lucky'. Its mostly the thing that I don't like to lose because I'm very competitive.

While I dont really know what else to add here. Looking for advice from people maybe about books, or things to do. I've heard of Yoga and stuff might be applicable.

Ideas?

 

[presidentender]

You know that you will make money if you play properly, and the consequences of playing wrong. You also know there's no such thing as luck. I don't understand the problem here.

Also you should work out because working out is wonderful.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Originally posted by: Stokes
So I'm looking for things to do to improve my mental side. Mostly regarding things like gambling.

I'm a card counter and have been for awhile now (of course not as a job). And while I play within bankroll requirements as far as stakes and know my stuff there.

But when I hit some bad variance, I'm known to lose my head and start overbetting and just try and get 'lucky'. Its mostly the thing that I don't like to lose because I'm very competitive.

While I dont really know what else to add here. Looking for advice from people maybe about books, or things to do. I've heard of Yoga and stuff might be applicable.

Ideas?

I don't understand how say you're a card counter, but you also bet crazy just trying to get lucky.

Seems like those things are mutually exclusive.

Maybe you've got a gambling problem?

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: hungfarover

Originally posted by: Stokes
So I'm looking for things to do to improve my mental side. Mostly regarding things like gambling.

I'm a card counter and have been for awhile now (of course not as a job). And while I play within bankroll requirements as far as stakes and know my stuff there.

But when I hit some bad variance, I'm known to lose my head and start overbetting and just try and get 'lucky'. Its mostly the thing that I don't like to lose because I'm very competitive.

While I dont really know what else to add here. Looking for advice from people maybe about books, or things to do. I've heard of Yoga and stuff might be applicable.

Ideas?

I don't understand how say you're a card counter, but you also bet crazy just trying to get lucky.

Seems like those things are mutually exclusive.

Maybe you've got a gambling problem?

Seems that may be a possibility.

 

[irishScott]

If you really want help, find a good psychologist (not chiatrist, chologist). Self-help books are unreliable at best. Sure there's some basic stuff that may help but it'd be a shot in the dark. Everyone's relatively unique when it comes to stuff like this.

 

[Gautama2]

Meditate.

Trains you to keep your focus.