Anyone here suffer from my gambling syndrome?....

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I have a winning week, and that's good. Then i have another winning week, and that's good too. Then I have a losing week and it is HORRIBLE. The lows are 10x worse than the highs. I can win 5 units one week, followed by a 5 unit win, and then i may suffer a 6 unit loss, and the lows associated with it FAR outweigh the happiness associated with the wins. I am thinking that i have either got to change my mentality, or stop playing. My friends tell me i need some prozak, but i am against anti-depressants. Anyone else feel the same way, or is it just me? Any good advice would be appreciated.
 

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Write all your plays for the season down in excel or something and tally up the %s each night overall vs focusing on that individual night.

Before you do all that, figure out a goal for yourself for the season. Estimate how many plays you are going to make, for what amount and what % you are going to try to win at. Look at your profit goal and let that be your motivation.

I don't think a person is likely to win with all that emotion.
 

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Winninghand, that is why I think many seasoned players start scalping and middling. Once you have a certain degree of sportsbetting competance the losses even hurt worse. Nothing hurts worse than playing 3 games at the very best number and only winning 1 or none. Then you realize you could have middled the total and scalped the 1Q for a nice profit. those days with that sick feeling are very good motivators do do our craft better. GL2U
 

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Winninghand,

I think you are in serious need of a good SHRINK....
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winning, take a good long BREAK with you start that losing streak...resist the urge to chase
 

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Yak, scalping is wagering both sides of an event with only a poitive outcome possible.
Todeay SD +7 (+110)KC -7 -105 You want win much but it is a postive play.
Middling is Tenn-1' NYJ +3
 

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