Gambling is great but sometimes the emotional roller coaster just gets old. I tend to take anywhere between 200 and 500 dollars to the casino when I go. Usually about once every two weeks or so. Earlier tonight I walked in with 200 and lost that within the first 30 minutes on bubble craps. My dad didn't want to leave so he gave me 40 bucks to keep playing. Using that I got back up to even on video craps and gave my dad his 40 back. He wanted to play blackjack so we went to the table and I lost all my 200 for a second time that night and within the first shoe. He still didn't want to leave so after getting a slice of pizza, I stupidly decided to take another hundred out and chase my losses, and lost that all in a few minutes after some terrible roles at bubble craps. Talk about emotional highs and lows. It doesn't help that I live an hour and a half away from the casino so every time I lose I have and entire car ride to sit and think about all the money I just lost. I've noticed that I really start to beat myself up about it. I started asking myself things like "Why didn't you leave when you were even?" "Why did you chase your losses?" "Why did you choose that game instead of the other?". It's a pretty terrible headspace to be in. I think I'm gonna take a little break, and after that I'll go less frequently to make it feel more like a special occasion. Good luck to everyone out there.