Ever felt on top of the world, unstoppable or a big boost in confidence when a winning bet comes off? Well, there’s a reason why this happens and unfortunately, it’s not as great as it feels!
Cocaine and Morphine.
Believe it or not, the same parts of your brain are activated when you are winning money and when you are under the influence of Cocaine or Morphine. Now, I’m not suggesting you wrap up a speedball to check for yourselves but let’s think about how this effects our betting.
Users of these drugs often feel extreme levels of confidence and comfort amongst other feelings. We know that being over confident for one, is very dangerous when betting. Exactly the same can be said for being over comfortable. We begin to get lazy and not stick rigidly to our betting plan, we miss out vital parts of information because we “have a feeling” that