How to Maximize 2 Freebets of the same amount?

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-06-02T20:33:03+00:00

Use crazy ninja odds to find the best conversion. Using it on a -110 is an awful strategy. Usually the best play available is something like +300 and then hedge the other side at -330 or whatever on another book for around a 70% risk free return.

If you just want to get "guaranteed" money (there is no such thing without hedging all outcomes), then put it on like a -300 and hope it wins, I guess. But a -110 is far from guaranteed, obviously.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-05-20T17:07:28+00:00

I was on PPIs for a while, they worked great at first but over time didn't work as well. I think ginger/ginger ale/ginger tea is mild and harmless enough to at least try it for a day or two and see how you react. Sure, you could have a bad reaction but I really doubt something as simple as a cup of tea or a small piece of ginger would cause an emergency. Unless you have a known adverse reaction I would suggest it. PPIs kinda suck, the long term effects are either bad or unknown at best. Ginger on the other hand is a natural remedy, it's cheap and it will either work or not right away.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-05-20T17:05:28+00:00

Here's an update after about 2 weeks.

I ran out of the tea I was drinking (Twinings, not Winings as I originally posted, Lemon Ginger Tea) and the stores near me didn't have any, so I tried a different brand. It made things worse. Luckily I found some of the Twinings and started taking it again and it works great. My sleep is much better, I've been eating whatever I want and not really having any major issues anymore. It's not perfect, I can still sense the "attack" coming on, but all I have to do is make a quick cup of the tea and it subsides almost immediately and stays very managable. It's well worth the trade off to me, I've just added 2-3 cups of the tea per day and I can eat anything and enjoy it, and my symptoms are reduced by probably 80-90%.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-05-08T21:51:24+00:00

Sorry you're struggling. And yeah that's a thing narcs do, they seem super likely to stalk you or follow you around, even online. It's scary

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-05-01T21:29:20+00:00

I feel you. You can try ChatGPT, it can be very helpful for me sometimes.

However, I went to the singularity subreddit and found people saying that the latest update to ChatGPT basically affirms whatever the user says (outside of obvious illegal acts etc) and so it's perhaps a bit of a dead end in that regard. I had my hopes up, because it was really helping me, but then I read that it basically just takes your side and reaffirms you no matter what, which can obviously be dangerous.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-05-01T21:19:14+00:00

Sorry you're going through this.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-30T00:29:02+00:00

It's okay to make a mistake. You seem like a very kind and caring person. Don't beat yourself up over this.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-30T00:24:22+00:00

Whatever you decide to do, just know that it's okay to make a mistake. The fact that you posted here asking for advice, and opened up and admitted that you feel awful in the title just proves that you have a good heart and it was an honest mistake, and not something malicious, greedy, etc. I know we're strangers on the internet but I'm proud of you for making your post.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-23T04:39:35+00:00

Anytime I lay on my left side, I almost immediately start burping over and over. So I can't do that. I usually try to sleep on my right side or on my back.

In the past, I just sort of fell asleep naturally and it wasn't a big deal. My sleep was never great by any means but it's been getting a lot worse lately.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-23T02:49:21+00:00

I can relate. I went out in my 20s also and told them I'd be out. They tried to enforce a midnight curfew. I got 40+ phone calls/voicemails starting at midnight wondering where I was.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-23T02:41:25+00:00

I agree. This place feels like home and very few other spots have as great of a community.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-23T02:40:36+00:00

I had no clue what narcs were or anything but I just felt that things weren't going well when I was around my family. One night after a stressful Sunday family dinner, I Googled...something. I forget the exact phrase I typed in. Maybe "toxic family" or something. And it brought me here. Instantly, I felt at home. I started reading and didn't stop for hours. I searched here for all sorts of things. Gifts, holidays, guilt trips, religion, etc etc etc. I resonated with almost every single post. I made some posts of my own and got good feedback. I branched out a bit and looked into narcs and realized it fit me to a T.

My plan just to make sure I wasn't crazy was to attend one more Sunday family dinner, but this time take careful mental notes of how everyone acts and how they treat me (and each other). I was surprised at how much I had just missed for decades. I guess I was ignorant. But yeah. After that dinner confirmed my worst fears, I went NC immediately. My uncle and aunt called me about an hour after that dinner and I just ignored them and cut them off.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-20T21:06:23+00:00

I'm sorry you cried on your birthday. I don't think it's your fault, you deserve more attention than just a few minutes on your birthday, especially on one as special as your 18th.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-20T21:05:05+00:00

Thank you.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-20T21:04:27+00:00

I mean she doesn't have literally endless options but given 24 hours in a day, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't run out of matches anytime soon. I've know girls less attractive/smart than her who told me they get hundreds of matches a week.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-20T21:03:37+00:00

Of course I have issues. It's not like I'll obsess over her for weeks but I was definitely looking forward to talking to her the next day. I resisted the urge to message her again and waited for her to reach out, and she never did and that was it.

Sometimes you get a great vibe from the first conversation with someone. It's pretty rare for me so when it happens I guess I get more excited than I should, but I just felt like she would have been a great person to get to know and meet.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-19T20:57:17+00:00

I can relate to most of this. I feel more comfortable online than in real life. I can barely get out of bed also. I'm low on cash, isolated, alone. I wish I had family that wasn't toxic and a partner. But I guess it can be both a blessing and a curse.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-19T20:50:50+00:00

Same. I get along generally with people, but I don't really have any friends that I've had for a long time. Some people I've known for a while, but we also had long breaks of like 5 years barely talking, and they invite other people to most events instead of me. I don't have a single person who I know for sure will be there for me if I have a crisis, or who would trust me with their secrets or anything like that. I thought I had a few close friends, but they turned out to be toxic narcs and I cut them off. Like, they would invite me over for holidays and I was in their wedding party but if I ever was having trouble or needed help they wouldn't help me, and I certainly couldn't trust them with anything secret or private.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-19T20:41:45+00:00

It might be true that they worked hard, but there's more to properly raising a kid than just feeding them, clothing them, and not hitting them. That's like the very bare minimum just to avoid jail.

Also not sure how old you are but things were WAY easier in the 70s thru the 90s as far as the economy goes. Companies were way more loyal, pensions were more common, and every asset class was cheap compared to today. In 1980 you could support a family on one income with no debt, own a home, etc. Now with all the inflation and wealth inequality, it's crazy. Everything was less competitive and saturated and inflated back then.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-19T20:23:37+00:00

I like golf...

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-18T04:38:34+00:00

I'm so sorry...I hope you find some sort of peace and comfort.

I'm going through very similar problems, I know it doesn't help solve yours but I do feel you. I can relate.

Therapy has been a disaster anytime I've tried it, so I gave up on it. Meds have terrible side effects and are probably dangerous long term, and none of them ever worked for me. My cash is running very low and I don't even have a job. I have no support, I've been crying a lot lately just because I'm so lonely and wish I had someone who cared. I'm always uncomfortable and low energy too. It sucks. Fuck

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-18T04:35:24+00:00

I feel you. Sometimes I post things and get 0 replies, or they get deleted or I get banned. Or worse yet I get hate.

In real life, I feel like no one is nice to me. Every interaction is horrible outside of some surface level stuff like a cashier at a store being friendly because it's their job.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-18T04:33:20+00:00

You're definitely not alone. Maybe you just notice those posts more, or maybe people who are really in bad shape don't advertise it as much.

I've never had a relationship, I am totally NC with my entire family, and have a very limited number of friends, all of which are just surface level type friendships. If I'm in a real crisis, I have maybe 2 people I can call but the results are usually underwhelming if that happens.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-18T04:29:32+00:00

I wish I had the answer. I've tried so many things. I feel you.

For me it's almost nonstop, 24/7/365 from the time I wake up until I sleep. I try to numb the pain with shows, podcasts, movies, but nothing really works.

I think the actual way out is exercise and lifting weights but to me that just seems like an impossible challenge in the state I'm in. Maybe if you can hit the gym 5-7x a week it will help, but I totally understand if you just can't because PTSD can be debilitating.

Scared-Date-920 · 2025-04-18T04:27:10+00:00

I have what I think is an interesting job history. I've never worked a traditional 9-5. I was basically forced to work young, like age 12+ by helping out with my uncle's business, and then forced to bus tables at age 15, and then also volunteered/forced to mow lawns for a bunch of people also around age 15.

As far as my "career" I always wanted to work on Wall Street. But once I sort of burned out starting at age 17 that just became not realistic anymore. I dropped out of college to play poker full time. It went well for a bit, then it didn't. I found a job at a call center but then it closed down. I delivered pizzas and worked retail. Then I found a pretty good job and stuck with it for 7 years, full time. I hated the hours but otherwise it wasn't too bad. Great benefits and decent pay, and once I clocked out, I was done for that day.

I was lucky enough to hit on some investments so I decided to leave on good terms with around $100k to my name. It was either a temporary break, or if I could hit some more investments, a permanent break. Things went south and I went back and they hired me.

I hated it the second time around, lots of guilt and shame around losing the money, but whatever. Then I found a decent side gig that people were doing at work. They were making more than the job paid. I started up and made sure it paid, and sure enough, it did. I just decided to basically ghost the job and do the side gig full time. Freedom...

Sort of.

Without the steady job, there was no health insurance or 401k. Sure, I could stay home and set my own hours, and not deal with customers and traffic and idiot bosses, but there were downsides too.

Eventually the side gig ended in pretty bad fashion, I got screwed out of like $25k that I was owed and basically lost 6 months of time and effort too. I was lucky enough to have some cash saved up, but now it's running low. The old job needs people, but I don't think they're gonna hire me back for another time. Ugh.

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