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Addicted to Poker Thread - Ways to Help

  • 10-07-2005 3:13am
    #1
    pmk19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 265 ✭✭


    im addicted to poker..im playin as i write this..its funny because i've never been addicted to anything before..

    i feel like im playing all the time..the first thing i do when i get home is turn on the laptop and get into a few STTs. its not that i even play for big money..i never play cash games only stts and freeroll mtts..and the most i plat is 10$ if im feeling lucky..and to be honest its not that i win that much i know im not brilliant at poker but i pride myself on the fact that ive only ever deposited the minimum requirement on VC (10euro) and cashed out about 350 a few months later(which probably seems like nothing to you guys)

    are u guys are the same?..i bet when ur reading this..ur multi-tabling and pressing refresh on this page to see if anyone has written back to your post..having about 5 windows open playing away...i get that impression because all u seem to do is work out +ev and shi t and comment how people should have played or giving your opinion on whether they did the right thing..even though they lost

    im sure there is worse ppl out there then me..but i just go back to the haunting fact that every time i come into my house....i must play...am i the only one..any other hobbies i should become intersted in like botany and whatnot


Comments

  • #2
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    two things:

    Firstly, how long are you playing? When I first started I would play all day and night. When I wasn't playing I would have a deck with me and play with it and think through maths and strategies. I really did start playing every evening in the Fitz (live play is even more addictive). But after about 8 months I calmed down and now, while I still love to play, I've realised there will always be another game. So now I play when I feel like I'm going to win or feel confident and up for it.

    Secondly poker (and any enjoyable activity) CAN be addictive. If you have a problem and if its affecting you're life, your family and friends, your mental health, then you need to get help, and soon.

    DeV.


  • #3
    Imposter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭Imposter


    I prefer the word obsession, lol.

    As Dev said it's a problem if it's affecting other things in your life. If it's not then I don't see it as a problem.

    For me, I play quite a bit but I don't watch television. So whenever anyone asks me or complains about how long I play poker I just ask them how long they spend watching television.


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