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[QUOTE="ph_il, post: 2841439, member: 508"]
As someone who does suffer from depression, I feel that if losing money in poker is a trigger for your depression, you should stop playing. Especially if you're depression leads to anything else. For example, my depression leads to self harm.

Poker isn't a trigger for me because I understand losses are a huge part of the game.  I play tournaments, which has the most variance and can be very brutal, but I enjoy it. I also pay within my bankroll (most of the time) and my poker funds are a separate from everything else. So, losing has no affect on my life and winning is just a bonus.

I think if you wish to continue playing, you need to understand that you will lose money at times. If you're playing a small volume of games, these losses can feel magnetized because it feels like you're losing every game when, in reality you've only played a handful. This is why playing large volumes of games is preferred if you're playing optimally. Losing/winning one game is not an accurate measure of skill, nor is losing 10 games. You've probably heard that poker tonight a long term game and you should keep that in mind during losing steaks.

However, like I said, if losing and losing money is too much for you, this probably isn't the game for you.
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