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Message: [QUOTE="mrmonkey, post: 1672231, member: 72028"] Compulsive eating doesn't necessarily imply being fat. I know a lot of slim people who have compulsive/binge-type eating habits. They can get away with it because of exercise and/or fast metabolism, or it is a rare occurrence and they are normally very healthy eaters. The same thing happens in poker. Grind grind grind and stick to BRM for 2-3 months. Then BAM! One day of coolers and suckouts, TILT, then the "binge" hits. I don't think this type of compulsive/excessive linkage is limited only to eating -- people who are prone to sudden binges or extreme swings of anything be it drinking, video gaming, emotions (anger), sex -- may be more likely to loss chase. People of this nature need to be aware of this and how it affects their poker. I'm not saying this necessarily applies to you, but just getting it out there as one of the possible things to look at when you analyze some of the triggers that cause your loss chasing sessions. Some people have life situations or genetics which enable them to be emotional steady rocks with their BRM. Some of us are not so fortunate, and for those of us that are not we need to be aware that this is the case and be EXTRA cautious with our BRM discipline. Good! This is a good response, and it's important you are still having fun while playing. Regarding making serious moniez in the long term, if you truly and really want to succeed at this goal, IMO you will 100% NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR LOSS CHASING BANKROLL-RESETTING WAYS. Outside of being very lucky, this is the only way to sustain and keep a bankroll growing that will produce usable income for you. I remember your post about taking controlled shots at the next level up -- while I think this can be a viable strategy for someone who has very good discipline it is apparent you do not yet have this discipline. For this next endeavor, when your bankroll gets to a certain point I would go with a more conservative BRM plan and avoid taking shots that may cause big swings in your bankroll. Swings, both up and down, make loss chasers like us very volatile. Steady as she goes, slow and steady wins the race. One thing that has helped me tremendously is to plot a month-by-month list of goals for the year. The monthly goals do not focus too much on bankroll growth -- rather, the goals focus more on putting in volume and improving my game and they look more like this: By placing more attention on volume/analysis goals and charting a course for the year, it helps me become less results-oriented and more focused on the long-term. I like to look at my monthly goals before and after each session so I can remind myself of what I want to achieve, and to not let negative results bog me down. Assigning a range for bankroll target is also helpful, because we really can not predict how good or bad we will run during the month. Set it conservatively, so that you can feel good about meeting your goals and seeing your bankroll slowly but surely growing each month. [/QUOTE]

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