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Message: [QUOTE="STL FAN, post: 2562985, member: 120788"] The definition of passion a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything: for example playing or listening to music, watching or playing sports, reading, learning, and playing poker as some examples. This is the love of doing these examples from being passionate about these examples. In philosophy “being for itself” this can be applied to the acts of what we are passionate about because “being for itself” goes beyond the passion for reasons that are greater than the act or passion itself. When people are listening to music they are doing so for more than the reason of wanting to listen to a particular cd as an example; they are fulfilling a need that is greater than the act or passion. Poker “being for itself” to get more out of poker than merely being passionate when playing because we like to play, “being for itself” goes beyond the play into learning, improving, being religious about poker to gain knowledge on the game, a true sense of “being for itself”; from being passionate or religious about the game. The definition of addiction, the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. When the feeling of having to do an act the passion is no longer a recognizable positive emotion but rather is replaced by a recognizable negative emotion dependent of having to do something that is out of our control. Philosophy the term “being in itself” is the very being of a thing it will never change for example a rock is a rock it will always be a rock. Addiction is the same way it will always be there it will not change. The feeling of dread or having to do something is always on the mind it does not change. People can change but many addictions can be passed down to us and that also does not change. Psychology offers personality trait theories to support how our family’s history with different addictions can be passed to us. For example my family has a history of alcohol as example, and my mother has smoked her whole life; also when she was pregnant with me. I have an addictive personality but do not drink or smoke cigarettes however, it is in my DNA, poker for example when introduced to me I became obsessed with a new game. However, I understand addiction and gambling real well because of understanding my personality positive and negative. Poker, “being in itself” being a rock at the table, the very existence of being of a “thing” it will never change, the feeling of having to perform the act without having conscious control of the decision but rather repeating an action because of the dreed of having to do so. Bad bankroll management chasing losses, chasing hands when a big underdog, overplaying hands because we cannot fold. “Being in itself” is the definition of this that comes from addiction or gambling that both are closely linked together. Bad habits, addictions, and gambling comes from “being in itself” at the poker table. Addiction can be traced passed the table into our DNA recognizing this will help from becoming “in itself” because when properly motivated from within the mind can overcome great mental obstacles. In conclusion, I chose to explain my post this way to show how opposite the two terms, passion and addiction actually are because of how philosophy explains the terms of “being for itself” and “being in itself”. Recognizing this helps with playing at and learning away from the table. A broad difference between both passion and addiction lets me understand how I am actually religious about learning poker that is greater than the act of playing the game I love. I know to recognize when this crosses over towards addiction or gambling. Mentally this helps with understanding where I am at in my game with balance mentally at all times. This post is merely a list or post of mental triggers of recognition that helps me go beyond the act of playing the game to the mental state of “being for itself”. [/QUOTE]

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