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[QUOTE="satcitananda, post: 5411622, member: 411728"]
Could be both. Depending on several factors.

I think that the rush, the high, the excitement of poker can lead to addiction.

The potential money that can be won can entice some into a addiction as well.

Do you spend too much time playing to the point it is detrimental to your physical/mental/spiritual health?

Does playing poker cause you financial strain?

In the end, poker is as egoic a game as they come. Well. Most, if not all competition tends to be egoic. It's a bunch of people competing for money. It doesn't get more egoic than that. Usually, egoic things aren't good for your overall health. So, the less you do them, usually, the better for your overall wellbeing.

In my opinion, poker can be both an addiction and a weakness because I've seen it take over me in the past. I know I was addicted to poker at some point, and addictions are usually weaknesses so they go hand in hand.

Keep in mind that there is a very important difference in playing live poker and clicking every few seconds during online poker. One of them is more impersonal, the other is more social and healthier in a way. If one were to choose between live and online poker, I'd say live is the healthier choice because of how a computer screen can damage your eyes, clicking excessively and typing excessively can give you carpal tunnel, arthritis, among other things. At least live you get to look at actual people instead of a screen name. There's more life and fun to the game live in my opinion. Online is more robotic.
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