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Message: [QUOTE="samanista, post: 4933179, member: 376693"] [b]adddiction[/b] I believe addiction to poker is a real thing, it fits easily within pathological gambling diagnosis. People suffering from such a kind of mental disorder might be driven by thrilling experience of playing for money, especially the idea of putting their own cash into risk with every moment of play. Then there is of course the antcipation of winning and so earning large financial gain which would not be normally achievable by standard earning methods (job?) they are accustomed to in their day-to day life routine. Also there are some other aspects to the game like taste for beating other players, which could also in certain individuals grow to dangerous levels. I believe every playr must keep in mind that these deviations are real and they are always potentially developing inside every one of us, maybe in subconscious form, which is specially dangerous. Development of pathological disorders related to poker playing is naturally highly influenced by person's mental health and discipline. These characteristics might quickly be crippled by some e.g. sudden life conditions, like death/illness of family, accidents, events with high and unexpected level of impact on our life conditions, and so on. So such cases might result in dramatic shift in our understanding of what poker game represents for ourselves, meaning the unhealthy risks of addiction symptoms and catalysts might manifest themselves quietly and secretly in our minds and affect our behavior and decision making very substantially without realizing by affected individual.:confused: [/QUOTE]

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