Can you get addicted to playing poker like smoking cigarettes?

I know a guy was a crazy video games player who wasn't into poker much. There were time come he somehow got into it now he plays poker a lot. I remember he said me I do no more enjoy any of other games that I was playing before, even he doesn't play for real money yet. It's addictive certainly.

davidkimtai89 said:

When you are lost in playing poker, do you want to win more tomorrow? Are you in addiction status? I do not like play to much every day .

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Well unfortunately when a player seeks to win and mentalizes only in winning creates a kind of addiction is self-acquired suggestion is self-acquired, is something psychological, but even so the mind is over the body in that way has to be treated through breaks and if it is critical as it should attend a professional to control it.

Addiction is bad and if of course you can become addicted to gambling, that's why you have to control yourself.

Habit vs chemical need.

. Poker addiction is more habit, psychological, than physical need. 3. In some ways, psychological habits, like poker can be just as powerful as the physical/chemical ones.
For those who need assistance, don't be too proud to seek help; there are many who have dealt successfully with smoking and other habits, you're never alone.

Like Obama says, yes we can!

Prelude to my statement:
Personally I am a bit of a control freak so I had difficulty understanding "addict" behavior. As a kid I smoked cigarettes (for over a year) but quit when I wanted with no withdrawal issue. Drank a lot of whiskey and bourbon in my early twenties without getting to a point where I needed it and quit without issue when I decided I had enough.

I realize many people know a lot more about addiction than I do so I am just sharing my personal observation, I am sure there are plenty of things I am unaware of and my perception may be wrong to someone with credible experience in helping people over come their addictions. But this is what I observed with one friend:
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A friend of mine whom has had major issues with addiction stayed with me a few years ago. He has had crack, tobacco and alcohol addiction. and was in AA while he stayed with me. What I observed was that alcohol and crack were addressed with regard to his recovery, but tobacco seemed like an "acceptable" crutch he could continue with. This was nothing new to me as I had seen it before when supporting other friends over the years, and noticing when I picked them up from AA there would be quite a few outside smoking after the meeting had ended.

But with my friend that stayed with me I noticed that behavior kind of ruled his life, he also (in my unprofessional opinion) had an addiction to Sugar. If he had no cookies, ice cream or soda, in the house and it was 10pm or whatever time, he would badger me to take him to the grocery store because he could not wait till the next day. If I refused (usually because I was in the middle of a poker game online) he would walk the 5 miles to the store if I did not promise to take him after the game ended. Taking him was not an issue for me but the need and urgency he felt for these things surprised me and I simply realized I have little true understanding of addictive behavior. He was not comfortable unless he could drink a 6 pack of Diet Pepsi a day and need to have some kind of treat available at certain times of day, so we made sure to keep the house stocked with these things instead of stressing him out by not having these things easily available to him.

So when I see a question like this, I think it is possible to get addicted to poker, depending on the person and how wide spread their addictive behavior is. Again I realize this is just one person and that does not dictate how others respond, I just have to believe if I observed it in one person, its likely effecting others like this too.

Howdy. You betcha ya can. Read sad stories about folks having that problem. So, getting divorced, losing the house, losing the car, losing my retirement and sleeping at night with the cows, I reckon I have a problem.

Maybe? I am just a newbie

i need a game every day
even watching the show i have to play at least 1 table

Gambling is one of the big addicitons, so yes you can. But poker consumes a lot of time and you have a choice to affect your results. So, I guess it's better than other gambling sections (like betting, casino etc.) but that's just my opinion.

Poker is addicted, like cigarettes, by the way, which I got rid of and now use iqos

plusssev said:

All players are addicted of it. There is no way to quit poker.

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Yes, it is very possible to get addicted to the adrenaline rush.

of course , so be very aware and dont get suck in Ș)...take a lot of brakes from playing poker ..feel the moments when to play Ș)

Poker is not addictive like smoking. The two things are very different. Poker is passion and intelligence.

no, personally i get tired when i play for long hours and even more if i'm in a bad streak.

davidkimtai89 said:

When you are lost in playing poker, do you want to win more tomorrow? Are you in addiction status? I do not like play to much every day .

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Although I've smoked a few cigars and pipes over the years, I've never been addicted to either. As far as cigarettes, you couldn't ever get me addicted to these vile, evil smelling wads of tar and nicotine.

Yes sometimes i have addict from poker and want to win more tomorrow. But i quit smoke 5 years ago.

Heard people hitting the trifecta, poker, booze and smokes. Don't limit yourself dude, you only live once!

Warrior1961 said:

Hi friend.

Luckily I quit smoking over 15 years ago. Regarding poker, no, I do not have the addiction, I can stop playing when I want to (in fact I did not do it for almost 10 years).
I think it is very dangerous to seek revenge when you lose and think yourself invincible when you win.
We should take this game in stride, and enjoy it, just that.
Some, a small percentage, will be real winners, but we must be clear that the vast majority will not, neither in the short term nor in the long term, so that is why you have to take poker very carefully.

It's just my humble opinion.

Thank you for being there.

Kind regards from Buenos Aires.

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Great opinion, understanding this, you treat poker as an entertainment for which you have to pay.

davidkimtai89 said:

When you are lost in playing poker, do you want to win more tomorrow? Are you in addiction status? I do not like play to much every day .

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Maybe? It's hard to compare poker to cigarettes. I don't think I ever had a friend try and get me to go behind the school and play some cards. Now the teachers were a different story...

I had a period in my life when I was sitting at home without a job. Then I played poker non-stop every day, and I think I was addicted to the game at that time, like nicotine. But that time passed, now I spend most of my time at work, and I play poker no more than twice a week.

I don't know, I've never smoked cigarettes and I'm not a poker addict. Poker is a mental sport. It's not consumption. Cigarettes are consumption. They are very different things.

I don't know, I've never smoked cigarettes and I'm not a poker addict. Poker is a mental sport. It's not consumption. Cigarette is consumption. They are very different things.

poker if you don't know how to take it, it really is something very harmful.
You have to know how to control your emotions.