I tried to stop playing poker and couldn't, it's a tough addiction to lose.Yes or no?

molokheia said:

Hi There
A game that vicia muito......hahaha
You mix every thing
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Vicia = adicts

I think we have to consider ourselves more important than poker. Poker is just a game, a thing and the basic to have a healthly life playing poker is having the power to determine what is more important in our lives, for example deciding when is good to play or no. Being not able to choose that, it is a serious problem that takes us to take very other wrong decisions that make us have losses in poker and in life.

Poker should not become an addiction. If your money is constantly going away, then you need to find a way to stop. Poker is more than just a game for me.

I think that if a person has a personality that is prone to addictions then anything you do could put you in this place of jeopardy if you give it extra importance ... it is just more pronounced when cash is involved ie. I drank away my family's dinner, or I gambled away the bill money at this point it is interfering in things that you need to live ... if it is a problem you can't get past then you probably should give it up yesterday .....

To me the difference is can you deal with the rest of your life .. if something is truly more important do you take a pause to make sure that important things get done .. your work .. your family .. friends etc.

I have played for many years ... but I don't feel that makes it an addiction ... because I feel I have balance and that to me is the most important thing as long as your whole life is together then I think however much time you spend doing something doesn't really matter, it is not addictive just to enjoy something very much. Only when it takes over other aspects that are just as important or more so is it a real problem .. To go one further if your whole life is not fairly balanced I don't feel your poker game will be either or any other aspect of your life really, so in my mind you kind of have to start there then things seem to fall into place better ....

Is it poker that's addictive or is it gambling?

Or is it games in general and the feeling of winning?

I think it may be the combination of the 2 that makes poker so addictive... but hey... as long as you give yourself rules and limit your hours to ensure the rest of your life doesn't get ignored it's really not a problem at all!

If any of you guys want to quit, find another interest and use it to take your mind off poker.

This is a great question! Yes, I believe it's both too. However, I think it's more of an obsession! Either way POKER IS LIFE!!!