Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

This is coming up soon. Parents are pretty strict/conservative types so you know how it is. What should I say to convince therapist that there is no problem with me playing poker as I am winning money from it and get a lot out of it mentally. Hope to get a few serious answers...

Anyone been in this spot before?

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

are you actually a long-term winner?

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[] pics of therapist
[x] graf or you are no winning player
[?] therapist plays poker/strat discussion

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Just say nothing and keep mentioning the fifth amendment.

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are you under 18? if not, just show up at the therapist and talk to him about whatever the hell you want. he isn't allowed to talk to your parents about anything that you say. you're not going to convince the therapist of anything. if he thinks playing poker is wrong, you won't change that.

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Walk in with a deck of cards. Challenge the therapist hu4billofcleanhealth.

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

just talk openly about how you play and why you play

use the chance to talk about things that are bothering you or whatever

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I guess I'll go into a little more detail. I've just started about 2 months ago and haven't played that much. So far I've won $200 from micros (started from NL2) for about 1 hour a day. I only 2-table and I pay a lot of attention to the tables and post hands in uNL, and basically trying to learn whatever I can get my hands on.

Have no clue whether therapist knows about poker.

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i'm kinda jealous. cost?

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Eh... IDK the cost.

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Have no clue whether therapist knows about poker.

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doesn't matter, they know about addiction

make sure you don't say stuff like, "i usually win and feel good, but when i lose i feel like crap until i play again and i'll kill a few kittens too"

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This is coming up soon. Parents are pretty strict/conservative types so you know how it is. What should I say to convince therapist that there is no problem with me playing poker as I am winning money from it and get a lot out of it mentally. Hope to get a few serious answers...

Anyone been in this spot before?

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Wow. I'm also in this exact predicament. Are you also 34 years old, and occasionally "borrow" mom and dad's credit card?

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my therapist is a 60-something year old lady and gets that pokah =/= gambooling, it's pretty awesome

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Lol, if I "borrowed" moms and dads credit card I wouldn't really be able to make a case.

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just start muttering random stuff over and over in response to any questions...

"grimstarr is sitting out ldo does that make me ghey imo three limpers I raise atc lolz butso soon 2therapists1cup hyachaychyach you have aspergers or something?"

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ask her if she ever thought about putting a space between the 'e' and the 'r' on her business card....

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just start muttering random stuff over and over in response to any questions...

"grimstarr is sitting out ldo does that make me ghey imo three limpers I raise atc lolz butso soon 2therapists1cup hyachaychyach you have aspergers or something?"

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LMAO. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] apefish

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

I'll take keikiwai for $400.

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Talk to her about how ridiculously overbearing your parents are, that they won't let you play a little poker. Make sure she knows its small amounts, you win, and your dad often touches you inappropriately and no one says squat about that.

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ask her if she ever thought about putting a space between the 'e' and the 'r' on her business card....

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actually, she took the space out

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2therapists1cup... classic.

If I wasn't so cheap and the rest of my family "so" poor I'd get a therapist that I could talk about poker to. +EV to help solve tilt issues.

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try posting in psychology too

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Uh, don't go see the therapist is my advice. Pretty solid advice right there. Yeah.

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trip report on getting raped plz

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This is one of the first BBV theads I've read that has legitimately good advice in it. Go in with an open mind and understand that it will probably be a positive experinece, explain to the therapist how you feel about poker and how you feel about how your parents percieve it. Also talk about anything else that bothers you that you don't want to tell anyone else becuase the therapists cannot disclose information to anyone and it will be a good thing for you.

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Just say you dont think about poker all the time - have no problem walking away from the game after an hour or two of play - other none degenerate stuff like that.

Also mention you only play poker and see no appeal in gambling on blackjack and other pit games.

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I would imagine that within 15 minutes you'll be done discussing poker and getting into some signifigant issues about your parents.

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

in this spot rite now... parents have mentioned therapist to me, though luckily subject hasn't come up in a while. Now trying to cash out $12.5k from FTP... that will be an ordeal :-(

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

Therapist bill or it didn't happen

Re: Beat: Parent set me up with therapist about me playing poker
 

maybe they have other reasons besides poker to set this up...hmm

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therapist makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, calms me down and lets me enjoy the finer things in life

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Looking for a screenshot so it would be more funny, but just do like Donnie Darko did at the therapist 'cept talk about the feeling you get when your winning.

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talk about the feeling you get when your winning.

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idk the ref, but this is a horrible idea

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Since all of the above online nerds can only crack jokes to distract everyone from their utter lack of anything resembling intelligence, I figure I'd lend a helping hand. One point I think you can mention is that poker isn't like blackjack or sportsbetting. Give an overview of the way you think about the game and he/she should be able to see that its not some compulsive/dangerous gambling problem. As said, however, if the therapist has some emotional block in this matter already then nothing you will say can change his/her mind.

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I'm jealous. If you have anything bothering you or any anxieties, you should take advantage of it. Things you will regret not taking advantage of while it was free:

Dentist
Doctor
psychiatrist


I'd probably suck a dick for someone to take me to any of those for free. Over charging dick bags!

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Since all of the above online nerds can only crack jokes to distract everyone from their utter lack of anything resembling intelligence, I figure I'd lend a helping hand. One point I think you can mention is that poker isn't like blackjack or sportsbetting. Give an overview of the way you think about the game and he/she should be able to see that its not some compulsive/dangerous gambling problem. As said, however, if the therapist has some emotional block in this matter already then nothing you will say can change his/her mind.

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i like how you say you're going to throw down some solid advice, and then you regurgitate everything that's already been said

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I am grunching but here is what i would say

poker is teaching you a lot of good things about life
you are learning serious analytical and critical thinking skills. The mental capacity required to play winning poker is grossly underestimated.

second, you are learning a little bit about zen. it takes a special type of personality to be able to deal with all of the bs poker throws our way

third, at least you arent shooting heroine in your free time.

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Since all of the above online nerds can only crack jokes to distract everyone from their utter lack of anything resembling intelligence, I figure I'd lend a helping hand. One point I think you can mention is that poker isn't like blackjack or sportsbetting. Give an overview of the way you think about the game and he/she should be able to see that its not some compulsive/dangerous gambling problem. As said, however, if the therapist has some emotional block in this matter already then nothing you will say can change his/her mind.

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Wow. What an (censored). This is BBV, not psychology.

And your advice is no different that 10 of the previous posters. Somehow, they were able to say it with a little humor, and without pissing in the punchbowl of BBV.

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I'm jealous. If you have anything bothering you or any anxieties, you should take advantage of it. Things you will regret not taking advantage of while it was free:

Dentist
Doctor
psychiatrist


I'd probably suck a dick for someone to take me to any of those for free. Over charging dick bags!

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thats pretty ghey imo