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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
Standard, one time I accidently stabbed my cat 48 times when some donk hit a 16 outer on me with two cards to come. If you've never completely obliterated your house playing internet poker you're probably a sociopath and should see a psychologist, NOT ME BITCH, im how you should be.
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
Greek,
You're obviously struggling with many things in life. This is a very bad time for you to play poker. You should seek professional help, maybe get on some sort of medication and start dealing with all your problems. Sort it out before even thinking playing poker semi-seriously, concentrating on poker right now is probably very bad for your mental health. If you feel like you really have to play and/or want to hone your skills, drop down several levels so you're 110% in your comfort zone, and read books & study your play a lot to keep yourself occupied. Conclusion: poker = bad |
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
Psych: I'd encourage you to seek couselling. I know it's hard to admit you need help even to yourself sometimes, but please consider.
On the practical side: Why don't you get insurance? I have a job where I have to carry my laptop to places that if it's dropped it has zero chance of survival, plus I have children. So when I bought my laptop I got a complete replacement policy for about 200bucks. Regardless of cause, even if my kids pour soda in it and then I drop it from a helicopter, it's replaced for free [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
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Psych: I'd encourage you to seek couselling. I know it's hard to admit you need help even to yourself sometimes, but please consider. On the practical side: Why don't you get insurance? I have a job where I have to carry my laptop to places that if it's dropped it has zero chance of survival, plus I have children. So when I bought my laptop I got a complete replacement policy for about 200bucks. Regardless of cause, even if my kids pour soda in it and then I drop it from a helicopter, it's replaced for free [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Two absolutlyfuckingbrilliant ideas there! I live with my oldies, so have learnt 2 be very quiet, as then i can play all night, etc. My best advice is not too get too happy when you win! Why? well, poker is the ups and downs, and we all get on the happy and sad side of variance. Im on the neg side at the moment, capped off by getting it all in (and of course losing) with bottom set vs top pair to bubble out of a sat seat. If you allow yourself to get up, happy and high when the cards fall your way, your thinking changes, and thus, your game as well. So, we prolly arnt playing our A game, but a B-, which is not good. Then, when we go down, we tend to link the results with our level of happiness, and feelings of inadequacy, then horrid tilt can rear its head. But, i find, if i just try and stay level headed when I am up, really up, or sideways, i can really play my A or B+ game when i am tilted, instead of my D-game. Its kinda like the 'dont be results orientated' bullshiiit you continually see throughout the forums. You just have to be good enough, and have the bankroll for the stakes you are playing. |
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
OP, you are just plain nuts. a whacko.
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
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Thoughts? [/ QUOTE ] None of what you've described anger wise matters much if you are a winning player. (and can afford to replace destroyed laptops and the like). If you are a losing player you should either quit playing or seek professional help. Anger at inanimate objects is good unless of course you bust your knuckles or forehead or something. Those things could really hurt. pokervintage |
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Re: Massive self destructive tendencies. Need advice
1) I'm glad that there is online poker. I'd hate to play with you in a card room.
2) You have some anger management issues for which you should seek professional counseling. Even if this behavior is confined to poker and bad beats now, I'm sure that over time you will break something or hurt someone in some other context that will leave you or someone else injured or dead. 3) If there were no bad beats in poker (variance), then it would be chess. And fewer people would play. And you'd make less money in the long run. |
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