Are You Addicted?

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As for me, I also like playing poker so much!!!! I play it when I have time! I even have printed tables with days of tournaments!!!!!! But still, I do not thyink I'm addicted!!!!!
 
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I play every day, you know, it's an addiction.Better poker play than to drink and smoke-that's my opinion!
 
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Not being able to stop by choice or when you need to means youre addicted.
 
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When we do something often, we are branded as addicts or something, I have an intense social life, whit family, work, and friends come in.
My poker, i play almost every day I participating in a tournament, but this I do not believe is a vice, some say it is a waste of time, if so, then you have no aspirations to grow in poker, everything you give priority in your life can bring dividends in the future, be it in family, at work and with friends, nothing of your experience is lost, think about it.
Vicio is when we put all these factors up against the game, at this time you can say that your game has become a vice, is a moment of attention, because you can lose everything that you have achieved up to now, including your dignity
 
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Depends when you spend all the time on the game and money. You are not dependent. You just like it.
 
alan moises

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I think if you make money and you get to live by poker it s not really an addiction... its like calling your job an adiction :thumbdown: The meaning of adiction is a negative one .. so you cant be addicted to poker just by being harmfull to you (loosing money, waste to much time and dont focus on other parts of your life) . You have to be balanced in life :five: gl
I agree with you, if you win you get a monthly salary and then you can live then it becomes work
 
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very good question.
my point of view about this is that if there are people who become addicted and there are also people who make a habit, for me the addict can not be without playing, if you take away the game it gets bad and it's a habit when you play a league or cash tournament or another game at a certain time of your day because you like to do it at that time or that tournament or the competition of that league but it does not bother you to lose that game and your life is still normal.
Now if you do everything possible to not lose a game or if you run out of money and do not know how to get it to play I think you are in trouble and should seek professional help
 
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I play every day but a limited amount of time to not work would play for days))))
 
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Addicted I believe not, but inside poker, I'll give my example I've already spent a part that wanted to watch every day and play, but also had a time I gave a stop I got to banish the deck, now I went back to playing twice a week Live
 
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I'm definitely not addicted. As long as poker doesn't affect my daily life and routine, I feel that it's fine. On top of that, I only freeroll so there's not much on the line $ wise
 
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Addiction to poker is only bad if you keep sending your money to it and never get any return.

Or if it starts affecting your personal life in any matter...
 
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Most of the day I spend at work, I spend time with friends on the weekends, but I just have to sit at the poker table, it's hard for me to break away from the game, so yes, I think that I'm dependent on poker
 
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I think that you should not be afraid of what you want to play every day. It's worth to just control yourself and everything will be fine
 
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usually people depend on what they like, so I'm hooked on poker, but on the other hand I do not suffer without poker, it's more from smoking.
 
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I used to be addicted when I was younger because I got off on the thrill of trying to win big but I've outgrown that now that I've played so much. I just play because I enjoy playing now.
 
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I think this depends on why you play. If you’re chasing a quick buck like you would in sports betting then you may need to take a break.

If you’re playing because you love the game and you’re goal is to become the best player you can then you’re less likely to be imo.
 
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I can not play for a long time, so I do not think that I'm addicted.
 
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I'm not addicted. I only play every day and try to be profitable whenever possible.
 
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Addicted I believe not, but inside poker, I'll give my example I've already spent a part that wanted to watch every day and play, but also had a time I gave a stop I got to banish the deck, now I went back to playing twice a week Live
I also believe that if it makes you happy, there's no vice
but if you're losing too much sometimes what you can not yes you have to look for it right
 
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I play almost every day, but as I never deposited I do not consider myself an addict.
 
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I think “addictive” is a word used by people to define a habit or substance that is detrimental to them. If poker is causing you problems and you’re losing all of your money, then yes you may be addicted. However, if it is something you love and you’re learning and treating it is a sport, then I don’t think you are “addicted”.
 
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I do not think that is true if addicted but I love poker
 
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