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[The Bean Counter]

I had anxiety attacks every time I opened poker tables for about a month, and eventually just had to admit I couldn't talk myself out of them.

Over the last ten years I've had issues with depression and poker is the worst thing you can play when you're struggling with mental health.

Thanks very much for for sharing. After a bad period Sept21-May22, I've thought a lot about the impact of poker on my mental health in the past 14 months. I took some time away from poker, then restarted during a bout of COVID in Mar22. I came to the conclusion that poker wasn't a bad thing for my anxiety problem: it kept my mind busy, particularly late at night when I was really struggling, and gave me something to aim for in terms of trying to get better. Alcohol was the worst trigger.

[Poopadoop]

Thanks very much for for sharing. After a bad period Sept21-May22, I've thought a lot about the impact of poker on my mental health in the past 14 months. I took some time away from poker, then restarted during a bout of COVID in Mar22. I came to the conclusion that poker wasn't a bad thing for my anxiety problem: it kept my mind busy, particularly late at night when I was really struggling, and gave me something to aim for in terms of trying to get better. Alcohol was the worst trigger.

I haven't had any mental health issues since I was maybe 25 but if anything can unbalance me it's losing 170 hands in a row.