[Closed] Feeling the same feeling as suicidal guys.

Poker is probably not the best idea if you're poor. You might think that yeah, you could make some money by playing poker, but in fact it's very hard to play winning poker if you have mindset/tilt issues. And being poor, it's going to hurt more to take those beats, and that might lead you to tilt more - so it's an evil circle.

I'm not really gonna say "quit poker", because I have no idea how you are feeling about it - who knows, maybe working really hard at it and becoming really good is what you really want to do and should. But to carry on as usual while feeling bad is not really an option.

You should probably sit down and really try to find out what it is that makes you feel bad. Once you know what it is, I'm sure you will fairly easily find out what to do to make it go away.

I hope it works out for you

(btw, mindfulness is da shit, find out more about it! it improves lives =))

Originally posted by Fongie
Poker is probably not the best idea if you're poor. You might think that yeah, you could make some money by playing poker, but in fact it's very hard to play winning poker if you have mindset/tilt issues. And being poor, it's going to hurt more to take those beats, and that might lead you to tilt more - so it's an evil circle.

I'm not really gonna say "quit poker", because I have no idea how you are feeling about it - who knows, maybe working really hard at it and becoming really good is what you really want to do and should. But to carry on as usual while feeling bad is not really an option.

You should probably sit down and really try to find out what it is that makes you feel bad. Once you know what it is, I'm sure you will fairly easily find out what to do to make it go away.

I hope it works out for you

(btw, mindfulness is da shit, find out more about it! it improves lives =))

my last 3 days was ok, though today, my 1 friend said that I suck at sports. That tilted me really much... hell...

Bad beats give me that feeling for like 5 minutes, but that thing from personal life doesn't go away all day long... And I can't play when I am feelign like that.

And about poorness, I can't get a job, I am still studying. And this is Lithuania. I earned 1000$ in 4 months or so, that's really much in Lithuania. You earn that only in 3-4 months by regular job, so it's really much money.

READ THIS BOOK:

http://www.4shared.com/document/Kc5D_E2M/ElementsOfPokerbyTommyAngelo.html

Hope this helps.

Hey man... im living next to you in Latvia. Im also kinda limited with money and cant imagine living without poker. Also studying in college, but this year took 1 year off. will start again in september. i also have a job what helps me to pay rent, but most of of my other expenses i cover with poker money. So here is the story. this month i sufered the a huge downswing, at one point i was down almoust 120 buy ins under the EV, that almoust destroyed my bankroll, i was losing 3 weeks straight and playing every day. Im playing SNG sh turbo. im still down this month a lot but things starting to look better but at one point i was almoust broke. and compeared to my salary i was losing over 5 my month salarys. i was trying my best, playing the best i can, but always getting chips in good spots and in the end losing them. i was so depressed could sleep, didnt wanted to eat. when i reached 120 under ev i sat down at my couch stared at wall and couldt hold my tears(true story) i cryed. ♦ but i knew that i love this game. i knew if i work hard study harded the game results will come. u just have to belive in your self. u have to ask yourself if you realy want to play poker, if all the stress is worth it. in internet we can read all about the high stakes poker pro baller lifestyle. even here at pokestrategy( twicet have blog <-- im realy jealous one thise dude ♦, but in good way, also those who went to phillipines) I realy want to give a shot to live like them, and i realy love this game thats keeps me motivating. Just beliving myself, that i can do this, realy helped me to get over this downswing. But you just have to set a quiting point, for me its --> i will never deposit my money again in internet poker if i lose my poker br. If this happens i just quit playing poker to earn money, finde another job and find some other hoby.
you can finde other way to have fun and earn money. like i said you are student that means u have futere after graduations, u will have a good job, etc...

sry for my english

http://www.ted.com/

motivating videos helps a lot. i watched them when i took breaks between sessions
and also make a playlist. music helps a lot, going through some bad downsings...

good luck dude!

i'm glad i found this thread... u guys are not alone..i have the same fucking feeling inside.. for weeks i cannot sleep..im burning, i wanna hit somebody, i wanna kill all those motherfuckers who suckout all the time, and i also wanna kill those son of a bitch godmode players who are just some fucking fishes but hitting always against you.... this is my worst month since november, and i dont play worse then i used to do, everything is the same, but i cannot win, i get sick bad beats, when a 70/40 fish beats you twice in a row getting ur full stack with a crap hand that you cant even imagine he holds, u just get mad, breating gets harder and harder.... my main problem is that my life atm is poker, i do nothing else but poker.. and it makes me depressed that no matter how good i play i keep loosing and others, who have basically no idea about the game they keep winning, it makes you wanna cry and die.. my only advice is, get a hobby that you can focus on, or a girlfriend or anything beside poker to focus on.... since i no longer have a girlfriend my life turned alot, poker 24/7, im not playing more then 4-5hours but i read, watch videos, think about the hands, over and over and over again all fucking day.....i feel like i have nothing to live for... same fucking feeling thats haunting me for years and when variance is fucking with you aswell its just impossible to be normal anymore..i never had a sick upswings like all the luckboxes out there...never been on godmode (i play for almost 2years) like many mofos... i was grinding up slowly, i know what is to have a sick downswing day/week/month... in the end i just know it will pass.. probably will loose some brain cells from anger/rage till everything will be back to normal, but still... its hard man....take a break...and focus on smt else... hilarious, this is the only solution...why the fuck i cant do it then? now u see thats sick.. if u got out of the shit dont forget to post it here.. will follow up....

btw sry for the language but im just too deep down in the shit right now.. i got a one month continous doomswitch, 3winning days this month, rest all loosing...

thanks for replies guys, nice stories. Now I understood that poker doesn't give me that burning feeling. (well it does for few minutes). But real life do give it. And for longer periods. Very nice commercial. Motivates a bit. Dunno how these guys do that.

EDIT: Important: I realised that poker relaxes me, and yeah, it's my life, I am not playing for money ( I didn't take off any yet) but for becoming something.

Both losing and winning relaxes me. Because I know someday I will earn that money