Are any porfessional players Bipolar/Writers?

[KanigawaCards7]

I am both of these things so I was just wondering. Are there any pros who write besides poker books/articles? and are there any bipolar people like me?Thanks in advance.

[pshreck]

Does being bipolar ever severely effect your poker game.... like making plays you would never normally make?

Sorry if I'm off your topic, it just seems very interesting to me.

[Smasharoo]

I'm Bipolar, but not a pro or a writer.

[Smasharoo]

Does being bipolar ever severely effect your poker game.... like making plays you would never normally make?


To answer for myself, not really. I'd be far too bored with poker during a manic episode to stay long enough to do any damage to my bankroll.

Poker has a tendancy to keep me focused most of the time.

[KanigawaCards7]

The best i can answer is not really.

[Jimbo]

I have a theory that all people diagnosed as bipolar also believe in God. Since we have at least two of you here would you mind helping to either comfirm or disprove my hypothesis?

Jimbo

[Smasharoo]

I'm an atheist, personally.

[knightunner]

What about depression? I know that there are times when this severly effects my play at times. It took me a long time to learn how to walk away from a table... Does anyone else find the same holds true for them?

~knight

[Jimbo]

Happy Birthday knightunner.

Jimbo

[knightunner]

Thanks Jimbo. I like how I get a little cake next to my name [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I'm 22, the first of many meaningless birthdays...

~knight