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Old 12-13-2005, 05:05 PM
Alex/Mugaaz Alex/Mugaaz is offline
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Default Re: Why am I so nitty?

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I'm at a loss. Is it possible you're in denial? I'm not trying to crack a joke, that's a sincere question. The only plausible explanations are fear of loss, or a deep rooted shame of gambling/risk-taking. How would you know for sure it's not a fear of financial loss? You say your anxiety grows regardless of if you're up or down but you can still have a fear of loss regardless (ie - if up, fear of losing what you've won/if down - fear of losing even more). Here's a question Alex. Does your anxiety grow the further away you get from break-even in a session (+ OR -)? In other words, at the 2 hour point does the anxiety become overwhelming even if you are dead-even for the session? I'm only asking because if you're anxiety grows the further you get from your starting BB's for a session, it's safe to say we can link your anxiety to money and fear of financial success/failure in some fashion. I don't know. Now that I think about it, that wouldn't really help either, I'm just thinking out loud. I hope you find the reasoning behind this.

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1. I'm not ashamed or proud of gambling/risk taking, but yes I'm sure part of it is a fear of loss, the money has reached a point where it does matter now in the sense that it pays for a lot of things.
2. No, how far I'm up or down doesn't seem to matter.
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