Is poker your ... Addiction

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- Wikpedia "Addiction"

These are very difficult to admit, especially when we do not want to listen or take a look. But trust me as I bet little have you have read this article, it is better to find the source before it is too late or your close ones are unable to find help for you..

The term "addiction" is used in many contexts to describe an obsession, compulsion, or excessive physical dependence or psychological dependence, such as: drug addiction, video games, crime, alcoholism, compulsive overeating, problem gambling, computer addiction, ****ography, etc.

In medical terminology, an addiction is a state in which the body relies on a substance for normal functioning and develops physical dependence, as in drug addiction. When the drug or substance on which someone is dependent is suddenly removed, it will cause withdrawal, a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. Addiction is generally associated with increased drug tolerance. In physiological terms, addiction is not necessarily associated with substance abuse since this form of addiction can result from using medication as prescribed by a doctor.

However, common usage of the term addiction has spread to include psychological dependence. In this context, the term is used in drug addiction and substance abuse problems, but also refers to behaviors that are not generally recognized by the medical community as problems of addiction, such as compulsive overeating.

The term addiction is also sometimes applied to compulsions that are not substance-related, such as problem gambling and computer addiction. In these kinds of common usages, the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual's health, mental state or social life.

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[eejit101]

Spain will be my addiction

[GloBug]

ummm my addiction? i am addicted to lots of things. wont say poker is the leading candidate but it is one of them. i am addicted to my family #1, then work then pot then poker i would say. only way poker would be my number #1 is if i was single. well actually poker could make single by neglecting family but its not worth. so it takes a back seat.