why play if your not passionate about playing? do something else, enjoy life.

for months i used to sit down and tell my self to play and "grind", but why, there are many other things i wanted to be doing at the time, which i was more passionate about, so just do what makes you happy.

I just had some idea that i pitched to a bunch of poker players about a web service/software for pro players/grinders. They pretty much all agreed that its awesome and would pay a $100 month subscription to this service.

Im super excited, i think i have a potential business. Gonna look for the right people to pitch it to. Havent been this excited in years.

And no, im not revealing my idea

I think most advice here is flat out wrong and this is why: When you started playing poker, did you think you would be happy with what you achieved now? Then, why aren't you? Money is a means, not an end. Enjoy the money and freedom you have achieved and don't let it go to waste. Making more money will never change what you do with it.

yeah i would have been happy for sure. But now i seem so unhappy, like im giving up on my lifes dream. Last month havent been playing at all and ive just been unmotivated, depressed and achieved basically nothing over this time.

I made a "rational" decision to self exclude myself everywhere, so i cant play for another 5 months. But i dont really know what to do. I feel like ive institutionalised myself, in that i feel incapable of doing anything well apart from playing poker. I still very much love learning about poker, its interesting as ****. I just hate losing so much, and ive tried everything, mental game coaching, neuro linguistic prgramming. Works a little but never really a real solid fix.

I still really dont know what to do. My heart and my head constantly say opposite things, but when i follow my head, i have no motivation to do it because my heart is saying stick with poker, forever.

I thought taking time off would help. But infact it doesnt help at all. Ive had people suggest to me that i have gambling addiciton. But i dont, i have no impulse to play. Im just unhappy because im not achieving what i want with my life.

Again, i appreciate all comments. Definitely been helpful.

I think whats happening to me will become increasingly common. People who came around poker in the 2005 time, made alot of money, love the game. But margins are being squeezed.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/26...iverse-519990/

im adam001 on stars, I think we've played before maybe a few years ago though.

this was written by me about 1.5 years ago or w/e

since then ive really gotten into fitness and am becoming a personal trainer actually. Now that you have the $ from poker to invest and hopefully not have to worry about $ for a while, you just need to find things that you are passionate about and pursue them aggressively.

I think its likely you never give up poker for good, but maybe focus on some other things you enjoy for now, and as far as poker is concerned, possibly move down to .5/1 for a bit just to get some confidence/love for the game back by booking a bunch of winning sessions, then continue from there.

This is what I did, if anyone is interested: http://www.highexistence.com/from-ca...nding-oneself/

If your referring to interest/enthusiasm levels, your not going to get any back if you play for a very long time without taking any breaks/vacation's thats just not happening... Poker is more of and addiction then a passion to most, the ones who can say they play poker for a passion are players who already earned 6 figures & filthy rich folk who only play for fun & r not afraid of getting a brutal beaten.