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Originally Posted by Paper Tiger
Assuming it's even true, I think it would have more to do with not getting enough sleep, exercise, abusing drugs etc rather than stress, which is kind of subjective and hard to define imo ("positive" as in self-imposed, "negative" as in involuntary, mental vs physical etc). A lot of poker pros are the type of people that would be more "stressed" if they were stuck in an office job
this. people sitting around for hours on end, eating garbage, getting 0 exercise, not getting sleep, popping Adderall every day for years on end are way worse for you than handling the swings of poker. now if people are playing with rent money , stressed over paying their bills etc that's terrible for you too. Poker can actually help keep your mind sharp if done properly.