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I need a new interest, something to get engrossed in, that involves facts. I need to get so obsessed that it overshadows my horrible anxieties. An absorbing special interest is probably the best anxiety cure for myself that I can think of. When I used to have obsessions, in the Titanic, for instance, I had fewer anxieties.

What things are you interested in? What do you find absorbing and why?

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  • Easy said:

    The main way I waste time is games, I used to be a pro chess player years ago, then I switched to backgammon and poker and did well at both.

    I gave up being a poker pro about 4 years ago as I just didnt trust it anymore, I thought there was just too much risk and I didnt trust online poker, and the rake in live games is just too big for anyone to expect to make a profit.

    But I cant stop playing games, I set myself ridiculous targets for winning a lot of games in a row, eg 100 games of freecell and just waste hours. I keep telling myself that If I had used all the time I wasted to write a book or something I would be much better off but I just cant do it.

    I disagree thet obsessions help with anxiety,

    I know that when I am playing I go into a kind of trance and nothing worries me but when it stops I feel guilty and stupid about wasting time and lack of self control.

    I think you would be much better off trying to sort your life out, learning a useful skill or earning money that you can use to improve your life.

    Advice I have been giving myself for years but ....

    winning 100 games on freecell - wow, how many is your record.

    I'm on spider solitaire with 4 suits, my aim is 5 in a row, I have got to 4 once ! It just sucks up time and makes me forget all the bad.

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  • Easy said:

    The main way I waste time is games, I used to be a pro chess player years ago, then I switched to backgammon and poker and did well at both.

    I gave up being a poker pro about 4 years ago as I just didnt trust it anymore, I thought there was just too much risk and I didnt trust online poker, and the rake in live games is just too big for anyone to expect to make a profit.

    But I cant stop playing games, I set myself ridiculous targets for winning a lot of games in a row, eg 100 games of freecell and just waste hours. I keep telling myself that If I had used all the time I wasted to write a book or something I would be much better off but I just cant do it.

    I disagree thet obsessions help with anxiety,

    I know that when I am playing I go into a kind of trance and nothing worries me but when it stops I feel guilty and stupid about wasting time and lack of self control.

    I think you would be much better off trying to sort your life out, learning a useful skill or earning money that you can use to improve your life.

    Advice I have been giving myself for years but ....

    winning 100 games on freecell - wow, how many is your record.

    I'm on spider solitaire with 4 suits, my aim is 5 in a row, I have got to 4 once ! It just sucks up time and makes me forget all the bad.

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