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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 492159" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I wish I had something relevant to contribute to your thread. Sadly, I don't. I did want to post however to say that I understand the poker addiction. Our difficult child#1 who has had ongoing problems with substance abuse (and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) issues) got WAY too hyped about poker a couple of years ago. I never mentioned here on the Board. Fortunately the interest has ebbed but for awhile he "knew" all the high stakes poker people on television and...sigh...was going to three places in our small community to compete on poker nights. They are sanctioned somehow and he expected that he would have enough recorded points to go compete in Orlando. Then...who knows why...when he was close to that "goal" he decided not to continue in the local competitions. I didn't understand it then. I don't understand it now. I "think" that poker became a substitute addiction as he was weaning off drug use. It's hard to know with our complex difficult children. Just wanted you to know that you are not alone in that boat.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I have no advice on the overall picture. I know that my husband and I are still working daily because our future funds went for the support of the difficult child's. It does get to a point where it is scarey and I hope you can avoid that stage. Hugs. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 492159, member: 35"] I wish I had something relevant to contribute to your thread. Sadly, I don't. I did want to post however to say that I understand the poker addiction. Our difficult child#1 who has had ongoing problems with substance abuse (and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) issues) got WAY too hyped about poker a couple of years ago. I never mentioned here on the Board. Fortunately the interest has ebbed but for awhile he "knew" all the high stakes poker people on television and...sigh...was going to three places in our small community to compete on poker nights. They are sanctioned somehow and he expected that he would have enough recorded points to go compete in Orlando. Then...who knows why...when he was close to that "goal" he decided not to continue in the local competitions. I didn't understand it then. I don't understand it now. I "think" that poker became a substitute addiction as he was weaning off drug use. It's hard to know with our complex difficult children. Just wanted you to know that you are not alone in that boat. Sorry I have no advice on the overall picture. I know that my husband and I are still working daily because our future funds went for the support of the difficult child's. It does get to a point where it is scarey and I hope you can avoid that stage. Hugs. DDD [/QUOTE]
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