If you were to get a job...didn't you work in a theatre before? That's like the perfect laid-back job if you're not in it for the money.

Seriously though...you'll get to socialize, watch free movies, and if you're working projection you can read TOP between sets (or journal, nap, whatever).

Just a thought.

holy shit at this thread.

lol

Yeah I think Kuso hit this spot on.

When I was stuck in a rut (both in life and poker) towards the start of last year (although my problems were very much different to Xas' - I didn't need the poker money, but I still felt that it was a factor in my general stress/unhappiness/whatever, in amongst some other stuff), I found that focussin on other areas really helped me. I wasn't sleeping well (well, my sleeping habits were a bit bad, going to bed too late and being constantly exhausted), and was generally feeling a bit down physically. I started doing some exercise (running for me, but anything's good) and eating a bit healthier/drinking less, and found that it cleared my head hugely.

I know you did some training (martial arts/weights or something?) when you were in school, maybe you should look at having a go at that again. Not only will you find that you feel physically better, but you'll get a sense of achievement (I think that's really important in life - if you're not working and not at college your only source of that "positive" feeling is poker, and, if you're getting creamed at the tables, I can imagine that can leave you feeling pretty empty), and you'll be amazed how much more mentally alert and positive you feel, both emotionally and in terms of making decisions.

I think it's a little thing you can do to maybe take a step in the right direction.