I ran across this the other day. It refers to other types of addiction (drugs and alcohol) but seems to sound alot like golf. What do you think?
PATTERNS OF ADDICTION
1. Preoccupation with the addictive agent: Thinking about it, talking about it, looking forward to it. (See most of the threads on this site.)
2. Increased tolerance for the addictive agent: Needing more and more of the item or experience (golf) achieve the desired effect. (Never satisfied with our handicap.)
3. Loss of control: We can't have just "one." (Driver, putter, round per week ...)
4. Withdrawal: When we quit using the item (golf), we have symptoms of withdrawal such as depression, moodiness, anger, ect.
5. Sneaking: Hiding items (clubs) ect.
6. Denial: Defensiveness about one's use and symptoms.
8. Blaming: It's everyone else's fault. (Blame the club or the instructor or ...)
9. Blackout: We can't remember what we did when we were under the influence. (After a bad round, what was my score again??)
10. Rigid attitudes: Black and white thinking, intolerance of others, compulsiveness, all or nothing thinking.
11. Loss of personal values: We stop caring as the addiction progresses. We don't take care of ourselves. We begin to do things that used to be contrary to our value system. (Can you say foot wedge?)
12. Disibility or death: While injuries can occur, don't think that death is usually a real concern for addicted golfers.
Do we just love this game , or are we hopelessly addicted?
I am most definitely addicted! Too bad for my addiction that winter is quickly approaching here in Ohio and I will have to shut down my golf game until about mid-April...
I don't have an addiciton, I can quit whenever I want- I just choose not to
I didn't realize how much of a golf addict I was until I walk into my local golf store and they had a guy who was trading in a golf club. The said they didn't know what the club was priced at new. They said "hold on, fred will know". I told them the price from Edwin watts, golfsmith, and TGW from memory without a blink. They all looked at me like something was wrong I was like "what". they were like man you have to much time on your hands. lol
My first wife divorced me because of golf, she told me if I didn't quite playing she was going to divorce me,,,I asked her where do I need to sign. I am so addicted sometimes I hate it.
My first wife divorced me because of golf, she told me if I didn't quite playing she was going to divorce me,,,I asked her where do I need to sign. I am so addicted sometimes I hate it.
My current GF tells me that I'm addicted to golf, but I just don't care if I'm addicted or not. I like it, and I can't imagine life without it. I probably think about it a bit much being on this board all day and what not.
count me in. i am thiking of my swing all day. i dream of my swing and the first thing i do when i wake up and go to bed is do a couple of practice swings. that bad!
count me in. i am thiking of my swing all day. i dream of my swing and the first thing i do when i wake up and go to bed is do a couple of practice swings. that bad!
I sometimes fall just barely asleep, then wake up myself (and wife, oops sorry sweetie, didn't mean to follow through into you) making a practice swing.
By the way, I think we've identified two types of addictions here:
1) addicted to shopping for golf stuff and
2) addicted to the game.
5-6 times a week playing golf is too much like going to work, not good.
Perhaps 3-4 times a week would be just right and throw in a few 36 holes a day would be really nice.
Of course with some practice in between.....
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Posted 24 October 2007 - 12:27 PM
They all looked at me like something was wrong I was like "what". they were like man you have to much time on your hands. lol
