ask DRUFF

[Deal]

The guy has eidetic memory for conversations he has had with people. His gf must have a hard time saying anything without Druff finding some sort of inconsistency with something she said 4 years ago. She would say I might try the apple pie for dessert and Druff would be aghast. You hated the apple pie here when you ordered it in August of 1993 after watching the Dodgers lose 4-1. Remember the waitress who took 5 minutes to get my second glass of water and even forgot to put the lemon twist on the glass... No Todd I don't. Can we get the bill and leave now.

[Pooh]

I do not think Druff has Aspergers. He cares WAY too much about what other people think about him. A real Aspergers person is way too much inside himself to care that much. I would guess Druff has some sort of OCD, which manifests in his putting in ridiculously obscene amounts of time and energy to make sure no one is getting the best of him, even for ridiculously petty things.

Wouldn't that then qualify as paranoia not OCD?

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists paranoid personality disorder as (F60.0) Paranoid personality disorder.[5]
It is characterized by at least three of the following:
1.excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs; (severe physical symptoms after being knocked out of WSOP Limit 5k this year)
2.tendency to bear grudges persistently, i.e. refusal to forgive insults and injuries or slights; (don't even need to explain)
3.suspiciousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous; (see #2)
4.a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the actual situation; (See previous go arounds with Jewdonk, STP, and others)
5.recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding sexual fidelity of spouse or sexual partner; (This one I think he has dodged)
6.tendency to experience excessive self-importance, manifest in a persistent self-referential attitude; (hmmmm)
7.preoccupation with unsubstantiated "conspiratorial" explanations of events both immediate to the patient and in the world at large. (Maybe not applicable)

Not trying to troll Druff but pointing towards more likely diagnosis then OCD.

1 definitely doesn't apply to what happened at the wsop.

[Dan Druff]

I do not think Druff has Aspergers. He cares WAY too much about what other people think about him. A real Aspergers person is way too much inside himself to care that much. I would guess Druff has some sort of OCD, which manifests in his putting in ridiculously obscene amounts of time and energy to make sure no one is getting the best of him, even for ridiculously petty things.

Wouldn't that then qualify as paranoia not OCD?

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists paranoid personality disorder as (F60.0) Paranoid personality disorder.[5]
It is characterized by at least three of the following:
1.excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs; (severe physical symptoms after being knocked out of WSOP Limit 5k this year)
2.tendency to bear grudges persistently, i.e. refusal to forgive insults and injuries or slights; (don't even need to explain)
3.suspiciousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous; (see #2)
4.a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the actual situation; (See previous go arounds with Jewdonk, STP, and others)
5.recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding sexual fidelity of spouse or sexual partner; (This one I think he has dodged)
6.tendency to experience excessive self-importance, manifest in a persistent self-referential attitude; (hmmmm)
7.preoccupation with unsubstantiated "conspiratorial" explanations of events both immediate to the patient and in the world at large. (Maybe not applicable)

Not trying to troll Druff but pointing towards more likely diagnosis then OCD.

You apparently very well.

The only one that applies to me above is #2.

#1: I didn't have any physical symptoms at all after going out 5th in the $5k limit this year. I took that very well, actually. I have taken most tournament losses very well, with the exception of that WSOP Main this year, where something unusual happened to me. But I am not someone who can't handle setbacks/failure. I get frustrated, but so does almost everyone.

#3: I have never misconstrued friendly actions as hostile. You can't point to one episode in my life where that occurred. In every case where I detected hostility, it was there.

#4: I fight back when screwed with, but I don't "strike back" worse than the person went after me. I usually try to find something fitting for the situation, and either do it or threaten to do it (with the intention of going through if the situation doesn't get resolved).

#5: Never at all been paranoid about sexual/romantic partners cheating on me. That's just not me.

#6: I never claim to be important and rarely brag about myself. Having strong opinions about things, or even referring sometimes to moments I'm proud of (like winning the bracelet) is not self-importance. In many cases, in fact, I have noted that I am nobody special and am just the one speaking up about whatever is going on.

#7: Not at all a conspiracy theorist. Again, look at all of my post in all of my years on these forums, and you will never find conspiracy type crap.

Whole diagnosis of yours is an epic fail.

[JimmyG_415]

#4: I fight back when screwed with, but I don't "strike back" worse than the person went after me. I usually try to find something fitting for the situation, and either do it or threaten to do it (with the intention of going through if the situation doesn't get resolved).

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What about the lady that left your massage like 15 minutes early, (and that is giving you the benefit of the doubt, I'd say more like 6) and you tried to get her fired.

[ErickAA]

Wouldn't that then qualify as paranoia not OCD?

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists paranoid personality disorder as (F60.0) Paranoid personality disorder.[5]
It is characterized by at least three of the following:
1.excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs; (severe physical symptoms after being knocked out of WSOP Limit 5k this year)
2.tendency to bear grudges persistently, i.e. refusal to forgive insults and injuries or slights; (don't even need to explain)
3.suspiciousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous; (see #2)
4.a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the actual situation; (See previous go arounds with Jewdonk, STP, and others)
5.recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding sexual fidelity of spouse or sexual partner; (This one I think he has dodged)
6.tendency to experience excessive self-importance, manifest in a persistent self-referential attitude; (hmmmm)
7.preoccupation with unsubstantiated "conspiratorial" explanations of events both immediate to the patient and in the world at large. (Maybe not applicable)

Not trying to troll Druff but pointing towards more likely diagnosis then OCD.

You apparently very well.

The only one that applies to me above is #2.

#1: I didn't have any physical symptoms at all after going out 5th in the $5k limit this year. I took that very well, actually. I have taken most tournament losses very well, with the exception of that WSOP Main this year, where something unusual happened to me. But I am not someone who can't handle setbacks/failure. I get frustrated, but so does almost everyone.

#3: I have never misconstrued friendly actions as hostile. You can't point to one episode in my life where that occurred. In every case where I detected hostility, it was there.

#4: I fight back when screwed with, but I don't "strike back" worse than the person went after me. I usually try to find something fitting for the situation, and either do it or threaten to do it (with the intention of going through if the situation doesn't get resolved).

#5: Never at all been paranoid about sexual/romantic partners cheating on me. That's just not me.

#6: I never claim to be important and rarely brag about myself. Having strong opinions about things, or even referring sometimes to moments I'm proud of (like winning the bracelet) is not self-importance. In many cases, in fact, I have noted that I am nobody special and am just the one speaking up about whatever is going on.

#7: Not at all a conspiracy theorist. Again, look at all of my post in all of my years on these forums, and you will never find conspiracy type crap.

Whole diagnosis of yours is an epic fail.

For good or bad, I can 100% guarantee an Aspergers person would never go to the trouble to make this post. They would say to themselves, who gives a shit what a couple internet trolls are saying about me, and would let it roll right off them, so for whatever it is worth I think we can safely eliminate Aspergers.

FWIW, I think a lot of professional poker players are Aspergers, but Druff isn't one of them.

[Dan Druff]

Darryl Hannah: ‘I have autism’
http://blogs.kidspot.com.au/villagev...gates/#gallery

druff, im not trolling you and i know this has been done to death

Aspergers Symptoms

People with Asperger syndrome become over-focused or obsessed on a single object or topic, ignoring all others. They want to know everything about this topic, and often talk about little else.

Children with Asperger syndrome will present many facts about their subject of interest, but there will seem to be no point or conclusion.
They often do not recognize that the other person has lost interest in the topic.
Areas of interest may be quite narrow, such as an obsession with train schedules, phone books, a vacuum cleaner, or collections of objects.
Their body language may be unusual.
They have problems with eye contact, facial expressions, body postures, or gestures (nonverbal communication).
They may be singled out by other children as "weird" or "strange."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhe...sease.symptoms


Microsoft magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates is suspected of having Asperger's Syndrome

Director and actor Woody Allen is believed to have Asperger's Syndrome



just want to reiterate, im not trolling, especially since a dear friend of mine just had his son diagnosed as suffering from aspergers

There has been so much trolling of me regarding Asperger's over the years that I just ignore it now.

Even your post was somewhat of a troll, as you selected the traits you felt were most likely to apply to me, and left out the vast majority of them (which clearly don't).

The problem with the craze regarding Asperger's these days is that people are failing to differentiate between actual Asperger's and clinically normal people with a few Asperger's traits.

I fall into the latter category. I am sure of it. In fact, many math/engineering types fall into the "normal with some Asperger's traits" category.

The fact that a lot of you enjoy my weekly radio show is actually proof to a large degree that I don't have Asperger's. A person with Asperger's symdrome would not be able to discuss a variety of topics and hold your interest in them. He would not be able to tell the difference between boring the listener with irrelevant details and giving important information. How many times have you heard me read from an article, or break down a situation, and say, "And then it goes on to say XXXX, but that's getting too detailed, so I'll stop here." I do that all the time, because I can sense when the topic starts to get too specific to appeal to the average listener. Someone with Asperger's couldn't do that. Any radio show by someone with Asperger's would be brutal and unlistenable, unless you just wanted to laugh at the person.

Furthermore, if I had Asperger's, it would be difficult for me to joke around with the other hosts and guests, especially when they include sarcasm. You can obviously see I don't have any problem in that area. Even taking on the wacky personas like Colonel Fabersham and El Chico Loco would be very difficult for an Asperger's person, as that requires having to pretend and place yourself in another's shoes, which Asperger's people are very poor at doing.

Finally, I don't have Asperger's-like vocal problems. I don't speak too loud (and in fact, am very mindful about volume on the show), and definitely don't have a monotone voice.

Trolls started using the Asperger's insult because they felt it was something people could believe, since I do have a few of the traits. That's how you troll people -- find something you think people might believe about them, and repeatedly hammer it until many people believe it as fact. This works best with something that is marginal or untrue-but-believable. For example, trolls could try to convince people that I was gay or stupid, but neither of those are even slightly believable, so they would be quickly dismissed. They instead came up with something that could ring as true, if you don't think about it too much.

[Dan Druff]

#4: I fight back when screwed with, but I don't "strike back" worse than the person went after me. I usually try to find something fitting for the situation, and either do it or threaten to do it (with the intention of going through if the situation doesn't get resolved).

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What about the lady that left your massage like 15 minutes early, (and that is giving you the benefit of the doubt, I'd say more like 6) and you tried to get her fired.

It was actually more than 15 minutes, by the spa's own rules.

And I tried to get her fired because of her attempt to cover it up (before I even caught it), meaning it was an overt attempt to cheat me rather than a human mistake.

I will admit to trying to get people fired when they either cheat me or are outright confrontational with me.

You may not agree with these actions, but it doesn't make me paranoid. And complaining to an employee's superior is actually the RIGHT way to go about these problems. It's not like I find out where they live and vandalize their property. THAT would be an overreaction and the sign of someone psycho.

[shortbuspoker]

This whole autism outbreak thing is really pissing me off. They keep lumping all of these other conditions i.e. Asperger's under the autism umbrella to up the numbers. I actually heard a commercial the other day saying that 1 in 83 are now autistic. What the fucking hell? I have never to my knowledge met an autistic person and now they're telling me that I should know somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-20 autistic people.

[Belly Buster]

Druff, why have there not been any turbo NL HU formats for the freeroll tournament?

I answered this in the other sub-forum but I'll repeat it again:

Unfortunately the software doesn't support heads up tourneys. You can create a "2 max", but it is not a shootout format; if you bust the other player then you will be paired up with another player who has busted someone else.

It is possible to create a heads up tournament, but it involved manually allocating tables and someone co-ordinating everyone, and chances are it will be played out over a number of days.

See http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sho...-Schedule***** for a previous effort by the Templar.

[Deal]

Truthfully I think Druff is very intelligent, has a great memory, and has Vulcan like logic skills. The only thing clinically unusual is the fact he is smarter than the average bear.

[DonkCrusher]

Druff, why have there not been any turbo NL HU formats for the freeroll tournament?

I answered this in the other sub-forum but I'll repeat it again:

Unfortunately the software doesn't support heads up tourneys. You can create a "2 max", but it is not a shootout format; if you bust the other player then you will be paired up with another player who has busted someone else.

It is possible to create a heads up tournament, but it involved manually allocating tables and someone co-ordinating everyone, and chances are it will be played out over a number of days.

See http://pokerfraudalert.com/forum/sho...-Schedule***** for a previous effort by the Templar.

Thank you Belly Buster for the follow up!

[fluffer]

he looks normal to me

 

*giggling*

[ftpjesus]

Wouldn't that then qualify as paranoia not OCD?

The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists paranoid personality disorder as (F60.0) Paranoid personality disorder.[5]
It is characterized by at least three of the following:
1.excessive sensitivity to setbacks and rebuffs; (severe physical symptoms after being knocked out of WSOP Limit 5k this year)
2.tendency to bear grudges persistently, i.e. refusal to forgive insults and injuries or slights; (don't even need to explain)
3.suspiciousness and a pervasive tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous; (see #2)
4.a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights out of keeping with the actual situation; (See previous go arounds with Jewdonk, STP, and others)
5.recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding sexual fidelity of spouse or sexual partner; (This one I think he has dodged)
6.tendency to experience excessive self-importance, manifest in a persistent self-referential attitude; (hmmmm)
7.preoccupation with unsubstantiated "conspiratorial" explanations of events both immediate to the patient and in the world at large. (Maybe not applicable)

Not trying to troll Druff but pointing towards more likely diagnosis then OCD.

You apparently very well.

The only one that applies to me above is #2.

#1: I didn't have any physical symptoms at all after going out 5th in the $5k limit this year. I took that very well, actually. I have taken most tournament losses very well, with the exception of that WSOP Main this year, where something unusual happened to me. But I am not someone who can't handle setbacks/failure. I get frustrated, but so does almost everyone.

#3: I have never misconstrued friendly actions as hostile. You can't point to one episode in my life where that occurred. In every case where I detected hostility, it was there.

#4: I fight back when screwed with, but I don't "strike back" worse than the person went after me. I usually try to find something fitting for the situation, and either do it or threaten to do it (with the intention of going through if the situation doesn't get resolved).

#5: Never at all been paranoid about sexual/romantic partners cheating on me. That's just not me.

#6: I never claim to be important and rarely brag about myself. Having strong opinions about things, or even referring sometimes to moments I'm proud of (like winning the bracelet) is not self-importance. In many cases, in fact, I have noted that I am nobody special and am just the one speaking up about whatever is going on.

#7: Not at all a conspiracy theorist. Again, look at all of my post in all of my years on these forums, and you will never find conspiracy type crap.

Whole diagnosis of yours is an epic fail.

Fair enough Druff. I accept the fail. Im not a licensed pyschologist nor pretend to be. I was grasping at straws due to the whole OCD and Aspergers diagnosis everybodyelse throws around. I do admit I mislabled the physical illness issue should have been the ME busto. I even said #5 wasnt you.. Mostly posted it to see what others thought of it as an alternate option since everybody seems to fancy themselves an expert on mental illness around here. Shrug..

[Pooh]

Druff may have OCD but that's certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Most successful people have OCD. I'm sure bottomset has OCD. He has 200k.

[Pooh]

he looks normal to me

 

*giggling*

Come on guys. Cut the guy some slack. You know how awkward it is standing in front of a damn camera. You don't know whether to look at the camera or the person you are talking to. Anyone will look awkward when they are standing next to somebody a foot shorter than them.

[fluffer]

Come on guys. Cut the guy some slack. You know how awkward it is standing in front of a damn camera. You don't know whether to look at the camera or the person you are talking to. Anyone will look awkward when they are standing next to somebody a foot shorter than them.

so you agree with me?

[Pooh]

Come on guys. Cut the guy some slack. You know how awkward it is standing in front of a damn camera. You don't know whether to look at the camera or the person you are talking to. Anyone will look awkward when they are standing next to somebody a foot shorter than them.

so you agree with me?

Part of me was waiting for Druff to bust out a hot water burn baby in the second interview but overall I consider Druff as normal as the rest of us.