Do you get sick of poker and cant handle the swings???

how do you feel emotionally? Constantly being on the loosing side of coolers.

i often can not control myself ago when meet swings， often on tilt
later i read some poker books，and Landing forum communicate with others，
The current situation is much better than before~

When I get a bunch of coolers type hands and when it starts bothering me I take a break. Do something else (Usually geocaching) until I get that desire to play again.

It ruins my game, and I start playing irrationally until I realise I am on tilt. Best thing to do is take a break until you get that desire to play poker again. It could be a day or a week etc.

Yes it's a constant struggle for some. I had a period where I used to be a tilt monkey. Then I got into Tommy Angelo's stuff and i was able to regulate my emotional side of poker . Now it's kind of back only because I stopped playing for so long and my self control is not as good. Once I get back into some serious grinding I know I will be back in the saddle. Big step forward is forgetting about the money and swings. Stop carrying as if that money is your grocery money. Have a good bankroll and stop loss. 2-3 buys and you quit, go watch a good comedy show or a movie. Read a book, go out with friends and come back with a fresh mind.

archangelzx said:

It ruins my game, and I start playing irrationally until I realise I am on tilt. Best thing to do is take a break until you get that desire to play poker again. It could be a day or a week etc.

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This is the best thing to do in my case.

I just stop for the evening, stare at the screen pissed off for a while, stare into space question why Im playing thi game, but then most times after awhile, that I evaluate in my mind weather I was truly cooled or if maybe i just took the wrong road somewhere and caused my own coooling. Might come to boards like this, get fired up again, and play again LOL

Whenever i take a bad cooler.i laugh and think ,i love this game. it doesnt bother me anymore cause after 1 million coolers ,whats 1 more. its all part of the game. what i cant handle is when i played something bad and lost. that is what makes me mad.if i put my money in good and i get sucked out on then ok,i did whatever i could but it wasnt meant to be.OH WELL. but if i slowroll aces or make a huge mistake,thats when i really get mad at myself. i used to think online poker is rigged and all that paranoia conspiracy. now i just think of the times when i got in with the worst and won won . best mentality to have is.you cant winem all.OR, win some lose some.