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[QUOTE="Alizona, post: 6248643, member: 444115"]
When I first started playing live poker in a casino, I was very nervous and had much anxiety.  My hands would shake and my face would turn red.  Obviously, these are very bad things for live poker when you have such obvious "tells".

But over the years, as I played more and more hands at live poker, these things began to go away all on their own.  I became more comfortable and more confident, and now today, I no longer have shaky hands and I can control my emotions and my heartbeat much better so my face doesn't turn red.

They key is just doing something enough times so it feels normal, just repeat it over and over again, despite any anxiety you may have... and eventually the anxiety will just go away.  My opinion obv.  If your anxiety is due to an actual medical condition, perhaps this advice won't work... but this is how I overcame mine at the poker tables.  It takes time, that's the biggest drawback.  There's really no quick solution, but as long as you understand that each time you get anxious, you are making progress towards the day it will finally be gone, that knowledge can help the process along and help to calm a little bit more of your anxiety each time.  Eventually you WILL get there!  Best wishes in your journey.
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