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[QUOTE="Stick66, post: 969248, member: 7928"]
You gotta find out what is causing your downswing.  As I've read in the book "The Poker Mindset", there are 3 causes of a downswing:
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[*]Tilt
[*]Poor skill
[*]Poor luck[/LIST]You can't do much about #3 except identify it as bad luck by analyzing your play (hand histories) and making sure you made the correct plays.
 
But the first 2 are what we all need to work on continuously.  Always analyze your play and keep track of your stats.  Then when you hit a bad patch, compare those stats to those from when you ran good.  You may pick up on something that is easily changed.  
 
And a breather is always good to get rid of tilt.  Heck, a beer usually helps me.  I also like to drop down in stakes while I cool off so I can still keep my head in the game while I take some of the pressure off.  I fact, I am also in the midst of a bad spell right now and I think I'm going to drop from 50NL to 25NL for next month.  Build both the BR and my confidence before I step up again. 
 
So analyze your stats AND your tilt.  You will be glad you did.
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