Well for starters if you are going to be afraid to play poker, then don't do it.
1. I don't think anyone before going to play a game of poker thinks that they are going to lose, unless you are playing with committed money, you should not play committed money because those who play out of necessity, lose out of obligation.
2. Your nerves should not be affected if you are enjoying what you do, but as I said before, do not play committed money, since apart from feeling afraid of losing, you will feel more tense and pressured in each decisive move you make and it is very You are likely to make bad decisions.
3. Nothing you do in life regardless of the result is a waste of time, everything we do in one way or another is a life lesson and must be taken from lived experience from which you should take notes and find a way to get out of it. benefit things in the future.