Any advice for a Beagle?

[I, Zimbra]

I actually do the opposite; I storm around the place when I'm on a bad run, vent the poison completely.

Then I feel so much better and relaxed, and go off and do something else - watch a TV show, or a film (usually). Have a drinkie or two. Few episodes of something light and comedic and beats're gone.

{Next day, business as usual.}

That's not to say that I don't wish I could be more Zen about it all, though...

[The Nomad]

If I remember rightly I told you when you started out to keep a record of what you were doing in the form of a rising graph.    The reason for this as I said at the time was for those dark days that will come to any serious poker player. Now you can go to this graph and see that it is a steady climb from Zero to what ever you are winning to date. It is now October so the last ten months of steady inclination should look impressive, the real reason for it is to put youin a frame of mind that is positive, you look at it and know you are doing OK so what is giong on with your confidence is without reason. It does sound a bit Rimmerish red felttips etc but believe me it works . Take a couple of days of  after looking at it then come back fresh. Everybody has been there and do not forget about the Massacre that comes after a big get out A game only next session.

[snoopy1239]

If I remember rightly I told you when you started out to keep a record of what you were doing in the form of a rising graph.    The reason for this as I said at the time was for those dark days that will come to any serious poker player. Now you can go to this graph and see that it is a steady climb from Zero to what ever you are winning to date. It is now October so the last ten months of steady inclination should look impressive, the real reason for it is to put youin a frame of mind that is positive, you look at it and know you are doing OK so what is giong on with your confidence is without reason. It does sound a bit Rimmerish red felttips etc but believe me it works . Take a couple of days of  after looking at it then come back fresh. Everybody has been there and do not forget about the Massacre that comes after a big get out A game only next session.

Yes, that was very good advice, and I have been constructing that graph as I have gone along. It shows an incline, but even though I know I'm a winning player, the lsoing sessions can still be highly demorlaising. Personally, I just pains me to go into 'work' and come out with less money I went out with. I understand that this is part of the game and that my results should be viewed in the long term, but it can still get you down. What I have definitely learned though in the last 12 months is the importance of being healthy, of sound mind and feeling good in yourself.

[ariston]

Think it was Amerillo Slim who said that anyone who says they win every time they play is lying so sometimes you will go to "work" and come out with less than you went with. If you come out with less instead of just saying it was a badbeat try going through the hand histories or looking at your tracker and see if you could have played the big losing hands any differently. Self criticism is very important imo.

[ariston]

And if it was just a badbeat then do what Red suggests and pat yourself on the back for getting your money in good- if you get it in good over and over they wont always get lucky.

[The Nomad]

 Hi Snoopy, Try and visualise something really unpleasant  like having to go to a job interview that should cheer you up no end.