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I really hate ladder anxiety. For some reason, it came back to ruin my play. It's almost as equivalent to TotalBiscuit being ghosted while he is streaming his matches. I lost 4 matches in a row because of that: 3 ZvTs and 1 ZvZ. My build order felt extremely out of place and my timing was completely off. Who would have thought losing 4 games in a row would be that disheartening, especially when I thought I was getting used to playing as Zerg. Perhaps my control was a bit off ever since I got my mousepad? Or perhaps I do not have a bottle of soda with me at the time? Or perhaps I was overconfident.
Whatever the case those setbacks won't stop me from playing. There is a bright side to all this, after all:
1. I got that Zerg Macro Achievement. Yay!
2. I learned something pretty nifty at my ZvZ match. I should have done what my opponent did and made an early second expansion in the future.
3. I kinda learned that since my strategy of choice is using Mutalisks and Brood Lords, I must take my time and make a full assault after I made my harassment
4. I need to be more familiar with the maps I play on. I have played 10 games or so and most of them are either in Xel'Naga, Scrap Station, Metalopolis or Shakuras Plateau.
We all have our bad days, but I think I can get over it because I get a feeling I might improve my game next time.
Now if you will excuse me, I will go and watch TotalBiscuit's Starcraft vid on Youtube to help me relax a bit. 
 
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i have a question if i may,
Do you feel bad that you lost all 4 matches or because you didn't give your best?
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I will say a few things.
First off, congrats on the achievement! ^^
Secondly, it is better to have overconfidence in SC than no confidence. The reason I say this is because you never want to think your opponent is better than you. Once you do, most of the time he will win based off this thinking alone. It's better to think you're the shit and then get stomped, and then you can learn from that mistake. It's harder to build confidence than it is to lose it and regain it. Keep plugging away! :D
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Just keep up the practice. Play consistently and that will work off your anxiety. Personally, I play at least 3 games a day to keep it away.
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On May 11 2011 02:40 Knap4life wrote:
i have a question if i may,
Do you feel bad that you lost all 4 matches or because you didn't give your best?
The former. :/
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Ladder anxiety and 1v1 anxiety used to be a big issue for me to the point where i would only play 2v2's and 3v3s. I started playing just a few games here and there, and now i can play lots without the nerves becoming an issue.
For me what seemed to work was being very mannered, always saying gg even if i just lost to a 6 pool or something very cheesy, and not taking things personally. If i felt anxious after a tense game i would step away, exercise a little drink a glass of water. Try not to worry about the ladder points, i don't even check to see what division my opponent is from unless it was a very remarkable game.
gl and ggs.
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Losing 4 games in a row is nothing dude, I've been playing starcraft for years and it happens to me all the time. It happens at all levels of play. Losing is good, it means you have something to improve on. If you are always winning, chances are likely that you aren't really improving much.
Don't take losing to heart and get all nervous and anxious about it. Anxiety from 1v1s is mainly a symptom of noobies. Once you play SC for a while, or any competitive game for that matter, you'll realize that it's a part of the game. Good players don't get good from winning, they get good from losing. There is no high level player out there who just naturally started winning as soon as they picked up the game. Every time you lose it's an opportunity to learn a lesson from watching the rep which will most likely improve your play.
I recommend ignoring your losses. In fact, the best way to overcome nooby ladder anxiety is to mass game against people who are better against you and start losing like crazy.
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4 matches in a row? Are you serious? It took me 26 consecutive losses before I blogged about it.
Just keep at it; you were a much worse player before those 4 losses.
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