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OrangeNinja21
Profile Joined November 2010
United States84 Posts
January 14 2011 12:18 GMT
#41
@ Sourman and RukKus, thanks a lot for the suggestions, I appreciate it ^_^

I shall try out both of those custom maps and see how things go, thanks again!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Nolari
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands51 Posts
January 14 2011 12:40 GMT
#42
Related Liquipedia page: http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Dealing_with_anxiety
Antiproduct
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands50 Posts
January 14 2011 12:42 GMT
#43
I had a massive winning streak in Bronze. I was even beating diamond players. But after the roach range buff I lost 6 times in a row and was fighting bronze players again...
Op is OP
Thor-axe the Impaler
Profile Joined April 2010
United States331 Posts
January 14 2011 13:17 GMT
#44
On January 13 2011 09:30 Sourman wrote:
I did learn something from every game (being a newbie does have that advantage), but it does get to me. I'll take this opportunity to ask: What should I do now? Try to clear my head and go find another game, or call it a day and go and practice build orders?

This is exactly where I fall up too. I don't know if I should quit or keep trying.
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[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-17 16:22:33
January 17 2011 16:13 GMT
#45
On January 14 2011 22:17 Thor-axe the Impaler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2011 09:30 Sourman wrote:
I did learn something from every game (being a newbie does have that advantage), but it does get to me. I'll take this opportunity to ask: What should I do now? Try to clear my head and go find another game, or call it a day and go and practice build orders?

This is exactly where I fall up too. I don't know if I should quit or keep trying.
On a weekend, try to play 10 or 15 games in a row. If you do it several times, you get the endurance. You also care less about losses because you also get some wins to compensate the losses. With some endurance you will have less fear of playing again. This makes it easier to keep trying as long as you have the condition to play.
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
January 17 2011 16:25 GMT
#46
If I'm frustrated, I usually pace around my room and take deep breaths. If I'm really frustrated then things start flying :p
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SKaREO
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada58 Posts
January 17 2011 17:53 GMT
#47
Great thread, lots of helpful advice. Thanks!
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Darkomicron
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands216 Posts
January 17 2011 19:00 GMT
#48
I read it all! Very interesting. I love psychology and I actually have these winning and losing streaks. If I lose once, it doesn't really matter a lot, but if I lose 3+ times in a row, it's like getting some kind of tunnel vision... Your mind goes through all the options you should be taking into account (this is especially the case if you get cheesed by a 4gate, then by dark templar, then by a 6 pool and then by cloaked banshees)... Sometimes I break the cycle by reminding myself... Hey, I scouted... I know what's up. There's nothing to worry about, I saw he took banshees, let's make some phoenixes!
"Night will fall, and so will you"
kalteras
Profile Joined March 2011
United States72 Posts
October 28 2011 16:54 GMT
#49
Banshees are responsible for my Social Anxiety Disorder...
Look at the damn minimap - Day[9]
TimeRunnerS
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Denmark164 Posts
October 28 2011 17:10 GMT
#50
Im on a losing streak and this really helped me out! thank you man
''OWN THOS SCRABNUBS!'' Athene - best gamer in the world
Ripps
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada97 Posts
October 28 2011 17:46 GMT
#51
Great post. Very relavant to how I play.

I recently went on a EIGHT game losing streak. All TvP. Almost all one base all-ins. #LifeInPlatinum
I was devastated. I didn't even look at the replays. I didn't want to see where I missed the DTs. I didn't want to see how easily the Immortal All-Ins crushed my bunkers (and then I lost again to the same build because I didn't learn the lesson that one more bunker would have saved me). I was making mistakes left and right (including that same gas before rax thing you mentioned).

But then I remembered, the leagues are locked! This really doesn't matter all that much.
Knowing that it didn't matter let me play way better. It made me relax. I immediately started winning again.
"Video games are bad for you? That's what they said about rock and roll." -Shigeru Miyamoto
urSa
Profile Joined July 2011
United States77 Posts
October 28 2011 17:48 GMT
#52
I am high masters and here is what you do to avoid anxiety: don't think about it just play. If you do think about it, think of how it's practice and you're going to get better. If that still doesn't sit well with you it means you lack confidence in yourself and that you don't believe you'll get better despite practicing. so you need to change your character somehow....good luck!
Warzilla
Profile Joined December 2010
Czech Republic311 Posts
October 28 2011 18:21 GMT
#53
A victim to voidraybansheemutaliskOhmygodwhere'smyAA

Man best one :D
"AFTER LOST GAME - I usually run around in circles yelling "WHY OH GOD WHY" in my room, pointing towards the sky. After 5 to 10min ,i get tired and go back to playing"
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