I confess that I am very anxious when I am playing poker, I was always expecting a good hand and when I don't come I get upset.

I understand that your anxiety is not playing poker, but the need to have good hands for the game. some techniques help to reduce anxiety, work on breathing, listen to music, watch movies, and even physical exercises can alleviate the tension of the game. good luck.

I play poker and make sports bets and I notice that both make me feel a little bit more anxious than usual, specially moments before of the event/tournament starts.

Exactly. Anxiety is generated by you either playing poker or in any other activity in which you engage. Getting back to the point, the answer would be, yes. I think that poker can generate anxiety and is the most normal thing, that is the fact that the players who play live cover their eyes, and cover their body language, anxiety plays a crucial role, for me the more you can control your anxiety the better you will play in the game. It also reminds me, it's like when you get angry, it will also go bad for you in the game and any aspect of your life. Regards.

I am worried if i do not have time to register for the game, and the site slows down...
And almost 50% starting hands for me are good
P.S. But i mean preflop ))

not anxiety but adrenaline IMO

Maybe you are taking too much of a risk. Apparently this means that you are playing for money that you can not afford to spend. Obviously, players who do not follow the basic principles of bankroll management get negative emotions and frustrations.

May be in the bubble part, but not in all tournament. Depend of the bankroll i think

Originally Posted by jfofla

I confess that I am very anxious when I am playing poker, I was always expecting a good hand and when I don't come I get upset.

Hello.
Poker gives me pleasure, and causes me only positive emotions. Try meditation, it will allow you to stay calm and focused.

Originally Posted by jfofla

I confess that I am very anxious when I am playing poker, I was always expecting a good hand and when I don't come I get upset.

No. You generate anxiety.

Externals cannot be "good" or "bad" in themselves. In this same way they cannot be "anxiety" "depression" etc. They can be triggers for you, but you are creating the anxiety.

I advise you start a study of philosophy, to begin the process of self study/improvement. After you begin this practice, you should be able to get to the root of what is making you anxious. Perhaps you are risking too much for your comfort?

If of course and more when we create false expectations in the game or we do not have patience, that creates a lot of anxiety for wanting to wait for a good hand or wanting to recover the money lost due to variance of the game creates anxiety.

yes not only anxieties have a moment, anger also has to know how to control oneself

Yup, it generates anxiety for a bit. But after several years, it gives you wisdom and teaches you to stay patient in almost every situation :-)
OFC, there're always bad days when you have a terrible mood and still have to play. And it sucks, of cause. But it still feels not that bad if you've been playing for years. You just keep grinding and grinding.

It comes with experience. When you know you have seen almost everything in that game you don't even care about what happens at tables, you just play like a robot with a grin on your face and keep taking as much as possible from your opponents.

Originally Posted by jfofla

I confess that I am very anxious when I am playing poker, I was always expecting a good hand and when I don't come I get upset.

Perhaps you allow yourself to play not on the bankroll? If you are not new to poker, then excessive excitement is very strange!

For me it's the other way round, playing poker has made me a lot cooler in life.

this is how i lose in real life lol cuz i get anxious and people will call out my bluff.. thats why i play better on pc because no one can see your face lol

The only sure cure for poker anxiety is certainty. If I have pocket AA, KK, QQ; I'm certain something is going to happen, could be good, could be bad, odds leaning in my favor, I'm going to make a major move.
If you only play the numbers, odds, etc. you will second guess yourself into paralysis; nothing is certain, until after the river.
MTT, get QJo, I decide to shove. Not the cards to shove on, but sometimes you have to defy the odds early in tournie, to get your chip stack going.
QJo ahove didn't work out, but at least I'll sleep easy. At least in the "we took a chance" loser's lounge, there isn't poker anxiety; they went for it, lost, shoulder shrug; maybe next time.

It is bad to play like that because it will not generate profits and for the most part we all seek to make money and patience is essential, the worst thing is that not so good cards you will see them as great cards and several other aspects, perhaps experience little by little makes you change that feeling but it should be fast so as not to lose money

Anxiety occurs on a case-by-case basis depending on one's temperament and needs. You have to find another way to counter it.

We must not allow unexpectedly lost hands to disturb our concentration and reduce our focus. It happens and we have to accept it and get over it in the most painless way.

I believe that poker does generate anxiety, for some more and others less. anxiety when we can identify, we can control, with constructive thinking, and in poker what else is going to happen is the deck surprises us with the cards

I think the excitement disappears with experience and game practice.at the moment, I feel the joy of winning hands and driving away defeats.

I would not call it anxiety, but stress...there is good stress and bad stress...losing your job or a loved one is bad stress...planning your wedding is good stress...the funny thing is that your body releases chemicals (cortisol) at times of stress, but cannot distinguish between good and bad stress...if you truly enjoy playing poker, the good stress you feel can be exhilarating...I remember playing at the WSOP on the Cardschat team in the Colossus in 2019...it was stressful, yet invigorating...I remember feeling the electricity in the air...it was fun...and stressful. If you are truly feeling anxiety playing poker, perhaps you should seek another form of entertainment...for most of us, poker is a hobby, a game and should be fun...for the very small minority of players who make poker their primary source of income, it would be extremely difficult to avoid anxiety, especially given how little control you have over the outcomes.

Only a person without feelings plays poker without worry, but that's my opinion.

I play poker and do sports bets and I find that both make me feel a little more anxious than usual, especially moments before the event / tournament starts.

I just get tired of it. I get tired of this mentally. You are waiting for a good hand, you are still waiting ... and finally it came - but it is with this hand that you lose to every trash card. I just turn off my computer so as not to see this dastardly horror.

Sometimes experiencing uncomfortable sensations is not very foreign to poker players. However, knowing how to face them and make the necessary adjustments is the solution in most cases. You should first ask yourself what causes you the most anxiety and then work on that. For example, if your anxiety consists of wanting to play your hand from preflop, you should study the hands that play the best for a certain sequence and from the position you are in.
If you already know that and anxiety invades you anyway, you should continue exploring internally to find the cause that generates it, but my advice is that you to temporarily move away from the tables, until you can solve that problem.
If you continue to play anxiously, you are giving your opponents too many game advantages, as you cannot think correctly. And this will inevitably have a direct impact on your results.
Greetings.

I actually just got a Fitbit a few weeks ago and it measure my heartbeat. At times, especially when I’m all in my heart rate jumps up, not quite as high as exercising but into my low “zone” range. Gets me minutes towards the 150 a week they recommend. Lol.

My biggest anxiety is when the river at Pokerstars is coming It's just a game, no need to stress. Relax!

It is an escape from the routine for me. Of course it has moments with agony, because there are moments for critical decisions, but in the long term it is exciting.

if you have a comfortable bank roll of 100-150by-ins then do not worry about it just stick to your game strategy


GL!!!!!

Lately, for some reason, yes ( And for crossings just (((

Originally Posted by eniseysmail

I just get tired of it. I get tired of this mentally. You are waiting for a good hand, you are still waiting ... and finally it came - but it is with this hand that you lose to every trash card. I just turn off my computer so as not to see this dastardly horror.

It is in this way that I use poker as a test of my own mental strength. You see...there are parallels to all "things." I used to get angry/frustrated/annoyed/etc. when playing poker. Poker is an "emotional game" in the sense that it brings out our own natural responses and emotions to highly anticipated events (i.e. the river card!).

Once you develop a personal practice and master your emotional responses to external events, it doesn't matter which event is trying to awaken anger/fear/frustration/etc., because your natural response has changed.

Master yourself and you master the universe.

P.S. You can also just play more poker too. Experience releases you from the pains of surprise blows.

Originally Posted by mtmigmike

Only a person without feelings plays poker without worry, but that's my opinion.

This is a misconception.

Being "stoic" does not mean you are VOID of feelings.


Being Stoic, means you understand where your feelings come from and you watch (be with) them until they pass.

I'm connecting being Stoic with being able to play poker without anxiety.

P.S. I play poker without any anxiety for a few reasons.

The biggest reasons why are:

- I play within a limit that I am 100% comfortable with losing (even though paradoxically I am a very successful, winning player).

- I have enough experience with poker to be able to separate results from my evaluation of a situation (i.e. whether or not my bet/shove/call/etc. was proper or was there a better option/line to take?).

- I have enough philosophical/personal study to see reality much more clearly and understand what is within my control and what is not. *Hint* Only 1 "thing" is in your control.

OK, I think that is enough for now.

I wish you well and hope you start the most rewarding practice possible.

No never because i really play for fun......and i think its that why i love so much pokef

Originally Posted by jfofla

I confess that I am very anxious when I am playing poker, I was always expecting a good hand and when I don't come I get upset.

Poker is such a thing, the main thing is to keep balance and control emotions.

Patience is something I used to be terrible at and thanks to poker I’m maybe average now haha. Seriously though, the anxiety you describe to me OP sounds more like the feeling of pressure to win a hand. Perhaps studying patience/ as well as just playing more will help you with that, hope so!

It depends. How often you play, what are yours expectation. I just play for fun now, and only freerolls... its my hobby and dont cause nothing bad in me

Sometimes I do caused by other players. For example, when a player bets everyhand whatever cards they have. Sometimes it is frustrating to know what you should do.

If you can’t handle your mental health maybe yes it can cause you anxiety especially if you don’t have patience in games.

Unfortunately yes !!! It causes me a lot of anxiety ... it will be because of the ambition I have to achieve great things with poker!

Not for me... but i try make another somethink when i playng, like music or somethink like that

Just a bit, depending on the kind or phase of the game.

My anxiety is created by myself thinking that I always have good hands and I crash with reality

not for me.

Yes sir, anxiety is present most of all when I want to get good results at the tables, and when I'm playing short on bankroll. the hands are not usually given and when a good hand comes out the flop is wet and it is difficult to get any benefits.
Of course, there comes a time after a couple of hands (1 or 2 hours of play) the question drops a lot and you start to think clearly and see better the chances of winning!
that's in my particular.
good luck and regards.

Some times. It depends how I feel that day...

Yes sometimes it causes me anxiety, but everything is a matter of the mind and human control

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If you are not in control of your emotions, obviously you will be like that, but this game is for that, learn to control them.