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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
That was quite fun. There were times I felt like I was giving conflicting answers, such as agreeing with both the statements "I often think losing is unfair" and "there is nothing unfair about losing". But this highlights my thought process in dealing with tilt... when negative variance is biting me in the ass, I feel like I'm not getting my "fair share". But that's just the knee-jerk emotional reaction to losing money. Understanding that "fairness" is not a factor when it comes to probability is what usually makes me get my shit together. I definitely suffer from short-term tilt, but it doesn't tend to last long because I am capable of quickly taking back control of my emotions.
I found tilt much harder to cope with when I was semi-professional. When there's a need to make money, it's much harder to get myself back into a relaxed frame of mind, and I would play badly, making irrational plays. That ultimately made me realise I wasn't cut out for professional poker, but that realisation also allows me to enjoy it for the profitable hobby it is.
Good luck with the research.
Thank you so much for participating!
Your comment is very interesting. Although we may know that there is nothing unfair about losing, and it's all about the odds, we sometimes feel that losing is unfair. At the heat of the moment, our reaction is reflex like and is not subjected to rational cognitive processing, and thus we end up reacting in ways that we cannot justify later on when we re-examine the situation. That's why taking a break, even a short one, when things go really bad can be truly helpful.
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