I’m never going to stop struggling in tournaments until I can figure out my bracket anxiety. Things feel hopeless. I perform so well in friendlies but when it’s for real I shut down and make stupid mistakes. If I can’t take myself seriously under pressure, how can my opponent?
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It'd probably help your bracket anxiety if you can identify and then isolate the source of that anxiety. (Ex: usually "fear of losing")
It’s not the fear of losing that bothers me. If I lose, I walk away from the set at least with more experience and knowing that I’m a better player than I came. I always try to ask for advice when I can.