Calming the nerves

[SadistAtHeart]

I'm just saying learning to ignore stressed out nerves and becoming numb is one way of dealing with it seeming like a badass.

[{LAW} Gamer_2k4]

ignoring it and dealing with it are two different things

Some might argue that ignoring it is the only way TO deal with it.

[-Major-]

you mustn't care so much about everything, don't comment players more of than "he seems to be weaker due to this and this". this way you won't say something stupid that will put more preassure on you.

also, this nervousity was probably applyed because you knew you should win, but was in selfdoubt. you should try to get more confident in your own skill and not get mad over pathetic misstakes, but remain calm and do what you know you should do un such a situation.


I was quite nervous when I was going to my first ranked go tournament, I was 2-3 ranks stronger than the opponents I was going to play, but I was very nervous and just barely won my first game, after that I gained some confidence (since I made a very huge misstake in the beginning but managed to catch up), and the rest of the games I was winning with heaps, except vs those who were as strong as myself or stronger.
another tip is to listen to some familiar music, that is assuming you don't need the sound from the game.

[pavliko]

IRL I internalize/hold-back my emotions and usually try to keep a consistent poker face to prevent people from knowing what I'm thinking.

This leads to schizophrenia.

[echo_trail]

IRL I internalize/hold-back my emotions and usually try to keep a consistent poker face to prevent people from knowing what I'm thinking.

This leads to schizophrenia.

I'm with pav on this one. There's no way that's not wildly unhealthy.

[DarkCrusade]

I'm with pav on this one. There's no way that's not wildly unhealthy...

... while other people will just think you are dumb.

[jrgp]

IRL I internalize/hold-back my emotions and usually try to keep a consistent poker face to prevent people from knowing what I'm thinking.

This leads to schizophrenia.

I'm with pav on this one. There's no way that's not wildly unhealthy.

I guess I'll definitely end up dying in a mental institution then.

[Dusty]

IRL I internalize/hold-back my emotions and usually try to keep a consistent poker face to prevent people from knowing what I'm thinking.

This leads to schizophrenia.

I'm with pav on this one. There's no way that's not wildly unhealthy.

What's the point anyway? Always having the same face is a great way to make other people think that you're either weird or just very boring.

[Chakra]

You may recall I went to a brawl tournament a few months ago. Since then I've gone to one twice more, and I noticed something bad in yesterday's tourney.

My first set was against a marth that was spam-tastic about his smashes and not very good. I recognized this in the first game and was happy, because all of my matches so far were against people far better than me. Then I freaked out. If you watched me play I was visibly shaking. I got extremely sloppy, started DI-ing in all the wrong directions, got spam-happy myself, and lost in two very close games.
My next set was against a guy I knew was far better than me. I did better against him than I did against the marth, simply because I was calm and resigned to lose. I still did lose, but at least I didn't completely forgo all the practice and common sense that I've developed in the last few months.
How can I fix this problem? It seems to happen every time I play an important match, even with friends.

tl;dr: How do you calm your nerves and act normally in stressful situations?

Adrenalin. It kicks in when something exciting happens or gets out of control, like some spam-tastic nutter going ape, and it's like sugar.  Gets you high and ready for anything for a brief while, but when its over? You get tired, clumsy, shaky, nervous. Build yourself up for a fight and soon you'll find that adrenalin dieing off and leaving you to start the shakey-dance.

So I once read or heard or some such, pro boxers take extra measures to relax before a fight, going as far as listening to soothing classical music, have a massage, meditate. I think one famous twat even goes as far as hiring a saxaphone player to play for him. Your body has a mind of it's own, built to defend you when danger lurks. Control it, grasshoppar.

[Neosano]

Take a ball and throw it in the wall until you will be relaxed.

[smiluu]

True, gaining experience under pressure is the only way to effectively handle pressure.

Not true, some people are born without any nervousness or the feeling of pressure in tight situations.
"Born" might not be the right word, but thats how some people are or have grown.
I mean those ones who mentally own you by ignoring you.

[PANZERCATWAGON]

none of these methods sound even slightly reliable. you might think im joking but the simplest solution is most often the best. its universally known that cigarettes calm you down

as for wimpy girls with 'asthma', im pretty sure everyone here masturbates a lot so you should know by now that you can feel a lot of the stress and tension disappear after youve jizzed all over your pictures of jrgps aunt

[Neosano]

sex helps, try it. Much easier and much better than mastrubating on PAZERCATWAGON.

[Blacksheepboy]

sex helps, try it.

Sure, let me just get my mistress

[PANZERCATWAGON]

sex helps, try it. Much easier and much better than mastrubating on PAZERCATWAGON.

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

this silly man actually thinks anyone that vists soldat forums has real human intercourse

[Neosano]

sex helps, try it. Much easier and much better than mastrubating on PAZERCATWAGON.

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

this silly man actually thinks anyone that vists soldat forums has real human intercourse

I think almost everyone here has a penis = can do it.

[PANZERCATWAGON]

I think almost everyone here has a penis = can do it.

"if you have a penis; you are having sex"

wow thats a fucking relief. no more endless attempts to try and impress women for me. ive got a dick. and apparently thats the same as having sex :0

[Blacksheepboy]

I think almost everyone here has a penis = can do it.

"if you have a penis; you are having sex"

wow thats a f**king relief. no more endless attempts to try and impress women for me. ive got a dick. and apparently thats the same as having sex :0

I had a very similar reaction to Neo's response as well.. haha

[Neosano]

no more endless attempts to try and impress women for me. ive got a dick. and apparently thats the same as having sex :0

Yus, that's the only thing you should have to do it :-]

[Shard]

Just jack off, helps kill nerves every time for me.

no more endless attempts to try and impress women for me. ive got a dick. and apparently thats the same as having sex :0

Yus, that's the only thing you should have to do it :-]

Apparently men have more satisfactory orgasms from masturbation o_0