Ok dude. Poker is not a simple game. Thats all there is to it. It APPEARS to be simple on the surface, and thats the thing. If it wasn't the fish wouldn't play, but as it ISN'T simple, you need to work on your game CONSTANTLY to get any better. If you read through my old blog/op/thing, you will notice that I started out a lot like yourself. I complained about beats, I was posting pretty much pointless (sorry) things, I wasn't studying the game like I should. Towards the end though, when my BR finally started taking off (coincidence?) stuff started clicking. I started being more active in discussions, I devoured EVERY poker book/article/post I could get my eyes on. I broke down my own game. I asked better players for advice. I would throw my ego out the fucking window while playing. These are the things you HAVE to do to succeed. You can't think just because you are playing better hands than your villains you AUTOMATICALLY win. You have to know HOW to play those hands. You can't just look at a hand chart and be like, "ok lets see... MP1 so I open KQs..." you have to know WHY you can open that there, how to play it on certain flops, vs certain villains, etc.

But yea, the whole psychology thing. Seriously, I'm not sure what it was exactly that got me over that bump in the road. It was more I just got the fuck over it. I was sick of getting sick to my stomach over losing an amount of money that couldn't even buy a meal at McDonald's. Now, I just think in terms of BI's and bb's. Makes things MUCH less stressful and you dont think about the $ amount. Thats how daven can go on those 15-20 BI downswings and not really worry about it. He doesnt think, "O noes! I'm on a -$2k downswing. SICK!!!!" Just man up and deal with it. Get the thoughts of going pro out of your head. It will be a while before you can do that. Even when you get to 50nl+ you shouldnt just auto go pro. Get a BIG sample on that limit (like 50k MINIMUM) and make sure you are making enough that you can withdraw to pay your bills, that you aren't scared to have a losing month, etc. It takes a lot to play poker for a living, and just by you posting these kind of threads shows that you have a long way to go, emotionally/psychologically as well as skill-wise.

Make a blog in the FTR Blogs and Operations thing. Post these thoughts there and maybe throw the link on here in the BC if something really interesting crops up. Post hands. Study. Read the Poker Mindset that I know you bought. Study. Get better at poker. Study some more. Did I mention study? Set aside some time each week to study. Mine is while at work lol, but thats because I don't have to do shit there.

Ok long as post done. Later!