No, I really appreciate it. Definitely going to have to give ACR a go.

Yeah, take a few days off and maybe move down in stakes to rebuild your confidence. IMO there is nothing wrong with playing a few tournaments here and there as long as you don't stretch your bankroll too much.

Yeah I have been taking a few days off from actually playing and instead focusing on study.

My coach has been really good for my confidence. I sent him my hands from the rough session and he is pretty confident that I just got coolered a couple times and then let the tilt get to me. Like there is nothing you can do about people hitting a set on the river on an otherwise clean run out for your overpair. Well that happened twice in a space of about five hands and cost me a stack each time. I have to remember to not celebrate getting dealt KK or AA until after the hand is won. The expectation that they will pay off is just not a healthy attitude to have because it results in disappointment if they get cracked.

The third stack I lost was completely my fault though. I was annoyed, not thinking straight, ignoring lines being underbluffed and just clicking buttons. It's that hand which affected me. But in reality I shouldn't have even been playing at that point because I was already tilted and needing a break.

The fact that this all happened right at the beginning of a session meant that I found it easier to ignore my mental state and justify staying on the table. But the reality is that it doesn't matter how long I have been playing. If I need a break then I need a break.

Not gonna lie, after that session I went to 10NL RnC and played hyper-aggressively to work out the tilt a little. Felt a little like a spewy bully with some of the lines I was taking but I ended up being up four buy-ins in like 15 minutes lol. It was really cathartic. Turns out I just needed a 500bb stack and a few "so sick" opponent emojis to make me feel better. Don't we all right?

All in all it was a rough session but one that I took some lessons away from. It may not have helped my bankroll but it will definitely be one of the bricks in the mental game wall that I am building internally.