Rough Go

Lately, it's been a real grind at the tables. Every time I fire it up and play, losing seems to follow. It seems like every time I've played in the last week or so, somebody's either had a higher pocket pair than me, or drew out a straight or a flush. I also think that with the wedding so close, my mind isn't really on the task at hand, and as a consequence, my bankroll has taken a major hit. I'm at my lowest point in a long time. In the last 3+ weeks, I've lost about 35% of my remaining roll (after withdrawing money to pay for the missus' gift). Bad beats, draw outs, or even just being outplayed have led to poker just not being fun.

It's kind of a blessing in disguise that I'll be otherwise occupied for a while. It might be time for a fresh perspective. To make it worse, I'm finding myself playing scared. That's a bad place to be.