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I can't help but think with recent activities that has been happening to me in SC2, it's almost as if some supernatural force is trying to get me away from the game.

- Knocked out first played round in the last four tournaments I've played in (played over the past couple of months). I decided to play in tonight's GPD because for once, I didn't have any commitments, only to get knocked out in my first round of playing, and this is AFTER I took a full week break from SC2.
- Consistently getting close positions on Metalopolis/Shattered and unfavourable positions on Tal'darim Altar in ZvT on ladder. There's more than 3 maps that I want to veto, dammit!
- How about that jerk I met on ladder who cannon rushed me in my base, and then went 7 gate Blink Stalker on close position Metalopolis. As if I wasn't at a disadvantage already -_-

And let's not even start on the stupidly high amount of pressure I seem to put on myself as a Zerg player. I think it's the 1v1 environment. The only person that can make mistakes is you, and I hate making mistakes. I could grind several games of League of Legends before taking a break, but more than 2 games of SC2 in a row and I have to take a break because of the amount of mental stress and concentration that seems to be required.
Make a single mistake that costs me the game? Stress goes through the roof. Opponent does an abusive/cheesy/all-in build? Stress goes through the roof. Multipronged attacks? Stress goes throu- you get the point. (If anyone has any advice on dealing with that, it'd be greatly appreciated!)

The other problem is that half the time I'm playing with a half-assed drive to get better (it doesn't help when you've spent the last 15 minutes thinking about a strategy for ZvP, and then end up getting 5 ZvTs in a row on ladder), and other times I just want to win a game after a long day at Uni.

Season 3 apparently starts tomorrow. Apologies to the clan that I've had an application pending to for the past two-three weeks. Just for once, I'd like something good to happen for me in SC2 rather than everything else instead of it beating me down like a flogged horse carcass.

Masters, here I come! (hopefully)