polar tundra
- buy eye drops, keep yourself hydrated by drinking a plenty of liquids. consider drinking mineral water as it's more efficient in hydrating and providing your body with electrolytes than regular one.
- don't practice more than 1.5-2 hrs per session, as it could lead to quick burnout and even injury; as for sorting practicing and playing, i recommend to have 3-4 practicing days per week (if that's too much, cut it to 2-3), when all you do is training and perfecting your fundamentals
- frustration is normal and it shows that you care about the game.
one of the things you can do when you're experiencing frustration and tilt is try to internalize and think heavily on controlling your physical reactions to the trigger so that it doesn't spread to the rest of your being (i.e. wanting to slam the desk or say something harsh to your teammates)
be aware of your emotional reactions and focus on your breathing when you realize your're getting mad
you can't control some things while playing and that is okay. if something is out of your control, dwelling about it won't be helpful (i.e. your teammates/opponents' behaviour, elements of randomness such as being accidentally flashed by your teammate)
try to be less concerned about your rank/stats if they deject you ; sure, they are important, but by constantly judging your gameplay by your stats (and putting yourself down if you perform poorly*) won't give you much use.
instead, try to adapt a learner's mentality. it's ok to feel frustrated from time to time, but focusing on which mistakes you make and taking a lesson from them is essential for your growth.
another thing you can do about other people (if bad plays of your teammates trigger you as well)
is not expecting anything from them at all, unless they prove themselves.
also, you can still lash out your anger at them, but without using the voice chat in order not to tilt them. additionally, i want you to implement reframing into your mentality.
in short, it's all about turning negative stimulus into positive and filtering negative stimulus that won't help you reach your goal.
here's how this works:
for example, you performed poorly in a game. You should ask yourself: "Why did i go negative k/d?"
and try to find answers to this question, because such negative results always have their reasons.
Maybe you were too tired to play your best; maybe you didn't know how to play on certain spots on the map; maybe you weren't confident in yourself; maybe your economy management was poor; maybe you didn't prefire angles correctly, etc.
if you know the reason, you're halfway to the solution
so after recognizing the root issue, apply necessary means to get rid of it
get the message from it, learn something from it and move on.
and about the filtering negative stimulus
ask yourself: "in long term, how tilting will help me reach my desired rank/goal"
and if it won't help you reach your goal, eliminate it, be more aware of your emotional reactions
and then ask yourself: "what else can i do to become closer to my goal"
and do whatever that will help you get closer to your goal
it requires a ton of emotional control, but it's worth it
