embarassed to be aggressive (and winning)
 

I used to play VERY tightly and fairly aggressively, but I win quite a bit more now by loosening up a little pre-flop and being VERY aggressive post flop and having many players fold on me (I occasional fold, however).
My problem is a strange one: I feel embarassed for some reason and I'll actually refrain from raising (AGAIN!). This gets to the point where I feel uncomfortable and I think about leaving!
Does this happen to anyone else?

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no. do you often find yourself uncomfortable in social situations?

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Well, I do if I feel like I'm being regarded as a smart-arse.

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Nope, I love crushing peasants under my bootheels. Why knock them down if you're only gonna let them get up again? That's the road to rebellion. Rule with an iron fist, I say. Let history tear me down, they won't while I live to hold the throne!!

Mwuahahahaha!!

*cough*

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Re: embarassed to be aggressive (and winning)
 

take some zoloft and or something dude damn....

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i play nl and sometimes i feel like there is no way i am going to get credit for my bet/raise, esp. after i have been taking down a lot of hands without a showdown, but sure enough i pick up the pot.

i wouldn't worry much about it because once you have a big hand and people decide you are full of [censored] you will be paid off.

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Well, I do if I feel like I'm being regarded as a smart-arse.

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I was being serious.

I meant, do you typically get uncomfortable in social situations when you become the center of attention. Or is this a brand new phenomenon with poker?

I wasn't being a smart arse if that's what you're implying.

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Well, I do if I feel like I'm being regarded as a smart-arse.

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I was being serious.
I meant, do you typically get uncomfortable in social situations when you become the center of attention. Or is this a brand new phenomenon with poker?
I wasn't being a smart arse if that's what you're implying.

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Hey, I knew my wording was wrong - that's NOT what I was implying - and it's a good question; I HATE being center of attention. But what does that say?

Re: embarassed to be aggressive (and winning)
 

Um, it means you're uncomfortable being the center of attention.

What do you think being very aggressive might do?
Maybe it might make your opponents focus more attention on you?

Hmmm.

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You sound like me a few years ago. There's really nothing to say except get over it and play as best you can. If you feel uncomfortable playing online and raising then you have larger issues and should probably consider getting help for social anxiety.