[Shaman]

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I'd think both dreams are about the fear of failure, and letting myself be overwhelmed by the need to succeed.

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Seems like your poker dream is simply telling you to further develop your increasingly growing ability to never let your plays and emotions be affected by short-term suckouts and bad beats. And to remind you that each time you get sucked out from here on out that you will have actually gained something EV-wise and would therefore inevitably become a success in the long-run.

Before sleeping each night ask the part of you that has been giving you this dream to give you this dream each time you regress from the goal of getting better and better at not letting your plays and emotions be affected by short-term bad beats and suckouts. Better yet, if at any time in the future you regress from this goal in a big way, tell this part to make this dream even more nightmarish. This can serve as a reminder to you to get back on track towards the goal of getting excellent at being emotionally detached from any bad beats and suckouts.

If you do this, you will notice that the better you get at handling bad beats and suckouts with detachment that you will have this dream less and less.