Fear of a bigger game
I think that it is natural to have fear when you are playing in a game with a limit that is higher than you are used to. After all, the sheer amount of each bet is typically a lot more than you have been playing with and some of the pots can be as much as you were buying in for at the lower limit game.
And it is ok to have that fear.
Just remember to acknowledge and accept it.
Let it play out in your head.
Understand why it is that you are afraid of that game.
If you are afraid of going broke, then you are not ready to play at that limit.
If you are taking a shot and can afford to lose a buy-in, then maybe you just need to stop thinking about the amount of money and instead focus on the bets made or saved.
If you are afraid of the players, then maybe it would be worth it to play super tight and just absorb the action of the game. You don't have to blow your buy-in trying to play like them.
And remember not to let the fear be the reason that you leave the game, let the game itself dictate if you should leave.
Just like at any other limit.
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