Is it normal to always feel quite nervous before a game

[DarrenX]

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If you are a competitive person, being nervous before any kind of competition can be normal.

You can't really *get rid* of your nervousness--it is a mental factor that you will have to deal with. As something becomes more routine, you can learn to work through your nervousness so it doesn't affect you adversely. One important step is to realize that nervousness like this is indeed normal, and that you are always going to have to deal with the nervousness--but in spite of these things, you can indeed learn to work through it. Good luck.

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Personally it's a rush to me. In poker, but also in volleyball, where I'll get the 'butterflies in my stomach' feeling every tournament I play when I step on the court even though I've been playing for 16 years- reminds me I'm alive.

My advice- feed off of it, and enjoy... [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]