Running Bad

I have been playing/studying the game for about a year and a half now. For about the last 9 months the cards have been running very badly. I strongly believe that I play considerably better than my opponents. It seems that no matter what my holdings, the cards continue to fall for the bad guys.

I am making this post in hopes that others can relate or offer some kind of advice from times they have experienced this sort of dry spell. Any and all comments appreciated.