I keep being blind to straights

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I am so mad that I could spit nails. I was playing in a single table tourney. As usuall I was trying to play very tight and pick my fights, most of the time I finish in top 3 which is better than my ring play. I like tourneys because I do much better when there are six or fewer players. All was fine in my little poker universe, I was in a close second and the short stacks were being picked off one by one. Then it happened: I got beat by someone that hit a straight on the turn. Thier betting pattern changed on the turn and continued to the river. The board was screaming STRAIGHT. My opponents betting was screaming STRAIGHT. My brain was screaming, wow, you hit two pair or what ever garbage I was playing. Start the celebration, you took these clowns down this hand, way to go. I kept betting because "this is my hand" but it was not mine. My cards should have gone in the muck when my opponent bet the turn.

I know that this is stupid. I know that I took possession of the pot before the end of the hand. I know that I just basically quit playing when I made my two pair. So I have a handle on what I did wrong but this is what burns me up, I do this all the time.

I should be embarased to ask this question but how can I fix this. It is always straights and not flushes. As a beginer I hope that you take pity on me, and offer me a few comments that could help. Thanks.

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Just out of curiosity, do you see the straight (made or draw) when you're on it?