more annoyed losing buy ins than $$$

[jb9]

I've recently switched from playing mostly limit HE to NLHE and PLO, and I've found that while I've generally been enjoying the games, I get much more annoyed/tilted by losing a $25 buy in or two than I would losing 10-15 big bets at 2/4 or 3/6 limit -- especially when I lose most of the money in 1 or 2 hands (it bothers me less to lose a bunch of small pots).

I'm afraid that this is causing me to play too passively and to fold the best hand too often or to "quit while I'm ahead" rather than taking advantage of playing with a big stack.

I don't know what it is, but having to rebuy feels embarrassing, like I've failed or have been "beaten", even if I know that I got all in with the best hand. In limit games I don't get the same negative feeling, even when I lose larger amounts of money or get outplayed.

Did anyone else have this reaction when switching from limit to NL/PL games?

FWIW, this shouldn't be a bankroll comfort issue as I have over 70 buy ins, have experienced much steeper swings in limit games, am overall up a few buy ins since making the switch to NL/PL, and my poker bankroll is entirely "fun money".

Were it not for my reaction to losing $25 buy ins, I'd probably move up to the $50 buy in games as I think I could do well at those if I had the stomach to drop a buy in or two without it affecting my game.