You say you’re naturally high strung and that is a definitive problem if you play pool competitively, be it tournaments or gambling.
What most refer to as “pressure” situations, is really nothing more than a biological hijacking. The amygdala kicks in gear inducing fight or flight response. This triggers increased heart rate, adrenaline and cortisol levels. The sad accompaniment to those things is, that “learned motor skills”, such as your pool stroke, go offline and are unavailable, hence the classic choking follows.
I knew a guy years ago, liked to gamble and bet it up pretty high. His brother was a physician and used to prescribe him beta blockers, which have various medical uses, one of which is reducing physical symptoms of anxiety, basically the biological hijack I refer to above. He used to take them before big sessions, cool as a cucumber and never dogged it for the
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Perhaps you should look into that as it’s kind of its purpose and doesn’t place you in jeopardy with your employment’s drug screenings. Perhaps
@Chopdoc could chime in on the particular type beta blocker that’s suited for that to help you out. I’ve always played on the natural personally.
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