[fuzz66]

i started playing 2-4 with 200$,became frustrated with break even session after break even session, i decided to study more about playing lag's and lap's[schoonmakers book ''the psychology of poker''was a great help]and i moved to 4-8. i found 4-8 less frustrating and a little more profitable, although the swings were larger, obviously, i began to have more winning sessions.it was either a winning session or a losing one, but i felt i was learning more from 4-8.then , about 3 weeks ago, everything i studied came togather on a table with mostly lpp's and one certified pshyco. i was able to position myself2 seats to the left of the maniac, and the other players were fine with letting me isolate him. i doubled what i had in about 4 hours.since then my bankroll and my confidence were broken.in my last 2 sessions, it seemed i could do no right.excrutiating bad beats, strong draws that never got there time and time again, along with hours of unplayable pockets.i know i havent been playing live long, but even in my years online ive never experienced this.i noticed toward the end of thesesessions i began playing more passive, afraid to take controll of a hand,chasing bad draws.it has definatly affected my play. i made a copy of your last response kurt, and i intend to adress each one of your suggestions. there all excellent in my opinion. so, its back to the drawing board. thank you all for your responses.