Tilt Control - How to stop tilting?

We all been on tilt and that happens to every poker player, tilt u can describe in few different ways:

• bad run of cards continuously getting unlucky,
• your opponents hits runner runner on river
• or just playing poorly for a period of time.

When on tilt u starting to play wrong hands, calling hands u never would done before, and your bankroll starting to get destroyed. 
Not only your bankroll, also ur self confidence destroys along this tilt period.

What causes tilt?

Quating Phil Ivey "Personally, I believe it's a chemical reaction that takes place in your brain. It's similar to the primal emotion of being in danger, coded into our DNA just as if we're in the forest being hunted so many thousands or years ago. Instead of being chased by some wild animal, 
we're being hunted by other players looking to gun us down with another bad beat."

This reaction makes ur whole chemistry change and you start thinking differently and your play changes.

How to stop tilting?

Never play with emotions, and learn how to conrol them at the poker tables!

Losing hands, one after another, makes u angry, and this makes ur heartbeat goes faster, its all psychological. When u feel this,
try to sit back, close ur eyes, breath slow and deep, and try to smile.

The thing is, you have to try to seperate yourself from this emotion, keep play smart and dont think about the tilt-period.
To complete this you have to start beliving that winning and losing at the poker tables, both have the same meaning. You cant win all the time,
this is something you need to accept.

When you can handle this you will see it in different way and you will be able to keep focus on playing good poker, and along this your bankroll results will be better.