I think it was Mike Caro that talked about the Threshold of Pain, where losing one more dollar does not feel like losing a dollar. I think I am there. After running good for 4 weeks, I am running TERRIBLE. Through bad play and bad luck, mostly bad play I think, I have lost 75 big bets. This downswing is not as big as some I read about on 2+2, but considering it came at a time that I moved up in limits, it sucks for me. The first night I lost $100, I could hardly sleep. The second night, I was pissed, but only lost an hour's worth of sleep. Last night's $100 loss made me chuckle. That is when I knew I crossed the threshold. I am going to take a break and not play poker or read about poker until Friday. On Friday I will run my hand histories, review them, and then I will move down in limits and get back on this train.