Thanks for sharing, dear
@Ogrilla_Fan - sure I can understand that part; your brought up an extreme example.
Luckily, as I have already said above, I play the position on the board and not the opponents rating - so that doesn’t affect me at all.
I think what you need to do is realize that it isnt actually your rating as an imaginary number beside your name, its your attachment of YOUR EGO to the rating. Try to find a solution for yourself to fix that issue.
Here some thoughts:
If the rating takes the joy out of the game for you - play casual - its not a crime to "ratesit" on your best. :)
Play in zen-mode - hide their rating - at least, it wont bother you during the game.
Consider sandbaggers bad people who what to see you hurt - don’t let them manipulate your emotions!
Believe me, I used to care about ratings as well. It helped me a lot to realize that my highest rating is someone’s worst.
I can’t reach the sky. There will always be better/faster ones around. And still, I do hate losing, but with losing I mean being beaten on the board and not losing online-points. :<
Probably the best way to "manipulate/inflate" your rating is to improve. In bullet time controls the practice makes it perfect.
Enjoy, relax, worry less - just let the negative people consume themselves.
Btw. I easily conter your quote with my profile-quote. Read it if you care...
Have a nice day :-)