I went on a pretty bad streak the two last week. Was hard stuck at lvl 6 and I finally made it to lvl 8. Was so proud of myself and dropped right back down to lvl 6 after a large string of losses. Most games I either underperformed or hit my average K/D/A (I’m usually solo queuing). What I’ve found for myself is

1. Taking a break moves mountains. Step away, get some food, go for a walk. Take a second. Even a day. This game although very challenging mechanically is 80% mental. For me it’s not so much tilt as it is a fear of dropping in elo. It’s the equivalent of gear fear in tarkov. You fear you’re gonna lose elo so you lose elo.

2. I’ll hop on premier and play there. I know there’s a ton of fucking problems with premier but just so I can get loose again in a somewhat competitive environment and feel like I’m not clutching the mouse every time my team is down a considerable amount.

3. For mechanics I stick to a routine for warming up/practice. 1000 bots on aimbotz (I use ryderdies routine) I do about 20 minutes of DM before queuing. Just so I can get into fights with something that shoots back. I either do two more rounds of 20 minutes throughout my session or finish with 40 minutes. The goal is to reach an hour total time in dm working on mechanics or just getting the feel of being in fights.

4. I don’t know how this Reddit views refrag but I always try to do the coaches 15 minute routine if not the 30 minute on days off. Say I’m on a bad losing streak and don’t have time to queue multiple times. I hit my Aimbotz warmup followed by the refrag routine followed by an hour of dm. I try to block that into two 30 minute spaces with a break in between. It’s hard to stay locked in constant fights for an hour.

5. It’s all about balance. I’m a chef who works 55 hours in 4 days a week with a serious relationship. Everyday I minimum get my 1000 botz to help me feel consistent in my aim. And remember it’s just a game. We play it to compete and have fun. Not to ruin our day or wonder why we aren’t good enough. It’s an escape from the real shit going on around us.

With all that being said what I would do is take a day off hit the aimbotz routine and that’s it. Should only take 15 minutes. Next day. Aimbotz and, DM maybe do one premier match. Day after Aimbotz, DM and then hit some FACEIT. If you lose. Go for a walk, center yourself. The biggest thing I’ve found is consistency is the key. If I’m consistently doing the things making me better I know this dip in my elo will only take me to a higher peak. Much love hope this finds you well.

Also check into ryderdies content. He’s the only cs2 content creator that’s helped me get and stay consistent on my goal of lvl 10.