Let this be a lesson: a cocky mindset is a failing mindset, a scared panicky one will succeed as long as it isn't too panicked
I hate my mindset. It doesn't allow me to die or bomb in stage 1, die in stage 2, or pull stupid shit on stages 3 and 4. If I suddenly just lose all of my lives to Byakuren, I'm just going to flip out and just run into her as if saying FUCK IT FUCK THIS GAME I HATE YOU I HATE ALL OF YOU
Here's how my mindset works.
Scenario 1: I do good, perfecting all the way to stage 6. I get to the final boss and fuck up on her first card by clipping.
"DAFUQ DID YOU JUST DO? WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST DO MOTHERFUCKER THAT IS NOT HOW I ROLL HOW I ROLL IS I SHOOT AT YOU I DODGE BULLETS AND YOU DIE THAT IS HOW I ROLL MOTHERFUCKER YOU DO NOT KILL ME MOTHERFUCKER"
Scenario 2: I start with full lives in UFO stage 4 and get to Shou with no lives or bombs.
"...FUCK THIS GAME *Alt+F4*"
Scenario 3: I do a perfect run of Stage 5 in Touhou 6. But then The World/Killing Doll decides to kill me with a stray bullet after I capture the card.
"WHAT. WHAT. NO. NO. NO. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FUCK NO FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK NO NO I HATE YOU SAKUYA WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME MOTHERFUCKER YOU ARE NOT FUCKING FAIR I HATE YOU I HATE YOU WHY DO YOU DO THIS I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU THIS ISN'T FAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
Scenario 4: I get to Kanako without dying and get to Mountain of Faith, <RESPONSE>, I die to the card, <SECOND RESPONSE>
"PFFT. Piece of cake!" *PICHUUN* "WHAT WHAT NO WHAT NO FUCK NO WHAT WHAT NO WHAT NO NO FUCK FUCK NO WHAT NO FUCK FUCK NO"