SavvyGent

I wouldn't say ~5bb/100 over 100k hands is running super well at low stakes, nor is it unobtainable in any way. I've been playing for 12 years, although taken it slow in the past 4-5 years to study psychology, and while the games certainly are tougher, they are by no means unbeatable - it may not be very clear from the post, but it was made lightheartedly and genuinely curious, from a psychological point of view, of the effect of joining a training site and the "one step backwards, two steps forward" phenomenon.

Yeah, thanks. It's not even that large of a downswing, but I do think that working on my game has scrambled my brain to the point of not being able to play poker, which is kind of counter-intuitive and "funny" - at least it will be if I get over the hump.
I picture my self trying to explain it to my girlfriend: "So, I joined this poker training site for 100$/month, and now I can't win at poker anymore..."