How do I...learn differently and overcome fear?

[RevolverRed]

Its become clear to me that the way i learn now is affecting my play. What i mean by this is, Im an auditory(or literary since we are typing) learner. However, Im an extremely paranoid auditory learner. Meaning that if someone doesnt ELI5 information to me, I simply dont improve.

Now this sounds stupid but its true. Shielding, short hopping, using certain attacks depending on whether a shield or spot dodge or jump is most commonly used by the enemy, were all easy to learn because its never situational. However, conditioning, mixups, and watching enemy behavior is very difficult. Im afraid of rapid-changing information and the amount of options one has in the neutral game or in a state of advantage because anything could happen

I want to get rid of this fear and the way I currently learn. It sounds stupid, I know, but at this point I'm considering looking into focus pills and figuring out if there's just something wrong with me mentally. I feel like I can't improve because there's just so much that can happen and Im afraid that traditional strategies and what I think might happen DOESNT happen because usually that's the case.

So, simply put, how do I change?

 

[Baby_Sneak]

here's something psychological; you are worrying about things that could be, the fear of the unknown basically. Instead of thinking about the "what if", do this: picture your opponent as a type of specimen you're observing. you're watching its every move, studying its patterns, testing its stimuli to changing environments that you create (offstage, ledge, being juggled, reaction to fear). then, after you gather your data (data you accumulated during the match), you get rid of it (defeat the opponent of course hope this helps

 

[CaP_Omega]

here's something psychological; you are worrying about things that could be, the fear of the unknown basically. Instead of thinking about the "what if", do this: picture your opponent as a type of specimen you're observing. you're watching its every move, studying its patterns, testing its stimuli to changing environments that you create (offstage, ledge, being juggled, reaction to fear). then, after you gather your data (data you accumulated during the match), you get rid of it (defeat the opponent of course hope this helps

Well said by Baby_Sneak. Adding to that, I suggest that once you test and memorize the movement's of your opponent you can study them and begin to predict.