Q: What Are Slumps?

A: Well, before I break down what slumps are it is necessary that you to know the three levels of skill that you posses.

First, is your max. Your max skill is basically when you go insane in a match, scrim, pug, or mix(When you get a rare score i.e: 40-6 or anything of the sort). Then you have your average skill level. That's what you get on average, probably like 20-14 or whatever you hit in most scrims. Then you have your slump. When you low bomb a score such as like 5-15 or 1-12.

Now that you've been informed of the three level of skills you posses, I can break down what slumps are.

Slumps in counter-strike are basically a session or a period of time where you under-perform.

Q: What do I do When I'm in a slump?

A: Well whenever a player is in a slump their first reaction is to change their settings or sensitivity. THIS IS WRONG, NEVER EVER CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS. If you wish to change your sensitivity you can change it .1 or .2, no more than that. When i say NEVER change your settings, I mean no crosshair color change, no crosshair size change. When in a slump you basically just have to ride it out and take some anger-filled, gut-wrenching, unbearable matches and scrims. Your team won't really like your decrease in skill, but when you emerge from it they'll love your consistent 20-2 half scores.

Q: How do I overcome a slump?

A: Many people think that playing more counter-strike will raise themselves from slumps. This is untrue. If you continue playing counter-strike this means you will continue showing undesirable scores which will then resolve into making you angrier which in turn will thrown you deeper into the slump. So if you truly want to rid yourself from your unbearable slump you basically should do the following:

-Play Counter-Strike 2-3 hours less than usually(For Serious Gamers) or just subject yourself to 30 minute to 1hr30min periods of gaming.
-Deathmatch during those periods or pub instead of the same old intensified gaming.
-Exercise, get some air, play some sports, or anything of physical activity or contact.
-Pub without music, psychology shows that whenever you do something with music, without that substance you'll lack in every aspect of what you're doing. When you play well without the music you'll most likely perform better in scrims and matches.
-Take a break from playing Counter-Strike

Q: How Do I Avoid Slumps?

A: Slumps are unavoidable, so your chances of getting them are 100%. Professionals will tell you: "Slumps are just a part of getting better." You'll be ten times better when you're getting out of a slump. The more slumps you have the less time it takes to get out of them. Throughout your CS career slumps will happen, but if you tackle slumps as I have described slumps will no longer be an enemy to you and your gaming.