Tilt in the form of becoming a calling station

I used to have this problem really bad.

Sometimes I still have it, but to a much lesser extent. My intuition / read on pool has gotten quite a bit better.

I've also had a similar problem. For me it usually takes the form of sort of snap calling with bluff catchers, thinking I just can't fold in that spot. Usually this is "true," as I have good blockers, am fairly high up in my range, or whatever other semi-valid reason is causing me to call.

For me what helps is forcing myself to consider whether it would be a better play to turn my hand into a bluff raise. A lot of marginal showdown hands perform well on the river when our opponent checks, but should either be bluff-raised or folded when facing a river bet.

Just by forcing myself to consider the option of raising also tends to help me make better folds. My thought process might go something like:

"I've got third pair, but I really don't have any stronger hands in this node so I need to call... Should I bluff raise? No, obviously they've got top pair and they're not folding to a raise. Wow I'm so sure they've got top pair, why am I calling with third pair? I fold."

But yeah, I can definitely relate. At one point I had a note saved in my phone, "If other options are not clearly +EV, fold."

I remember a poker pro once saying everyone has one of two tendencies: either erring on the side of putting money in the pot or erring on the side of folding. I think it might have been Phil Galfond, but I can't remember for sure who said it. Anyway, it sounds like you are also like me in that your natural tendency is to put money in the pot. It's not terrible, you've just got to be aware of it and keep yourself in check.

In my book Real Poker Psychology - Expanded Edition" there's a chapter titled "Over-Confidence." Here are the first three paragraphs:

Let’s define over-confidence as being self-confident but taking it to an extreme. And the obvious question is whether this is bad for your poker game? The answer is the same as always. If you understand how to play poker well, and being over-confident does not affect the way you play your hands, it should be no big deal. Some of the other players may find you annoying, especially if you’re prone to tell them what a terrific player you are, but your long-term results should still be highly positive.

But there can be another issue with being over-confident that can hurt your game even if you’re a good player. As mentioned before, it’s a well-known fact that expert players can profitably play a few more hands. That is, through the use of superior strategies, they’re able to take some hands that are usually marginal losers and make them into small winners. And since in poker you’ll be dealt a lot of hands over time, especially if you play on the Internet where more hands are dealt per hour and where you can multi-table, this can be a substantial difference in your overall results. But again notice that the word “few” was used.

Unfortunately, (or fortunately if you’re playing against the over-confident player), they’ll often begin to play too many hands, and when the confidence level gets high enough, the number of extra hands can be more than a few. This means that their expectation will go down, and as long as they keep doing this it can be costly, and sometimes very costly.

This sounds like your issue. The book can be found on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Real-Poker-Psycho...