[Canadianmonster]

Since I have become a PLD, I have died over 150 times, either because of under estimating an enemy or having a monster spawn near the party and attack it. Being a PLD, I completely understand it is my job to hold off the monster, while my party runs to safety. But most of the time I die is because of people who seem to be not paying attention. Such as a WHM (or whoever has been deemed, the parties main healer), not cast injure on me, once I run out of mp (and I die screaming for a cure), my puller runs to the camp with two or more (once six) monsters, expecting that we can take them on, instead of zoning the monsters, having two monsters attacking the party and another party provokes a monster so you can't put it to sleep, but the monster keeps on attacking your party, and the party who has caused the mess won't give you a cure, and stands there as you die, even laughing some times, (this has happen more than once!).
I know that if I hate dieing so much, I should stop complaining and not be a PLD. But I really don't mind dieing to protect my party; I just really hate it when my death was meaningless. I really would like to hear what other PLD out there think of dieing for such pointless reasons, and how they prevent them selves from not going nuts in the process.

[Omiest]

Get yourself a stress ball. It helps when you feel like you're going to spam /slap at each party member. I was in a recent pt where I had to remind the rdm to cast refresh on me because I was draining my mana every battle because the friggin whm was busy picking their nose or something.

However it can just be the pt sometimes. Good pts will be thankful that they have a great tank and do their job to ensure your safety. Just keep your chin up and remember this phrase: "Don't fear the reaper"