I have been in a slump for a couple days now. I am still winning some games, but i have been failing the chess tactics and I lost once to a player I should have beaten OTB, but forgot my endgame stuff. What I need are suggestions on how to get out of this phase and resumer playing well again.

do what i am trying to do, play your way through it. it is unbelievable how bad i can play at times and it is always in a streak. i give away certain wins OTB, I gift pieces to my opponents, I think I see a mate only to be one move behind, i lose the tactics trainer scenario with 2 rooks and k vs k, i make 23 of 24 available moves on a chess mentor scenario and they are the 23 wrong ones. Yes a slump is definitely a challenge but it is good to know that someone else is having the same issues. cheers.

This also sometimes happens to me. Sometimes, I actually move an piece to a square where it can be captured with no compensation! Just take your time very, VERY slowly...

Go back to the very basics u remembered from being a beginner. Such as look before u leap, double checking everything before making a move to see wheter it will be taken or not, control the center, by asking whats the best way to do that? dont get to tricky with tactics when ur not in good form or u will lose alot more then win. If ur upset dont play while emotions are high. Be patient with yourself u might be rushing things more then u use too. And relax its only a game and u have plenty of games left in u im sure this bad form wont last mate so dont panic to much ok. I hope this helps mate....

I am in much the same position. Feeling jaded playing too much chess on this great site. Trying to cut down my games and recharge my batteries. Chess it can become an obsession.

Well all of this is great advice and I appreciate it. However chess is not just a game to me, it has manifested itself into something much more. I find myself dreaming of complicated chess positions or games I played in the past. And the first thing on my mind in the morning is chess. Yes, you might say I am obsessed with it. Oh well, the more I play the better it gets, I reread my 'weapons of chess' by Pandolfini and that helped bring me back to basics.

I take a break from chess for a while to clear my head.  It seems to help.  You need to let your brain "re-boot".

Take the game seriously if u like but don't take yourself so seriously! Learn from your games but don't take the losses to much upon yourself (to heart or personally) or it will effect ur chess for the worse. I learned that lesson myself when i was playing chess and dreaming of it as u r now. I was taking the losses badly and in my need for perfection i judged myself far to harshly instead of examining the game and working out the issues that caused my loss.

I agree with the others take a break if you play too much you can burn out you need to give yourself a chance to rest.