Do you want to change that? Over-confidence leads to defeat. Caution may be the best approach, provided that you do not resign.
Why do I always think I am losing?
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Yes, I very much would like to change that, 1pawndown. This is killing my ability to play chess. BTW, you bring up a good point. Maybe it's because I'm not confident enough? Or maybe because I become too emotionally attached to my game and I just need to chill out?
What do you do about psychologicial problems? See a psychiatrist and stop playing chess. It's not good for mental sanity.
I think I know what you're talking about - it's because you exactly know your plans but you're not sure of your opponent plan - that's why you tend to overestimate rival's position. I think it's natural you just need to control this (your opponent make mistakes too and doesn't make always the best moveson the board - you should be aware of that). Prepare for the worst hope for the best!
I recently broke 1900 and then dropped back down after a couple of tournaments. I'm currently in the stage of analyzing my games and I noticed that during the tournament games, I always think I am losing (when I actually have an advantage, according to Fritz). If the position is unclear or double edged, I feel like my opponent's position is so much better than mine. If my opponent and I are both threatening each other's positions, I always think my opponent's threats are so much stronger and deadlier than mine. I basically underrate my position and overrate my opponent's. This is skewing my judgement and my game and I don't know what is wrong with my mind (I'm pretty sure this is a psychological problem). How do I fix this? Thank you very much.