Advice for someone struggling at 200 elo range

I am 1900+ rapid player right now and this kind of sound familiar because when I first started playing chess in 2020 I only played tons of bullet chess for 3 months or so before I decided to improve my game and got a copy of chess fundamental by Jose Capablanca which is really the point, doing tons puzzles and playing tons games won't actually get you anywhere if you lack the fundamentals basics. You can get a friend, a coach, a trainer, books, or even get interactive chess courses online, or just do it the old fashioned way chess.com lessons for beginners and it will just be matter of time before you start competing against player like me and who knows one day you might even get a title.

Here's my advice (I'm a novice)

1. Be a good sport, win or lose.
2. Be humble

3. Watch some videos on YouTube, especially on openings.

4. Learn one specific lesson in each game you play...something simple that you will remember. If nothing else, study your blunders on the game analysis. 

5. Don't take losses personally.

6. The purpose of ratings is to make sure you are matched appropriately in your games, not to make you feel superior or inferior.  For us mortals, there is a whole lot more room above us than below, so if you are one of us, say between 200 and 1500 or so, just be proud that you have the guts to show up and put your ego on the line. That's more than a lot of people are willing to do. 

PS. When you start improving and decide you really want to go higher, then get advice from someone other than a novice. 

There is a ton of great advice! I can’t really add but I think in your journey and all the advice u take or leave, i would emphasize what ppl have already said about not getting frustrated and keep enjoying the game. 😉

I actually had a really great couple of games just now and broke 300 elo again. I think I played really well in the last 3 games I did. Its not perfect but sure better than when I wrote this post. 

My focus is not to try to freestyle too much but just not leave anything haging and play pretty passive untill I see a trade that is worth it or free pieces to take

Honestly at 200 it could be helpful to try using the scholars mate or fried liver attack, at least just for a little. I’m not saying those openings are great in general, but you will get some quick wins/advantages with them, and it will help you with identifying mates/combinations in the future. This is what I did as a complete beginner, and possibly one of the first elements of my chess improvement.

I have been playing for about 5-6 years on and off and I play to have fun but I play way too much bullet/rapid which makes me worse every time I play lol

play checkers

Learn a sound opening and stick with it for a while....something that can at least keep you out of trouble in the first 4 moves or so. Trying different things at first is really difficult and confusing. You can't really win in the first few moves, but it's extremely easy to lose in the first few moves, even if you haven't yet lost a piece. Stay away from tricks and traps.

What is a sound opening i can learn for white and one for black that beginners like me can use every game for now?

A couple playing partners (1700+) I work with use:

1. D4 London System

2. As black Caro-Kann or Semi-Slav against e4, d4 and c4.

Just keep playing and you will gradually improve.  I've only been playing for 6 months but I try to play a couple times every day, do some puzzles, learn from mistakes I make and I slowly get a bit better.  Some days I win every game I play and some days I loose them all.  I just take it in stride.  

or tic tac big toe.

here: https://playtictactoe.org/

Bro you are just like me

I litterly have a high 288 or something and now I'm struggling to get past 199 elo.

I feel like I am getting worse everyday.but I keep on trying but, it's not working

And

Buy Levy Rozmans; How to win at chess. Also watch him on YouTube. Gotham Chess is his channel. He's a very good player and explains things in plain, simple english.

Quit!

Man and I thought I was a bad player being stuck at high 600 blitz but I think I am improving I literally finished all beginner lessons yesterday and I am moving to openings which is definitely my problem when I don't start great yeah that game is lost