Describe This Mental Issue

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Money Trust, Jul 22, 2014.

  1. MrN

    MrN

    A few options

    -The cultivation of courage is not automatic, it takes effort, and you are basically not getting the job done in this area

    -You don't really know what you are doing and your subconscious is preventing you from damaging your financial situation (most common issue, imo)

    A few ideas to move beyond this:

    -Do something that is physically risky. Life is so safe today that it encourages cowardice and worry, which is very bad for the male psyche.

    -Go to a gym with a heavy bag and beat the shit out of until you can't stand at least 3 times a week.

    -Turn your shower on full cold and force yourself to stand in it until it no longer feels cold (assuming your tap water is cold).

    -You are not getting laid enough or your woman is not attractive, which is dampening your mojo and testosterone levels.

    -realize that by the nature of it trading must be hard, because to win you must win over others - and they are not charitable and don't want to give you their money. In fact they want to take yours. Stop drinking the cool aid and stop being naive.
     
    #11     Aug 7, 2014
  2. Turveyd

    Turveyd


    If that's aimed at me :-

    I take risks all the time mountain biker, mountaineer getting in fights on the side of good.

    Defo know what I'm doing

    Krag Maga class later, they generally beat me up, will ask for extra later :)

    Definitely need to get laid more, you have a good point there, blonde at class later yes pls :)


    It's illogical and really holding me back, it's my only issue left major 1 anyway.
     
    #12     Aug 7, 2014
  3. convexx

    convexx

    No edge and being under-funded. Watching charts is not an edge. "Working" w/o an edge is wasted effort. Work on finding an edge. Stop BSing yourself about these backtests on discretionary "systems"

    You have an ideological hangup as well. You're not owed success simply because you're wasting your time looking at 30 charts per screen. It's the definition of dilettante.
     
    #13     Aug 7, 2014





  4. Shopping for advice = increases choices = opens the door to more confusion = action killer


    Step 1:

    Recognition that the Problem distills down to, "blocked from action"



    Step 2:

    Separate yourself from the internal demon who considers himself to be lower class and undeserving of success. Its not YOU - the native being is NEVER saddled with such thoughts=feelings

    Step 3:
    Invoke the DEFLECTOR - make your "gut" (a seat of tremendous knowing) the scapegoat thereby protecting YOU (the analytical self) (cortex) from blame and prime it for triage, if required.

    Step 4:
    Action of a decisive and deliberate nature!

    Cured! Game to Money Trust.

    Poke head out the window and announce loudly, "I'm back"
     
    #14     Aug 24, 2014
  5. My system is one that I've tested with my own money. I have a high win rate when it comes to placing live trades but was at the time hesitant to proceed. I also didn't say anything about being owed anything. I don't know from where you got such an absurd idea.
     
    #15     Aug 24, 2014
  6. dbphoenix

    dbphoenix

    Convexx/atticus/drownpruf/whatever is correct: you have no edge and you are under-funded. Your "high winrate" is irrelevant unless you have a minimally high P:L ratio to go along with it. Unless and until you develop a consistently-profitable and thoroughly-tested trading plan, you're wasting your time and your money.
     
    #16     Aug 24, 2014
  7. Have more faith in your edge
     
    #17     Aug 24, 2014
  8. I'm over this issue now. I was just being a pussy. End of story.
     
    #18     Aug 24, 2014
  9. There is no 'edge'. How very presumptuous.
     
    #19     Aug 24, 2014