I like your take on Phil actually being the content person in the pit. I never considered that before. PS: My books are free for the asking.
FWIW an Eastern Perspective: Desire can lead to suffering. If you add poisons such as greed, jealousy, anger or fear it can compound. These poisons are like air, if you create them, they come back at you. Western psychologist can describe depression as slow leaking anger. It seems that traders work in a hazardous environment!
I'm all for psilocybin or DMT, just wish I knew where to get this stuff. Haven't been able to since long ago in the college days.
You are too kind, @KCalhoun. It's actually the other way around; it's having you to chat with on ET that helps us hold off depression and it's for the whole part. Good stuff!!