Many people trade, but actually it's a form of "self-punishment."

Many people trade not to make money at all.
They do it for "comfort."

Have you noticed:
When the market is stagnant, you feel anxious.
As soon as anxiety hits, you want to place an order.
The moment you place the order, your heart actually calms down.
This isn't trading skill. It's pain relief.

You're not trying to seize opportunities,
You're using "opening positions" to gain a feeling:
I'm still trying. I'm still participating. I'm not falling behind.
That's why I say—frequent trading is a form of emotional addiction.

The market just provides the buttons,
The moment you press them,
The anxiety temporarily disappears.
You mistakenly think: this is control.
But you'll soon realize:
Losses push you back into stronger anxiety.

So you keep pressing the buttons:
Adding positions, switching assets, increasing frequency, chasing rallies and selling dips...
It's like a closed loop:
Blankness → Anxiety → Placing orders to stop pain → Losses worsen → More anxiety → More frequent trading

You think you're competing with the market.
Actually, you're battling your own "blank fear."
Many so-called "trading systems"
Are just excuses for impulsiveness.

It's not that you haven't learned stop-loss.
It's that you don't want to admit you're wrong.
It's not that you can't understand the trend.
It's that you're unwilling to hold a position—
Because holding a position makes you feel worthless.

So you need a trade,
To prove you're "still on the road."
It sounds harsh,
But look back at your account:
What really destroys you is often not a single wrong judgment.
It's that when you're overwhelmed by emotion—you feel compelled to do something.

People who truly trade for a living are quite the opposite.
The more they trade, the more "bored" they become.
How bored?
When the market is lively, they slow down even more.
When news explodes, they stay quiet.
Others are frantically clicking their mice, they turn off the screen and go for a walk.

Because they know:
Most of the time, the market isn't worth acting on.
The more you treat trading as an "emotional outlet,"
The more it will treat you as "liquidity."

If you can't control the anxiety of holding no position,
You will definitely not be able to control impulsive positions.