You ever notice how the losses keep piling up and suddenly you're chasing every bounce trying to recover? That constant grind to get back to breakeven can become a dangerous loop. Most traders caught in this cycle end up throwing good money after bad, overleveraging on risky positions just hoping the market will bail them out. The real issue? Emotions override strategy. When you're down, panic selling mixed with revenge trading turns a small loss into a portfolio disaster. The trades that matter most aren't the desperate ones—they're the ones where you stick to your plan regardless of what happened yesterday. Sometimes the best move is stepping back, resetting, and coming back with a clear head instead of desperately trying to scratch your way back to even.