2026-01-05 09:21:42

Trading can be the most heartbreaking blow coming silently.

It's not the sudden zeroing out of your account with a sharp pain, but rather that—despite having logic, plans, and rules—you just can't seem to get the results. You can endure setbacks and hold on, but what's truly deadly? It's that repeated questioning of "Why can others consistently profit while I can't?"

You watch the prices of coins like ZEC, DOGE fluctuate, but you never have the courage to hit the confirm button; when you finally enter the market, a slight profit makes you want to run, only to watch them surge all the way up; chasing in regretfully, you get battered back and forth by market volatility, your mindset plummeting from exhaustion to collapse.

At this stage, people's changes are subtle. You no longer blame the market for being so dark, nor curse the manipulators for being so bad; instead, you start reflecting on yourself. "Should I even be involved in trading at all?"

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RugPullAlarm

· 17h ago

To be honest, this article has struck a chord with too many people. But what I really want to see are the on-chain data of those "consistently profitable" individuals—it's easy to verify if it's real or not. The fund flows of DOGE and ZEC have been interesting these days. The concentration of large addresses fluctuates wildly. Don't just look at the candlestick charts; check where the money in the contracts is flowing. Before your mindset collapses, review your risk control audit. Ninety percent of people actually haven't figured out what they're really gambling on.

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SeeYouInFourYears

· 20h ago

Really, this paragraph hit home. What's more upsetting than losing money is watching your rules not match the market, knowing exactly what to do but just can't do it.

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PerennialLeek

· 01-07 09:52

Yeah... this is just my daily routine, watching the market and my fingers go limp, seriously.

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GasGrillMaster

· 01-05 09:51

To be honest, this is my daily routine haha... Following a set of rules, but every time the market just blows my head off. Watching others earn steadily while I'm still debating whether to enter the market, it's truly incredible. Mindset is something more difficult than technical skills.

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GateUser-cff9c776

· 01-05 09:51

Oh no, isn't this about me... Watching DOGE hit the daily limit and my fingers trembled, but I didn't dare to press it. Now I keep questioning myself repeatedly within the supply and demand curve every day. Really, it's more deadly than going to zero; it's a slow mental torment. According to investment psychology, this is completely Schrödinger's trader. Talking about rules and logic, in the end, a floating profit makes me weak in the knees. I'm starting to doubt whether I am inherently unsuitable for this industry, or if this is the ultimate test of my Web3 world. I can't regret anymore. If I continue like this, I will be battered by market fluctuations into despair. Suddenly, I remember Buffett's words, but they actually don't apply to the crypto world at all; there are too many variables here.

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RegenRestorer

· 01-05 09:50

That hits too close to home, this is my real situation lately... Having a plan is useless if I can't execute it. Oh my god, watching DOGE hit the daily limit and missing out helplessly, I really regret it to the point of questioning life. Losing your mind is the scariest, more painful than losing money. What's the point of reflection? I'm numb from reflecting and still can't make money. It's just about lacking a stable mindset and methodology, but everyone knows those words are useless.

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CrossChainMessenger

· 01-05 09:49

这句话戳到我了，真的...有时候觉得自己就是那个看对了方向却按不下按钮的人说白了心态这东西比技术更值钱吧，我也一样最怂的时刻不是爆仓那一刻，而是眼睁睁看着DOGE冲上来却始终没勇气追

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rug_connoisseur

· 01-05 09:43

Isn't this talking about me? Hahaha, so true.

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ForkItAll

· 01-05 09:24

Damn, this is me, stuck in my lungs. I clearly have a plan, but I still can't beat my own mouth. Mentality issues are truly the worst, even more painful than a margin call. Watching others consistently profit makes me anxious; the problem isn't the market, it's purely in my head. Honestly, inner demons are darker than the market itself. I wrote down a bunch of take-profit and stop-loss points, but I completely forgot them when it was time to execute. That's why some people make money while others lose, it's not about luck.

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