20 , been doing intraday trading for a few months now. Something I’ve noticed about myself — when I take a loss, I skip meals, stop talking to people, basically shut down for the rest of the day. Tried a few things to snap out of it but nothing sticks long term.
Sometimes I think I should just enjoy life more, but honestly I don’t even know what that looks like for me anymore. Also catch myself comparing my progress to others way too much, which doesn’t help.
I’m 20, trying to build something real and make good money, but I don’t want to burn out or lose myself in the process. For those of you who’ve been trading (or just grinding at something) for longer — how do you separate your mood from your results? What actually worked for you?
Would genuinely appreciate any advice.
You should not be day trading. If you are going to stick with it you need to switch to paper trading for at least a year. Odds are you are not suited to it, very few people are, it is generally an extremely difficult way to make money that the vast majority of people who try fail at. Especially at 20, your brain is not even fully developed yet. You absolutely should be enjoying life, right now you are wasting it on dumb bullshit. Open a Roth IRA and try out buy and hold investing, and make sure you learn modern portfolio theory before you go taking on extreme risks again.