Someone asked me why unrealized losses affect sleep more than unrealized gains... I feel like the brain treats losses as "something about to go wrong," while gains are just "good luck, don’t brag." Especially when trading futures/leveraged positions, it’s just volatility, but mentally I start playing the worst-case scenarios, waking up in the middle of the night to check my positions, getting more anxious the more I look. Conversely, I don’t dare to trust unrealized profits, afraid that one authorization, a slippage, or a quick rebound will wipe it out... Basically, the pain of losses is amplified way too much. Recently, everyone compares RWA, US bond yields, and on-chain yield products, and I also get tempted, but the more "stable" they seem, the more I check permissions and fund flows first, preferring to earn less and at least sleep well. Anyway, my current approach is to set stop-losses/reminders and force myself not to watch the market, or I’d really scare myself to death.

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