Trading is about proving to yourself you can do things. As you get over these barriers you realize that you were holding yourself back for no reason. This will give you confidence to defeat the next one.

The first step is to recognize it. This is where it is important to see outside yourself. You can do this by writing, taking a break, talking about it, reading about trading, reading something completely opposite of trading, etc.

Here are a list of some of the barriers:

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