"Early in life, to avoid painful experiences like fear, rejection, or criticism, we each adopted a set of beliefs and responses - such as being good, not making mistakes, fitting in, taking it slow, or not taking risks . . . These defenses manifest themselves in behavior patterns that become permanent aspects of our personality."
"Every time you try to break out of these patterns, you experience fear and anxiety, and usually resign yourself to conforming to the life principle without taking significant risks."
"I hold the view that to achieve trading mastery, you must learn to live your life by interacting more directly with reality, rather than through the filter of your life principle. To do this, you have to relinquish those patterns that both create and perpetuate your underlying fears."
Trading to Win, by Ari Kiev, M.D.