You are one of the few who understand the psychology of addiction in trading, unlike how many relate it directly to that of gambling, they are not the same thing. Gambling has produced the highest number of addicts, and this addiction is in stages, which is why many are addicted to gambling and still continue to gamble because the severity of the addiction is not alarming, thanks to how you can use a low wager in gambling.

But in trading, if you are addicted, it means that you are parting ways with a sizable amount of money over time. How many people can be consistent with that? So they leave early.

In some cases it may be but it is not that easy to give up trading. You look at your portfolio several times a day and see how much your wealth is increasing or decreasing. It is a kind of addiction. It can be in between your daily work or in your free time. If you do not have the need to look at your portfolio, then maybe you can keep yourself in long term investments but I think you should trade regardless of profit or loss because your understanding and experience about the market will grow and with time your mental performance will become great in trading. To stay mentally calm, the amount allocated for trading should be kept in such a way that even if you lose that amount it will not negatively affect your daily activities. I do short term trading as well as long-term investments which increases the profit as you gain experience about the market conditions.