I have been thinking about this and I think I needed bringing it up here for discussion. Are you a trader, or do you know any real traders, someone who consistently follows the market? Have you noticed them on any sort of substance?
I fell traders are more likely to become substance abusers for these reasons.
- The market can easily induce stress and anxiety because of the pressure of making decisions. Traders can loose sleep over it.
- Traders need to monitor the market regularly, even worse if you trade crypto because the market is always open.
- Most traders function alone, and are mostly by themselves, locked up in a room with their huge screens.
Some of the substances that could be abused by traders are:
- Alcohol
- Energy drinks and Caffeine.
- Cigarettes, Cannabis and even cocaine. etc
Substance abuse can affect the accuracy of your trading decisions, so I feel people interested in trading need to understand this risk before starting to trade so that they do not turn to substance abusers, but rather focus on the healthy alternatives.
I think what you said sounds more like your own story, and I even feel like maybe you were referring to yourself, though I’m not really sure about that. As for me, I’m also a trader,
but I don’t spend the whole day sitting in front of my desktop or laptop. I usually just check it maybe twice or thrice a day.
And whenever I do check, I only drink coffee while doing a short analysis of trading—not alcohol or cigarettes while working
because I don’t have any vices that I know could harm my health.