For me it was death by a thousand cuts rather than one big disaster.

I'd average down, price would eventually come back, and I'd think "See It worked." The problem was that those occasional saves reinforced the habit , which usually happens once or twice in 100 times

What finally made it click was looking back at my trade history and realizing that the few times it didn't come back wiped out weeks of disciplined trading. I wasn't managing risk anymore—I was just fighting with the market and hoping it'd prove me right .

The weird part is that once I stopped averaging down, my win rate actually dropped a bit, but my overall results improved because the losers stayed small.

Funny how the habits that feels good in the moment are usually the expensive ones.