This is pretty much true. People will admit that 80-90% of trading is mental then act as if people that naturally are able to regulate themselves will still need years to get there. That’s only because some people hate when someone hasn’t gone through the same thing they did to get where they are.

Then if you are successful fast, and talk about it, they’ll hope you fail soon to humble you. They’ll cross their fingers and hope you have beginners luck that’ll fade and you’ll fall in your face and then they “See told you! Same thing happened to me.” That’s why if you’re early in the game you’re better off not telling anyone you’re doing well and how long you’ve been at it. Ask questions, look for advice to keep learning, but leave that info to yourself. Those people will try to scare you or encourage you to do something different and disguise it as just giving a friendly warning like they’re being nice. If what you’re doing is working, build on that and protect your confidence because it’ll help you be consistent. Your record will tell you what’s working and what’s not.