it was good advice because you were losing so much money you were becoming suicidal. its not like a sales job where you can eventually build up a client base. this is trading and you can literally lose everything in a second. of course its not impossible to make a living trading but if you become that depressed(it happens to many) then the best advice is to walk away,its simply not healthy. i know a guy who directly and 2 indirectly who hit rock bottom from trading. i love it and became good at it just because my personality and way of thinking work with it.