My Problem

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Quote from Homo sum:

Hi everybody. So many interesting threads and excellent posts - really thought-provoking.
I'm quite an inexperienced novice trader from Russia. I've been now for three months trading in stocks and mostly index futures in the Moscow exchanges.
My psychological problem, as I see it, is that I do not feel elated or simply happy when obtaining a profit, even a considerable one, but any loss, however small, gets me really depressed. And on experiencing a drawdown I believe myself to be just a clueless, good-for-nothing moron - and feel that trading is just not my stuff, that I don't at all have what it essentially takes.

Is this situation unique to me only, I wonder?

Exactly the same for me... Since most of my strategies are automated, I just take a look at the P§L sometimes in the afternoon... If it's positive, I instantly stop thinking about it... No good feeling, just average... When it's negative, I 'm just frustrated...

Now, that I become quite consistent, it's even worse... I will have something like a breakeven/slightly down month on september( It hasn't happened in a while )due to a big DD in one of my systems and I 'm just frustrated.

The normal behaviour would be to say: " C'mon, this game is hard, you're making your best year so far, the market is really kind with you, be happy..." but it's not what I feel now