oddiduro:
There is some good advice posted here. If you do a search, you might find a thread that was going a couple months ago, forget the name. It deals with jealously, envy, and such. There was a book by a German author (sorry don't have the name), title is "Envy.....". Look on Amazon, it was listed there, library may carry it. Supposed to be a good social study on these issues. From experience, and posts on ET, your experiences are not out of the ordinary for this profession. Think that many generous folks can be attracted to trading for it's freedom and challenges (aside from monetary rewards). When they submerge themselves in the culture of their passion (trading), they are often unaware of the changes that they go through to obtain success. Others around them start to see differences, and think that it's the "money" that is exerting it influence. When one realizes that the "money" is mostly the result of changes, we have to grow to become profitable, you start develop different paradigms. The world can seem turned around from our old comfort zone. What I am getting at is, often when your profitability obviates itself, it is a sign of growth- change. Change represents uncertainty to many. As such, many folks are reluctant to expand their comfort zone, you becoming profitable brings change - or represents uncertainty - uncertainty = discomfort = pain- into their lives. And since uncertainty also represents pain for many, they attack that which is perceived to pose a threat - cause discomfort = pain. Whether the pain of realizing that they did not go after their dreams, or perhaps never had any to begin with, or what have you.
After awhile, you may come to exhibit come to exhibit a degree of understanding, or may have to do what many others - including myself - have done, and this is to distance yourself from others that do not support you. Another remedy, is to practice and display as many of the classical virtues as one can. Gentility can carry one far.
I can tell you from my experience that there is a degree of lifestyle re-engineering that takes place outside of simply getting in tune with the markets. Some of us go so far as to virtually fade from view so that we can enjoy our pursuits without distraction and the scorn of others. It's not easy dumbing yourself down to gain autonomy, but sometimes necessary.
To paraphrase some else's statement, "remember, what people say to or about you, is not so much a commentary on your person, but perhaps, somewhat of a confession about them." I'll post a link to the previous thread if it turns up. In the meantime, good trading and much success to you.
There is some good advice posted here. If you do a search, you might find a thread that was going a couple months ago, forget the name. It deals with jealously, envy, and such. There was a book by a German author (sorry don't have the name), title is "Envy.....". Look on Amazon, it was listed there, library may carry it. Supposed to be a good social study on these issues. From experience, and posts on ET, your experiences are not out of the ordinary for this profession. Think that many generous folks can be attracted to trading for it's freedom and challenges (aside from monetary rewards). When they submerge themselves in the culture of their passion (trading), they are often unaware of the changes that they go through to obtain success. Others around them start to see differences, and think that it's the "money" that is exerting it influence. When one realizes that the "money" is mostly the result of changes, we have to grow to become profitable, you start develop different paradigms. The world can seem turned around from our old comfort zone. What I am getting at is, often when your profitability obviates itself, it is a sign of growth- change. Change represents uncertainty to many. As such, many folks are reluctant to expand their comfort zone, you becoming profitable brings change - or represents uncertainty - uncertainty = discomfort = pain- into their lives. And since uncertainty also represents pain for many, they attack that which is perceived to pose a threat - cause discomfort = pain. Whether the pain of realizing that they did not go after their dreams, or perhaps never had any to begin with, or what have you.
After awhile, you may come to exhibit come to exhibit a degree of understanding, or may have to do what many others - including myself - have done, and this is to distance yourself from others that do not support you. Another remedy, is to practice and display as many of the classical virtues as one can. Gentility can carry one far.
I can tell you from my experience that there is a degree of lifestyle re-engineering that takes place outside of simply getting in tune with the markets. Some of us go so far as to virtually fade from view so that we can enjoy our pursuits without distraction and the scorn of others. It's not easy dumbing yourself down to gain autonomy, but sometimes necessary.
To paraphrase some else's statement, "remember, what people say to or about you, is not so much a commentary on your person, but perhaps, somewhat of a confession about them." I'll post a link to the previous thread if it turns up. In the meantime, good trading and much success to you.
