Forex and Insomnia

I was mentioning to another trade via email that I have insomnia.  Personally, I’ve found that ever since I got into forex trading, I’ve slept a lot less.  I did burn out though sometime in the middle of 2007 and needed about six months to recover.  Try to pace yourself.  I can’t seem to do this.  It’s either full throttle or bust.  Anyway, I wanted to post this trader’s comments:

I think there’s a great element of sleeplessness for a lot of Forex trading related folk. I know I have it.

I’ve seen the ebbs and flows of a host of traders … Many get burned out, many peter off and do less, and a few break through the wall and come to a happy place where they feel comfortable and where they can still do things they enjoy (other than trading themselves).

I’m one who likes to take in a lot of information and distill it, yet it seems such a counterproductive philosophy when applied to trading. Maybe I’m trying to prove to myself that I can do this too in my own way, that I don’t NEED the absolute focus and structure advocated by others. I would argue that this is my structure and which provides me better focus. 

Whatever it is, I know it’s all part of my trading journey.

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