I realize that my tolerance for floating losses is really low; even if I haven't sold, it's just on paper, but my mind automatically imagines, "What if I missed the snapshot right when my emotions were collapsing?"


Unrealized gains actually let me sleep better, probably because when I make a profit, I think, "It's okay, I'll check later," but when I lose, it’s like an alarm ringing constantly, making me unable to resist refreshing on-chain records and checking wallet changes repeatedly, becoming more and more anxious the more I look.

Basically, it's loss aversion: the pain of losing one dollar feels more solid than the happiness of gaining one dollar.
The same applies on-chain—funds moving between different pools are like me stuffing loose change into different pockets at home.
Usually, I don’t notice, but once I find a pocket missing, I start to suspect whether I lost it, it was stolen, or I put it in the wrong place… and then I start to lose sleep.

Recently, I’ve been talking about interest rate cut expectations, the dollar index, and that frustrating feeling when risk assets sometimes rise and fall together.
It feels like a macro sneeze, and on-chain sentiment follows with a fever.
For now, I can only give myself a simple trick: when I’m at a loss, write down my interaction plan first.
Today, no adding to positions or making reckless moves, at least not tearing up the roadmap out of anxiety.
That’s it for now.
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