Stopping loss is really like a breakup: dragging it out without making things clear—in the end, it isn’t getting back together, it’s running yourself down until you have no strength left. I used to be stubborn too, thinking, “wait a bit longer.” But the longer I waited, the less I dared to look at my account. When the funding rate hit an extreme, people in the group kept arguing about whether it should reverse or continue squeezing the bubble, and my mindset was even easier to get led astray. To put it plainly, accepting a loss isn’t admitting defeat—it’s taking your power back: pulling yourself out of the script where “it could get even worse.” Now I set hard rules for myself: when it hits my line, I cut. I’d rather feel a little pain now than let interest and emotions keep slicing me every day. Be cautious—so you can last longer.