Unrealized losses really are more annoying than unrealized gains, making it hard to sleep. When you’re making a profit, you just glance and close it; when you’re losing, your mind automatically magnifies every fluctuation: Did I place the order half a beat too late? Did the matching delay eat into me? Was the slippage taken by someone else again... Clearly, it’s just on-paper volatility, but your body reacts as if you’ve actually lost money. To put it simply, loss aversion means you’re more afraid of “less certainty” than “more possibility.”

Recently, the criticism that staking/sharing security setups are just “copy-paste” has been loud. I actually understand why: layered yield stacking, with the mental default “I’ve already earned it,” and a pullback feels like someone’s forcibly taking your money out of your pocket. My obsessive-compulsive approach is also pretty basic: split positions into smaller parts, keep clear records of entries and exits, and try to separate “Did I really lose or just not make a profit?” at least so I don’t keep replaying it overnight. For now, that’s how I handle it.