Trading with ADHD | Part 1

If you have ADHD, managing Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is a prerequisite for consistent execution.
RSD biases the interpretation of uncertainty.
A losing trade is no longer processed as statistical variance but is encoded as evidence of personal inadequacy.
The missed opportunities become proof of incompetence and lessons that should be learned from failures, equate to rejection.
Once that cognitive distortion takes hold, decision quality deteriorates.
You begin optimizing for emotional relief rather than expected value.
Position sizing becomes impulsive.
Rules become negotiable.
The objective shifts from executing your edge to repairing your self-image.
If you have ADHD it is difficult to understand that self-worth and trade outcomes occupy separate domains.
The ability to maintain that separation, especially if you’re predisposed to RSD, isn’t just beneficial.
It’s necessary to even have a chance of succeeding.