When I traded a $1000 account, I couldn_t stomach losing 1% ($10).
How did I get over it?
I started to risk 0.1% ($1)
That helped me realize that I could recover the losses over a series of trades. Then risking 1% became easier.
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I used to be scared of losing money too.
When I traded a $1000 account, I couldn_t stomach losing 1% ($10).
How did I get over it?
I started to risk 0.1% ($1)
That helped me realize that I could recover the losses over a series of trades. Then risking 1% became easier.