A drunk can begin his journey to recovery only after he admits that he is an
alcoholic. He must see that alcohol controls his life and not the other way
around. Most drunks cannot accept this painful truth. They can face it only
after they hit rock bottom.
Some alcoholics hit rock bottom when they develop a life-threatening illness.
Others hit rock bottom after being rejected by their family or losing a
job. An alcoholic needs to sink to a point so low, so deep down in the gutter,
so unbearably painful that it finally penetrates his denial.
The pain of hitting rock bottom feels intolerable. It makes an alcoholic see
how deeply he has sunk. This pain penetrates his denial. He sees a stark and
simple choice-either turn his life around or die. Only then is an alcoholic
ready to begin his journey to recovery.
try to get high again, put on reckless trades, and give back their profits. Most
traders cannot stand the pain of a string of severe losses. They die as traders
afrer hitting rock bottom and wash out of the markets. The few survivors
realize that the main trouble is not with their methods, the trouble is with
their thinking. They can change and become successful traders.