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Financial risk addiction
It is hardly talked about, but it has become an epidemic. Easy access to speculative operations on the Stock Exchange, known as trading , and the regulation of sports betting, known as bets , have opened the doors to compulsive behavior in the financial sector.
We start with a mix of curiosity and willingness to take risks, but we become easy prey to a cunning system prepared to lead us to ruin. The permitted leverage , the lack of mandatory minimum risk management criteria, and the gamification of platforms trigger and reward mechanisms that are common in the formation of addictions . And no one is immune to this.
The leverage
When the rules of the game are written in small letters, we should already be suspicious. But the propaganda comes loud and clear, with smiles and dreams.
Who will read the footer?
Most people who start their journey into high-risk financial assets are not fully aware of how much they can lose .
And at these times, the bonuses, the encouraging messages, the zero-fee offers, the access upgrades, the VIP groups... they all fall silent. An unbelievable silence .
A crime , which can be committed, as it is clearly explained there, in gray, at the end of the page.
It's the fault of those who didn't read it .
Investment or gambling?
In both trading and betting, there is an illusion of strategy . Does it exist to a certain extent? Yes . But when the indicators are not reliable, how can it be maintained?
The media sells the profession of trader with a touch of intellectuality , but operating by watching shooting stars, inverted hammers and their variables only works in the video of the influencer who wants to sell you a course.
The colors, sounds and customizable format, access in the palm of your hand, awaken euphoria and activate psychological biases that we have no idea how to face.
If you look closely, our attitudes are identical to those of a gambler at the bookmaker's office .
The truth is that it is a difficult trap to get out of, as it is linked to the mantra: "it's normal to lose, you are learning, don't give up".
So what to do?
Só existe um caminho possível e é para poucos.
Pessoas profundamente disciplinadas têm uma chance de aumentar o capital, seja com trading ou bets.
Um plano de risco-retorno combinado com uma tabela de assertividade, gerenciamento de risco e controle emocional podem ser eficazes num ambiente imprevisível.
Mas para aqueles que não conseguem cumprir nem a meta de ingestão diária de água, o melhor caminho é cair fora o quanto antes.
Vivi na pele esse drama e o resultado foi um livro chamado: "Daytrade: do sonho ao vício", recomendo a leitura inclusive aos familiares. É um assunto sério e só quem passou por isso consegue acender uma luz àqueles que ainda estão na escuridão.
Se você tem interesse em aprender mais sobre esse tema, conheça também as nossas oficinas de transformação pessoal.
Tem muito conteúdo bom lá para te fortalecer nessa jornada de autoconhecimento e libertação, competências fundamentais para uma vida repleta de bem-estar e autorrealização.