Someone who does not wish you well can poison your trading, to say the least.

People can be meek, helpful, caring, overbearing, gentle, gruff, controlling, hysterical or any number of descriptive phrases could summarize them at different times. Such personality traits don't all by themselves negatively affect someone.

Where a trader is concerned about self destructive tendencies in trading it is a good bet that that trader has someone in his life who intends that he fail.

Much like a mistuned musical instrument strained by abuse or neglect, such a person produces trades which are disturbing, as he knows he could do much better, and apparently for no reason doesn't.

Mental torture is a past time for some individuals. Insults and name calling intended only to disturb the genuine peace or state of mind of another carry with them distress.

In such an instance the originator of such disturbances must be dealt with, at which point the self destructive behavior in the trader may disappear.

Happiness is acheived through the attainment of goals. Almost any worthwhile goal ever stated has been opposed and belittled. The trick is, not to resist the belittlement, but to resolve it or remove its source.

Anyone discouraging you on a steady basis will establish a foothold in your psyche. The question is: do you want that?