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Okay so I spent months trying to "manage" tilt w/ breathing exercises, walking away from the screen. None of it worked and its not because the advice is bad.. its because by the time I needed it I literally didnt have the willpower left to do it.
Think about it. When do you need the most self control? Right after a painful loss. When do you have the least? Right after a painful loss. Thats the whole trap right there. So what actually changed things for me was flipping from management to prevention. Instead of trying to fix tilt in the moment I just built systems so it doesnt start. Heres what I do now:
1. **State gate**: before I open any chart I check sleep and emotional state. If either is off I trade half size or just sit out. Sounds obvious but honestly ive blown through more P&L on tilt mornings than on bad setups. The tilt was already loaded before I saw a single candle.
2. **Morning prep before price**: I load my levels and scenarios before opening TradingView. The second you see price, anchoring kicks in and everything you see just confirms your bias. Write the plan when youre neutral, trade it when youre not.
3. **Mental rehearsal** \- literally just "if I lose on trade 1 I close the platform for 15 minutes and come back at half size." I rehearse this before the open so when it actually happens its a reflex not a decision. This one felt dumb at first but its probably the highest ROI thing on this list.
4. **Post-loss triage**: after any loss I ask one question: is my setup still ahead of me, or is it dead? If its still ahead maybe I re-enter smaller. If its dead I walk. Most traders treat every loss the same and thats how a $200 loss becomes $800.
5. **Risk limits that actually match reality/ your emotions**: not just "1-2% of my account" but a number where I can genuinely close the laptop and walk away without feeling like the whole session was a disaster. If I keep blowing through the limit the limit is wrong, not my discipline.
The biggest shift tho.. I went back and looked at my worst tilt days from the last few months. The pattern was so obvious once I actually looked. It was always the second consecutive loss, always between 10:00 and 11:00 ET. So that became a hard rule -- two back to back stops before 11 and im done for 15 min minimum.
Your worst days are your best data tbh.
Not financial advice. Curious what prevention systems you guys use or if most people are still just relying on "walk away when you feel it."

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