At 2:17 AM, the phone vibrated, breaking the silence of the night.
The screenshot sent by Xiao Li stung my eyes—after selling his house for his seriously ill mother's treatment, he had only 32,000 left from the 500,000 he raised. His trembling voice came through: 'Bro... My mom's surgery fee is uncertain, I'm about to break down...'
I took a deep breath and replied to him: 'Start over, use discipline as a lifeline.'
Ironclad rule for survival: The survival rules for cryptocurrency gamblers.
I set three life-and-death lines for Xiao Li:
Funds are split into 8 parts, with a maximum single transaction of 1/8. A maximum of 1 transaction can be made per week, with an interval of over 48 hours.
If profits reach 4%, 30% must be forcibly withdrawn into the 'Mother's Treatment Account'; if losses exceed 2%, immediately cut the position.
Review trades daily, and must clearly write down the 'impulsive points' and the 'benefits of following the rules'.
In the first week, he was like a startled bird. On his first ETH long position, he panicked and closed it when he made a 2% profit. I sent him a photo of his mother lying in bed waiting for him: 'Think about how much mom is counting on this money for life; stay steady!'
In the end, he achieved a 4% profit, withdrawing 1,200, just enough to buy his mom's targeted medication for next week. He cried and said: 'Bro, this is my mom's hope for survival; I understand discipline now…'
A bloody lesson: Violating rules = pushing loved ones towards the abyss.
Three months later, the account returned to 120,000. When SOL surged, he foolishly thought: 'If it rises further, I can gather the full amount for mom's surgery!'
I directly called his mother's attending physician on speaker—'If delayed, the surgical risk doubles.' He instantly woke up and closed his position; although he earned 20% less, three days later SOL plummeted by 40%. He choked up: 'Discipline is not a restraint; it’s a lifeline for my mom...'
Turning point in desperate situations: Use discipline to regain life.
After strictly following the rules for six months, the account climbed to 380,000.
The most dangerous moment was during last year's bear market crash; he only used 3% of his funds to gradually buy the dip. Two weeks later, when the market rebounded and the account surpassed 350,000, he was at the hospital paying his mom's surgery deposit.
At the moment the card was successfully swiped, this 27-year-old man wept at the payment counter: 'Mom, your surgery fee is secured!'
Transformation: The cryptocurrency world is not a gambling table, but a battlefield for protection.
Now, Xiao Li has completely quit his 'gambling nature':
'I used to think the cryptocurrency world was a get-rich-quick gamble, now I understand that steadily earning treatment money to keep my mom alive is the real skill.' He said this while his mother had successfully undergone surgery and was able to walk.
Yesterday, he sent a photo of his mother sunbathing in the garden, captioned: 'Bro, the cryptocurrency world taught me that trading and filial piety are alike; without patience and responsibility, nothing can be maintained.'
In the cryptocurrency world, true experts are not those who catch the most market trends, but those who protect the people they want to safeguard. Once he was in despair during a liquidation night; now, he uses discipline to illuminate hope. Do you want to hold this light together?
