The Self-Sabotaging Trader Who Couldn't Control His Demons
- My work with Victor, a trader who didn't respond to the usual treatment
- Why I suspected that something deeper was going on, something from the past
- What I discovered about Victor's background and relationship with his father
- More about Victor's working class background
- Why Victor's rebellion against his father was significantly affecting his ability to trade
- Early successes: his marriage and early achievements
- Catastrophe! How Victor sabotaged his marriage and success, uncovering his unacknowledged fear of success and what lay behind it
- Resolution: how I worked with Victor to help him understand and modify his self-destructive behaviours in his professional and personal lives
CHAPTER 6: The Ghost in the Machine