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Doctored Degree in Clinical Psychology (PSYD) (ABD) All But Dissertation, a Masters (M.A.) in Clinical Psychology, a Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Psychology, a Associate Degree (AA) in Liberal Arts with an emphases in Psychology, Certification in Anger Management, Certification in MRT-Moral Reconation Therapy®, Certification in Clinical Hypnotherapy, and Certification in Advanced Hypnotherapy.

Somatic Intuition, what is it:

Somatic intuition refers to knowing through the body — information, signals, or guidance that arise as physical sensations before or without conscious reasoning.

It’s not mystical by default, nor purely cognitive; it sits at the intersection of neuroception, interoception, memory, and meaning.

What it feels like

Somatic intuition often shows up as:

A tightness or ease in the chest or gut
Sudden warmth, chills, or heaviness
A felt “pull” toward or away from something
A quiet sense of yes / no without words
Subtle shifts in posture, breath, or muscle tone

These sensations usually appear faster than conscious thought.

Where it comes from (psychologically & neurobiologically)

Somatic intuition emerges from:

Interoceptive awareness (insula, vagal pathways)
Implicit memory (body-stored experience, not narrative memory)
Pattern recognition based on lived experience
Neuroception (the nervous system’s unconscious safety/danger detection)

Your body is constantly integrating:

sensory data + emotional memory + relational history + environmental cues

…and signaling the result somatically.

Somatic intuition vs. anxiety

This distinction matters clinically:

Somatic IntuitionAnxiety SignalCalm, quiet, groundedUrgent, loud, catastrophicSpecific and briefDiffuse and repetitiveDoesn’t escalate when noticedEscalates with attentionOften followed by clarityOften followed by rumination

Trauma can distort intuition, turning protective signals into false alarms — this is where discernment is key.

Somatic intuition in trauma-informed work

In trauma psychology:

Symptoms are often misread intuition
Intuition may be offline (numbness) or hyperactive (over-signaling)
Healing restores signal-to-noise ratio, not “trusting the body blindly”

Modalities that work with somatic intuition:

Somatic Experiencing
IFS (tracking parts through body sensations)
Brainspotting
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Non-ordinary perception (contextual note)

Somatic intuition can be:

Ordinary (pattern-based, implicit cognition)
Enhanced through attention and regulation
Misattributed as external or paranormal when dissociation or arousal is high

Grounding and nervous system regulation determine whether somatic information is insightful or symbolic noise.

A simple discernment practice

When a somatic signal appears:

Pause and orient (look around, name the room)

Ask: Is this sensation calm or urgent?

Track it for 10–20 seconds without interpretation

Notice if it settles, clarifies, or escalates

True somatic intuition usually settles into clarity.

Shervan K Shahhian

Trauma Psychology, explained:

Trauma Psychology is the field of psychology that studies how overwhelming experiences affect the mind, brain, body, identity, and relationships — especially when those experiences exceed a person’s capacity to cope at the time.

1. What Makes an Experience “Traumatic”?

Trauma is not defined by the event, but by the nervous system’s response.

An experience becomes traumatic when:

The person feels overwhelmed
Escape or protection feels impossible
The nervous system cannot complete a defensive response
The experience remains unintegrated

This is why two people can experience the same event and only one develops trauma.

2. Core Domains Affected by Trauma

Brain & Nervous System

Chronic activation of the amygdala (threat detection)
Reduced integration in the prefrontal cortex
Altered hippocampal memory processing
Dysregulated autonomic nervous system (fight / flight / freeze / collapse)

Trauma is fundamentally a nervous system injury, not a character flaw.

Body (Somatic Storage)

Trauma is often stored somatically, not narratively:

Chronic tension, pain, or numbness
Startle reflex
Gastrointestinal issues
Dissociation from bodily sensations

Cognition & Perception

Black-and-white thinking under stress
Catastrophic interpretations
Time distortion (“it’s happening again”)
Fragmented or intrusive memories

These are adaptive survival strategies, not distortions in the usual sense.

Identity & Self

Trauma can fracture the sense of self:

Shame-based identity (“something is wrong with me”)
Parts-based organization (protector, exile, watcher)
Loss of continuity across time

This is why trauma psychology overlaps with ego state theory and parts work.

3. Types of Trauma

Acute Trauma

Single overwhelming event
Accident, assault, disaster

Chronic Trauma

Repeated exposure over time
Abuse, neglect, captivity, ongoing threat

Developmental Trauma

Occurs during attachment formation
Alters personality, affect regulation, and meaning-making

Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)

Affects identity, relationships, and worldview
Often misdiagnosed as personality pathology

4. Trauma vs Psychopathology (Critical Distinction)

Many symptoms labeled as “disorders” are better understood as:

Survival adaptations
Protective dissociation
Threat-based learning

Trauma psychology reframes pathology as intelligence under threat, which you’ve explicitly resonated with before.

5. Trauma & Altered States

Trauma increases access to:

Dissociative states
Hypnagogic imagery
Non-ordinary perception
Somatic intuition

Clinically, these can resemble psychosis — but functionally, they are often unintegrated protective states, not primary psychotic disorders.

This is where trauma psychology intersects with consciousness studies and parapsychology, though mainstream models rarely acknowledge this explicitly.

6. Healing in Trauma Psychology

Healing is not about remembering more — it is about:

Regulation before revelation
Restoring agency
Completing interrupted defensive responses
Re-integrating body, affect, and narrative

Modalities aligned with this:

Somatic therapies (SE, Brainspotting)
Parts-based work (IFS)
Attachment-informed approaches
Phase-oriented trauma treatment

7. Core Principle

Trauma is not what happened to you. Trauma is what happened inside you when what happened was too much.

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Black-and-white thinking under stress, explained:

Black-and-white thinking under stress (also called dichotomous thinking) is a very common cognitive response when the nervous system is overloaded.

What it looks like

Under stress, the mind collapses complexity into extremes:

All good / all bad
Success / total failure
Safe / dangerous
Right / wrong
For me / against me

Nuance, gray areas, and uncertainty feel intolerable.

Why stress triggers it

When stress is high, the brain shifts into survival mode:

Prefrontal cortex (flexible thinking) goes offline
Amygdala (threat detection) dominates
The system prioritizes speed over accuracy

Black-and-white thinking is fast, decisive, and protective — even if it’s inaccurate.

From a trauma-informed lens, this is not a “thinking error” but a protective simplification.

Common situations that intensify it

Emotional overwhelm
Interpersonal conflict
Trauma reminders
Sleep deprivation
Chronic anxiety or depression
Identity threat (shame, rejection, failure)

Examples

“If I can’t do this perfectly, I shouldn’t do it at all.”
“They disagreed with me → they don’t care about me.”
“I made one mistake → I am a failure.”
“If I feel anxious, something terrible must be happening.”

How it maintains distress

Black-and-white thinking:

Increases emotional reactivity
Escalates conflict
Reinforces shame and hopelessness
Narrows perceived options
Prevents problem-solving

How to work with it (not against it)

Because this pattern is state-dependent, the goal is not to “argue with thoughts” but to down-regulate the nervous system first.

Helpful approaches:

Grounding (sensory input, slow breathing)
Naming the state: “I’m stressed — my brain is simplifying.”
Introducing both/and language:
“I’m struggling and still capable.”
“This is hard and not permanent.”
Asking gentle questions:
“What’s one exception?”
“What’s a 5% improvement?”

Clinical note (relevant to your background)

In trauma psychology, black-and-white thinking is often:

A learned adaptation to unpredictable environments
A marker of nervous system load, not personality pathology
Reversible with regulation and safety

It becomes problematic only when it hardens into a trait rather than a temporary state.

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Trauma-Based Phenomena, explained:

Trauma-Based Phenomena refers to psychological, emotional, somatic, cognitive, and relational experiences that originate as adaptive survival responses to overwhelming or chronic stress, rather than as primary pathology. From a trauma-informed lens, these phenomena are expressions of nervous-system learning, not defects.

Below is a structured overview, integrating contemporary trauma psychology, somatic theory, and clinical practice.

1. Core Principle

Trauma is not what happened — it is what the nervous system had to do to survive.

Trauma-based phenomena are state-dependent adaptations that become maladaptive when the threat is no longer present.

2. Major Categories of Trauma-Based Phenomena

A. Somatic & Neurophysiological

The body “remembers” when cognition cannot.

Chronic pain with no clear medical cause
GI disturbances, headaches, fibromyalgia-like symptoms
Startle response, muscle bracing, shallow breathing
Autonomic dysregulation (sympathetic dominance / dorsal vagal collapse)
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)

Key concept: The body as a storage medium for unprocessed threat

B. Perceptual & Dissociative

Often misdiagnosed as psychosis or neurological disorders.

Depersonalization / derealization
Time distortion, emotional numbing
Fragmented memory or amnesia
Parts-based consciousness (ego states)
Transient voice-like experiences under stress

Clinical distinction: Trauma-based dissociation is state-linked, not fixed.

C. Cognitive & Meaning-Making

The mind organizes reality around safety.

Hypervigilance & threat scanning
Catastrophic thinking
Trauma-based belief systems (“The world is unsafe”)
Rigid moral or existential frameworks
Black-and-white thinking under stress

Important: These are predictive models, not delusions.

D. Emotional & Affective

Emotions become survival signals rather than communicative states.

Rage, shame, or terror disproportionate to present events
Emotional shutdown or alexithymia
Grief that feels “timeless”
Attachment panic or abandonment fear

Often mislabeled as: mood disorders or personality pathology

E. Behavioral & Relational

Survival strategies mistaken for character flaws.

Avoidance or compulsive control
People-pleasing / fawning
Addiction, dissociation through work, food, substances
Re-enactment dynamics
Trauma bonding

Frame shift: Behavior is communication of unmet safety needs

3. Trauma-Based vs Pathology-Based Interpretation

Trauma-Based View Pathology-Based View Adaptive response Disorder Nervous system learned threat Brain dysfunction Context-dependent Trait-based Meaningful symptoms Random symptoms Healable Chronic

4. Why Trauma-Based Phenomena Are Often Misdiagnosed

Overlap with psychosis, ADHD, bipolar, somatic disorders
Lack of developmental & somatic assessment
Over-reliance on DSM categorical thinking
Insufficient inquiry into timing and context

5. Healing Orientation (Not Symptom Suppression)

Effective trauma work focuses on:

Nervous system regulation
Bottom-up processing (somatic → affect → cognition)
Restoring agency and choice
Meaning-making without traumatization

Modalities include:

Somatic Experiencing
Brainspotting
EMDR
Parts-based therapies (IFS, ego-state)
Polyvagal-informed interventions

6. A Reframing You May Appreciate

Trauma-based phenomena are intelligence under constraint.

Symptoms are solutions that outlived their context.

Shervan K Shahhian

Lucid Heart Therapy, what is it:

Lucid Heart Therapy refers to a specific therapy practice and counseling/coaching that combines transpersonal hypnotherapy, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and transformational counseling to help individuals unlock their potential, overcome emotional blocks, and create positive change in their lives.

What It Is:
Therapeutic Approach: The practice offers advanced Transpersonal Hypnotherapy and NLP (techniques that work with subconscious patterns, beliefs, and emotional conditioning) together with life coaching.

Goals: It aims to help people reduce stress, heal emotional pain, improve relationships, and activate one’s natural inner capacity for creative change and wellbeing.

What Transpersonal Hypnotherapy & NLP Mean:
Transpersonal Hypnotherapy: A form of hypnotherapy that goes beyond symptom relief to work with spiritual, emotional, and subconscious layers of experience, often geared toward deeper self-awareness and inner growth. (This is broadly how the field defines it, and the business applies these concepts to “heart-centered” change.)

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming): A set of approaches for understanding how language, thought, and behavior interact — commonly used in coaching to reframe beliefs and patterns that limit one’s goals or wellbeing.

How It Differs from Other Modalities:
Not a standardized psychotherapy: This isn’t clinical psychology like CBT or DBT; it falls into holistic/transpersonal and coaching paradigms, often blending psychological techniques, meditation, hypnosis, and personal insight.

Focus on inner potential: It emphasizes self-empowerment, clarity, emotional transformation, and personal meaning rather than purely symptom management.

If you’re considering any form of therapy for clinical concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, trauma), it’s wise to consult with a mental health professional so you can weigh complementary and evidence-based options.

Shervan K Shahhian

Stored Somatically Psychotic-Like Symptoms, explained:

Yes, psychotic-like symptoms can be stored and expressed somatically, especially in the context of trauma, chronic stress, or nervous-system dysregulation. This is a well-recognized phenomenon in trauma psychology and does not automatically indicate a primary psychotic disorder.

What “Somatically Stored Psychotic-Like Symptoms” Means

These symptoms arise when overwhelming experiences are encoded in the body rather than integrated symbolically or narratively. When re-activated, they can look psychotic, but their origin, course, and treatment are different.

Common Somatic Expressions

Hearing voices during heightened arousal (often internal, fragmented, or state-dependent)
Feeling externally controlled, invaded, or monitored
Paranoia that fluctuates with bodily states (sleep loss, hunger, pain, autonomic activation)
Dissociation with loss of agency or identity instability
Somatic hallucinations (pressure, energy, movement, presence)
Delusional-like interpretations that collapse when the nervous system settles

How This Differs From Primary Psychosis

Trauma-Somatic Psychotic-Like Primary Psychosis State-dependent Persistent across states Triggered by body cues Largely independent of body state Insight often returns Insight often absent Improves with regulation Requires antipsychotic focus Meaningful, symbolic Often fixed, concrete

Mechanism (Bottom-Up)

Trauma overwhelms cortical integration
Memory fragments lodge in subcortical and autonomic systems
When activated → primitive threat meanings emerge
Mind attempts coherence → psychotic-like narratives

This aligns with:

Van der Kolk (body keeps the score)
Porges (neuroception)
Janet (dissociation)
Trauma-informed psychosis models

Clinical Relevance

Mislabeling trauma-based phenomena as psychosis can worsen outcomes
Somatic approaches often lead to rapid de-escalation

*See a Psychiatrist

“Possible” Effective Approaches

Brainspotting / EMDR
Somatic Experiencing
Sensorimotor psychotherapy
Polyvagal-informed regulation
Parts-based work (trauma-informed, not pathologizing)

These allow the body to complete defensive responses that were frozen at the time of trauma.

Important Clarification

Having psychotic-like symptoms:

❌ does not mean “you are psychotic”
❌ does not imply loss of reality testing
✔ often means the body is replaying unresolved threat states

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Psychopathology and Trauma, the connection:

Psychopathology and Trauma are deeply interconnected. Trauma is one of the most powerful contributors to the development, expression, and course of many psychological disorders.

What Is the Relationship?
Trauma (especially early, chronic, or interpersonal trauma) can:

Trigger psychopathology
Shape symptom presentation
Worsen severity and chronicity
Complicate diagnosis and treatment
In many cases, what appears as “psychopathology” is actually the mind adapting to overwhelming threat.

Trauma as a Root of Psychopathology
Trauma disrupts:

Emotion regulation
Identity development
Attachment systems
Threat detection (nervous system)
This disruption can manifest as symptoms classified in DSM diagnoses.

Common Trauma-Linked Disorders
Psychopathology Trauma Link PTSD / C-PTSD Direct consequence of trauma Major Depression Learned helplessness, loss, chronic stress Anxiety Disorders Hypervigilance, fear conditioning Dissociative Disorders Defensive response to overwhelming threat Borderline Personality Disorder Strongly linked to early attachment trauma Substance Use Disorders Self-regulation via numbing or control Somatic Symptom Disorders Trauma stored somatically Psychotic-like symptoms Extreme stress → altered reality processing

Trauma vs “Primary” Psychopathology
Not all psychopathology is trauma-based, but trauma is frequently misdiagnosed as a primary disorder.

Example:
Trauma-related hyperarousal → misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder
Dissociation → misdiagnosed as psychosis
Emotional numbing → misdiagnosed as major depression
Survival-based aggression → misdiagnosed as antisocial traits
A trauma-informed lens asks:

“What happened to you?” instead of “What’s wrong with you?”

Neurobiological Impact of Trauma
Trauma alters brain systems central to psychopathology:

Amygdala → threat overactivation
Prefrontal cortex → impaired inhibition & insight
Hippocampus → memory fragmentation
HPA axis → chronic stress dysregulation
These changes explain:

Intrusive memories
Emotional instability
Dissociation
Impulsivity
Cognitive distortions

Developmental Trauma & Personality Pathology
Early trauma affects personality organization, not just symptoms.

Disrupted attachment → unstable self-image
Chronic invalidation → shame-based identity
Inescapable threat → dissociative coping
Lack of co-regulation → poor affect tolerance
This reframes many “personality disorders” as:

Adaptations to prolonged developmental trauma

Trauma-Informed Psychopathology Model
A trauma-informed approach integrates:

Developmental history

Attachment patterns

Nervous system state

Adaptive function of symptoms

Contextual survival strategies

Symptoms are viewed as protective responses, not defects.

Treatment Implications
When trauma underlies psychopathology:

Symptom suppression alone often fails
Insight without nervous system regulation is insufficient
Stabilization precedes trauma processing
Relationship safety is therapeutic
“Possible” Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments
EMDR
Somatic therapies (SE, Sensorimotor)
Trauma-focused CBT
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Phase-oriented treatment for complex trauma

Key Takeaway
Trauma is not just a risk factor, it is often the organizing principle of psychopathology.

Understanding trauma:

Reduces stigma
Improves diagnostic accuracy
Guides effective treatment
Honors symptoms as survival intelligence
Shervan K Shahhian

The difference between law enforcement psychology and forensic psychology:

Here’s a clear and simple breakdown of Law Enforcement Psychology vs. Forensic Psychology, since they’re often confused but serve different functions:

Law Enforcement Psychology

Focus: Supporting the well-being, performance, and decision-making of police and other law-enforcement personnel.

What it deals with:

Psychological screening for police applicants
Fitness-for-duty evaluations
Counseling officers (stress, trauma, burnout, PTSD)
Crisis negotiation and crisis intervention
Training officers on bias, de-escalation, communication, use-of-force judgment
Improving police–community relations
Enhancing teamwork, leadership, and resilience within departments

Think of it as:

“Psychology for the police.”

Forensic Psychology

Focus: Applying psychological principles to legal questions in courts, investigations, and the justice system.

What it deals with:

Competency to stand trial evaluations
Insanity defense evaluations
Risk assessments (violence, reoffending, sexual offense risk)
Expert testimony in court
Child custody evaluations
Eyewitness credibility and memory issues
Criminal profiling (rarely, and usually done with behavioral analysts rather than clinical psychologists)
Working with victims, offenders, attorneys, and judges

Think of it as:

“Psychology for the legal system.”

Key Differences at a Glance

Area	Law Enforcement Psychology	Forensic Psychology
Primary Clients	Police officers, departments	Courts, attorneys, offenders, victims
Goal	Improve officer performance and wellness	Inform legal decisions
Typical Settings	Police agencies, academies	Courts, prisons, forensic hospitals
Main Activities	Selection, training, counseling	Evaluation, testimony, risk assessment

Overlap?

Yes, in areas like:

Crisis negotiation
Threat assessment
Understanding criminal behavior
Consulting on cases

But their purpose differs:

Law enforcement psychology → help officers do their job better and safely
Forensic psychology → help the justice system make informed decisions

Shervan K Shahhian

Law Enforcement Psychology, explained:

Law Enforcement Psychology is a specialized branch of psychology focused on understanding and improving the mental, emotional, and behavioral functioning of law enforcement professionals, as well as supporting the communities they serve. It blends clinical psychology, occupational psychology, and forensic psychology.

Here’s a clear breakdown:

What Law Enforcement Psychology Covers
A. Selection & Hiring
Developing psychological tests for police applicants
Evaluating traits such as judgment, impulse control, stress tolerance, emotional stability
Screening for risk factors (aggression, bias, psychological disorders)
B. Training & Skill Development
Crisis negotiation
De-escalation skills
Use-of-force decision-making under stress
Cultural sensitivity
Psychological resilience training
C. Operational Support
Psychologists may work alongside officers in:

Hostage or crisis negotiations
Threat assessments (e.g., workplace violence, school shootings)
Profiling behaviors and patterns
Tactical team support
D. Mental Health & Wellness
Addressing challenges officers face:

PTSD
Depression and anxiety
Burnout and compassion fatigue
Sleep disruption due to shift work
Substance misuse
Providing:

Therapy
Resilience programs
Peer support systems

Why Sheriff, Police Work Is Psychologically Unique
Law enforcement exposes individuals to:

Constant hypervigilance
Violence and trauma
Public scrutiny
Split-second life-or-death decisions
Ethical dilemmas
Ambiguous, unpredictable environments
Over time, this can change thinking patterns, emotional responses, and interpersonal functioning.

Community & Organizational Psychology
Law enforcement psychologists also work at the system level to:

Improve police-community relations
Reduce bias and excessive force incidents
Strengthen organizational leadership
Promote healthy police culture
Evaluate policy decisions

Core Goals of Law Enforcement Psychology
Protect public safety
Enhance officer decision-making
Reduce use-of-force incidents
Support officer mental health
Improve communication and trust between police and community
Create more effective, ethical policing systems
Paths of Application
A law enforcement psychologist might:

Work full time in a police department
Consult with crisis negotiation teams
Conduct fitness-for-duty evaluations
Train officers in psychological skills
Provide therapy for officers and families
Shervan K Shahhian

Trading Psychology, explained:

Trading Psychology refers to the mental and emotional factors that influence how traders make decisions, manage risk, and respond to market conditions. It is often more important than strategy or technical skill, because even the best system fails if the trader cannot execute it consistently.

Below is a clear overview.

Core Elements of Trading Psychology
1. Emotional Regulation
Markets trigger strong emotions:

Fear → leads to hesitation, panic selling, or exiting too early

Greed → leads to overtrading, oversized positions, or ignoring risk

Hope → leads to holding losing trades too long

FOMO → jumps into trades without analysis

Goal: Develop the ability to act based on plan, not emotion.

2. Cognitive Biases
Traders often get trapped by psychological distortions:

Loss Aversion: losses hurt more than gains feel good → sabotages consistency

Confirmation Bias: looking only for info that proves your idea

Recency Bias: assuming the last few results represent future outcomes

Anchoring: clinging to a price or belief despite new data

Goal: Recognize these biases and build rules to override them.

3. Discipline and Consistency
Winning traders don’t react randomly — they follow:

A trading plan

Risk rules

A daily routine

A position sizing model

Discipline reduces emotional decision-making.

4. Risk Tolerance and Stress Management
Every trader has a psychological threshold for:

Size of loss they can tolerate

Level of volatility they can handle

Time they can hold a trade

Ignoring your own risk tolerance creates stress → stress leads to mistakes.

5. Self-Awareness
Successful traders study their own patterns as much as market patterns:

What triggers impulsive trades

What conditions lead to mistakes

What emotions appear after wins or losses

Self-awareness = the trader’s greatest psychological edge.

6. Mindset: Growth vs. Ego
Two mindsets exist in trading:

Ego-based: needing to be right

Growth-based: needing to learn

The growth mindset understands:

Being wrong is part of the game

Losses are data

Consistency > perfection

7. Patience and Timing
Most traders lose because they:

Enter too early

Exit too early

Overtrade because they’re bored

Patience is a psychological skill — waiting for high-probability setups.

8. Recovery Psychology
After losses:

Many traders tilt (revenge-trading)

Lose discipline

Try to “get it back” immediately

A strong recovery psychology includes:

Taking breaks

Reducing size

Reviewing mistakes without blame

9. Confidence (Not Overconfidence)
Confidence comes from:

Back testing

Experience

Consistent execution

Trusting your edge

Overconfidence comes from:

Winning streaks

Luck mistaken for skill

Taking bigger risks than the plan allows

Differentiating the two is key.

10. Flow State and Intuition (Advanced)
With experience, some traders enter:

Flow: complete focus and clarity

Market intuition: pattern recognition built from thousands of hours

This is not impulsiveness; it’s subconscious expertise.

How to Develop Strong Trading Psychology:
Daily Practices
Journaling every trade

Reviewing emotional triggers

Using meditation or breathing exercises

Setting clear pre-market checklists

Using stop losses and defined risk so emotions are minimized

Structural Practices
Trade small enough that emotions are quiet

Use a written rule set

Automate parts of your process

Create accountability (mentor, community, or self-audit)

In One Sentence
Trading psychology is the ability to manage your emotions, biases, and behaviors so you can follow your system with consistency — especially under pressure.

Shervan K Shahhian