The trick for me was to treat every fake trade like real money — I even wrote down “risked amount” in a notebook as if I’d actually lost it. Once I started doing that, I took things way more seriously. I also used to set fake weekly goals just to stay consistent, like hitting a 3% profit target. It sounds silly, but it built discipline and routine. When I finally started trading for real, I didn’t have that panic you get when the chart moves against you — it just felt familiar.