How much does trading affect your Career/Relationship?

I lost a marriage over my obsession with Forex. i had just started trading and was sure I would be a millionaire within a few years. That initial rush where every trade is life or death, overleveraged and shooting for the stars. My focus was always on trading, even on the weekends. I remember putting my laptop by the shower so I could see how my trade was moving while I shampooed my hair. I ignored my family and would be distracted all the time. I pushed her away and at the time didn't care.

In retrospect it was NOT worth it. I loved her then and still do but that is over now. For sure there were other factors involved in our breakup but I have to think that Forex has been destructive to more lives than it has helped.

If there are any newbies reading this please: keep your perspective, your family, your job, your hobbies, all are more important than playing a game that you will likely never win. I'm sorry, that sounds harsh but it is true. Even if you are a lucky one who makes millions, the things that will make you happy are the people around you.

It depends on a person.I hate working with people. I hate office politics and the constant fear that I may be laid off.
Work for most people is monotonous, the same thing over and over again.
I am naturally antisocial.The best days of my life is when I have no people to bother me and I can spend all the time alone.
All I need is a consistently profitable strategy to shut myself from this stupid world. I don't want to talk to people anymore. I find most people to be insufferably vain and morose.
I view trading as a way to escape the social aspect of life,which to me is Nirvana.

Its threads like these where you see real people input personal/somewhat personal posts that inspire me and I think inspires me. It's been a very interesting thread to read when its a saturday night and you cant sleep because you are studying charts and doing all your analysis for next week and testing!

You just get sick of reading all the post of people trying to say what is right and what is wrong, so many egos!

As 21 year old introvert I am so happy to be doing this for the challenge and the pursuit of wealth. I used to play a lot of team sports as a kid and growing up I just felt more comfortable as an individual and being alone and competing in sports like running and triathlon now im cycling all the time. Once and a while I go out and see old friends or will meet a new friend somewhere but its just rare. Most of the time I feel like it does me no good anyway, although I do express great joy to those who provide customer service in this world as I beleive in treating everyone with equal and fair respect. Family is a bigger part of my life right now and goals set to be able to share a greater portion of my wealth with them

I have had accounts with major swings, havent blown any yet but I have tripled accounts, just broken even, lost consistently etc. Forex has now become my career!