There are a lot of self-help books out there that talk about discipline and all that sugercoating. Most, if not all, are bullcrap. Discipline and confidence only comes after you have an edge. The reality is that most people fail because they don't have enough money to start trading. They start with 10k and want to make a living out of it, thus taking on huge risk to get what their expectations are and their fears completely take over their trading. Whereas, some people making a return of 25% can live very comfortably if they start out with 400k.

The market is also one of those endeavors that the time spent doing it does not equal success. You can spend a decade, and still be unsuccessful. While the next guy, can find an edge right off the bat in a month, and be successful. It's a crapshoot. Obviously, the more time you do it, the more time you have to stumble upon an edge. It's not a guarantee though.

And all traders lose, they have to. They just hope they gain more than they lose. It's not a straight line equity curve all the time. At least not to anyone I know.

There is no shame in giving up. You can always take a job, and play with forex in your free time.