What Happens When Success Becomes Your Addiction? Gary Stevenson’s Story
On The Mend25 Aug 2025

What Happens When Success Becomes Your Addiction? Gary Stevenson’s Story

This week's guest is Gary Stevenson, a former top trader who knows firsthand what happens when success becomes an addiction. At the height of his career, he was winning big, but behind the scenes, his health, happiness, and humanity were breaking down.


Gary pulls back the curtain on the trading world, revealing why “money = happiness” is a dangerous lie, how high-stakes trading mirrors gambling, and the hidden addiction spreading fast among young men. He shares the mental toll of life in a relentless game where even relationships become power plays, and the deep depression that can hide behind outward success.


This is a raw, unfiltered look at the addictive side of ambition, and the personal cost of chasing wins at all costs.


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