I wanna apologies for being a lil cocky...but again being having thick skin is part of being a trader. I don't know which trading school you guys went but sometimes one has to be insulted to go back to the basics. Most middle of the road traders enter the markets during the good seasons and the remain in the markets trading long after the good seasons is over, the problem with these kind of traders is that they missed out the very basic stage of learning how to trade, these kind of traders are also common in all markets and they are very useful in providing liquidity in the markets, so if you think you're that kind of trader, please go back to the basics.
What else... Oooh! I am not in a position to advise anyone on which stocks to pick coz different pple have different risk preference.
Again, if you've been feeling pressured coz of loses of late, trust me and look at your strategies and what you base your decisions, I am an experience trader, I have also train other traders.