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 Hang in there, man. Hodling is no joke, especially if you watch the price daily. The 2020 Covid panic drop was a gut punch for me. I thought we had turned the corner. I was ready to stop renting and buy a place in PR. I tend to hold most of my value in BTC. Well, everything turned out alright a year later, and I bought a place. The moral of the story is that max pain is expected, and when a lot of people feel the same, that's usually when things flip around and take off regarding the Bitcoin price, even if it takes longer than expected. nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgpr9mhxue69uhhqatjv9mxjerp9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueqkshq8e is right; the best things in life are free. I feel like traveling hysteria took off because of social media like Instagram. People spend half their vacations taking pictures of themselves and where they are instead of enjoying the moment. At the end of the day, things like going to the park with the family are free and a much better time. My parents took me to Disney World when I was 8 and Portugal when I was 10. They were the only family trips we ever did. My dad worked a lot. I barely remember those trips, but do you know what I remember vividly? Sundays at the park with my dad playing soccer because it was mainly the only day he had off. Stuff like that was more memorable than traveling. I do see a lot of Bitcoiners not enjoying life and going through something similar to what you are. I lived it for a couple of years as well. Nothing is more scarce than time. You don't want to be old and have regrets. Does this mean blowing the whole stack and traveling the world? Nah, it means figuring out what you really want in life and what makes you happy.  Also, sometimes life makes you sell some of your stack; that's life. I sold to buy a place in PR. I could have bought a massive place, but I chose to buy a modest place instead. Be smart with it. So many things are unnecessary, but the fiat world is always marketing that your way to happiness is through the big house, nice car, expensive gadgets, traveling the world, jewelry, etc. It's literally non-stop marketing everywhere you look. That's why so many people are depressed, thinking they're less because they don't have those things or experiences. Screw that fiat propaganda. Hope you end up getting out of your own head we have all been there. Feel free to reach out if you ever need it. I know mentally, sometimes being a Hodler can be rough. God bless 🙏🫂