By QueenB.Divine — Don't Crypto on My Mental Health
NOTICE THIS… If somebody treated you badly, made you feel miserable, took more than they gave and left you wondering why the hell you were still hanging around, would you dump them? I would certainly hope so. Nobody likes feeling used, nobody likes losing, and nobody likes waking up every morning wondering whether today is going to be another disappointment. But here's something I've noticed about the investment community. We'll walk away from somebody who treats us like crap, yet we'll hang on to a cryptocurrency that's been breaking our hearts and draining our wallets for months. And somehow, we still believe it's going to love us back.
Anyway, before we get into this little conversation about dumping, how are you, crypto family? I hope you're wildly awesome. I hope you're learning something new, making a little money and, more importantly, using what you have to make your life better. Because remember, it's not just about making money. It's about making better choices so you can become the best version of yourself. And sometimes those choices involve knowing when enough is enough.
Now, let's get back to dumping. You see, I find there's an awful lot of false hope floating around the investment world. Somebody tells you a coin is going to the moon, and there you are, throwing in ten dollars, fifteen dollars, maybe fifty. Nothing wrong with having a dream. But how long are you willing to pay for that dream? Because sometimes that coin doesn't go to the moon. It goes straight down the toilet, and there you are standing over it with another twenty dollars, hoping you can somehow flush it back up.
And that's what fascinates me. The more something drops, the more some of us want to put into it. We call it buying the dip, and sometimes that can be part of a reasonable investment plan. But sometimes, good Lord, we're just throwing more money at something because we can't stand the thought of losing what we've already put in. We're not investing in what the coin is doing anymore. We're investing in what we desperately hope it will do.
And hope, my friends, can be one expensive little habit.
Think about relationships. You meet somebody, everything looks wonderful, and you start dreaming about what life could be. Then things start going sideways. They disappoint you. They make promises. You give them another chance. And another. Before you know it, you've invested three years of your life into somebody who still can't figure out how to treat you properly. But you stay because you're in love with the possibility of who they might become.
Well, isn't that exactly what some of us do with our investments?
We fall in love with potential. We fall in love with the dream. We fall in love with what that little coin might be worth one day. Meanwhile, we're ignoring what it's actually doing today. And I'm learning that there's a big difference between being patient and simply refusing to admit that something isn't working.
So how long do you stay before you dump? That's a good question, isn't it? And I don't have the perfect answer. I'm still learning. Some investments recover, some don't, and a falling price alone doesn't tell you what to do. But I do think we need to ask ourselves how much we're willing and able to lose. Not just financially, but emotionally. How much time are we spending worrying? How much energy are we giving away? How many mornings are we waking up and checking that portfolio before we've even had a chance to enjoy our coffee?
Because here's the thing. Money isn't the only thing we're investing. We're investing our time, our attention, our hopes and sometimes our peace of mind. And if you're spending your entire day feeling miserable over something you thought was going to make your life better, maybe it's time to have a little conversation with yourself.
I keep coming back to this one thought: Are we holding on to what something actually is, or are we holding on to what we want it to become? That's a question worth asking about relationships, investing and life in general. Sometimes we spend so much time trying to turn something into our dream that we forget to look at the reality sitting right in front of us.
And don't get me wrong. I'm not saying dump every investment the moment it has a bad day. Good Lord, if we did that, some of us would be buying and selling faster than we change our underwear. I'm saying learn what you're holding, understand the risks and don't let hope do all the thinking for you.
Because dreams are wonderful, but they can become expensive when there's no plan behind them. And I don't know about you, but I work too hard for my money to keep handing it over to something simply because somebody on the internet promised me a beautiful future.
That's where self-love and self-care come into this whole conversation. You have a heart, a mind and a spirit living inside that body of yours, and they deserve some attention too. Don't let a bad investment convince you that you're a failure. Don't let a disappointing relationship convince you that you're not worthy. And don't keep sacrificing your peace just because you've already invested so much.
Sometimes staying is the right choice. Sometimes walking away is. But whatever you decide, make sure it's a choice you're making with your eyes open, not just your fingers crossed.
So here's my question for you, crypto family. If your favourite coin were your boyfriend or girlfriend, would you still be together, or would their bags be sitting on the front porch?
I'd love to hear your answer, because I'm still learning when patience is wisdom and when hope is just getting a little too expensive.
Take care of you. Keep learning. And remember, hope is beautiful, but it doesn't pay the bills.
Don't crypto on your mental health.
— QueenB.Divine need to meditate on it
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Personal reflections, not financial advice. Cryptocurrency carries a risk of substantial loss.
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