I still think about it.
Even now. Even after all this time.
It was 2022. Bitcoin was crashing. Everything was red. My portfolio looked like a horror movie.
I panicked.
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The Decision
I opened my app. Saw the number. Felt sick.
"What if it goes to zero?" I thought.
So I sold. Everything.
Every single coin. Every satoshi. Gone.
I told myself I was being smart. Cutting my losses.
Turns out, I was just being scared.
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What Happened Next
A few weeks later, Bitcoin started going up.
Slowly at first. Then faster.
I watched from the sidelines. Like a guy standing outside a party he just left.
It kept climbing. And climbing.
I kept telling myself "it'll crash again. I'll buy back then."
It didn't crash.
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The Pain
My coins were worth double what I sold them for.
Then triple.
I couldn't even look at the charts anymore. Every green candle felt like a personal attack.
My friends were making money. I was making excuses.
"I just need to wait for the right entry."
There is no right entry. Not when you're waiting for a crash that never comes.
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What I Learned
I learned the hardest lesson in crypto.
Don't sell out of fear.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
If you believe in something, hold it.
If you don't believe in it, don't buy it in the first place.
But never sell because you're scared. Fear makes you do dumb things.
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Where I Am Now
I bought back in. Higher than I sold. It hurts to admit that.
But I learned.
Now I don't panic. I don't sell when things go red.
I just wait. Because I know the market always comes back.
It always does.
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Final Thought
If you're thinking about selling right now because things are down?
Don't.
Seriously. Just close the app. Go outside. Breathe.
Come back in a week. Or a month. Or a year.
You'll thank yourself.
I wish I had.
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Anyone else panic sold and regretted it? Or did you hold and win? Drop a comment. I could use the company.
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— [Danyal khan]
