I had XEL. I believed in it. Sold. It's dying.
I had $BTC at $200. I believed in it. Sold. Thought it died. Now it's at $6,800.

I feel you pain. my first buys were I looked at it at $2.25. didn't buy until $23-$26 range. sold all after MT.Gox. had hundreds.
If you paid in fiat then hold tight and lick your wounds like everyone else, if you paid in crypto things aren't as bad. XEL is on a good trajectory, just need to avoid forced selling that realises losses, so now is a good time to hold cash.