of course life goes on, please lets not all get over emotional and dramatic. the only  thing that you can lose. if you feel that life is over after that then you really need to check your life and find a new philosophy. First of all you should only invest in what you can comfortably afford to lose. if you dont have money at the moment then save until you have enough money and then use that money for investing. This way you will not be so emotionally attached to the money. you will be psychology ready to use or lose that money.