What is sad about that story? The basic facts about investments are that they can go down as well as up so you need to be prepared to act accordingly in all situations. What you have under $200 is a bonus opportunity to purchase some cheap Ethereum, what you should have been doing when it was continually dropping was selling some or all and transferring it into FIAT or USDT as a hedge.
maybe the op is just a noob when it comes to investing on cryptos . he isnt aware about the volatility of the market , thats why he feels so bad after loosing . although all of us do have its sad and bad story when it comes to crypto but instead of regretting about the past , why cant we just stay positive and keep on buying until and hodling , until we reach our desired price in the future . that time can always come and patience is all what we really need in order to achieve that goal .