Year 2018 seems to have the most prolonged dip from what i have seen so far. Some people had serious loss along the line; some vowed never to invest in cryptocurrency again; some sold all their assets and left.
Your encounters though might seem not encouraging, but do you know that you are better of than the person that is just coming in, because of what you now know.
Let go of your mistakes, but whenever you remember them, tell yourself it is not yet over, the crypto space will still get better and you will be glad you're still in the system.
It is the long dip and still we do not know what will be the price going this year. However, we have to start again and set aside the investment we had when the price is higher. You have to move and see how it going to worth in the following year. Crypto will grow again so it is not a mistake if you buy when the price higher, just hold it longer unless you buy a cheaper coin when it has no potential on the market which cannot gain even you have it for long.l