Hodling also has its downsides. I invested heavily in so many projects back in 2017/2018. I was hoping one of them will be the next bitcoin.
Hodling shouldn't be the thing to blame here but your mindset and thinking. There is no project from 2017/2018 that can be considered as the next bitcoin. It looks like you got dragged by overhype.
I hope it served a lesson for you.
Anyways, I think it's better to move the thread here: Trading Discussion