For me, the most important thing is if you are willing to HODL out through it all regardless of what your wallet $ balance is reading because you believe that the market will return and you must have accumulated more from your staking overtime plus your initial balance which will make a good profit. The 2017-'18 bear market was different for me cos I was just knowing crypto but this time, I know better and will go all the way HODLing.
The long HoDL is great but you need to understand that the coins you are holding will survive the bear market. I have seen projects that drops their project half way once the bear movement is in full flow because they know that it is impossible to make a recovery. So make sure you follow the project carefully if you are planning for the long term.