If you say it is a matter of patience, then you are implying that there is some kind of guarantee, and there is not.
The better way to think about the subject of bitcoin investing into the future is that it is a matter of position size, so you take a position based on how probable you believe that the BTC price might go up versus going to zero (or some other scenario(s) in which you do not profit.
So if you place $1,000 into bitcoin, and it goes to zero you have lost $1k, however, there are scenarios in which your $1k could go up to $2k, $5k, $100k, 1,000k or some other amount, so you can weigh the probability of the various possible outcomes to consider how much of a position size (allocation) into bitcoin that you believe would be good for you in case some kind of an UPpity scenario were to take place rather than some other scenario, including a downity or sideways scenario.
I believe in the scenario that the only time I should completely be feeling worried or calculating losses in any amount that I have invested in Bitcoin is when I have completely sold out my holdings at a price lower than what I initially purchased them at.
Economically, when the price of goods purchased is no longer valued up to the price at the time of purchase, losses will immediately be recorded. But in times of Bitcoin investment, I feel otherwise. It's only when I have one person succeed in selling their holdings because of the fear of price uncertainty. That loss should be recorded, provided that the Bitcoin is still held without a SAT being removed. I believe the chances of it getting back to the price at the time of purchase and doing 2X are higher than what it will take for it to completely liquidate.