That rollercoaster emotion thing had a psychological cleansing effect on me. In short: it kept me grounded while my net worth grew.
I think that's a valuable effect not many other investments that make you rich can give you. In fact I think staying grounded is (almost) as important as making money.
I still talk to people when asked. And over the years it got easy to sort out the ones who just wanna talk vs the ones who really wanna buy. I invest my time accordingly.
I was, and I still am, on the receiving end of valuable info about BTC, so when I can give something back to someone curious it makes me happy.
Cleansing effect is a nice way to put it. I think discovering Bitcoin has helped me to always look ahead. Not for tomorrow or next year but, for 10 years or more from now. I didn't have that in my life before becoming a Bitcoiner years ago. It's weird because the Bitcoin bull runs almost feel like milestones in my life now lol. If you want to do a little experiment, ask someone where they see themselves 10 years from now. Most people have to ponder for a bit and then give an answer. I know exactly where I intend to be 10 years from now without thinking.
It is always nice talking to folks who are willing to recieve and genuinely want to learn about Bitcoin. It just seems like it's 1 out of 100 people. I have my "group" I talk with regularly but, I ussually don't bring it up with new folks with the same excitement as I previously did in my life.