During my initial purchase, I was not familiar with the DCA method, and I made a mistake by investing more than I could afford due to the fear of missing out. However, I felt incredible when it went a few percent into profit. Subsequently, it dropped by more than 50%, only to surpass the previous all-time high shortly after, and then the market finally flushed it out. At that point, I felt less fantastic. Fortunately, I did not withdraw the money at a loss., held onto it, and continued to HODL and gradually accumulate, thanks to information from the internet and gaining familiarity with Bitcoin.
You hold because you have faith in Bitcoin and that even proves that it helps a lot to save losses.
If not always but most of the time we learn many things from committing mistakes in the past. FOMO is very influential and certainly affects our minds and is a common reason why people lose control of their emotions and make wrong decisions.
But I see no sweet success, it comes with hardships and a difficult journey. But as long as we trust our investment and keep thinking positively despite losses and mistakes, it is not impossible to reach our goal. Indeed, it takes a longer time but it was worth it.