I hate to see these stories because I believe in the value of BTC. Not only as a currency but an investment too. I would be loosing a lot of sleep if I had bought BTC in Nov 2013 at $1200 each too especially now. At this point I would have to agree with your strategy of hold for now and wait for the price to go up. AND STOP BUYING THESE ALT COINS.

I have found better ways to invest my BTC rather than the hold strategy but unfortunately for you, at the price you paid, none of them would work for you