Anyone else feel like one of the bitcoin losers? We hear a lot about all the winners, now including some 15 year old child, but very little on the currency's losers. I got swept up in the mania last November and dared to invest my life saving into purchasing 1 bitcoin, just as it was near peak. That turned out to be a terrible purchase for me as the value dropped since, so bitcoin has only ever lost me money. Anyone else in my boots? I'd still like more bitcoins but going on my past 6 months my confidence and trust in this new currency has been shattered. 
You got swept up in the "mania" and put your entire life savings into 1 BTC; that's the problem. [The fact that you have a "family to feed" and your entire life savings is at $1,000 is another issue for some other time.] Clearly you did this out of a pure profit motive (i.e. easy money) and got burned. It should have occurred to you that mixing a "mania" with "all my savings" wasn't a good idea. Just let this be a lesson about how to divest your money in the future.
I'll be honest though, I've made some stupid mistakes with Bitcoin in the past. But I've learned from them and that's why I'm still here.