2026-01-11 01:22:27

Everyone has the dream of getting rich quickly, but what is the brutal truth behind a 1000x increase?

To be honest. When the price of a coin drops to five decimal places after the decimal point, do you really want to spend a few U to buy it? Most people would get scared just thinking about it. Why? Because this thing looks too much like an air coin, and they have no confidence.

Even if you grit your teeth and buy, the question is—can you hold on? When the price continues to drop, and your account shows a floating loss of 50% or 70%, most people would have already cut their losses and run. Holding on? Easy to say.

This is the most heartbreaking part of cryptocurrency investing. It seems like the opportunity is right in front of you, but the psychological barrier is even harder to overcome than the price increase itself. Picking up bargains at the bottom sounds tempting, but investors with the resolve to do so are one in ten thousand.

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LiquidityNinja

· 01-11 01:52

That hit too close to home. I am that 99,000 who sold off and ran away. A 30% unrealized loss already keeps me awake. --- Bottom fishing? Bro, I haven't even touched the first bottom. --- Psychological barriers are indeed harder than price increases, but what should I do if my mental resilience is poor? --- I don't have the rare willpower; I'm just an ordinary person. --- Every time I think it's going to zero, and it might really go to zero, which is very awkward. --- The problem isn't whether the coin pair is off or not; it's that I can't handle this kind of stimulation at all. --- Not once have I been able to truly hold on through the bottom rebound; every time, I am the one forced to exit.

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0xSleepDeprived

· 01-11 01:42

Hey, that hurts, buddy. You're talking about me. Cutting flesh until numb—that's the real portrayal. Mental resilience can't be bought with money. I truly am the one taking the hits.

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SilentObserver

· 01-11 01:23

Basically, it's a matter of mental preparation. I've seen too many people regret selling after a rise, only to see it go up again. At first, they hype it up wildly, but when it really starts to gain, they become fragile-hearted. That's the biggest killer. Ultimately, it's still greed that overestimates everything; hesitating when it’s time to cut losses, and being timid like a mouse when trying to buy the dip. I just want to know if those 1000x big players really have a strong mindset or if they simply don’t care about that little money. I've heard too many stories, rarely see those who truly hold on, most of them just talk about it later. This mental barrier is on point; it's much harder than technical analysis.

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