The Psychology of Trading, page-278

Thankyou for this chart. that is almost exactly how i felt and acted except for 1 difference. i wonder if i had seen this i would have made the same mistakes and suffered the same wild emotions. my difference is at the capitulation stage i have managed to retain all my msb holdings by selling all my other holdings and refinancing my mortgage to pay off the margin. i have been having heart palpitations for months now. i still believe they will come back. watching others buy at this time makes me jealous, I have no money anyway and plenty of holdings. so why do i feel the need to top up, a few grand now won't make much of a difference in the long run. if i sell now i could take 10 years off my mortgage. if i hold i could either pay the mortgage off in full or if it never recovers lock in that 30 year term. so i have come thus far i have decided to ride this out all the way, give it time in the bottom drawer. accept my mistakes and try to manage the anxiety/depression. stimulate the vagal nerve, exercise, meditate, socialise. Thankyou gerz for this thread.