I cashed out 1.5 BTC in 2017-2018 and I'm not coping

Thought I'd chime in with a different perspective. I bought some BTC when the price was around 1000€ and cashed out some months later with a net 1000€ profit. All in all, that money was great to splurge on things I didn't have at the time, like a Nintendo Switch, which I still use today (feeling old now...).

I have friends who text me things like "dude wtf you could've had a small fortune by now", but the truth is, no, I couldn't have had a small fortune by now. Why? I sort of gambled that money at the time and wasn't ready to lose it all. I spent far too much on apps tracking the value rather than living my life.

I'm now married, have a fairly stable life, and my stress levels are much better. I also still have a fun anecdote to tell of how I spent 1.5 BTC, lol. When people bring up the pizza story, I tell them, you know what? When I cashed out, I had this crazy rush like I won the lottery. After that, I forgot about it.

I could've gone back in, but my the laws in Finland were still changing rapidly at the time and I wasn't happy about the outcome in regards to taxation. Now, I mostly follow as a curiosity and plan to maybe get back in once I have put some money aside I don't care about losing. Don't fret over "what ifs".

I've got nothing else, just saying hi. Lol