#美SEC促进加密资产创新监管框架 That winter in 2022, I met Old Zhao.

$BTC From $69,000 all the way down to $15,000, the market was filled with misery. But his situation was even worse—his account went from 2.1 million straight down to just 1,500 USDT.

That day, he sat across from me, looking completely hollowed out. His eyes were bloodshot, and his phone screen kept lighting up and going dark, over and over. He said he hadn’t slept through the night in two months, and every notification sound made his heart race. He kept uninstalling and reinstalling trading apps. His family urged him to quit, his friends told him to stop gambling, and his girlfriend was about to break up with him because of all this.

"Am I really not cut out for this business?" he looked up and asked me.

A lot of people would see him as a typical newbie getting burned by the market. But I saw something different—he was still sitting there, still asking questions, which meant he hadn’t collapsed.

I shot back with just one sentence: "A loss is just a number; giving up is what truly ruins you."

Then I told him not to rush into trying to bottom fish and make it all back. We had to untangle the mess in his head first.

**What’s the first step? Separate emotions from trading.**

Losing 2.1 million is a fact—no amount of regret will change that. But the fact that you’re still able to sit here and talk means it’s not over yet. The key isn’t how much money you’ve lost, it’s whether you can keep a clear head.

**Second step: bring your position size down to a manageable level.**

1,500 USDT isn’t the end—it’s your new starting capital. Can’t handle big swings? Start with small positions. Afraid of stepping on another landmine? Keep it to a size that lets you sleep at night. Stop thinking about going all in to win it back in one go—that’s not trading, that’s a suicide charge.

**Third step: stop gambling and start making a plan.**

The market won’t give you a break just because you’re down bad. Staring at the charts all day fantasizing about “the next big pump saving you” won’t work. We can only control what we can control: when to enter, how big the position is, where to set the stop loss, and reviewing every day.

To put it bluntly, do you want to keep being the one who gets rekt, or do you want to be among those still standing in the end?

$ZEC $ETH $XRP $SOL $DOGE The ups and downs of these assets are up to fate, but mindset management and risk control are on you. The market will always be there—the question is, can you survive until the next cycle?