Hey everyone,

Throwaway for obvious reasons, but I need some brutally honest takes from people who’ve been through this.

Back in October 2025, I dumped $35k into this ONE hell of a stock at \~$11.91/share. It was basically 3-4 years of hardcore saving from insane long hours at work (no overtime pay), and now it's down \~52%. We're talking a \~$20k paper loss right now, and it's killing me mentally every single day. This is 80% of my entire net worth. This is big money for me, not play money.

I'm in finance/financially literate (or at least I thought I was), which makes it even worse. I have no idea how I convinced myself to go all-in on this one name. I don't even fully remember the thesis anymore — probably got caught up in hype or FOMO. In 2024-2025 I was trading more sensible stuff like NVDA, AAPL, GOOGL, LUNR, RKLB, ASTS, META - smaller bets, more diversified, and while I had losers, nothing like this concentrated disaster.

The opportunity cost is massive - that money could be in index funds, in Mag 7, or literally would be enabling me to buy myself a pair of NB 990v6 Made in USA. Honestly, ever since my money is stuck in this I've become poorer and just counting every quid cause I have no funds left in the bank.

But part of me is still hoping to wait it out another year if there's any realistic shot at breaking even or recovering the principal. I can't stomach locking in a $20k loss on hard-earned savings especially when I worked super long hours.

Main questions:

\- Is there still meaningful further downside risk here? (Feels like it's already bled a ton, but markets can always go lower.)

\- Cut losses and move on, or hold and pray? Any similar stories where you averaged down, held through pain, and it worked (or didn't)?

\- How do you mentally recover from something like this? It's affecting my sleep and focus at work.

Feel free to mock/roast me I deserve it for poor risk management. But I'd really appreciate genuine advice from people who've dealt with big losers, especially when it's not "fun money."

Thanks in advance. Needed to get this off my chest.

What do you think — sell, hold, or something else?

If you guys are in same boat could you please post your screenshots along with how much it is portion of your net worth

Down 52% on a $35k position — should I sell or hold? (It's ~80% of my net worth, super painful)