I have been in here from December of 2017. This means I had never experienced a complete bear market before. So I want to ask the veterans: Has the dip passed? What is your opinion of it?
I don't think that this will be the last dip we'll see within this bull market.
Short term corrections like this is extremely common, and should not be something that is unexpected. When you see value of BTC constantly rising due to the fomo that exists within the market, you'll realize that it is simply unsustainable and an adjustment in the terms of price will come sooner or later.
I think that currently, $8k is still a level that has some resistance, though I fully expect that to be breached within a week given how bullish the sentiment has become. I think we're still in the smart money phase before the actual mainstream catches on at this point, because there is still a general fear of the market in mainstream due to people like you that got introduced to the market in late 2017.