Sure, those who don't hold Bitcoin may not have a chance to understand where Bitcoin could go in the future. Moreover, many investors run out of money and sell their Bitcoin deposits. Actually small investors can know many future operations from here but they have less money so they are left behind. The price of Bitcoin is much lower now compared to the last few years so there is a lot of profit for big investors.
In the current cycle of the bitcoin market, as it is now, you need to keep them not to sell. Yes, it can be hard, but remember what happened in past cycles. People regretted not buying when there was a similar market. I am absolutely sure that in the future bull cycle, people will regret not buying just as much as in the past. Time passes, but people don't change.
I think the reason is due to my weekly/monthly expenditures.
Unfortunately, what I earn monthly is insufficient for the expenses that I incur almost every month. With the BTCs that I receive from my campaign signature, this somehow alleviates my expenses and it supports majority of my purchases. Instead of HODLing, I use my BTCs in which I always regret, to say the least. I just hope that I get motivated enough to actually save my BTCs for the incoming fork this 2024.
At the end of the day, it really boiled down on how I view my expenses. As someone who is still studying, I do admit the fact that I chose to live this kind of lifestyle- where I buy food at least 3-4 times/day.
The fact that you recognized it is already a big step. I understand you well because I have a similar situation. If we spend our bitcoins now, then we need to be prepared not to regret it in the future.