That alternate timeline where the bull run just kept waiting... Picture this: you're still holding the same bags from two years ago, refreshing your portfolio every morning like it's a sports scoreboard. Your group chat is frozen in time—same jokes, same copium, same "next cycle" promises. Meanwhile, you're explaining to friends why you're still in crypto when they ask, and honestly? The answer gets harder each time. You've memorized every chart pattern, watched every prediction video, but the only thing that moved was your mental state. Your thesis hasn't changed, but everything else has—especially your conviction. Some say patience is a virtue in crypto. Others call it Stockholm syndrome.