Very powerful post. I lost a little over $10,000 on all this, and even though it hurt and I still haven't built those savings back up (real life can be a bear...), I look and realize that 10k was nothing compared to what some others lost.
It's a shame, and I may never trade again because of what happened. I wish I could go back 2 years and kick myself when I didn't listen to my brother or my girlfriend when they told me to sell when there was profit on the table.