Want to feel better? In light of the market performance so far this year, allow me to share how I've managed to gain a little perspective. Look at how your account balance has changed from 3/19/2020 to 3/19/2022. I'm up 54.1% over that interval... kind of takes the edge off that fact that I'm down about 5% so far this year. This is from a retired guy, so, no new contributions (no withdrawals either). I'm an investor as opposed to a trader as well (no IFT's in the mentioned interval...). I've managed to find a level of exposure to the markets that works for me, I encourage those that don't need the thrill (and occasional devastation) of actively trading to find their own comfortable level of exposure.