You would still make your own big success story if you don't give up just like the early miners that are still holding unto bitcoin. There are still some milestones which BTC is yet to cross and that could make you success story come true if you are positive.
Holders mostly have side income, so they can hold onto Bitcoin and their assets. But if they don't have side income, surely they will sell their assets slowly to cover their daily expenses.
Bitcoin will indeed continue to rise and create surprises until next year. keep looking for solutions and loopholes to increase Bitcoin and your income. you will be successful
It's natural reaction for people who doesn't have any knowledge on where to earn since provably they are been hype to hold without knowing the risk they face and when they see a dump for sure they rush to sell to cut their losses.
But to be successful we really need a deeper knowledge about Bitcoin since if we go on it without proper researching about possible scenarios that might possibly we face then for sure we cannot do any counter actions once there are sudden changes that will happen in single minute in the market.