Invaluable advice and great words of wisdoms.You never going to get last nickel but if you buy dividend stocks, you get little more, learn options and dance them around your position to get little more. Read up on how Buffet does it.
Most people probably don't appreciate how profound your statements are, or don't understand the implications.

As to the OP, drawdown is a fact of life for any investing/trading activities, and if your plan is sound, you will recover and then some. For most of us, been there done that.
Good luck to you.