Great post @biddle your so right fear causes panic. We got to chill out. When my son suggested I invest in crypto he first off advised me to only invest the amount that I was comfortable losing (which I did). Secondly he told me that I was going to have to hold on tight as there was going to be hills and valleys but he felt in 2018 cypto and was going to soar. He also introduced me to Steemit and said the same thing about it that it would go up and down but would also prosper in the end.
Just hold on tight but it will all work out in the end.!