I grew up using Apple computers as the school district I went to was essentially 100% Mac and I have used them ever since. Back in like 96 or so I was given some money by a relative who encouraged me to invest it in stocks and suggested I invest an apple as I was always a fan of them and they believe this Steve Jobs guy would turn the company around. I didn’t. I put it into a CD in the bank.
The last time they made the news for hitting some record high, somehow, that memory popped into my brain so I did some research. Had I invested the $300ish they gave me an apple back then, it would be worth somewhere between like 850 K to close to 2 million today. Ooof.
Yow. Ouch. OTOH, as long as I'm long in cash after I sell higher, I'm satisfied. It could be much worse. Ah, for that matter, it has been worse. I've learned to listen to my earlier self and sell when it reaches the target price. I may have some regret over missing some additional rise, but I can live with it.