Thanks for posting this, Sculpin. It explains the emotional side that can be hard to put into words for others. I have been on that "rollercoaster" in the past.

I respect you and other dedicated posters who have your own "rollercoaster rides" and tend to get brought into other people's as well.

No matter how patient/experienced a person is, this wears on anyone emotionally over time.

I think it all comes down to one of your comments and another I saw recently from a poster in a few posts:

• We have done our part. It is management's turn to do theirs.
• Do not over-analyze things. (As you mentioned, this tends to lead you around in circles)

From my point of view, I look at things like "Travel Expenses" and "no new news" asking 1 question "How does this effect me staying invested?" So far, 100% of the things I have asked that question for have had the answer "it doesn't." so I let the rollercoaster go on without me.

Sure some things might effect how much "return" I get on the investment, which I do some DD on or ask questions (like my acquisition question), but it doesn't effect me staying invested because of all the DD I did before investing.