Thanks for the laugh, @lennstar and @moondogcrypto!
As a beginning stockbroker, one of the the first things I learned was that paper losses are just that, and if you did your homework, and still have faith in the underlying security, they are meaningless.
As @lennstar said, it's only a loss if you sell, and since I'm actually following my own advice and only investing what I can afford to lose, I can hold indefinitely if I need to.