I am terrified to move my BTC

Hello fellow BTC pro’s

I want to start out by saying I am sorry for this post. I have somewhere between .5-1 BTC sitting on an exchange. I’ve been DCA’ing for several years now. And I am absolutely terrified to move it off the exchange.

I know I need to do it. I see the constant comments about supply shock and the rapid removal from BTC from exchanges. I know mine isn’t safe where it is.

The problem is, I’m so scared to move it. I work in tech, and I’m still not comfortable moving it. Then to top it all off, I have the memory of a fish. I’m scared I’ll lose my keys.. even though I do have several backup plans for those.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get over this initial fear? I just can’t be the only one who feels this way…

Anyone who also faced this same issue want to share what worked to make you comfortable doing this?

Anyone who DM’s me is going to get blocked. I read this sub like the morning paper and I’m overly cautious of being scammed (outside of my BTC staying on the exchange)????