I so understand how you feel. I was completely lost before I have invested for the first time. I haven't cashed anything out yet but I think I will know how to do it as it's just a backwards transaction of what I've done before - and it was not easy. There is no simple way to do it and there is also no clear guidance about it...
Now it's anyway not the right time to cash it out as the value is not that good. I would wait for some time and see how it develops. But if I can suggest you something then it would be to contact someone on discord who has already done it and ask him/her for help. People are willing to share their experience so I would not worry about it :)
Thank you so much, yes i had a feeling i was not the only one, i first notice that when i was checking the main platform and notice so many words and lingo terms i never heard, it made me feel a little out of place and when i tried to find out more i got overwhelmed of how much i don't know and that i am in a platform with a full on life on it's own and i am just a kid in a mega theme park fully operational, like first day in disneyland, you have no idea what where and when, everything is shiny and there are people going all over the place, until your mama grabs you by the hand and gives you a map you start to get the magnitude of the place.
As an artist i spend every minute creating worlds in my mind and art and i love sharing it, i came here because it felt new, fresh and really out of the box place, plus the disappointment from other social networks made sense for a desire for a new futuristic world, the concept of getting paid over posts and sharing and true honest and effective communication in a growing community is absolue a future i want to see and be part of but again, i do sense like i am in a new land without the ability to speak the native language, i know a little but i wish there was a part in here to help new and advance users when it comes to the functional financial world of steem, (funny enhouf there might already by a place like this and i totally missed it) i know i am asking too much for now but it is just a thought for even a brighter future.
i will try to take time off and get into some info and learn how to move things around and find someone to help me and hopefully i can offer the same for others also in time.