May I ask what did you sacrifice in the process? Cus I'm seriously considering a side business or some other way to make fast money to pay it off sooner.
In Australia, home ownership is very desirable because prices keep going up. I spent circa-A$250k here 8 years ago, yet now it would be worth double that. If I were trying to start out now, it would be brutal if it were possible at all. The younger generation might not be able to buy anything at all, leaving them wage slaves for life. Interest rates are rising here, which doesn't help.
So from my Down Under perspective, you did a good thing.
My loan was over 30 years, but I am set up to pay it off in about 9. I've had to work ridiculous hours, stopped travelling, gave up most of my hobbies, ate cheap food, never went out, etc. It has been really rough, and it's very possible that I might be dead before making the last payment and thus defeat the whole purpose. haha
Sometimes a second job or a hobby business can help, too. It's hard to combine all this with a work-life balance, but you can only do your best.
If you have any means of having a flatmate to help with living costs, that is a healthy way to have some company too. Or if you find a partner, though it is worth making sure that nobody can take your home from you - speak to a lawyer beforehand if it comes to that.