Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
That's exactly what my therapist told me "it's all about micro goals". They are cumulative and you find you jump forward at times. It's all rebuilding our self confidence, self worth, self esteem, etc and not just solely approaching something we fear.
At the start we just want the pain to go away so attach unhealthy targets. Later you realise this is more anxious driven thinking, another one of it's traps. It only matters that you are moving forward, speed is less relevant as it's better to lose a little time more to regain all those future years.
Keep going. I agree with you that despite all the awareness, we're still nowhere near the acceptance seen in many physical issues. The medical community are still catching up. A worldwide network through technology will help us though, the international nature of this forum has always been a big positive to me.