Dear Anita,

real and lasting changes take a lot of time and effort, so don’t be discouraged

Yes, I need to be more patience and take it slow.

Recently, I’ve been having some problems at work. When the emotions hit me, I felt stupid and helpless. I started subconsciously slapping myself as a punishment. I wanted to know what was wrong with me. Because when I was a kid, my parents used to punish me whenever I did something wrong. So I slapped myself to make myself feel better when I did something wrong? I thought I was getting better mentally, but it actually seemed to be getting worse.

Ginn