to observe your thoughts or feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them If thinking about your struggle differently if engaging new ways of thinking or behaving consider yourself victorious Now keep on doing working Your Biggest Challenges So Far What have been your biggest challenges so Perhaps you continue to struggle and have not yet seen any noticeable benefit Or perhaps the improvements feel too small and not impactful enough It can feel impossible to keep believing in yourself and your treatment approach when not noticing any measurable change Take a firm look at the facts Are you following the Do you believe the strategies will Do you believe in yourself and your ability to improve and live the life you deeply Also consider if there are specific strategies or even entire sections of the book that you find particularly challenging Reflect on what has been the hardest for you to accept to take in and to change Consider whether you might benefit from additional support to help you with the rougher patches on therapy and medication in chapter 12 Give yourself compassion for going toward difficult and for not giving up The Road to Progress Always Straight Change unfold in