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Fair play to you for tackling head on now and hopefully making progress and being open about it because when you realize that all of the creative stuff that we do and all the lovely shapes and colors is ultimately when we connect together as humans on the human level is actually what makes all changes.
So how are you feeling now?
How are things going in five months later?
I like that you said it gets better because it never goes away.
The problem is it never goes away.
And when I did my anxiety, CBT, coaching, all of that stuff, when I was told, you can't get rid of fear.
And I'm like, wait a minute, I've just been six months talking to you about fear and it doesn't go away.
But then you realize it's just a natural human instinct.
We've been hardwired from our antistorial predecessors.
This is how we have survived to be here.
And certain things just trigger us.
And this is why I feel it's so important to understand who we are, how we work, how we operate.
Because it then makes a bit more sense because I think there's nothing worse in the world that when you feel, when you say like overthinking, anxiety, fear, insecurity, it's crippling.
But then I think we are lucky in this position that we can actually use creativity as this hideaway spot that can give us, we can make sense of the world a little bit and actually find a sense of community with who we are.
Who have we got around us in that respect that we can actually share and find a common expression in all of this and make a sense of it?
Because I think if anyone ever feels like this, it's speaking out, especially to those who know you and support you and understand you, can do sometimes a lot more than any therapy with a stranger.
Because what I've learned recently from all the books about PDA, it's not the therapy, it's the therapist that can help you.
Matt, it's been a pleasure to talk about this.
I know that sometimes it can feel like a really dark spot,
Whoever listens to this, and there's lots of people listening to this show around the world, I always find that the most transparent, honest and frank conversations go so much further than any others because it's ultimately what brings us closer.