Thank you. This is just what I needed to hear as I've been having a cognitive dissonance day. It is amazing to watch myself think and feel mutually exclusive things at the same time. The hardest part is learning to trust my new thoughts and feelings, to trust that they are true and not just wishful thinking. All I have to do is look back to where I was and see that I have already habituated many improvements in my personality, to realize that yes, it is real, and yes, the more hopeful, positive, empowered voice inside is the true voice of me that I should listen to.