In my work as a mental health therapist I meet people every day, myself included at times, who feel frustrated, hopeless, helpless and demoralized by their inability to change.  Blaming themselves and believing that something is wrong with them they fall into depressed self hatred and self punishment.

Why is it so difficult to change?  What does it take to change?  If people understood this they would not hate and denigrate themselves for failing to change.  This is why I am writing this artic...
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