I have never gotten feedback on whether or not I am working hard. Other than once, when she was saying how my journey will include accepting certain things as inevitable and unchangeable. And I said, "How do I do that?" And she said, "You're doing it! Right now! This isn't easy."

That was a relief to hear.

If it were a class, you could say that I am trying to obtain an "A," or high marks, in therapy.

I'm not sure how one obtains an "A" in therapy. I think I will ask my therapist to give me a grade the next time I see her. And I will ask her what I need to do to get an "A" in therapy.

It will be interesting to see what she says.