Hello fellow Canadian! Welcome! Excellent topic.

I feel like a survivor sometimes. I was very agoraphobic for 4 years and now I'm living a full life again. So, I feel good about that. I beat myself up sometimes when anxiety rears its ugly head and gets the better of me, but I try to remind myself how far I have come. I remind myself that I have bad days and good days and setbacks aren't permanent... they're just part of being human. I also remind myself that I have been through some very trying times and I survived. So, I'm stronger than I thought I was. I have my times of weakness, but that inner strength is never far away and it's one of my greatest resources... It reminds me that giving up is not an option.