You said that you can't believe what your life had become and who you have become... That I can relate to. At the back your mind, is there an image of who you were and what you wanted your life to be like?

I know there is for me. It is a guaranteed pathway to a sad day that: comparing who are and where you are to who you were and where you wished to be. On the days we're in the right mood we often think we can go back to who we were. Personally, I don't think I can. The alters disagree. You see, too much has happened to make us who we are. A lot has happened to bring us to this point. This very point we are now... I think the trick is to stop looking back to who we were and where we were. I think we should be looking at who we have become, and then accepting. Ok. This is where I am and who I am. I accept that. But, this is NOT who and where I want to remain. Envision who you want to be, where you want to be and take tiny steps toward that. It's easier said than done. Very true. However, it's not impossible. And I think it's worth the effort. It would be much better to put in all that effort to take that tiny step forward than to not take that tiny step and continue to hate who and where we are- what we've become.