trixie......it has to be one baby step at a time. My daughter fights this battle. She stumbles too. But, when she tells herself "I can do anything for an hour" it helps. Eventually, the hours turn to days etc. Stumbles don't mean you go back to the beginning........you pick yourself up from where you fall and keep moving. It's long.........It's hard.........It can be done. Little steps. Therapists DO understand this process and the stumbles.