I resonate very strongly with the word "symptoms" I had a long list and I was very focused on it

Then Kathleen said, focus on the solution and not the problem. suddenly saw that I was all about the problem/symptom, So getting my attention on the step - well it wasn't easy at all at first but food always helped

Obsession, yes. Good news is that can pivot around and when balanced, is a real strength. Attention is different, peaceful, interesting.

its so good you are learning so much from journal , loved reading about it thank you