Why is it so hard to learn?

[Paula]

If you had heartburn every time you found yourself in certain situations, you wouldn’t insist you should have ‘learnt’ not to get heartburn. Yes, there are therapies than can help you cope with anxiety but it’s not a case of shrugging it off - it’s an illness and certain symptoms will rear their ugly heads. It’s important to try to manage better but it’s just as important to not beat yourself up about it

[Grey haze]

If you had heartburn every time you found yourself in certain situations, you wouldn’t insist you should have ‘learnt’ not to get heartburn. Yes, there are therapies than can help you cope with anxiety but it’s not a case of shrugging it off - it’s an illness and certain symptoms will rear their ugly heads. It’s important to try to manage better but it’s just as important to not beat yourself up about it

Thats an interesting view and I never really thought of it in that way as it would be a physical issue, but it does make sense.