[Kate*]

One more thing you did to me. You took my stubbornness and replaced it with learned helplessness. I used to pursue things I wanted with EVERYTHING I had in me, and never said die. Now, if there's even the slightest chance of failure, I won't even try Because I'll fail either way, and giving up is A LOT less work, and makes the immanent disappointment SO much less painful. Or, maybe it was the disability, but either way, it's gone for good.