While I appreciate your optimistic assumption that “it’s something I can overcome” if I just grin and bear it, it’s been fifteen years and shows no sign of fadi

While I appreciate your optimistic assumption that “it’s something I can overcome” if I just grin and bear it, it’s been fifteen years and shows no sign of fading, so I’m not really holding my breath at this point. Clearly your perceptual system was able to do so using exposure therapy, but that isn’t at all universal.