I still experienced a high amount of physical and mental arousal in the process of talking with women. Those thoughts and feelings did not subside. But something changed for me: I got into a habit of going out every day and taking action with women. After a while, even though it was difficult, I knew that I would be able to do it again. I did it yesterday, I thought to myself, and I can do it again today. That made all the difference in the world.