some patients will quit just as they start to get better. I now appreciate why, because even pain can be paradoxically soothing, if it’s familiar and predictable. Sure, it hurts, but at least I know what to expect from day to day. Plus, if I change—even for the best—it necessarily means that I’ve been wrong about reality until this point. Never mind; I’ll just stay put, as I prefer predictable and right.
