After a year of weekly therapy sessions, I've noticed that my anxiety doesn't disappear—it just becomes manageable enough to function. Is therapy actually 'working' if you still feel anxious, or is the goal simply to build tools rather than find a cure? I used to expect a complete transformation, but now I'm starting to think that kind of thinking sets us up for disappointment. Maybe progress isn't about feeling good all the time, but about how you handle the bad days, even if they still come.