Hey Russ. It is very brave of you to discuss this in public, and it is very brave of you to confront your fears head on. It will only get better from here. Now that you have gone on this trip, what else can you do? The possibilities are endless.
I know very little about GAD, but have a couple of friends who have suffered from it to varying degrees for some greater part of their adult lives. Since you have identified what is up with you, tackling the problem at your own pace is more than a possibility - it's your reality.
You know that we all have mad love for you here. You have single-handedly improved the vaping experience for more people than you can imagine, my self of course, included. By doing so, you have helped keep all those people off of analogs to the point where it works so well based on your legwork that we simply don't look back. I had a bunch of down time at work this morning and did a full clean and re-coil on both of my Grands, and while I was using my little DarkZero jig, I recalled the first time I did a micro coil based on your video. A lot of the other coil building videos out there seemed to infer that there was some magical touch to getting a great coil and amazing vape. Yours was totally different. You were basically like, "If I can do it, you can do it" and the result is better than anything else I have ever come across. Maybe something better will come along some day, but I wouldn't be surprised if you came up with it.
Hang in there, homie, and congratulations on taking this first step. Say "hi" to Val and his friend. I haven't hung out with them since forever.
Enjoy the trip, your family, and your new freedom!
