Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects – Steps Six and Seven – Quote 14

I was going to have to develop a new set of habits—to work against who I thought I’d always been—and as I practiced these new habits, the old habits/character defects would begin to be replaced. This creates a period of grieving, which doesn’t make sense at first. Why should I hurt over the leaving (letting go, removal) of behaviors that only harmed me?