yes.

this week my homework is to eat something new. i hate eating new things, and whenever you say you hate something in CBT, it means you're going to have to do it (see also: talking on the phone, confronting people about their terrible habits, and hanging out with strangers.). i decided on sushi because everyone i know likes it and apparently there are places where you can order one or two pieces at a time, so i don't end up paying a bunch of money for food i won't be eating.

i'm more nervous about it than i thought i'd be. probably the worst part is that if i do this right, my reward is an even scarier piece of homework. one of the goals on the list i made at the beginning of therapy is to ask someone out, and i feel ill even thinking about that. i just know it'll go badly, just like i know i'll hate sushi and it'll probably even make me sick or something. but do i really want to spend the rest of my life eating the same things and never dating anyone?