It's a long, slow road. One thing that helped me was to write down what I wanted to be able to do by a certain date. I know it sounds stupid, but I did find that I pretty much stuck with it. I made sure that the things I wrote down were goals that I could realistically attain. Not like "do an interview within two weeks", but saying for example that within three months, I want to be able to walk around outside alone and feel okay. The three months after that would consist of me using the phone more often, since that's something I've always found difficult. That's how you can slowly work on it without the whole thing becoming a big ordeal, and that's important because if it's too drastic, you won't make it. All you're doing then is challenging yourself by taking small, manageable leaps at a time, which anyone can do. I've come pretty far this way myself, and I can now see the road to being a complete person. I struggle with things still, but I'm getting there. I feel like I might be fully alright within two years or so. That's my aim, in any case.