When you start living thru the new pattern you soon realise that change is not as difficult as it appeared at the junction of transition when the patterns changed.
A wee bit of initial discomfort and you soon realise that new patterns are actually built on inadequacies of the old pattern and to that extent, generally, more comfortable.
Anxiety is the wolf that makes you see imaginary monsters in the dark room that escape the moment you switch-on the lights.
First few steps decide the route to the longer journey.