2.7 Have I come to believe that I need to change? Why?

Absolutely - for two reasons.

1. I was going to die if I didn't - either from deteriorating health or from personal actions.

2. I wasn't happy being what I was - I was slothful, disheveled, physically unfit, and mentally corrupt.

I still go through those feelings sometimes - being down, but they are less frequent and don't last as long. That's progress.