( A pause is prudent; frustration could carve away productivity if allowed to fester. She remembers how insidiously destructive it had been to herself, many times over. )

This is not indication of any failing.

( To address the frustration, as much as addressing something may, at times, stoke frustration further. )

I mean not to dismiss your feelings, only to remind you that there is courage in taking on such a challenge. Irritation with yourself will mine tracks under your progress and, in times of pressure, collapse the willingness to continue.

( An objective and unfortunate reality. A pause. ) What are you feeling?