[We are in so much denial, it's a little obscene.]

...I don't know if I'd say I'm suffering.

[He admittedly doesn't know what to call what he's doing, but "suffering" seems a bit strong.]

I'm...afraid, I think, to some extent. But it isn't debilitating, and I'll manage eventually. It's just a bit much for the time being.

[...And apparently he is going to be the most clinical-sounding person in the world when it comes to his tone while discussing feelings, but at least he's discussing them at all. Surely that counts for something.]