Yep I was the same way. But those life experiences begin to mean less when you can't feel don't they?
The attitude you don't want to have is the constantly "what is happening to me" freak out mode I think that almost all of us go through at one time where you are hyper vigilant and worrying about every little thing. The amygdala becomes hypersensitive and then you just spiral downward. You can see it in some people's posts here sometimes. I think what helps a lot of people here get out of this is to find some program to believe in and then they eventually calm down and get out of it.
It sounds like though you are not motivated by the fear of getting worse but the desire to get better and leave no stone unturned which is the right way to approach this.