This picture scares me...

When I started researching RA, i came upon this picture. Man does it ever scare the living daylights out of me. I hope to never have this much damage and deformity, but still i can't get these images out of my head.

What about this disease scares you? There's more than this photo that scares me. The chronic pain in my joints. The possibility of not being able to be as active with my daughters. The need to give up some of the things I love to do. So many things. BUT, I am definitely trying to overcome the things that scare me. I am powering forward with a positive attitude, instead of letting the negative thoughts overtake me.