Hello, Pinkestpink!
This is a good place for that.
For a long time I fought mental illness hoping I could overcome it, hoping it was a passing phase of life -- as it is for many who suffer a depressive episode. In time, however, I reluctantly began to accept that, in my case, depression would be a long-term illness.

I doubt there's a single path to acceptance. Whether your mental illness is temporary or long-term, you might treat it as any other illness requiring adjustments to your routine. There's no getting around appointments, therapy, meds, "me time," and "down time." They will become part of your "normal" or your rhythm of life. Hopefully, in time, the illness will remit or disappear entirely.

Regardless of how you choose to handle mental illness, or find yourself handling it, I wish you success and a minimum of bother.