Honestly, a combination of medication and a new outlook on life helped me.

Medication helps my tendency to be overly emotional and has helped with dealing with anxiety. My outlook prevents me from thinking too much about my diagnosis in my everyday functions. I know I have a "mental illness" but I simply don't think about it unless it's brought up.

A person with diabetes remembers to take their insulin and make check-ups to get blood work etcetc. They don't associate every part of their day with the illness. They do think about it when they eat, and when they need to take blood samples. The problem with MI is the feelings aren't confined to one situation. All of your interactions with the world produces some response in you. The system doesn't really help because you end up feeling "helpless and hopeless." It isn't until you decide that you want a partnership with your doctors that the relationship shifts and you gain more confidence in yourself. It becomes easier to believe that you're a capable human being.

If you're still seeing a T, I'd recommend going over ways to take back your identity outside of the mental health world. A T can help you explore, AND they can also help you with asserting yourself. It's a really good and often safe place for clients to practice real world skills that they may/may not have had because x,y, and z happened in their life.

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