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Old Apr 25, 2016, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Anxiousvalkyrie
Thanks for posting this. I bookmarked it also. I am having a very very hard time with self acceptance. I've always had problems with it, but it's a thousand times worse since my diagnosis.
Do you have any idea why that is?

Maybe because you feel it's just not right, even though you "know" it is?

I agree that "cup of tea"-thing, no fear but reintegration, is one of the most important things. Acceptance of yourself by accepting every part of you, including depression (and mania).

I believe the emphasis on symptoms only and seeing it as an illness are serious roadblocks.

I generally fear illnesses, even if I know I have them.
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