Hi MDDBPDPTSD,

You said it well... Radical Acceptance is a beautiful skill.

May I ask what it is that other people did to create the storm in your life? Perhaps there is something you CAN do to minimize the impact... Is it something that you are willing to share? If not that is okay.

I feel like I may have invalidated your feelings somehow and I want to apologize if I did. It is SO hard to be self-aware whenever a storm hits and it is so much easier to allow our emotions to dictate and control our behavior... And to be fair: sometimes that is absolutely necessary for our survival... If we recognize our human fallibility and our primal need to control things whenever we feel uncomfortable - we can resist the temptation to control and instead prevent potentially damaging scenarios from unfolding.

Sounds like whatever caused the storm is out of your control, in which case, you really are better off using your skills to prepare for the storm...

Be selfish! Build up your resiliency and think about self-preservation.

Thanks,
HD7970ghz