I think I understand what the guy with OCD was talking about when he said acceptance was key.

I had a similar 'aha' moment out of the blue one day. I was watching myself make the same ol same ol excuses for some behaviour. Can't recall what it was but then I heard myself say 'I'm not good with crowds. I'd prefer not going to that beach because there are too many people there. I just don't like crowds.' The 'aha' was that I was giving myself permission not to like crowds. I wasn't covering up my 'dislike/phobia' for crowds. I was accepting that 'fear of crowds' is part of my make up right now that needed to be accommodated. Sure there may be days when I want to challenge that fear but that wasn't the day. I accepted my limits. Limits that are a consequence of my current mental challenge.

I accept that I have symptoms that are debilitating at times. I accept that they need accommodation at times and challenges at other times. I accept that I can be dysfunctional at times and highly functional at other times. I accept that I need to descern what I am capable of doing and I accept that I need to exercise my abilities to help overcome my disabilities. I accept that my life has been modified to accommodate my current condition. I accept that this is a lifelong journey of accommodation and challenge. I accept my limitations but never will I accept defeat. I accept that this time in my life is preparation for the next and the next and the next.

Acceptance..... a very heavy word. It is through acceptance that we are empowered to reach for the promises of peace, love and joy. To acknowledege that nothing is as it seems in the moment of time that we first observe it. Acceptance.... faith and love combined.