It might be different for me because my main problem is depression. I feel like it's affected many of my decisions, life choices, and experiences, so in a way it is part of me, but a part of me that causes the rest of me a lot of pain. I'm more than any one aspect of myself.

There are many aspects of myself that I try to minimize, such as having a bad temper like my parents, because they don't add to my life and relationships or make me any happier. I don't see why depression would be different here, but maybe it is for some people who see their MI as part of how they view the world (such as Autism/Asperger's).