Yes, validation is very important. For a long time I fought it, or gave into the feelings entirely.

Fighting it led to it getting worse.

Giving in to the feelings led to being overwhelmed by the feelings.

So I do my best to acheive a happy medium between letting go and being overwhelmed. Acceptance moreso than becoming what I am experiencing.

It is important to remember that whatever we are experiencing, we don't have to BE that experience, we can just recognize it for what it is, and choose to understand that we are not our illness.

It's helping me just to type this stuff out, it reminds me of the positives.