Hey Miss Laura,
I think that admitting how things actually are is a sign of ''strength'' and not ''weakness'''... even recognising how things actually are is a sign of ''strength''... then again, what exactly is ''reality''...

Since, if we do not admit, at least to ourselves, how things are... how can we take ''control'' and move away from any suboptimal things we are able to?

Being on disability is not being ''weak''.. it is doing something we do not want to do in order to become healthier. imo.