[JustJace2u]

Learning self-acceptance of ones self is not easy, at least not to me. It's taken me a long time to even begin to accept who I am, despite all my faults. It's ok to be hypo, it's ok to be depressed...it's how I cope with those feelings that I am now going to work on. My t has been very supportive, as has my pdoc, and for that I am grateful. There are many good qualities I possess, but I constantly am looking at the negative side, which is what gets me into trouble...and it ultimately landed me in the hospital in November for having severe SIs. I will be damned if that's going to happen again, so I really need to work on loving myself more, regardless of what's going on.

[Marla500]

Good job! keep up the good work

[DechanDawa]

I am trying to learn self acceptance while also realizing my life and the way I relate to it has to change. I am in a pretty bad spot right now but trying to work hard to get out of it.

[JustJace2u]

Originally Posted by DechanDawa

I am trying to learn self acceptance while also realizing my life and the way I relate to it has to change. I am in a pretty bad spot right now but trying to work hard to get out of it.

I'm having similar issues. Last week was so bad I ended up making an emergency appointment with my pdoc because I could start to feel my SIs creeping back in. Having just gotten out of the psych hospital a month ago I was like 'I'll be damned if this happens again'. My t and I are working on some DBT and CBT to help me gain some coping skills and to help me accept that some things just can't be helped. I have to stop letting others rule how I feel about myself and learn to be comfortable in my own skin. She has me working on self-acceptance as the first step in that journey.

[JustJace2u]

Originally Posted by Marla500

Good job! keep up the good work

Thanks. It hasn't been an easy road, but at least now I am starting to feel a glimmer of hope.

[leejosepho]

Originally Posted by JustJace2u

It's ok to be hypo, it's ok to be depressed...it's how I cope with those feelings that I am now going to work on...

There are many good qualities I possess, but I constantly am looking at the negative side...
I really need to work on loving myself more, regardless of what's going on.

I no longer concern myself at all with how many seemingly good or bad qualities I either might or might not have. Instead, I just work on the part about "how I cope" with whatever feelings or whatever else I might be experiencing. Judging myself either good or bad and then either loving or despising myself accordingly is just not my responsibility, and I have yet to meet anyone (including myself) who is truly interested in my opinions about any of that anyway.

[Marla500]

Originally Posted by JustJace2u

Thanks. It hasn't been an easy road, but at least now I am starting to feel a glimmer of hope.

Hope is good medicine! Thank you for sharing this