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Hey Reese, I loooove this question. I actually talk about this a lot in general with friends and family. I think that my mental illness started to become managed when I accepted the fact that I was sick- that was my first step. I didn’t want to admit that I needed help, or that I couldn’t “handle it” by myself. Another thing was that I had this idea of myself as a very strong and independent person, so to admit that I needed assistance with my mental health stuff was really harmful to my self esteem. Thankfully, I did.
I think when life for me started over, I was surprised that my actions actually had an effect on those around me – which sounds totally ridiculous now – but I had to actually act not only in the selfish, self-destructing way I had been, but actually THINK before my actions. It was a really big issue for me. I had a lot of problems with impulsive decisions that I wouldn’t consider the consequences for.
That’s a kind of quick skim of my story…. haha. What about you?