Radical Self-Acceptance

Here's a radical post: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU.

Tell me: how does THAT make you feel?

[01harley]

If it were true I'd be on cloud 9!!!!!!

[Hidden in reply to 01harley]

it is true. true for everyone. with the exception of the obvious.

[gogogirl in reply to Hidden]

The obvious?

[pink83737]

But I have anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, and social anxiety... there are a lot of things wrong with me...

[Hidden in reply to pink83737]

pink I think what I'm conveying is that while you have all of which you mentioned if you accept what you have and become less judgmental about it you might not see yourself as WRONG. Look at all the people who don't have your condition and don't even think about saying they are WRONG or that there is something WRONG with them. It's just radical self acceptance. The more you fight it and the more you label it as WRONG the worse it feels. Don't ya think?

[gogogirl in reply to pink83737]

So do lots of other people- is the judge yourself?

[Stilltrying_]

Personally I don't agree with this. There is nothing wrong with me as a person no, but I suffer from disorders. Nevermind, if it floats your boat as we say in the UK. ie it it works for you then great!!! XXX

[Hidden in reply to Stilltrying_]

agree or don't agree. not here to judge.

[austinutahmeyer]

I completely agree with that. The problem is that I perceive that other people think there is something wrong with me, making me believe that there is something wrong with me. WRONG is a relative term. Wrong when compared to what. The real problem is comparison. If all you had ever seen and experienced was yourself, you would never think something is wrong with you. I hope that I will one day not give a crap what other people think of me, and be proud of who I am. Best wishes to you all.

[Dubba61]

I want to tell back: "How the Flip! Would you know!! 😀👍

[Hidden in reply to Dubba61]

funny, how the Flip would you know. what does that refer to?

[Dubba61]

Reference is, that the bold lettering and statement of fact. Implies that the speaker of said statement, knows more than I do about my own illnesses. Which, of course, is not possible. The term "Flip" is an old Northern, less harsh replacement for another four letter word beginning with 'F"! Hope this clarifies. 😊

[Hidden]

You misread the statement Dubba. It was meant to empower and not imply that I know more about your illness. Hence the question, how does THAT make you feel? If I believed I knew more than you about your illness or have an arrogant attitude, I wouldn't have asked how you feel about the statement. You see, asking implies I want to know what you feel. Does that make more sense?

[gogogirl]

I am not sure what radical self acceptance is versus regular self acceptance. However, there is no such thing as a "perfect" person I believe- we are all human. Many people are not all bad nor are they all good.

[Hidden in reply to gogogirl]

well my definition of radical self-acceptance goes beyond regular self-acceptance. Regular self-acceptance speaks to the notion of I accept myself as I am. Radical self-acceptance says I love myself and accept myself however, I also celebrate who I am. A step further if you will. Nope no such things as perfect- works in progress, everyone of us. But, my point is that we are perfect just the way we are- THAT is radical self-acceptance as well. No shaming, no judging. Get it?

[gogogirl]

Well yes-

[mickeyshell88]

Frankly i saw this post the other day as my zoloft is kicking in. It irritated me. BUT it must have stuck in my head because unlike my first episode ten years ago when i hid, this time I’m sharing my depression and anxiety. What do i have to be ashamed of? If those who are supposed to care and love me can’t handle it, then i don’t need them in my life. We may have disorders but there’s nothing WRONG with us...just speed bumps in life.