DID Self acceptance and hope

[Keen]

I have two question, which could be for anyone with any disorders, but as I am struggling with DID right now, that is what is on my mind. Feel free to respond, whatever you're struggling with.

1. What has helped you to develop self-acceptance?

2. What gives you hope to keep fighting and trying?

 

[pixel]

Interesting questions @Keen, what made you think of them?

1. What has helped you to develop self-acceptance?

I interpret this q to mean DID self-acceptance (?)
i think the answer is seeing how DID has saved my life and given me abilities (or "superpowers" as i sometimes call them :geek:one part has an incredible memory, none of us feel visceral pain). Also, how snuggly the did diagnosis fits and describes my reality, this gives me self acceptance

What helps you?

2. What gives you hope to keep fighting and trying?

With DID, i know i can survive. its the PTSD that sometimes threatens survival.
that's about all i can say :shy:

What's your perspective?

 

[Keen]

Thanks for your responses, @pixel , these are things that have been on my mind lately that I struggle with and that I know a lot of people struggle with, and I thought a discussion of it might spark ideas and resources and tools and thoughts that might help when the ones we usually use aren't helping.

Self-Acceptance is something I'm super struggling with. I really struggle to accept the diagnosis, even though it does fit so well. And I struggle to accept myself, I feel like such a freak a lot of the time. I liked your comment on superpowers, thats a good way to think of some aspects of it.

As for hope, my biggest tool is to remember all the things that have happened since the last time I almost gave up hope but decided to keep going. I'm so glad I didn't miss out on those things, so I try to have hope that there are more good things in the future.