So many times we let our diagnoses define us. They become such an integral part of our daily lives that we let the title given to our illness make a name for us in life. When we do this, we let it get a foothold into how we see ourselves. We begin to see ourselves as 'the depressed, anxious person' or the as 'the one with ptsd' and that starts to become who we define ourselves as.

Yes, our illness is a big part of our lives, it is part of who we are, but you are still you; with or without it. You are still a person and one deserving being seen as such, without the additional title of a illness added on.

So today I give you this challenge: When you look in the mirror, greet yourself as you. As your name, as a human being...not as someone with an illness. Try to treat yourself that way today. Try to re-humanize yourself today. You deserve that.
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