Posted by Tabitha on February 5, 2003, at 1:51:25
In reply to Re: How much do your moods define you? » Eddie Sylvano, posted by Dinah on February 4, 2003, at 18:17:59
Hi Dinah, I also suffer from lack of a solid identity. It's not as mood-related as it used to be. I still have moods, but I can see the whole picture a little better. It's easier because I'm so seasonal -- I have a winter self and a summer self. Only 2 selves! With predictable seasons even! That's almost manageable.
There's been some other improvement over time too. I'm sure my therapist would take some credit for that. I wish I could explain what helped me have a better sense of self. Probably working on self-acceptance helped the most. But defining that is hard. Maybe all the time spent talking about my feelings, day to day upsets and reactions, and having the therapist help me see that I make sense. Rejecting or disconnecting from my own feelings made it hard to have a sense of self. Whether this applies to you or not, I don't know, but I just wanted to toss in the fact that therapy does seem to have helped my sense of identity.
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