Self-acceptance is Also Change
Monday February 7, 2022
Change means stress.
Self-acceptance usually implies change, from not-self-accepting to self-accepting.
So self-acceptance means stressing yourself out, in some ways.
“Accept yourself”? It’s stressful to hear that sometimes.
It’s also vague. (I don’t like that aspect of it at all.)
So, the next time someone tells you to accept yourself, consider telling them, “I don’t need that kind of stress in my life.” I think it’d be pretty funny, anyway.
Plus this is their bitter reward for throwing around pat phrases, maybe.
But also, thinking more logically, watching them struggle with the depth of the equation could be your reward for already accepting yourself, insofar as you haven’t changed.
(Do you see how silly this accept/not accept dichotomy is?)
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