I learned in a 12-step program that although I will never be cured from autism or bipolar, that doesn’t mean I can’t live a mentally healthy life.
I don’t have to be mentally ill. I can be mentally well. Of course the hardest part of any mental health journey is admitting we have problems.
Along with admitting I had problems, I had to be willing to do the things necessary to get well. Wanting to is not enough. Doing the things that I was supposed to do was not enough.
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