How To Accept & Move On From Hardships & Trauma, From A Psychologist [mindbodygreen.com]

Carey Sipp 4/26/231:59 PM

By Perpetua Neo, Photo: Lyuba Burakova/Stocksy, mindbodygreen, April 23, 2023

I’ve heard many people tell me they have accepted something that’s happened, whether that’s a loss, a traumatic childhood, significant change in their health, or something else.

But what I’ve found is, just because you say something verbally or want to accept it, doesn’t mean that acceptance has actually happened—especially if you’re angry with yourself or are inundated by the sheer magnitude of your emotions. As well, just because you finally connected the dots as to how then led to now, doesn’t mean you are free of it.

Because acceptance is— as clichéd as it sounds— a journey with multiple chapters and facets. It can be one of the most painful but also transformative things you’ll ever undertake. Think, metamorphosis.

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