It took years of terrible struggle to accept myself. I went through nearly 8 years of weekly individual and group therapy to get to the point of self-acceptance. That was over 15 years ago.
The day I finally came to full acceptance was when it really dawned on me that NO ONE WAS MAKING ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF, "I" WAS THE ONE WHO WAS MAKING ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF, NO ONE ELSE WAS! The moment that dawned on me, my depression lifted and NEVER returned.
One saying from Dr. Joy Browne helped me immensely was "Accepting Yourself":
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