Health is metabolic
efficiency. Sickness is metabolic inefficiency. Nobody is totally
healthy or totally sick. Each of us is a unique combination of
health and sickness. And each of us has a unique combination of
abilities and disabilities, both emotional and physical.
As we grow up, we learn that
we are loved for our abilities but hated for our disabilities. This
happens at home, at play, at school, and at work. Sometimes, this
even happens with our doctors, especially if our disabilities
mystify them or remind them of their own disabilities.
So, we try to hide our
disabilities from people and from ourselves. This charade
undermines our relationships and our self-esteem. We learn to fear
society and hate ourselves.
Self-hatred is the most
debilitating sickness. It interferes with our ability to seek and
accept help. And everybody needs help. How do we free ourselves
from self-hatred?
First, we reclaim our
disabilities, whether society accepts them or not. This means that
we learn to accept ourselves. Then, we cope with our disabilities.
This means that we learn to take care of ourselves.
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