lifeislikeabadrpg:

uglylilmonster:

lifeislikeabadrpg:

“Don’t be defined by your condition” often seems to mean “pretend your condition doesn’t shape your life or else”.

“Don’t let [traumatic life-altering event that causes long-term emotional, mental, and physical health problems] define you” often seems to mean “stop talking about [traumatic life-altering event] and pretend it never happened and doesn’t shape your life or else”.

This is an important point.