interesting - but what does that mean? if i accept the "new me" then i essentially admit that my future will be highly limited. i almost feel like hanging on to the image of my "former me" gives me some sort of hope. on the other hand it definitely depresses me to think about my life prior to this and my current state.

i guess the question is: how does one accept the current condition and then strive to return to being a fully functioning human being? it feels like the two are opposites.