Chapter 10: Mirrors

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"Each person is an island unto himself, in a very real sense; and he can only build bridges to other islands if he is first of all willing to be himself and permitted to be himself

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"Each person is an island unto himself, in a very real sense; and he can only build bridges to other islands if he is first of all willing to be himself and permitted to be himself." –Carl Rogers

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Your POV

Blue.

And beautiful.

As I look at myself in the full length mirror attached to the wall of my room, those two words is just a representation of what I can see in the mirror in front of me.

Throughout the year, throughout everything that happened,

I am here.

I existed,

and still existing.

Blue maybe a color of loneliness, but blue gave me calmness and peace.

A peace that helped me to accept.

The smile I am wearing is beautiful.

Beautiful –just like the flowers I saw before.

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"those are hallucinations. It occurs to a person who's diagnosed with schizophrenia."

"but don't worry, we have therapies that can help her."

The doctor explained to Jackson.

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It was two years ago, since that happened. Others would say, it is impossible for a person to be normal again after experiencing schizophrenia. There's no cure, but change do still exist.

But change always starts to yourself. If you willingly accept it, you will find change.

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Acceptance –it's the hardest thing in the world to do. But sometimes it's the last thing we could do.

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