This is a really great article, thank you.

I have mixed feelings about the idea of suffering making me what I am — yes it’s true that my suffering has given more compassion than I probably would have had, but it’s also restricted many positive aspects of my personality such as wanting to socialise, having motivation to work on creative pursuits and many other things. The abuse and neglect I’ve experienced has given me many daily challenges to overcome, challenges that I would not have if I’d had a loving and supportive childhood. Sometimes I wish it wasn’t so damn hard to live a good life, no amount of acceptance is going to change that.