I think that there is an "objective" state which IS emotional health. I think that it has certain factors. It is not "static",but stays within a certain balance.
I think I have been there, so I know where I want to go.
Today, I feel almost up, from underwater, maybe 5 inches.
As I face truth( and people help me), I float out of distortions,in an easy way. The lies are the glue that keep you sick(IMO) .When the glue is removed, you come together.If there are thousands of lies and distortions ,it will take longer, fewer,it will take less.
The answer is simple, but the path seems long .
Today, I feel a sense that I am back at age 14, when I made a conscious choice to believe my M's reality . I can "see"now how my M is a "fool" about life. She is like N Doofus(Bones "friend").
I need to take the blinders off my eyes , and see life, as it is. That includes seeing myself, honestly, good and bad.
Excessive shame is a distortion. Feeling like you are "bad' is a distortion. The reality is that you are human. I am almost there,but not quite.
Shame was the vechicle which my M used to denude me and attach me to herself. It seems like it does not want to let go, so I will keep facing truth,until shame has no grip . Ami