"This is very wise of you. I don't wish to elaborate too much, but I can tell you that I have some experience with this very issue. It is a deep well you have dug for yourself, my friend. Not to worry, we'll get you out of it."

He sits back in his chair with a thoughtful hum, considering. This isn't the same as getting a vampire to accept himself as he is now, but it isn't that different, either.

"This will sound strange I'm sure, but have you grieved that loss of self? Have you properly mourned the fact that you had to change and lose those old pieces of yourself in order to survive. Because, the truth is, you aren't regaining what you've lost. You never will. You are building it back anew. I feel this will be much easier for you if you let go of the person you were, and the one you became, and instead focus on becoming the version of yourself you most want to be now. This is better than constantly feeling as if you must look backwards to compare yourself to your own history. Does that resonate with you?"