<![CDATA[Permanent disability resulting from burns or violence-induced blindness produces not only physical limitations but also profound psychological, social, and spiritual change that shapes an individual's process of self-acceptance. This qualitative descriptive study used a phenomenological design to understand self-acceptance among individuals with permanent disability. Two respondents were purposively selected: a burn-injury survivor with permanent facial and bodily disfigurement (TM) and a survivor of violence-induced blindness (BS). Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation, and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. Trustworthiness was established through credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. Both respondents initially experienced shock, grief, and diminished self-confidence. TM continued to show barriers to self-acceptance such as shame, social withdrawal, and dependency, with spirituality not yet fully internalized as a coping resource, whereas BS demonstrated a more adaptive process supported by family support, social acceptance, increased religious practice, and the ability to interpret his affliction as a test from Allah SWT. The study concludes that patience (sabr), gratitude (syukur), acceptance of divine decree (ridha), and reliance on God (tawakal) are interrelated components of the psychological mechanism underlying self-acceptance among people with permanent disability.]]>
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