RECOVERY

CAN BE DEFINED AS THE IMPROVED ABILITY TO LEAD A FULFILLED LIFE THAT IS NOT DETERMINED BY ILLNESS OR

TREATMENT

RECOVERY

CAN BE DEFINED AS THE IMPROVED ABILITY TO LEAD A FULFILLED LIFE THAT IS NOT DETERMINED BY ILLNESS OR

TREATMENT

IS ABOUT EXPERIENCING IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

AND HIGHER LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING IN SPITE OF

ILLNESS

RECOVERY

CAN BE DEFINED AS THE IMPROVED ABILITY TO LEAD A FULFILLED LIFE THAT IS NOT DETERMINED BY ILLNESS OR

TREATMENT

IS ABOUT EXPERIENCING IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

AND HIGHER LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING IN SPITE OF

ILLNESS

DOES NOT REQUIRE PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION OF SYMPTOMS OR THE NEED

FOR MEDICAL OR SOCIAL CARE

RECOVERY

RECOVERY THE MOST IMPORTANT

FACTOR OF ANY RECOVERY IS

CHOICE

RECOVERY IS A PERSONAL AND

UNIQUE JOURNEY FOR EVERYONE LIVING WITH

MENTAL ILLNESS…

HOWEVER…

COMMON THREADS CAN BE FOUND

THROUGHOUT EVERY RECOVERY JOURNEY

INCLUDING…

HOPE

SUPPORT

SELF HELP

SPIRITUALITY

EMPOWERMENT

MEANINGFUL

ACTIVITY

AND…

WHEN A PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS HAS A SENSE OF THESE FACTORS BEING IN

PLACE…

THE PROBABILITY OF TREATMENT COMPLIANCE WITH

BOTH MEDICAL AND THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN

INCREASES

GRIEF IS ALSO A VERY REAL, YET OFTEN OVERLOOKED FACTOR

IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO BE

ACKNOWLEDGED AS PAST SUFFERINGS, LOST TIME AND

LOST OPPORTUNETIES ARE ACCEPTED

HOWEVER…

RECOVERY SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A PROCESS

OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

THROUGHOUT WHICH, EACH INDIVIDUAL

FORMS THEIR OWN PERSONAL DEFINITION

OF RECOVERY

FROM THE VERY START OF THIS PROCESS, THOSE SEEKING THEIR OWN RECOVERY OFTEN BECOME EXPERTS ON THEIR ILLNESS AND

HOW IT AFFECTS THEM; DEVELOPING PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND

STRATEGIES TO MANAGE INDIVIDUAL TRAITS AND ISSUES SPECIFIC TO

THEIR OWN RECOVERY NEEDS

WITH THE USE OF THOSE SKILLS COMBINED WITH HELP FROM KEY SUPPORT PEOPLE,

INDIVIDUALS CAN ALSO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO

RECOGNISE EARLY SIGNS OF SERIOUS ILLNESS AND UTILISE

SELF-HELP STRATEGIES

WITH FULL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT PEOPLE

CAN MAKE A

CHOICE TO MOVE FORWARD BY

DEVELOPING , LEARNING AND PROGRESSING TOWARDS

THEIR OWN DEFINITION OF

LIFETIME RECOVERY

WITH TIME AND SUPPORT -

ANYTHING IS

POSSIBLE!