Of course! Recovery isn't about creating something out of the scraps that remain. Recovery is about developing meaning and purpose despite being scrappy. If I just build on those lists of factors, I will become a new and improved person.
I thought it was great at the time (October 2011) but I think it's absolute rubbish now.
It's much more complicated to give a concise account of what I think now.
I guess it's somewhat defined by what I don't think:
- I don't think I have been destroyed by an illness or that an illness has had catasrophic effects on me.
- I don't think that focussing on limits is a good way to progress.
- I don't think professional assistance is any better than the help of friends and family.
- I don't think medication is really that important considering I'm not actually a broken, defective person suffering from an illness.
- I don't think I need to recover from or to anything.
How would I build an internal factor of hope in order to be a better person because the person I am now is merely a shell after the insides were hollowed out by the catastrophic effects of a mental illness? "Right, today I shall work on my hope." *crosses fingers, squints eyes and thinks really hard about hope*
I might leave it at that for the first time I've actually put my thoughts into words on this topic.
No comments:
Post a Comment