Never in 16 years of treatment has my psychiatrist therapist use this term. They would say chronic condition and managing symptoms. Is there such a thing as recovery?
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I have the opposite experience. I get frustrated when people talk about recovery because it is incorrect terminology for a brain condition.
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Sometimes I think recovery is possible, sometimes I don’t.
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That’s what they told me decades back. They failed to mention that you can have the first two and still enjoy significant recovery.
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Yes there is and you’re right it’s not talked about enough. We can improve our situations a lot. I think it’s usually gradual though as healthy practises are put in place.
Many people start to do better as they get older I have read.
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My current care team only talks about recovery. But they never say stats or back it up with evidence even anecdotal.
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Recovery is definitely possible. I’m in a much better place now than i was a year ago. I’m not depressed and I’m able to handle things much better. I still have my moments, i think those are always going to be there, but i’m doing much better than i was and i have those moments a lot less. Being around family more has helped tremendously. So has the right medication. So recovery is possible, but only if you want to recover more than you want to believe delusions. You have to want the truth, but if you do life opens up to you.
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I think recovery is possible but I also think it takes trying a bunch of different approaches to get the best outcome
I’m at the point where I have a little low key ,‘breakthrough’, psychosis, which I’m able to reality test . It can be really persistent though, despite the ability to reality test. I haven’t had any functional hallucinations for several months now.
I’m in worse shape physically than mentally- atrial fibrillation ,premature osteoporosis, low vit d, iron deficiency anaemia, Barretts oesophagus, mild scoliosis, reduced mobility . Having said that I’m not at death’s door.
I’ve gone down a road I cannot return from.
The mental health care in England is recovery based pathways. I’m with the intellectual disability team and they never talk about recovery. I will get support for life.
Only if you think that way
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