“I’ve chosen life. Some days that’s not easy, but I know that with help I can live the life I want to.”
Recovery is a journey, not a destination. Deciding that you want to be involved in getting better is the first step.
Recovery has a different meaning for different people. For some, it means a world without continual symptoms. For others, recovery means rejecting the idea that mental illness defines who they are and taking control over what happens to them.
Difficult as it may sound, it’s important to be hopeful that you can achieve a level of recovery. For many people getting well involves accepting the condition and moving beyond it – recognising that there is more to life than a mental illness.
Recovery is a very personal thing and it helps to decide what it looks and feels like for you. When you’ve chosen where you want to go, you can start setting goals and making some decisions to guide your recovery.
Some of the choices you can make to help you on your recovery journey include:
- Accepting that you have a mental illness;
- Seeking out information and setting goals for recovery;
- Finding the right treatment approach for you;
- Exploring a variety of approaches to care;
- Establishing a support network;
- Engaging rehabilitation and support services;
- Staying on therapy; and
- Remaining positive and in control by making choices that are right for you.
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