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**A MESSAGE TO THOSE IN RECOVERY**
Zen
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Hey Everyone 
There have been a few points in the last week where I have been struggling with MH recovery. I want this post to serve as a reminder for everyone (including myself) of all the reasons why we carry on fighting.
The biggest reason why I keep on fighting is for myself. Recovery is extremely personal and ultimately change must come from within myself. If I want the future I so wish to pursue, then the responsibility lies with me and I'm NOT going to let myself down.
It's extremely easy to become fixated on my diagnosis and often I believe that I am my diagnosis. I am anxious, I am depressed. I have to catch myself when I do this because I am NOT my illness! And so I continue to fight to keep my sense of identity and self-worth.
Lastly, I fight for recovery because I AM WORTH IT. Sometimes I feel anxious when I'm surrounded by a lot of people or when there is a power dynamic. But I was put on this earth for a reason and I deserve to be here as much as everyone else does! I deserve to treat myself with kindness and love because I am worth it. And everyone with a mental illness is entitles to the same amount of worth as those without an illness.
Please post your recovery messages to yourself or others below and lets be there for one another!
Eleanor
There have been a few points in the last week where I have been struggling with MH recovery. I want this post to serve as a reminder for everyone (including myself) of all the reasons why we carry on fighting.
The biggest reason why I keep on fighting is for myself. Recovery is extremely personal and ultimately change must come from within myself. If I want the future I so wish to pursue, then the responsibility lies with me and I'm NOT going to let myself down.
It's extremely easy to become fixated on my diagnosis and often I believe that I am my diagnosis. I am anxious, I am depressed. I have to catch myself when I do this because I am NOT my illness! And so I continue to fight to keep my sense of identity and self-worth.
Lastly, I fight for recovery because I AM WORTH IT. Sometimes I feel anxious when I'm surrounded by a lot of people or when there is a power dynamic. But I was put on this earth for a reason and I deserve to be here as much as everyone else does! I deserve to treat myself with kindness and love because I am worth it. And everyone with a mental illness is entitles to the same amount of worth as those without an illness.
Please post your recovery messages to yourself or others below and lets be there for one another!
Eleanor
Alis propriis volat
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couldnt agree more!
IMO Recovery is about our Selves. Not our mental health diagnosis. Its about learning and growing as a person. Its about changing our lives not our bio chemisty. We should focus less on reducing our "symptoms” and more about learning and growing as our self and realising what things makes us unique and the things we enjoy and enjoying life despite our challenging
. https://toronto.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Deegan1996-Recovery-Journey-of-the-Heart1.pdf
and this is just a clip of youtube video of her
https://youtu.be/jhK-7DkWaKE
In case you missed it, here's the link:
In the video, Patricia Deegan speaks of a "survivors mission" to change how mental health recovery is perceived, she echoes that "recovery is about changing our lives" and her story is an example of how a growth mindset can aid our recovery. She invites people to challenge people's views on those with mental illnesses and not to discard the person's identity.
In my case I am relieved that I finally got diagnosed. Not fully but it's a start. So many things make sense now. And now I can talk about it. Explain why something isn't working, why I can't do certain things. I get taking seriously a wee bit more. In a way it gave me so much freedom. I'm still the same person, but with answers now.
It got me the strength to go further. To look for more answers. Give my mind some rest. I understand myself a bit more.
I walk around with my diagnosis but it doesn't define me, it simply explains a difficulty I am facing. I am still me.
❤️
im not in recovery for myself, im not there yet, but one day I will be!
Im in recovery for my nephew, so I can run, play games and just have a good time without collapsing.
Im in recovery for my friends who didn't make it, I will continue to fight for you's … for the life you's never had, or will have, and ill never forget them.
im in recovery for my family and friends, they've stuck by me no matter what shit ive put them through, they always remain strong for me.
I recover for my psychiatrist … when other deemed me 'treatment resistant' he never gave up on me, and helped me find answers
above all else I recover for life, for all the things I couldn't do when I was ill. go out to parties, have a movie night with my friends, to be able to travel, to be happy
for whoever is doubting recovery, that is normal! I have doubted it so many times, but trust me, life is worth living, and living freely without a disorder holding you back, so no matter what keep fighting, it will be worth it in the end
Reminding myself of my values and morals has really helped me today so if anyone else is struggling, perhaps have a little read or create a post of your own for you to read when you're struggling
This post is meant to support people so it would be grand if you didn't post disrespectful comments on it
You can keep on posting your comments on people's threads but we will be here all night if needs be removing them and reminding the community of how great they are