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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

darkblue, Thanks for this wonderful support and for sharing your success. It means a lot to everyone and shows slow and steady wins the race.

Josie, Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 150

I would have read this a few months ago and felt very skeptical. But here I am now. I've been out since 10am this morning and it's now 11pm. I've been helping family get rid of viruses (stressful) Been down and stood in a queue a mile long for the post office (stressful) Rushing about to catch buses (stressful) etc.

I suppose it's just what you perceive as stress and how you let it affect you.

You don't have to be in that queue. You can live in your own head for those 5 minutes. Listening to music. Singing in your head. Thinking about what you might like to eat tomorrow, etc.

I still can't believe the recovery I've had. I remember those dark days now like I'm looking through a thick glass. It was a stage of my life which I'm getting over.

I'm still not 100% back to normal. I would say I've went from having panic disorder to having general anxiety. But I'll get that under control, too.

We all will.

All the best.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2101

I think that for me the moment where I really started getting better is when I accepted that for me recovery might not be a total and complete remission of symptoms. I discovered that it was ok for my recovery to mean that I would live happy and productive even if some symptoms remained. Then everything seemed more possible. I am ok with living with myself the way I am with my anxiety. Some days are harder then others but overall, when I am not so tired and exhausted, I am very happy. I think it is ok for all of us to have our own perception of what recovery is.

-Diva

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 313

Hi everyone

I too think sometimes I am my own worst enemy. I have such high expectations of myself and demand nothing but the best..(I have been working on this though.. lol) and find sometimes I just take on so much that my bodies way of telling me it's too much is through this "disorder"..

So Minn.. I get what you're saying... Maybe I bring it on in my behaviours... but then other times I think it has nothing to do with me.. and it just comes out of left field...

You've been successful before though and you are sharing so many wonderful stories now that you're heading down that same path again..

Way to go!

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

minnesota,

You know yourself better than anyone else. Perhaps you did work too much and push yourself too hard, did you go back on your meds right away, or did you try other techniques first?

Like Danielle wrote, science has shown that having hope plays an integral role in an individual's recovery, so never give up and never lose that hope.

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 341

I thought i'd gotten over it all, before this started againnnn, I went off my meds for about 2 years. I felt better and I was doing a lot of stuff, then it came back. Maybe I go overboard in my work and push too hard, maybe I triggered it again, I just have to face the fact I might be on my meds for a long time.

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 778

Yah !

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 8760

Members,

Myth or Fact?

Once people develop mental illnesses, they will never recover.

Fact: Studies show that most people with mental illnesses get better, and many recover completely. Recovery refers to the process in which people are able to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. For some individuals, recovery is the ability to live a fulfilling and productive life. For others, recovery implies the reduction or complete remission of symptoms. Science has shown that having hope plays an integral role in an individual’s recovery.

Danielle, Bilingual Health Educator

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