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schizophrenia recovery
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2. Recovery: Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. It's only natural to want to get back on track and begin to participate in life again. Recovery can only begin, however, when there is a desire to be healthy. As I talk with families who have a loved one with schizophrenia or any other serious mental illness, the topic of how to motivate him/her away from a destitute life spent watching t.v. on the couch 24 x 7. There are two things that come to my mind regarding motivation. First, a person needs to know that there is a great possibility of developing a new life after the onset of mental illness. Without that knowledge, there is no hope to live nor reason to want to be healthy. Repeatedly, I was told that I would be affected by schizophrenia and wouldn't be able to do everything I had once wanted to do prior to the onset. Wrong. The truth is that there is hope for those that believe. It may and probably will take time. Months may pass before you see signs of recovered health, but time spent in recovery is an investment that will bring forth a future that will give you freedoms and options that one does not have while living under the umbrella of the mental health system. The second thing that comes to mind regarding the couch potato life-style is contribution. During the second week of my hospitalization, I began to see how recovery depended upon my ability to use the skills that I had. Once I began to redevolp those Activities of Daily living I mentioned above, I was able to ponder the important things in life. Eventhough it was going to take years to build my strength up again, I decided that I would begin to help people while I was in the hospital. Of course I could do very little, but the point was I did all I could. I remember helping a person look for a missing puzzle piece inside a recreational room. That act of service helped take my attention away from thinking about my problems and gave me the opportunity to focus on something constructive. So what is the difference between a healthy person evolving from schizophrenia, and a person stuck in the seemingly endless torment of it? Answer: Self Concept Once a stabilized person has the desire to be healthy and takes responsibility for his/her actions, a genuine self will begin to sprout.
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