Can you recover from mental illness?
there isn't really a “cure” for mental illness yet,
people can and do get better with help and treatment (and sometimes
The most important thing is to get help.
It’s important to note that medical treatment is a stepping-stone
to wellness, not a cure. Most people combine good medical care with
their own coping methods.
people now believe that in order to successfully deal with and recover
from mental illness, you have to take into account several things,
| t things like
general health and medical treatment
|| t things like a person’s
outlook, their friends and family
|| t things like income,
employment, and housing.
Because all of these different influences play an important role
in helping people get over mental illness, it’s important
that everyone has access to:
medical treatment, including medication and other kinds of therapy
from people like friends and family
income, a decent place to live, and something meaningful to
do (like school or work)
Some people will just get ill once, but others
will be at risk of getting ill again. Today many people who have
been diagnosed with a mental illness talk about how they have
been able to put the illness in perspective and get on with their
life. Although some symptoms may remain at times, this experience
of "recovery" brings new hope to teens who are experiencing
mental illness for the first time.