We are so conditioned to focusing on problems, what’s not working, and what our symptoms are.
We create expectations of ourselves, but forget what it is that we’re moving towards.
The proof of the pudding is in finding and celebrating and acknowledging the little achievements. If I can see and acknowledge what I’ve succeeded at, what I’ve done well, what steps- no matter how small they are, I’ve taken, then I can find the inner resources to move on and to move forward.
Many times we need to reframe and re-label our experiences. Rather than talk about our failures, to talk about what we would like to do. How we will get there.
Often the key to change is in the language that we use. If I look at what I DIDN’T do, the negative focus disconnects the spark-plug that enables ignition.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Recovery and Resilience
Recovery and Resilience
• What are they
• Definitions
o “living well”
o Recovery is a process, a way of life, an attitude, and a way of approaching the day’s challenges… The need is to meet the challenge of the disability and to reestablish a new and valued sense of integrity and purpose within and beyond the limits of the disability; the aspiration is to live, love and work in a community in which one makes a significant contribution. (Patricia Deegan)
o Resilience is the ability to bounce back.
The term ‘recovery’ has become something of a ‘buzz word’ in the mental health sector of late. In fact it is so often used, that we are in danger of the word losing its potency.
Let’s examine what is meant by recovery, and push some of the boundaries of its meaning.
Let’s think of what recovery means beyond the notion of illness. Most people think of recovery as being able to ‘get over’ and move on from an illness. Whilst this is generally the case with a physical illness, let’s think a little more deeply about what recovery means in the mental health sector.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, for example, is a diagnosis given to people who have difficulty finding quality of life after a stressful situation. Two common examples are domestic violence and veterans returning from combat/war situations.
• What are they
• Definitions
o “living well”
o Recovery is a process, a way of life, an attitude, and a way of approaching the day’s challenges… The need is to meet the challenge of the disability and to reestablish a new and valued sense of integrity and purpose within and beyond the limits of the disability; the aspiration is to live, love and work in a community in which one makes a significant contribution. (Patricia Deegan)
o Resilience is the ability to bounce back.
The term ‘recovery’ has become something of a ‘buzz word’ in the mental health sector of late. In fact it is so often used, that we are in danger of the word losing its potency.
Let’s examine what is meant by recovery, and push some of the boundaries of its meaning.
Let’s think of what recovery means beyond the notion of illness. Most people think of recovery as being able to ‘get over’ and move on from an illness. Whilst this is generally the case with a physical illness, let’s think a little more deeply about what recovery means in the mental health sector.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, for example, is a diagnosis given to people who have difficulty finding quality of life after a stressful situation. Two common examples are domestic violence and veterans returning from combat/war situations.
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