Articles on Recovering From a Breakdown
Recovery
from a Breakdown (1)
The longest journey starts with a single step
What can you do when your life is a mess, everything that could go wrong
has gone wrong, and you feel you are so far down the slippery slope
that you will never see the light of day again… (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (2)
Today we will continue on from our initial blog regarding taking those
first small steps to recovery… (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (3)
We've learned so far to take small steps in our recovery, and today
we'll look at consolidating our progress and taking another small step
forward… (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (4)
So far, we have looked at achieving small tasks as a means of taking
the first steps to recovery from emotional illness. Having successfully
achieved a routine of doing one or two activities each day, where do
we go to from there… (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (5)
Recovery from a severe mental breakdown is undoubtedly the hardest task
you will ever have to do in your life. Forget pushing babies down birth
canals, passing kidney stones, losing the use of your limbs, or grieving
for a loved one- fighting your way back to mental health or even maintaining
emotional equilibrium while suffering from a chronic mental illness
is the hardest battle of all, because it is a battle with the self.
And there is no more difficult, cagier, or more elusive opponent. Hence
we need all the help we can get… (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (6)
Last blog, on Recovery from a Breakdown (5), we looked at using
positive sayings to keep us on track in our recovery from breakdown.
Today, we'll look at how to use these valuable tools to greatest advantage…
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (7)
In our continuing series on recovering from a breakdown, we will look
at the many benefits of helping others while trying to recover. Feel
like you can't help yourself, let alone help others? That's a common
comment among recoverers. But not only is it possible, it will help
you to recover more quickly... (Read
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Recovery
from a Breakdown (8)
In our continuing series in recovering from breakdown, we will look
at the power of counting your blessings. When your world has been turned
upside down by mental illness, it is easy to lose sight of what is positive
about your life. And no matter how sick you are, or how far away recovery
seems, there are still positive things in your life. These are the things
that we must hold onto during our darkest hours… (Read
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Finding
a Good Therapist
It can be very difficult to make the decision to go into therapy and
people begin therapy for many reasons. It could be that the person is
in so much emotional pain, that to do nothing is not an option. At the
other end of the spectrum are those who don't really want to go to therapy
but are forced to go by a spouse or family member. The odds of success
are high for the former group and obviously much lower for the second
group. But for whatever reason you enter therapy, the one thing you
do want is a good therapist. But just what is a good therapist?... (Read
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Is
Your Support Group Supportive (1)?
Many people participate in support groups for a number of different
health conditions. For the most part they play an important role in
the recovery or acceptance of that particular medical condition. The
fact that there are so many support groups for the myriad of health
ailments that plague us is a testament to their popularity and value...
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Is
Your Support Group Supportive (2)?
In our initial article on this topic, we looked at the benefits of support
groups, in particular those groups for people suffering from common
mental health ailments such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders
and mood disorders. We also looked at some of the more unhelpful aspects
of these groups beginning with the problems that potentially occur when
two members of the same group form a sexual relationship... (Read
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Is
Your Support Group Supportive (3)?
In previous articles we looked at problems caused by sexual relationships
between members of the same mental health support group and also the
destructive role of the group dominator. Today we look at the role of
another very common factor in support groups: that of the group saboteur.
The group saboteur comes in various guises, all of which are destructive...
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Is
Your Support Group Supportive (4)?
Mental health support groups can be a vital part of recovery and acceptance
of many mental illnesses. Most groups are a wonderful source of support
and comfort, and knowing that others experience similar symptoms and
feelings is a really important part of the recovery process. However,
as we discussed in previous articles in this series, there can be negative
aspects to these groups, of which all members should be on the alert
for... (Read
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What
Do People Expect from Counseling? (1)
When problems arise in life and a person is clearly suffering from the
effects of a crisis or a long-term problem, it is often common to hear
the phrase: "You should go and have some counseling." But
what exactly happens during the counseling process? How does a person
"get better"? And what are the respective roles and responsibility
of the therapist and client?... (Read
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What
Do People Expect from Counseling? (2)
"You should have some counseling to deal with your anxiety."
"Why don't you see a counselor, you're going to lose your job if
you don't pull yourself together!" "I think you have a problem
with your mother, how about you go see a counselor!"
These are typical phrases bandied about to people who are experiencing
ongoing emotional difficulties. It's interesting to ask people what
they expect will happen when they attend counseling. Most reply: "Well,
I've got this problem and the therapist is going to fix it." Wrong!
Having counseling is not like going to the doctors and being handed
a prescription and—voila!—problem solved... (Read
more)
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