Many, many of us were treated for our illnesses in that 20 to 30 years when psychiatry did not think we got better. 20 to 30 years of bad treatment not because the care givers didnt care but they were working on a false premise. As science and treatment got better so did we. So much so recovery from mental illness is now the norm and under direction from SAMHSA systems of care are changing to the recovery model. Science has proven that these do not have to be life-long illnesses and depending on the diagnosis - especially with depression people reach full recovery (fully cured) without the return of symptoms. It is not false hope it is that science and new knowledge have replaced the 1/2 truths. It is time for us to throw off the shackles of the ignorance (of what science didnt know back then) and accept our new opportunities. And it is time for all of us to work on getting better (through treatment and illness management) to have the best quality of life possible and no longer surrender to the despair of the obsolete.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 02:31:50 +0000
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