Getting better from your depression
The idea of “recovery” is not a new concept, people have always got better from
depression, but it is only recently that the mental health field has started paying attention to how people with conditions such as depression recover. On 16th December 2004 the Scottish Recovery Network launched in Glasgow to investigate and promote the idea of
recovery.
Recovery is about individuals
Work and research in other countries has already shown that expectation of recovery among individuals and professionals working with them can impact strongly on the person’s prospects for recovery and their life. . Believing you can recover is important –
depression is a very treatable illness. Recovery extends to
medical treatment but also to acceptance by family and friends, employers, teachers and the wider community. The attitudes of others, whether close to you or not can make a negative or positive impact on your recovery.
What does recovery mean to you?
Do you believe you can, or you have
recovered from depression? Recovery is an individual journey
- For one person it may mean being able to visit the corner shop on their own
- For another it might mean no longer needing any treatment, or the use of mental health services.
- For someone else it might mean being able to sleep at night and in their own bed rather read more
