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NikNikSenior Contributor
In this Topic Tuesday we will be having a community discussion about what recovery means to you.
We take a journey through the word 'recovery' - our feelings around it as well as the public's perception of this word.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
its awesome that its opening a big discussion up for you and Mr Shaz too.-- it has @Former-Member but with this information -- what do i do next ?? it is hard to see what we can do towards these goals or to theses changes , I am stuck to know
In response to: Topic Tuesday // What does recovery mean to you? // 17 Oct. 7pm AEDT
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15 minutes left everyone.
Welcome @Former-Member - this is really interesting and I also think brave. The ability to notice your mums outcomes and also where you are sitting within your own journey now is powerful as we have mentioned previously around awareness.
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
@Former-Member That's interesting that the term "managed" works for you. I don't like that word at all, but I think that's because it has been used in a different context in my world. I can hear that you want to manage your illness. My previous psychologist told me that I could only ever be "contained and managed." I can hear that there is a fundamental difference between the individual managing their own illness (empowering) and the idea that the person with a mental illness will be "managed" by others (super disempowering).
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@Shaz51 maybe by breaking them down into mini steps - sometimes our eyes can be bigger than our mouths and its okay to feel achieved in your or your loved ones journey of functionality, awareness, stability etc in small steps and moments.
Paying attention to the details of a glass in front of you or telling someone something that is on your mind - could be 'goals' or maybe celebrating the smallest wins that you have observed in a loved one can help you feel the achievements in a bigger way?
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
In response to the question about goals, I have set myself the goal of returning to my degree and then entering a career I have been working towards for a long time. That's my big goal which feels varying degrees of far away depending on where I am on that wonky recovery line at the time (I also want to change the world but that's a bit BIG for thinking about now).
I have much more short term goals that include things like trying to get into healthier sleeping and eating patterns and finishing a crafty project I have been working on (which is part of my time out and self-care).
Like others, goals can be hard for me. The times when I feel my goals are too far away to reach, or when they seem further away than they were the day before, or when I don't meet my 'smaller' goals, can be really tough times. Setting the goal of being kind to myself, seems pretty important for these times 🙂
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In response to: Re: Topic Tuesday // What does recovery mean to you? // 17 Oct. 7pm AEDT
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Thanks for sharing with us @Former-Member - great to see your feedback around these words too
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