It Takes a Peer to Truly Help a Peer Kerry Brown Hi. I had depressive anger I held on to for most of my life till delusions of people out to get me brought it to a head in August 2005. Starting Aug. 5th I held the SWAT team out of my house till they…
Back From the Brink Anne Costa Six years ago I found myself slipping into a scary, dark pit: full of fears and a desperate loneliness that seemed to seep into my skin and take over my soul. More than that, my reality became something in which I could no longer trust. Each day was like…
Wilderness Hermit Charlie’s Journey to Recovery Charles Hughes I grew up in a children’s orphanage (Children’s Baptist Home of Southern California) in Inglewood, CA. It was during the height of the cold war during the late 1950’s & early 60’s. Those where some really hectic and stressful times for all in North America particularly in Southern…
How to Survive Enough To Say, “I AM Better” Anna Leonide Brown; Oakridge, OR If you overcame hopelessness that you could get better from a mental health or emotional problem, was there a turning point for you? Please describe: The turning point was a personal moment when I was about to take my medication and…
I Created an Environment I Love to Live In Crystal D. Choate; Kenai, AL During your mental health care, have you often felt hopeful about your chance of getting better? Yes. It is reverse psychology for me. Mental health workers, (not all, there is always one who supports you) say I can’t ever get better.…
Baby Steps are the Way to Feel Better Kathleen Hartman; Alexandria, VA During your mental health care, have you often felt hopeful about your chance of getting better? Yes. When I am taking extremely good care of myself, accomplishing goals, and things are going well with my husband, I feel that I can recover completely.…