…Because Recovery is Possible
…Because Recovery is Possible
As statistics for depression and suicide are reaching epidemic proportions worldwide and approximately 1 in 5 people are currently being diagnosed with a ‘mental illness’, it has become necessary to look beyond the medical model of the mental health system for answers.
This site brings together aspects of the Recovery Movement, a hopeful alternative for mental health. This more humane approach to emotional crisis and distress is being successfully implemented in many countries today.
With so many people suffering with what has been labeled ‘mental illness’, as well as carrying the stigma and burden that these labels of diagnosis suggest, it is time to rethink our perceptions and treatments used in the current mental health system.
WARNING: It is NOT advisable to stop medication without the support of your doctor or someone with experience in tapering of psychiatric drugs.
“Unfortunately, the label and identity of mental patient is so deep that we and the people around us continue to interpret life¹s normal swings of emotion as symptoms of continuing illness” People Can Recover
Psychiatrist Dan Fisher
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