“You are not your illness. You have an individual story to tell. You have a name, a history, a personality. Staying yourself is part of the battle.” ~ Julian Seifter
Dear Readers, From the time I had my first episode of mental illness at age fifteen, I have been on a journey of recovery, although I didn’t know it at the time. I didn’t even know what recovery was. Each episode, with its constant anxiety, unrelenting insomnia, and terrifying mania and psychosis, was also bringing me closer to understanding what healing would mean for me. With each period of recovery, I was searching for answers. Why is this happening to me? What needs to change in my life? How can I find balance and wellness? Who knows the answers? I know that many people have also struggled with the same questions and my hope for this blog is to add to the knowledge of what recovery can look like.
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I wanted to thank everyone who has shown support for my blog. It is much appreciated ❤️
I am impressed with what you chose to write in your first blog post. The sharing of some of your critical experience is such a great initiator and to share your perspective and important clarification as well as some of what is to come, is a critical introduction and a strong welcome! Openness and authenticity with the willingness to show vulnerability and “your way” as just one of the countless ways for countless others, is inviting and really does, I think, enhance trust -building and connection.
I like that you offer an artful exercise that will bring forth the flow of awareness and creative juices and support the process to further exploration, realizations , learning, centering, healing and well- being.
Thank you Meegan! I look forward to your next blog post with both curiosity and deep interest. ~ Ru
Thanks Ru for your supportive comment. I appreciate your acknowledgement of my intention to respect the diversity of experiences of people with lived experience of mental illness. Owning that I write from my own perspective hopefully allows space for other people’s experiences of healing. There is not one way to recover from mental illness.