Recovery is hard

Now i'm not sure how many people who read this are in recovery from a mental illness or an addiction. If you are, I wish you the best of luck. If not, let me tell you that recovering from something psychological isn't as easy as recovering from a broken arm. With a broken arm it's simple, put in plaster, wait, fixed!

With a mental illness it's different. It isn't a matter of being wrapped up then waiting. Its a case of having to push yourself and it's hard. Every single day is a struggle, whether it's battling the urge to drown your emotions with a bottle of vodka, avoiding the temptation to put a razor to your skin or even forcing yourself to eat and keep it down. It is not a walk in the park.

Recovery is hard and it's far too easy to give up and relapse.
If you're recovering and feel like throwing in the towel, think for a minute. If you are pushing a broken-down car up a hill and you slip a little, do you let it roll to the bottom knowing that you'll have to start again? Or do you carry on pushing knowing that, as hard as it is, you don't want to start over?

I personally like to think i'm one of the people who keep pushing, whether i'm inches from the top and slip half way back down or whether i'm half way up and fall inches from the bottom. I do not want to reach the lowest point.

Recovery is an uphill battle and remember that even if you climb two steps up and fall one step back you're still higher than you were to begin with, you don't need to roll back to the bottom,you can carry on pushing. As hard as it might be it's even harder to start all over again.

Whoever you are, what ever you're recovering from, keep on fighting. I promise you it will be worth it.


"The moment you decide you want freedom more than your disorder, recovery becomes possible"