Personal recovery has received more attention in recent research to help combat the myth that you can’t lead a good, fulfilling life with psychosis. There are two categories of recovery for mental health conditions that involve psychosis: clinical recovery, which refers to decreasing/eliminating symptoms and the time spent in the hospital, and personal recovery, which is “a unique process rather an end point with key recovery themes including hope, rebuilding self and rebuilding life.” This form of recovery involves personal goals and values that make life fulfilling.
The same goes for psychosis and the mental health conditions it accompanies. It isn’t an easy health condition-nor is any illness-but you can still live a productive life. Having diabetes does require proper treatment and lifestyle adjustments. It’s akin to telling someone who recently went into diabetic shock that their life is pretty much over. This narrative is not only exaggerated, but it’s also inaccurate. “My doctors gave me a prognosis of ‘grave.’ That is, at best, I was expected to live in a boarding house and work at menial jobs.” Saks, for example, was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young woman after multiple visits to a psychiatric hospital.
That the best-case scenario is a sub-par existence where every goal they have is limited by their mental state. Unfortunately, when someone starts having these frightening experiences, doctors and medical professionals often tell them that their life won’t ever be the same. It’s like “having a nightmare while you’re awake,” describes Elyn Saks, a legal scholar and mental health-policy advocate. They may believe things that aren’t true. They might see or hear things that aren’t there. Each year, about 100,000 youth and young adults experience psychosis for the first time.
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