Recovery in serious mental illness/distress is a globally recognized idea for the last at least two decades, in most parts of the world. What started from the experiences of those who suffered was soon adopted by psychiatry and allied professions as a goal of mental ‘health’ services. This blog is written from the perspective of an emancipatory researcher- someone who has lived through psychosis, understands its suffering, consequences and outcomes, WHO REJECTS PSYCHIATRIC LABELING, as a way to define human suffering.
This is a knowledge and information sharing blog, created with an intent of bringing the idea/concept of ‘recovery’ from serious mental illness to light, for the lay intelligent reader.
The ideas shared here are largely drawn from various sources, including personal experiences and the ongoing research of the blog author.
My (ongoing) PhD research is in the area of understanding recovery from, what is labeled as, ‘psychosis’ by psychiatry. As I am exposed to a lot of literature on the subject I feel that those who currently suffer can benefit by reading short pieces about it instead of having to read long research articles, which may be often inaccessible. My lived and recovery experience from bipolar disorder offers me a foundation to investigate what I read from the perspective of a ‘sufferer’ – even if that suffering is part of my past now.
I intend sharing journal articles, videos, books and other resources that I routinely read/study. As of course write about encounters with individuals that I routinely have.
You might read an occasional book review or an interview as well. Whatever be the theme they will all be with one agenda-
Recovery from Mental Illness.
I hope you would find something of value here.
