Recovery Stories
NEC receives many requests each week of people looking for information on recovery from mental illness. We believe one of the most helpful resources is to hear the stories of those who have an actual experience of recovery. For that reason we are excited to begin a new page on our website dedicated to the stories of some folks who have had an experience of severe emotional anguish some call “mental illness” and who have had the experience of recovery. Their words can tell you most authentically about the real experience of recovery. As you read several stories, perhaps you will notice certain themes that may help you in your own recovery. May you receive hope and inspiration from their stories.
If you would like to have your story considered for the website please send it to the National Empowerment Center by using our Contact Form for Recovery Stories.
A Peer From England’s Story
Finding my final key to recovery- my peers I have been part of or accessing the mental health system for nearly eighteen years and through that time I have had many feelings and thoughts about
Amanda Back’s Recovery Story
I have known altered states of consciousness since I was a child. I clearly remember staring into the mirror in my mother’s bathroom and thinking that I was not who I appeared to be and
Emerging Proud – Carol’s Recovery Story
My mystical journey began in April of 2006, after several years of intense Bible studies. I also went to Disney World in February that year and on the plane headed for Disney, I was reading
The Right Combination – Kerry Brown
In 2005 I began to wake up. All the years before I was aware. Even vigilant to a “NOW” I thought was just kind of happening. But no. In 2005, august 8th, I caused my
Larry (L.A.) Jones
My Story Now being the type of person who focuses outward from his thoughts, feelings and symptoms, I can truly say without a doubt I know mental health recovery and what that really means. A
Lia Govers Recovery Story
I was born in Holland in 1952 and moved to Italy in 1972. There I married an Italian (Sicilian) man, but we always lived in Northern Italy. Starting in 1995 (about 6 months after the