Mental health recovery is not only a hard to define process, and a deeply personal journey. We know people can recover and there is hope, but it takes a lot of resiliency. At Victor, we are founded on the belief that everyone deserves to soar, despite any mental or behavioral hurdles in their way.
As we continue our series on Resiliency and Recovery in mental health, we look through the patient’s perspective on this topic. Many people have a story about having to overcome mental health issues and it’s these struggles and triumphs that connect us as humans. This human connection is now more important than ever.
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Our Story
Many years ago, a 10-year-old boy named Dave Favor was taken from his family’s home and placed in an orphanage. This experience left him feeling lost, abandoned by those he loved, and afraid. His hardship inspired him to create Victor, an organization that helps troubled children and families succeed in life.
He believed that every individual should have the best chance for success and a happy and full life by treating them in a community setting modeled more like a family than an institution. Because of this philosophy, Victor infuses hope and compassion into its model of treatment. We’ve learned these principles of recovery better help those struggling with mental illness and behavioral issues.
Today’s Reality
Resiliency and hope in mental health recovery are necessary, if not critical in finding success. When someone is in the throes of addiction, depression, an ongoing ailment, or new diagnoses their situation can seem bleak. It feels like their life is being controlled by something they have no power over.
Getting through the day is difficult, even with basic tasks like eating, hygiene, and leaving the house. People can feel like they are a burden or disappointment to their loved ones. We need patients and clients to know that their situation is never hopeless or as dark as it seems.
Those undergoing mental and behavioral health treatment need to practice resiliency because the road to recovery is often long and complex. But those things can also be to their benefit. There can be wins all along their healing journey if we can just keep working with them to stay their course.
Mental illness recovery is more possible today than ever before because our knowledge and resources have grown exponentially. Someone going through treatment now is receiving the best methods and technology available.
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