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Maria is worried. She's been struggling at home and at
school for the past several months. Her friends are concerned too,
and think that something is not quite right. Maria has actually
started to look on the Internet for information about mental health,
and has made a number of calls, looking for some kind of help. So
far, she hasn't any found any advice that she can work with. She
and her family are beginning to feel that they are in the dark,
and that no one is taking them seriously. If your story sounds similar,
try starting your toolkit experience from Module
2. Cedric has been newly diagnosed with a mental illness
and has been receiving treatment for it for the past while. He and
his family went through a difficult time, and now they are just
starting to find their footing. However, he sees his new situation
as kind of a mixed blessing. On the one hand, he is relieved there
is a name for what is wrong for him, and to think that something
can be done for it. On the other hand, he is not really that clear
on what it all means: just what the diagnosis means, and what different
treatment options are available. He wants to discover more about
what's going on, and what can be done about it. If your story sounds
similar, try starting your toolkit experience from Module
2. Agnes has been a consumer of mental health services for
the past few years. Things are somewhat better than they were before
she entered treatment, but she is not really that satisfied with
the way things are going. She still has troubles with her symptoms,
and with the some of the effects that the medication has on her.
Things are still a bit of a struggle. She has tried a few different
treatment options, but from what she's read, and from talking to
other people, she has a feeling that she could be doing better.
Also, she's not really sure how to go about asking her doctor about
trying a new approach. If your story sounds similar, try starting
your toolkit experience from Module
3. Jean has been in treatment for several years. She is
doing fairly well. She's found an approach to her illness that generally
works well. She's got a decent job. The problem is that every once
in a while, particularly when things are stressful at home and at
work, she runs into a rough patch. At work she just barely makes
it through the day, and one time, she had to take a few weeks off.
She is starting to worry about being able to keep her job as time
goes on. But she's also starting to realize that to get her illness
really under control, she's going to have to take a close look at
her lifestyle. She's also heard that there are strategies for coping
that can help her keep herself more on an even keel. If your story
sounds similar, try starting your toolkit experience from Module
4. George feels that he is a veteran of mental illness. He's
heard the term "recovery", and feels that this by and large applies
to him, and that he's in control of his illness, and that things
are different than before, when the illness really controlled him.
Part of his success, he feels, is that he's continually learning
about himself and his illness looking for ways to improve his quality
of life. If your story sounds similar, try starting your toolkit
experience from Module 5. |
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