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Foreword
If you need to be reminded about the resilience of the human spirit, please read Inspired Recovery.
Each chapter provides a glimpse into a remarkable and courageous journey. It is a great privilege to read these narratives, sincere and full of wisdom. They describe how people cope in the face of psychological stress and serious mental illness. Alas, they also bring into sharp relief how much more work needs to be done in order to help people stay on their individual pathways to recovery.
Historians tell us that the compassion and strength of a society can be judged on how that society treats their minority groups. The true stories told in this book about how we help people recover from mental illness suggest that our society still has a long way to go.
Ignorance breeds stigma. This book will help reduce some of this ignorance.
The book also provides templates for others struggling to cope with mental illness – here are tried and true suggestions, based on lived experience. Not all of these suggestions will work for all individuals – we need much more research into the causes of, and optimal treatments for, mental illness – but this book is tonic for the spirit and will inspire many more along the road to recovery.
Professor John McGrath AM, MD, PhD
Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
Read a short excerpt from Inspired Recovery
The depression I experienced was so deep and so dark, I would scream out in anguish and pain. I could barely stand it. The mental torment was… read on
Did you know…
In the average Australian Year 12 classroom, seven out of thirty students will have experienced a recognised mental health difficulty, but only two will have sought professional help. At least one will have attempted suicide*
75% of mental illness begins before age 25*
Only 29% of young people with a mental health difficulty contact a professional support service of any type*
*Source: http://www.inspire.org.au/why-we-do-it.html
A current member of the Australian Society of Authors and SCBWI, Sonya is a serious and committed author, who treats writing as a business as well as a passion.
Excerpts
The depression I experienced was so deep and so dark, I would scream out in anguish and pain. I could barely stand it. The mental torment was more agonising to me than any physical injury could ever be...
Inspired Recovery will be a compilation of true stories from those diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, who have achieved happiness and success in their lives. In short, Inspired is about the triumph of the human spirit.
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