Podcast: Can You Actually Recover from Bipolar or Schizophrenia?

 “I’m in recovery from mental illness,” is a common phrase in our circles. Sure, mental illness is replaced with the specifics – schizophrenia, bipolar, or depression, to name a few – but the idea that people consider themselves to be living a life free from the symptoms of mental illness is a common one. However, is it true? Is recovery actually a thing? Or are all these people just deluding themselves? Gabe and Michelle discuss this – and more – on this episode of A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast.   SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW “To me, recovery is spending more time managing my life than managing bipolar disorder.” – Gabe Howard   Highlights From ‘Recovery’ Episode [1:40] Are Michelle and Gabe in recovery? [4:30] What is recovery and where did that term come from? [7:00] Should we be policing language or context surrounding mental illness? [11:00] What’s all the fuss over person first language? [16:30] Why do we think people dislike the word “recovery”? [19:00] What word should we use instead, if not “recovery”? Computer Generated Transcript for ‘Recovery from Bipolar or Schizophrenia’ Show Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript has been computer generated and therefore may contain inaccuracies and grammar errors. Thank you. Announcer: [00:00:07] For reasons that utterly escape everyone involved, you’re listening to A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast. Here are your hosts, Gab...
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