Acceptance of one's mental illness is generally thought to be the starting point for one's Journey of Recovery. Once begun, there are three major milestones along the road to recovery, each to be achieved in turn. These are: 1) Functionality, 2) Wellness, and 3) Fulfillment.
Incident to discussing how one gets to the starting... Read more
My last blog presented a hypothetical hiring scenario which put us into the role of the employer, forcing us to look at the trade-offs employers encounter when considering a job applicant with a mental illness.
I'm pleased to report that Jim Blaha [jjbgeneva] made an excellent suggestion about how the employee assigned to do the... Read more
I'm pleased to report that Carolyn [DCROY9633], Chris [UK], and David Peek {UK] all responded to my blog last week about "Deliberate Ignorance." Carolyn's observations once again were astute. Chris wrote and dedicated a new blog to me [which blows me away]! David is new to SchizophreniaConnection, so let's all welcome him... Read more
In my last two blogs we've talked about passive and active ignorance. In this blog we'll discuss Deliberate Ignorance.
But before we launch into a discussion of deliberate ignorance, let's take a look at the responses to last week's challenge. In my last blog I cited an encounter with a gentleman who asked "if I... Read more
For the benefit of those that are interested in following this series of blogs [CHOICES II - Choices in Recovery], but have joined us for the first time, I'll lead off with a brief outline of what has gone before.
We started with a brief description of the basic Journey for Recovery model. The starting point for this journey... Read more
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