Psychiatrist Daniel Fisher Talks About Hope and Recovery

[simonrdownes]

Dr. Fisher. Thank you for your wonderful insight, so refreshing to hear this from you. I am now preparing for medical school, and am seriously considering psychiatry as a specialty (now have doctorate in psychology). I agree with your opinion completely...having someone believe in you is extremely important, and being loved can make all the difference. (love the story about your cat)

[retrojoke]

Thanks for this

[samsher1423]

My dog too opened my heart chakra (or, heart energy) and now it will stay thus for ever till eternity. Much better remedy than what human doctors or the society can offer.

[samsher1423]

Man acting like a satan by taking away hope and giving back hopelessness. What an exchange of qualities between an expert and a lost sheep (as per Bible)? That is why clinging onto God and only onto God is the best way to heal oneself esp. if there is none in the vicinity/surroundings/family/f­riends who can offer this belief or hope. "Man is made in the image of God and there he'll reach one day"--this is the promise of God to humanity. Of course, Man has to keep this hope alive in his heart !!

[AdamantEthos]

Bravo. I too have Schizophrenia, Depression, and Anxiety (and probable Asperger's) and I have recovered to lead a productive, happy, and healthy life. The key is cross communication and cross competence amongst mental health professionals and community health care workers within an integrated mental health care system. Family and friend social network and economic job inclusion are also important for social inclusion and economic identity.

[DJWhizzkidd100]

Quack

[numbereightyfour]

I've only watched 1 minute so far, but already take issue:

He describes substance abuse as only "somebody just basically doesn't use the substance for lengthy periods of time", as opposed to his description of mental illness recovery: "having a full life in the community ... able to made the decisions in your own life".

How wrong and unhelpful. Substance abuse ALWAYS removes the ability for full life and proper decision-making. That's why it's a problem. Recovery always requires both sides

[LindaKay1948]

I agree that people really need hope and support to recover. However, I would go a step further and give them the chance to rebuild their lives without drugs. I was told I would have to take antipsychotics for the rest of my life or never be well. Yet here I am, off of them for over 25 yrs and apparently able to function in society. However, I still suffer from the damage those drugs did to my nervous system. You can read about it on my channel and text video.

[Contradiction11]

I work in a psych rehab and I see a lot of resistance to this viewpoint. Staff are often tired of the member's antics, blame them for relapses and symptoms, and rarely take the time to listen. Our organization heavily promotes the new model of recovery, but its not working right now. Anytime I bring this up I am basically an outcast to the staff. There is a great deal of work to be done in this area.

[zoomaran]

Thank you for supporting recovery. Recovery is possible. I know it's true because I have worked full time for the past 35 years and I am still working. During that time I had major recurrent depression and PTSD. i had wonderful service providers who listened and had faith in me. It is possible that many more like myself and Dr. Fisher can recover with faith in recovery from service providers. Never give up hope. Consumers do recover in an atmosphere of hope.

[EliteHorde]

@Contradiction11

Sad. I think the problem is that they still don't understand those people. They might be out of touch with reality, but therefore they do not have to be treated like an idiot imo. They are still human beings and I think when you're mentally ill the way people socialize with you and vice versa is important.

I'm not a expert or anything I'm just interested

[likopoliom]

Dr. Fisher, you are such an inspiration. This is the most beautiful message I could ever hear. God bless.

[gilraen789]

So much of what you say resonates deeply with me. After a serious suicide attempt I promised my dog that I would never do it again and I never did. That was years ago.

[Seabrook78in]

Thank you for posting this video.

[jaymedecas]

Bravo! Bravo!

[jontherock]

Thank you Dr. Dan for this message of hope and recovery! You and your message are an inspiration for all of us who live with mental illness..the recovery road is possible! Joan

[edewasseige]

Excellent video!

Thank you very much for sharing it with us.