Mental Illness Recovery: Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together

[LivingDead53]

you seem like a good person. The people that kill us are like really emotional, so they probably love your sweetness. J and I are screwed because we're not emo like them.

[LivingDead53]

I suffer from multiple head injuries, but I call it schizophrenia because they do and I've given up trying to explain to them. It has destroyed my life. I was in a soccer and in the army in a place where my head slammed around a lot, and i was exposed to chemicals. I just need stem cells but they wont give them to me because they call it schizophrenia.

[LivingDead53]

i just want to go runoff and hurt them all for hurting and ignoring me. I figure that you have a delusional disorder from being overweight (that is possible). Not that it's your fault. My DNA is programmed for obesity too. I took a dna test. What kind of "schizophrenia" do you have?

[Ganghoppi]

Nice.^^

[theRoseofmyheart]

You look and sound so good sweetie. I have been watching you from the beginning and you have worked so hard. I have struggled, too and I know it is a lot of work. I just started making videos a little while ago. Come by and say hi if you feel like it.

Love

Rose

[monicanietzsche]

...your shirt looks like it has puzzle pieces...Sorry!..I found it a little distracting. Anyway, I agree "recovering" ...from a mental illness can really seem like you are putting pieces of the puzzle back together. For me the trouble is...I don't know what the puzzle is supposed to end up looking like :S ...I am very glad you are doing better though, ...you deserve it! take care :)

[debswildhoney]

A good night sleep (isn't silly/stupid) makes all the difference in the world - it effects everything! I'm glad you shared strategies for school and communication with teachers - this goes a long way I'm sure and it's encouraging that people will help us through when we're giving our best. Thanks for this - it is puzzling but you sharing (your view of) the picture on the box helps.

[hell0hkitty]

recovery starts with YOU. you are at the top of your recovery, not the meds, doctors, doses, hospitals, it starts with your own initiative, and realization that you can make yourself feel better. knowing our triggers, having proper action plans, doing our wellness tools, having supports all adds up as part of your puzzle. doing our work i.e, discovering our traumas, and processing them with the proper peers.

[divagirlrn]

I'm so glad you're doing so well Kristin. You're encouraging and you give people so much hope.

You're amazing!

[grumpychuck]

I also live on a balance of medications and strict behavioural regiment to live as normal a life as I can. One of the biggest hurdles I found was finding the right combination of doctors and networking them together for medication and instruction. I wasn't diagnosed with my mental disorder until 3 years ago, at the age of 54. I've been a substance abuser all my life as an attempt to feel right and was close to calling it quits. My body was giving out on me and my wife had had enough.

[anitac4]

Nice to see you Kristen. Thanks for sharing your story and being inspirational to others :-)

[angel4251346]

karen you have my face it makes me sick

[bigbalzdan]

So true, Kristen. I have sz and have found many of the pieces but I find three pieces and lose one. I wish it was all forward progression and I would never backslide, but that may just be dreaming the impossible dream. Moving forward is part of this big game of existence, but so is moving backward. Keep up the great work, Kristen, good karma for you. The good karma is from helping others, and not asking for anything in return. You are a good egg. Peace.

[followingbreadcrumbs]

thank you for sharing your story

[RoseSiegel]

thanks for posting these vids

[NetNoct23]

I can't believe I watched this video in the shower, lol. nice to see you again.

[psementalist]

You are a true insperation to all who have mental illnesses that but a process and putting the pieces to the puzzle that we who fight and struggle can and will win this war. Your a sweet and great person

[WeirdUniverse]

this video is encouraging! i notice melsbasketcase is doing well too lately. maybe they started adding something healthy to the water 8)

[JoshuaCraZe]

You are sooo amazing!!!

[CaliDude1984]

you are so right about putting the puzzle pieces together! so many people do not understand how hard it is to live with mental illness. missed u.

[Maiyanna]

What a lovely and inspiring video. ;) 

[TheTrissgut]

Love this video :) really gives me a lot of hope, without sugarcoating things and making recovery sound too simple and easy.