Recovery refers to the process in which people focus on improving their health or learning how to overcome an illness and eliminate disruptive elements in their behavior in future. In most cases, the recovery process is used in individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental disorders. However, depending on the individual’s personal needs, characteristics, and the choice of recovery theme, the recovery process can focus on different aspects.
Firstly, while in some cases, transformational recovery presents the sole solution which can bring significant positive results, transformational recovery is not appropriate for less critical situations. Thus, recovery can focus on an individual’s process of rebuilding his lifestyle and reaching higher levels of participation in life through developing new habits. Furthermore, providing assistance in rebuilding an individual’s social life in the recovery process can focus on improving the individual’s relationships with family and learning skills necessary for developing new social relationships.
The need to address several different aspects besides clinical in the recovery process is sourced in society’s impact on the individuals’ recovery results. The recovery process prioritizes lasting change in individuals’ behavior, which extends to ensuring an individual’s long-term health and stable living conditions. However, focusing on the clinical aspect of recovery is ineffective in supporting individuals’ long-term change because it is likely that the individuals returning to previous living conditions will eventually find themselves in the same situation. Moreover, according to Oexle et al. (2018), self-stigma presents one of the limitations which does not allow individuals after recovery to reintegrate themselves back into society successfully. Thus, it is essential that recovery perceives the aspect of rebuilding an individual’s understanding of self as equal to the clinical aspect and develops the individual’s self-esteem to ensure long-term results.
In conclusion, this research explored why an approach with different themes is vital for recovery. Firstly, depending on an individual’s needs, different themes in recovery can reflect various levels of change and target different areas of improvement. Next, it is crucial to eliminate the possibility of self-stigma developing in the individual after recovery by providing assistance for his self-rebuilding. Lastly, addressing the main themes in recovery reduces the risks of relapse and ensures long-term recovery results.
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Oexle, N., Müller, M., Kawohl, W., Xu, Z., Viering, S., Wyss, C., Vetter, S., & Rüsch, N. (2018). Self-stigma as a barrier to recovery: a longitudinal study.European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 268(2), 209–212. Web.