Understanding Recovery PowerPoint Designed by: Kimberly M. Fuller Consumer Affairs Coordinator Piedmont Center for Mental Health Simpsonville, South Carolina.

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Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Recovery Principles

People need to believe they will recover in order to recover.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I have no hope, I will never recover.

Peer Coach’s Response

You can and will recover like I and many others.

Consumer’s New Belief’s

I have confidence I can and will recover.

Step One…

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Two…

Recovery Principles

People need people to believe in them, to help them believe in themselves.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I don’t believe in myself and no one else believes in me.

Peer Coaches Response

I believe in you at your deepest level.

Consumer’s New Belief

I accept that other people believe in me and now I believe in myself.

Step Three…

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Recovery Principles

Trust is the cornerstone of recovery.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I can’t trust anyone, including myself.

Peer Coach’s Response

You can learn to trust me through being trustworthy and this will help you trust yourself.

Consumer’s New Belief

I trust you and I now trust myself.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Four…

Recovery Principles

Self Determination.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I can’t make my own decisions. Others must make my decisions because they know what is best for me.

Peer Coach’s Response

You can learn to make your own decisions based on your emerging self- knowledge.

Consumer’s New Belief

I can make my own decisions because I know myself.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Five…

Recovery Principles

Importance of having and following one’s own dreams.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I cannot trust my dreams so I should not dare to dream.

Peer Coach’s Response

I believe in your dreams as essential to your growth.

Consumer’s New Belief

It is OK and vital to dream; my dreams are more meaningful than my dopamine

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Six…

Recovery Principles

Connecting at a human level is essential.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I am alone even in a crowd because I can only relate superficially; I am unlovable.

Peer Coach’s Response

You can connect at a deeply human level and people will want to connect with you; you are loveable.

Consumer’s New Belief

I feel worthy, capable of connecting at a deep level, and loveable.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Seven…

Recovery Principles

All my feelings, including my anger, sadness, and fear are valid.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

My anger and other feelings are symptoms of my madness.

Peer Coach’s Response

Your anger, etc… is understandable and connected to relationships in your life.

Consumer’s New Belief

My anger etc… is a real part of me, teaching me about myself and my relationships.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Eight…

Recovery Principles

Relating with respect and dignity.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

I am unworthy of being treated or treating myself with respect and dignity.

Peer Coach’s Response

I respect and honor you as an equal human being.

Consumer’s New Belief

I deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Nine…

Recovery Principles

There is always meaning in what appears to be madness.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

When people say I am crazy. My thoughts and words are senseless.

Peer Coach’s Response

I can always find some truth about you and our relationship in your craziest sounding words.

Consumer’s New Belief

My craziest seeming thoughts and words are meaningful and always teach me something important about myself and my relationships.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Step Ten…

Recovery Principles

Expressing one’s own voice.

Consumer’s Initial Beliefs

My voice is insignificant and unimportant and no one listens to me so I must rely on everyone else’s voices.

Peer Coach’s Response

Your voice is the sacred spark that never dies; I am very interested in what you, at your deepest level have to say.

Consumer’s New Belief

My voice is important and others will listen.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

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Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’Consumer’s New s New BeliefBelief

People need People need to believe to believe they will they will recover in recover in order to order to recover.recover.

I have no I have no hope, I will hope, I will never never recover.recover.

You can and You can and will recover will recover like I and like I and many others.many others.

I have I have confidence confidence I can and I can and will will recover.recover.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’Consumer’s New s New BeliefBelief

People need People need people to people to believe in believe in them to them to help them help them believe in believe in themselves.themselves.

I don’t believe I don’t believe in myself and in myself and no one else no one else believes in me.believes in me.

I believe in I believe in you at your you at your deepest level.deepest level.

I accept I accept that other that other people people believe in believe in me and me and now I now I believe in believe in myself.myself.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’Consumer’s New s New BeliefBelief

Trust is the Trust is the cornerstone cornerstone of recovery.of recovery.

I can’t trust I can’t trust anyone, anyone, including including myself.myself.

You can learn You can learn to trust me to trust me through my through my being being trustworthy trustworthy and this will and this will help you trust help you trust yourself.yourself.

I trust you I trust you and I now and I now trust trust myself.myself.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

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I can’t make I can’t make my own my own decisions. decisions. Others must Others must make my make my decisions decisions because they because they know what is know what is best for me.best for me.

You can learn You can learn to make your to make your own own decisions decisions based on based on your your emerging emerging self-self-knowledge.knowledge.

I can make I can make my own my own decisions decisions because I because I know know myself.myself.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

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Importance Importance of having and of having and following following one’s own one’s own dreams.dreams.

I cannot trust I cannot trust my dreams, my dreams, so I should so I should not dare to not dare to dream.dream.

I believe in I believe in your dreams your dreams as essential as essential to your to your growth.growth.

It is OK and It is OK and vital to vital to dream; my dream; my dreams are dreams are more more meaningful meaningful than my than my dopamine dopamine

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Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’Consumer’s New s New BeliefBelief

Connecting Connecting at a human at a human level is level is essential.essential.

I am alone I am alone even in a even in a crowd crowd because I can because I can only relate only relate superficially; I superficially; I am am unlovable.unlovable.

You can You can connect at a connect at a deeply deeply human level human level and people and people will want to will want to connect with connect with you; you are you; you are lovable. lovable.

I feel I feel worthy, worthy, capable of capable of connecting connecting at a deep at a deep level, and level, and lovable. lovable.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’s Consumer’s New BeliefNew Belief

All my All my feelings, feelings, including including anger, anger, sadness and sadness and fear are fear are valid.valid.

My anger and My anger and other feelings other feelings are symptoms are symptoms of my of my madness.madness.

Your anger, Your anger, etc… is etc… is understand-understand-able and able and connected to connected to relationships in relationships in your life.your life.

My anger My anger etc… is a etc… is a real part of real part of me, me, teaching teaching me about me about myself and myself and my my relationshiprelationshipss

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’Consumer’s New s New BeliefBelief

Relating with Relating with respect and respect and dignity.dignity.

I am I am unworthy of unworthy of being treated being treated or treating or treating myself with myself with respect and respect and dignity.dignity.

I respect and I respect and honor you as honor you as an equal an equal human being.human being.

I deserve I deserve to be to be treated treated with with respect respect and and dignity.dignity.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’s Consumer’s New BeliefNew Belief

There is There is always always meaning in meaning in what appears what appears as madness.as madness.

When people When people say I am say I am crazy. My crazy. My thoughts and thoughts and words are words are senseless.senseless.

I can always I can always find some find some truth about truth about you and our you and our relationship relationship in your in your craziest craziest sounding sounding words.words.

My craziest My craziest seeming seeming thoughts thoughts and words and words are are meaningful meaningful and always and always teach me teach me something something important important about about myself and myself and my my relationshiprelationshipss

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

Understanding Recovery

Recovery Recovery PrinciplesPrinciples

Consumer’s Consumer’s Initial BeliefsInitial Beliefs

Peer Coach’s Peer Coach’s ResponseResponse

Consumer’s Consumer’s New BeliefNew Belief

Expressing Expressing one’s own one’s own voice.voice.

My voice is My voice is insignificant insignificant and and unimportant unimportant and no one and no one listens to me listens to me so I must rely so I must rely on everyone on everyone else’s voices.else’s voices.

Your voice is Your voice is the sacred the sacred spark that spark that never dies; I never dies; I am very am very interested in interested in what you, at what you, at your deepest your deepest level have to level have to say.say.

My voice is My voice is important important and I and and I and others will others will listen.listen.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, The National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org

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