“I’m in recovery from mental illness,” is a common phrase in our circles. Sure, mental illness is replaced with the specifics – schizophrenia, bipolar, or depression, to name a few – but the idea that people consider themselves to be living a life free from the symptoms of mental illness is a common one. However, is it true? Is recovery actually a thing? Or are all these people just deluding themselves?

Gabe and Michelle discuss this – and more – on this episode of A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast.

Highlights from ‘Recovery’ Episode

[1:40] Are Michelle and Gabe in recovery? [4:30] What is recovery and where did that term come from?

[7:00] Should we be policing language or context surrounding mental illness?

[11:00] What’s all the fuss over person first language?

[16:30] Why do we think people dislike the word “recovery”?

[19:00] What word should we use instead, if not “recovery”?