A Theory of Recovery
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health ServicesPublished 1 December 2002
Alan Lunt
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Whether or not people find answers to "why" questions, they need to move on to asking, "How do I proceed?" to provide new meaning and purpose.
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1. Mental illness generally involves a loss of self--the meaning and purpose that once defined life are gone. 2. People respond to loss of self by asking "why." 3. Whether or not people find answers to "why" questions, they need to move on to asking, "How do I proceed?" 4. Action based on answers to "how" questions provides new meaning and purpose.
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