Recovery from mental illness doesn't happen in one big aha moment or life-changing event. It happens in thousands of tiny choices and actions. It's not easy, it takes work, and nobody can do it for you. You have to put in the effort, you have to take these steps, no matter how imperceptible, no matter how many times you stumble backward. Some days you'll wake up and things will feel a little better, a little easier. Other days you'll wonder where that feeling went. Gradually the good days outnumber the bad ones, and the bad ones aren't as hard as they used to be. It gets better. You will get better.
