After seven years of suffering, I found Recovery through a friend. I had consulted three psychiatrists and ten psychologists and had two hospitalizations. I had also taken practically every medication available but still suffered panic attacks. I was out of control, thought I was going crazy and was not getting well. When I found Recovery […]

I’ve suffered from panic attacks, and all the terrifying sensations that come from them. Dizziness, heart palpitations, nausea, sweats, feelings of unreality and fear were part of my everyday existence. Physicians said there was nothing wrong with me, but my psychiatrist and psychologist were convinced I had anxiety. After months of therapy, I asked my […]

My illness started right out of the blue. I suddenly felt light-headed and experienced palpitations, head pressure, fatigue and depression, all of which frightened me. One day when I went shopping, panic overcame me at the checkout counter. Leaving my items in the basket, I ran from the store. Eventually, I feared both going out […]

I sat in the back pew near the door during church services for two years so that I would be prepared to bolt whenever my panic became unbearable. Though I never ran out of church, I did run out of other places, and when I began to get help, the medicine didn’t work. Because of […]

I was born a “nervous person”. Recovery International taught that fate gives some people an unbalanced nervous system. It’s not their fault. Therefore, I no longer indict myself for my nervous system or my illness. I now feel secure that I can handle life’s problems using Recovery International’s tools. Despite fears and temper tantrums as […]

I was diagnosed with manic depression (now called bipolar disorder) 26 years ago. Hospitalizations, medication, shock treatments and psychiatric consultations are part of my history. After several years of such treatment, Recovery International’s self-help Method became a major component of my support. Procrastination is one of my problems, so I didn’t attend Recovery International meetings […]

When I was 40, I was committed to the Oregon State Hospital because I was schizophrenic. Upon release from the hospital, I feared my life was over and that all I could look forward to would be frequent hospitalizations. While seeking help for a friend, I found Recovery International and eventually became a group leader. […]

It’s been many years since I experienced the dreadful nervous fatigue that debilitated me in my mid-20s. The depression I remember from my early childhood is now a stranger. At age 28, I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to Camarillo State Hospital in California. This followed several hospitalizations, each after a suicide attempt. I […]

I’ve been a nervous person since childhood, but after marriage and three children, my nervousness became an obsession and I thought I had become the victim of a serious disease. This obsession caused fear, anxiety and continuous panic. I became preoccupied with these inner agonies while trying to lead a normal life with my family, […]

I was referred to Recovery International after a seven-week hospitalization for depression and anxiety. Because I now practice Recovery International’s self-help Method, the past nine years of my life have been average and comfortable. While I formerly viewed everything as either “Mary Poppins optimistic” or “World War III disastrous”, I’ve learned that most of my […]