MainerMikeBrown
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When I was in college back in 2003, the instructor of one class I was taking was an experienced psychotherapist.
He told the class that when you work as a mental health worker/professional, you often don't hear about the success stories. When you've made a difference in the life of someone with mental illness, you may not find out that you've helped the person. You may not find out that the individual you've helped overcome his or her mental health issues and is now living a happy, productive life.
So if you're either a mental health worker/professional or someone who is thinking about becoming one, you may end up helping more people than you think and that you're aware of.
He told the class that when you work as a mental health worker/professional, you often don't hear about the success stories. When you've made a difference in the life of someone with mental illness, you may not find out that you've helped the person. You may not find out that the individual you've helped overcome his or her mental health issues and is now living a happy, productive life.
So if you're either a mental health worker/professional or someone who is thinking about becoming one, you may end up helping more people than you think and that you're aware of.
. I'm grateful for the years of high quality, relatively symptom free life that was unlocked for my by Zoloft (with an assist from lorazepam to begin with). As I've said elsewhere, it isn't medicine alone, it's all the other coping/healing skills that my therapists, mental health educators, and fellow sufferers taught me as well.