Panic Attacks – Rose’s Story
“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...
Postpartum Depression & Bipolar Disorder – Tommie’s Story
“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...
Bipolar Disorder – Joan’s Story
“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...
Schizophrenia – Bill’s Story
“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...
Suicide Attempts – Celinda’s Story
“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 committed to Camarillo State Hospital in California...
Obsession & Panic – Evelyn’s Story
“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...
Anxiety & Depression – Joan’s Story
“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...
Anxiety – Lana’s Story
“Anxiety was part of my life from the time I started school. It continued to hamper me throughout my teenage years, college and marriage. I felt inadequate, helpless and finally hopeless. When I first heard about Recovery International from a...
Anger – Rexie’s Story
“From a very early age I felt that there was something not quite right with my method of thinking. As a child my mother and older siblings were always telling me that I had ‘a temper.’ I remember this was...