What usually doesn’t separate the people who recover/learn to function with their mental illness from people who don’t: Willpower, attitude, effort, hard work, strong morals, life style.
What actually often separates the people who recover/learn to function with their mental illness from people who don’t: supportive friends and family, the ability to take time off to work on their mental health, a good health insurance, money, realistic access to high quality diagnostic evaluations, inpatient and outpatient treatment, medication and therapy.
