A Good Life with Mental Illness
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https://doi.org/10.63867/aeif.11Keywords:
schizophrenia, recovery, subjectivity, meaning of life, illness experience, peer support worker, good lifeAbstract
The article presents the author’s recovery story - currently a Peer Support Worker at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw. It offers a personal account of living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, encompassing more than two decades of treatment, education, and professional activity. From an existential perspective, it portrays the process of finding meaning and identity in the face of a chronic mental illness, as well as the importance of relationships, work, physical activity, and self-development along the path to recovery. These reflections were further developed in the book My Good Life with Schizophrenia (Bednarzak, 2023), which stands as a testament to living a good and fulfilling life despite the experience of illness.
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Czasopismo ukazuje się w wersji elektronicznej – w trybie open access – m.in. na stronie czasopisma. Publikowanie jest nieodpłatne na licencji Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND). Prace publikujemy zarówno w języku polskim, jak i angielskim.
