Author: Major General Gregg Martin, US Army (Retired), PhD
–OWN IT: EMBRACE your condition – no shame or embarrassment – it’s okay to not be okay.
–LEARN all about your condition – on-line, videos, books, conferences, discussions – become an expert on your condition.
–FIGHT – develop your recovery strategy, then go into battle – with meds, therapy, and healthy living (diet, exercise, sleep, water, low stress, etc); anchored into the 5P’s of: purpose, people, place, perseverance and perspective.
-Create your own PURPOSE– one that inspires, energizes and drives you forward. Then, focus like a laser on that Mission!!
-Surround yourself with happy, fun, friendly PEOPLE who energize and lift you up!
-Live in and go to PLACES that make you happy and enable you to pursue your passions.
–PERSEVERE!! Never quit, never give up. Cultivate the will and spirit to fight and win.
-Maintain PERSPECTIVE by thinking objectively about your own thoughts, and countering those that are negative and self-defeating. Metacognition.
WIN – Create a recovery that’s built to last! – build your new life – manage your condition day by day – choose to adopt an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE in all circumstances, especially when times are hard. Own your condition – then Learn, Fight, and Win!
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