One of the easiest mistakes to make when supporting a young person who has been struggling with mental ill health, is to take our foot off the pedal too soon.
When weight is restored, scars are healed or dependence on drugs or alcohol has ceased, we can be forgiven for thinking our work here is done. In truth though, this can be the hardest time of all; in the early stages of recovery we are often having to learn new ways of thinking and behaving, we’re fighting the urge to return to unhealthy coping mechanisms and our sense of self can be pretty fragile if we’ve been labelled by our illness for some time.
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