Encouragement and Med Change

I read an encouraging piece last night. It is a passage from "The Depression Workbook" by Mary Ellen Copeland. She talked about her journey from deep depression to a self-sufficient and relatively healthy woman. She talked about how although it will probably be more difficult, those of us with mental illness can achieve our goals if we can maintain stability. That really struck me. I tend to think that I can't achieve my goals because of my illness. According to her, it is possible to achieve them as long as I take into account that it will probably be more difficult for me than for someone not dealing with an illness and I work on achieving and maintaining stability.

I switched from Risperdal to Abilify today. Hopefully, this change will be for the better. I am hoping for benefits without the bad side effects, especially sedation.