Recovery from mental health problems is a concept that means different things to different people. Most people agree, that for them, it does not mean cure nor does it necessarily mean being free from taking medicine; many people describe themselves as being in recovery when they still experience symptoms of ill-health.

The best way to understand what recovery is is to hear from others who have experienced recovery or describe themselves as in recovery.

The following quotes are from individuals from the Highlands describing what recovery means to them.

"Recovery is a journey."

"Recovery does not happen overnight; although we would like it to."

"Many people are scared of the word recovery, beacuse they think it means cure, but that's the word we are using now to describe this process. We just need to get behind it."

"Recovery can mean what you want it to mean."