ABSTRACT
This module considers how carers can best support Edi when s/he is in the maintenance stage of recovery. Recognising the challenges and contingency planning for potentially difficult events can be invaluable. Sufferers in recovery often report that once they looked better, everyone around them assumed that life was now easy and the level of support fell by the wayside. Lapses and relapses are an important part of the recovery process, but without continued support they can easily trigger a rapid deterioration of health or a full-blown decline back into the illness. At the other end of the spectrum, sufferers in recovery also report that their carers seem reluctant or unable to let go of their caring role long after that caring role is wanted or needed. It is a fine balance for everyone involved.
