Stairway To Freedom: A Case Study

Eric really would be considered a psychopath. He did things that a normal person would not do. Just like Dylan, Eric had a journal too, with very horrible things written in it. Eric had a mind that was very disturbing to know about. He thought about killing a lot. “ Eric quotes, ‘ I choose to kill.’” Why does he choose to kill? What makes him wanna kill? No one will ever know.

It should be noted service users do not necessarily associate recovery with being symptom free. Rather, it involves coping with distress and living well. Rachel Perkins (Unit 21, pg

Gateway to freedom is about the times when the slaves were helped by abolitionists to escape to Canada in hope to find freedom. It is a book authored by Eric Foner, an American Historian. He is well known for writing about the American political history, freedom history, historiographies and about the African-American biography. In 2011 he won the Lincoln Prize, the Bancroft Prize Pulitzer prize for History for his book ‘The Fiery trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery’. Gateway to freedom takes us back to the slave trade period, in New York City which was a significant hub for railway activity. It is also in New York where there was the largest population of blacks, which made it as some sort of haven for fugitives and runaways.

Research suggests that recovery is nurtured by positive relationships. These relationships encapsulate those with friends, family, service providers and connections with their personal community and culture. Such connections support individuals in becoming more than their “mental illness” identity. Important in fostering these connections are concepts of treating people with dignity, compassion and understanding.

In mental health the concept of recovery is a contrast to the medical context to which we are accustomed to. Individuals experiencing mental illnesses have expressed recovery to be “elusive, not perfectly linear… erratic, we flatter, slide back and regroup…establish a sense of integrity and purpose” (Roads to recovery, n.d.), which reflects

As Bill lay in the hospital, the thought came to him that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be overjoyed to have what was so freely given to him. He felt as though he could help some of those alcoholics. Then those he helped, might in turn work with other struggling alcoholics, passing on the message. Bill, then came to understand how helping others would be imperative to his recovery.( Cheever, 2004). After his release from the hospital, he managed to stay sober but returned to the hospital quite often to help other alcoholics undergoing detox. It was during this time that Bill faced his moment of truth at the Mayflower Hotel and began his association and friendship with Dr. Bob Smith. Bill and Dr. Bob helped each other first and then reached out to other alcoholics. Soon they began to hold meetings for recovering alcoholics so that they could support their recovery group and welcome others who were looking for help, struggling or not; these meeting are now known as Alcoholics Anonymous. (Pudgett, (nd)).

Eric is extremely caring towards his friends and family. Even though Eric found out Sarah Byrnes could talk the whole time that she was in the hospital he did not say a word to anyone because he knew what would happen if Sarah Byrnes dad found out. “That's what I thought, you’ve been hearing me all along”(Crutcher 107). Eric knew what would happen if Sarah Byrnes were to leave the hospital, so he did not say anything. Due to the way that Eric kept the secret about Sarah Byrnes being able to talk shows how caring her is towards his friends.

PO was on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO stated “I am in action stage of change because I am actively dealing with my problems. I go to meeting 2-3 times per week, focus on treatment and work. I am also working on rebuilding trust and healthy relationships with my kids and other family members”. It appears that PO is making a steady change while in recovery as evidenced by staying clean and sober, and attending treatment and going to self-help meetings on a regular basis to maintain his sobriety. PO had a positive response to treatment.

First, this paper will first provide a brief overview of the history of recovery, followed by the different shades of ‘recovery’ in the mental health literature, with a specific focus on Pilgrim and McCranie’s (2013),

“His sadistic streak permeated the journal... ’I want to grab some weak little freshman and just tear them apart...show them who is god.”(294) This quote supports Dave Cullen's claim because there are many instances in the book where both Eric

The second question stated, “What did your path toward recovery look like and what helped you?” She answered,

When did Eric start to be bad? Erics grandparents and parents started with all the killings. Eric could’ve chosen to become something else than a murderer, but he was taught from a young age to kill. Eric did become banished from his own land. His family had to leave

Group activities included learning the levels of recovery and relapse, completing the Grief and Loss handout, and discussing steps and skills to use to handle the high-risk situation to prevent relapse. Mr. Taylor moderately participated in the group activities. He completed the handout, identified what his high risk situations are, and processed his partner relationship conflicts in group. He was able to identify consistent patterns that have caused past and present relationship conflicts, and was received positive feedback from his peers.

The journey to healing was a very long process for Andy Wirth. This was one man that was not use to sitting around and not taking a stand to do something. The former athlete made

Since 2006, he has been clean and uses his story to encourage others with their own addictions. The