Episode 38 Managing Mental Health in Recovery

Today we are looking at Managing Mental Health in Recovery. For six months after his release from prison, David felt like he was living in a fog. He had a steady job and a place to live, but an unshakable feeling of dread followed him everywhere. He was irritable, couldn't sleep, and the smallest stressor felt like a catastrophe. He attributed it to the difficulty of adjusting to life on the outside. It wasn't until a mandatory check-in with a case manager that he finally put a name to his struggle: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and severe depression.