recovery is...well, im "in recovery," and my big question is: from what, exactly? diagnoses all over the map...I guess, pick one and say I'm recovering? or maybe they mean in recovery from 'treatment' ? I don't know. however...

where there's smoke there's fire. There is some substance to recovery, as a concept. when the illness(es) no longer define or control you...maybe that's it? but if its a severe label/diagnosis, there's still stigma to deal with, obviously. and that can destroy people, all by itself.

id say...what do YOU think? therapists can be great and all, but it is your life. don't let their "insights" take up too much space in your mind, certainly don't let them define you, not even where you are in life. and...

despite all those qualms, I say: congratulations! you seem to be coming out of the darkness, and I don't know..."recovery" is as good a word as any, I suppose. :-)