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Having a good, safe place to live.

Having the support of others.

Having a good understanding of your mental health problems.

Living in the kind of place you like.

Knowing what helps you get better.

Knowing how to take care of yourself.

Recognising the positive things you have done.

Knowing that there are mental health services that do help.

Working on things that are personally important.

Being strongly motivated to get better.

Being able to identify the early warning signs of becoming unwell.

Having a positive outlook on life.

Having a plan for how to stay or become well.

Having goals/purpose in life.

Accomplishing worthwhile and satisfying things in life.

Being able to develop positive relationships with other people.

Knowing that there are things that you can do that help you deal with unwanted symptoms/experiences.

Being able to handle stress.

Feeling part of society rather than isolated.

Being hopeful about the future.

Learning from mistakes.

Accepting that you may have set backs.

Being able to come to terms with things that have happened in the past and move on with life.

Receiving treatment for distressing/unusual thoughts and feelings.

Taking medication as prescribed.

Having healthy habits.

Having a desire to succeed.

Health professionals and service users working collaboratively as equals.

Knowing that even when you don’t care about yourself, other people do.

Spending time with people to feel connected and better about yourself.

Being able to fully understand mental health problems/experiences.

Having courage.

Allowing personalisation or choice within health services.

Knowing that even when you don’t believe in yourself, other people do.

Knowing that you can handle what happens next in your life.

Knowing that all people with experience of psychosis can strive for recovery.

Being able to make sense of distressing experiences.

Making a valuable contribution to life.

Knowing that recovery from mental health problems is possible no matter what you think may cause them.

When services understand/consider the culture and beliefs of the individual.

Continuing to have new interests.

Knowing that you are the person most responsible for your own improvement.

Being able to assert yourself.

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When health services do not provide help and support to recover.

When a person feels lost or hopeless for much of the time.

When a person feels isolated or alone even when with family of friends.

When a person feels discriminated against or excluded from the community because of mental health problems.

Health professionals who do not accept that their views are not the only way of looking at things.

The impact of a loved one’s mental health problems on their family.

When a person cannot find the kind of place you want to live in.

When a person deliberately stopping taking medication although the doctor recommends taking it regularly.

Medication that can affect concentration and memory.

When no one will employ the person owing to past mental health problems.

When other people are always making decisions about the person’s life.

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When the person is able to find time to do the things they enjoy.

When the person is able to ask for help when they need it.

When the person can trust themselves to make good decisions and positive changes in life.

When the person knows when to ask for help.

When the person is able to take control of aspects of their life.

When the person feels reasonably confident that they can manage their mental health problems.

When the person is able to actively engage with life.

When the person feels like they are coping well with mental or emotional problems on a day to day basis.

When symptoms/experiences of psychosis interfere less and less with daily life.

When the person is able to define and work towards achieving a personal goal.

When fear doesn’t stop the person from living the life they want to.

When the person knows a great deal about coping strategies.

When symptoms/experiences of psychosis don’t get in the way of doing things they want or need to do.

When the person finds places and situations in which they can make friends.

When the person feels in touch with their own emotions again.

When the person knows a great deal about their own symptoms/experiences.

When the person knows a great deal about their treatment options.

When the person is able to access independent support.

When coping with mental health problems is no longer the main focus of a person’s life.

When the people who are important to someone are actively supporting their mental health treatment.

When symptoms/experiences of psychosis are a problem for shorter periods of time each time they occur.