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1. INTRODUCTION = 15 meaning-making. Narratives of people in recovery often emphasize powerlessness and surrender to “higher power” (especially in twelve-step programs: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) groups) invoking fate or God. People in recovery from drug addiction often talk about identities what they “were meant to be” (e.g., becoming a recovering helper). Finding the meaning in life cannot be separated from social capital. Social networks could provide emotional support, a chance to give and receive help. Supportive social networks are reliable predictors of long-term recovery from substance misuse. However, it is not enough to have some good friends, people in recovery has to find a role in the broader community and society. Belonging and social integration could help overcome external and internalized stigma. The review underlines that recovery is a future-focused process. Because the future is not defined by people’s symptoms of mental illness or addiction their future is hopeful. Thus, hope is an essential factor in the motivation of change, people has to believe that change is possible social communities and professionals could ensure this message. The most influential model of behavioural change is the transtheoretical model of Prochaska and DiClemente (2005) is also should be mentioned here. This model suggests that change has temporal dimension and this process has six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination. The recovery approach which was mentioned above also suggests that recovery is a process, that may have stages, but these stages or steps are not defined or prescribed for the individual who tries to change. Recovery approach emphasizes the subjective factor of this process. 1.1.1.1. Recovery from what? There is a significant body of literature about what is the meaning of recovery, and from what condition is it possible to recover. Since recovery means a process of moving towards something more: a positive and meaningful life (Terry & Cardwell, 2015) it could help people overcoming multiple problems or crisis. That is why many different areas apply the elements of recovery. Recovery processes differ across literature, the process of recovery from mental illness is not paralleled in addiction recovery, although they could convey essential insights (Terry & Cardwell, 2015). In the literature, recovery from mental health illness is not primarily about recovery from the symptoms of mental illness. Recovery in this context preferably means recovery from long-term patient care, which potentially involves discrimination and has many effects. Services and systems are portrayed as the most significant barriers to recovery by undermining choice, personhood, hope, self-control, and a sense of purpose because the way of treatment reduces
