朋辈咨询帮助精神病患者康复

短语讲解：

1. The mental health, wellness and recovery center works to help people who suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, panic attacks and other disorders that can alter thought, mood or behavior.

suffer from受苦;患病
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

2. I wanted to run away so quick and cry, but yet, I knew I had to do that if I was going to get better.

run away逃跑, 走掉, 逃脱; 离家
例句：He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.
他恨他的继父, 最终离家出走了。

3. I think that when you’re in this valley of darkness where you can’t pull yourself together enough to even do the basic needs - showering, your personal hygiene - it’s a real struggle to try and feel like you’re worthwhile, that you have a place in society

pull together(使)齐心协力
例句：We must pull together for mutual interest.
我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。

4. Depression takes away your character. So you have nothing to fall back on.

take away把…带走; 使离开
例句：They took the injured away in an ambulance.
他们用救护车把受伤的人运走。
fall back on求助于, 依赖, 转而依靠
例句：You can always fall back on him when you are in difficulties.
你碰到困难时总是可以求助于他。

5. And, as more people bear their soul to the world on reality television programs, it could lead more people like Rebecca, John and Victoria to feel comfortable talking to others about what they’re going through.

go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

6. Peer support counselors - many of whom have experienced and successfully dealt with mental health problems themselves - lead the groups.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

7. Another of her groups focuses on drug and alcohol addiction - conditions that research shows are closely tied to mental disorders.

focus on集中于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
tie to使被…束缚; 使被困于…
例句：The weather tied him to the house.
天气将他困在家里, 不能出去。