Writing the Journey

I just finished reading an autobiography about mental illness and I'm starting another one called Perfect Chaos.

At the beginning, the author explains so nicely why she wants to share her story of mental illness and I relate on many levels. I want to share with you what she wrote.

"I need to show people that mental illness is real. That one in five families experiences a mental-health condition...I have to show that you can live well with this big scary word "bipolar." That it takes the hardest work you will ever do, but that it is possible to live a life of joy...

I want to share my story because I want to help society see that this is a common illness. That people don't choose to get sick and don't wish to live dangerously unstable lives...We need to see that we are all people with the potential for feeling or thinking in a way that can be seen as unstable. That we all have varying emotions and different brains."
-Linea Johnson, Perfect Chaos

One of the major reasons I started this blog was to chronicle my journey with mental illness. There are some days that I don't know what I'm going to write about and then there are others where I know exactly what I'm going to write about. I share whatever is on my mind.

It's a journey.

And journeys take you all over the place.

My journey with mental illness has not been an easy one and I've been challenged beyond belief at times. What I write on this blog are my raw emotions because I want people to understand what it's like to have mental illness. I want to tell not only my story, but that of so many millions of people who struggle with a mental illness.