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Yes, I really have a mental illness. And I am just like you.

This rich and stimulating book covers a broader field than we would ordinarily consider the "recovery" concept to encompass.

She's a youthful, attractive 38, with dark, spiky hair and big brown eyes. She's petite and personable. She has a mental illness.

"The Baby Monkey" written by Suzanne Bowler

I heard a story once a long time ago about researchers who took a baby monkey away from his mother and put him in a cage with a fake...

This is a short excerpt about the story of Ron Bassman. Ron was admitted to a mental facility twice in 1969 and he recieved treatments that would be declared inhumane today. After many years, he overcomes the impossible, gets well, and writes a book ... “There is no place worse than Disneyland for a person who is in the throes of depression,” says Keris, 47. She remembers posing with Mickey Mouse and later ripping the picture to shreds. “Being at the happiest place on Earth is no fun when you ...