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I FEEL AS THOUGH BEING MENTALLY ILL OR BEING ILL BY ALL OTHER MEANS IS ABOUT THE SAME. EVERY ILLNESS YOU HAVE TO OVERCOME IT. I BATTLED WITH BEING MENTALLY ILL FOR A WHILE, I HAD TO ACCEPT THAT I WAS ILL THEN I FINALLY HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. IF YOU HAVE SUPPORT FROM YOUR FAMILY WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AND ABOVE ALL OF THIS IF YOU TRULY HAVE FAITH IN GOD HE WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH WHATEVER SITUATION IT MAY BE. IT'S A HARD THING TO TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE MENTALLY ILL BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. IF PEOPLE READ ABOUT BEING MENTALLY ILL MAYBE IT WOULD HELP. THERES HELP . YOU HAVE TO FIND IT THROUGH THERAPIST YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. I CAN SAY ONE THING IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEING MENTALLY ILL YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE ILL. PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU DIFFERENTLY, BUT YOU CANNOT BLAME THEM ITS JUST A STIGMA WHICH COMES FROM SOCIETY. IT NOT EASY DEALING WITH THE FACT THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO TAKE MEDICATION FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED MENTAL ILLNESS OR ANY OTHER ILLNESS, YOU REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT A PERSON GOES THROUGH.THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS NEEDED AND A BLESSING. BY CONTINUING TO TAKE MY MEDICATION AND GOING TO THERAPY IT HELPED. ME. ONE DAY I HAD A REALLY BAD REACTION TO THE MEDICATION I WAS TAKING MY DOCTOR STOPPED ME FROM TAKING IT. SINCE THEN I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY MEDICATION I HAD TO LEARN TO COPE WITHOUT OUT IT. AT THIS PRESENT TIME I HAVE NEVER BEEN HOSPITALIZED AGAIN, I LEARNED I HAD TO JUST SAY WHATEVER WAS ON MY MIND AND NOT TO LET MYSELF GET STRESSED OUT IN ANY WAY. I MADE UP IN MY MIND WHEN I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE LAST TIME, THAT I HAD A CHILD TO TAKE CARE OF AND I WAS GOING TO DO WHAT I HAD TO FOR ME AND MY CHILD. I DID SO, WITH THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS I WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING ON WITH MY LIFE. I LEARNED HOW TO ACCEPT FINALLY THAT I WAS MENTALLY ILL AND TO FACE IT. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THIS. I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO MOTIVATE SOMEONE. I HAVE WANTED TO SHARE THIS FOR A WHILE. GOD BLESS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REPLY DO SO. IF YOU HAVE FAITH IN GOD, HE WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.