I was hospitalized three times while suffering from mental illness. Each time, I had different needs and different levels of insight into my condition. It sometimes felt like I was being guided to different destinations along a journey to recovery. Denial: I am not sick, and I don’t fit in here. My first stay in […]
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Jail and Mental Illness
Sometimes, I felt as though substance abuse and crime were a million miles away, or part of another world. Growing up, I was not aware of anyone I knew abusing drugs. I did not become mentally ill because I drank alcohol, or used prescription or illegal drugs. But despite the fact that I never made […]
